• see http://cycling74.com/whatismax/
• Max is a visual programming environment for sound, visuals and interactive media.
• Objects can be added to a visual canvas and connected in order to create sounds, visuals, and interactive media

What is Max/MSP/Jitter?

• Max is the environment you use to create visual programs, called patches, plus a set of building blocks (called objects) used in those patches.
• MSP is a set of Max objects for audio and signal processing.
• Jitter is a set of Max objects for video, graphics, and matrix data processing.

This introduction course is about Max. MSP and Jitter objects will be encountered later on.