max for live

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The Amazing Musical Grid on @cdmblogs

Max for Live is accelerating the development of numerous grid-oriented applications for the monome and related devices (Livid Instruments Ohm64, Novation Launchpad, Akai APC40).

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/12/01/the-amazing-musical-grid-and-electronic-performance-made-modular/

LividStep: step sequencer made in Max For Live

"This details the major functions of Livid's Max For Live device, LividStep, including playback, how to: add and change sequences, control timing, navigate Live, and control instruments, all from the Livid controller.

The device works in Ableton Live with Livid ohm64 and block MIDI controllers. The device creates an eight step sequencer on one row of the 64 button grid. Fill eight live tracks with eight devices to fill the grid. Each sequence has independent time control for a huge variety of rhythmic possibility.

And, if you make it to the end, yes, the irritation at those who don't use a Livid controller is real and palpable :)"

@stretta on the process of designing multiple modular #monome applications in Max for Live

http://stretta.blogspot.com/2009/11/maxforlive-monome-integration.html

As a software engineer I'm convinced by the argument, but also have a strong belief in the unique nature of the creative flow afforded by the muscle memory that is employed when gigging with hardware controllers, and which can easily be lost when the eyes and fingers leave the instrument and interact with the computer.

(Disclaimer: I am the author of several multi-page monome applications.)

Max for Live online documentation goes live

This is what you'll see from inside MaxMSP if you select the "Max for Live" help menu item:

http://www.cycling74.com/docs/max5/vignettes/intro/doclive.html

Consume. Digest. Absorb.

The Edit Button Has Been Pressed

Great launch article by Andrew Benson on the redesigned Cycling '74 site:

http://cycling74.com/2009/11/22/the-edit-button-has-been-pressed/

Max for Live requires Live 8.1, now available (the Live Suite update is 1.4Gb - wow) and MaxMSP 5.1.

Terry Riley's "In C" in #maxforlive by @sness

A nice talk-through of the structure of a Max for Live Device which algorithmically advances MIDI clips to reproduce "In C".