Max/MSP/Jitter for Music: A Practical Guide to Developing Interactive Music Systems for Education and More

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Oxford University Press, Jul 1, 2016 - Music - 360 pages
In Max/MSP/Jitter for Music, expert author and music technologist V. J. Manzo provides a user-friendly introduction to a powerful programming language that can be used to write custom software for musical interaction. Through clear, step-by-step instructions illustrated with numerous examples of working systems, the book equips readers with everything they need to know in order to design and complete meaningful music projects. The book also discusses ways to interact with software beyond the mouse and keyboard through use of camera tracking, pitch tracking, video game controllers, sensors, mobile devices, and more. The book does not require any prerequisite programming skills, but rather walks readers through a series of small projects through which they will immediately begin to develop software applications for practical musical projects. As the book progresses, and as the individual's knowledge of the language grows, the projects become more sophisticated. This new and expanded second edition brings the book fully up-to-date including additional applications in integrating Max with Ableton Live. It also includes a variety of additional projects as part of the final three project chapters. The book is of special value both to software programmers working in Max/MSP/Jitter and to music educators looking to supplement their lessons with interactive instructional tools, develop adaptive instruments to aid in student composition and performance activities, and create measurement tools with which to conduct music education research.
 

Contents

Introduction to Programming
1
Generating Music
17
Math and Music
39
Scales and Chords
61
Interactive Ear Training
87
Data Structures
101
Control Interfaces
125
Control Interfaces Continued
147
Working with Audio
251
Audio Playback and Pitch Tracking
275
Audio Buffers
293
Audio Effects and Processing
307
Working with Live Video
325
Working with Video Files
339
Research Instruments
357
Informal Music Learning Instruments
373

Tools for Music Theory Concepts
163
Working with Time
183
Building Standalone Applications
207
Introduction to Max for Live
219
Interactive Compositions
389
References
401
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V.J. Manzo is Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Cognition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He is a composer and guitarist with research interests in theory and composition, artificial intelligence, interactive music systems, and music learning. V.J. is the author of the books MAX/MSP/Jitter for Music, Foundations of Music Technology, and co-author of the books Interactive Composition and Environmental Sound Artists: in their own words, all published by Oxford University Press. For more information visit vjmanzo.com.

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