Introduction to Max/MSP/Jitter
What is Max/MSP/Jitter?
Max/MSP is a graphical programming environment, which means you create your own software using a visual toolkit of objects, and connect them together with patch cords. The basic environment that includes MIDI, control, user interface, and timing objects is called Max.
Jitter, a set of matrix data processing objects optimized for video and 3-D graphics
Useful links:
-Cycling '74, the company that develops Max/MSP/Jitter
-MaxObject.com: a portal for finding 3rd party development for Max/MSP/Jitter
-Festivals full of Max/MSP/Jitter people/works: ICMC, NIME, Spark