Lechner P. - Multimedia Programming Using Max/MSP and TouchDesigner

Patrik Lechner started making electronic music at the age of 16, and soon discovered environments such as Pure Data and Max/MSP. From then on, he developed many tools for his own experimental music, and it wasn't long after this that he started creating generative 3D visualizations of audio material. Since then, he has devoted nearly all his life to real-time audio/video processing and generation.

Patrik worked as an audio engineer for an Austrian TV station for years, and taught Max/MSP both privately and at institutions. For instance, he conducted workshops for the audio engineers of the Burgtheater Vienna, and since 2012, he has been working for the University of Applied Sciences in St. Plten (FH St. Plten).

Patrik has worked on many multimedia projects, for example, an installation at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden for the Institut fr Creative\Media/Technologies, FH St. Plten, and an interactive audio installation in Dubai. As an artist, he did audiovisual performances in Austria, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and Dubai, and regularly played at the Austrian Pavilion at the world exhibition in Shanghai 2010. He worked a lot with classically trained musicians, developed a real-time scoring system/piece for a string quartet that premiered in 2012, and frequently works with painters and artists from other fields.

I would like to thank the University of Applied Sciences, St. Plten, for their continued support. I'd especially like to thank Alex Harker, Aya Georgieva, Brigitte Lechner, Camilo Ocampo, Cycling '74, Darwin Grosse, Derivative, Emmanuel Andel, Hannes Raffaseder, Isabelle Rousset, Jakob Doppler, Julian Rubisch, Martina Assum, Mathias Husinsky, Nathanal Lcaud, Peter Wyskovsky, Patrick Hollinsky, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, Sebastian Zeiner, Thomas Seelig (MVC), Wolfgang Seierl (and institutions), and everyone on the Cycling '74 and Derivative.ca forums since they either technically or personally greatly supported this book.

Richard Burns is an interactive developer who specializes in the field of projection mapping. At Projection Artworks in London, he has worked along with numerous musicians and bands on live music visuals, projection mapping systems, and social media integration. In his spare time, he performs as a VJ at various locations in the UK and teaches TouchDesigner.

Shawn Faherty is a 3D visual artist living near Boston, MA. He is currently a member of CEMI and can be found VJing, making music videos, and collaborating with other local artists.

Dr. Joel W. Matthys is a composer and multimedia artist who specializes in networked musical ensembles, data sonification, and live coding. He is the founder of CiCLOP, the Cincinnati Composers Laptop Orchestra Project, and has presented his works at major electronic music conferences across the US, including SEAMUS, Studio 300, and Applause! New Music Festival. Matthys earned his doctorate at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and teaches Composition, Theory, and Electronic Arts at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI.

Adam Murray is a software engineer and music technology enthusiast from San Francisco. He has been programming with Max for over 10 years and doing amateur computer music production for over 20 years. You can find some of his work on his website at http://compusition.com.

Matthew Ragan is a native of California, and he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the California State University in Fresno and his Master of Fine Arts degree from Arizona State University's Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance Program. Focused on the intersection of digital media and live performance, his artistic practice and research have often explored the complexities of media interactivity in the context of performance.

Matthew has recently contributed to the design and implementation of the media in WonderDome, Before You Ruin It, Asylum, The Fall of the House of Escher, Neuro, X-Act: Commons, Half-Way House, Sparrow Song, and Bocn!, and his work was recently published in Research Perspectives and Best Practices in Educational Technology Integration .

Roy Vanegas is a programmer, composer, and educator based in New York City who specializes in full MAMP stack web programming. He has earned degrees in Music, Math, Computer Science, and Design, and teaches at various graduate schools throughout NYC and the American Northeast. A CSS and JavaScript specialist, he started programming in 1996 and took up Max/MSP/Jitter programming in 2005. His website is http://roy.vanegas.org.

He currently works as a senior web developer at a private university in NYC and is working on his first Google Glass project.

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