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Max for Live for Live Users

Introductory Level

Prerequisite
Knowledge of the Live 8 program.

Upon completion of this course participants will have the skills necessary to modify and create simple modules to hear the possibilities of Live.

Description

This course is intended for participants with knowledge of Live, but have only a beginner's level in the Max for Live environment. The course addresses the basic principles of the Max environment via applications that can be used in Live.

Schedule

Monday & Tuesday

introduction to programming in Max
introduction to the user interface
MIDI objects
live.guilib control objects
creation of a MIDI effects: transposition, delay
synchronization with Live
creation of a sequencer

Wednesday

introduction to audio processing
creation of processing peripheries: delay lines, transposition, etc.

Thursday

creation of a monophonic synthesizer
oscillators
envelopes
filters

Friday

improvement of the modules
external controls
joystick
OpenSoundControl (e.g. iPhone/iPad)
Live API: control of the internal settings of Live (volume, effect parameters, etc.)

Saturday

December 12-13-14-15-16-17, 2011 or May 21-22-23-24-25-26, 2012, 10am - 1pm & 2:30pm - 5:30pm / IRCAM

Registration Terms & Conditions

Tuition Fees 
1500€ / course
 Forum Member Organization (Studio or Research or Pass Forum) 1000€ 
Forum Member Individual (Studio or Research or Pass Forum) 500€
 For French organizations, tuition excludes the VAT (VAT 19.6%)

Course is limited to 11 participants

Public
Composers, musicians, DJs, sound designers, sound technicians and engineers, theater professionals

Didactic Material and Assessments
Hands-on work sessions take place on individual workstations (iMac, MIDI keyboard, headphones). Instructors use a workstation connected to a video projector and a quadraphonic sound system. Either paper or electronic teaching aids will be available for students.

Information
info-pedagogie(at)ircam.fr | Florence Grappin +33(0)1 44 78 47 70

Registration
Download the registration form and return by post

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