general question max msp led matrix, servo control

hey im an architecture student and im new to arduino. any help would be extremely appreciated. Im trying to figure out the basic limits of arduino and max interfacing.

ive been using it with max/msp and im interested in hooking up and controlling a bunch of leds possibly in a matrix grid. has anyone been able to control them through max ? b/c all the code i see is in arduino language i wonder if anyone has done this through max or maybe understands the premise for this concept.

also has anyone controlled servos through max? whats the basic premise for this? is it possible to control a matrix of servos?

I know that this is a lot of questions however I havent found that much stuff on arduino2max interfacing. Perhaps if anyone done this or has any idea how to can share their experiences.

any site references would also be extremely useful.

thanks so much guys.

stan