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Max/MSP深入课程
Max/MSP Advanced Course

* About the course

This intensive four-day workshop aims to equip you with both the skills and confidence to further develop your own composition, sound design and performance systems using Max/MSP.

* About the lecturer

Graham Booth is an experienced musician, programmer and workshop leader who has been developing musical systems in Max/MSP for over five years. Graham is currently completing a PhD at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, looking at collaborative approaches to performance with laptop computers. At the research centre, he has more recently taught Max/MSP to undergraduates on Dr Eric Lyon's "Advanced Sound Synthesis" module.

* What is Max/MSP?

Max/MSP is a visual programming language for music and multimedia, developed by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74, where musical systems are created graphically by connecting together object boxes with patch cords. During its 20-year history, it has been widely used by composers, performers, software designers, researchers, and artists for creating innovative compositions, performances, and installations. Using Max/MSP, it is possible to develop new instruments and performance tools that go far beyond the possibilities of commercial music-making packages. For more information see: http://cycling74.com/

* What will be taught?

Each day will focus on a different creative area of Max/MSP, exploring its possibilities for composition, performance, sound design and interaction. Themes for each session will be posted in the messages section shortly. In the morning we will work with a small set of max objects, which will be explored through individual work and exercises. In the afternoon there will be the chance to apply these techniques creatively to develop your own musical systems. Examples will be taken from the Max/MSP community, the tutor's own work and from the recently published book "Electronic Music and Sound Design" by Alessandro Cipriani and Maurizio Giri. http://www.virtual-sound.com/en/

Sessions will be taught in both English and Chinese.

* Are their any prerequisites?

This advanced course is aimed at students who have some familiarity with composition, MIDI, digital audio and basic synthesis. No prior knowledge of Max/MSP is required, but there will be opportunities for experienced users to develop existing work and increase their proficiency. Each session will proceed according to the abilities of the group. Before the workshop, it will help to take a look at some of the built-in tutorials available inside the software, or available at the following link: http://cycling74.com/docs/max5/vignettes/intro/docintro.html

* What do I need to bring?

Participants will need to bring their own laptop (Windows or MacIntosh), installed with a working version of Max/MSP. A thirty-day trial version is available from: http://cycling74.com/downloads/

* Day-by-Day Schedule:

10:00 - 12:00 Morning Session
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 16:00 Afternoon Session (with 15 minute break)
16:30 - 18:00 Private Lesson

* Day 1 - Foundations of Max

AIM: developing confidence in using Max/MSP

- opening presentation
- inspirational projects: commercial and non-commercial
- course introduction: day by day
- DEMO: introduction to the Max environment
- TASK: reverse engineer a patch
- DEMO: introduction to core Max objects
- TASK: the 'three object challenge': build sound-making patches with a small number of objects

FOUNDATIONS:
- message order
- messages types (integer, float, symbol, list)
- Max and MSP: key differences
- combining signals in MSP

* Day 2 - Techniques for Composition

- AIM: build a generative sequencer

- TASK: build a self-contained sound module and share with the group
- approaches to sound design 1 : synthesis
- approaches to sound design 2 : sampling

- TASK: build a sequencer which plays the sound modules made by the group
- timing and sequencing
- automatic pattern generation
- DEMO: designing a networked sequencer

FOUNDATIONS:
- patch initialisation using 'loadbang'
- introduction to graphical objects
- using presentation mode
- recording sound output to disk

* Day 3 - Techniques for Performance

- AIM: build a live sampler, play together over the network

- internal control: keys, mouse, mic
- external control: MIDI controller, iPhone
- introduction to sound processing
- project development and build time
- TASK: connect your sampler to a networked sequencer and play collaboratively

* Day 4 - Extensions and Viewpoints

- developing individual projects
- working with larger projects: modularity and reusability in Max
- extending Max: Gen / Max For Live / Jitter
- an alternative view: networked musical systems in SuperCollider

Start Time: 2013年6月5日/10:00

End Time: 2013年6月8日/16:00

城市/City: 沈阳/Shenyang

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信息/Message ID	用户名/Username	内容/Content	时间/Input Date
73	grahambooth	Hi everyone...greetings from Guangzhou! I just wanted to say it was a pleasure to work with you all over the last week and I wish you all the best in your future studies. Hope to see you again in Shenyang or the UK! CHEARS! Graham	2013/6/9 15:35:42
72	grahambooth	Max/MSP Advanced Course: Feedback for Zhou Zhengqi (continued) Technical ability: The private lesson showed that you are definitely a fast learner, are are able to deal with basic coding in a language which you were not previously familiar with. You grasped concepts quickly and were able to adapt and extend basic examples. Also, the incisive questions you asked in the class showed that you were engaged and have a good ability for logical thinking.	2013/6/9 15:32:56
71	grahambooth	Max/MSP Advanced Course: Feedback for Zhou Zhengqi Overall: You show excellent potential to come into the 3 + 2 programme and to study abroad. However, you should spend some time to find your own speciality, which will involve narrowing down your interests to a focussed area of study. Language Ability: Your general listening and understanding was good, and your accent very clear. It would help to work more on your speaking and conversational abilities, in order to be able to develop a oral topic of conversation and respond more spontaneously to questions.	2013/6/9 15:32:31
70	grahambooth	Max/MSP Advanced Course: Feedback for Zhao Zhongye (continued) Language Ability: Your became more confident with using English as the workshop progressed from day to day. However you will still need to improve your general conversational level in order to be ready to integrate fully into an international academic environment. Readiness for 3 + 2: You are fully qualified for any situation in the 3 + 2 programme as long as your language and conversational ability improves to a good level. This will help you greatly in the UK, as the ability to have an open academic exchange of ideas is one of the main reasons for studying abroad.	2013/6/9 15:30:52
69	grahambooth	Max/MSP Advanced Course: Feedback for Zhao Zhongye Technical Ability: You have excellent technical abilities and are extremely self-motivated, as well as being a strong independent learner. You showed good ability with logical thinking, but be careful not to over think things (there were couple of examples in the class where you provided two solutions to a problem when one simpler one would have been enough). Also be sure stay focussed on the overall musical result, not just the technical aspects - this is one common trap when working with Max and programming in general.	2013/6/9 15:30:46
68	grahambooth	Max/MSP Advanced Course: Feedback for Yang Tianyang (continued) Readiness for 3 + 2: You have a very sociable learning style and are able to source and apply ideas from other members of the group. This openness will be a very useful skill when transitioning from a local Chinese mode of study to an international one.	2013/6/9 15:28:21
67	grahambooth	Max/MSP Advanced Course: Feedback for Yang Tianyang Language Ability: You demonstrated a good level of communicational skill and can easily get across your ideas in English. One area for improvement is with your pronunciation and accent, as you sometimes had the right vocabulary but it was still hard to grasp the full meaning. This is something that you will be able to work on more in the UK. Technical Ability: You showed a solid progression throughout the course and picked up Max/MSP very quickly despite having no prior experience. Developing your technical and musical skill with Max and other interactive software applications will help you extend your compositional range and gradually develop your own style.	2013/6/9 15:27:56
63	mungo	*RMB2,000 per person for programmers: Zhao Zhongye Yang Tianyang Zhou Zhengqi Li Junlin RMB1,000 per person for listeners: Xu Xiaojiao Yu Xuan Yang Wendi Chen Jiahao *Special Guests: Feng Jinshuo (Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing) Song Yu (Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing) Han Jialin 沈音作曲系学生免费旁听 Students from Composition Dept. of Shenyang Conservatory of Music is free as an observer.	2012/12/30 18:28:25

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