This page is only visible to admin users. Sorry!

This page is only visible to signed in users.

Contact <link>support@cycling74.com</link> if you believe you're seeing this page in error.

You don't have permission to view this page.

Activity

Billing History for { name }

Licenses

There was a problem removing the addon. Please try again.

Are you sure you would like to remove the <name>{addonName}</name> addon from your Max subscription? Your {addonName} addon license will remain active until the end of your current billing cycle.

{name} was successfully removed from your Max subscription.

Remove Addon

There was a problem resuming your subscription. Please try again.

Are you sure you would like to resume <name>{addonName}</name>? Your billing cycle will be reactivated and you will be billed as normal on {renewalDate}.

Your subscription has been successfully resumed.

Resume Subscription

There was a problem cancelling your subscription.

Are you sure you would like to cancel <name>{licenseName}</name>? Your license will remain active until <expiry>{expiryDate}</expiry>, at which point your subscription will expire and the license will be deactivated.

Your subscription has been successfully canceled.

Cancel Subscription

Next, start up the Max application and sign into your account (Help > User Account and Licenses).

Your Activation Code was successfully redeemed.

You must be signed into your account to redeem an Activation Code.

Redeem an Activation Code

Create a New Post

Edit Article

The list of what we're discovering about Max and our users grows each day. We tackle everything from hardware reviews to re-reading books from decades past.

Get the Latest on Max and our Community

Articles

Sign Out

Sign in to authorize License

Authorize Max

Filter by Format

Filter by Language

Find books related to learning Max.

Books About Max

Here are the artists and educators helping people get creative in Max

Meet Our Max Certified Trainers

Certified Trainers

{ firstName } { lastName } - Certified Trainer

There are no open positions at this time.

Please check your inbox for further instructions.

Forgot Password

Error

Success

Actions

Create Forum Topic

Edit Forum Topic

{category} Forum

There was an error submitting your details. Please try again.

Thank you for your submission! Someone will be in touch with you soon.

NFR / Industry Accomodations

Please make sure you use the link you received by email.

There was a problem retrieving your invitation.

Your account has been successfully created. To manage your institutional licenses, please go to <authLink>https://auth.cycling74.com</authLink> and sign in with your newly created account.

You must be signed out to view this page.

Create an Account

Find more details on our <link>Status Page</link>.

Under Maintenance

We are currently carrying out a scheduled maintenance of our website. Some functionality is temporarily unavailable. We appreciate your patience.

Name

Sort By

{ category } Packages

Share a Max Project

Edit Project

Image Notes

Important Notes

Max Projects come in all shapes and forms. Over the years, our users have shared over a thousand ideas and projects with us. We're proud to showcase them here.

Find Inspiration from other Max Users

Cycling '74 will review it within a week and may make minor edits before publishing it, so your project looks best and reads well in our project gallery.

Thank you for your submission! Your project is currently pending.

Account Recovery

Bundled

{ name } { version } Release Notes

{ name } Releases

There was a problem changing your password. Please try again.

You can now <link>log in</link> with your updated credentials.

Your password was changed successfully.

Reset Password

Your purchase has now been linked to this account. Next, start up the Max application and sign into your account (Help > User Account and Licenses).

Retrieve License

You must be signed into your account to activate Max.

Type

Search the Cycling '74 forums and website

Search {query}

Please enter your educational details

Your Max for Live or Live Suite serial number is required for this purchase. <link>Need help finding your serial number?</link>

There was a problem updating your subscription. Please try again, or contact support@cycling74.com if the problem persists.

Cannot add RNBO

Confirm Subscription Addon

Thank you for your purchase

Thank you

Retrieving your order details, please wait...

Contact <link>support@cycling74.com</link> if you have questions/issues.

Couldn't sign in. Please check that your username/email and password are correct.

Sign in with your Cycling '74 account

There was a problem creating an account. Please try again.

Successfully created your user account! Please check your email for one last verification step.

Create a Cycling '74 account

General

Individual

Institutional

General Authorization

Individual Product Authorization

Institutional Product Authorization

Important Information

There was an error sending your application. Please try again.

Max, RNBO, and legacy product authorization for both individuals and institutions.

Product Authorization

 If your inquiry does not fit into any other category, click here!

Other

Sales inquiries for individual licenses purchased from our webshop.

Sales

Technical support inquiries for Max, RNBO, Mira, and Max for Live.

Technical Support

For assistance with your Cycling '74 user account, our website, forums, or the Institutional Admin Portal.

Cycling '74 Account or Website

Thank you! Your request has been successfully submitted.

Please note that we are no longer taking submissions for Tools and no longer supporting the Tools section, so you may run into broken files and URLs. You can contribute to the Cycling '74 Community by submitting a Package or using the forums instead.

Max Tools Archive

Edit Tutorial

Tutorials are an ideal way to accomplish a task, learn a new strategy or brush up on your skills. In addition to our in-app Examples, Tutorials and Help Files, you can find new ones here.

Explore the Online Tutorials

Tutorials

Thank you. Please start Max and sign in to use your license

Upgrade

Sign In

Your account requires verification. Please check your inbox, or <link>click here to send the verification email again</link> if you didn't receive it.

Unverified Account

Do you have an activation code?

Already own Max 8 and ready to authorize?

Trouble? Please email <link>support@cycling74.com</link> for help.

If you're new to Max, this is just for you.

Thanks for verifying your account!

You're one step closer to being part of the Cycling '74 Community.

Verify Your Cycling '74 Account

Failed to request a new verification e-mail: {message}

A verification email has been sent to { email }. Please check your inbox.

Can't find your verification e-mail or only have an expired one?

There was a problem verifying your email change. Please try again.

There was an error verifying your email address.

Your email address has been successfully verified. Thank you!

Verify Your Email Address

A user token is required to verify your email address. Please follow the link you received via email.

Julien Bayle

Zero-latency stochastic melodic engine. Powered by a high-performance external designed for surgical generative evolution and precise probabilistic variations within Ableton Live.

Driven by a custom-coded C++ external, this device ensures instantaneous MIDI processing and surgical timing accuracy. Unlike standard randomizers, it operates with absolute deterministic precision and zero overhead, making it reliable for complex live performances and high-density generative sequences.

2. The Logic: Deterministic Selection & Memory

Move beyond chaotic noise with four distinct selection behaviors, where the variation pool is strictly managed by internal buffers:

3. The Boundaries: Physical Constraint Math

Precisely manage notes that exceed your defined Min/Max range using four distinct mathematical behaviors:

Every note is forced into a specific musical mode for 100% cohesion. 

Choose between Global (Syncs with Live’s Scale LOM) or User modes. I

f a note is off-scale, the Magnetic Snap logic performs a bidirectional search for the nearest valid semitone (Yellow Laser).

Zero-latency stochastic melodic engine. Powered by a high-performance external designed for surgical generative evolution and precise...

void-midi-random-or-m4l-stochastic-melodic-engine

VOID MIDI RANDOM | M4L Stochastic melodic engine

Zero-latency 4-pole ladder filter. A surgical C++ port of Miller Puckette’s original Pure Data architecture, re-engineered for Ableton Live.

Ported directly from the raw PD source code, this mathematical solver replicates the exact behavior of a classic 24dB/octave Moog low-pass filter. It doesn’t just cut frequencies; it physically models the electrical resistance, allowing for extreme spectrum shaping.

Unlike standard filters, the Saturation parameter acts as a hard physical ceiling 

Features a dedicated Output Make-up gain stage and a trigonometric Equal-Power Mix (Dry/Wet) ensuring 100% volume stability with no phase cancellation gaps.

Zero-latency 4-pole ladder filter. A surgical C++ port of Miller Puckette’s original Pure Data architecture, re-engineered for Ableton...

void-filter-bob

VOID Filter Bob 

Capiuz

Drone is a max for live synthesizer with 8 independent voices, two-stage distortion and automation looping, capable of producing lush, rich chords to heavy distorted walls of sound. 

Each voice comes with its own independent controls, starting with volume, panning and pitch deviation. The oscillator's frequency can be either set by hand or via MIDI message, pitch changes can be smoothed out with the glide parameter. The stutter parameter can add movement by turning on and off each voice with its own envelope, rate and probability parameters. The device allows internal automation recording via both mouse and midi controller, just turn on the rec button and move the parameters you would like to loop. The master section of the device includes general controls for volume and pitch deviation along with two types of distortion available as both pre and post lowpass filters. Drone has its own chord presets that can be shifted around by altering the root note of the chord or with the plus minus octave buttons. To create interesting textures and harmonic movements the device can also be controlled in poly MIDI mode, using it like a standard eight voice synthesizer. Finally, to generate unpredictable and unexpected results, there’s always the random button.

Drone is a max for live synthesizer with 8 independent voices, two-stage distortion and automation looping, capable of producing lush, rich...

drinfinityne

Dr∞ne

Emir Baser

arpeggio

Arpeggio

Oscar Bergqvist

Synesthesia is a Max for Live audio effect that explores the relationship between sound, color, and intuitive musical control. Instead of relying on traditional parameter-heavy interfaces, the device uses a color spectrum as its primary controller, allowing chorus, delay, and flanger effects to be shaped through visual and perceptual gestures rather than numerical adjustment.

The device is built on the idea that many musicians already describe and perceive sound in terms of color, brightness, and texture. By mapping RGB color values to multiple effect parameters simultaneously, Synesthesia transforms a single continuous gesture into a coordinated set of musical changes. Moving through the spectrum alters delay timing, modulation depth, and flanging behavior in a musically balanced way, encouraging exploration while preserving internal coherence between effects.

At a technical level, the spectrum control converts red, green, and blue values into numerical control data that is distributed across the internal effect chain. Individual color channels are mapped to specific parameters within the chorus, delay, and flanger stages, allowing smooth transitions between thickening, widening, and shimmering textures. This approach reduces technical decision-making and supports a more immediate, flow-oriented creative process.

In addition to the spectrum control, the device includes a small set of conventional parameters for fine adjustment. Global saturation, mix, and dry/wet controls allow the user to shape intensity and balance, while a dedicated feedback control is provided for the flanger stage. These controls are intentionally limited to maintain focus on the expressive, color-based interaction.

Synesthesia is designed as a creative and conceptual effect rather than a transparent processor. It functions as a macro-style modulation tool, where gradual, gesture-based movement through color gradients becomes a compositional device. The patch embeds a defined aesthetic and range of musically safe outcomes, encouraging experimentation without overwhelming the user with technical detail.

Insert Synesthesia on an audio or MIDI track.

Use the color spectrum to explore different combinations of chorus, delay, and flanger behavior.

Adjust saturation, mix, and dry/wet to control overall intensity and blend.

Use the flanger feedback control to introduce additional resonance and movement.

The spectrum control is intended for manual, real-time interaction rather than parameter automation.

Synesthesia is intended to lower the barrier between perception and sound design by replacing technical parameter adjustment with visually guided interaction. It is particularly effective for evolving textures, transitions, vocal processing, and sound design contexts where continuity and emotional direction are prioritized over precise technical control.

Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a Max for Live audio effect that explores the relationship between sound, color, and intuitive musical control....

synesthesia

Synesthesia

XTERMINATORAPPS

ABLETUBE - Node.js + Max for Live YouTube Streaming Device

Stream YouTube audio directly into Ableton Live using Audio over OSC protocol.

 — Route audio to any track for processing

 — Play along without external software

 — Browse YouTube without leaving Ableton

https://xterminatorapps.gumroad.com/l/abletube

ABLETUBE - Node.js + Max for Live YouTube Streaming Device

Stream YouTube audio directly into Ableton Live using Audio over OSC...

abletube-nodejs-max-for-live-youtube-streaming-device

zac folk

Nostalgia Panner is a Max for Live audio effect designed to explore how memory and perception become altered over time. The device focuses on nostalgia as a subjective experience rather than an accurate reconstruction of the past. It uses spatial motion, spectral filtering, and subtle temporal instability to create an immersive but intentionally unstable listening environment.

The device is built on the Max for Live Surround Panner and extends it into an eight-channel surround effect. Each output channel is processed through a dedicated band-pass filter. The center frequencies of these filters are distributed logarithmically across the audible spectrum, ranging from approximately 31 Hz to 13,228 Hz. As audio rotates through the surround field, it moves sequentially through these frequency bands, creating a continuous spectral and spatial transformation.

Additional delay and randomized tape-style modulation are applied to reduce clarity and introduce gentle temporal variation. Rotation is controlled by a phasor, allowing continuous movement around the full eight-channel field with adjustable speed.

This device is intended for use as a spatial and conceptual effect rather than a transparent processor. It is particularly effective on percussive elements, sustained textures, and vocal material, but can be applied to any audio source.

Find Inspiration from other Max Users

VOID MIDI RANDOM | M4L Stochastic melodic engine

VOID Filter Bob

Dr∞ne

Arpeggio

Synesthesia

ABLETUBE - Node.js + Max for Live YouTube Streaming Device

Nostalgia Panner

Mini Koi (M4L Karplus Strong Synthesizer)

ABBY (M4L)

Cosmolab – Professional Audio Developer Kit based on Electrosmith's Daisy Seed