Re: Max/MSP vs. PD vs. jMax

[Stefan Tiedje <Stefan-Tiedje@addcom.de>]

Art Simon wrote:
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has experimented with the three and
> has an opinion.

Well, the most advanced is Max, and the developement is rapid. Pd is 
heading quit fast as well, both communities are strong and will give you 
any help you need (its very important). I don't know what version of Max 
you got, I'd say its worth the upgrade price. If its a pretty old 
version, Pd might be close to that now. Main difference is UI objects, 
which are way more advanced in Max. In general you can do anything with 
both. Certainly looping software.

jMax died recently and the better parts of it have been put into FTM 
which is a library for Max, and since shortly also for Pd. Though jMax 
is open source, I don't think anybody is developing it any further...

If you can't afford Max, get into Pd...

Stefan

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