Ableton vs Max
Hello,
I am new here and also new to Max, maybe my question has been already answered, but I couldn't find it in the forum.
And it's also a very beginner's question:
Are there any difference between the Max version in ableton live (the last version) and Max alone?
Thanks for yours answers
Ableton Live has a full version of Max compiled in it. This is what allows it to create MaxForLive devices even if you do not have Max installed. You can have different versions of Ableton Max and standalone Max and they should not interfere with each other. You can also tell Ableton to use a specific installed Max version.
The main differences I know of are- The version bundled with Live is usually a bit behind the current standalone Max version, they don’t update at the same time. You can’t open/create Gen patches in the bundled version unless that’s changed recently, you can use already made gen patches just not make/modify your own . I believe there’s a few other similar limitations but I’m not sure I’m remembering all of them. There should be a version feature list on the cycling page somewhere I’m pretty sure.