Friday, 14 September 2012

Week One - Introduction

This first week was spent just introducing us to the programme MAX MSP.  A complicated programme that relies on using computing codes to send musical signals.

The ways MAX can be used to create music are almost limitless.  By connecting the programme to a MIDI controller or webcam, motion sensor, thermometer...any device that detects and reacts to a change in value of something, you can create music by walking, speaking, moving, or by how hot/cold you or an object gets.

Here is an example I found of the programme in use;



Here the man is using the motion sensor found in the Xbox's Kinect hardware to emulate playing a violin.  As stated, Max gives almost endless options in ways to make music like this.




It will be interesting to see what I come up with throughout the year, and to see how my final blog post for the year compares with this one.