Claude (this is Opus 5.5 Medium) is getting really, really good at maxing. I haven't tested the models for a while, so was pretty shocked to find just how good Claude has become the last months or so. Just for the fun of it, I have been asking it to build various stuff, like the 40 band vocoder screendumped below. The most shocking thing is there were NO errors when loading - the thing just worked from the first try. So, hopefully I will get some learnings out of this when building stuff myself 🤓

I've created an interface for and audio-visual performance and instead of having [jit.world] windows floating above the patch I thought I would incorporate [jit.pworld] into the interface. However, I noticed that effects using [jit.gl.pass] don't show within the [jit.pworld] object. I tried using [jit.gl.node] but still nothing. Is this something that just 'is' within Max? Or is it there something that I'm missing?

Just curious if anyone else has experimented with this. I leave a basic patch here to illustrate my point:

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Getting started

1. Keep the .amxd and its three .js files in the same folder, then drag the .amxd onto a MIDI track, before an instrument.

2. Press Play in Live: the runes light up and the wizard starts stirring.

3. Choose Key and Scale, then write your notes (see below).

4. Press To Clip to save the result as a MIDI clip.

Writing notes

• Draw: in the Note lane, click or drag across the columns.

• Keyboard: click a key on the left. The note goes into the white cursor step, then the cursor moves on.

• Record: turn on Rec and play your MIDI keyboard.

• Random: press Rnd for new notes from the scale.

The arrows above and below the keyboard change octave. Notes recorded off screen are shown automatically.

Controls

• Ring / step switches: click a rune or a switch to turn a step on or off (off = rest).

• Lane tabs: edit Note, Velocity, Ratchet (1–4 repeats) or Chance (0–100 %) for each step.

• Rate, Feel: step length (1/1–1/64), straight, triplet or dotted.

• Swing, Gate: shuffle on every second step; note length (over 100 % = legato).

• Key, Scale, Octave: 13 scales, or Chromatic for free notes. Going back to Chromatic restores your original notes.

• Steps: sequence length, 1–16. Odd numbers make polyrhythms.

• Play: Forward, Backward, Pendulum, Zigzag, Converge, Diverge, Random, Drunk.

• Euclid + Hits: spreads Hits evenly over the steps. Hits never exceeds Steps.

• Shift < >: moves the whole pattern one step.

• To Clip: writes the sequence, as it sounds, into the first empty clip slot.

Every control can be automated and MIDI-mapped, and hovering over it shows a description in Live's Info View.

Hello! I’m a composer working on a dance project, and would like to have small drums (around 15 cm in diameter) attached to some of the dancers’ costumes, with taps on the drums triggering sounds in Ableton/MaxMSP. I'm just a bit unsure about the technical side of things, so wanted to ask if anyone had any advice or has ever done a similar project?

Based on my research, it seems like I could use a piezo sensor attached to a Raspberry Pi Pico W - both within the drum on the costume - which would detect the impacts and send a wireless signal to my laptop to trigger a specific sound (Max/MSP or Ableton).

Would this be a sensible approach? Are there any easier alternatives you know of? Would this be possible in MaxMSP? Any tips, alternative approaches or resources for a beginner would be much appreciated - thanks :))

Hello,

now this is the first project i share and i know its kinda niche but maybe someone finds it useful.

As a long time Ableton user still not having ARA2 support to properly use Melodyne and Vocalign in Sessions became kinda annoying.

I build an external ARA2 host that gets called via an Ableton Max4Live device. Working with ARA2Bridge erases the time spend on Recording every vocal again into Melodyne/Vocalign and allows one Click loading the Vocal, editing it and sending it back with another click to a fresh track, take lane or replacing the original in Ableton.

Now as i just noticed I’m pretty bad at explaining and Claude did better then me in the Repo so enjoy:

https://github.com/Enableton/ara2-bridge-4-live

hi,

i am an absolute beginner to both music productionn and coding. I really want to learn though :)

these are the points I have to cover for proposal

1. Description / idea: Describe the instrument. What is it and what is the idea behind it?
2. Input and output: What do you play it with (camera, MIDI controller, gamepad, touch surface, sensors, mic, mouse, or nothing at all)? Where does the sound go (stereo, multichannel, headphones, visuals)?
3. Sound: Where does the sound come from? Synthesis, sample playback, live input? What should it sound like in the end?
4. Interaction: How do you play it? What does a gesture or action do to the sound? More of an improvisational partner and unpredictive, or precisely controlable?
5. Inspiration and references: Existing instruments, pieces, artists or papers that influence your idea.
6. Software: Which environment do you plan to use (Max/MSP, Max for Live, Pure Data, plugdata)?

My idea for the project would be to use an old Nintendo DS, possibly even using its integrated speakers and microphone as input and output options. I plan on using MaxMSP as software.

I feel very inspired by Imogen Heaps Mimu gloves, but other than that Im a bit stumped on where to go from my initial idea and how to write a convincing project proposal.

would appreciate any feedback and help! im so determined to make this happen and learn something new :)

ps i browsed through this subreddit and all of you are doing really such cool stuff, it motivates me to learn even more

Hello im new to MaxMsp, and i want to have a project, to create something and learn with it. like a vocoder, or a granular synthesizer.

Second in the b-family. bcircle reports enter/exit for an elliptical region, plus bearing, radius, angular velocity and radial velocity as a point moves through it. Its follower smooths motion as direction and radius rather than x and y, so circular gestures follow the arc instead of cutting across it. Mouse or [list x y] from Jitter, OSC, OpenCV/MediaPipe.

Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel), Max 9, macOS. Free, MIT-licensed, source on GitHub.

https://github.com/leeMeredith/bcircle

Hey guys. I made a device to easily swap out samples from your own library.

This is what it does

Auto-sorts your samples into Kick, Snare, Clap, Hi Hat etc. plus genre folders.

Character tags like Dry, Wet, Punchy, Dirty and Vinyl work as filters.

Match finds the closest-sounding file by analyzing the audio itself.

Roll one track or your whole kit in one click, and every roll is a sound you haven't heard yet that session.

Works on drum groups, Drum Racks, single midi and audio tracks. On audio tracks it swaps every clip and keeps each clip's gain, pitch and warp.

Kits, favorites, folder roulette.

Requirements: Ableton Live 12 with Max for Live, MIDI tracks need Simpler.

Would love any feedback before I release it!

Shoot me a message and I'll send you a copy. 🙏

Yours to keep for helping. 🙌🏽

It looks like the old Windows 98 Sound Recorder, but it’s actually a Max for Live device.

You can use it as a sampler by loading a file, or record directly from your microphone and explore the sample to create interesting loops.

Sound Recorder [max for live]

audio effects

One Recording, any speed

the speed know runs from x10 backwards to 10x forwards

random

a new speed on every press, play it in time and the tape turns into rhythm

the slider under the waveform

moves the whole loop zone along the sound

random jumps

leaps inside the zone, crossfaded, never a click

glide

speed slides from one value to the next, like a tape slowing down

The old version of the device is included in the download.

Through the use of NASA’s API and TouchDesigner, I’ve managed to capture near-earth space objects data [asteroids and fireballs], and used it to trigger MIDI signals in Ableton Live. Said signals are feeding a stock sampler, which happens to be loaded with a couple of one of my favorite artist’s vocal takes.

To give it a little more musicality to the experiment, I decided to iterate through the data of the last six objects that passed close to Earth between the selected dates.

Data goes as follows:

total-radiated-energy → C1 to B1
impact-energy → C1 to B1, C2 to B2 and C3 to B3
latitude → C2 to B2
longitude → C1 to B1 and C3 to B3
altitude → beat repeat’s interval, grid and gate
velocity → beat repeat’s offset and variations

More experiments, through my YouTube channel, project files available through the Tools Store.

Working on a class project, i was wondering if anyone knew how to make a really good sounding train whistle and how?

wild how any open-source effect can be vibe-ported to rnbo.codebox~ for free now.

Clipper

ADClip9
ClipOnly3
ZOutputStage
RCInflator2_Ideal

Limiter

mrelwood_Sky_is_the_limit_3v2_BETA

Compressor

mrelwood_GoldComp4
Density3
Dynamics3
ButterComp2
PurestSquish
VariMu

Sidechain Bass Comp

mrelwood_BandbAss

4-band Gate

mrelwood_GateIQ

Reverb

TakeCare
Ultralight2
VerbTiny
VerbThic
mrelwood_Chmahastic_Reverb_2

Tape

TapeHack2
ToTape9

mixbus

X2Buss
ChannelX

Crossover Filter

mrelwood_HP-LP_LR4_Filters

Acid Filter

ZAcidLowpass

Dither

PaulWide

Here is the little brother of Colorizer ! A simple and free batch renamer for Ableton Live.

Here is the link : https://maxforlive.com/library/device/16711/Renamer

I like using it to number all my tracks when I'm going to make routings, it's a lot easier to have track numbers for this. I also like using it before exporting stems. I remove track numbers, put group names uppercased, track names lowercased, and replace space by "-".

This is a first version, if you have some suggestions or if you encounter issues using the device, please contact me !

And if you liked it, buy me a coffee or leave a review it will help a lot !

Rhythmic Crazy Slicer 2

Turn any sample into a rhythmic machine in Ableton Live

Rhythmic Crazy Slicer 2 is a new Max for Live instrument that transforms audio samples into rhythmic patterns through slicing,

reverse playback, rhythmic rolls, noise modulation and random variations.

What can you do with it?

Slice samples into 2–64 segments

Create patterns with a 16-step sequencer

Reverse, mute and manipulate individual steps

Generate variations with RANDOM and AUTO

Trigger slices via MIDI

Explore everything from precise rhythmic patterns to controlled chaos

Designed for experimental sound design, glitch, electronic music and rhythmic exploration.

Warning: It can be addictive due to the crazy loops you can create.