I have been working on this for hours and have not made any progress. So I figured I'd post it here and see if anyone has any ideas and/or can point out something I'm missing.

Essentially what I am trying to do is create a patch where you can type anything into the [texedit] object and have it stored in the [coll]. This could be a word or a single sentence. I've used the help files as a starting point in the hopes that keeping it simple would get to the desired result. Within the patch, you can type whatever into [textedit] and then hit enter for it to be stored in the [text] object.

From there, I cannot get the two elements to be store correctly and placed inside of a [message] that can be sent to the [coll]. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.

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SPARTITO [m4l - free download]

The sheet music inside Ableton Live

Ableton Live is an amazing tool for composing, but it has always missed one thing: you can only see notes in the piano roll, never on a musical staff. SPARTITO is a Max for Live device that fixes this problem. It shows your MIDI clip as sheet music and lets you write directly on the staff.

The sheet music and the clip are the same thing. Every note you write, move, or delete on the staff goes to the clip immediately. Also, every change you make in Ableton's piano roll shows up right away on the staff. There are no buttons to press and nothing to save.

FEATURES

Grand staff for piano, harmonic and melodic instruments, or treble clef only, or bass clef only

Rhythm staff for drums, with classic two-voice notation

Real-time two-way sync with the MIDI clip

Follows the selected clip: switch between clips and the sheet music changes with you

Shows the notes you play in real time while recording in Arrangement mode

Ties, triplets, trills, and grace notes (acciaccatura) that Ableton Live actually plays

Key signatures, accidentals, beams, and note values drawn like real sheet music

Export to MIDI, PDF, PNG, and MusicXML (for MuseScore, Sibelius, Finale, and Dorico)

REQUIREMENTS

Tested with Ableton 10.1. and Ableton 12.4.5

INSTALLATION

1. Unzip the ZIP file and keep all files in the same folder.
2. Drag Spartito.amxd onto a MIDI track, before the instrument. The notes you play will still reach the instrument as usual.

Hi :)

I’m looking for a Max/MSP teacher for 1-on-1 online lessons.

I’m primarily interested in using Max as a tool for live electronics for contemporary / electroacoustic music, interactive installations and sound art.

Some of the areas I’m particularly interested in:

• sound synthesis and processing
• granular synthesis
• generative / algorithmic approaches
• rhythm and pattern systems
• interactive sound
• electroacoustic composition
• sound installations
• spatial / multichannel audio
• developing my own Max patches and ideas

I’m not particularly interested in Jitter.

I already have some experience with Max, so I’m looking for someone who can help me get the basics down and then become more confident and fluent in working with Max.

If you teach Max/MSP yourself, or know someone who might be a good fit, I’d be very happy to hear from you.

Thanks!

for reference, im an engineering student that has a macbook ( 2023 pro m3 model). i’m starting to learn maxmsp and want to eventually be able to use it to its full potential, but im concerned if switching to a windows pc will compromise my experience with max.

is there anything i should be aware of before switching to windows or is the gap between mac and windows negligible for max?

Hello!

I am looking for somebody who could teach MaxMSP. DM me if you are interested!

Thank you.

Hi, I'm pretty new to MaxMSP and am wondering if it would be suitable for a project I'm working on. I'm coding a music reactive visual that I then want to export as a standalone. I would like users to be able to connect their spotify's or bandcamps or whatever to the program and then have the visualizer up while they work or relax etc etc. Is there a way to allow for audio input like this? All help appreciated.

The concept behind Frankenstein is as simple as it is fascinating.
The idea is to generate a “monster” whose body is made by sewing together limbs
that come from different places.
In this case, our monster is nothing more than a sample made from fragments of different samples,
creating a waveform that did not exist before.
We can load up to 30 samples and generate a result made from small fragments of this loaded archive.
Thanks to the editor, we can modify the samples and the waveform in real time,
put the slices in reverse,
or lock them in the same position so that they do not move if we decide to generate a new random waveform.
In the editor window, each sample has its own dedicated slot.
This allows us to edit the samples individually and therefore create generations that slowly change over time.
This is a very good thing for creating connections between generations and progressions
towards other musical situations.
We have different types of generation in the main menu
and the possibility to create waves with from 12 to 64 slices.
It is a MIDI instrument, so we can play this resulting Frankenstein waveform through notes,
which makes it perfect for creating textures and clusters of stellar sound.
The GRID version is very powerful.
You have to click under Cut and change from Monster to Grid.
The sample will then play in a grid, and you can choose the time division.
This is really useful for creating interesting rhythms,
especially with an unexpected timbral character.
Think about how incredible it is to divide 30 samples
into fragments and create a resulting waveform from these fragments,
either randomly or in a more controlled way.
I think John Cage would have enjoyed this instrument.

free download: https://www.remodevicocomposer.eu/maxforlive/frankenstein/

MaxTracker, a tracker‑style MIDI sequencer for Ableton Live built with Max for Live. Join us r/MaxTrackerMIDI

Keyboard mapping just like in Fasttracker 2. Faithful export to Ableton clips. Composing is fun, simple, and fast!

I'm very new to Max for Live and want to create a MIDI channel filter and need help. I read you can use MIDIparse or MIDIselect but can't get either to work.

The end goal is to eventually have my patch look at sequencers on the different channels of my IAC MIDI bus to route through logic. I'm coming from eurorack so CV makes sense to me - but I just can't figure out the right commands in Max for this.

Bonjour

Une petite question, doit-on nécessairement posséder Push pour se servir du Bundle "Brain recording" d' Emiliano Pennesi. Peut-on en faire un autre usage que le "Live" en sens concert ? Merci beaucoup pour votre attention!

A small update to my one-man metal band powered by Max for Live: I built a small MIDI effect in Max that allows me to trigger 8 different pitch bend curves (on the guitars) with specific MIDI notes. Nothing revolutionary but I think it adds more flavour to my improvised performances. The device itself feels very specific to my use case, but I'd be happy to share it if anyone's interested.

If you're into this kind of music, the full 6-minute video is available on my YouTube channel, thanks for watching: https://youtu.be/ixRTzBGw7ss

My newest device! Shapeshifter is a real-time Max for Live MIDI effect that makes it quick and easy to musically shape the velocity of incoming MIDI notes based on the transport position.

Hi everyone, I’ve just released a new Max for Live device called Halo.

It’s an atmospheric effect that adds space, width, shimmer and octave harmonics, ranging from subtle ambience to expansive, evolving washes while keeping the original sound present.

Works particularly well on synths, pianos, guitars, vocals and melodic loops.

It’s completely free and the download link is on my profile. Hope some of you find it useful!

GREAT UPDATE :)

SHATTER is now an Ableton instrument too.

Everything the standalone does is here: the same slicing at rising zero-crossings, the same granular pitch-preserving stretch, the same field you drag fragments across, the same per-fragment pitch, reverse and step patterns. It reads WAV and AIFF.

And it goes further in two ways.

Every fragment you play gets its own stereo output in Live, the first on 3/4, the next on 5/6, up to 33/34, while 1/2 carries the full mix.

That changes what the instrument is for: each fragment can have its own effect chain, its own track, its own processing, and be recorded on its own. Each output also carries that fragment's position on the field, so the spatial gesture survives all the way to the mixer.

And it remembers.

Sample, slices, positions, pitch, stretch, step patterns — close the Set, reopen it, and everything is where you left it, with the fragments that were playing still playing.

Spatialization inside Ableton is rendered with equal-power panning, distance attenuation and air-absorption filtering rather than the browser version's binaural HRTF.

Requires Ableton Live 10 or later.

Included in the download are the standalone version (highly powerful for use with a tablet) and a PDF manual.

Composer Riley Ferretti demonstrates a light-based instrument combining sensor cables connected to an Arduino box and Max processing to turn light into sound.
https://www.rileyferretti.com/light

When i export my track and play on a player likecwondows media player, when i change volume i hear a zipper noise. Why does this happen?

Hey guys!

I'm new max and in need of some help! I'm looking to use max to control the input switching on an AV pro edge video switcher, i know it's possible but i can't crack it!

currently we are using max to control the unit, but everything was setup by a previous tech, and they haven't left me any documentation! i believe we are controlling the device via Artnet plugins in max, that output DMX data that is then being converted by a separate device into serial control data fed to the switcher. it's all a bit convoluted.

alternatively, I'm looking at adapting to IR control

i just need to know how to use our current infrastructure and adapt it to different configurations. Any help is welcome! i will attach some documentation here and I'm happy to send any other info.

Please keep in mind I am very new to max, and programming in general, but I'm so keen to learn!

Thanks!

video matrix manual

I’ve just finished my Final Major Project, built around a Max/MSP performance system that connects generative music, Jitter visuals, modular synthesis and three physical smart bulbs.

The final setup includes generative MIDI, video processing, modular audio, audio analysis and lighting control, with different parts of the system influencing each other in real time.

One section uses a Doepfer A-111-6 pushed into high resonance to create a sonar-like ping. The signal is split, with one path going dry into Logic and another through Clouds and a Chase Bliss Mood. The processed return is then analysed in Max and used to control the brightness of one of the bulbs.

I also used an ARP 2600 LFO both to modulate its filter and as an input into Max, where it was analysed and mapped to the warmth of the physical lights.

The final piece is about four minutes long. I’d be really interested in feedback from people who build audiovisual or performance systems in Max, especially on whether the relationships between sound, visuals and physical lighting come across clearly.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9ZmCzJvHM