![]() ![]() And I don’t think that they’ll stop at playing around with the Ableton Live controls. Max For Live is going to introduce a new generation of musicians to (visual) programming. Like Processing or o penFrameworks, Max/MSP is an interactivity platform that is designed to be accessible to artists. With a single object you can add quite simply take input from a camera, a Wiimote, an Arduino or an OSC Controller. Max has hundreds of quirky objects (just check the online database MaxObjects) that can be used to build patches (like the one shown to the left). Max is powerful, just as powerful as Ableton, but it doesn’t hide it’s complexity. Cycling74’s Max/MSP is a visual programming environment that can be used for signal processing, audio and, with the Jitter add-on, video. It’s an API that is accessible only through another piece of music software, Max/MSP. This fall Ableton is releasing Max For Live, an API of sorts. If you’ve ever seen a DJ using software that looked like a multi-color spreadsheet that was probably Ableton. One of the reasons it is so popular is that it has a relatively simple user interface that hides complexity from the user and lets them focus on sounding good. It is one of the must-have tools for almost anyone who is making electronic music these days. At a cost of several hundred dollars Live is within reach of most tech-savvy musicians. It is a complete music suite with instruments, sound management and a performance interface. Ableton’s Live is one of the top music creation and performance platforms out there. ![]()
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