Recently, someone asked about a crossfader that could be automated in clips and used for several submixes independently. Christian Kleine a.k.a. Max for Cats quickly whipped up the code and I took care of the interface. We thought this might
SESDevices, the programmer of the Max for Live effect Crap Cassette, put it so well, let me just quote: “Emulating the sound of a good old C90 playing back on a less than perfect deck, Crap Cassette attempts to take
Recently I’ve been reviewing quite a few touchscreen controllers for Ableton Live. LTC-1, a new and free controller for Live comprised of a Max for Live device and a Lemur project by DSRT Sound, takes a decidedly different approach. There
While this isn’t technically a new Max for Live effect, it’s a great example of people collaborating to make something even better. The original effect is part of the free Max for Live devices from Ableton and is meant to
I don’t know about you, but I make good use of Live’s only visual mixing aid Spectrum. I always have one on the master. Here are three further visual mixing tools made with Max for Live that can be of
This time, I’ve got two interesting Max for Live for Push devices to tell you about. Both ‘Push Speed Dial’ & ‘Push Snap n Scale’ enhance the features of Ableton Push in exciting new ways for both studio and stage.
This new and also free Max for Live device by Tom Cosm does exactly what its names indicates. It allows you to display two waveforms at the same time. Something, a lot of people DJing with Ableton Live have always
Christian Kleine, a.k.a. Max for Cats, has been busy. After the Max for Live modular synth OSCiLLOT, he’s already finished two unique and creative delays now out on Sonic Bloom. Skram Delay and Stochastic Delay both take a fresh approach
Ever had the need for very long, slowly fading delays? None of the delays in Live offers this possibility. Dela Long Delay is tempo synced with delay times from 1/4 notes to 16 bars. It’s free, and requires Live 9
If glitch is your thing and you always wanted to be able to manipulate audio on the fly, then Grooveslice could get you quite excited. It functions as a parametric delay with separate parameters for recording and playback, and gives
How often have you just tried something out, realised it was just perfect and then couldn’t recreate it successfully? I know I have plenty of times. From now on, you can use the free Max for Live audio effect Audio
I thought that maybe some of you might be interested in reading about the Max for Live devices that I found the most useful this year. Not to be confused with a best of list. Granted, I didn’t get to
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