Max has nice gui envelopes, too, where you can draw in as many breakpoints as you like with the mouse, including sustain points, which remain constant until a new bang message arrives at the input.
Max signals and 'messages' are not restricted to numbers (the fact that there is a 'bang' message which simply acts as a trigger is invaluable). There is also graphics and video stuff in max, if you're interested. I'm interested in algorithmic composition, though, and the way you can deal with data / lists / arrays / maths / logic in max (or pd) is undoubtably far superior. For some things, notably any kind of polyphonic structure, reaktor is more useful. There is also pd, which is open source, and very similar to max/msp but considerably less friendly, which I've never really got round to doing much audio type stuff with.
#Max msp forums Pc#
Max is coming out on the PC soon, so it is a dilema I will have to face. I'm a PC user, doing a Sonic Art degree, which is very much mac and MAX/MSP / SuperCollider oriented. It's a cliché, but it's not what you use, but how you use it.
#Max msp forums software#
I sometimes notice i'm trying to develop new ensembles or patches instead of making music, but on the other hand i think all this constructing improves my music too.Īnd remember there's no such thing like "the ideal software to make experimental music". What i'm actually trying to say is this: I use both, and that leaves me plenty of options. But to construct a basic resynth ensemble, for instance, is far more straightforward in Reaktor. I think it has some capabilities you won't find in Reaktor. On the other hand this is not really true, because there are lots of users sharing their patches so you can implement it in the things you want to make.īut to be honest, i think Max/Msp is a bit superior. In Reaktor, you have lots of "prepared" modules to get you going, but with Max/Msp you really start from scratch. Max/Msp is imho far more difficult to understand, because of its higher level of abstraction. you'll probably be seeing me around a lot here. Thanks a lot, any advice will be strongly appreciated. I love flexibilty, but I also like at least making SOME music instead of constantly building new things. I know this is kind of a vague question, but if any of you here could give me any advice I'd appreciate it. Would it really give me that much more flexibility? I guess it all depends what Reaktor 4 has in store. What I am basically asking is, how much is there that Reaktor can't do that Max can, and is it worth learning all the languages associated with Max/MSP (I have no C, DSP, or any programming knowledge other than QBasic which hardly counts).
#Max msp forums update#
I'm composing experimental music using my computer for basically everything (except for a MIDI controller or two), and I was curious: How much flexibilty will I gain by using Max/MSP compared to Reaktor? Now I know I can use both, and since I'll get the Reaktor 4 update (using 3.07 on OS 9 now) it'al be good. This is the question I have been pondering for awhile.