Rhythmic Sound Design with MaxForLive Parameter Sequencers

[@ELPHNT]

If you're looking for a device that does everything the tools in the video do, just a little better, I can highly recommend checking out Sequence8 by Incandescent. It is a paid device, but it's worth every cent! Check it out: gumroad.com/a/291734739/wznwm

[@Slitter_the_Dubstep]

Ive had a dream today about how i would like to step-sequence the Cutoff for a synth. Now a video about this topic is uploaded?! Crazy World

[@Gabriel.Glacial]

Its just amazing how many options you have in Ableton in general. And videos like this one give them the attention they deserve!

[@arcdekay]

I love this tutorial. One thing I will say is that after loading these devices into a project file, I had an issue with my "Undo" feature on Live. One of the M4L devices hijacked Undo and made a loop of commands that I couldn't get past. I had made a mistake and was trying to Undo it but couldn't. Fortunately I had a backup! SO anyway, just a word of caution!

[@nuclearcowboyart]

These are the absolute best Ableton tutorials. Your editing and simplicity in explaining each tool is amazing. Thank you! Please keep making these.

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

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[@airfixx_8952]

Missed this video before for some reason....... Gonna have so much fun with these devices! Thanks for the heads-up, my tusken friend!

[@lq4est327]

I'm always getting inspired when found new tools to play with. Thank you.

[@mattcooper8283]

Yes yes yes yes....polyrhythmic sequencing of the filter and fm rates of Wavetable is making me a very happy man :)

[@LaPlant_Mastering]

As always, great content! Love it!

[@mangrove1985]

Always a joy to hear ELPHNT explain things in a creatively useful way!

[@heartskape6420]

Your videos are so inspiring and helpful, thank you!

[@ItsWesSmithYo]

U are digging through ELPHNT, you have found the 🍯 at the end of the 🌈, life is good friends 🍬🖤😎🎲🙌

[@Tunelab1]

7:26 reminds me of the Little people's sound. It's great to achieve such an interesting sound with this. Thanks Tom!

[@CrisPearson]

Good spotting. Love Little People!

[@Allan-et5ig]

Good stuff. Many thanks, Allan

[@yoryoryoryor]

Love this channel. Keep up the good work!

[@alexfont]

Superb content! As usual on this channel 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Sk8erMorris]

very nice tutorial and demonstration

[@listenandgrow4775]

Wow so much inspiration

[@proxymerchant]

Thank you! Fantastic inspiration! We'll be incorporating into the releases on Biannual Beats Records!

[@mrkgrim1865]

Thanks for this amazing devices!

[@nicolasrouiller3885]

Brilliant, thanks!

[@Obedear]

What a weapon 🔥 thanks for the walk through

[@LifeInTheLastFane]

This is amazing. ELPHNT, thank you so much for your vids. I have a question about your drum tracks (and forgive me because I'm an Ableton newcomer): For, say, Analog Snare, are you using something like Simpler and making a group out of it so that you can create a macro and give yourself that "Decay" knob? Wonderful stuff. I'm trying to recreate this entire video and learning a lot about Ableton in the process.

[@michaelduff2382]

The stepper looks like it could be amazing for crafting bass wubs... and i've never even done that before but I suppose why not give it a try

[@hypnotourist]

Awesome ! Btw, I cant find the previous video exploring the lfo, enveloppe follower and shaper devices... Can someone put a link please ?

[@ELPHNT]

Sorry, it's not actually on my channel because it was a video I did for ADSR. You can watch that here: elphnt.io/add-movement-to-your-sound-design/

[@hypnotourist]

Thank you sir !

[@bigatheus]

superb stuff - great vid

[@sokoleski]

beautiful... many thanks for this one

[@wifionthebeat]

This is sooo helpful please more

[@RoboticusMusic]

I would love to be able to stretch the modulation waveform and also drag it into an automation lane. That would be amazing!

[@RoboticusMusic]

Also creating banks of custom wave shapes :)

[@Meru112]

can all of these MaxForLive techniques be used for live instrumentation? So say I wanted to track my analog drum machine via midi into ableton, can I manipulate it with MaxForLive plugins similarly to how you're doing right now? Same goes for tracking vocals, analog synths, guitars etc? Just curious how seamlessly this all works for someone who's more of a singer-songwriter-producer that isn't interested in using software instruments and inside-the-box drum samples. BTW your channel is SO inspiring. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@ELPHNT]

If it's compatible with MIDI then you should be able to control it from within Ableton by sending MIDI Notes or MIDI CC messages out. You might need some other Max devices to be able to convert messages to CC, so I'd recommend looking around for Max devices that might do that (sorry, don't know any off the top of my head). You should also find plenty of content online about sending MIDI to external MIDI devices with Live.

[@ELPHNT]

Also, thanks for the compliments 😊

[@Meru112]

Gotcha. Thanks for the response brotha 🙏

[@mauroubel]

Thanks for sharing!

[@fezedi]

Lovely video, as always! The Octoseq and 3x paramseq are both drifting out of sync for me in Ableton 11.1. Anyone else having the same issue?

[@UnderTaker-pz1kx]

Hi ELPHNT ... I have been looking for Parameter step sequencer where I could enter precise values for each step and it would show me the values as well for some surgical modulation. No luck so far, If you know any please let me know. Thank you

[@franzengold]

OMG! Pure Awsomeness

[@sora8537]

The final track is awesome ! Where can we listen to it Tom ? Thank you

[@ELPHNT]

Nowhere unfortunately 😅 Was just something I put together for the video. Sorry!

[@HumanMotives]

Lovely tutorial. I may be missing something obvious here but how do I remove a mapped parameter in the Octoseq?

[@willhenry8293]

The Octoseq is great but what's the proper way to record the automation such that you can export a track? I can hear the automation of the parameters when I play my track from arrangement view but when I export the audio to an mp3, the automation isn't in the recording.

[@ELPHNT]

Try using one of these: maxforlive.com/library/device/2469/automationrecorder or www.maxforlive.com/library/device/4507/automation-recorder. They'll let you capture the automation from devices like these to the track. Alternatively you could do a pass of Resampling the track in question.

[@WildAnalog]

Can these modulate the parameters of non-native Max and Ableton devices? I am about to pull the trigger on Max. I am torn whether to go for the Suite upgrade or just Max. That is my biggest hangup.

[@ELPHNT]

Yes, definitely. Anything that you can automate can be controlled by a Max device, 3rd party plugins, Max devices, Ableton devices, etc. And for what it's worth, I'd say go for Suite. All the extra stuff you get is well worth the extra cost 👌🏻

[@WildAnalog]

@@ELPHNT Thank you for the quick response. I must say that I have devoured your videos since stumbling upon your channel. I really appreciate the simplicity and clarity. Also, I am leaning towards Suite. The issue is mental. I don't want to render my current setup redundant. My current arsenal is quite powerful and I have worked hard to acquire. At the end of the day, it is a balancing act. Anyhow, thanks for your time and effort. I will be supporting your channel after the upgrade.

[@ELPHNT]

@@WildAnalog Look forward to seeing you around 😊

[@junebae47]

Damn it's great!

[@bostonnova99]

is the analog snare on a drum rack?

[@ELPHNT]

Can't remember exactly, but I think its just an Operator patch I put together...

[@fibranijevidra]

Thank you.

[@kittavares4334]

Does anyone know of a parameter sequencer like this that increments one step each time you press a key on your controller?

[@edgaroliveira5946]

Hey man, great tutorial! Does that analog snare comes with ableton?

[@ELPHNT]

No, that's just something I created myself. But you should try the MaxForLive DS Drum Synths - the snare one can get you some sounds pretty close to that.

[@y_y6153]

what is that analog snare rack?

[@ELPHNT]

Something I threw together for the video. It mostly Operator with a bit of distortion on it I think...

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jendrikschmidt]

for free you crack me up

[@Yaroslavskyyy]

Это прям годнота, товарищи.

[@matirojasc]

5:39 pretty much Backdrifts by Radiohead.

[@RocketshipmusicXX]

Nice video, but all of these old devices seem to be broken now, not supported or updated.

[@ELPHNT]

That's always the downside with Max stuff... sometimes the devs disappear... I'm currently using Sequence8 by Incandescent, which is actually miles better than the devices covered in the video, I only discovered it recently. It's also paid, but totes worth it. Check it out at gumroad.com/a/291734739/wznwm

[@AlessandroRorato]

Hi Elphnt! I'm looking for a device that can detect incoming audio pitch and convert it in midi notes in real time. Can M4L do something like that? Thanx

[@ELPHNT]

I'm sure, in theory, MaxForLive could do something like that, but I'm not aware of any specific devices unfortunately 😕 A quick Google search came up with these though: maxforlive.com/library/device/1569/realtime-audio-to-midi-converter-input + maxforlive.com/library/device/1570/realtime-audio-to-midi-converter-output

[@jamesmeustache7740]

amazing

[@greenbox5714]

i just say woooowww

[@rambulik]

Bell!!!

[@xtal22]

i love you bruh

[@Ryahan]

Wow

[@blankcheckguy69]

yo ELPHNT check out alkman’s M4L euclidean sequencer

[@karakadir8860]

I wish you had more followers..

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

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[@АндрейЛукьянов-х3ь]

It looks not realy simple))

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

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