Max
Cycling '74
Max is a commercial visual programming environment for music, sound, graphics, and interactivity. Patches are built by connecting graphical objects on a canvas; the MSP layer provides real-time DSP, Jitter handles video and 3D graphics, and Gen enables low-level signal-rate code generation. Used widely in interactive sound installation, electroacoustic composition, and real-time spatial audio (often as host for the ICST Ambisonics Tools and similar externals).
History & Background
Developed by Cycling '74. Max evolved from Max/MSP, originally created by Miller Puckette at IRCAM in the mid-1980s. Cycling '74 was acquired by Ableton, and Max for Live integrates the Max environment into Ableton Live. The current major version is Max 9.
Tool Type
Standalone Application
License
Commercial
Functions
CompositionSpatial Mixing
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Status
Actively Developed