Faculty Books

New books from faculty in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Max Cookbook

By Christopher Dobrian, professor of music

Max Cookbook by Christopher Dobrian is a compendium of more than 750 how-to “recipes” for accomplishing various computer music and multimedia effects in the Max programming environment. Max is an interactive media software that offers in-depth tools for audio, graphics, interaction and communication. It is an online environment to explore and develop musical ideas. Each recipe is accompanied by an easily downloadable example program and explanatory text.

Dobrian is a professor of Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology in the Department of Music, with a joint appointment in the Department of Informatics at UC Irvine. He is the author of the original technical manuals and tutorials for the Max, MSP, and Jitter programming environments by Cycling ’74. The Max Cookbook is the result of his decades of experience making and teaching computer music and interactive media arts. Presented as an interactive online eBook hosted by CTSA, Max Cookbook allows users to search by keyword, find the examples most relevant to their interests, and immediately try out the example programs.

Max Cookbook is now available online for all interested users and instructors.

Available as an online eBook. 2019, 750+ example links; URL: music.arts.uci.edu/dobrian/maxcookbook