presbycusis

1. I don't own Max (yet) and with M4L I'm not sure whether I'll use Max "stand-alone" or not. (I currently use PD.) Trying to work out whether I should buy Max and Ableton's crossgrade to M4L, or just buy M4L and upgrade to Max if I need to.

FAQ says there will be a "special price" for upgrading from M4L to Max. Any clues? Would it me MUCH cheaper than Max?

2. FAQ says the editor has no built-in support for audio and MIDI. What about OSC? Will I be able to directly control M4L through OSC messages from an external source?

1.  I don't own Max (yet) and with M4L I'm not sure whether I'll use Max "stand-alone" or not.  (I currently use PD.)  Trying to work out whether I should buy Max and Ableton's crossgrade to M4L, or just buy M4L and upgrade to Max if I need to.

FAQ says there will be a "special price" for upgrading from M4L to Max.  Any clues?  Would it me MUCH cheaper than Max?

2.  FAQ says the editor has no built-in support for audio and MIDI.  What about OSC?  Will I be able to directly control M4L through OSC messages from an external source?

more-on-pricing-osc-support

I currently use M4L with many control surfaces through OSC. You can check out some of the tutorials on my site below.

More on Pricing + OSC support