Table Of ContentMax for Live Ultimate Zen Guide
Become a Max for Live Master and discover a new way of
using Ableton Live
Julien Bayle
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Aboutthereview&editofthebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Thisguideisnot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Thisguideis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Ifyoufindamistakeoratypointhisguide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
IfyouwouldliketofindoutaboutcoursesonAbletonLive,Max6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
1 MaxforLiveBasics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 What? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 AbletonLiveBasics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 MaxforLivespecificobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CONTENTS i
//STARTOFTHEPREVIEW/SAMPLEDOCUMENT//
Introduction
I’m Julien Bayle¹ and I have used Ableton Live Digital audio workstation since its first release. I
was certified by Ableton² in 2010 and I teach not onlyAbleton Live Suite³ but Max6 and Max for
Live both to individuals and groups. I have releasedan eight and a half hour long training DVD
aboutAbletonLive9&Push⁴
Push&Liveonthefield
Max for Live was released in 2011, and I have had lots of requests to write a book since then.
Here we are! It is starting now and I hope that you will be totally happy and satisfied after reading
this guide. I want you to be able to design your own Audio & MIDI FX but also your own sound
generatorsandcustominterfacesinsideAbletonLive!
Inthefirstpartofthisguide,I’mgoingtoexplainMaxforLivebasics:whatMaxforLiveexactly
is, what the differences with Max6, formerly named Max/MSP, are and also how it works with
AbletonLiveitself.
In the second part, we will look at something already known by some of you: the famous (but
cryptic) Live Object Model, also named LOM within Max for Live’s Coding Mafia. It is the inner
structureofLiveitself.Wecanreach,requestandmanipulateLive’sparametersthruitbyusingtwo
ways: Max for Live itself, but also the (also famous)MIDI Remote Scripts. We will explore Live’s
ApplicationProgrammingInterface(alsonamedLiveAPI)andhowtoprogramit.
¹Mywebsite:http://julienbayle.net
²ableton.com:https://www.ableton.com/en/education/certified-training/france/julien-bayle-marseille
³Mycourses:http://julienbayle.net/ableton-live/
⁴MyDVDaboutAbletonLive9&Push:http://www.elephorm.com/audio-mao/formation-ableton-live/ableton-live-9.html#a_aid=julienbayle
Introduction iii
In the third part, I will talk about JavaScript as another way to reach and work with Live’s API.
You’lllikethispartbecauseitwillpushyouintoanotherfieldofprogrammingwithinMaxforLive.
In the fourth and final part, I will show you how we can easily design and build Max for Live
deviceslikeMIDIinstruments,soundgenerators,MIDIFxandAudioFxandalsohowwecanplay
andcontrolLiveusingAPIfromwithinthedevices.
Youcanalsofollowmeontwitter⁵&facebook⁶
Areyouready?
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About the review & edit of the book
ThisbookhasbeenentirelyreviewedandeditedbyMarkTowersandIwantespeciallythankhim
forsuchinvolvement,serious,expertiseandkindness!
MarkTowersteachingAbletonLiveinLeicester
Mark Towers is an Ableton Certified Trainer from the UK, he runs a Foundation Degree in
Creative Sound Technology at Leicester College/De Montfort University, and teaches Ableton,
Sound Design and Programming with Max 6 and Max for Live. Mark also specialises in Electronic
MusicComposition&Performance.
Youcanvisithiswebsiteatmarktowers.net⁸
⁸http://marktowers.net
FAQ
Version
Theguideversionis1.05
1.05
• betterqualityforsnapshots
• sometyposfixed
This guide is not
• awholecourseaboutMax6
• awholecourseaboutAbletonLive
• awholecourse(nothingcanbeatacoursethruskypeorface-to-face:askmystudents!)
This guide is
• aguidelinewiththeMaxforLiveworld
• the guide you need to completely understand what Max for Live is and how it works with
AbletonLiveitself.
• THE tutorial which will drive you to create your own Max for Live devices perfectly fitting
insideAbletonLive(presets’storage,parameters’automation,LiveAPIetc)
• THEONLYtutorialpublished&writtenbyanAbletonCertifiedTraineraboutAbletonLive
If you find a mistake or a typo in this guide
Pleasewritetomeusingthispage:http://julienbayle.net/contact⁹
If you would like to find out about courses on Ableton
Live, Max6
Pleasewritetomeusingthispage:http://julienbayle.net/contact¹⁰
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Description:Dec 5, 2013 ⁴My DVD about Ableton Live 9 & Push: THE tutorial which will drive you to
create your own Max for Live devices perfectly fitting.
