https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/ableton-product/max-for-live/Latest entries for the tag Max for LiveenWed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170/Sometimes, opening up a whole new well of inspiration is as simple as turning the tempo dial. Having spent more than 20 years exploring deep, dubby house and techno around the 120 BPM mark, nothing could have prepared Brendon Moeller for the shift in his music-making when he decided to…Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/james-devane-searching-for-useless-beauty/James Devane’s 2008 debut was a promising collection of abstract ambient sketches in the vein of Gas and Oval. But as quickly as he burst onto the scene, Devane loitered back into the ether. Aside from playing in the understated drone duo En, he kept a low profile and shied…Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:16:54 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/james-devane-searching-for-useless-beauty/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aho-ssan-sound-from-inside-the-rhizome/Community is a fluffy word. It sounds welcoming and brings to mind groups of people supporting one another with smiles, pats on the back and encouraging words. The reality can be quite different. As much as you may want to be part of a community, sometimes there’s no easy way…Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:06:29 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aho-ssan-sound-from-inside-the-rhizome/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-to-build-your-own-max-for-live-devices-with-our-new-free-pack/Building Max Devices is a new pack for anyone who wants to create their own instruments and effects in Live. It allows you to learn as you go along, with step-by-step instructions built into the Live Sets and Max devices themselves. First, take a tour of Max’s wide-ranging possibilities; continue…Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:53:04 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-to-build-your-own-max-for-live-devices-with-our-new-free-pack/DownloadsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/maxime-dangles-unlikely-connections/Whether it’s collaborating with scientists on research into the impact of sound on marine ecosystems, or building and sharing his own devices for multi-channel live performances, Maxime Dangles experiences the world as one of endless and fascinating sonic interactions. In the Ableton community, Dangles is recognized for his versatile sound…Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:55:20 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/maxime-dangles-unlikely-connections/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/spatial-awareness-a-closer-look-at-the-spat-devices-bundle/There’s nothing quite like the intimate sound of a live performance. The immersive feeling of being in the same space as the sounds you're listening to – hearing the music interact with the objects, surfaces and other people in the room – is a big part of what makes the…Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:14:20 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/spatial-awareness-a-closer-look-at-the-spat-devices-bundle/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/s8jfou-self-reliance-through-software/DIY, or do-it-yourself, is a way of doing things that emphasizes independence and the handmade. The term originally came from the do-it-yourself home renovation trend in the US and UK in the 1950s but was later taken up by the hippie counterculture of the 1960s and subsequently, by 1970s and…Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:54:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/s8jfou-self-reliance-through-software/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/dillon-bastan-water-ripples-and-sound-waves/Dillon Bastan’s creative curiosity has led him on all kinds of experimental artistic adventures. He’s produced immersive audio-visual installations and mysterious AI-scripted short films, embarked upon modular synth adventures in the Mojave Desert and performed improvised sets with an eclectic assortment of musicians. Many Live users will recognize him as…Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:51:51 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/dillon-bastan-water-ripples-and-sound-waves/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/complex-drum-programming-with-ned-rush/As Ned Rush explains in his latest tutorial video, one of the best things about electronic drums is the ability to modulate your percussive tones to create dynamic, morphing patterns. Starting with the Drum Synth devices, Rush creates a simple MIDI pattern with Chance applied to select notes, and then…Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:32:03 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/complex-drum-programming-with-ned-rush/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-jamaica-suks-new-track-dream-delusions/Have you ever felt like you’ve woken up inside a dream, or that you regained consciousness while still actually dreaming? For California-born techno artist Jamaica Suk, these metacognitive states of awareness, known as lucid dreams, are not only a regular occurrence but a source of musical inspiration. From her early…Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:18:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-jamaica-suks-new-track-dream-delusions/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/pitchloop89-what-goes-around-comes-around/Picking up a new tool can change the way you create. You never know whether trying out a new piece of hardware, or dropping an audio effect onto a track for the first time is going to open up a new workflow, new rhythmic possibilities, or a whole new sound…Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:08:42 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/pitchloop89-what-goes-around-comes-around/NewsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/extending-live-how-three-different-artists-approach-visuals-live-performance/In a performance setting, visual expression can be just as vital to the show as the music itself. For performers who want full control over the audio and visual experience, Live can act as a bridge for both parts of the equation. While some users may already be familiar with…Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:30:11 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/extending-live-how-three-different-artists-approach-visuals-live-performance/ArtistsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/live-11-and-max-for-live-get-a-glimpse-of-whats-possible-with-some-free-devices/Whether you use its ready-made devices in your music, or build your own instruments and effects from scratch, new features in Max for Live mean new possibilities for Live users. With the release of Live 11, Max for Live has introduced a bunch of new improvements that make it a…Thu, 06 May 2021 06:33:04 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/live-11-and-max-for-live-get-a-glimpse-of-whats-possible-with-some-free-devices/DownloadsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/world-of-sound-explore-live-11s-inspired-by-nature-devices/Electronic music always rests on a tension between the precision of machines and the irregularities of the natural world. Artists, engineers and product designers have often strived to add groove, nuance and mystery to sequencing and synthesis in a bid to sound more ‘natural’. But what if nature’s influence on…Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:24:49 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/world-of-sound-explore-live-11s-inspired-by-nature-devices/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/organized-chaos-generate-complex-patterns-midi-effects/When it comes to laying down a sequence, there’s no right or wrong between programming your own pattern and letting the technology do the heavy lifting. Musical training and a keen sense of rhythm are indispensable tools to have in your kit, but there are also exciting possibilities that open…Wed, 19 Aug 2020 10:53:50 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/organized-chaos-generate-complex-patterns-midi-effects/DownloadsTutorialsVideos