Object Thesaurus

Object Thesaurus
A collection of messages to send remotely
A matrix-friendly MSP buffer~

qlist

jit.buffer~
A set of matrices for storage/resequencing
jit.matrixset
ADSR envelope generator for signals
adsr~
AIFF saving and playing
buffer~, info~, sfplay~, sfrecord~
ASCII number for each character in a string
spell
ASCII number, convert to text character
sprintf
ASCII numbers, convert symbol to
spell
Absolute to relative path conversion
relativepath
Absolute value
abs
of an integer or floating-point
number
of all samples in a signal
abs~
jit.op
of all samples in a matrix
Accelerate Max timing in objects
setclock
Accelerate, control clock speed of Max timing objects
setclock
Access all pattr objects in a patcher
pattrhub
Access audio driver output channels
adoutput~
Accumulator
accum
for integer and floating-point
numbers
for signals
+=~
Active sensing, MIDI system message
midiin, midiout, rtin
Add
jit.op, jit.expr
two matrices
+, accum, expr
two numbers
+~
two signals
prepend
arguments to the begining of a
message
arguments to the end of a
append
message
a series of numbers
accum, expr, table
Additive synthesis
+~, cycle~, ioscbank~, oscbank~
Address elements in an array by index number
counter, funbuff, offer, table
Adjust image brightness/contrast/saturation
jit.brcosa
Afterpressure, polyphonic
polyin, polyout
Aftertouch (monophonic) MIDI message
touchin, touchout

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Alert
display a text message
flash when an event occurs
Aliasing
All notes off (MIDI Mode message)
Allocate notes to different voices
Allpass filter
Amplitude
amplitude control
amplitude indicator
amplitude modulation
conversion from decibels
conversion from decibels (for
signals)
convesion to decibels
convesion to decibels (for
signals)
Analog-to-digital converter
Analysis of a signal

dialog, lcd, umenu, message, pcontrol, print

button, led, ubutton
dspstate~, onepole~
ctlin, ctlout
poly
allpass~
*~, /~, gain~, normalize~, omx.4band~, omx.5band~,
omx.comp~, omx.peaklim~
average~, avg~, levelmeter~, meter~, spectroscope~
*~
dbtoa
dbtoa~
atodb
atodb~
adc~, ezadc~

fft~, pfft~, scope~, spectroscope~

Analyze a signal
minmax~
compute signal minimum and
maximum values
detect signal change and
change~
direction
detect when input goes above a
thresh~
set value
detect zero to non-zero signal
edge~
transitions
display a signal in real time
scope~
cartopol~, fft~, fftin~, fftout~, pfft~
FFT analysis of a signal
maximum~
output the maximum of two
signals
output the minimum of two
minimum~
signals
report intervals of zero to nonspike~
zero transitions
report sample values from a
snapshot~
signal
report the peak amplitude of a
peakamp~
signal
signal counter
count~
capture~
store a signal to view as text
sync~
sync MSP with MIDI, click, or tap
tempo
zero-crossing counter/transient
zerox~
detector
Analyzing video
convert a scan line to a Max list
jit.iter
jit.findbounds
find the location of a specified
color/data
histogram of matrix components
jit.histogram
jit.3m
output the min, mean, and max
for each plane
read a matrix as an audio signal
jit.peek~
And, true if both statements are true (logical intersection)

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Animation of shapes or pictures

expr, &&

lcd
Animation, control a laser videodisc player
serial, vdp
Animation, play a QuickTime movie
imovie, movie, playbar
Antialiased oscillators
rect~, saw~, tri~
Append or prepend text to a message
append, prepend
Apply binary or unary operators
<<, >>, &, |, expr, jit.op, vexpr
Apply common string operations
jit.str.op
Apply single force to particles
jit.p.vishnu
Arbitrary rectangular resampling
jit.tiffany
Arc- functions for numbers, matrices and signals
see Arithmetic operators
Arithmetic operators
expr, +, -, !-, *, /, !/, %, acos, acosh, asin, asinh, atan, atan2,
for integers and floating-point
atanh, cosh, sin, sinh, sqrt, tan, tanh, vexpr
numbers
jit.expr, jit.op
for matrices
+~, -~, !-~, *~, /~, !/~, %~, acos~, acosh~, asin~, asinh~, atan~,
atanh~, atan2~, cos~, cosh~, cosx~, sinh~, sinx~, tanh~, tanx~
Array of arbitrary messages
coll, umenu
Array of numbers
funbuff, histo, offer, table
Ascii to integers
atoi
Ask
opendialog
for a file or folder
dialog, message
the user to enter information
Assign one of several inputs to an outlet
selector~, switch
Assistance, attach an assistance message to an inlet or outlet in a subpatch
inlet, outlet
Atoms of a list, break up into individual messages
cycle, iter, message, spray, unpack, zl
Audio driver settings, reporting and controlling
adstatus
Audio I/O
adoutput~
access audio driver output
channels
audio output
dac~
rewire~
control devices using ReWire
ezdac~
icon-based 2 channel audio
output
icon-based 2 channel audio
ezadc~
input
output audio from computer's
adc~
input source
record signals to soundfiles on
sfrecord~
disk
report information about a sound
sfinfo~
file
soundfile playback
sfplay~
sflist~
store a list of sound file cues

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Audio processing system utilities

convert number of samples to
millisecond values
convert millisecond values to a
number of samples
disable signal objects in a
patcher
elminate noise in a muted
subpatcher
manage polyphony
report time since audio was
turned on
report info about current DSP
settings
report audio processing
information
Average a running stream of numbers
a running stream of numbers
values of cells in a matrix
four points in a matrix
signal amplitude
Background colour
Background panel

sampstoms~
mstosamps~
mute~
pass~
poly~
dsptime~
dspstate~
adstatus
mean
jit.3m
jit.avg4
avg~
bgcolor

panel
Background, notify objects when patcher window is moved to background
active
Backward sample playback
groove~, play~
Band-limited random signal
rand~
Bandpass filter
biquad~, filtercoeff~, filtergraph~, reson~
the bang message
counter
count bang messages
onebang
message traffic control
timer
report elapsed time between two
bang messages
send a bang on closing a patch
closebang
loadbang
send a bang on loading a patch
bangbang
send a bang to several outlets
button, ubutton
send a bang when a message is
received or the mouse is clicked
send a number of bangs as fast
uzi
as possible
send a single bang to different
bangbang, trigger
places in immediate succession
send bangs repeatedly at a
metro
certain rate
Binary, display numbers as
number
Bit shifting
<<, >>
for integers
jit.op
for matrices
bitshift~
for signals
Bitwise ones complement operation
expr
Bitwise operators
bitand, bitor, expr, &, |
for integers and floating point
numbers
for matrices
jit.op, jit.expr
for signals
bitand~, bitor~, bitxor~, bitnot~
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Boolean logic operations

for integers and floating-point
if, <, <=, ==, !=, >=, >, &&, ||
numbers
for matrices
jit.op
<~, <=~, ==~, !=~, >=~, >~
for signals
Break up a list
iter, zl
into a series of numbers
cycle, message, spray, unpack
into individual items
Breakpoint line segment function generation and storage
funbuff, function, line, line~
Breath control
ctlin, ctlout
Broadcast a message to all instances of the same class in a patcher
universal
Broadcast video using RTSP (Macintosh only)
jit.qt.broadcast
Brownian motion simulator
drunk
Bubble sort
jit.bsort
Buffer-based audio
see Sampling and audio buffers
Buffer-based FIR filter
buffir~
Buffer viewer and editor
waveform~
Build
standalone
a standalone patcher
Button for user Interface
led, toggle
sends 0 or 1
button, ubutton
sends bang
pictctrl
picture based button
Bypassing a signal
gate~, matrix~, mute~, pass~, poly~, selector~
C language expression solving
expr, if
Calculate
jit.histogram
a histogram for matrices
jit.findbounds
bounding dimensions for a range
of values in a matrix
the determinant of a matrix
jit.la.determinant
jit.la.inverse
the inverse of a matrix
see Arithmetic operators
a mathematical expression
jit.la.diagproduct
the product across the main
diagonal of a matrix
the square root of a number
sqrt
jit.la.trace
the sum across the main
diagonal of a matrix
the transpose of a matrix
jit.transpose
pow
x to the power of y
pow~
x to the power of y (for signals)
Capture and display a series of numbers
capture, print, table, text
Cartesian to Polar coordinate conversion
cartopol
for numbers
cartopol~
for signals
Cascaded series of biquad filters
cascade~
Cellwise envelope follower for matrices
jit.scanslide
spatial
jit.slide
temporal

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Chance operations using pseudo-random numbers

drunk, expr, random, urn
Change background colour
bgcolor
Characters in a string of text, convert to ASCII numbers
spell
Check box user interface object
radiogroup
Choke chromakey 3 sources
jit.keyscreen
Chorusing
cycle~, tapout~
Clipping
clip~, dac~, normalize~
Clock for reporting time elapsed
clocker, cpuclock, timer
Clock speed of Max timing objects, control
setclock
Clock, MIDI system message
midiin, midiout, rtin
Close a patcher window automatically
pcontrol, thispatcher
Closing a patcher window, send a bang when window is closed
closebang
Coerce a matrix into different types/planecount
jit.coerce
Collect
coll
and edit messages
bag
numbers
Collection of messages, store and recall
coll, umenu
Color screen with threshold
jit.altern
Color selection using a modal dialog
colorpicker
Color swatch for RGB color selection and display
swatch
Colored button area
panel
Comb filter with feedforward and feedback delay control
teeth~
Comb filter
comb~
Combinatorics, produce random orderings of a set
urn
Combine
pack, pak
numbers and symbols into a list
thresh
numbers that arrive closely into a
list
Commands, place your own commands in the menu bar
menubar
Commenting a patch
comment
Compare
follow
a live MIDI performance to a
recorded one
two integers or floating-point
see Boolean operators, change, multislider, number
numbers
two lists
zl
see Boolean operators, jit.change, jit.fpsgui, jit.pwindow
two matricess
see Boolean operators, change~, meter~, scope~, snapshot~
two signals

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Compress a signal
compressor/gate
4-band compressor
5-band compressor
Compute
a mathematical expression
the minimum and maximum
values of a signal
phase deviation between
successive FFT frames
"running phase" of successive
phase deviation frames
x to the power of y
Computer keyboard events, detect
Concatenate
two lists
two matrices
two messages
Concatenate two messages
Conditional statements
if
boolean
Conform file paths

omx.comp~
omx.4band~
omx.5band~
expr, +, -, *, /, %
minmax~
framedelta~
frameaccum~
pow
key, keyup, modifiers, numkey
pack, pak, zl
jit.concat
append, prepend, zl
prepend, append
if, match, select, split
see Boolean operators

conformpath
Connect patch cords to an inlet or outlet of a subpatch
inlet, outlet
Connect
inlet, outlet
to a subpatcher
pvar
to a named object in patcher
Constant signal of a number
sig~
Constrained random movement
drunk
Construct MIDI messages for transmission or recording
midiformat, sxformat
Construct a list out of individual items
prepend, append, pack, pak
Continue, MIDI system message
midiin, midiout, rtin
Continuous controllers
ctlin, ctlout
Control
matrixctrl
a matrix of switches
adstatus
audio driver settings
setclock
the clock speed of Max timing
objects
an external (non-MIDI) device
serial, vdp
curve~, function, line~
a function
thispatcher
a patcher window automatically
pictctrl
a picture in a graphic window
thispoly~
poly~ voice allocation and
muting
a QuickTime movie
jit.qt.movie, playbar
hostcontrol~
a ReWire host's transport
setclock
timing of max objects
onebang
traffic for bang messages
vdp
a videodisk player through serial
port
Controller, picture-based

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Convert
an absolute to a relative path
ASCII to integers
ASCII to text
between colorspaces
Cartesian to polar coordinates
Cartesian to polar coordinates
for signals
deciBel value to linear amplitude
deciBel value to linear amplitude
at signal rate
a filename into an absolute path
frequency to MIDI note numbers
frequency to MIDI note numbers
at signal rate
image to halftone image
input characters to ASCII
an input range to an output
range
integers to ASCII
linear amplitude to a deciBel
value
linear amplitude to a deciBel
value at signal rate
a matrix into an upper triangular
matrix
Max messages to low priority at
scheduler time
Max messages to symbols
Max symbol to Jitter string
matrix
MIDI note number to frequency
MIDI note number to frequency
at signal rate
milliseconds to samples
a number, list, or symbol to a
bang
pathname to filename
polar coordinates to Cartesian
polar coordinates to Cartesian at
signal rate
symbol(s) into messages and
numbers
numbers between decimal,
hexadecimal, and binary forms
samples to milliseconds
text to ASCII numbers
Max window errors into
messages
Convert colorspaces
ARGB to AYUV
ARGB to GRGB
ARGB to UYVY
AYUV to ARGB
AYUV to UYVY
AYUV to monochrome
(luminance)
GRGB to ARGB
HSL to RGB
RGB to monochrome (luminance)
UYVY to ARGB

pictctrl
relativepath
atoi
sprintf
jit.colorspace, see Convert colorspaces
cartopol
cartopol~
dbtoa
dbtoa~
absolutepath
ftom
ftom~
jit.roy
spell
scale
itoa
atodb
atodb~
jit.la.uppertri
jit.qball
tosymbol
jit.str.fromsymbol
mtof
mtof~
mstosamps~
button, bangbang, trigger
strippath
poltocar
poltocar~
fromsymbol
number
sampstoms~
spell
error
jit.argb2ayuv
jit.argb2grgb
jit.argb2uyvy
jit.ayuv2argb
jit.ayuv2uyvy
jit.ayuv2luma
jit.grgb2argb
jit.hsl2rgb
jit.rgb2luma
jit.uyvy2argb

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UYVY to AYUV
UYVY to monochrome
(luminance)
monochrome (luminance) to
AYUV
monochrome (luminance) to
UYVY
Convert Max data types
messages to audio
messages to matrices
audio to matrices
audio to messages
matrices to audio
matrices to messages
Convolve two matrices

jit.uyvy2ayuv
jit.uyvy2luma
jit.luma2ayuv
jit.luma2uyvy
curve~, line~, peek~, sig~
jit.cellblock, jit.fill, jit.matrix, jit.str.fromsymbol
jit.buffer~, jit.catch~, jit.poke~
capture~, peakamp~, peek~, snapshot~
jit.buffer~, jit.peek~, jit.release~
jit.iter, jit.matrix, jit.spill, jit.str.tosymbol

jit.convolve
Conway's game of life (cellular automata)
jit.conway
Copy the screen contents into a Jitter matrix
jit.desktop
Cosine functions for numbers, matrices and signals
see Arithmetic operators
Count how many bang messages or numbers have been received
counter
Count the occurrences of numbers
histo
Count, send a series of numbers as fast as possible
uzi
Count
counter
received bangs and output the
count
the occurrences of numbers
histo
Create
click~
an audio impulse
panel
a coloured background area
menubar
a custom menu bar
dropfile
a drop region for files
opendialog
a file dialog
jit.gl.volume
a GL accelerated volume
vizualization
a pop-up menu with names of
midiinfo
MIDI devices
a multi-track sequencer
mtr
multislider
multiple sliders with graphic
display
a subpatch within a patch
patcher
bpatcher
a visible subpatcher inside a box
Crossfade between 2 matrices
jit.xfade
Crosshatch filter
jit.hatch
Crossover filter
cross~
Cumulative total of a series of numbers
accum, expr, table
Cut up a matrix into evenly spaced sub matrices
jit.scissors
Cycle a number from outlet to outlet
bucket
Cycle messages through outputs
jit.cycle

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DC offset

+~, -~, number~, sig~

Data arriving at different times gets synched
buddy
Data smoothing
slide
for numbers
jit.slide
for matrices
onepole~, slide~
for signals
Data storage
preset, pattrstorage
information about the state of a
Max patch
messages
coll, text, jit.cellblock, zl, umenu
mtr, seq
MIDI data
bag, coll, funbuff, offer, table, zl
number pairs
int, float, pvar, value
numbers
buffer~, sfplay~, sfrecord~
audio
jit.matrix, jit.matrixset, jit.qt.movie, jit.qt.record, jit.textfile,
matrices
jit.fprint
Data structures, arbitrarily ordered array of arbitrary messages
coll, umenu
Date and time of day
date
Decibels
atodb
from amplitude
dbtoa
to amplitude
Decrement or increment a value
incdec
Defer the execution of a message
deferlow
Define
dropfile
a region for dragging and
dropping a file
a switchable part of a signal
begin~
network
Delay
a bang
delay
allpass~, comb~, delay~, tapin~, tapout~, teeth~
audio
delay~
audio delay line specified in
samples
event timing
borax, clocker, date, timer
deferlow
the execution of a message
sustain
note-off messages
pipe, thresh
one or more numbers for specific
time
numbers or a list
pipe
Delta time, report time interval between onsets of MIDI notes
borax, timer
Demultiplex (deinterleave) a single matrix into two
jit.demultiplex
Deprioritize a message
defer
Detect
>
numbers above zero
active
the active patcher window
quickthresh
chords
past
when input exceeds a certain
number
key presses
key
keyup
key releases
maximum
largest numbers in a list
next
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messages
logical signal transitions
signals above a set level
smallest numbers in a list
the smallest of a series of
numbers
zero crossings
zero/non-zero transitions
Devices, drive external devices

edge~
thresh~
minimum
trough
zerox~
togedge

serial, vdp
Devices, get a list of MIDI devices and ports currently available
midiinfo
Dial user interface
dial
Difference
jit.change, jit.op
between matrices
expr, -, zl
between numbers
change~, delta~
between samples
-~, scope~
between signals
Digital-to-analog converter
dac~, ezdac~
Digitize video from an external source
jit.dx.grab
using DirectX (Windows only)
jit.qt.grab
using QuickTime
Disk-based audio playback
sfplay~
Disable signal processing in a subpatch
mute~
Disabling part of a signal network
gate~, mute~, pass~, poly~, selector~
Discrete values from a continuous stream of data
speedlim
Displace points based on luminance
jit.plume
Display
jit.window
data in a window
rslider
display/change a range of
numbers
a flash on event
button, led, ubutton
jit.fpsgui
matrix attributes
number
numbers in decimal,
hexadecimal, or binary form
numerical data graphically
dial, kslider, multislider, number, slider, table
led
on/off status in colour
fpic
a picture from a graphics file
capture~, meter~, number~, scope~, snapshot~
signal values
dialog, lcd, umenu, message, pcontrol, print
a text message
led, number, toggle
zero/non-zero status of a
number
Distort a sawtooth waveform
kink~
Distribute
cycle
numbers to sequential outlets
spray
to a numbered outlet
Divide
jit.expr, jit.op
two matrices
/, expr
two numbers
!/
two numbers (inlets reversed)
%
two numbers and output the
remainder
two signals
/~

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two signals (inlets reversed)

two signals and output the
remainder
Downsampling
Drag and drop
Draw
graphics in a patcher window
coloured background area
shapes with the mouse
Duration
report length of MIDI notes
specify duration for transmitted
MIDI notes
time between events
Duty cycle of a pulse wave
Edit an audio sample
Eliminate noise in a muted subpatcher
Eliminate number repetitions
Embed a visible subpatcher inside a box
Emboss image

!/~
%~
avg~, degrade~, downsamp~, number~, poly~, sah~, snapshot~
dropfile
lcd
panel
lcd, jit.lcd, mousestate
borax
flush, makenote, midiflush, pipe
timer
<~, >~, train~
record~, peek~, poke~
pass~
change
bpatcher

jit.brass
Enable or disable MIDI objects in a patcher automatically
pcontrol
End of a message, add items to
append
Enter numerical data into a patcher from the computer keyboard
number, numkey
Enter text typed in by the user
dialog, message
Envelope
function
editors
peakamp~, meter~
follower
vectral~
follower, vector-based
adsr~, curve~, function, line~, techno~
generator
Equalization
allpass~, biquad~, comb~, filtercoeff~, filtergraph~, lores~,
reson~
Error messages
dialog, lcd, umenu, message, pcontrol
display error text in a patcher
window
print errors in the Max window
print
Evaluate
jit.bfg, jit.gencoord
a procedural basis function
graph
input according to Perl-style
regexp
expressions
a mathematical expression
expr, jit.expr, see Arithmetic operators
vexpr
math expression for a list of
inputs
Event number, assign to each MIDI note
borax
Event-driven, multi-segment line object
bline
Exclusive or, bitwise XOR operation

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expr
Execute Javascript commands sequentially
jstrigger
Execute Javascript
js, jsui
Exponential curve function
curve~, gain~, linedrive, pow~, techno~
Exponential scaling volume slider
gain~
Export MIDI file
seq
Expose multiple objects to the pattr system
autopattr
Expressions, solve mathematical
expr, +, -, *, /, %
External clock source, synchronize Max to
setclock
Extra precision MIDI pitchbend messages
xbendin, xbendin2, xbendout, xbendout2
Extract indexed elements of a list
listfunnel
FIR filter, buffer-based
buffir~
Fader for displaying or generating numerical data
multislider, rslider, slider
Fake queue status
jit.qfaker
Fast Fourier transform
jit.fft
for matrices
fft~
for signals
Fast chord detection
quickthresh
Fast fixed filter bank
fffb~
Feedback a delayed signal
allpass~, biquad~, comb~, lores~, reson~, tapin~, tapout~
Feedback
jit.wake
with convolution stage
jit.glop
with gain stage
File menu, add your own items to
menubar
File
filedate
get file modification date
seq
import and export MIDI files
folder
list the files in a specific folder
filein
open any type of file
Fill a matrix with a list
jit.fill
Film or video, synchronize Max to
setclock
Filter (audio)
allpass~
allpass filter
reson~
bandpass filter
biquad~, cascade~
biquadratic (multimode) filter
buffir~
buffer-based FIR convolution
filter
comb filter
comb~, teeth~
cross~
crossover filter
fffb~
fast fixed filter bank
lores~, onepole~
lowpass filter
svf~
state variable filter

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Filter MIDI
note-on messages
Filter a continuous stream of messages
Filter a signal logarithmically
Filter
out repetitions of a number
numbers to a certain range
an input number logarithmically
Find
the elapsed time
which of two numbers is less
than the other
Find which of two numbers is
less than or equal to the other
which of two numbers is greater
than the other
which of two numbers is greater
than or equal to the other
Bitwise intersection of two
numbers
Bitwise union of two numbers
the absolute value of a number
the greatest number in a list
the smallest number in a list
the running average in a stream
of numbers
the peak number
FireWire VTR control
Fix file paths and conform
Flanging
Flash on a message
Floating-point data visualization

stripnote
speedlim
slide~
change
clip
slide
clocker
<
<=
<
<=
&
|
abs
maximum
minimum
mean
peak
jit.avc
conformpath
cycle~, tapout~
button

jit.graph
Floating-point numbers, store numbers with a fractional part
float, number
Folder content listings
folder
Follow a performance, comparing it to a pre-recorded sequence
follow
Foreground, move a patcher window automatically to the front
thispatcher
Foreground, notify objects when patcher window is brought to foreground
active
Format
sprintf
a message of numbers and
words
Prepare MIDI messages for
midiformat, sxformat
transmission or recording
Numbers as a text file
text
Forward messages to receive objects
forward
Fourier analysis and synthesis
fft~, ifft~, pfft~
Fourteen-bit precision MIDI pitchbend messages
xbendin, xbendout, xbendin2

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FreeFrame Effects for Jitter matrices

Frequency domain
frequency shifter for pfft~
pitch shifter for pfft~
Frequency modulation
Frequency shifter
Frequency-to-pitch conversion

jit.freeframe
fbinshift~
gizmo~
+~, cycle~, phasor~
freqshift~, fbinshift~

ftom
Frequency, keep track of how many times a number has occurred
histo
Full pathname to filename conversion
strippath
Function generator
funbuff, function, line
for integers and floating-point
numbers
for signals
adsr~, curve~, function, line~, peek~, poke~, techno~
Gating and switching
gate, ggate, switch, gswitch, router
numbers, messages, or matrices
gate~, matrix~, selector~
signals
Gather together a collection of numbers
bag, coll
Generate a bang message
button
a plain old bang
loadbang
on loading a patch
closebang
on close of patch
bangbang
to numerous outlets
metro
at regular intervals
uzi
a certain number of times, as
fast as possible
for messages received or mouse
button, ubutton
clicks
to all loadbang objects
thispatcher
Generate graphics
jit.gradient
Chebyshev gradients
jit.gl.sketch
draw in a Jitter window (using
OpenGL)
draw in a Jitter window (using
jit.lcd
QuickDraw)
GL geometry from existing data
jit.gl.mesh
jit.gl.isosurf
GL-based surface extraction
jit.gl.nurbs
NURBS surfaces
jit.p.bounds, jit.p.shiva, jit.p.vishnu
Particle systems
jit.gl.plato
Platonic solids
jit.gl.gridshape
simple geometric shapes as a
connected grid
Generate numbers
Pseudo-random numbers
drunk, expr, random, urn
decide
a zero or one randomly
random
random numbers
urn
random numbers without
duplicates
random numbers in a moving
drunk
range
numbers from onscreen
kslider
keyboard slider
numbers in a ramp from one
line
value to another
exponentially scaled numbers
linedrive

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in a weighted series
or change a range of numbers
using an on-screen slider
Generate MIDI
data in MIDI format
MIDI notes with off messages
MIDI note-offs for hanging
note-ons
Generate numbers with the mouse

Generate
a multi-segment line, eventdriven
an ADSR envelope
Get
the absolute value of a number
arguments from parent patcher
the ASCII number for each
character in a string
the current file search path
the current system info
the current time/date
discrete values from data stream
the filename from a pathname
input MIDI pitch bend values
MIDI note on/off info
MIDI control values
the modification date of a file
the monitor screen size
the pixel value at display
coordinates
the square root of a number
Global message-sending
Global signal values
Global variables
Glue many matrices into one

prob
rslider
slider
midiformat
makenote
midiflush
dial, imovie, kslider, lcd, mousestate, multislider, number,
rslider, slider, table
bline
function
abs
patcherargs
spell
filepath
gestalt
date
speedlim
strippath
bendin
borax
ctlin
filedate
screensize
suckah
sqrt
float, forward, grab, int, message, receive, send, value
receive~, send~
pv, value

jit.glue
Graph filter poles and zeros on the Z-plane
zplane~
Graphic display of an array of numbers, editable with the mouse
multislider, table
Graphical
function
breakpoint function editor
waveform~
display of an audio buffer's
contents
filter editor
filtergraph~
detonate
score of MIDI note events
Graphics
see Draw
Greater than
see Boolean operators
Greater than, report when all numbers in a list surpass specific thresholds
past
Held MIDI notes, provide note-off messages for
borax, flush, makenote, midiflush
Hertz equivalent of a MIDI key number
ftom, mtof

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Hexadecimal display of integer values

Hierarchical on/off switch
Hint, pop-up menu

number
decode

hint
Histogram of how many times a number has occurred
histo
Hold (store)
float, funbuff, int, number, offer, pv, table, value
one or more numbers
sustain
note-off messages
trough
the smallest in a series of
numbers
Host
ReWire devices
rewire~
vst~
VST plug-ins
Host-synchronized sawtooth wave
plugphasor~
Human interface (gaming) device input
hi
Hyperbolic functions for numbers, matrices and signals
see Arithmetic operators
IIR filter
allpass~, biquad~, comb~, lores~, reson~, svf~
Idiosyncratic downsampling/upsampling
jit.ameba
If-then-else control structure
if
Ignore certain messages
gate, ggate, gswitch, mousefilter, select, switch
Image keying based on distance from a luminance value
jit.lumakey
Import MIDI file
seq
Impulse generator
click~
In-Patcher Window
jit.pwindow
Incoming MIDI messages, parse
midiparse, xbendin, xnotein, bendin, ctlin, notein, pgmin, polyin,
rtin, sysexin, touchin
Increment a value
incdec
Index elements of a list and output them individually
listfunnel
Index number, prepend to a number or a list
funnel, prepend
Indexed list of numerical values
funbuff, offer, table
Indicate the zero/non-zero status of a number
if, led, number, togedge, toggle, ==, !=
Indicator flashes when a message is received
button, led, ubutton
Information about current operating system and hardware
gestalt
Initialize values automatically when a patch is loaded
loadbang, preset
Inlet
fftin~
for a patcher loaded by pfft~
(FFT)
for a patcher loaded by pfft~
in

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for a patcher loaded by pfft~

(signal)
for a subpatcher
Input received from MIDI devices, raw
Input received in audio input jack
Input to a delay line

in~
bpatcher, inlet, patcher
midiin
adc~, ezadc~

tapin~
Input to output matrix mapping (256-point char data)
jit.charmap
Integer number, store
funbuff, int, number, offer, pv, table, value
Integers
atoi
from ascii
int
storage
Inter-onset interval, measure the time elapsed between two events
borax, clocker, date, timer
Intercept and redirect the output of an object
grab
Interpolate between two numerical values
line
Interpolating oscillator bank
ioscbank~
Interpret
midiparse
raw MIDI data
numkey
numbers typed on keyboard
Introduce spatial noise
jit.sprinkle
Inverse fast Fourier transform
ifft~
Invert the color of a rectangular area of a patcher window over a picture or a comment
ubutton
Invert a signal
*~, -~
Invisible button
ubutton
Invisible patcher
thispatcher
close
pcontrol
load
Is equal to, less than, greater than, comparison of numbers, matrices, or signals
see Boolean operators
Items of a list, break up into individual messages
cycle, iter, message, spray, unpack
Iterate a matrix as a series of Max lists/values
jit.iter
Java
mxj
in JItter
mxj
in Max
mxj~
in MSP
Javascript
jstrigger
event execution in sequence
mxj
in Max
js, jstrigger
run a script
jsui
user interface for OpenGL
Join
pack, pak
numbers and symbols into a list
thresh
numbers that arrive closely into a
list
Keyboard style slider for displaying and generating numbers
kslider

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Keyboard, detect computer keyboard events

key, keyup, numkey
Keydown event on computer keyboard, detect
key
Keying based on chromatic distance
jit.chromakey
Keyup event on computer keyboard, detect
keyup
Knob, picture-based
pictctrl
Label objects in a patcher window
comment, umenu
Laser disc player, control via the serial port
serial, vdp
Last (few) of a series of numbers are retained and sent out separate outlets
bucket
Launch html object reference
jit.obref
Less than/greater than comparisons, redirect numbers based on
see Boolean operators
Less than - find the lesser of two numbers
expr, minimum, number, trough, <, <=
Level (audio)
*~, /~, gain~, normalize~
control
levelmeter~
indicator
meter~, number~
metering
Limit
deltaclip~
changes in signal amplitude
jit.clip
matrix data to the range
[min,max]
numbers to a certain range
clip
jit.p.bounds
particles to a region of space
speedlim
the rates at which messages are
sent
signal amplitude
clip~
Limiter
clip~, lookup~
Lindenmayer string expansion (L-systems)
jit.linden
Linear algebra for matrices
jit.la.determinant
determinant of a matrix
jit.la.inverse
inversion of a matrix
jit.la.diagproduct
product across the diagonal
jit.la.uppertri
make a triangular matrix
jit.la.trace
sum across the diagonal
jit.la.mult
true matrix multiplications
Linear ramp generator
line
for numbers
line~
for signals
Linked list function editor
zigzag~
List processing
zl
all-purpose list processing
cycle, iter, message, spray, unpack
break up items in a list into
individual messages
combine separate items into a
append, pack, prepend, thresh
list
detect a specific ordered set
match
within a list of numbers
evaluate a mathematical
vexpr
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lists of numbers as input

graphically display and send out
a list of number values
list the files in a specific folder
List
files in a folder
list indexed messages in a popup menu
system fonts
Lists, array of
Load a patcher automatically
Local variable
for any message, known only to
a single patcher and its
subpatches
for storing a number value
Logarithm
logarithmic curve function
of a signal
solve for the logarithm of a
number
Logical expressions
and
Logical operations using signal values
Look
for a series of numbers, output
as list
Lookup table
Loop points in a sound file
Looping a sample
Loops, count repeated events
Loops, repeated series of actions
Lowpass filter
Make
an array of arbitrary messages
a mathematical expression
a weighted series of numbers
a checkbox user interface
a custom menu bar
a histogram of received number
pairs
a histogram of received numbers
Max window errors into
messages
MIDI noteoff messages for held
notes
MIDI notes with off messages
a multiplane matrix out of single
plane matrices
multiple single plane matrices
out of a multiplane matrix
a patcher standalone

multislider
folder
folder
umenu
fontlist
coll, umenu
pcontrol
pv
float, number, pv
curve~, gain~, linedrive, log~, pow~, sqrt~, techno~
log~
expr
&&, expr
<~, ==~, >~, edge~
match
buffer~, cycle~, function, index~, lookup~, peek~, wave~
info~
2d.wave~, groove~, info~, wave~
counter
counter, metro, uzi
lores~, noise~, pink~, rand~, svf~
coll, umenu
expr
prob
radiogroup
menubar
anal
histo
error
flush
makenote
jit.pack
jit.unpack
standalone

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a playbar for a QuickTime movie

a popup text hint
a subpatch within a patch
Map-based crossfader

playbar
hint
patcher

jit.shade
Map
jit.map
an input range of matrix values
to an output range
an input range of numbers to an
scale, zmap
output range
Mark data with number identifying its inlet
funnel
Markov chain
prob
Masking, bitwise "and" (intersection) and bitwise "or" (union) operations
expr, &, |
Match
route
the first item in a message, route
the message accordingly
an incoming message to
select
arguments, send a bang out a
specific outlet if there is a match
incoming messages and bang if
select
detected
and route incoming message
route
Mathematical expression solving
expr, +, -, *, /, %
Matrix utilities
jit.matrixinfo
get information about a matrix
jit.matrixset
storage bin for matrices
jit.coerce
matrix header munging
jit.dimmap
remap matrix dimensions
jit.thin
remove redundant dimensions
jit.submatrix
reference a subregion of a
matrix
store a matrix
jit.matrix
Matrix-style switch control
matrixctrl
Matrixctrl-compatible Max message router
router
Max messages
curve~, line~, peek~, poke~, sig~
converted to signals
avg~, edge~, meter~, number~, peek~, snapshot~
derived from signals
Max search path information
filepath
Maximum and minimum limit for a range of numerical values, specify and display
rslider, split
Maximum
expr, maximum, number, peak, >, >=
find the greater of two numbers
maximum, table
find the maximum value of a
group of numbers
Measure
time in cpu cycles
cpuclock
timer
elapsed time between two bangs
Menu bar, customize or alter menus or menu items
menubar
Menu, pop-up menu in a patcher
umenu
Message
in
input for a patcher loaded by
poly~ or pfft~

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input for a subpatcher

output for a patcher loaded by
poly~ or pfft~
output for a subpatcher
Message symbol substitution
Messages
construct
construct MIDI messages for
transmission or recording
send and display
send remotely without patch
cords
send with the menu bar
type in and send in a locked
patcher
Meta-imaging
Metronome of timed events
MIDI
construct MIDI messages
control from MSP
control of MSP
data, receive unaltered
data, transmit byte by byte
display numbers as MIDI note
names
enable or disable MIDI objects in
a patcher automatically
generate MIDI notes from
frequency
get a list of currently available
devices and ports
make noteoff messages for held
notes
interpret raw MIDI data
parse MIDI messages
prepare data in MIDI format
generate MIDI control change
messages
Generate MIDI notes with off
messages
Generate note-offs for hanging
note-ons
Generate data in MIDI format
real-time MIDI system messages
Receive afterpressure,
polyphonic
Receive incoming pitchbend data
Delay note off messages
Export MIDI file
Prepare MIDI sysex messages
Receive aftertouch values
receive and transmit sample
dump
Millisecond calculations

inlet
out
outlet
substitute
append, message, pack, prepend
midiformat, sxformat
umenu, message
float, forward, grab, int, message, pv, receive, send, value
menubar
dialog, message
jit.eclipse
clocker, metro, setclock, tempo
midiformat, sxformat, midiout
avg~, ftom, function, number~, snapshot~
curve~, line~, mtof, sig~
midiin
midiout
number
pcontrol
ftom
midiinfo
flush
midiparse
midiparse, xbendin, xnotein
midiformat
ctlin, ctlout
makenote
midiflush
midiformat
midiin, midiout, rtin
polyin
bendin, midiin, xbendin, xbendin2
sustain
seq
sxformat
touchin
midiin, midiout, sysexin

mstosamps~, sampstoms~
Minimum and maximum limit for a range of numerical values, specify and display
rslider, split
Minimum, find the lesser of two numbers
expr, minimum, number, trough, <, <=

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Minimum, find the minimum value of a group of numbers

minimum, table
Minus, subtract one number from another
expr, Mixing signals
*~, matrix~
Mixing video
jit.xfade, see Video mixing and compositing
Modem communication, transmit and receive non-MIDI data
serial
Modification date of a file
filedate
Modify a signal
overdrive~
apply a nonlinear transfer
function to a signal
arithmetic operations
see Arithmetic operators
clip~
constrain a signal between two
values
create differences between
delta~
successive samples
degrade the signal
degrade~
downsamp~
downsample a signal
pong~
fold or wrap a signal within a
given range
limit the change between
deltaclip~
samples in signal
round signal to nearest integer
round~
value
scale a signal based on its
normalize~
maximum amplitude
smooth out an incoming signal
rampsmooth~
via a ramp
shift frequency in the timefreqshift~
domain
time-scale the output of a
rate~
phasor~
truncate fractional part of signal
trunc~
values
Modulation wheel
ctlin, ctlout
Modulus operation
expr, %
Monitor size
screensize
Monophonic aftertouch MIDI message
touchin, touchout
Mouse
imovie, lcd, mousefilter, mousestate
detect mouse events
dial, imovie, kslider, lcd, mousestate, multislider, number,
generate numbers with the
rslider, slider, table
mouse
mousefilter
pass numbers through only when
the mouse button is up
report mouse location
imovie, lcd, mousestate
mousestate
report status of mouse button
Movie, play QuickTime
imovie, movie, playbar
Multi-media programming
lcd, imovie, movie, vdp
Multi-mode signal average
average~
Multi-purpose list processor
zl
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Multi-segment line object, event-driven

bline
Multi-track sequencer of MIDI messages or numbers
mtr
Multiplex(interleave) two matrices into one matrix
jit.multiplex
Multiply
jit.scalebias
and add a set of values in a
matrix
and/or add a series of numbers
accum, expr, table
jit.traffic
the planar vector by a matrix
accum, expr, *
two numbers
jit.op
two matrices
*~
two signals
Name user interface objects in a patcher window
comment, umenu
Negative number, convert to positive number
abs, expr
Neon glow
jit.fluoride
Nibble, examine selected bits of a numbers binary representation
&, /, |, <<, >>
Noise gate
gate~
Noise
noise~, pink~, rand~
audio noise generator
drunk
filtered noise generator
(numbers)
white noise generator (matrices)
jit.noise, random
expr, random
white noise generator (numbers)
Non-interpolating oscillator bank
oscbank~
Non-zero numbers
change, togedge
notify when input changes from
zero/non-zero
test if a number or expression is
change, if, led, select, split, togedge, toggle, ==, !=, &&, ||
a non-zero value
Normalize
a signal
*~, /~, normalize~
jit.normalize
a matrix
Not equal to
see Boolean operators
Not
expr
bitwise ones complement
operation
convert a non-zero number to 0
expr, ==
and vice versa
Note data
duration, delta time, etc. derived
borax
from MIDI note messages
receive incoming MIDI data
midiin, notein, xnotein
midiout, noteout, xnoteout
transmit MIDI data
Notes in a patch
comment, hint
Note-off messages
xnotein, xnoteout
detect and format note-off
messages messages with release
velocity
hold note-off messages until a
sustain
specific event occurs
supply note-off messages for
bag, borax, flush, makenote, midiflush

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held or stuck MIDI note-ons

surpress note-off messages
Notify Max of a file change

gate, stripnote

filewatch
Notify objects when patcher window is moved to foreground or background
active
Notify user when an event has occurred
button, led, message, print, ubutton
Numbers
counter, line, clocker, tempo
automatically generate number
sequences
convert numbers between
number
decimal, hexadecimal, and binary
examine selected bits of a
&, |, <<, >>
numbers binary representation
(nybble)
generate numbers with the
dial, imovie, kslider, lcd, mousestate, multislider, number,
mouse
rslider, slider, table
capture~, number~, snapshot~
sample a signal and display a
number value
store numbers
float, funbuff, int, number, offer, pv, table, value
OMNI Mode On/Off (MIDI Mode message)
ctlin, ctlout
Object within an object
bpatcher, patcher
Occurrences
counter
keep track of how many bang
messages have occurred
keep track of how many times a
histo
number has occurred
Octal, display numbers in Roland octal format
number
OctiMax dynamics processors
omx.4band~
4-band compressor
omx.5band~
5-band compressor
omx.comp~
compressor
omx.peaklim~
peak limiter
On/Off switch
decode, toggle
in a patch
adc~, dac~, dspstate~, ezadc~, ezdac~
for audio
Only pass different frames
jit.change
OpenGL
jit.gl.text2d
bitmap text for OpenGL
jit.gl.graph
floating-point data visualization
jit.gl.sketch
lcd object analog for OpenGL
jit.gl.handle
mouse control of position and
rotation
nurbs surface object
jit.gl.nurbs
jit.gl.render
OpenGL rendering object
jit.gl.plato
Platonic solids
jit.gl.model
read and render OBJ models
jit.gl.gridshape
simple mesh shapes
jsui
user interface for javascript
jit.gl.text3d
vector text for OpenGL
Open
filein
a binary file
dialog
a dialog box for text entry
opendialog
a dialog to ask for a file or folder
savedialog
a dialog to ask for a filename for
saving

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patcher files automatically

folder, pcontrol
Operating system and hardware information
gestalt
Optimized blur/sharpen
jit.fastblur
Or, bitwise exclusive or (XOR) operation
expr
Or, true if one statement or the other is true (logical union)
expr, ||
Order
match
detect an ordered set of numbers
fswap, message, swap
reorder number messages
trigger
send a number, bang, list, or
symbol to different places in a
specific order
Oscillators (audio)
rect~, saw~, tri~
antialiased oscillator
2d.wave~, wave~
buffer-based wavetable oscillator
cos~
cosine function for use with 0.1.0 phasor~ output
multichannel sample buffer
buffer~
ioscbank~, oscbank~
oscillator bank
phasor~
sawtooth ramp generator
cycle~
sine wave table-lookup oscillator
or function generator
trapezoidal wavetable
trapezoid~
triangle~
triangle/ramp wavetable
Oscilloscope
scope~
Outlet
tapout~
from a delay line
fftout~
for a patcher loaded by pfft~
out
for a patcher loaded by poly~
(message)
for a patcher loaded by poly~
out~
(signal)
for a subpatch object
bpatcher, outlet, patcher
Outlet, send items of an incoming list out individual outlets
spray, unpack
Output MIDI data byte by byte
midiout
Output a combined list when any element changes
pak
Output audio jack
dac~, ezdac~
Output messages
switch
from a specific inlet
Output numbers
slider
by using a screen slider
line
in a ramp from one value to
another
the smallest number in a list
minimum
maximum
the largest number in a list
peak
peak numbers
nslider
from a notation display on
screen
any number
number
tempo
at a metronomic tempo
Output the monitor size
screensize
Output video

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to DirectX FireWire output

(Windows only)
to QuickTime video output
component
Pack numbers and symbols into a list
Panel
Panic, turn off held MIDI notes
Panning
Parameter change to a MIDI device
Parse MIDI messages

Pass
a number from outlet to outlet
numbers only when mouse
button is up
Patch change MIDI message

jit.dx.videoout
jit.qt.videoout
pack, pak
panel
borax, ctlout, flush, makenote, midiflush
ctlin, ctlout
ctlout, midiout, sxformat
midiparse, xbendin, xnotein, bendin, ctlin, notein, pgmin, polyin,
rtin, sysexin, touchin
bucket
mousefilter

pgmin, pgmout
Patch cords, connect to an inlet or outlet of a subpatch
inlet, outlet
Patcher-specific data wrapper
pattr
Patcher within a patcher, the contents of which are visible
bpatcher
Peak Limiter
omx.peaklim~
Peak amplitude
meter~
Peak hold, keep track of the greatest in a series of numbers
peak
Peek at values in other objects
grab
Perform a GL accelerated grid-based evaluation
jit.gl.slab
Permute a set in random order
urn
Phase distortion synthesis
kink~, phasor~
Phase quadrature filter
hilbert~
Phase shifter
phaseshift~
Pick a colour using a dialog box
colorpicker
Picture-based uiser interface object
pictctrl
controller
fpic
display a graphics file in a
patcher window
slider
pictslider
Pink noise generator
pink~
Pitch bend
bendin, midiin, xbendin, xbendin2
receive MIDI pitchbend messages
bendout, midiout, xbendout, xbendout2
transmit MIDI pitchbend
messages
Pitch shifter for pfft~

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Pitch-to-frequency conversion

gizmo~

mtof
Pitchbend, report incoming MIDI pitchbend data
bendin, midiin, xbendin, xbendin2
Pitchbend, transmit MIDI pitchbend messages
bendout, midiout, xbendout, xbendout2
Play a QuickTime movie
jit.qt.movie, imovie, movie, playbar
Play audio
dac~, ezdac~
Play audio file from disk
play~, 2d.wave~, groove~
from a buffer
sfplay~
from disc
Play or edit a QuickTime movie
jit.qt.movie
Play sequences of past messages or numbers
follow, mtr, seq
Play samples
2d.wave~, buffer~, groove~, index~, play~, sfplay~, techno~,
wave~
Plug-in in VST format used in MSP
vst~
Point to elements in array by index
counter, funbuff, offer, table
Polar to Cartesian coordinate conversion
poltocar
for numbers
poltocar~
for signals
Poly mode, assign a unique voice number to each note being played
borax, poly
Polyphonic afterpressure
polyin
Polyphony management
thispoly~
control voice allocation and
muting
input in a patcher loaded by
in
poly~
signal input in a patcher loaded
in~
by poly~
output in a patcher loaded by
out
poly~
signal output in a patcher loaded
out~
by poly~
polyphony and DSP manager for
poly~
patchers
Pop-up menu in a patcher
umenu
Pop-up style hint text
hint
Portamento
bendin, bendout, ctlin, ctlout
Ports, get a list of MIDI devices and ports currently available
midiinfo
Position-based sample playback
play~
Positive version of a negative number
abs, expr
Postpone
delay
a bang
pipe, thresh
a number or list
sustain
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specific event occurs

Potentiometer-like dial for sending numbers
dial
Power, one number to the power of another
expr
Precise "real-world" time measurements
cpuclock
Prepare
midiformat
data in MIDI format
sxformat
MIDI sysex messages
Prepend or append text to a message
append, prepend
Preset, store and recall values for all user interface objects
pattrstorage, preset
Prevent multiples of patcher from being opened
onecopy
Print a matrix as text in the Max window
jit.print
Print any message in the Max window
print
Probabilistic (stochastic) decision making
drunk, prob, random, table, urn
Probability lines
jit.streak
Probability, keep track of how many times a number has occurred
histo
Product of multiplying two numbers
accum, expr, *
Program change MIDI message
pgmin, pgmout
Progress bar, graphic display
slider
Pulse train generator
train~
Pulse wave
<~, >~, clip~, train~
Put a visible subpatcher inside a box
bpatcher
Queue-based
qlim
message control
qlim
message passing control
qmetro
metronome
QuickDraw graphic commands, draw with
lcd
QuickDraw
jit.lcd
QuickDraw wrapper for matrices
jit.qt.effect
effects for Jitter matrices
QuickTime video
jit.qt.movie
playback
jit.qt.effect
Quicktime effects wrapper
jit.qt.record
record to a QuickTime movie file
spigot~
route QuickTime audio to MSP
jit.qt.videoout
send to a video output device
jit.dx.grab
video input (DirectX, Windows
only)
video input
jit.qt.grab
QuickTime movie, play
imovie, movie, playbar
RGB color selection and display swatch
swatch
Radio button user interface object

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Ramp function, generate

Ramp signal
Random walk

radiogroup
line
curve~, line~

drunk
Randomly
decide, drunk, expr, random, urn
generate pseudo-random
numbers
generate a zero or one
decide
random
generate numbers
noise~, pink~, rand~
generate signal values
urn
generate single instances of
number
generate numbers in a moving
drunk
range
Range of numerical values, specify and display minimum and maximum limits
rslider, split
Rate at which messages are sent, limit
speedlim
Rate, combine numbers into a single list if received faster than a certain speed
thresh
Rate, control clock speed of Max timing objects
setclock
Rate, send out beat numbers at a metronomic tempo
tempo
Raw MIDI data, receive and transmit
midiin, midiout, sysexin
Raw data from a file, read byte by byte
filein
ReWire device hosting
rewire~
Read a binary file
filein
Read and draw Wavefront .obj models
jit.gl.model
Read and write a matrix as an ASCII text file
jit.textfile
Read and write a single matrix as a formatted text file
jit.fprint
Read and write
peek~
Read in a file of binary data
filein
Read matrix data as an audio signal
jit.peek~
Read or write an OpenEXR image.
jit.openexr
Real-world time measurement
cpuclock
Recall sequences of past messages or numbers
follow, mtr, seq
Receive MIDI
touchin
aftertouch messages
ctlin
control values
bendin
pitch bend values
midiin
raw data
notein
note messages
pgmin
program change values
polyin
polyphonic afterpressure

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messages
pitchbend data
report length of MIDI notes
realtime MIDI system messages
sysex messages
Receive any message from any window

bendin, xbendin, xbendin2

borax
midiin, rtin
sysexin

receive
Receive matrices from a jit.net.send object via TCP/IP
jit.net.recv
Receive messages
receive
without a patch cord
inlet
from outside a patcher
udpreceive
over a UDP network
Receive only specific MIDI messages
bendin, ctlin, notein, pgmin, polyin, rtin, sysexin, touchin
Recently received values are stored and recalled
bucket
Record
sfrecord~
an audio file to disk
record~
audio into a buffer
jit.qt.record
a QuickTime movie
jit.vcr
a QuickTime movie with MSP
audio
sequences of MIDI data or
follow, mtr, seq
numbers
Recording audio samples
audio samples
adc~, ezadc~, poke~, record~, sfrecord~
Redirect messages to a specific destination
gate, ggate, grab, route, split, spray, unpack
Reference a sub-region of a matrix
jit.submatrix
Release velocity, detecting and formatting note-off messages with
xnotein, xnoteout
Remainder
expr, %
for numbers
%~
for signals
Remap and/or invert matrix dimensions
jit.dimmap
Remote connection of objects, without patch cords
float, forward, grab, int, message, pv, receive, send, value
Remove redundant dimensions of size 1
jit.thin
Render OpenGL
jit.gl.render, jit.gl.imageunit
Reorder grid of rectangles
jit.rubix
Repeatedly send bang messages as fast as possible
uzi
Repeatedly send output at a certain rate
clocker, metro, tempo
Repetition at sub-audio rates
cycle~, phasor~, techno~, train~
Repetitions, count
counter
Repetitions, suppress repeated numbers
change
Replace NaN and infinite signal values with 0
bitsafe~
Report
adstatus
audio driver settings
sfinfo~
audio file information

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current DSP settings

current info on file search path
current note on/off info
the current time/date
the elapsed time
the elapsed time between two
events
host synchronization information
information about a patcher
loaded by pfft~
information about a sample
intervals of zero to non-zero
transitions
keyboard key presses
keyboard key releases
length of MIDI notes
the maximum amplitude of a
signal
milliseconds of audio processed
the min/mean/max values of a
matrix
the modification date of a file
modifier key presses on
keyboard
signal direction
suspension or resumption of
application
state of the mouse
search path information
the type, planecount, and
dimensions of a matrix
when an application is
suspended and resumed
when input exceeds a certain
number
zero/non-zero transitions
Reposition spatially

dspstate~
filepath
borax
date
clocker
timer
plugsync~
fftinfo~
info~
spike~
key
keyup
borax
peakamp~
dsptime~
jit.3m
filedate
modifiers
change~
suspend
mousestate
filepath
jit.matrixinfo
suspend
past
togedge

jit.repos
Reproduce a single bang to different places in immediate succession
bangbang, trigger
Resample by scanline wrapping
jit.scanwrap
Resample spatially
jit.resamp
Resonant filter
see Filters
Restrict numbers to a certain range
clip
Reverberation
allpass~, comb~, tapin~, tapout~
Reverse output with respect to input
jit.reverse
Reverse the order of two number messages
fswap, message, swap
ReWire
hostphasor~
get synchronization signal from
a ReWire host
get transport control info from a
hostsync~
ReWire host
Reverse
the order of two floating-point
fswap
numbers
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the sequential order of two

integers
Reversed sample playback
Ring modulation

swap
groove~, play~

*~
Ritardando, control clock speed of Max timing objects
setclock
Robert's Cross edge detection
jit.robcross
Rotate elements of a set of numbers, out successive outlets
bucket, cycle
Rotate hue
jit.hue
Rotate
bucket
a number from outlet to outlet
cycle
a stream of data to individual
outlets
Rotate a Video image
jit.gl.videoplane, jit.mxform2d, jit.rota
Round an input signal value
round~
Route
route
incoming message to specific
outlet
matrix-compatible messages
router
gate, ggate, route, split, spray, unpack
messages to a specific
destination
QuickTime audio into MSP
spigot~
gate~
a signal to one of several outlets
Route a signal
begin~
define the beginning of a signal
processing network
receive a signal from one or
receive~
more send~ objects
send a signal without a patch
send~
cord
signal switching/mixing matrix
matrix~
gate~
switch input to different output
signals
switch output among several
selector~
input signals
Run a Javascript
js, jstrigger
SMPTE time code, synchronize to an external source via MIDI Manager
setclock
Sample and hold
sah~
Sample index in a buffer
count~, index~
Sample playback without interpolation
index~
Sample playback
2d.wave~, buffer~, groove~, index~, play~, sfplay~, techno~,
wave~
Sampler, receive and transmit sound data via MIDI Sample Dump
midiin, midiout, sysexin
Sampling and audio buffers
2d.wave~
2d phase-driven oscillator
record~
copy a signal into a buffer
stutter~
grab and play a snippet of recent

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audio input
index-based sample reading
loop and sample pitch
information from a buffer
multichannel sample buffer
phase-driven oscillator using a
buffer as a wavetable
read and write buffer values
sample playback based on
position in a buffer
use a buffer for nonlinear
distortion of a signal
variable-rate looping sample
playback
write into a buffer using signal
sample indices
Sampling rate

index~
info~
buffer~
wave~
peek~
play~
lookup~
groove~
poke~

adc~, buffer~, count~, dac~, dspstate~, mstosamps~,

sampstoms~
Save, move to the foreground, or close a patcher window automatically
thispatcher
Save
pattrstorage
and recall presets of pattr data
seq
MIDI file
savedialog
dialog for files
Sawtooth oscillator
phasor~
Sawtooth wave generator
phasor~
Scale on the basis of maximum amplitude
normalize~
Scale/rotate an inage in 2D
jit.rota
Scale
linedrive
numbers sequentially
scale
an input range to an output
range
Schedule a number or list to be sent at a future time
pipe, thresh
Schedule an event for a future time
delay
Score-following
follow
Screen size
screensize
Scroll through a list of messages
umenu
Search path information
filepath
See the maximum amplitude of a signal
peakamp~
Select
colorpicker
a colour using a dialog box
bgcolor
background colour
serial
serial data over port
select
a specific input, pass the rest on
Selectively pass an input to an outlet
route
Send a bang
button, ubutton
a plain old bang
loadbang
on loading of patch

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on close of patch
closebang
to numerous outlets
bangbang
metro
at regular intervals
thispatcher
to all loadbang objects
bangbang, trigger
to multiple places
trigger
to many places, in order
uzi
a particular number of bangs
Send matrices to a jit.net.recv object via TCP/IP
jit.net.send
Send message(s)
universal
to all instances of the same class
in a patcher
any old message
message
float, forward, grab, int, message, send
to receive objects in any other
window
to various receive objects
forward
loadmess
on patch loading
outlet
out of a patcher
pattrforward
to a named object in patcher
hierarchy
a collection of messages
qlist
remotely as cues
without patch cords
send, s
thispatcher
to a patcher
Send MIDI
noteout
note messages
midiflush
note-offs for hanging note-ons
bendout, midiout, xbendout, xbendout2
pitch bend
ctlout
control values
midiout
raw MIDI data
pgmout
program change values
polyout
afterpressure, polyphonic
touchout
aftertouch
Send numbers
uzi
sequentially, as quickly as
possible
according to a count
counter
tempo
at a metronomic tempo
Send
cycle
a stream of data to individual
outlets
an input out a specific outlet
gate
udpsend
messages over a UDP connection
Separate a list into its constituent elements
cycle, iter, spray, unpack
Sequence of numbers, detect a specific ordered set of numbers
match
Sequence of numbers, generate automatically
counter, line, clocker, tempo
Sequencer
follow, mtr, seq
Serial port, transmit and receive non-MIDI data
serial, spell
Series of numbers, break a list up into individual messages
cycle, iter, message, spray, unpack
Series of numbers, combine into a single list
thresh
Set (of fixed order and size) of integers; output all whenever one is modified
bondo
Set background color
bgcolor

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Set values automatically when a patch is loaded

loadbang, preset
Set/query monitor attributes
jit.displays
Set, produce a random ordering of a set
urn
Set, store an unordered set of numbers
bag
Set
bgcolor
background colour
Share variables
pv
Shift bits to left or right
<<, >>
Shift sequential input from one outlet to another
bucket, cycle
Show
fpic
a picture from a graphics file
led
on/off status in colour
Signal analysis
minmax~
compute signal min and max
values
detect signal change and
change~
direction
detect when input goes above a
thresh~
set value
detect zero to non-zero signal
edge~
transitions
output the maximum of two
maximum~
signals
output the minimum of two
minimum~
signals
report intervals of zero to nonspike~
zero transitions
report sample values from a
snapshot~
signal
report the peak amplitude of a
peakamp~
signal
signal counter
count~
capture~
store a signal to view as text
sync~
sync MSP with MIDI, click, or tap
tempo
zero-crossing counter/transient
zerox~
detector
Signal averaging
avg~
Signal capture and granular oscillator
stutter~
Signal folding, variable range
pong~
Signal monitor and constant generator
number~
Signal spectrogram or sonogram
spectroscope~
Signal-driven sequencers
seq~
event sequencer
techno~
sequencer
techno~
step sequencer
Signal-rate filter coefficient generator
filtercoeff~
Signal routing

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define the beginning of a signal

begin~
processing network
receive a signal from one or
receive~
more send~ objects
send a signal without a patch
send~
cord
signal switching / mixing matrix
matrix~
gate~
switch input to different output
signals
switch output among several
selector~
input signals
Simultaneity, send a series of bang messages or numbers in a single tick of Maxs clock
uzi
Sine functions
see Oscillators
Sine functions for numbers, matrices and signals
see Arithmetic operators
Single-pole lowpass filter
onepole~
Slider to display or generate numerical data
kslider, multislider, pictslider, rslider, slider
Smooth an incoming signal
rampsmooth~
Snapshot, store and recall instantaneous values of all user interface objects
preset
Sobel and Prewitt gradient edge detector
jit.sobel
Soft-clipping signal distortion
overdrive~
Solve
expr, +, -, *, /, %
a mathematical expression
expr, if
C language expression
Sonogram
spectroscope~
Sound sample data, receive and transmit via MIDI Sample Dump
midiin, midiout, sysexin
Sound, play in a QuickTime movie
imovie, movie, playbar
Sparse array of numbers
funbuff, offer
Spatial transform using 3x3 matrix
jit.mxform2d
Spearate numbers into ranges
split
Spectral domain processing
cartopol~, fftin~, fftinfo~, fftout~, frameaccum~, framedelta~,
pfft~, phasewrap~, poltocar~, vectral~
Spectral processing manager for patchers
pfft~
Spectrogram
spectroscope~
Spectrum measurement
fft~, ifft~, pfft~
Speed, combine numbers into a single list if received faster than a certain rate
thresh
Speed, limit the rate at which messages are sent
speedlim
Split a matrix into two matrices
jit.split
Split a stream of data between individual outlets
cycle

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Sprites, pictures and geometric shapes

lcd
Square root
sqrt
of a number
sqrt~
of a signal
Start a process by sending the bang message
button, loadbang, ubutton
Start activity automatically when a patch is loaded
loadbang
Start and end point of a sample
2d.wave~, groove~, index~, play~, wave~
Start, MIDI system message
midiin, midiout, rtin
State-variable filter with simultaneous outputs
svf~
Steal voices, turn off old notes if too many new ones arrive
poly
Stochastic (probabilistic) decision making
drunk, prob, random, table, urn
Stop or alter the flow of messages
gate, ggate, gswitch, speedlim, switch
Stop, MIDI system message
midiin, midiout, rtin
Store
coll, umenu
an array of arbitrary messages
sflist~
audio file cues
buffer~
audio samples
bag
a collection of numbers
bag
and edit a collection of
messsages
a fixed-size set of integers and
bondo
output all whenever one element
is modified
a graphically editable array of
table
numbers
one or more integers or floatingfloat, funbuff, int, number, offer, pv, table, value
point numbers
an integer or floating-point
accum
number, add and multiply it
a fixed-size set of integers and
bondo
output all whenever one element
is modified
store/recall matrices
jit.matrix, jit.matrixset
capture
numbers to view or edit
funbuff
pairs of numbers together
offer
pairs of numbers (store, recall,
automatically delete)
store/recall preset values of all UI
pattrstorage, preset
objects
store/recall recently received
bucket, table, text
values
a signal to view as text
capture~
capture, table, text
a series of numbers in order in
an editable window
an unordered set of numbers
bag
jit.cellblock
and view 2D data
String of text combining numbers, ASCII bytes, and symbols into a single message
sprintf
String/matrix utilities
jit.fill
fill a matrix with a list
jit.linden
L-systems string expansion

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matrix-symbol conversion
perform string ops (strcat, etc.)
symbol-matrix conversion
unroll a matrix to a list
Stuck MIDI notes, avoid or turn off
Subpatch control

jit.str.tosymbol
jit.str.op
jit.str.fromsymbol
jit.spill
borax, flush, makenote, midiflush

mute~, receive~, send~

Subpatch in a box, visible from the patcher that contains it
bpatcher
Subpatch object (subroutine)
bpatcher, patcher
Subpatch object, create an inlet or outlet in
inlet, outlet
Substitute a symbol for another symbol in a message
substitute
Substitute
substitute
message symbol
Subtract
jit.op, jit.expr
two matrices
-, expr
two numbers
!two numbers (inlets reversed)
-~
two signals
!-~
two signals (inlets reversed)
Subtractive synthesis
allpass~, biquad~, comb~, lores~, noise~, pink~, rand~, rect~,
reson~, saw~, tri~
Sum of a set of numbers
+, accum, expr, table
Suppress note-off messages
stripnote
Suppress the flow of certain messages
gate, ggate, gswitch, mousefilter, select, switch
Sustain notes by holding note-off messages until a specific event occurs
sustain
Sustain pedal
ctlin, ctlout, sustain
Swap
fswap
the order of two floating-point
numbers
the sequential order of two
swap
integers
Switch a process on and off
led, togedge, toggle, ubutton
Switch between zero and one
toggle
Switch control matrix
matrixctrl
Switch the flow of messages on or off
gate, ggate, gswitch, switch, toggle
Switching signal flow on and off
gate~, mute~, pass~, selector~
Symbol to message conversion
fromsymbol
Synchronize MSP with an external source
sync~
Synchronize Max to an external clock source
setclock
Synchronize asynchronously arriving inputs, send them out together
buddy
Synchronize

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a group of messages
arriving data, and output
together
System Reset, MIDI system message

bondo
buddy

midiin, midiout, rtin

System exclusive messages, construct and transmit
midiout, sxformat
System exclusive messages, receive
midiin, sysexin
Table lookup
buffer~, cycle~, function, index~, lookup~, peek~, wave~
Tag data with number identifying its inlet
funnel
Tag messages with a unique index number
borax, funnel, poly
Tangent functions for numbers, matrices and signals
see Arithmetic operators
Tempo, control clock speed of Max timing objects
setclock
Tempo, send out beat numbers at a metronomic tempo
tempo
Test the equality of two numbers
change, if, match, select, ==, !=
Test the zero/non-zero status of a number or expression
change, if, led, match, select, split, togedge, toggle, ==, !=, &&,
||
Test whether one number is greater than another
maximum, number, peak, >, >=
Test whether one number is less than another
minimum, number, trough, <, <=
Text file of signal samples
capture~
Text file, load, play, and save a MIDI file as plain text
seq
Text file, open and save
text
Text input by the user, obtain
dialog, message
Text, convert to ASCII numbers
spell
Text, display automatically in a patcher
dialog, lcd, umenu, message, pcontrol, sprintf
Text, display in a patcher
comment, fpic, message
Text, format numbers, ASCII bytes, and symbols into a single message
sprintf
Text, print any message in the Max window
print
The Jitter Matrix!
jit.matrix
Third-order crossover filter
cross~
Threshold, report when numbers surpass
past
Timbre change on a MIDI synthesizer
pgmout
Time code, receive from an external source
setclock
Time elapsed between events, check
clocker, date, timer
Time measurement in cpu cycles

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Time of day and date

Time-domain frequency shifter
Time-domain frequency shifter
Time-scale the output of a phasor~
Times, multiply two numbers
Toggle a process on and off

cpuclock
date
freqshift~
freqshift~
rate~
accum, expr, *

led, togedge, toggle, ubutton

Toggle
ggate, gswitch
SPDT switch
toggle
Between zero and one
Track, record and play back a multi-track sequence of messages or numbers
mtr
Traffic control for bang messages
onebang
Transfer function lookup tables
cycle~, lookup~
Transform symbol(s) into messages and numbers
fromsymbol
Transforms matrix data into signals
jit.release~
Transforms signal data into matrices
jit.catch~
Transient detector
zerox~
Transition probabilities, Markov chain
prob
Transmit MIDI
polyout
afterpressure, polyphonic
touchout
aftertouch
ctlout
control values
bendout
pitch bend values
midiout
raw MIDI data
pgmout
program change values
midiout
transmit MIDI data byte by byte
Transmit a specific MIDI message type
bendout, ctlout, noteout, pgmout, polyout, touchout
Transmit signals without patch cords
send~
Trap
key, keyup, numkey
computer keyboard events
imovie, lcd, mousestate
mouse events
match
occurrences of a specific ordered
set of numbers
occurrences of specific numbers
follow, match, route, select, ==
route, select
occurrences of specific symbols
grab
trap/redirect the output of an
object
Trapezoidal wavetable
trapezoid~
Triangle/ramp wavetable
triangle~
Trigger
button, loadbang, ubutton
a process by sending the bang
message
events automatically when a
loadbang

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patch is loaded
events based on notes played by
the user
a Max message with an audio
signal
Trigonometric functions
Trigonometric operators
for numbers
for matrices
for signals
True matrix multiplication
True/false testing

Truncate the fractional part of a signal

Turn
Max window errors into
messages
off held notes
turtle graphics interpreter in 2d
Two-dimensional storage and viewing
Two-dimensional wavetable
Two-pole, two-zero filter
Type numerical data into a patcher
Type text into a locked patcher
Unroll a matrix into a list

follow, match, route, select, ==

edge~, thresh~
expr
acos, acosh, asin, asinh, atan, atanh, atan2, cos, cosh, sinh, tanh
jit.op
acos~, acosh~, asin~, asinh~, atan~, atanh~, atan2~, cos~,
cosh~, cosx~, sinh~, sinx~, tanh~, tanx~
jit.la.mult
if, led, match, select, split, togedge, toggle, ==, !=, <, >, <=,
>=
trunc~
error
flush
jit.turtle
jit.cellblock
2d.wave~
biquad~
number, numkey
dialog, message

jit.spill
Use PERL-compatible regular expressions on Jitter matrices
jit.str.regexp
Use mouse movement to control position/rotation
jit.gl.handle
Use the alpha channel of one image to blend two images together
jit.alphablend
Use PERL-style regular expressions to process input
regexp
User input, ask for
dialog, message
User input
key, keyup, modifiers, mousestate, hi
User interface: dial
dial
Uses a 1-dimensional matrix to offset scanlines
jit.scanoffset
Uses matrices to draw multiple instances of a jit.gl object efficiently
jit.gl.multiple
Variable
float, number, pv, value
for storing a floating-point
number (with a fractional part)
for storing an integer
int, number, pv, value
pv, value
for storing a floating-point
number (with a fractional part)

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variable that is private to a single

patcher and its subpatches
Variable range signal folding
Variable size wavetable
Variable-rate looping sample playback
Varispeed sample playback

pv
pong~
wave~
groove~

groove~, play~
Vector math, evaluate an expression multiple times using lists of numbers as input
vexpr
Vector size
adc~, dac~, dspstate~
Vector-based envelope follower
vectral~
Velocity (MIDI) control of a signal
adsr~, curve~, gain~, line~, sig~
Velocity of incoming MIDI note-on messages, obtain
midiparse, notein
Velocity, detecting and formatting note-off messages with release velocity
xnotein, xnoteout
Video or film, synchronize Max to
setclock
Video display
jit.window
display window
jit.pwindow
embedded display window
jit.fpsgui
information about a video
Videodisc player, control via the serial port
serial, vdp
Video image filters
jit.ameba, jit.avg4, jit.brass, jit.brcosa, jit.bsort, jit.charmap,
jit.clip, jit.convolve, jit.conway, jit.demultiplex, jit.eclipse,
jit.fastblur, jit.fluoride, jit.glop, jit.hatch, jit.hue, jit.keyscreen,
jit.lumakey, jit.multiplex, jit.mxform2d, jit.op, jit.plume, jit.plur,
jit.repos, jit.resamp, jit.robcross, jit.rota, jit.roy, jit.rubix,
jit.scalebias, jit.scanoffset, jit.scanslide, jit.scanwrap, jit.slide,
jit.sobel, jit.sprinkle, jit.streak, jit.tiffany, jit.traffic, jit.transpose,
jit.wake
Video mixing and compositing
jit.alphablend, jit.brcosa, jit.gl.videoplane, jit.hue, jit.lcd,
jit.matrix, jit.mxform2d, jit.op, jit.rota, jit.scalebias
View a signal
buffer~, capture~, number~, scope~, snapshot~
Virtual connection of objects, without patch cords
float, forward, grab, int, message, pv, receive, send, value
Visual RMS level indicator
levelmeter~
Visual peak level indicator
meter~
Voice number, assign a unique number to each note being played
borax, poly
Voice stealing, turn off old notes if too many new ones arrive
poly
Volume control MIDI message
ctlin, ctlout
Volume control of a QuickTime movie
playbar
Wait before allowing a number to pass
pipe, speedlim, thresh
Wait before doing something

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delay
Wait for input in both inlets, then send out both numbers
buddy
Watch for file change and report
filewatch
Waveshaping
lookup~
Wavetable synthesis
2d.wave~, buffer~, cycle~, wave~
Wavetables
trapezoid~, triangle~
Webcam input
jit.dx.grab
using DirectX (Windows only)
jit.qt.grab
using QuickTime
Weighted probabilities
drunk, expr, random, table, urn
White noise generator
noise~
for audio
jit.noise
for matrices
Window being closed sends a bang
closebang
Window moving to foreground or background sends 1 or 0
active
Window on a subpatch seen within the patcher that contains that subpatch
bpatcher
Window, enable or disable MIDI automatically
pcontrol
Window, open and close automatically
pcontrol, thispatcher
Windowing a portion of a signal
index~, cycle~, gate~, lookup~, techno~, wave~
Windows, communicate between
float, forward, grab, inlet, int, message, outlet, receive, send,
value
Wrap a signal between - and
phasewrap~
Write a comment in the patch
comment
Write an audio signal into a matrix
jit.poke~
Write bitmap text
jit.gl.text2d
Write sample values by index
poke~
Write vector text
jit.gl.text3d
XOR, bitwise "exclusive or" operation
expr
X-Y plotting of a two-plane matrix
jit.plot
Zero and non-zero numbers, notify when input changes from one to the other
change, togedge
Zero-cross counter
zerox~
Zero, test if a number or expression is equal to
change, if, led, select, split, togedge, toggle, ==, !=, &&, ||
Zooming/cropping a Video image
jit.gl.videoplane, jit.matrix, jit.rota

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