Gamepad Control for Ableton Live unlocks gamepads for music

Those Switch Pro, PlayStation4, PlayStation5, and Xbox Xs controllers are just sitting there, waiting to be used as a music input, right? Enter Gamepad Control, the latest Max for Live invention.

Robert Henke’s Granulator III update for Live 12 expands modulation powers

Granulator III, by Ableton co-founder Robert Henke, has received a small but meaningful update. It now allows audio-rate modulation (as in Granulator II) and new modulation possibilities.

Peter Kirn - May 22, 2024

LFO device in Max over top an Ableton Live session, showing the Presentation view. The Freeze button (set to unfreeze to allow editing).

Ableton has a new free guide to making better Max for Live devices

Ableton is today releasing an exhaustive free guide full of resources they’ve used internally in developing and maintaining devices. The guide has a ton of advice, so it’s a chance to benefit from Ableton’s experience.

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2024

Max 8.6: Samplers, gamepads, colors, Max for Live, and more

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2024

Performance Pack for Ableton Live 12 now has a video manual

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2024

Free TouchMe grab-and-go controller for Ableton Live now works with plug-ins

Peter Kirn - December 26, 2023

Ableton Push 3 freebie: unMute uses one button to toggle Devices

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2023

More Max for Live control for Push 3 standalone: OktoPush is born

Peter Kirn - November 17, 2023

Free custom Push 3 standalone control: grab parameters with Max for Live

Peter Kirn - October 25, 2023

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