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Julien Bayle

, a project we've been building at Structure Void over the past few weeks: an open-source multi-host integration of Ableton Link Audio. 

The Max side gives you two MSP externals (void.linkaudio.send~ and void.linkaudio.receive~) packaged as a complete Max package with help patchers, refpages, and a vignette tooltip.

A note on context: I'm guessing Cycling '74 will release their own Link Audio Max package alongside Live 12.4 (May 5, 2026). We wanted to do some R&D of our own on this, exploring how the API behaves across very different hosts, what an open-source multi-host pattern looks like in practice, and how the timing primitives feel when exposed at audio rate vs as messages. The two efforts will coexist nicely, I think.

Thanks Peter for your CDM's post about it :

The Max externals share a single C++ core (`LinkAudioManager`, ring buffer, threading model) that's also deployed across:

 vanilla 0.56-2+ / first public Pd implementation of Link Audio, to our knowledge

 / LinkAudioSend + LinkAudioReceive CHOPs

 / Send / Receive modules in the Structure Void browser category

 / ofxAbletonLinkAudio addon in its own repo

So a Max patch can subscribe to a stem published by a Pd patch on another laptop, all in tempo with VCV running on a third machine. Single-machine inter-app routing also works (replaces BlackHole / Loopback / VB-Cable).

Both objects expose Link timing as audio-rate signal outlets:

Plus R/W attributes for tempo and transport that propagate to all peers on the LAN. Change BPM in Max, every Link peer follows.

The signal-rate choice for outlets is deliberate: it lets you reset a phasor on phase wrap, scrub a sample by beat position, or modulate anything at audio rate from transport state — sub-block precision messages can't give you. Both objects also accept tempo/transport as input messages.

Not endorsed, certified, or supported by Ableton or Cycling '74. "Ableton", "Live", "Link", "Max", and "Max for Live" are trademarks of their respective owners.

Bug reports, feedback, and questions about the Max integration specifically, very welcome here.

Ableton Certified Trainer · Max Certified Trainer

Hi everyone,

I want to share VoidLinkAudio, a project we've been building at Structure Void over the past few weeks: an open-source...

voidlinkaudio-ableton-link-audio-for-maxmsp-and-beyond-open-source-multi-host

VoidLinkAudio // Ableton Link Audio for Max/MSP and beyond (open-source, multi-host)

The Book, "'Electronic Music and Sound Design',  Max8 Vol1" is an incredible and helpful text.

The Book cover has  patcher image showing a 'Spectraplot' image.

I am looking for direction in how to achieve this - I would like to view harmonic and noise content with axis enumeration as this image shows.

The Book, "'Electronic Music and Sound Design',  Max8 Vol1" is an incredible and helpful text.

The Book cover has  patcher image showing a...

spectraplot-ala-cipriani

Spectraplot ala Cipriani

Prone

Hello,
Is it possible to open the Best Service Engine Player with max/msp? How would I do it?

Thanks

engine-player-best-service

Engine player best service

Laurin Baumann

so i'm trying to find the cleanest solution to this issue:

Let's say I have a steady pulse of a short sine wave sound going at 120bpm, every now and then, randomly, I want the sine wave to be twice as long, meaning, it taking up 2 pulses in the sequence, without then retriggring it while it's playing.

So far I've used gate to accomplish this: every time the long impulse appears, the gate closes, so it won't pass through another trigger while it's playing.

I feel like there has to be a better option than this. This gets especially more complicated if I have e.g. 3 different sustain values for the sine wave, meaning e.g. first one taking up 1 pulse, second one 2 and the third one 3 of them.

hi there,

so i'm trying to find the cleanest solution to this issue:

Let's say I have a steady pulse of a short sine wave sound going at...

sequencer-question-sustain-value

sequencer question - sustain value 

Thomas Saunter

I'm working on a max patch for a Sonification system. I would like to implement panning to the system where each note trigger is panned from left to right before routing to synthesis. I can't use a simple frequency panner "post fader" as the octave changes depending on light values.

Hi,

I'm working on a max patch for a Sonification system. I would like to implement panning to the system where each note trigger is...

panning-pre-synthesis

Panning pre-synthesis?

Connector

In  my AudioTest.maxpat patch i want start a sound sample (sound001.wav in ResistorNoise.maxpat subpatch) randomly a short while after each other. 

AudioTest.maxpat

ResistorNoise.maxpat

Because of the reason that each started sound can be oveclapped by another sound i use the poly~ object. Inside the poly patch NoisePoly.maxpat object I have used the line~ object to avoid clipping noise while playback the sample(s). But when i start the Patch there is still some clipping noise hearable. 

NoisePoly.maxpat

Maybe someone can give me a hint how to avoid these clipping noise..

clipping-noise-in-poly-object

Clipping noise in poly~ object

mkap7

I have a set of Max projects that I use with some of my college classes, mostly fairly simple things that we use in the lab, where I have a room full of iMacs.  Lately I've started trying to send the students home to run these on their home computers.  And I find that a surprising number of students have a surprising number of problems getting these things to run.

Sometimes I suspect that they haven't installed the program correctly, even though it is a very simple install.  Sometimes it may have something to do with how they have the audio set up at home.   Sometimes patchers seem to be running but there is no sound.  

What I'm wondering is: are there any useful troubleshooting things I can have them do when a patcher either fails to open or doesn't run properly?  Some kind of diagnostic they can run, screenshot, and send to me? 

Hi folks,

I have a set of Max projects that I use with some of my college classes, mostly fairly simple things that we use in the lab,...

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