Max for Live Devices

Max for Live devices are plugins for Ableton Live, built with Max.

All 13 devices on this page are free to download, but please don't redistribute them without permission.

Prism: Creative MIDI Router

Prism splits incoming MIDI data across channels in various ways, including across multiple tracks. Use it to create complex hockets, distribute notes to different tracks based on velocity, or generate sequenced velocity patterns.

Prism uses two devices that communicate across tracks, assign as many listener instances as you like to a single channel for up to 16 prism networks running at a time.

Prism
Prism screenshot

Meld Filter

The filter section from Live's Meld instrument, broken out into its own audio effect.

Featuring some niceties like a dry/wet control, soft clipper (useful for the resonator modes), and the ability to route MIDI notes to the cutoff frequency.

Meld Filter
Meld Filter screenshot

Program Launcher

Program Launcher fires slots or scenes in the session grid based on MIDI program change messages, making it easy to build sets that follow pattern changes from hardware sequencers.

Program Launcher
Program Launcher screenshot

Drum 1: Minimal Analog Percussion

Drum 1 is a percussion synthesizer inspired by the analog donk machines of yesteryear.

Featuring a single sine and noise source, pitch and decay envelopes, wave folder, and a ratcheting amp envelope. Drum 1 is capable of minimal analog kicks, snares, claps, and bleeps.

Drum 1
Drum 1 screenshot

Drum 2: Metal Clang Generator

Drum 2 is a weird little metallic creature, good for freaky cymbals and clanks.

Based on an exciter + triple resonator model that responds strongly to note velocity.

Drum 2
Drum 2 screenshot

Beat Jump

Replicates the beat jump buttons found on DJ decks. Four sets of forward and back buttons with configurable beat count for each, and also has a cue button that restarts the current clip with optional quantization.

Note: Beat jumps may be delayed while Live loads the audio at the new position from disk, this can be fixed with the RAM switch on audio clips.

Beat Jump
Beat Jump screenshot

MD Alert

MD Alert sends sysex messages to a connected Elektron Machinedrum to display custom messages on it's screen.

Up to four messages can be bound to different MIDI note triggers, or the send buttons can be automated. Useful for performance cues and reminders during live sets.

MD Alert
MD Alert screenshot

Crossroute: Effect Chain Crossfader

Crossroute is a crossfader between the audio flowing through an effects chain, and an external audio source routed from elsewhere in Live.

Crossroute
Crossroute screenshot

M2ENS: Monomachine Ensemble Controller

Controls an ensemble synth on the Elektron Monomachine from a polyphonic MIDI stream.

A transfer mode can be enabled to optimize for recording a sequence from Live into the Monomachine's internal sequencer.

M2ENS
M2ENS screenshot

MNMRT: Monomachine Retrig Controller

Designed to control the retrig time parameter on the Elektron Monomachine using MIDI notes. Converts incoming notes into their frequency in Hz and sends that value to a selected MIDI CC.

Probably only useful for the Monomachine, but who knows :)

MNMRT
MNMRT screenshot

Note Extras

Attaches CC or program change messages just before or after note on or off messages.

Useful in a MIDI rack for sending different patch data to a hardware synthesizer based on which note range is played.

Note Extras
Note Extras screenshot

E Scenes

Format your session view to reflect the Elektron workflow.

Creates up to 128 scenes if they don't already exist, and then renames them A01 through H16 to match Elektron's pattern numbering.

E Scenes
E Scenes screenshot

Numbers

A show / hide button for track numbers across your whole live set.

You can even pick how many digits! Woah!!!

Numbers
Numbers screenshot

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