This course is designed for those interested to learn how to use MaxForLive.
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Jason Allen is a PhD in music, and was recently named one of the semi-finalists for the Grammy Foundations "Music Educator" award.
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About This Course
Who this course is for:
- Students who want a comprehensive understanding of Ableton Live
- Students looking to understand the deeper levels of Ableton Live
- Anyone looking to explore the possibilities of MaxForLive
What you’ll learn:Â
- Use MaxForLive to create custom devices in AbletonUse MaxForLive to create custom devices in Ableton Live
- Speak the syntax of MaxForLive, and know how to find answers
- Design unique MaxForLive patches for sale, sharing, and using in your own music
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- Speak the syntax of MaxForLive, and know how to find answers
- Design unique MaxForLive patches for sale, sharing, and using in your own music
Requirements:Â
- Knowledge of Ableton Live is required to understand this course.
- Taking Ultimate Ableton Live: Part 1 – The Interface & The Basics is a great place to start, but not required to get the most out of this course.
- Taking Ultimate Ableton Live: Part 2 – Recording & Warping is also great, but not required to get the most out of this course.
- Taking Ultimate Ableton Live: Part 3 – Producing & Editing is also great, but not required to get the most out of this course.
- Taking Ultimate Ableton Live: Part 4 – Synths & Samplers is also great, but not required to get the most out of this course.
- Taking Ultimate Ableton Live: Part 5 – Audio & MIDI Effects is also great, but not required to get the most out of this course.
- Taking Ultimate Ableton Live: Part 6 – DJ Techniques & Controllers is also great, but not required to get the most out of this course.
- Access to Ableton Live will be required. Using the trial version (free for 30 days) would be a great way to start.
For years I’ve been teaching Ableton Live and Max in the college classroom. As a University Professor, my classes are sought after, and, frankly, expensive. I believe Ableton Live can be learned by anyone, and cost shouldn’t be a barrier. This class uses the same outline and syllabus I’ve used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost.
This is Part 7: MaxForLive
MaxForLive is a powerful tool that lets users design their own instruments, effects, and devices. It isn’t without its drawbacks: MaxForLive is notoriously difficult to learn. I’ve developed an approach for teaching MaxForLive that focuses on teaching it like a language: You will learn small blocks and patches, understanding the how and the why along the way. As we grow our vocabulary, we “learn how to learn” more and more.
Topics include:
– The unique and quirky history and development of Max
– What we can do with MaxForLive
– Max vs. MaxForLive
– The MaxForLive Devices
– Finding and Sharing MaxForLive Devices
– Getting Help: Help Windows in MaxForLive
– Presentation Mode & Patching Modes
– The Max Editor
– Messages
– Bangs & Buttons
– Project 1: Building a MIDI Delay
– Project 2: Building an Arpeggiator
– Working with Audio Signals
– Project 3: An Audio Delay
– ~ Objects (tilde objects)
– Presentation Setup
– Controlling Live
– Abstractions
– Controlling anything in Live
– Project 4: A Beat-Quantized Randomized Filter
– Finding the Beat from Live
– Project 5: Artificial Intelligence (sort of)
– … And much more!!!
Also included in this class are 6 of my own MaxForLive patches for you to download, dissect, use, and build on.
Anthony Allen is an Ableton Certified Trainer and a Ph.D. in Music Composition and master of Electronic Sounds. His music has been heard internationally in film, radio, video games, and industrial sound, as well as the concert hall and theater.
He currently acts as an adjunct professor of composition at the University of St. Thomas, Macphail Academy of Music, and the CEO of Slam Academy in Minneapolis.
Praise for other classes by J. Anthony Allen:
“I’ve had Live Lite for a while but never quite understood how to use it because of the different options in how to arrange audio. This course explains exactly how to do that and get the most out of Live.”
“Great overview – I would start here for sure if you are just getting your feet wet with live. clear and to the point. Session walkthroughs are great. Looking forward to more”
“I have never had any formal training in music at all. Trying to learn all the notes and how everything translated was a serious challenge. After going thru this class, Dr. J has totally brought down the barriers. The content was very useful and was easy to grasp for me.”
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned how to use the features of MaxForLive.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - Welcome And Overview | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - What Is MaxForLive | |||
| MaxForLive In A Nutshell | 00:00:00 | ||
| The 10K Ft View | 00:00:00 | ||
| What We Can Do In MaxForLive | 00:00:00 | ||
| Patch Download: Artificial Intelligence Experiment | 00:00:00 | ||
| MaxForLive Versus Max Versus Max / MSP / Jitter | 00:00:00 | ||
| A Brief History Of Max | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Getting Started | |||
| The MaxForLive Devices (In Ableton) | 00:00:00 | ||
| Loading MaxForLive Devices | 00:00:00 | ||
| Finding And Sharing MaxForLive Devices | 00:00:00 | ||
| Starting From Scratch | 00:00:00 | ||
| Getting Help: The Help Windows | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - Creating Our Own Devices | |||
| Modes: Presentation, Patching (Editing), Locked, And Unlocked | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Max Editor And Patching | 00:00:00 | ||
| Objects And Arguments | 00:00:00 | ||
| Messages | 00:00:00 | ||
| Bangs And Buttons | 00:00:00 | ||
| Learning How To Learn Max | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - Our First Project: A MIDI Delay | |||
| Workflow: Approaching A New Project | 00:00:00 | ||
| Our First Object: Pipe | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adding The Dry (Not Delayed) Signal | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why Not Notein | 00:00:00 | ||
| Download Patch | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 6 - Project 2: Arpeggiator | |||
| Walkthrough: What We Will Need For This Project | 00:00:00 | ||
| Delaying Notes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Transposing Notes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Deploying And Encapsulating | 00:00:00 | ||
| Download Patch | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 7 - Working With Audio In Max | |||
| The Tilde (~) Objects And Yellow Patch Chords | 00:00:00 | ||
| Audio UI Objects | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 8 - Project 3: An Audio Delay | |||
| Walkthrough | 00:00:00 | ||
| Tapin~ And Tapout~ | 00:00:00 | ||
| Volume Control | 00:00:00 | ||
| Audio Toggle | 00:00:00 | ||
| Multitaps | 00:00:00 | ||
| Presentation Setup | 00:00:00 | ||
| Download Patch | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 9 - Talking To (And Controlling) Live | |||
| Abstractions | 00:00:00 | ||
| The “M4L List Of Abstractions” | 00:00:00 | ||
| M4L Patches | 00:00:00 | ||
| Patch Download | 00:00:00 | ||
| Controlling Any Parameter | 00:00:00 | ||
| Patch Download | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 10 - Project 4: A Beat-Quantized Randomized Filter | |||
| New UI Object: Filtergraph~ | 00:00:00 | ||
| Finding Beats | 00:00:00 | ||
| Controlling Filters By Using The Beat | 00:00:00 | ||
| Patch Download | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 11 - Wrap Up | |||
| Thanks For Watching (And 1 More Project!) | 00:00:00 | ||
| Patch Download | 00:00:00 | ||
| Bonus Lecture: MaxForLive Connection Kit | 00:00:00 | ||
Course Review
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I’ve followed all the modules for this course and I’m really impressed on clarity, contents and amount of details J Anthony has included.
For sure it’s the best and most comprehensive Ableton Live course, and by far the best instructor.
Well done.
Great tutorial on Max for Live
Even though my version of Live does not include Max, I thoroughly enjoyed this class. It certainly has me considering upgrading because of the amazing possibilities available in Max for Live!