Monotale’s Groove Generators 5 Pack .v3 3 is a Max4Live MIDI device suite designed for Ableton Live. This digital MIDI sequencer comes with five types of groove generators, each designed for a specific genre, such as Trip Hop, Hip Hop, Techno/House, IDM, and Drum’n’Bass. The tools enable precision, swing, and timing enhancements for rhythm generation. The bundle offers seamless compatibility with Ableton Live 11 and Max Version 8 and includes bug fixes for a smoother user experience. In addition, it provides a ‘Randomize’ function for dynamic rhythm creation and onboard presets for personalizing groove settings.
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DL Smoother 1.0 is an advanced audio effect plugin created by DarlingLee for Ableton Live, using Max for Live. It allows for smooth automatic shaping of the sound, revolutionizing audio manipulation. The plugin offers the option to work with 24 or 40 frequency bands, adjustable parameters, such as processing intensity, attack time, release time, blend ratio, and more. A one-touch smoothing dial is included for easy use. The plugin incorporates a powerful sidechain function for enhanced blending of vocals with accompaniment. The plugin also has a variety of processing options, including stereo, left channel, right channel, mid signal, and side signal. DL Smoother 1.0 additionally includes sharp or dull processing options. It comes with a bilingual interface, in English and Chinese, to accommodate a wide range of users. The software works best with Ableton Live 11 Suite and above.
#Ableton #MaxForLive #AudioManipulation #SoundDesign #AudioEffectPlugin #DL_Smoother_1.0 #FrequencyBands #Sidechain #Stereo #BilingualInterface #DarlingLee
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The Keyboard Monitor 1.0.1 is a Max4Live device developed by OCH and Side Brain. This software is engineered to enhance the learning and teaching experiences for MIDI keyboard users by providing a wide range of functionalities. The device features dynamic sizing, individual note labeling, and a pop-up window, which aids in real-time adjustments and thorough comprehension of performances.
It also includes a scale visualizer that provides cues about the present scale during a live session. A significant aspect of the Keyboard Monitor is the ‘Live 12 Key Awareness’ feature, which visualizes the input of 12 keys, providing a deeper analytical understanding of performances. Additional aspects such as visual indicators for modulation wheel, pitch bend, and sustain pedal inputs help refine expressive capabilities during performances.
With regular updates, the device has improved functionalities such as octave displacement on the large keyboard and visual alignment of octave arrows on small and large keyboard layouts. Newly included features provide dynamic color adjustments and a sustain pedal visual on the small keyboard layout, enhancing user convenience. The Keyboard Monitor 1.0.1 is compatible with Live version 12.0.5 and Max version 8.6.2.
#Max4Live #KeyboardMonitor101 #OCH #SideBrain #MIDI_controller #AbletonLive
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The “Formant Filter 1.0” is a Max4Live audio effect device developed by Stevon. This interactive sound manipulation tool is based on the kHs Formant Filter and essentially mimics the resonant peaks found in human speech, providing a unique tool for sound design within Ableton Live. Its operation involves two independent resonant peaks and adjustable Q/Amplitude Value.
Key to the device’s functionality is its user-friendly interface and its flexibility for users to control the characteristics of the resonant peaks. This allows for fine-tuning of resonances, adding vocal textures to music productions. Moreover, the device caters to both beginners and experienced experimental audio artists and is compatible with Ableton 9 and later versions.
The ‘Formant Filter 1.0’ is also a free-to-download device, available on Stevon’s Gumroad page, although donations are encouraged to support the developer in maintaining and enhancing the device.
In use, different vocalistic textures can be achieved by processing different audio sources such as drum loops, basslines, or even white noise through the device. Furthermore, the device enables automation of its frequencies and resonances to evolve the sound over time, making it more expressive and dynamic.
#Max4Live #FormantFilter #Stevon #kHsFormantFilter #AudioEffectDevice #AbletonLive #SoundDesign
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The DIGISYNTH FM 1.0 is a Max4Live device developed by OpOloop. It was inspired by the Elektron Digitone synthesizer and is primarily used within the Ableton Live 11 and Max 8 environments. It’s designed to enable innovative Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesis, going beyond the standard Digitone algorithms by utilizing an extra modulator per voice. The device is widely recognized for its simplicity and user-friendly design, integrating Ableton Live and Max4Live’s superior sequencing capabilities and featuring two Limited Frequency Oscillators (LFOs) for controlled modulation.
In addition, the DIGISYNTH FM 1.0 contains Bleep effects courtesy of Beep, offering a balance between distinct FM sounds while maintaining an efficient system load. One of its unique features is a random function applicable to the ratios of the oscillators, enabling users to create unexpected sounds.
The company follows a free update policy, regularly refining the device, adding new features, and expanding the preset library. Users are advised to familiarize themselves with the Digitone device and manual for a comprehensive understanding of this advanced synthesizer tool.
The operating process entails loading the device into a MIDI track on Ableton Live, in either Session or Arrangement view. Once loaded, users can craft their first FM patch through algorithm selection, Ratio knob tweaking, and the utilization of the unique random function. Further modifications can be achieved through adjusting the envelopes (ADSR), applying LFO and adding effects.
#Max4Live #DIGISYNTH_FM_1.0 #OpOloop #Synthesizer #Elektron_Digitone #Ableton_Live #Max8 #Bleep_effects #Algorithm_Selection #Frequency_Modulation #Fixed_Ratios #Random_Function #LFOs #ADSR #FM_Synthesis #Update_Policy
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The Filter Drum Machine 1.0 by RemoDeVico is a Max4Live device featuring a unique blend of drum machine and audio filter functionalities. This software device is designed to work in harmony with Ableton Live 10.1 and Max 8.0.4, expanding beat-making possibilities through dynamic sonic transformations. Essentially a sequencer, it also provides filter options to shape the tonal quality of the rhythmic patterns, allowing for comprehensive manipulation of the percussion sounds.
The device integrates seamlessly with other components and sequencers on the Ableton Live platform, further enhancing its versatility. Its carefully developed user interface promotes ease of use without compromising the quality of output. The software employs classic beat-making methodologies coupled with advanced filter features to traverse beyond basic beat-sequencing, promoting creativity as it revolutionizes rhythm crafting.
The Filter Drum Machine 1.0’s capabilities range from pitch and resonance modulation to built-in attack, decay, sustain, and release (ADSR) controls, facilitating a broad spectrum of sonic sculpting possibilities. Additionally, it offers modulation capabilities, including the option to assign an LFO to modulate the filter cutoff, as well as parameter automation to generate evolving rhythmic patterns.
The tool is not exclusive to beat production but extends its unique dynamic into the realm of sound manipulation. The drum machine further employs a range of built-in effects including drive and distortion, providing musicians with the ability to contour drum sounds to precise specificity.
Despite being relatively new, the Filter Drum Machine 1.0 is available for free download, offering a powerful, yet affordable tool for both aspiring and established musicians.
#AbletonLive #Max4Live #FilterDrumMachine #RemoDeVico #ElectronicMusicProduction #RhythmCreation #SoundSculpting #DrumMachine #AudioFilter #SoundManipulation
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Ableton Live’s newest Max4Live audio effect gem, bSatuva2 1.0, created by patcherID, is a distinctive addition to any Ableton Live user’s toolkit, especially those interested in advanced audio engineering. It’s developed under the gen~ object of Max MSP which sets a benchmark for superior audio quality. Unlike many saturation plugins, bSatuva2 uses mathematical equations rather than lookup tables, resulting in organically responsive, truthful distortion.
The device introduces concurrent saturation control for the positive and negative sides of the curve. Each side intertwines two unique saturation types providing layered sound texturing. To maintain clear and powerful distortion effects, bSatuva2 is equipped with an internal output DC filter and ensures a clean final output with soft clipping regulated by precise mathematical equations.
bSatuva2 is a commercial device compatible with Ableton Live version 12.0.5 and Max version 8.6.2 and is available for download on patcherID’s website. The device allows full automation capabilities for every parameter making it an ideal tool for an efficient and uninterrupted workflow.
In practice, the bSatuva2 can be used to add warmth and harmonic complexity to drum loops, producing a distinct distortion effect. With the full automation capability, dynamic changes over time can be achieved by recording automation while the loop plays. The device similarly provides depth to drum sounds in a drum bus, helps them stand out in a mix, and creates a punchy, cohesive drum bus with character.
The future versions of bSatuva2 will improve saturation curves and include detailed parameter infoboxes, indicating continuous development and better user control. The device instigates not only subtle enhancements but also radical transformations, making it an indispensable device for producers working with Ableton Live.
#Max4Live #bSatuva2 #AbletonLive #audioengineering #MaxMSP #audiomanipulation #audioeffect #distortion #saturation #automation
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