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Is there anybody out there making music that uses either of these two tools? I've just discovered them this year, and they promise to add hugely to what I can do already. bbn

quoted 9 lines I'm reasonably new to Max, and far from a power-user fountain of

> I'm reasonably new to Max, and far from a power-user fountain of > knowledge, but im already getting it to do stuff that nothing else out > there that ive seen can even come close to. > Mind boggling. > Other side of the coin is of course that you feel that if you just had > three other lives to devote exclusively to getting into it then you could > REALLY get somewhere ;-) > > What sort of things are you using it for ?

I've been using Max to make new instruments out of my keyboard. That is, it's fun to re-think how a keyboard works and see what results you get. bbn

quoted 3 lines I've heard Supercollider is MAC equivalent of other software synths out

> I've heard Supercollider is MAC equivalent of other software synths out > there ( Csound, Nyquist, Common Lisp Music, etc. ) I use Csound myself > because of the PC, but these types of programs are POWERFUL.

They really are. My experience with the other synth programs is very limited. What's the best PC package right now? Supercollider is fantastic - it programs very much like C. You can control it through midi, as well. Huge flexibility. bbn

quoted 1 line Where can I get a hold of this?

> Where can I get a hold of this?

Supercollider? I don't know. Search for it on the web. I know you won't find it at the local music store OR at the local computer store. Too bad there aren't computer music stores.. Hmm! bbn