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MultiRand 1.0, developed by Gross9978, is a Max for Live MIDI effect designed for Ableton Live 12.0.5 and Max 8.6.2. This device offers eight random modulation sources that enhance MIDI note-on messages to create unpredictable soundscapes. The intuitive interface allows users to easily navigate through modulation options, including a unique slide amount for smooth transitions between random values. The “100%” knob adjusts the overall output scale, providing precise control over modulation intensity. By integrating MultiRand with the Operator synth, users can quickly generate dynamic textures and evolving sounds. Its user-friendly design encourages playful experimentation, making it a valuable tool for anyone looking to explore new sonic possibilities in music production.
#Max4Live #MultiRand #AbletonLive #MIDI #SoundDesign #Modulation #Operator #Synthesis #MusicProduction
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Telequencer 1.0 is a Max for Live MIDI effect designed by Akihiko Matsumoto, incorporating modular sequencing techniques reminiscent of Make Noise Rene. This tool offers a unique 16-step sequence manipulation capability, enabling users to create dynamic patterns and rhythms. It features three independent layers for MIDI notes, note durations, and control sequences, allowing for intricate melodic and rhythmic compositions. Users can manipulate sequences in real-time, redefine starting points, and incorporate expressive modulation for enhanced creativity in electronic music production. Telequencer’s adaptability makes it suitable for both experimental and dance music, empowering users to craft complex and evolving soundscapes.
#Telequencer #Max4Live #MIDI #Sequencers #Modulation #AbletonLive #ElectronicMusic #PatternGenerators #MusicProduction #CreativeTools
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LIVESPACER 1.2 is an advanced Max4Live device designed for dynamic equalization in Ableton Live. Developed by CqnCe, it features eight bandpass filters that react to a sidechain input signal, allowing seamless manipulation of frequency content. This tool creates a nuanced spectral imprint, facilitating precise frequency management and clarity in mixes. Its efficient CPU operation utilizes native Ableton devices, making it ideal for complex projects. LIVESPACER is continually updated to maintain compatibility with new Ableton Live features, enhancing its functionality for all production styles.
#LIVESPACER #Max4Live #AbletonLive #DynamicEqualization #AudioProcessing #SoundDesign #MusicProduction #CqnCe #BandpassFilters #FrequencyManagement
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B.S SpecVol is a Max for Live device that offers advanced spectral volumeshaping capabilities within Ableton Live. Designed for dynamic audio manipulation, this tool allows users to interact with individual frequencies according to their volume levels. Its standout feature is the freeform transfer function, enabling users to visually draw tonal shapes that dictate how frequencies are processed. This creates opportunities for custom spectral gating or limiting effects, facilitating an artistic approach to sound design.
Equipped with tilt control for nuanced spectral balance adjustments, the device enhances tonal character while maintaining user-friendly operation. The integration of randomization options introduces unpredictability, encouraging creative experimentation. B.S SpecVol supports various FFT sizes and overlap settings, ensuring high resolution and smooth processing tailored to the user’s audio. Additionally, its dual-stage distortion adds warmth and richness to the sound, making it a significant tool for contemporary sound sculpting in electronic music production.
#B.S_SpecVol #MaxForLive #SpectralVolumeshaping #SoundDesign #AbletonLive #AudioProcessing #MusicProduction #FFT
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The Session Clip Footswitcher is a Max4Live device designed to enhance live performance and workflow in Ableton Live by enabling control of clip slots via a MIDI footswitch. It responds to momentary MIDI CC signals, allowing for single, double, and triple taps to start, stop, and overdub clips, respectively. The device features adjustable settings for MIDI CC assignment and tap timing, ensuring responsiveness to user preferences. By integrating this footswitcher into a dedicated MIDI track, users can achieve hands-free manipulation of their Ableton session, making it ideal for live looping or dynamic improvisation without needing to interact with a computer.
#Max4Live #AbletonLive #MIDI #MusicProduction #LivePerformance #Footswitch #SessionView #Looping
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The Free Ladder Filter 1.0, developed by Akihiko Matsumoto for Ableton Live, is a Max4Live audio effect inspired by the renowned Moog-style ladder filter. This device recreates the analog warmth and harmonic character associated with vintage synthesizers, allowing for deep low-pass sweeps and vibrant textures. Designed to introduce non-linearities typical of classic analog circuits, it enhances the emotive quality of sound design. Key parameters include cutoff frequency and resonance, enabling detailed sound shaping for synth leads, basslines, and mixes. Compatible with Ableton Live version 12.0.5 and Max 8.6.2, it empowers producers to explore intricate tonal characteristics and enrich their sonic palette, making it a valuable addition for both foundational and avant-garde electronic music production.
#Max4Live #FreeLadderFilter #AnalogWarmth #MusicProduction #AbletonLive #SoundDesign #Synthesizers #AudioEffects #AkihikoMatsumoto #Moog #ElectronicMusic
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The fp.Compare 1.0 is a Max4Live audio effect designed for precise A/B audio signal comparison within Ableton Live. It offers capabilities like level matching with momentary (400ms), short-term (3000ms), integrated, and true peak metering options. This seamless integration into Live (version 12.1.10) allows users to conduct rigorous audio analysis, ideal for mixing and mastering tasks. The delta solo feature enables users to isolate and hear only the differences between two audio signals, facilitating easier adjustments to effects or mixes. Compatible with macOS Ventura and possibly Windows, the fp.Compare 1.0 is an emerging tool for audio producers seeking to refine their sound and improve workflow efficiency.
#Max4Live #AudioEffect #Comparison #SignalProcessing #AbletonLive #Mixing #Mastering #DeltaSolo
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Pitch Path 3 is a Max4Live MIDI effect designed by zsteinkamp, enabling creative manipulation of pitch independently from timing. This innovative device utilizes a graphical interface for defining pitch trajectories over specified durations. Users can switch between Absolute mode, which overrides incoming pitch values, and Relative mode, which applies offsets to maintain the original note structure while enhancing it. The integration with Ableton Live 12’s Global Scale feature ensures harmonic consistency. This tool is essential for producers looking to craft unique melodic phrases and experiment with pitch patterns that diverge from conventional MIDI sequencing.
#Max4Live #MIDI #PitchPath3 #AbletonLive #MusicProduction #SonicInnovation #CreativeTools #ElectronicMusic
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Random Value 2.5 by Akihiko Matsumoto is a Max for Live audio effect designed to introduce dynamic randomness into music production within Ableton Live. The device allows users to assign any parameter—such as filter cutoff, reverb mix, or synthesizer controls—to it, generating randomized values at user-defined intervals. Key features include customizable Curve settings for value distribution (e.g., higher, lower, or uniform bias) and a Smooth function that facilitates seamless transitions between values, enhancing fluidity in modulation. By defining minimum and maximum ranges, users retain control over sound design while embracing a creative blend of unpredictability and coherence. This versatile tool is ideal for adding evolving textures and gradual variations to electronic music, turning static elements into organic, dynamic soundscapes.
#Max4Live #RandomValue #AbletonLive #SonicModulation #SoundDesign #CreativeChaos #AudioEffects #DynamicMusic
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