MAX 7
In the process of looking for ways to make live visuals that will run to music i found Max 7.
Max is a visual programming language for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74. During its 20-year history, it has been used by composers, performers, software designers, researchers, and artists to create recordings, performances, and installations.
The Max program is modular. Most routines exist as shared libraries. An application programming interface (API) allows third-party development of new routines. Thus, Max has a large user base of programmers unaffiliated with Cycling '74 who enhance the software with commercial and non-commercial extensions to the program. Because of its extensible design and graphical user interface (GUI), which represents the program structure and the user interface as presented to the user simultaneously, Max has been described as the lingua franca for developing interactive music performance software.
Max 7 will let you create your own visuals and plug ins for any compatible DAWs. These could be used in tandem with clips launched for Ableton live and also with the gesture capturing technology.
Audio-Visual Feedback System by Max/MSP
Features:
- Full support for MIDI devices and modern audio hardware.
- Limitless audio options including basic DSP building blocks, VST, Audio Units, and Max for Live devices.
- Flexible support for multi-channel audio.
- Realtime input from webcams, digitizers, and built-in hardware.
- Serial and HID support for a wide variety of electronic prototyping boards and controllers.
- Interactive OpenGL graphics and GLSL shaders, including realtime shadows.
- Support for multiple displays and tools for live projection.
- Efficient realtime HD playback and hardware-accelerated image processing.
- Transcoding and interaction between audio, video, graphics, and control data.
Max for Live
After researching what Max 7 was capable of and how we could use it i came across Max for Live. Max for live is version of Max 7 that is specifically made for programming within Ableton. The advantage of this is that they are plenty of programs already made for Max for Live that can be downloaded.
- Full support for MIDI devices and modern audio hardware.
- Limitless audio options including basic DSP building blocks, VST, Audio Units, and Max for Live devices.
- Flexible support for multi-channel audio.
- Realtime input from webcams, digitizers, and built-in hardware.
- Serial and HID support for a wide variety of electronic prototyping boards and controllers.
- Interactive OpenGL graphics and GLSL shaders, including realtime shadows.
- Support for multiple displays and tools for live projection.
- Efficient realtime HD playback and hardware-accelerated image processing.
- Transcoding and interaction between audio, video, graphics, and control data.
Max for Live
After researching what Max 7 was capable of and how we could use it i came across Max for Live. Max for live is version of Max 7 that is specifically made for programming within Ableton. The advantage of this is that they are plenty of programs already made for Max for Live that can be downloaded.
Max for Live comes with a great collection of instruments, effects, and tools. And there’s even more available from the dedicated community of artists and builders who share their Max for Live creations.
Every Max for Live device is ready to use in your own music, but can also be edited and customized to suit your specific needs. And because Max for Live is part of Ableton Suite, it’s perfectly integrated into the familiar Live workflow.
Max for Live lets you build your own devices for use in Live. Create custom synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, audio effects, and much more. Max for Live also allows you to build devices that modify Live itself, including the properties of tracks, clips, and native Live devices.
Every Max for Live device includes an Edit button, allowing you to look at (or modify) how the device was made. And Max for Live comes with a collection of Live’s native interface elements, so you can build devices that look and feel just like Live.
Max 7 introduces a number of new features that make patching easier and more powerful. And all of them are available in Max for Live.
In Max 7, the interface has been redesigned, allowing for easier patching. Audio quality has been improved with a 64-bit audio engine and improved filter design tools. Additional features include enhanced OpenGL support, including a new physics engine and support for Gen, an add-on that compiles patches into code for improved performance.
On maxforlive.com users contribute to an online library of free Max for Live Devices that you can use for no charge by sharing .amxd files or links (known as "references" on maxforlive.com) to download or purchase them elsewhere.
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