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Multimedia Programming Using Max/MSP and TouchDesigner

By : Patrik Lechner
Book Image

Multimedia Programming Using Max/MSP and TouchDesigner

By: Patrik Lechner

Overview of this book

Max 6 and TouchDesigner are both high-level visual programming languages based on the metaphor of connecting computational objects with patch cords. This guide will teach you how to design and build high-quality audio-visual systems in Max 6 and TouchDesigner, giving you competence in both designing and using these real-time systems. In the first few chapters, you will learn the basics of designing tools to generate audio-visual experiences through easy-to-follow instructions aimed at beginners and intermediate. Then, we combine tools such as Gen, Jitter, and TouchDesigner to work along with Max 6 to create 2D and 3D visualizations, this book provides you with tutorials based on creating generative art synchronized to audio. By the end of the book, you will be able to design and structure highly interactive, real-time systems.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Multimedia Programming Using Max/MSP and TouchDesigner
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

More message box magic


What's happening is that, as we have seen already, the message box is a very special object. We can also use it to send things to the [receive] objects, or as in this instance, communicate with Max itself using the semicolon. Look at the Message_box_morefeatures.maxpat patcher depicted in the following screenshot:

Here, some possibilities are shown that arise from the semicolon notation. For more information about what we can do by communicating with Max itself, visit http://cycling74.com/docs/max6/dynamic/c74_docs.html#messages_to_max, or simply click on the big message box on the top of the patcher; it opens your default browser, leading directly to that site.