RESOURCES

https://processing.org/download/

https://efs.risd.edu/resources/laser-cutter/

https://efs.risd.edu/resources/electronic-cutter/

https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/software/

Additional Resources

Processing Reference: https://processing.org/reference/

Processing Forum: https://forum.processing.org/

Learning Processing: http://learningprocessing.com

The Nature of Code: http://natureofcode.com/

Generative Design: http://www.generative-gestaltung.de/lang/en

https://cycling74.com/downloads/

https://www.derivative.ca/099/Downloads/

Max Resources

• https://cycling74.com/forums/
• https://smile.amazon.com/dp/8899212023/
• https://smile.amazon.com/dp/8890548444/

Helpful Tools

• MPEG StreamClip: http://www.squared5.com/
• SoundFlower: https://github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower
• JACK: http://www.jackaudio.org/
• SoundHack: http://www.soundhack.com/freeware/
• Max Toolbox: https://github.com/natcl/maxtoolbox

Unhelpful Tools

• MaxPat: http://www.fredrikolofsson.com/f0blog/?q=node/301

Day 1: Intro to Max / Jitter

MAX INTERFACE BASICS

What is Max?

• Who has used it?
• Why?

Interface overview

• Menus, object instantiation
• Locking / unlocking patches
• Tool palettes
• Connecting objects
• Inspector
• Debugging via the Max window
• Options menu, incl. file path, audio status
• Extras window, incl. audio tester
• Presentation mode

How to get help / About the documentation

BASIC OBJECTS

• object
• message
• comment
• bang
• toggle
• loadbang
• loadmess

ORDER OF EVENTS

• right-to-left, bottom-to-top
• trigger
• loadbang
• loadmess

DATA TYPES

• bang
• int
• float
• symbol
• list
• signal

SOUND

• ezdac~ and ezadc~
• dac~ and adc~
• cycle~

Day 2: Introduction to Sound & Video in Max

BASIC UI ELEMENTS

• Max objects: slider, multislider
• MSP objects: gain~, signal number box

RANDOMNESS

• decide
• drunk
• random
• urn

LOGIC

• <, <=, ==, >=, >
• if / else
• select
• change
• route
• gswitch / gswitch2
• gate / switch
• gate~ / selector~

THE BIG BANG

• metro
• qmetro

WHAT IS THE MATRIX?

JITTER UI OBJECTS

• jit.pwindow
• jit.window
• jit.fpsgui

LISTS

• pack
• pak
• $1

GOING FULLSCREEN

• fullscreen $1
• ;jitter cursor
• jit.window attributes: fsmenubar, interp

VIDEO COMPRESSION

• Intra-frame vs. inter-frame coding
• Photo JPEG is your friend (Apple ProRes too)
• Easy compression using QuickTime 7 Pro
• More easy compression using MPEG StreamClip

VIDEO FILES

• jit.movie

VIDEO I/O

• jit.grab
• jit.rota

VIDEO MIXING

• jit.xfade

BASIC / VIDEO MATHS

• +, -, *, /, !+, !-, !/, %
• jit.op

ARGUMENTS VS. ATTRIBUTES

• attrui

AUTOMATION

• meter~
• controlling Jitter with MSP (basic)

Day 3.1: Sound, Automation & Trickery

AUDIO ANALYSIS

• scope~
• spectroscope~

BASIC WAVEFORMS

• cycle~
• tri~
• rect~
• saw~
• phasor~

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Phase offset: cycle~, phasor~
• Duty cycle: rect~, tri~
• Syncing oscillators: tri~, rect~, saw~

NOISE SOURCES

• noise~
• pink~
• rand~

FILTERS

• filtergraph~
• biquad~
• cascade~

MIXING / CROSSFADING

• +~
• *~
• !-~
• line~
• curve~

LISTS (CONT.)

• unpack
• zl

INTER-APPLICATION COMMUNICATION

• SoundFlower / JACK
• SoundFlower / JACK for jit.movie outputs
• Open Sound Control

SOUND FILES

• sfrecord~ / sfplay~

BUFFERED AUDIO

• buffer~
• play~
• groove~
• wave~
• syncing wave~ w/ rate & @sync 1
• record~
• feedback with buffers

EFFECTS

• jit.hue
• jit.brcosa
• jit.sprinkle
• jit.streak
• jit.slide

DATA SCALING

• scale
• mc.scale

AUTOMATION (PART 2)

• snapshot~
• controlling Jitter with MSP (with data scaling)

Day 3.2: The Third Dimension + Beyond

3D BASICS

• jit.gl.render
• jit.gl.gridshape
• jit.gl.handle
• jit.gl.videoplane
• jit.gl.cornerpin
• jit.gl.cornerpin with presets

OPEN GL + VIDEO

• Videoplane xfade trick
• jit.gl.slab basics
• Blendmodes with jit.gl.slab
• Feedback with jit.gl.slab
• Adding video texture to a gridshape

EXTRUDING

• Basic extrusion
• Extruding with video texture
• Adding audio to the extrusion

USING 3D MODELS

• jit.gl.model basics
• Texturing a model with video

OTHER 3D FEATURES

• Lighting
• Camera view

TIDYING UP

• encapsulation (subpatches)
• patchers
• bpatchers

MAX TOOLBOX