Introduction to M4L
M4L allows you to build and modify devices for Live. This is super-useful if you have an idea for a device that you really wish existed or if there is an already existing M4L device that you’d like to modify to suit your needs better.
Most of these M4L devices can even look like “standard” Live devices. If you are not into development and learning to code, then you can download loads of M4L devices already developed by users for free or at very cheap prices from https://maxforlive.com/.
Max itself is a programming language and it connects to Ableton Live via M4L.
You can connect “objects.” You can think of objects as modules of a modular synth. These objects process digital data, which can be audio, MIDI, video, and more. These objects are connected through “patch cables.” This programming style implements a visual programming language (VPL) as you patch objects, and you can see the flow of data rather than...
