Comparing Kyma, Max/MSP and a Nord Modular [GearSlutz post]

As a long-time Max/MSP user (since the MIDI only days of 1990) and a long-time Kyma/Capabara longer-for, I read with some satisfaction this useful post comparing the learning curve of sound quality of these environments.

Max/MSP: AU object for using audio unit plug-ins

From Michael Norris software: a beta version of a Max/MSP object that lets you use installed AudioUnits audio plug-ins [ Mac ]. If you've got a fair number of plug-ins this can be really useful, similar in spirit to some of the prior Vst~ objects.

Online Text: The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music [ Miller Puckette ]

Miller Puckette, the original instigator behind Max and the author of the open source version, Pd, has posted an online HTML version of his text, The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music.

Also, here is a Page With Links to Examples

Percussa AudioCubes

I've been interested in alternative controllers like the AudioCubes so I was interested to hear that they are coming up with a beta version of an SDK written as a C-based library and designed to integrated with the C++ JUCE framework. No, I don't know what that is, either, but it sounds good...

Max 5

There's a lot of new stuff in Max 5 which came out this week. The upgrade including MSP and Jitter (they are now all bundled together) is $199. If you use ElectroTap's TapTools, there is a TapTools 3 beta version available and an upgrade will you get the production version when it is released.

Rodrigo Constanzo's Instruments

Rodrigo Constanzo has a great collection of instruments on this page — bent electronics, home built stuff, and even Max/MSP patches.