Vintage Max patches revived: free downloads, Leafcutter John and Suren

Suren Seneviratne (My Panda Shall Fly) has been painstakingly cataloging lost software, oldschool patches, and retro musical practices, reviving old machines and software and breathing new life into them. But now, we get some classic Max patches, remade for the current era of Max patches. Download them for free, and listen in as Suren interviews Leafcutter John and John interviews Suren.

monome and RNBO now play together – with a free drum sampler patch

The iconic monome grid just got native support from Cycling ’74’s RNBO, the patching tool for exporting Max sounds on other hardware and software environments. There’s a fun, free example patch to get you started, too.

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2024

Max gets more eye candy: GL3 for Jitter in beta

Calling all GPU instrumentalists – Cycling ’74 is now significantly beefing up Jitter’s graphics engine with support for the latest 3D hardware, in GL3. The result: more eye-popping eye candy in Max.

Peter Kirn - August 23, 2019

Free new tools for Live 10 unlock 3D spatial audio, VR, AR

Peter Kirn - April 25, 2018

Endeavour’s Evo, Touch-Sensitive Keyboard, Reimagined, Now From EUR499 [Gallery, Videos]

- November 1, 2012

Mind-Boggling Power, as note~ Adds Timelines, Piano Roll, Notation to Max/MSP

- September 18, 2012

Of Bees and Oscillators: Bioni Samp’s EP Full of Eco-Influences, Homebrewed Gear [Listen, Gallery]

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2012

Music and Visuals, in More Flexible Combinations, with Max for Live and a Giant Monster's Mouth

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2012

Music and Visuals, in More Flexible Combinations, with Max for Live and a Giant Monster’s Mouth

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2012