Patcher Arguments Video Tutorial: Meet the patcherargs Object
The Max patcherargs object lets you add the ability to set initial states for your own homemade abstractions using either typed-in arguments or @-style attributes. This 8-minute video will show you how...
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What You Hear Is What You See: An Interview with Andrew Blanton
Andrew Blanton is a media artist and percussionist. He received his BM in Music Performance from The University of Denver (2008) and a Masters of Fine Arts in New Media Art at the University of North...
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Newsletter #68: Teach your Max abstractions to be more argumentative, think...
This week, Cycling ’74 gives you a quick tutorial on the patcherargs object, talks with Andrew Blanton about making sound visible, and introduces you to a sound game. Read this newsletter, visit the...
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My Secret? It’s Under My (dp.house) Hat!
One group of Live devices that I’m most interested in is drum synthesizers. While I’ll often use samples, a synthesized drum sound can often be programmed to have a quirkiness and variability that I’d...
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A Few Minutes with Nathan Wolek
Nathan Wolek is an audio artist and researcher as well as Associate Professor of Digital Arts and Chair of the Creative Arts Department at Stetson University in DeLand, FL. His technical and research...
View ArticleNewsletter #70: Get a hi-hat synth, describe your sounds, and more.
This week, Cycling ’74 finds a microverse of possibilities in a humble hi-hat synth, sits down with Mr. Granular, and introduces you to a “descriptive” Max package. Read this newsletter, visit the...
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Vizzie Visions: Episode 4, Recombinant Patching Made Easy
In the fourth episode of the quarterly Vizzie Visions series, I’ll show you a quick way to explore and automate patching with multiple Vizzie effects. All video tutorials in this series: Episode 1,...
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My Favorite Martian: Q&A with Stefan Brunner
Although you work as a consultant and developer with Cycling ’74, you are also an active media artist. What kind of work are you doing? Nowadays, my artwork is very often at the crossroads where art,...
View ArticleSonic Views
Sonic Views are images generated by ambient sounds. To each value of the waveform's amplitude is associated a color ranging from black to white. Each color is then applied to a squared cell in a...
View ArticleNewsletter #71: Build recombinant video, meet a media artist/developer, and...
This week, Cycling ’74 helps you build recombinant video 12 (or more) ways, introduces you to a favorite Martian, and points to a small enhancement in Max. Read this newsletter, visit the archives, or...
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Review: Valhalla VintageVerb
One of my friends had an off-the-cuff statement that has stuck with me: “When I die, bury me in reverb…”. I may understand where he is coming from – especially since I found a beautiful-sounding,...
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From the Net: Plastic Fruit
I think that we all love to watch Max demos. If you are an experienced Max user, you can find them to be interesting puzzles (“Where did that easing function come from?”), while beginners can use them...
View ArticleFederico Foderaro’s Amazing Max Stuff
For those that keep track, you will recall me mentioning Federico Foderaro in the past. He’s responsible for driving much of the content development and tutorials in a few of the key Max and Jitter...
View ArticleNewsletter #72: Get a reverb for life, Max doodles, and more.
This week, Cycling ’74 reviews a beautiful-sounding reverb and takes a closer look at resources for getting into Max. Read this newsletter, visit the archives, or subscribe below! * indicates required...
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