Teaching

“Les has the ability to make complicated stuff comprehensible, often by reducing complexity to a simple example. These attributes transcend any particular platform, making Les an invaluable artist/technologist in the digital arts.”

- John Chowning, Professor of Music, Emeritus
Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University

I've been a Cycling '74 employee since early days. I have created many Max/MSP/Jitter examples, help files, and tutorials. I'm available to teach Max, Jitter, and MSP classes, tutor individual students and create training materials. I also consult or advise on projects. Zoom or Skype lessons are $75 per hour. Let me help you up your Max game!

Recent Articles on Cycling ’74 Website

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trigger

Learn all about a humble but very useful Max object.

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jit.gl.pix

Learn how to do node-based texture processing that auto-compiles to GLSL.

Max Video Tutorials

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Cycling74 Max/MSP/Jitter Tutorials: Polyphonic Synth

Ever wanted to play multiple notes (voices) of your synthesizer or sampler at the same time? In Max, this is accomplished by using the poly~ object. In this video tutorial, we’ll get you up to speed on how to use poly~, so you can start making your own polyphonic instruments.

openGL Quick Start

Here's everything you need to know to get started using Max's openGL objects to access the power of your graphics card.

Introduction to jit.phys, Part 1

In this in-depth tutorial, you will learn to set up your first Jitter Physics world and work with rigid bodies to create simple motion simulation.

Introduction to jit.phys, Part 2

In our second in-depth Jitter Physics tutorial video you will learn how to access the collisions of a physics world to use elsewhere, use forces to move bodies around, connect bodies and control motion with various constraints, and optimize the simulation timing of the physics world.

Maxology Starter Kit 01

Watch and learn about computer vision (cv.jit) and Maxology's first starter patch, Presence. Presence detects motion through a camera and renders it into a value which can be used for various things.

 

“Les is a great teacher, and he was very gracious...He’s primarily responsible for any facility that I have in Max. He really got me on the road. He taught me some very good housekeeping habits, which at the time of course I resisted, but they’ve come to serve me greatly as I have continued to make more and more complicated patches.”

- Elise Baldwin, intermedia artist

 

 

"Les Stuck is one of my teachers - but he probably doesn't really know it. Every time I speak with him, I find my mind expanded, and he subtly points me in directions I need to go... he has helped many people find their way through the jungles of Media Art.

In this conversation, we cover a lot of ideas about doing media for dancers - one of Les' specialties. In talking about this, we also end up exploring the development process, what works in collaboration with dancers and choreographers, and how to prepare for performance.

A great chat with a quiet but strong artist."

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