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The “Note to Map 1.0” is a Max4Live device designed to enhance MIDI mapping capabilities within Ableton Live. Developed by an21, it simplifies the process by allowing users to map specific MIDI notes to control various parameters without the need for traditional virtual MIDI loops. This device offers the ability to block unwanted MIDI notes, effectively enabling refined control over automation tasks.
Users can effortlessly place multiple instances of “Note to Map” on a single track, allowing for greater flexibility in managing parameters such as the cutoff frequency of audio effects. Its integration with ClyphX further optimizes the workflow, enabling MIDI clips to act as triggers for live actions. Required versions include Ableton Live 11.3.35 and Max 8.5.8.
#Max4Live #MIDI #Mapping #Automation #Ableton #NoteToMap #MusicProduction #ClyphX
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The Midi Evolution V2 by MarkTension is a Max for Live device designed for Ableton Live Suite versions 11 and 12. It functions as a dynamic MIDI generator, allowing users to evolve their MIDI patterns in real-time. Key features include an intuitive interface with parameters like Evolution Depth, Complexity, Probability, and Mutation Rate, enabling producers to create intricate rhythms and melodies that build upon a foundation of existing MIDI clips. By manipulating these parameters, users can achieve a balanced interaction between groove consistency and rhythmic variation. Midi Evolution V2 is suited for both live performances and studio sessions, offering a fresh, engaging approach to MIDI sequencing.
#Midi_Evolution_V2 #Max4Live #MIDI_Generator #Ableton_Live #Pattern_Generators #MIDI_Devices #Music_Production #Dynamic_Rhythms #Electro_Music #Continuous_Transformation
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Ground Control by Elisabeth Homeland is a Max4Live device designed for seamless integration of Universal Audio’s Apollo interfaces into Ableton Live. Created by Isotonik Studios, it enables users to control preamp settings, plugins, and monitoring directly from the Live environment, eliminating the need to switch between the UAD Console app and Ableton. Key features include track-specific recall, ease of parameter mapping, and streamlined workflow, enhancing productivity during recording sessions. The device supports enhanced audio processing capabilities while ensuring precision and consistency essential for audio professionals. Compatible with Live version 10.0.5 and Max version 8.6.2, Ground Control provides an efficient solution for managing complex audio setups and is backed by a commercial license ensuring reliability.
#Ground_Control #Max4Live #UAD_Apollo #Audio_Production #Ableton_Live #Hardware_Integration #Isotonik_Studios #Parameter_Mapping #Music_Production
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FULL ARTICLE: https://lame.buanzo.org/max4live_blog/exploring-the-subdivided-super-sequencer-powers-of-fraktor-by-isotonikstudios.html
FRAKTOR by Isotonik Studios is a sophisticated Max for Live MIDI device that enhances sequencing within Ableton Live. It features up to six customizable sequences, each with 16 steps and the ability to subdivide each step into 16 segments, allowing precise control over pitch, velocity, variation, and probability. This enables dynamic rhythmic patterns and detailed melodic variations. FRAKTOR includes global swing settings to add groove and four randomization techniques to introduce variability and unpredictability in sequencing. Specifically designed for Ableton Live 11.0.5 and Max 8.6.2, it serves as an effective tool for both intricate beats and evolving melodic lines, ideal for genres like IDM and experimental electronic music.
#FRAKTOR #IsotonikStudios #MaxForLive #MIDI #Sequencer #PatternGenerator #MusicProduction
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The Keyboard Monitor 1.1.2 by OCH is a Max for Live utility designed to enhance MIDI interaction and keyboard learning within Ableton Live. It features an adjustable interface that simulates up to 88 keys, complete with note labeling and a pop-up window for improved visibility. This version includes chord detection and a scale visualizer, allowing users to explore harmony and scale application in real-time. It offers visualization tools for mod wheel, pitch bend, and sustain pedal to aid expression in performances. The device seamlessly integrates with Ableton Live 12’s dark interface and includes enhanced labeling options. Overall, Keyboard Monitor 1.1.2 is an educational tool that supports both learners and educators, facilitating a better grasp of music theory and performance techniques.
#KeyboardMonitor #MaxForLive #MIDI #AbletonLive #MusicProduction #Utility #Education #ChordDetection #ScaleVisualizer #MusicTheory
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Swingmaster by LDM Design is a Max4Live MIDI device designed to provide unified swing across multiple MIDI tracks in Ableton Live. By implementing a single control dial, users can easily adjust the swing amount, ensuring that all instances of Swingmaster within a project automatically sync. This eliminates the need for individual adjustments across clips, providing a cohesive rhythmic foundation. The device also supports external MIDI control, seamlessly integrating hardware sequencers and synths into the groove. Tailored for Live 11.0.5 or later, Swingmaster streamlines the groove production process, making it an essential tool for electronic music producers and live performers alike.
#Swingmaster #Max4Live #AbletonLive #MIDIDevices #IsotonikStudios #MusicProduction #ElectronicMusic #Groove #LivePerformance #MIDIController
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Dixie 1.0 is a Max for Live synthesizer designed to expand sound design capabilities within Ableton Live through Wave Pulse Phase Modulation (WPPM). By merging Phase Distortion and Phase Modulation techniques, Dixie enables rich and complex tonal manipulation via a WPPM oscillator with 13 configurable parameters.
The device includes a Noise and Filter section, allowing the integration of resonant noise and dynamic low-pass filtering for enhanced texture. Seven modulators—two envelopes, two LFOs, a sample and hold, a random, and a combination modulator—facilitate intricate routing and evolving soundscapes, while MPE support ensures expressive playability with compatible controllers.
Dixie supports up to 16-voice polyphony, offers customizable chorus effects, and includes 75 presets spanning various sound categories. Its intuitive interface and extensive modulation options make it suitable for both novice and experienced sound designers seeking depth in their productions.
#Dixie #Max4Live #AbletonLive #Synthesizer #SoundDesign #WPPM #Modulation #MPE #ElectronicMusic #Presets #AudioProcessing
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FULL ARTICLE: https://lame.buanzo.org/max4live_blog/unlock-the-power-of-auto-time-signature-revisited-in-your-ableton-live-sessions.html
The Auto Time Signature – Revisited 1.0 is a Max for Live MIDI effect that automates time signature changes for MIDI tracks within Ableton Live. Developed by rafaelpernil and BROSCA, this device negates the need for manual adjustments, streamlining the workflow for producers and performers. The key feature includes MIDI CC mappings that allow users to control time signatures remotely, enabling fluid shifts during live performances or recordings. Compatible with Ableton Live versions 12.0.5 and 8.6.2, it addresses previous functionality issues to provide reliable operation. This free tool enhances creative possibilities, particularly in genres like progressive rock and jazz fusion, allowing for intricate rhythmic structures.
#AutoTimeSignature #MaxForLive #MIDI #AbletonLive #MusicProduction #LivePerformance #CreativeTools #FreeDownload
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X-FX by Manifest Audio is a Max for Live audio effect suite designed for real-time sound manipulation within Ableton Live. This suite features nine distinct audio effects that allow for dynamic live performance and studio production. Users can achieve diatonic modulations, intricate distortions, and multi-tonal pitch transformations while interfacing the device through MIDI input. The clean user interface facilitates infinite modulation possibilities, enhancing creative potential for oscillating textures and evolving soundscapes. Notable features include the “Mod Squad Free,” which adds depth to musical dynamics via unique input threshold processing. Compatible with Ableton Live 10.0.5 and Max 8.6.2, X-FX redefines interaction with effects, enabling producers and live performers to sculpt sounds that are harmonically coherent and dynamically responsive.
#X-FX #MaxForLive #AbletonLive #AudioEffects #SoundManipulation #MIDI #Modulation #IsotonikStudios #RealTimePerformance #ElectronicMusic
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FULL ARTICLE: https://lame.buanzo.org/max4live_blog/mastering-the-sleepy-circuits-hypno-controller-for-dynamic-audio-visual-performance-in-ableton-live.html
The Sleepy Circuits Hypno Controller is a Max4Live device designed to facilitate interaction between Ableton Live and the Hypno video synthesizer. Utilizing CC MIDI messages, it merges audio and visual elements, offering a broad range of performance techniques for live acts. Essential setup includes power via USB and connection through a MIDI-to-USB interface. Users can manipulate visuals in real-time through performance techniques, including activating USB inputs and utilizing various control modes. While it does not support preset saving, the device records CC values, promoting spontaneous creativity in audio-visual performances.
#SleepyCircuits #HypnoController #Max4Live #AudioVisual #AbletonLive #MIDIController #Synthesizer #Performance
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