Not yet into Max ,,, so what can I do with it? I'm a professional (MIDI) programmer (C C# C++ Java etc.)
give some idea of what it is useful for?
Brainstorming what can I do with M4L?
Re: Brainstorming what can I do with M4L?
You can check existing stuff for some ideas:
https://www.maxforlive.com/library/index.php
https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/#?item ... x_for_live
https://cdm.link/tag/m4l/
Some Max MSP stuff, though M4L has limitations in comparison:
https://cycling74.com/projects
https://cycling74.com/products/made-with-max
Instagram has lots of Max MSP for some reason.
For MIDI I guess there are not that many MPE and microtuning stuff, current stuff is somewhat minimal.
For example all the device that can read, modify and create MIDI Clips (like MIDIvolve or Autobeat) are not MPE, they use the older API call that is not MPE (Live warns about that the 1st time you use them in Live 11 and later).
Microtuner and Expression Control are very useful, but they are not "creative", they are neutral. unlike stuff like Iftah's Sting that clearly have creative direction (and bias).
Maybe a step sequencer where one lane is the note (like always), but another lane you queue shapes, much like some of those for audio FX (like Looperator), but for per note MPE shapes, Will probably sound "stupid" most of the time, but some people would love it.
MIDI 2.0 is there for taking as well.
https://www.maxforlive.com/library/index.php
https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/#?item ... x_for_live
https://cdm.link/tag/m4l/
Some Max MSP stuff, though M4L has limitations in comparison:
https://cycling74.com/projects
https://cycling74.com/products/made-with-max
Instagram has lots of Max MSP for some reason.
For MIDI I guess there are not that many MPE and microtuning stuff, current stuff is somewhat minimal.
For example all the device that can read, modify and create MIDI Clips (like MIDIvolve or Autobeat) are not MPE, they use the older API call that is not MPE (Live warns about that the 1st time you use them in Live 11 and later).
Microtuner and Expression Control are very useful, but they are not "creative", they are neutral. unlike stuff like Iftah's Sting that clearly have creative direction (and bias).
Maybe a step sequencer where one lane is the note (like always), but another lane you queue shapes, much like some of those for audio FX (like Looperator), but for per note MPE shapes, Will probably sound "stupid" most of the time, but some people would love it.
MIDI 2.0 is there for taking as well.
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Re: Brainstorming what can I do with M4L?
If you're a pro programmer, you might be interested in my project, Scheme for Max. It puts an s7 scheme interpreter in Max, and runs in the high priority thread so you can build sequencers or generative music tools with it, or automate the live API from code (or even from your editor!). There's a youtube channel with a bunch of demos at youtube.com/c/musicwithlisp
Re: Brainstorming what can I do with M4L?
ctrl + left/right = select transient
ctrl + shift + left/right = select between transients
ctrl + space = play selection
ctrl + shift + left/right = select between transients
ctrl + space = play selection
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Re: Brainstorming what can I do with M4L?
Check out TransposerRT, a pair of M4L devices I wrote and put on www.maxforlive.com. TransposerRT (the RT stands for "Real Time") is a pair of Max for Live MIDI effect devices which together greatly increase Ableton Live's potential for improvisation and composition. With TransposerRT, a user can issue MIDI pitch transpositions on the fly from a MIDI controller or clip on one track, resulting in other selected MIDI tracks transposing the output of the clips they're playing before being fed to the instruments on those tracks, effectively changing the key of what is playing on those tracks.
The device pair has been freely available on MaxForLive.com since 2015; with my recent release of Version 2.5, I have made a YouTube video describing it and demonstrating its capabilities. The devices are licensed according to the Creative Commons 4.0 BY Attribution, which means anyone may obtain them, use them, modify them, or even distribute and sell them, as long as they credit me as being their original creator.
I use the devices every time I use Ableton. There are 3 things I use them for: (1) transposing the output of clips on bass, pad and other non-lead tracks with my left index finger, while I improvise on the lead track with my right hand; (2) quickly creating clips for bass, pad and other accompaniment tracks, without manually copying notes, pasting and transposing them; and (3) as a free-form arpeggiator [thanks to a user who suggested this application; I didn't anticipate using the devices this way!]
The device pair has been freely available on MaxForLive.com since 2015; with my recent release of Version 2.5, I have made a YouTube video describing it and demonstrating its capabilities. The devices are licensed according to the Creative Commons 4.0 BY Attribution, which means anyone may obtain them, use them, modify them, or even distribute and sell them, as long as they credit me as being their original creator.
I use the devices every time I use Ableton. There are 3 things I use them for: (1) transposing the output of clips on bass, pad and other non-lead tracks with my left index finger, while I improvise on the lead track with my right hand; (2) quickly creating clips for bass, pad and other accompaniment tracks, without manually copying notes, pasting and transposing them; and (3) as a free-form arpeggiator [thanks to a user who suggested this application; I didn't anticipate using the devices this way!]