Max 9.2 contains a broad range of Gen bug fixes focused on making GenExpr code compile correctly and predictably. The require system was substantially improved: nested requires now work, and required gendsp files can reliably be used as functions from codeboxes.

New Windows installer technology, which allows for faster installation, reinstallation and uninstallation, as well as better management of alternate install locations.

Added ABL objects: 

• abl.device.reverb2~
• abl.device.stereocompressor~
• abl.dsp.djfilter~

Added: @quantize to abl.device.spectralresonator~, scrambler modes to the abl.dsp.transform~ and Meld-based modulator objects, sharktooth LFO waveform on abl.dsp.stereolfo~ and abl.device.autofilter~, and a Bass Shaper curve on abl.dsp.saturator~.

The replacechannel / replacechannel_samples messages copy data from one channel to another in a single buffer, or copy data from an external file to a channel in the current buffer.

The setsize / sizeinsamples messages now have an additional argument that can be used to retain previous contents when resizing.

The trim / trim_samples messages can be used to trim the audio data in the buffer, removing any silence at the start and end, with optional padding arguments to specify the amount of silence at the beginning or the end of the sample.

The url attribute can be used to specify a url to use for the contents of the buffer.

A new native networking layer brings Fetch (with streaming, compression, and browser-parity behavior), WebSocket, HTTP, TCP, UDP servers and clients, and an updated and more compliant XMLHttpRequest implementation. These powerful networking tools now work directly in v8 in Max without needing to run NodeJS.

New native FFT classes (MaxFFT and MaxFFT2D) provide fast real and complex transforms directly from JavaScript, dramatically outperforming pure-JS FFT libraries.

We're excited to bring web browsing into Jitter, with full featured browser objects that output their window display as either a Jitter Matrix (jit.web/jit.web~) or a Jitter Texture (jit.gl.web/jit.gl.web~). These objects also provide a resource-sharing interface so that Jitter can send a matrix to the loaded page for processing with browser-based technologies.

A new WMF (Windows Media Foundation) video engine option enables movie playback (including HAP codec support) and recording via native Windows libraries.

Many new ABL objects have been added, including four new device additions (autofilter, compressor, drum buss, drum sampler) and four new lower-level dsp components (meldfilter, meldosc, pitchestimator, transform).

Now all ABL objects support creating custom inputs to control specific attributes with float numbers or signals. This offers more flexibility for control and modulation, especially with objects with many parameters.

Exciting new jit.fx objects include: jit.fx.camera, jit.fx.crt, jit.fx.vhs, jit.fx.cf.kuwahara, jit.fx.cf.tiltshift, jit.fx.ge.lineinterp, jit.fx.ge.pattern

A new preference (enabled by default) creates a global GL context so that textures and other context resources are no longer destroyed when resizing, setting floating attribute, or going fullscreen. Shaders now also support "#include" directive to facilitate Lygia shader support.

Max 9.1 brings several new v8 implementations including Rx256 and ParameterInfoProvider classes, XMLHttpRequest, SQLite/SQLResult, and the SnapshotAPI, as well as improvements to v8 Buffer interactions. The v8ui now supports onkeydown, and JitterListener events.

Using stepfun~ and stepdiv~ together breaks the output of function into a sequence of steps that can be played back with phasor ramps. The new stepcounter~ (and non-signal version) uses ramp jumps or impulses to step through a counter, and can define a list of steps per count for generating rhythmic variation.

Max 9.1 includes a new text.codebox object, as well as the ability to transform many codeboxes to/from its associated box object. The messageview object displays a stream of messages (similar to the Max window). Number boxes can now display and interact with lists, and new listbox and textbox objects provide aliases to this functionality.

Load SFZ-format sampler instruments in Max and play them with simple MIDI messages using the new sfizz~ object. Learn more…

With full support for both SFZ-formatted text files and dictionary input, sfizz~ lets you define your own sample-based instruments. With just a few opcodes you can define and experiment with your own sampler or drum machine. Learn more…

At their simplest, arrays are like lists, with the added ability to include other arrays, strings, and dictionaries as members. This addition expands the flexibility of what can be done with data in Max, with over 40 new objects to manage and operate on arrays. Learn more…

Work with text in Max without the performance impacts and character limits associated with symbol usage. Over 30 new string objects provide ways to create, manage and manipulate strings. Learn more…

Connect Max with any game controller using the new gamepad object, which provides fast, easy, and cross-platform connections to gaming hardware and outputs data in meaningful ways. Learn more…

Max 8.6 introduces a collection of 18 new Max themes that let you extend the colors of the Max environment beyond light and dark grey. You can find these themes in the Max Preferences window.

Create custom Max patches that generate and alter MIDI data in a Live Clip.

Use a signal or float value to alter Live parameters in realtime without changing the stored parameter value. Live modulation is an alternative to using live.remote~ to modify controls with Max for Live in realtime.

Explore using signal ramps and pulses as the basis for generating musical sequences, with a suite of new objects like subdiv~, ramp~, table~, shape~ and phasegroove~. Learn more…

The new mc.snowphasor~ and mc.snowfall~ offer the ability to generate and modulate musical events based on a particle system approach borrowed from graphics. Learn more…

The new crosspatch UI object works similarly to the matrixctrl object, visualized as patchcords with optional attenuators for extra control over the mix. Learn more…

The mc.midiplayer~ object interprets a multichannel signal as MIDI events that can drive VSTs, AUs, Max Devices, and sfizz~. Learn more…

The new jit.gl.pbr object lets you create and use PBR materials to render any jit.gl object. This offers a more realistic visual effect than the typical rendering pipeline.

Including abstractions for video-warping and projection mapping, loading multiple movie files, and generating gradients, the Jitter Tools package offers a small set of useful Jitter add-on features.

MC introduces multi-channel signal patching in Max, allowing you to create more complex sound processes with fewer objects and patchcords. Learn more…

The node.script object brings the full range of modern NodeJS and NPM features to Max. Add a simple web server and integrate NPM libraries into a patch, with an API that allows for communication between a node script and the patcher.

With Max 8, the entire VIZZIE library has been rebuilt to run on the GPU, bringing greater performance and flexibility to this modular video processing collection. Learn more…

MIDI and keyboard mapping of UI objects is now easily accomplished using the Mappings window in Max. Learn more…