"With synnack, I seek new ways of making unique sounds. The maxforlive.com community does just that by sharing custom devices to turn Ableton Live itself into an instrument."

Add video, hardware control, lighting design and more to your Live set.
You can control lighting, interact directly with hardware devices, and even generate live visuals from inside of a Max for Live device.
Tom Hall: Media Artist
"Spending the time to learn and utilize Max For Live truly puts 100% of the power in your own hands as a creative, to directly design, control and shape your own work from start to finish."
Take command of your entire set with the Live API.
Control your entire Live set from inside a single Max for Live device. The Live API Max objects let you create LFOs for anything, find unique ways to manipulate clip playback, or gather information about anything in the set.
More details about the Live API
Expand with Max
Max for Live gives you the devices and crossgrading to Max gives you a new world to explore, including multichannel support, custom application building tools, and extensive video capabilities.
Karl Kliem: Live Visuals Designer
"So Max was a revelation as I could keep everything open."
use with Ableton Suite only, you need the patch for MAC and WIN to get max4live running.