# Max Exercise 1. download and install Max = 2. check out the many resources that help you learn Max = 3. create a Max patch to share with the class that uses the \[groove\~] object to fade in and out of audio files using keys on your QWERTY keyboard or MIDI interface (or any other controller) * you may also use the \[play] object (but you must have at least one \[groove\~] object included in the exercise) {% hint style="danger" %} **When you are done with the exercise, upload it to Box using the following link ... make sure you name it with your name and max-exercise =** [**https://baylor.app.box.com/f/6ee7efc3d03244278b65c5518cee7732**](https://baylor.app.box.com/f/6ee7efc3d03244278b65c5518cee7732) {% endhint %} {% hint style="warning" %} I upload patches we work on in class here = {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://benjohansen.gitbook.io/eacomp/old/under-construction/course-schedule-fall2020/max-exercise.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.