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A collection of messages to send remotely qlist A matrix-friendly MSP buffer~ jit.buffer~ A set of matrices for storage/resequencing jit.matrixset ADSR envelope generator for signals adsr~ AIFF saving and playing buffer~ info~ sfplay~ sfrecord~ ASCII number for each character in a string spell ASCII number, convert to text character sprintf ASCII numbers, convert symbol to spell Absolute to relative path conversion relativepath Absolute value of an integer or floating-point number abs of all samples in a signal abs~ of all samples in a matrix jit.op Accelerate Max timing in objects setclock Accelerate, control clock speed of Max timing objects setclock Access all pattr objects in a patcher pattrhub Access audio driver output channels adoutput~ Accumulator for integer and floating-point numbers accum for signals +=~ Active sensing, MIDI system message midiin midiout rtin Add two matrices jit.op jit.expr two numbers + accum expr two signals +~ arguments to the begining of a message prepend arguments to the end of a message append a series of numbers accum expr table Additive synthesis +~ cycle~ ioscbank~ oscbank~ Address elements in an array by index number counter funbuff offer table Adjust image brightness/contrast/saturation jit.brcosa Afterpressure, polyphonic polyin polyout Aftertouch (monophonic) MIDI message touchin touchout Alert display a text message dialog lcd umenu message pcontrol print flash when an event occurs button led ubutton Aliasing dspstate~ onepole~ All notes off (MIDI Mode message) ctlin ctlout Allocate notes to different voices poly Allpass filter allpass~ Amplitude amplitude control *~ /~ gain~ normalize~ omx.4band~ omx.5band~ omx.comp~ omx.peaklim~ amplitude indicator average~ avg~ levelmeter~ meter~ spectroscope~ amplitude modulation *~ conversion from decibels dbtoa conversion from decibels (for signals) dbtoa~ convesion to decibels atodb convesion to decibels (for signals) atodb~ Analog-to-digital converter adc~ ezadc~ Analysis of a signal fft~ pfft~ scope~ spectroscope~ Analyze a signal compute signal minimum and maximum values minmax~ detect signal change and direction change~ detect when input goes above a set value thresh~ detect zero to non-zero signal transitions edge~ display a signal in real time scope~ FFT analysis of a signal cartopol~ fft~ fftin~ fftout~ pfft~ output the maximum of two signals maximum~ output the minimum of two signals minimum~ report intervals of zero to non-zero transitions spike~ report sample values from a signal snapshot~ report the peak amplitude of a signal peakamp~ signal counter count~ store a signal to view as text capture~ sync MSP with MIDI, click, or tap tempo sync~ zero-crossing counter/transient detector zerox~ Analyzing video convert a scan line to a Max list jit.iter find the location of a specified color/data jit.findbounds histogram of matrix components jit.histogram output the min, mean, and max for each plane jit.3m read a matrix as an audio signal jit.peek~ And, true if both statements are true (logical intersection) expr && Animation of shapes or pictures lcd Animation, control a laser videodisc player serial vdp Animation, play a QuickTime movie imovie movie playbar Antialiased oscillators rect~ saw~ tri~ Append or prepend text to a message append prepend Apply binary or unary operators << >> & | expr jit.op vexpr Apply common string operations jit.str.op Apply single force to particles jit.p.vishnu Arbitrary rectangular resampling jit.tiffany Arc- functions for numbers, matrices and signals see Arithmetic operators Arithmetic operators for integers and floating-point numbers expr + - !- * / !/ % acos acosh asin asinh atan atan2 atanh cosh sin sinh sqrt tan tanh vexpr for matrices jit.expr jit.op +~ -~ !-~ *~ /~ !/~ %~ acos~ acosh~ asin~ asinh~ atan~ atanh~ atan2~ cos~ cosh~ cosx~ sinh~ sinx~ tanh~ tanx~ Array of arbitrary messages coll umenu Array of numbers funbuff histo offer table Ascii to integers atoi Ask for a file or folder opendialog the user to enter information dialog message Assign one of several inputs to an outlet selector~ switch Assistance, attach an assistance message to an inlet or outlet in a subpatch inlet outlet Atoms of a list, break up into individual messages cycle iter message spray unpack zl Audio driver settings, reporting and controlling adstatus Audio I/O access audio driver output channels adoutput~ audio output dac~ control devices using ReWire rewire~ icon-based 2 channel audio output ezdac~ icon-based 2 channel audio input ezadc~ output audio from computer's input source adc~ ` record signals to soundfiles on disk sfrecord~ report information about a sound file sfinfo~ soundfile playback sfplay~ store a list of sound file cues sflist~ Audio processing system utilities convert number of samples to millisecond values sampstoms~ convert millisecond values to a number of samples mstosamps~ disable signal objects in a patcher mute~ elminate noise in a muted subpatcher pass~ manage polyphony poly~ report time since audio was turned on dsptime~ report info about current DSP settings dspstate~ report audio processing information adstatus Average a running stream of numbers a running stream of numbers mean values of cells in a matrix jit.3m four points in a matrix jit.avg4 signal amplitude avg~ Background colour bgcolor Background panel panel Background, notify objects when patcher window is moved to background active Backward sample playback groove~ play~ Band-limited random signal rand~ Bandpass filter biquad~ filtercoeff~ filtergraph~ reson~ the bang message count bang messages counter message traffic control onebang report elapsed time between two bang messages timer send a bang on closing a patch closebang send a bang on loading a patch loadbang send a bang to several outlets bangbang send a bang when a message is received or the mouse is clicked button ubutton send a number of bangs as fast as possible uzi send a single bang to different places in immediate succession bangbang trigger send bangs repeatedly at a certain rate metro Binary, display numbers as number Bit shifting for integers << >> for matrices jit.op for signals bitshift~ Bitwise ones complement operation expr Bitwise operators for integers and floating point numbers bitand bitor expr & | for matrices jit.op jit.expr for signals bitand~ bitor~ bitxor~ bitnot~ Boolean logic operations for integers and floating-point numbers if < <= == != >= > && || for matrices jit.op for signals <~ <=~ ==~ !=~ >=~ >~ Break up a list into a series of numbers iter zl into individual items cycle message spray unpack Breakpoint line segment function generation and storage funbuff function line line~ Breath control ctlin ctlout Broadcast a message to all instances of the same class in a patcher universal Broadcast video using RTSP (Macintosh only) jit.qt.broadcast Brownian motion simulator drunk Bubble sort jit.bsort Buffer-based audio see Sampling and audio buffers Buffer-based FIR filter buffir~ Buffer viewer and editor waveform~ Build a standalone patcher standalone Button for user Interface sends 0 or 1 led toggle sends bang button ubutton picture based button pictctrl Bypassing a signal gate~ matrix~ mute~ pass~ poly~ selector~ C language expression solving expr if Calculate a histogram for matrices jit.histogram bounding dimensions for a range of values in a matrix jit.findbounds the determinant of a matrix jit.la.determinant the inverse of a matrix jit.la.inverse a mathematical expression see Arithmetic operators the product across the main diagonal of a matrix jit.la.diagproduct the square root of a number sqrt the sum across the main diagonal of a matrix jit.la.trace the transpose of a matrix jit.transpose x to the power of y pow x to the power of y (for signals) pow~ Capture and display a series of numbers capture print table text Cartesian to Polar coordinate conversion for numbers cartopol for signals cartopol~ Cascaded series of biquad filters cascade~ Cellwise envelope follower for matrices spatial jit.scanslide temporal jit.slide Chance operations using pseudo-random numbers drunk expr random urn Change background colour bgcolor Characters in a string of text, convert to ASCII numbers spell Check box user interface object radiogroup Choke chromakey 3 sources jit.keyscreen Chorusing cycle~ tapout~ Clipping clip~ dac~ normalize~ Clock for reporting time elapsed clocker cpuclock timer Clock speed of Max timing objects, control setclock Clock, MIDI system message midiin midiout rtin Close a patcher window automatically pcontrol thispatcher Closing a patcher window, send a bang when window is closed closebang Coerce a matrix into different types/planecount jit.coerce Collect and edit messages coll numbers bag Collection of messages, store and recall coll umenu Color screen with threshold jit.altern Color selection using a modal dialog colorpicker Color swatch for RGB color selection and display swatch Colored button area panel Comb filter with feedforward and feedback delay control teeth~ Comb filter comb~ Combinatorics, produce random orderings of a set urn Combine numbers and symbols into a list pack pak numbers that arrive closely into a list thresh Commands, place your own commands in the menu bar menubar Commenting a patch comment Compare a live MIDI performance to a recorded one follow two integers or floating-point numbers see Boolean operators change multislider number two lists zl two matricess see Boolean operators jit.change jit.fpsgui jit.pwindow two signals see Boolean operators change~ meter~ scope~ snapshot~ Compress a signal compressor/gate omx.comp~ 4-band compressor omx.4band~ 5-band compressor omx.5band~ Compute a mathematical expression expr + - * / % the minimum and maximum values of a signal minmax~ phase deviation between successive FFT frames framedelta~ "running phase" of successive phase deviation frames frameaccum~ x to the power of y pow Computer keyboard events, detect key keyup modifiers numkey Concatenate two lists pack pak zl two matrices jit.concat two messages append prepend zl Concatenate two messages prepend append Conditional statements if if match select split boolean see Boolean operators Conform file paths conformpath Connect patch cords to an inlet or outlet of a subpatch inlet outlet Connect to a subpatcher inlet outlet to a named object in patcher pvar Constant signal of a number sig~ Constrained random movement drunk Construct MIDI messages for transmission or recording midiformat sxformat Construct a list out of individual items prepend append pack pak Continue, MIDI system message midiin midiout rtin Continuous controllers ctlin ctlout Control a matrix of switches matrixctrl audio driver settings adstatus the clock speed of Max timing objects setclock an external (non-MIDI) device serial vdp a function curve~ function line~ a patcher window automatically thispatcher a picture in a graphic window pictctrl poly~ voice allocation and muting thispoly~ a QuickTime movie jit.qt.movie playbar a ReWire host's transport hostcontrol~ timing of max objects setclock traffic for bang messages onebang a videodisk player through serial port vdp Controller, picture-based pictctrl Convert an absolute to a relative path relativepath ASCII to integers atoi ASCII to text sprintf between colorspaces jit.colorspace see Convert colorspaces Cartesian to polar coordinates cartopol Cartesian to polar coordinates for signals cartopol~ deciBel value to linear amplitude dbtoa deciBel value to linear amplitude at signal rate dbtoa~ a filename into an absolute path absolutepath frequency to MIDI note numbers ftom frequency to MIDI note numbers at signal rate ftom~ image to halftone image jit.roy input characters to ASCII spell an input range to an output range scale integers to ASCII itoa linear amplitude to a deciBel value atodb linear amplitude to a deciBel value at signal rate atodb~ a matrix into an upper triangular matrix jit.la.uppertri Max messages to low priority at scheduler time jit.qball Max messages to symbols tosymbol Max symbol to Jitter string matrix jit.str.fromsymbol MIDI note number to frequency mtof MIDI note number to frequency at signal rate mtof~ milliseconds to samples mstosamps~ a number, list, or symbol to a bang button bangbang trigger pathname to filename strippath polar coordinates to Cartesian poltocar polar coordinates to Cartesian at signal rate poltocar~ symbol(s) into messages and numbers fromsymbol numbers between decimal, hexadecimal, and binary forms number samples to milliseconds sampstoms~ text to ASCII numbers spell Max window errors into messages error Convert colorspaces ARGB to AYUV jit.argb2ayuv ARGB to GRGB jit.argb2grgb ARGB to UYVY jit.argb2uyvy AYUV to ARGB jit.ayuv2argb AYUV to UYVY jit.ayuv2uyvy AYUV to monochrome (luminance) jit.ayuv2luma GRGB to ARGB jit.grgb2argb HSL to RGB jit.hsl2rgb RGB to monochrome (luminance) jit.rgb2luma UYVY to ARGB jit.uyvy2argb UYVY to AYUV jit.uyvy2ayuv UYVY to monochrome (luminance) jit.uyvy2luma monochrome (luminance) to AYUV jit.luma2ayuv monochrome (luminance) to UYVY jit.luma2uyvy Convert Max data types messages to audio curve~ line~ peek~ sig~ messages to matrices jit.cellblock jit.fill jit.matrix jit.str.fromsymbol audio to matrices jit.buffer~ jit.catch~ jit.poke~ audio to messages capture~ peakamp~ peek~ snapshot~ matrices to audio jit.buffer~ jit.peek~ jit.release~ matrices to messages jit.iter jit.matrix jit.spill jit.str.tosymbol Convolve two matrices jit.convolve Conway's game of life (cellular automata) jit.conway Copy the screen contents into a Jitter matrix jit.desktop Cosine functions for numbers, matrices and signals see Arithmetic operators Count how many bang messages or numbers have been received counter Count the occurrences of numbers histo Count, send a series of numbers as fast as possible uzi Count received bangs and output the count counter the occurrences of numbers histo Create an audio impulse click~ a coloured background area panel a custom menu bar menubar a drop region for files dropfile a file dialog opendialog a GL accelerated volume vizualization jit.gl.volume a pop-up menu with names of MIDI devices midiinfo a multi-track sequencer mtr multiple sliders with graphic display multislider a subpatch within a patch patcher a visible subpatcher inside a box bpatcher Crossfade between 2 matrices jit.xfade Crosshatch filter jit.hatch Crossover filter cross~ Cumulative total of a series of numbers accum expr table Cut up a matrix into evenly spaced sub matrices jit.scissors Cycle a number from outlet to outlet bucket Cycle messages through outputs jit.cycle DC offset +~ -~ number~ sig~ Data arriving at different times gets synched buddy Data smoothing for numbers slide for matrices jit.slide for signals onepole~ slide~ Data storage information about the state of a Max patch preset pattrstorage messages coll text jit.cellblock zl umenu MIDI data mtr seq number pairs bag coll funbuff offer table zl numbers int float pvar value audio buffer~ sfplay~ sfrecord~ matrices jit.matrix jit.matrixset jit.qt.movie jit.qt.record jit.textfile jit.fprint Data structures, arbitrarily ordered array of arbitrary messages coll umenu Date and time of day date Decibels from amplitude atodb to amplitude dbtoa Decrement or increment a value incdec Defer the execution of a message deferlow Define a region for dragging and dropping a file dropfile Delay a bang delay audio allpass~ comb~ delay~ tapin~ tapout~ teeth~ audio delay line specified in samples delay~ event timing borax clocker date timer the execution of a message deferlow note-off messages sustain one or more numbers for specific time pipe thresh numbers or a list pipe Delta time, report time interval between onsets of MIDI notes borax timer Demultiplex (deinterleave) a single matrix into two jit.demultiplex Deprioritize a message defer Detect numbers above zero > the active patcher window active chords quickthresh when input exceeds a certain number past key presses key key releases keyup largest numbers in a list maximum the logical separation of messages next logical signal transitions edge~ signals above a set level thresh~ smallest numbers in a list minimum the smallest of a series of numbers trough zero crossings zerox~ zero/non-zero transitions togedge Devices, drive external devices serial vdp Devices, get a list of MIDI devices and ports currently available midiinfo Dial user interface dial Difference between matrices jit.change jit.op between numbers expr - zl between samples change~ delta~ between signals -~ scope~ Digital-to-analog converter dac~ ezdac~ Digitize video from an external source using DirectX (Windows only) jit.dx.grab using QuickTime jit.qt.grab Disk-based audio playback sfplay~ Disable signal processing in a subpatch mute~ Disabling part of a signal network gate~ mute~ pass~ poly~ selector~ Discrete values from a continuous stream of data speedlim Displace points based on luminance jit.plume Display data in a window jit.window display/change a range of numbers rslider a flash on event button led ubutton matrix attributes jit.fpsgui numbers in decimal, hexadecimal, or binary form number numerical data graphically dial kslider multislider number slider table on/off status in colour led a picture from a graphics file fpic signal values capture~ meter~ number~ scope~ snapshot~ a text message dialog lcd umenu message pcontrol print zero/non-zero status of a number led number toggle Distort a sawtooth waveform kink~ Distribute numbers to sequential outlets cycle to a numbered outlet spray Divide two matrices jit.expr jit.op two numbers / expr two numbers (inlets reversed) !/ two numbers and output the remainder % two signals /~ two signals (inlets reversed) !/~ two signals and output the remainder %~ Downsampling avg~ degrade~ downsamp~ number~ poly~ sah~ snapshot~ Drag and drop dropfile Draw graphics in a patcher window lcd coloured background area panel shapes with the mouse lcd jit.lcd mousestate Duration report length of MIDI notes borax specify duration for transmitted MIDI notes flush makenote midiflush pipe time between events timer Duty cycle of a pulse wave <~ >~ train~ Edit an audio sample record~ peek~ poke~ Eliminate noise in a muted subpatcher pass~ Eliminate number repetitions change Embed a visible subpatcher inside a box bpatcher Emboss image jit.brass Enable or disable MIDI objects in a patcher automatically pcontrol End of a message, add items to append Enter numerical data into a patcher from the computer keyboard number numkey Enter text typed in by the user dialog message Envelope editors function follower peakamp~ meter~ follower, vector-based vectral~ generator adsr~ curve~ function line~ techno~ Equalization allpass~ biquad~ comb~ filtercoeff~ filtergraph~ lores~ reson~ Error messages display error text in a patcher window dialog lcd umenu message pcontrol print errors in the Max window print Evaluate a procedural basis function graph jit.bfg jit.gencoord input according to Perl-style expressions regexp a mathematical expression expr jit.expr see Arithmetic operators math expression for a list of inputs vexpr Event number, assign to each MIDI note borax Event-driven, multi-segment line object bline Exclusive or, bitwise XOR operation expr Execute Javascript commands sequentially jstrigger Execute Javascript js jsui Exponential curve function curve~ gain~ linedrive pow~ techno~ Exponential scaling volume slider gain~ Export MIDI file seq Expose multiple objects to the pattr system autopattr Expressions, solve mathematical expr + - * / % External clock source, synchronize Max to setclock Extra precision MIDI pitchbend messages xbendin xbendin2 xbendout xbendout2 Extract indexed elements of a list listfunnel FIR filter, buffer-based buffir~ Fader for displaying or generating numerical data multislider rslider slider Fake queue status jit.qfaker Fast Fourier transform for matrices jit.fft for signals fft~ Fast chord detection quickthresh Fast fixed filter bank fffb~ Feedback a delayed signal allpass~ biquad~ comb~ lores~ reson~ tapin~ tapout~ Feedback with convolution stage jit.wake with gain stage jit.glop File menu, add your own items to menubar File get file modification date filedate import and export MIDI files seq list the files in a specific folder folder open any type of file filein Fill a matrix with a list jit.fill Film or video, synchronize Max to setclock Filter (audio) allpass filter allpass~ bandpass filter reson~ biquadratic (multimode) filter biquad~ cascade~ buffer-based FIR convolution filter buffir~ comb filter comb~ teeth~ crossover filter cross~ fast fixed filter bank fffb~ lowpass filter lores~ onepole~ state variable filter svf~ Filter MIDI note-on messages stripnote Filter a continuous stream of messages speedlim Filter a signal logarithmically slide~ Filter out repetitions of a number change numbers to a certain range clip an input number logarithmically slide Find the elapsed time clocker which of two numbers is less than the other < Find which of two numbers is less than or equal to the other <= which of two numbers is greater than the other < which of two numbers is greater than or equal to the other <= Bitwise intersection of two numbers & Bitwise union of two numbers | the absolute value of a number abs the greatest number in a list maximum the smallest number in a list minimum the running average in a stream of numbers mean the peak number peak FireWire VTR control jit.avc Fix file paths and conform conformpath Flanging cycle~ tapout~ Flash on a message button Floating-point data visualization jit.graph Floating-point numbers, store numbers with a fractional part float number Folder content listings folder Follow a performance, comparing it to a pre-recorded sequence follow Foreground, move a patcher window automatically to the front thispatcher Foreground, notify objects when patcher window is brought to foreground active Format a message of numbers and words sprintf Prepare MIDI messages for transmission or recording midiformat sxformat Numbers as a text file text Forward messages to receive objects forward Fourier analysis and synthesis fft~ ifft~ pfft~ Fourteen-bit precision MIDI pitchbend messages xbendin xbendout xbendin2 FreeFrame Effects for Jitter matrices jit.freeframe Frequency domain frequency shifter for pfft~ fbinshift~ pitch shifter for pfft~ gizmo~ Frequency modulation +~ cycle~ phasor~ Frequency shifter freqshift~ fbinshift~ Frequency-to-pitch conversion ftom Frequency, keep track of how many times a number has occurred histo Full pathname to filename conversion strippath Function generator for integers and floating-point numbers funbuff function line for signals adsr~ curve~ function line~ peek~ poke~ techno~ Gating and switching numbers, messages, or matrices gate ggate switch gswitch router signals gate~ matrix~ selector~ Gather together a collection of numbers bag coll Generate a bang message a plain old bang button on loading a patch loadbang on close of patch closebang to numerous outlets bangbang at regular intervals metro a certain number of times, as fast as possible uzi for messages received or mouse clicks button ubutton to all loadbang objects thispatcher Generate graphics Chebyshev gradients jit.gradient draw in a Jitter window (using OpenGL) jit.gl.sketch draw in a Jitter window (using QuickDraw) jit.lcd GL geometry from existing data jit.gl.mesh GL-based surface extraction jit.gl.isosurf NURBS surfaces jit.gl.nurbs Particle systems jit.p.bounds jit.p.shiva jit.p.vishnu Platonic solids jit.gl.plato simple geometric shapes as a connected grid jit.gl.gridshape Generate numbers Pseudo-random numbers drunk expr random urn a zero or one randomly decide random numbers random random numbers without duplicates urn random numbers in a moving range drunk numbers from onscreen keyboard slider kslider numbers in a ramp from one value to another line exponentially scaled numbers linedrive in a weighted series prob or change a range of numbers rslider using an on-screen slider slider Generate MIDI data in MIDI format midiformat MIDI notes with off messages makenote MIDI note-offs for hanging note-ons midiflush Generate numbers with the mouse dial imovie kslider lcd mousestate multislider number rslider slider table Generate a multi-segment line, event-driven bline an ADSR envelope function Get the absolute value of a number abs arguments from parent patcher patcherargs the ASCII number for each character in a string spell the current file search path filepath the current system info gestalt the current time/date date discrete values from data stream speedlim the filename from a pathname strippath input MIDI pitch bend values bendin MIDI note on/off info borax MIDI control values ctlin the modification date of a file filedate the monitor screen size screensize the pixel value at display coordinates suckah the square root of a number sqrt Global message-sending float forward grab int message receive send value Global signal values receive~ send~ Global variables pv value Glue many matrices into one jit.glue Graph filter poles and zeros on the Z-plane zplane~ Graphic display of an array of numbers, editable with the mouse multislider table Graphical breakpoint function editor function display of an audio buffer's contents waveform~ filter editor filtergraph~ score of MIDI note events detonate Graphics see Draw Greater than see Boolean operators Greater than, report when all numbers in a list surpass specific thresholds past Held MIDI notes, provide note-off messages for borax flush makenote midiflush Hertz equivalent of a MIDI key number ftom mtof Hexadecimal display of integer values number Hierarchical on/off switch decode Hint, pop-up menu hint Histogram of how many times a number has occurred histo Hold (store) one or more numbers float funbuff int number offer pv table value note-off messages sustain the smallest in a series of numbers trough Host ReWire devices rewire~ VST plug-ins vst~ Host-synchronized sawtooth wave plugphasor~ Human interface (gaming) device input hi Hyperbolic functions for numbers, matrices and signals see Arithmetic operators IIR filter allpass~ biquad~ comb~ lores~ reson~ svf~ Idiosyncratic downsampling/upsampling jit.ameba If-then-else control structure if Ignore certain messages gate ggate gswitch mousefilter select switch Image keying based on distance from a luminance value jit.lumakey Import MIDI file seq Impulse generator click~ In-Patcher Window jit.pwindow Incoming MIDI messages, parse midiparse xbendin xnotein bendin ctlin notein pgmin polyin rtin sysexin touchin Increment a value incdec Index elements of a list and output them individually listfunnel Index number, prepend to a number or a list funnel prepend Indexed list of numerical values funbuff offer table Indicate the zero/non-zero status of a number if led number togedge toggle == != Indicator flashes when a message is received button led ubutton Information about current operating system and hardware gestalt Initialize values automatically when a patch is loaded loadbang preset Inlet for a patcher loaded by pfft~ (FFT) fftin~ for a patcher loaded by pfft~ in for a patcher loaded by pfft~ (signal) in~ for a subpatcher bpatcher inlet patcher Input received from MIDI devices, raw midiin Input received in audio input jack adc~ ezadc~ Input to a delay line tapin~ Input to output matrix mapping (256-point char data) jit.charmap Integer number, store funbuff int number offer pv table value Integers from ascii atoi storage int Inter-onset interval, measure the time elapsed between two events borax clocker date timer Intercept and redirect the output of an object grab Interpolate between two numerical values line Interpolating oscillator bank ioscbank~ Interpret raw MIDI data midiparse numbers typed on keyboard numkey Introduce spatial noise jit.sprinkle Inverse fast Fourier transform ifft~ Invert the color of a rectangular area of a patcher window over a picture or a comment ubutton Invert a signal *~ -~ Invisible button ubutton Invisible patcher close thispatcher load pcontrol Is equal to, less than, greater than, comparison of numbers, matrices, or signals see Boolean operators Items of a list, break up into individual messages cycle iter message spray unpack Iterate a matrix as a series of Max lists/values jit.iter Java in JItter mxj in Max mxj in MSP mxj~ Javascript event execution in sequence jstrigger in Max mxj run a script js jstrigger user interface for OpenGL jsui Join numbers and symbols into a list pack pak numbers that arrive closely into a list thresh Keyboard style slider for displaying and generating numbers kslider Keyboard, detect computer keyboard events key keyup numkey Keydown event on computer keyboard, detect key Keying based on chromatic distance jit.chromakey Keyup event on computer keyboard, detect keyup Knob, picture-based pictctrl Label objects in a patcher window comment umenu Laser disc player, control via the serial port serial vdp Last (few) of a series of numbers are retained and sent out separate outlets bucket Launch html object reference jit.obref Less than/greater than comparisons, redirect numbers based on see Boolean operators Less than - find the lesser of two numbers expr minimum number trough < <= Level (audio) control *~ /~ gain~ normalize~ indicator levelmeter~ metering meter~ number~ Limit changes in signal amplitude deltaclip~ matrix data to the range [min,max] jit.clip numbers to a certain range clip particles to a region of space jit.p.bounds the rates at which messages are sent speedlim signal amplitude clip~ Limiter clip~ lookup~ Lindenmayer string expansion (L-systems) jit.linden Linear algebra for matrices determinant of a matrix jit.la.determinant inversion of a matrix jit.la.inverse product across the diagonal jit.la.diagproduct make a triangular matrix jit.la.uppertri sum across the diagonal jit.la.trace true matrix multiplications jit.la.mult Linear ramp generator for numbers line for signals line~ Linked list function editor zigzag~ List processing all-purpose list processing zl break up items in a list into individual messages cycle iter message spray unpack combine separate items into a list append pack prepend thresh detect a specific ordered set within a list of numbers match evaluate a mathematical expression multiple times using lists of numbers as input vexpr graphically display and send out a list of number values multislider list the files in a specific folder folder List files in a folder folder list indexed messages in a pop-up menu umenu system fonts fontlist Lists, array of coll umenu Load a patcher automatically pcontrol Local variable for any message, known only to a single patcher and its subpatches pv for storing a number value float number pv Logarithm logarithmic curve function curve~ gain~ linedrive log~ pow~ sqrt~ techno~ of a signal log~ solve for the logarithm of a number expr Logical expressions and && expr Logical operations using signal values <~ ==~ >~ edge~ Look for a series of numbers, output as list match Lookup table buffer~ cycle~ function index~ lookup~ peek~ wave~ Loop points in a sound file info~ Looping a sample 2d.wave~ groove~ info~ wave~ Loops, count repeated events counter Loops, repeated series of actions counter metro uzi Lowpass filter lores~ noise~ pink~ rand~ svf~ Make an array of arbitrary messages coll umenu a mathematical expression expr a weighted series of numbers prob a checkbox user interface radiogroup a custom menu bar menubar a histogram of received number pairs anal a histogram of received numbers histo Max window errors into messages error MIDI noteoff messages for held notes flush MIDI notes with off messages makenote a multiplane matrix out of single plane matrices jit.pack multiple single plane matrices out of a multiplane matrix jit.unpack a patcher standalone standalone a playbar for a QuickTime movie playbar a popup text hint hint a subpatch within a patch patcher Map-based crossfader jit.shade Map an input range of matrix values to an output range jit.map an input range of numbers to an output range scale zmap Mark data with number identifying its inlet funnel Markov chain prob Masking, bitwise "and" (intersection) and bitwise "or" (union) operations expr & | Match the first item in a message, route the message accordingly route an incoming message to arguments, send a bang out a specific outlet if there is a match select incoming messages and bang if detected select and route incoming message route Mathematical expression solving expr + - * / % Matrix utilities get information about a matrix jit.matrixinfo storage bin for matrices jit.matrixset matrix header munging jit.coerce remap matrix dimensions jit.dimmap remove redundant dimensions jit.thin reference a subregion of a matrix jit.submatrix store a matrix jit.matrix Matrix-style switch control matrixctrl Matrixctrl-compatible Max message router router Max messages converted to signals curve~ line~ peek~ poke~ sig~ derived from signals avg~ edge~ meter~ number~ peek~ snapshot~ Max search path information filepath Maximum and minimum limit for a range of numerical values, specify and display rslider split Maximum find the greater of two numbers expr maximum number peak > >= find the maximum value of a group of numbers maximum table Measure time in cpu cycles cpuclock elapsed time between two bangs timer Menu bar, customize or alter menus or menu items menubar Menu, pop-up menu in a patcher umenu Message input for a patcher loaded by poly~ or pfft~ in input for a subpatcher inlet output for a patcher loaded by poly~ or pfft~ out output for a subpatcher outlet Message symbol substitution substitute Messages construct append message pack prepend construct MIDI messages for transmission or recording midiformat sxformat send and display umenu message send remotely without patch cords float forward grab int message pv receive send value send with the menu bar menubar type in and send in a locked patcher dialog message Meta-imaging jit.eclipse Metronome of timed events clocker metro setclock tempo MIDI construct MIDI messages midiformat sxformat midiout control from MSP avg~ ftom function number~ snapshot~ control of MSP curve~ line~ mtof sig~ data, receive unaltered midiin data, transmit byte by byte midiout display numbers as MIDI note names number enable or disable MIDI objects in a patcher automatically pcontrol generate MIDI notes from frequency ftom get a list of currently available devices and ports midiinfo make noteoff messages for held notes flush interpret raw MIDI data midiparse parse MIDI messages midiparse xbendin xnotein prepare data in MIDI format midiformat generate MIDI control change messages ctlin ctlout Generate MIDI notes with off messages makenote Generate note-offs for hanging note-ons midiflush Generate data in MIDI format midiformat real-time MIDI system messages midiin midiout rtin Receive afterpressure, polyphonic polyin Receive incoming pitchbend data bendin midiin xbendin xbendin2 Delay note off messages sustain Export MIDI file seq Prepare MIDI sysex messages sxformat Receive aftertouch values touchin receive and transmit sample dump midiin midiout sysexin Millisecond calculations mstosamps~ sampstoms~ Minimum and maximum limit for a range of numerical values, specify and display rslider split Minimum, find the lesser of two numbers expr minimum number trough < <= Minimum, find the minimum value of a group of numbers minimum table Minus, subtract one number from another expr - Mixing signals *~ matrix~ Mixing video jit.xfade see Video mixing and compositing Modem communication, transmit and receive non-MIDI data serial Modification date of a file filedate Modify a signal apply a nonlinear transfer function to a signal overdrive~ arithmetic operations see Arithmetic operators constrain a signal between two values clip~ create differences between successive samples delta~ degrade the signal degrade~ downsample a signal downsamp~ fold or wrap a signal within a given range pong~ limit the change between samples in signal deltaclip~ round signal to nearest integer value round~ scale a signal based on its maximum amplitude normalize~ smooth out an incoming signal via a ramp rampsmooth~ shift frequency in the time-domain freqshift~ time-scale the output of a phasor~ rate~ truncate fractional part of signal values trunc~ Modulation wheel ctlin ctlout Modulus operation expr % Monitor size screensize Monophonic aftertouch MIDI message touchin touchout Mouse detect mouse events imovie lcd mousefilter mousestate generate numbers with the mouse dial imovie kslider lcd mousestate multislider number rslider slider table pass numbers through only when the mouse button is up mousefilter report mouse location imovie lcd mousestate report status of mouse button mousestate Movie, play QuickTime imovie movie playbar Multi-media programming lcd imovie movie vdp Multi-mode signal average average~ Multi-purpose list processor zl Multi-segment line object, event-driven bline Multi-track sequencer of MIDI messages or numbers mtr Multiplex(interleave) two matrices into one matrix jit.multiplex Multiply and add a set of values in a matrix jit.scalebias and/or add a series of numbers accum expr table the planar vector by a matrix jit.traffic two numbers accum expr * two matrices jit.op two signals *~ Name user interface objects in a patcher window comment umenu Negative number, convert to positive number abs expr Neon glow jit.fluoride Nibble, examine selected bits of a number’s binary representation & / | << >> Noise gate gate~ Noise audio noise generator noise~ pink~ rand~ filtered noise generator (numbers) drunk white noise generator (matrices) jit.noise random white noise generator (numbers) expr random Non-interpolating oscillator bank oscbank~ Non-zero numbers notify when input changes from zero/non-zero change togedge test if a number or expression is a non-zero value change if led select split togedge toggle == != && || Normalize a signal *~ /~ normalize~ a matrix jit.normalize Not equal to see Boolean operators Not bitwise ones complement operation expr convert a non-zero number to 0 and vice versa expr == Note data duration, delta time, etc. derived from MIDI note messages borax receive incoming MIDI data midiin notein xnotein transmit MIDI data midiout noteout xnoteout Notes in a patch comment hint Note-off messages detect and format note-off messages messages with release velocity xnotein xnoteout hold note-off messages until a specific event occurs sustain supply note-off messages for held or stuck MIDI note-ons bag borax flush makenote midiflush surpress note-off messages gate stripnote Notify Max of a file change filewatch Notify objects when patcher window is moved to foreground or background active Notify user when an event has occurred button led message print ubutton Numbers automatically generate number sequences counter line clocker tempo convert numbers between decimal, hexadecimal, and binary number examine selected bits of a number’s binary representation (nybble) & | << >> generate numbers with the mouse dial imovie kslider lcd mousestate multislider number rslider slider table sample a signal and display a number value capture~ number~ snapshot~ store numbers float funbuff int number offer pv table value OMNI Mode On/Off (MIDI Mode message) ctlin ctlout Object within an object bpatcher patcher Occurrences keep track of how many bang messages have occurred counter keep track of how many times a number has occurred histo Octal, display numbers in Roland octal format number OctiMax dynamics processors 4-band compressor omx.4band~ 5-band compressor omx.5band~ compressor omx.comp~ peak limiter omx.peaklim~ On/Off switch in a patch decode toggle for audio adc~ dac~ dspstate~ ezadc~ ezdac~ Only pass different frames jit.change OpenGL bitmap text for OpenGL jit.gl.text2d floating-point data visualization jit.gl.graph lcd object analog for OpenGL jit.gl.sketch mouse control of position and rotation jit.gl.handle nurbs surface object jit.gl.nurbs OpenGL rendering object jit.gl.render Platonic solids jit.gl.plato read and render OBJ models jit.gl.model simple mesh shapes jit.gl.gridshape user interface for javascript jsui vector text for OpenGL jit.gl.text3d Open a binary file filein a dialog box for text entry dialog a dialog to ask for a file or folder opendialog a dialog to ask for a filename for saving savedialog patcher files automatically folder pcontrol Operating system and hardware information gestalt Optimized blur/sharpen jit.fastblur Or, bitwise exclusive or (XOR) operation expr Or, true if one statement or the other is true (logical union) expr || Order detect an ordered set of numbers match reorder number messages fswap message swap send a number, bang, list, or symbol to different places in a specific order trigger Oscillators (audio) antialiased oscillator rect~ saw~ tri~ buffer-based wavetable oscillator 2d.wave~ wave~ cosine function for use with 0.-1.0 phasor~ output cos~ multichannel sample buffer buffer~ oscillator bank ioscbank~ oscbank~ sawtooth ramp generator phasor~ sine wave table-lookup oscillator or function generator cycle~ trapezoidal wavetable trapezoid~ triangle/ramp wavetable triangle~ Oscilloscope scope~ Outlet from a delay line tapout~ for a patcher loaded by pfft~ fftout~ for a patcher loaded by poly~ (message) out for a patcher loaded by poly~ (signal) out~ for a subpatch object bpatcher outlet patcher Outlet, send items of an incoming list out individual outlets spray unpack Output MIDI data byte by byte midiout Output a combined list when any element changes pak Output audio jack dac~ ezdac~ Output messages from a specific inlet switch Output numbers by using a screen slider slider in a ramp from one value to another line the smallest number in a list minimum the largest number in a list maximum peak numbers peak from a notation display on screen nslider any number number at a metronomic tempo tempo Output the monitor size screensize Output video to DirectX FireWire output (Windows only) jit.dx.videoout to QuickTime video output component jit.qt.videoout Pack numbers and symbols into a list pack pak Panel panel Panic, turn off held MIDI notes borax ctlout flush makenote midiflush Panning ctlin ctlout Parameter change to a MIDI device ctlout midiout sxformat Parse MIDI messages midiparse xbendin xnotein bendin ctlin notein pgmin polyin rtin sysexin touchin Pass a number from outlet to outlet bucket numbers only when mouse button is up mousefilter Patch change MIDI message pgmin pgmout Patch cords, connect to an inlet or outlet of a subpatch inlet outlet Patcher-specific data wrapper pattr Patcher within a patcher, the contents of which are visible bpatcher Peak Limiter omx.peaklim~ Peak amplitude meter~ Peak hold, keep track of the greatest in a series of numbers peak Peek at values in other objects grab Perform a GL accelerated grid-based evaluation jit.gl.slab Permute a set in random order urn Phase distortion synthesis kink~ phasor~ Phase quadrature filter hilbert~ Phase shifter phaseshift~ Pick a colour using a dialog box colorpicker Picture-based uiser interface object controller pictctrl display a graphics file in a patcher window fpic slider pictslider Pink noise generator pink~ Pitch bend receive MIDI pitchbend messages bendin midiin xbendin xbendin2 transmit MIDI pitchbend messages bendout midiout xbendout xbendout2 Pitch shifter for pfft~ gizmo~ Pitch-to-frequency conversion mtof Pitchbend, report incoming MIDI pitchbend data bendin midiin xbendin xbendin2 Pitchbend, transmit MIDI pitchbend messages bendout midiout xbendout xbendout2 Play a QuickTime movie jit.qt.movie imovie movie playbar Play audio dac~ ezdac~ Play audio file from disk from a buffer play~ 2d.wave~ groove~ from disc sfplay~ Play or edit a QuickTime movie jit.qt.movie Play sequences of past messages or numbers follow mtr seq Play samples 2d.wave~ buffer~ groove~ index~ play~ sfplay~ techno~ wave~ Plug-in in VST format used in MSP vst~ Point to elements in array by index counter funbuff offer table Polar to Cartesian coordinate conversion for numbers poltocar for signals poltocar~ Poly mode, assign a unique voice number to each note being played borax poly Polyphonic afterpressure polyin Polyphony management control voice allocation and muting thispoly~ input in a patcher loaded by poly~ in signal input in a patcher loaded by poly~ in~ output in a patcher loaded by poly~ out signal output in a patcher loaded by poly~ out~ polyphony and DSP manager for patchers poly~ Pop-up menu in a patcher umenu Pop-up style hint text hint Portamento bendin bendout ctlin ctlout Ports, get a list of MIDI devices and ports currently available midiinfo Position-based sample playback play~ Positive version of a negative number abs expr Postpone a bang delay a number or list pipe thresh note-off messages until a specific event occurs sustain Potentiometer-like dial for sending numbers dial Power, one number to the power of another expr Precise "real-world" time measurements cpuclock Prepare data in MIDI format midiformat MIDI sysex messages sxformat Prepend or append text to a message append prepend Preset, store and recall values for all user interface objects pattrstorage preset Prevent multiples of patcher from being opened onecopy Print a matrix as text in the Max window jit.print Print any message in the Max window print Probabilistic (stochastic) decision making drunk prob random table urn Probability lines jit.streak Probability, keep track of how many times a number has occurred histo Product of multiplying two numbers accum expr * Program change MIDI message pgmin pgmout Progress bar, graphic display slider Pulse train generator train~ Pulse wave <~ >~ clip~ train~ Put a visible subpatcher inside a box bpatcher Queue-based message control qlim message passing control qlim metronome qmetro QuickDraw graphic commands, draw with lcd QuickDraw QuickDraw wrapper for matrices jit.lcd effects for Jitter matrices jit.qt.effect QuickTime video playback jit.qt.movie Quicktime effects wrapper jit.qt.effect record to a QuickTime movie file jit.qt.record route QuickTime audio to MSP spigot~ send to a video output device jit.qt.videoout video input (DirectX, Windows only) jit.dx.grab video input jit.qt.grab QuickTime movie, play imovie movie playbar RGB color selection and display swatch swatch Radio button user interface object radiogroup Ramp function, generate line Ramp signal curve~ line~ Random walk drunk Randomly generate pseudo-random numbers decide drunk expr random urn generate a zero or one decide generate numbers random generate signal values noise~ pink~ rand~ generate single instances of number urn generate numbers in a moving range drunk Range of numerical values, specify and display minimum and maximum limits rslider split Rate at which messages are sent, limit speedlim Rate, combine numbers into a single list if received faster than a certain speed thresh Rate, control clock speed of Max timing objects setclock Rate, send out beat numbers at a metronomic tempo tempo Raw MIDI data, receive and transmit midiin midiout sysexin Raw data from a file, read byte by byte filein ReWire device hosting rewire~ Read a binary file filein Read and draw Wavefront .obj models jit.gl.model Read and write a matrix as an ASCII text file jit.textfile Read and write a single matrix as a formatted text file jit.fprint Read and write peek~ Read in a file of binary data filein Read matrix data as an audio signal jit.peek~ Read or write an OpenEXR image. jit.openexr Real-world time measurement cpuclock Recall sequences of past messages or numbers follow mtr seq Receive MIDI aftertouch messages touchin control values ctlin pitch bend values bendin raw data midiin note messages notein program change values pgmin polyphonic afterpressure messages polyin pitchbend data bendin xbendin xbendin2 report length of MIDI notes borax realtime MIDI system messages midiin rtin sysex messages sysexin Receive any message from any window receive Receive matrices from a jit.net.send object via TCP/IP jit.net.recv Receive messages without a patch cord receive from outside a patcher inlet over a UDP network udpreceive Receive only specific MIDI messages bendin ctlin notein pgmin polyin rtin sysexin touchin Recently received values are stored and recalled bucket Record an audio file to disk sfrecord~ audio into a buffer record~ a QuickTime movie jit.qt.record a QuickTime movie with MSP audio jit.vcr sequences of MIDI data or numbers follow mtr seq Recording audio samples audio samples adc~ ezadc~ poke~ record~ sfrecord~ Redirect messages to a specific destination gate ggate grab route split spray unpack Reference a sub-region of a matrix jit.submatrix Release velocity, detecting and formatting note-off messages with xnotein xnoteout Remainder for numbers expr % for signals %~ Remap and/or invert matrix dimensions jit.dimmap Remote connection of objects, without patch cords float forward grab int message pv receive send value Remove redundant dimensions of size 1 jit.thin Render OpenGL jit.gl.render jit.gl.imageunit Reorder grid of rectangles jit.rubix Repeatedly send bang messages as fast as possible uzi Repeatedly send output at a certain rate clocker metro tempo Repetition at sub-audio rates cycle~ phasor~ techno~ train~ Repetitions, count counter Repetitions, suppress repeated numbers change Replace NaN and infinite signal values with 0 bitsafe~ Report audio driver settings adstatus audio file information sfinfo~ current DSP settings dspstate~ current info on file search path filepath current note on/off info borax the current time/date date the elapsed time clocker the elapsed time between two events timer host synchronization information plugsync~ information about a patcher loaded by pfft~ fftinfo~ information about a sample info~ intervals of zero to non-zero transitions spike~ keyboard key presses key keyboard key releases keyup length of MIDI notes borax the maximum amplitude of a signal peakamp~ milliseconds of audio processed dsptime~ the min/mean/max values of a matrix jit.3m the modification date of a file filedate modifier key presses on keyboard modifiers signal direction change~ suspension or resumption of application suspend state of the mouse mousestate search path information filepath the type, planecount, and dimensions of a matrix jit.matrixinfo when an application is suspended and resumed suspend when input exceeds a certain number past zero/non-zero transitions togedge Reposition spatially jit.repos Reproduce a single bang to different places in immediate succession bangbang trigger Resample by scanline wrapping jit.scanwrap Resample spatially jit.resamp Resonant filter see Filters Restrict numbers to a certain range clip Reverberation allpass~ comb~ tapin~ tapout~ Reverse output with respect to input jit.reverse Reverse the order of two number messages fswap message swap ReWire get synchronization signal from a ReWire host hostphasor~ get transport control info from a ReWire host hostsync~ Reverse the order of two floating-point numbers fswap the sequential order of two integers swap Reversed sample playback groove~ play~ Ring modulation *~ Ritardando, control clock speed of Max timing objects setclock Robert's Cross edge detection jit.robcross Rotate elements of a set of numbers, out successive outlets bucket cycle Rotate hue jit.hue Rotate a number from outlet to outlet bucket a stream of data to individual outlets cycle Rotate a Video image jit.gl.videoplane jit.mxform2d jit.rota Round an input signal value round~ Route incoming message to specific outlet route matrix-compatible messages router messages to a specific destination gate ggate route split spray unpack QuickTime audio into MSP spigot~ a signal to one of several outlets gate~ Route a signal define the beginning of a signal processing network begin~ receive a signal from one or more send~ objects receive~ send a signal without a patch cord send~ signal switching/mixing matrix matrix~ switch input to different output signals gate~ switch output among several input signals selector~ Run a Javascript js jstrigger SMPTE time code, synchronize to an external source via MIDI Manager setclock Sample and hold sah~ Sample index in a buffer count~ index~ Sample playback without interpolation index~ Sample playback 2d.wave~ buffer~ groove~ index~ play~ sfplay~ techno~ wave~ Sampler, receive and transmit sound data via MIDI Sample Dump midiin midiout sysexin Sampling and audio buffers 2d phase-driven oscillator 2d.wave~ copy a signal into a buffer record~ grab and play a snippet of recent audio input stutter~ index-based sample reading index~ loop and sample pitch information from a buffer info~ multichannel sample buffer buffer~ phase-driven oscillator using a buffer as a wavetable wave~ read and write buffer values peek~ sample playback based on position in a buffer play~ use a buffer for nonlinear distortion of a signal lookup~ variable-rate looping sample playback groove~ write into a buffer using signal sample indices poke~ Sampling rate adc~ buffer~ count~ dac~ dspstate~ mstosamps~ sampstoms~ Save, move to the foreground, or close a patcher window automatically thispatcher Save and recall presets of pattr data pattrstorage MIDI file seq dialog for files savedialog Sawtooth oscillator phasor~ Sawtooth wave generator phasor~ Scale on the basis of maximum amplitude normalize~ Scale/rotate an inage in 2D jit.rota Scale numbers sequentially linedrive an input range to an output range scale Schedule a number or list to be sent at a future time pipe thresh Schedule an event for a future time delay Score-following follow Screen size screensize Scroll through a list of messages umenu Search path information filepath See the maximum amplitude of a signal peakamp~ Select a colour using a dialog box colorpicker background colour bgcolor serial data over port serial a specific input, pass the rest on select Selectively pass an input to an outlet route Send a bang a plain old bang button ubutton on loading of patch loadbang on close of patch closebang to numerous outlets bangbang at regular intervals metro to all loadbang objects thispatcher to multiple places bangbang trigger to many places, in order trigger a particular number of bangs uzi Send matrices to a jit.net.recv object via TCP/IP jit.net.send Send message(s) to all instances of the same class in a patcher universal any old message message to receive objects in any other window float forward grab int message send to various receive objects forward on patch loading loadmess out of a patcher outlet to a named object in patcher hierarchy pattrforward a collection of messages remotely as cues qlist without patch cords send s to a patcher thispatcher Send MIDI note messages noteout note-offs for hanging note-ons midiflush pitch bend bendout midiout xbendout xbendout2 control values ctlout raw MIDI data midiout program change values pgmout afterpressure, polyphonic polyout aftertouch touchout Send numbers sequentially, as quickly as possible uzi according to a count counter at a metronomic tempo tempo Send a stream of data to individual outlets cycle an input out a specific outlet gate messages over a UDP connection udpsend Separate a list into its constituent elements cycle iter spray unpack Sequence of numbers, detect a specific ordered set of numbers match Sequence of numbers, generate automatically counter line clocker tempo Sequencer follow mtr seq Serial port, transmit and receive non-MIDI data serial spell Series of numbers, break a list up into individual messages cycle iter message spray unpack Series of numbers, combine into a single list thresh Set (of fixed order and size) of integers; output all whenever one is modified bondo Set background color bgcolor Set values automatically when a patch is loaded loadbang preset Set/query monitor attributes jit.displays Set, produce a random ordering of a set urn Set, store an unordered set of numbers bag Set background colour bgcolor Share variables pv Shift bits to left or right << >> Shift sequential input from one outlet to another bucket cycle Show a picture from a graphics file fpic on/off status in colour led Signal analysis compute signal min and max values minmax~ detect signal change and direction change~ detect when input goes above a set value thresh~ detect zero to non-zero signal transitions edge~ output the maximum of two signals maximum~ output the minimum of two signals minimum~ report intervals of zero to non-zero transitions spike~ report sample values from a signal snapshot~ report the peak amplitude of a signal peakamp~ signal counter count~ store a signal to view as text capture~ sync MSP with MIDI, click, or tap tempo sync~ zero-crossing counter/transient detector zerox~ Signal averaging avg~ Signal capture and granular oscillator stutter~ Signal folding, variable range pong~ Signal monitor and constant generator number~ Signal spectrogram or sonogram spectroscope~ Signal-driven sequencers event sequencer seq~ sequencer techno~ step sequencer techno~ Signal-rate filter coefficient generator filtercoeff~ Signal routing define the beginning of a signal processing network begin~ receive a signal from one or more send~ objects receive~ send a signal without a patch cord send~ signal switching / mixing matrix matrix~ switch input to different output signals gate~ switch output among several input signals selector~ Simultaneity, send a series of bang messages or numbers in a single tick of Max’s clock uzi Sine functions see Oscillators Sine functions for numbers, matrices and signals see Arithmetic operators Single-pole lowpass filter onepole~ Slider to display or generate numerical data kslider multislider pictslider rslider slider Smooth an incoming signal rampsmooth~ Snapshot, store and recall instantaneous values of all user interface objects preset Sobel and Prewitt gradient edge detector jit.sobel Soft-clipping signal distortion overdrive~ Solve a mathematical expression expr + - * / % C language expression expr if Sonogram spectroscope~ Sound sample data, receive and transmit via MIDI Sample Dump midiin midiout sysexin Sound, play in a QuickTime movie imovie movie playbar Sparse array of numbers funbuff offer Spatial transform using 3x3 matrix jit.mxform2d Spearate numbers into ranges split Spectral domain processing cartopol~ fftin~ fftinfo~ fftout~ frameaccum~ framedelta~ pfft~ phasewrap~ poltocar~ vectral~ Spectral processing manager for patchers pfft~ Spectrogram spectroscope~ Spectrum measurement fft~ ifft~ pfft~ Speed, combine numbers into a single list if received faster than a certain rate thresh Speed, limit the rate at which messages are sent speedlim Split a matrix into two matrices jit.split Split a stream of data between individual outlets cycle Sprites, pictures and geometric shapes lcd Square root of a number sqrt of a signal sqrt~ Start a process by sending the bang message button loadbang ubutton Start activity automatically when a patch is loaded loadbang Start and end point of a sample 2d.wave~ groove~ index~ play~ wave~ Start, MIDI system message midiin midiout rtin State-variable filter with simultaneous outputs svf~ Steal voices, turn off old notes if too many new ones arrive poly Stochastic (probabilistic) decision making drunk prob random table urn Stop or alter the flow of messages gate ggate gswitch speedlim switch Stop, MIDI system message midiin midiout rtin Store an array of arbitrary messages coll umenu audio file cues sflist~ audio samples buffer~ a collection of numbers bag and edit a collection of messsages bag a fixed-size set of integers and output all whenever one element is modified bondo a graphically editable array of numbers table one or more integers or floating-point numbers float funbuff int number offer pv table value an integer or floating-point number, add and multiply it accum a fixed-size set of integers and output all whenever one element is modified bondo store/recall matrices jit.matrix jit.matrixset numbers to view or edit capture pairs of numbers together funbuff pairs of numbers (store, recall, automatically delete) offer store/recall preset values of all UI objects pattrstorage preset store/recall recently received values bucket table text a signal to view as text capture~ a series of numbers in order in an editable window capture table text an unordered set of numbers bag and view 2D data jit.cellblock String of text combining numbers, ASCII bytes, and symbols into a single message sprintf String/matrix utilities fill a matrix with a list jit.fill L-systems string expansion jit.linden matrix-symbol conversion jit.str.tosymbol perform string ops (strcat, etc.) jit.str.op symbol-matrix conversion jit.str.fromsymbol unroll a matrix to a list jit.spill Stuck MIDI notes, avoid or turn off borax flush makenote midiflush Subpatch control mute~ receive~ send~ Subpatch in a box, visible from the patcher that contains it bpatcher Subpatch object (subroutine) bpatcher patcher Subpatch object, create an inlet or outlet in inlet outlet Substitute a symbol for another symbol in a message substitute Substitute message symbol substitute Subtract two matrices jit.op jit.expr two numbers - expr two numbers (inlets reversed) !- two signals -~ two signals (inlets reversed) !-~ Subtractive synthesis allpass~ biquad~ comb~ lores~ noise~ pink~ rand~ rect~ reson~ saw~ tri~ Sum of a set of numbers + accum expr table Suppress note-off messages stripnote Suppress the flow of certain messages gate ggate gswitch mousefilter select switch Sustain notes by holding note-off messages until a specific event occurs sustain Sustain pedal ctlin ctlout sustain Swap the order of two floating-point numbers fswap the sequential order of two integers swap Switch a process on and off led togedge toggle ubutton Switch between zero and one toggle Switch control matrix matrixctrl Switch the flow of messages on or off gate ggate gswitch switch toggle Switching signal flow on and off gate~ mute~ pass~ selector~ Symbol to message conversion fromsymbol Synchronize MSP with an external source sync~ Synchronize Max to an external clock source setclock Synchronize asynchronously arriving inputs, send them out together buddy Synchronize a group of messages bondo arriving data, and output together buddy System Reset, MIDI system message midiin midiout rtin System exclusive messages, construct and transmit midiout sxformat System exclusive messages, receive midiin sysexin Table lookup buffer~ cycle~ function index~ lookup~ peek~ wave~ Tag data with number identifying its inlet funnel Tag messages with a unique index number borax funnel poly Tangent functions for numbers, matrices and signals see Arithmetic operators Tempo, control clock speed of Max timing objects setclock Tempo, send out beat numbers at a metronomic tempo tempo Test the equality of two numbers change if match select == != Test the zero/non-zero status of a number or expression change if led match select split togedge toggle == != && || Test whether one number is greater than another maximum number peak > >= Test whether one number is less than another minimum number trough < <= Text file of signal samples capture~ Text file, load, play, and save a MIDI file as plain text seq Text file, open and save text Text input by the user, obtain dialog message Text, convert to ASCII numbers spell Text, display automatically in a patcher dialog lcd umenu message pcontrol sprintf Text, display in a patcher comment fpic message Text, format numbers, ASCII bytes, and symbols into a single message sprintf Text, print any message in the Max window print The Jitter Matrix! jit.matrix Third-order crossover filter cross~ Threshold, report when numbers surpass past Timbre change on a MIDI synthesizer pgmout Time code, receive from an external source setclock Time elapsed between events, check clocker date timer Time measurement in cpu cycles cpuclock Time of day and date date Time-domain frequency shifter freqshift~ Time-domain frequency shifter freqshift~ Time-scale the output of a phasor~ rate~ Times, multiply two numbers accum expr * Toggle a process on and off led togedge toggle ubutton Toggle SPDT switch ggate gswitch Between zero and one toggle Track, record and play back a multi-track sequence of messages or numbers mtr Traffic control for bang messages onebang Transfer function lookup tables cycle~ lookup~ Transform symbol(s) into messages and numbers fromsymbol Transforms matrix data into signals jit.release~ Transforms signal data into matrices jit.catch~ Transient detector zerox~ Transition probabilities, Markov chain prob Transmit MIDI afterpressure, polyphonic polyout aftertouch touchout control values ctlout pitch bend values bendout raw MIDI data midiout program change values pgmout transmit MIDI data byte by byte midiout Transmit a specific MIDI message type bendout ctlout noteout pgmout polyout touchout Transmit signals without patch cords send~ Trap computer keyboard events key keyup numkey mouse events imovie lcd mousestate occurrences of a specific ordered set of numbers match occurrences of specific numbers follow match route select == occurrences of specific symbols route select trap/redirect the output of an object grab Trapezoidal wavetable trapezoid~ Triangle/ramp wavetable triangle~ Trigger a process by sending the bang message button loadbang ubutton events automatically when a patch is loaded loadbang events based on notes played by the user follow match route select == a Max message with an audio signal edge~ thresh~ Trigonometric functions expr Trigonometric operators for numbers acos acosh asin asinh atan atanh atan2 cos cosh sinh tanh for matrices jit.op for signals acos~ acosh~ asin~ asinh~ atan~ atanh~ atan2~ cos~ cosh~ cosx~ sinh~ sinx~ tanh~ tanx~ True matrix multiplication jit.la.mult True/false testing if led match select split togedge toggle == != < > <= >= Truncate the fractional part of a signal trunc~ Turn Max window errors into messages error off held notes flush turtle graphics interpreter in 2d jit.turtle Two-dimensional storage and viewing jit.cellblock Two-dimensional wavetable 2d.wave~ Two-pole, two-zero filter biquad~ Type numerical data into a patcher number numkey Type text into a locked patcher dialog message Unroll a matrix into a list jit.spill Use PERL-compatible regular expressions on Jitter matrices jit.str.regexp Use mouse movement to control position/rotation jit.gl.handle Use the alpha channel of one image to blend two images together jit.alphablend Use PERL-style regular expressions to process input regexp User input, ask for dialog message User input key keyup modifiers mousestate hi User interface: dial dial Uses a 1-dimensional matrix to offset scanlines jit.scanoffset Uses matrices to draw multiple instances of a jit.gl object efficiently jit.gl.multiple Variable for storing a floating-point number (with a fractional part) float number pv value for storing an integer int number pv value for storing a floating-point number (with a fractional part) pv value variable that is private to a single patcher and its subpatches pv Variable range signal folding pong~ Variable size wavetable wave~ Variable-rate looping sample playback groove~ Varispeed sample playback groove~ play~ Vector math, evaluate an expression multiple times using lists of numbers as input vexpr Vector size adc~ dac~ dspstate~ Vector-based envelope follower vectral~ Velocity (MIDI) control of a signal adsr~ curve~ gain~ line~ sig~ Velocity of incoming MIDI note-on messages, obtain midiparse notein Velocity, detecting and formatting note-off messages with release velocity xnotein xnoteout Video or film, synchronize Max to setclock Video display display window jit.window embedded display window jit.pwindow information about a video jit.fpsgui Videodisc player, control via the serial port serial vdp Video image filters jit.ameba jit.avg4 jit.brass jit.brcosa jit.bsort jit.charmap jit.clip jit.convolve jit.conway jit.demultiplex jit.eclipse jit.fastblur jit.fluoride jit.glop jit.hatch jit.hue jit.keyscreen jit.lumakey jit.multiplex jit.mxform2d jit.op jit.plume jit.plur jit.repos jit.resamp jit.robcross jit.rota jit.roy jit.rubix jit.scalebias jit.scanoffset jit.scanslide jit.scanwrap jit.slide jit.sobel jit.sprinkle jit.streak jit.tiffany jit.traffic jit.transpose jit.wake Video mixing and compositing jit.alphablend jit.brcosa jit.gl.videoplane jit.hue jit.lcd jit.matrix jit.mxform2d jit.op jit.rota jit.scalebias View a signal buffer~ capture~ number~ scope~ snapshot~ Virtual connection of objects, without patch cords float forward grab int message pv receive send value Visual RMS level indicator levelmeter~ Visual peak level indicator meter~ Voice number, assign a unique number to each note being played borax poly Voice stealing, turn off old notes if too many new ones arrive poly Volume control MIDI message ctlin ctlout Volume control of a QuickTime movie playbar Wait before allowing a number to pass pipe speedlim thresh Wait before doing something delay Wait for input in both inlets, then send out both numbers buddy Watch for file change and report filewatch Waveshaping lookup~ Wavetable synthesis 2d.wave~ buffer~ cycle~ wave~ Wavetables trapezoid~ triangle~ Webcam input using DirectX (Windows only) jit.dx.grab using QuickTime jit.qt.grab Weighted probabilities drunk expr random table urn White noise generator for audio noise~ for matrices jit.noise Window being closed sends a bang closebang Window moving to foreground or background sends 1 or 0 active Window on a subpatch seen within the patcher that contains that subpatch bpatcher Window, enable or disable MIDI automatically pcontrol Window, open and close automatically pcontrol thispatcher Windowing a portion of a signal index~ cycle~ gate~ lookup~ techno~ wave~ Windows, communicate between float forward grab inlet int message outlet receive send value Wrap a signal between -π and π phasewrap~ Write a comment in the patch comment Write an audio signal into a matrix jit.poke~ Write bitmap text jit.gl.text2d Write sample values by index poke~ Write vector text jit.gl.text3d XOR, bitwise "exclusive or" operation expr X-Y plotting of a two-plane matrix jit.plot Zero and non-zero numbers, notify when input changes from one to the other change togedge Zero-cross counter zerox~ Zero, test if a number or expression is equal to change if led select split togedge toggle == != && || Zooming/cropping a Video image jit.gl.videoplane jit.matrix jit.rota