[dorkbotsea-blabber] Seattle Composers' Alliance presents Max/MSP 101

[David Reeder]

Hi all--


The Seattle Composers' Alliance will present an evening with
David Reeder on May 29th (Tuesday) at 7.30p explaining Max/MSP to
those who have always wondered just how this piece of software is
used and how to approach it as a first-time programmer.  The
event will occur at Soundbridge in Benaroya Hall.

If you've never heard of Max/MSP, please consider:

  http://cycling74.com/products/maxmsp



Topics will include:

  . Historical overview of the namesake Max Matthews and his
      coterie at Bell Labs

  . Brief assessment of current scholarship nationwide in music
      technology and automation

  . Demonstration of actual art pieces along with accompanying
     "scores," or schematas of Max/MSP patches

  . Finally, a live session during which we'll build from
      scratch, two simple Max/MSP patches: one for Digital Signal
      Processing (DSP), one for control systems including MIDI

  . Q & A session to follow...


If you've ever wondered how easy it is to program Max/MSP, now is
the time to come and learn.  Just imagine Julia Child cooking up a
well-rounded meal of digital music automation and live instrument
construction.


Art examples will demonstrate:

  . Using video input to deterministically control audio output

  . Live parameterization of spatialization, DSP, sample management, 
      and filtering techniques

  . The art of "instrument building"

  . Books on display describing the cutting edge of music technology, 
      by authors such as Todd Winkler, Curtis Roades, Barry Truax, 
      Robert Rowe, Joel Chadabe and Virgil Moorefield


For more information, check it out on the web at:

  http://www.danaprajna.com/events


Or, check the page at Seattle Composers' Alliance:

  http://www.seattlecomposers.org



Cheers,

David Reeder
206/281-5542





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