[maxmsp] Re: Re: Three stupid questions

Jeremy,

> MaxMSP is not just about making synths or
> plugins -- quite to the contrary! It's a
> programming environment for building all
> kinds of  media tools - custom video or
> audio processing chains, performance 
> interfaces, installations, alarm systems,
> etc. We happen to think that this
> flexibility is worth the extra money! If
> all you are doing is programming audio
> instruments for use in VST plugins, we
> still believe that our solution is pretty
> awesome. You certainly have more options
> in this case, though. Try out the competition:
> if you can do everything that you want for $50,
> I know what I would do. If you think that
> there's more that you will want to do, now or
> in the future, MaxMSP offers some room to grow.

Thanks for your opionins. I really value them. The last thing you said interests me a lot actually. So basically Max/MSP is a visual programming environment, with a focus on sound and visuals? But you can do other applications as well. Am I correct? Then the natural question that follows is - where goes the limit? Of course I am not out to make a new Word, or OS. But sometimes it's handy to make small utilities yourself. Hmm... I just remembered my early Flash (v2) programming days. I found that really cool tool that could make a Flash movie into a screensaver. That was lots of fun - possible to do that with Max/MSP?

Uh. When reading the last I wrote, please don't get me wrong. I am just trying to understand the limits of Max/MSP. I do not have a huge desire of being the next Bill Gates of screensavers.

/C