Intro to Max

MCO2116.01
Course System Home Terms Fall 2026 Intro to Max

Course Description

Summary

This course will look at the versatile program of Max/MSP/Jitter, a high-level programming platform for sound and visuals. Our focus will be on the sonic capabilities of the program, though we will dip occasionally into visuals, video, and sensing technologies. Students will develop research and projects based on their interests and abilities and must have an independent streak for troubleshooting and communal problem solving. Smaller exercises will show how to reproduce analogue problems in the digital realm, and bring us towards a sonic understanding of both. Visiting specialists will show how to bring Max into diverse interactions with other disciplines, from motion sensors, image tracking, to integration with Arduino and other devices.

Learning Outcomes

  • Learn a visual programming language and become fluent in atechnological translation of aesthetic ideas.
    Collaborate and think innovatively between disciplines.
    Learn about the basic building blocks of sound, and create acoustic generators from the ground up.

Instructor

  • Nicholas Brooke

Day and Time

TH 3:40pm-5:30pm

Delivery Method

Fully in-person

Length of Course

Full Term

Academic Term

Fall 2026

Area of Study

Credits

2

Course Level

2000

Maximum Enrollment

16

Course Frequency

Every 2-3 years