Getting Started - Peabody Computer Music

MenusExplanation ofCommandsWhen Cut is chosen when the Max window is active, the text contents of theMax window is erased and text is copied to the clipboard.CopyIn a unlocked Patcher window, table editing window, or Timeline window,Copy copies the selection to the clipboard without deleting it.When Copy is chosen when the Max window is active, the text contents of theMax window is copied to the clipboard.PasteClearDuplicateIn a unlocked Patcher window, table editing window, or Timeline window,paste the contents of the clipboard into the active window. When you moveobjects from one Patcher window to another, Max will paste the objects intothe new window in the same position they had in the old window.In a unlocked Patcher window, table editing window, or Timeline window,Clear deletes the selection without copying it to the clipboard. Pressing theDelete key on Macintosh or Backspace key on Windows has the same effect inmost Max windows.In an unlocked Patcher or Timeline window, Duplicate makes a copy of theselection. The duplicated objects are placed just below and to the right of theoriginal objects, and are automatically highlighted so that they can be draggedto the desired location. After the duplicate objects have been dragged, Maxtakes note of their position relative to the original objects. If you thenreduplicate the objects, without deselecting them, the new duplicates will beplaced in the same position relative to the selection.In an unlocked Patcher window, you can also duplicate quickly by Optiondraggingon an object on Macintosh, or Alt-dragging on Windows, whichcreates a copy of the object and lets you drag it away from the original.Select AllIn an unlocked Patcher window, table editing window, Text window, orTimeline window, this command selects all objects, values, or text that are nothidden (i.e., It does not select foreground boxes if the foreground is hidden. Itdoes not select background boxes if the background is hidden. It does notselect patch cords if connections are hidden). In an unlocked Patcher window,Select All works differently from selecting all the objects by dragging aroundthem with the mouse, which selects the objects but not the patch cords. Thedistinction is important if you want to hide all the selected objects and patchcords by choosing Hide On Lock from the Object menu. You can selecteverything with the Select All command, then exclude individual items fromthe selection by holding down the Shift key and clicking on them.14