Max/MSP 5.1.2

Max/MSP is a graphical environment for music, audio, and multimedia. In use for over twenty years by performers, composers, artists, scientists, teachers, and students, Max is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams. Version 5 is a dramatic transformation of Max that begins a new chapter in the program's history.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.1.2:
change outputs proper transition bangs after receiving a set message
jsliveapi: callback functions respect the scope chain in closures.
fffb~ now has a clear message
fixed crash when inlet or outlet objects in a subpatcher were freed during loadbang
textedit properly outputs as one symbol when that mode is set (via inspector) and append or list messages are received
live.step: copy/paste works between different live.steps objects
live.step: command (ctrl on windows) key in the loop area allows you to move the loop selection without affecting its size
filtergraph~: bgcolor alpha can be set to 0. without affecting the other colors
live.step has a fetch message to query data on specific step
waveform~ no longer redraws if line message is received with same value as prior line position
fix for jit.gl.asyncread bang in high priority freezes
fixed crash when Live closes max device open in editor while device is trying to communicate back to Live
core midi driver now converts device names using UTF8
pattrstorage: bound preset objects now properly reflect the state of pattrstorage object's storage slots
pattr: multiple pattr objects bound to a single UI object are properly notified when the UI object's value changes, even if it is changed via another pattr or parameter activity
Improved timing of clocks (i.e. metro or itm usage) for many cases. Timing especially improved during transition when looping over a region in Live for MFL. Improved timing requires Live 8.1.1 or later.
in the context of MFL the timing of click~ is now sample accurate
pipe properly handle list of symbols
dropfile works again even when ignoreclick attribute is set
improved appearance of the drag-n-drop highlight for dropfile and live.drop
jit.vcr: non-editable 'realtime' attribute no longer visible
mstosamps~ and sampstoms~ output correct signal value when the inlet is not connected as signal
fix for delay sending midi from main thread
color and hide on lock state are preserved when dragging an existing connection
update of abstractions after patcher is modified and saved is now synchronous with save again
improved fullscreen window performance
fix for jit.window fullscreen issues
textedit now stores separator attribute properly
pattr: @autorestore 0 works correctly in non-parameter mode again
fromsymbol: separator is promoted as an attribute
savewindow with thispatcher now saves correct window size when toolbar is shown
fromsymbol improved separator behavior
pattrstorage: 'writeagain' respect xml- or json-ness of the previously written file
M4L: fixed crashing bug when saving M4L devices containing bogus blob parameters.
jit.qt.movie: 'moviename' attribute now properly updates the movie's data reference after renaming the file, so that the attribute value properly updates.
Windows: Max requires DEP to be disabled for max. This is now added as an exception automatically by the installer.
multislider: mouse interaction properly works with huge range
button now draws active state in case when processing bang on main thread takes longer than 150ms
Double click on max patcher now opens properly on Windows XP
fix for javascript File.writeline() called with the empty string
nslider: foreground color is now accessible as an attribute.
pattrstorage: properly autoloads XML files if there is no JSON file available