Max

About

Max is a modular and creative coding tool by Cycling '74. Each object performs a function, such as generating sound waves, representing hardware, or providing a user interface. Patchcords let one object share its output with the objects connected to it. The patcher starts as a blank canvas and expands automatically as the work grows.

What it sounds like

Users can design a custom synthesizer with as many oscillators and effects as they want. Samples can be manipulated through timestretch and pitch shifting, and multichannel audio can be patched with MC objects. Classic synths or unusual sounds can be built from scratch, and a single oscillator and filter is enough to get started.

Features

• Blank canvas with no predefined structure
• Objects that generate sound waves
• Objects that represent hardware
• UI objects such as dials and sliders
• Patchcords connecting objects
• Mapping of MIDI controllers to a patch
• Multichannel audio patching with MC objects
• Timestretch and pitch shifting of samples