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Live 8 405

Max For Live: Basics

22 videos | 107 minutes | by Danny Piccione

12 Reviews | Submit a Review

1. Introduction and Overview

3. Adding a New Max for Live Device

10. Useful Features

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Released: Aug 19th, 2011

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Learn the fundamantals of Max For Live and begin designing your own uniques Devices, Instruments and Effects in Ableton Live...

Tired of the same old sounds, modulators and effects? Learn how to design your own instruments! That’s what Max For Live is all about! Join M4L expert Danny Piccione, as he introduces you to the basics of programming in Max For Live. Learn all about Max/MSP’s objects: what they do, how they work and how to patch them together to roll-your-own cool instruments and effects that work seamlessly in Live.

Danny starts off with an introduction to Max/MSP and how it is integrated into Ableton Live. He then explains the different object types and how the Max For Live UI works. Next he takes a look at some of the cool Max Objects—which handle the MIDI side of things— showing you what they do how you can use them.

From there Danny explains audio processing using the MSP Objects, which create and process audio. He even show’s you how to build a basic amplitude modulator synth! Finally, Danny wraps it up by showing you how to build a very cool random note Note Sequencer!

Max/MSP and Max For Live require a bit learning and practice. In this comprehensive tutorial, Max For Live: Basics, Danny Piccione will get you started on you way to becoming a real M4L programmer!

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Chapter 1: Max for Live - Basics
1: Introduction
00:41
1. Introduction and Overview
00:59
2. Max Object Types
02:36
3. Adding a New Max for Live Device
01:22
4. Documentation Resources
2: Basic Max / MSP objects
01:05
5. Help and Reference Files
10:30
6. The Bang
08:24
7. Number Box
05:44
8. Message Box
02:25
9. Lists
06:54
10. Useful Features
04:48
11. Adding Arguments to Objects
06:03
12. User Interface Objects
05:31
13. Max for Live UI Objects
04:30
14. Metro Object
03:22
15. Counter Object
3: Audio with Max for Live
05:00
16. Basic MSP Objects
07:49
17. Audio Signals and Amplitude Modulation
04:44
18. Processing Audio
06:05
19. MIDI Basics
07:13
20. Formatting MIDI Notes
06:34
21. Makenote Object
04:13
22. MIDI Note Sequencer

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Max For Live: Basics

Mar 4, 2013

Good introduction to Max for Live. I have some modest experience with programming. The material helped put it together in a way I could understand and use. Nice job.

-Wayne

Max For Live: Basics

Feb 27, 2013

Awesome tutorial. I am already hungry for more. Hopefully it would come soon.

-Narni

Max For Live: Basics

Feb 23, 2013

This is a very good introduction to Max4Live. It is specially good for people that have no experience with Max/MSP at all. I like the fact that it covers both, the MIDI and Audio aspects of Max4Live.

-Apollo

Max For Live: Basics

Oct 29, 2012

Good basics tutorial, but where's the follow up?

-darius

Max For Live: Basics

Mar 15, 2012

This was an incredibly helpful tutorial. I had been working with Max for some time but hadn't been able to accomplish some of the things I was interested in. Thanks to the information i received here a new pathway involving the integration of Max with Ableton Live is open to me. I look forward to the next, more advanced, tutorial.

-Howard Harawitz

Max For Live: Basics

Jan 26, 2012

Great stuff and going through the Max 6 tutorials but curious also whether you are planning more MacProVideo tutorials. Would be a shame to see you stop at just this one as it was great.

-Salah Issa

Max For Live: Basics

Nov 20, 2011

Easy to follow, good overview

-Mads Glud

Max For Live: Basics

Oct 26, 2011

Great tutorial for begging with m4L.Looking forward for more m4L videos for more advanced concepts.

-ioannis

Max For Live: Basics

Oct 9, 2011

Great introductory video that gets you going quickly on MAX and MSP. Very clearly explained and demonstrated. Now we need the next installment. ;)

-Eric Freeman

Max For Live: Basics

Sep 2, 2011

Great tutorial to get you started in Max For Live. You need to create more tutorials for all the control elements (midi, api's, launchpad, APC40, Ohm...) in Max For Live. This could really make a huge impact on the Live community.

-jd

Max For Live: Basics

Aug 22, 2011

Excellent tutor; excellent tutorial!!! Thanks and please produce some more m4l tutorials!

-S

Max For Live: Basics

Aug 21, 2011

Excellent tutorial. This has really got me going on Max. The only problem is that it suddenly stops. Please give us more. Many thanks.

-Christopher Fryman

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