Transmission
Software Training
Max for Live
Learn to use Max via Ableton Live
salle Nono
Program
Tuesday
| Morning | Installation and set-up of Live for Max for Live; Study of different types of devices for Max for Live: MIDI, audio, instrument; Introduction to basic principles of programming in Max; Order of execution of a patch; Introduction of a “trigger” object to define the order of execution; Using good habits with live.gui objects. |
| Afternoon | Creation of MIDI effects: transposing notes; The ddg.mono object; The flush object; Use of the "parameter" window. |
Wednesday
| Morning | The <ZL> objects; The <patcher> object; Creation of a MIDI effect: random note generator. |
| Afternoon | Synchronization of a device with Live, creation of a sequencer step by step; The <live.grid> object. |
Thursday
| Morning | Audio in Max; Basics of subtractive synthesis: oscillator, filter, ADSR envelope; Creation of a monophonic synthesizer with the aforementioned elements. |
| Afternoon | The <poly~> object; Automatic management of polyphony with <thispoly~>; Creation of a polyphonic synthesizer with the aforementioned instrument. |
Friday
| Morning | Delay in Max : <tapin~> and <tapout~>; Creating of audio effects: delay lines. |
| Afternoon | Adding frequency shift and feedback; Envelope and synthesis follower. |
Saturday
| Morning | Control of Live’s graphical interface: live.path, live.object, live.observe, live.remote~; Realization of simple tasks with a combination of the aforementioned objects; Use of abstractions provided with Max for Live. |
| Afternoon | Review of the notions seen during the week; Assessment of acquired knowledge using a multiple-choice test (1 hour). |