Getting Started - Peabody Computer Music

Table of ContentsContextual Menus in the Patcher Window ..........................................................................32Object Contextual Menu....................................................................................................32Patch Cord Contextual Menu...........................................................................................32Blank Space Contextual Menu..........................................................................................32Object Quick Reference Menu..........................................................................................34Objects: Creating Objects in the Patcher Window ............................................................................ 14Object Palette ..............................................................................................................................14Object Box ...................................................................................................................................15New Object List ..........................................................................................................................16Editing the Max New Object List............................................................................................17Externals: Extending the Capabilities of Max .................................................................................. 17Two Kinds of Max Objects.......................................................................................................17Keep External Objects Where They Can Be Found ............................................................17Object Mappings ........................................................................................................................19External Objects and Collectives.............................................................................................19Errors When Loading External Objects.................................................................................19External Objects from Third Parties ......................................................................................20Shortcuts.................................................................................................................................... 21Locked Patcher Window...........................................................................................................21Unlocked Patcher Window......................................................................................................21Contextual Menus ...............................................................................................................21Selecting and Moving Objects...........................................................................................22Patch Cord Shortcuts..........................................................................................................23Creating Objects ..................................................................................................................23New Object List ..........................................................................................................................24send, receive, and value.............................................................................................................24Table Editing Window ..............................................................................................................24Any Window...............................................................................................................................25Inspectors.....................................................................................................................................25MIDI Overview and Specification ................................................................................................... 26MIDI Messages ...........................................................................................................................26MIDI Objects ..............................................................................................................................26Raw MIDI ....................................................................................................................................26MIDI Messages ...........................................................................................................................27Control Changes.........................................................................................................................29Using MIDI .................................................................................................................................. 30Using MIDI .................................................................................................................................30Using the MIDI Setup Window ..............................................................................................31Default Devices for MIDI Objects ..........................................................................................32Easy Default Setup .....................................................................................................................324