Max/MSP diary part 5: the evolution of a patch

From ugly duckling to, err… magnificent swan

Chris Wickett, Wed 22 Oct 2008, 5:31 pm UTC

Max/MSP diary part 5: the evolution of a patch

Too many objects can make things look messy

Interfaces

Disappointingly, for all my tweaks and tidying, the patch still looked pretty awful. So delving back into the tutorials, I discovered the world of presentation mode.

Presentation mode allows you to build interfaces for your patch by hiding and showing objects, resizing and more. It's shallow I know, but interfaces make things so much more fun and rewarding. Now, not only had I got Max sounding remotely musical, but it was looking pretty good too:

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…and the recently-dumped old patch is consoled by its friends. "There there, the new patch isn't that good-looking. It's all just hair and makeup…"

Stay tuned for part 6.

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User comments (3)

Freeman999

11 weeks ago.

I'm staying tuned! But I think I may be out of luck.

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mgaspa

45 weeks ago.

Very, very interesting.
Please, go on ....

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Quiggers

45 weeks ago.

These have been great lessons,
Are you continuing on?

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