Max/MSP Tutorial

0: In/Out Check

Studio 3/Mac OSX

1. ----- Start-up sequence ---------------
2. Turn 828mk2 off
3. Plug mic into mic/guitar 1
4. Restart the Mac
5. 828 on while screen is blank
6. Alesis RA-100 (amp) power on, L/R volume up (not too much!)
7. At Mac log-in, click on APU Music Department
8. input password (no caps), if you've forgotten, email me or ask Peter or Julio
   ----- End of Start-up sequence -----
9. Draw the cursor to the bottom of the Mac's screen, the Dock will appear.
10. Open Max/MSP
11. Open Extras/Audiotester
12. Start the patch
13. Speak into the mic, and check the test tone
14. If it's working, that's great!

15. ---

16. If it's not, then try this:
17. Start-up sequence (see above)
18. Apple menu/System Preferences
19. Choose Sound
20. Output tab = MOTU 828mk2
21. Input tab = MOTO 828mk2
22. Close window (red cross, left hand corner (opposite to Windows!)
23. Open Max/MSP (see above)
24. While in Max/MSP, go to Options/DSP Status, and choose the following in order:
    • Driver: CoreAudio MOTU 828mk2
    • Input Device: MOTU 828mk2
    • ...towards the bottom of the window...:
    • Output Channel 1: 1 Output
    • Output Channel 2: 2 Output
    • N.B., there should be 14 outputs available in the pop-up window. If there aren't you've done something wrong! Start again!
    • Close DSP Status
25. Open Extras/Audiotester
26. Start the patch
27. Speak into the mic, and check the test tone
28. If it's working, that's great!
29. If it's not, then start again!

Audiotester is called a patch. Patches are Max/MSP's primary interface with us.

Have a look at this, and this.