[vimeo [Ryan] let us know about his Max/MSP Controller. Inside the device is an ADXL 335 accelerometer and 6 push buttons wired to an Arduino. The input data is sent to Max MSP, a sequencer control… ...

If you have any interest in attempting your own Max/MSP project, Cycling '74 offers a fully functioning 30-day free demo of its software that you can tinker with.

Max/MSP developer Cycling '74 is publishing its first book, a 272-page tome by Gregory Taylor called Step By Step – Adventures in Sequencing with Max/MSP.