ADC 2021 Workshop: Getting Max out of Max with gen~

First steps

Make sure you have Max 8 installed. You'll also need a C++ compiler and CMake.

Get a copy of this code.

1. Into ~/Max 8/Documents/Packages, clone this repository.
2. cd into the root of this repository.
3. Fetch the JUCE git submodule with

git submodule update --init --recursive

Instructions for export

In Max:

1. In the Max host patcher, select the [gen~] object. In the inspector window, change the export_name attribute to gen_export.
2. Back in the patcher window, create a [message] object. In the message, type exportcode. Connect the message to the [gen~] object.
3. Click the message (in a locked patcher, or with Cmd/Ctrl pressed). This should prompt Max to ask where you should export the code. Choose the source/export directory of this repository.

In a terminal:

1. cd into this repository.
2. mkdir build && cd build
3. Generate the CMake project with cmake ../source.
4. Build the code with cmake --build --config Release .

Your VST should be created inside of build/GenFreeverb_artefacts/VST3.

Other notes

• If you'd like to rename your VST export, you can do so at the top of source/CMakeLists.txt as instructed by the comments.
• The main thing to notice about the export is that JUCE is essentially wrapping the gen_export.h methods, namely gen_export::perform().