MAX/MSP CLINIC
Taught by Aram Shelton and Ben Bracken

November 11th, 2009
6PM - 9PM

Cost: $25 per session

12 participants per instructor.
Reservations must be made one week prior to the session.

Location: The LAB 2948 16th Street @ Capp San Francisco’s Mission District

Max / MSP / Jitter
is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams.

For more info please vist Cycling '74

This month's MAX/MSP Clinic will begin with a presentation by Ben Bracken of Cycling '74. He'll be discussing integrating pattr into patchers. Followed will be a general question & answer session, with the remainder of the clinic focused on patcher troubleshooting.

MAX/MSP Clinic focus on troubleshooting and correcting problems found in participants’ patches. Participants are invited to email the instructor, Aram Shelton with any questions and/or topics to be covered: workshops@nexmap.org

This ongoing clinic is open to all levels and gives the opportunity for feedback and troubleshooting in a supportive environment with an experienced technician. The Clinic will be structured with a brief opening presentation on the development, customization and user control of patches built in Max / MSP, followed by question and answers by the participants or the remainder of the session. Artists will be invited to present their projects to the entire group for a back and forth exchange of ideas.

Examples of techniques explored:

• audio routing: flexible routing schemes with simplified controls
• patch management: the effective use of sub-patches
• performance optimization: avoiding crashes and audio metering
• user interaction: midi controllers
• plug-in building: creating standalone devices to use in DAWs
• rewire support: using Max with other programs such as Ableton, Reason, etc.

Suggested Materials: Laptop with MAX/MSP / headphones / MIDI controller / pencil and paper