Tutorials and Topics - Peabody Computer Music

How MSP WorksMax patches and theMSP signal network“process” audio using the “control” functions running in the scheduler than it is to usethe specialized audio objects in MSP.The link between Max and MSPSome MSP objects exist specifically to provide a link between Max and MSP—and totranslate between the control rate and the audio rate. These objects (such as sig~ andline~) take Max messages in their inlets, but their outlets connect to the signal network; orconversely, some objects (such as snapshot~) connect to the signal network and can peek(but only as frequently as once per millisecond) at the value(s) present at a particularpoint in the signal network.Supply a Max message to the signal network, or get a Max message from a signalThese objects are very important because they give Max, and you the user, direct controlover what goes on in the signal network.User interface control over the signal’s amplitudeSome MSP object inlets accept both signal input and Max messages. They can beconnected as part of a signal network, and they can also receive instructions ormodifications via Max messages.32