Max For Live Devices to fight GAS

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I saw a thread on a different forum that hasn’t been super active and I thought this would be a good idea for Elektronauts.

Sure max for live devices aren’t usually free, but they are certainly much cheaper than the eurorack equivalent!

I’m really looking for something similar to morphagene in max for live, but haven’t found anything just yet. Also this certainly doesn’t need to be just for Eurorack modules. Add anything you’d like!

I’ll start:
Instead of DFAM:
Fors Dyad

Instead of Mutable Instruments Plaits:
Ringtone.tools
PL4L II

Instead of XAOC Odessa:
Rainbow Circuit Rift

Instead of Mutable Instruments Clouds:
Jikay Cloudy

Hopefully others who use Max for live will join in here.

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This is a great idea! Having just switched to Ableton/Max a month ago to fight GAS, I’ve actually got a running list of Max devices to try out, sorted by their function. I’ve mostly just looked at a few developers who make particularly interesting or well-crafted devices, so this barely scratches the surface. This blog post of great devices has also been really helpful for me.

Sorry for the lack of links, but they should be easy to find. Free devices are marked with an asterisk.

Oscillators & Noise Sources

  • Fors Opal (FM percussion)
  • Fors Lode (TB 303)*
  • Fors Pluck (Karplus-Strong string)*
  • Iftah Pyr (also Karplus)*
  • Rainbow Circuits Crush (digital percussion)*
  • Rainbow Circuits Rift (additive synthesis)

Creative Modulation

  • Rainbow Circuits Orbit (synced LFO)
  • Encoderaudio Turing Machine*
  • Basically everything by Kentaro.tools (but expensive)
  • Novel Music Deviate (MIDI clip modifier)*
  • Novel Music Seeds (all the sequencers! bundle)

Sequencing

  • Koan Sound Palette (generative step sequencer)
  • Iftah Sting (acid bassline generator)*
  • Fors Roulette (modified step sequencer)
  • Fors Dot (dual euclidean sequencer)
  • Fors Jog (101-style punch-in sequencer)
  • Fors Opal CTRL (Elektron sequencer)
  • Mots Grids (Mutable Grids)*

Effects

  • Fors Bokeh (pitched delay)
  • Fors Romb (Quadraverb)*
  • Rainbow Circuit Petal (multi-tap delay)
  • CWO Frequency Shifter (OP-1 shifter tribute)*
  • Inner Ocean 4Trak (Portastudio tape looper)
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That’s a killer list!

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Hmm, I didn’t see these anywhere on fors.fm.

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They’re part of the Fors Kit pack! They’re great devices, but the names make it hard to remember what they do, so I put them on my list individually.

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This is exactly what I’ve been doing. Great repository here of free/paid with explanations and download links: www.maxforlive.com - Download Max for Live Devices

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Love this thread! Currently going through a move towards ITB and selling a lot of my hardware. Cocoquantus is going today, so I’m looking to find something max based to replace that.
On the fence about my perkons too, need to explore the fors opal ctrl a bit more and see if that and some midi controllers can be a potential replacement.

I’m kinda interested how much of these fancy m4l devices also work with push too

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I have few, but not in front of Live atm
Will edit message, but i can put
Monomono

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Monomono

Volume One

  • Curves EQ ( Pultec EQP-1A3 )
  • Optocomp ( LA-2A optic compressor )
  • Tape ( Studer tape decks : A820, A80, C37 )
    ( tape models: 900, 456, Б3716 )

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  • Prex73 ( vintage british preamp )
  • Channelx80 ( EQx73 channel strip )
  • Compx54 ( diode bridge compressor )
  • Consolex80 ( summing amplifier : vintage/modern )

Mono One ( SH-101 )

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(Thread does not help with GAS for Max4Live, because I’m Bitwig owner)

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Excellent list. Keep them coming! Any morphagene like loopers?

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Sequencers:

Processors:

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Clip gain, it’s more utility than instrument or effect, but definitely one of most useful ones
I’ll delete this post if it’s not hitting the mark

Ah yes all Kentaro Suzuki max for live devices. Very experimental, but fun to play with and beautiful looking

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If you’re interested in fun looper devices, it’s worth a look at a couple.

Herse by K-Devices chops up and coming audio in satisfying and fun ways.

Jjo devices have a couple of interesting and very simple devices for looping/chopping audio.

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Don’t sleep on the free Ableton SQ Sequencer. It’s rapidly becoming one of my favorites.

Also DrumBrain, The HY Sequencers.

And of course the classic Ml-185 which has been on countless techno and hours records - ML-185 Stage Controlled Sequencer version 0.9 by 3st on maxforlive.com

These are all freebies.

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Adding to that, if you have 12 Suite, MIDI tools by Philip Meyer are also good for chopping samples and generally adding to what Ableton has in place there too.

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SH-equencer is a nice 101 style sequencer that pairs well with Mono One

Stax is a nice free poly synth

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Don’t forget it’s sister - Lood

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I’m not familiar with Morphagene exact caracteristics , but there is helisert | kentaro as streaming looper mangling devil.

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Aicd is also very nice, similar to Sting but lets you edit the pattern after generation.

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