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Tutorials are an ideal way to accomplish a task, learn a new strategy or brush up on your skills. In addition to our in-app Examples, Tutorials and Help Files, you can find new ones here.

Rainy/Snowy Day Max, Part II: Meshes and 3D Spirographics

by Darwin Grosse, Gregory Taylor on January 31, 2022

In this tutorial, we're going to augment the patch we created last time using the Jitter jit.gl.mesh object to give us access to the cool...

Oopsy Daisy — An Introduction, Part 2

by Gregory Taylor on March 2, 2021

In the second part of this tutorial, I’m going to create a few gen~ patches and go over some tips and tricks that I hope can be the start...

A Basic Vocoder Tutorial, Part 4

by Timothy Place on October 13, 2020

In the last tutorial of this series, I’ll take my vocoder to the next level by creating new options for carrier signals, and get my vocoder...

Video Series: Did You Know? (Series 2)

by Tom Hall on September 30, 2020

We're proud to announce a sequel to the original series of the Did You Know? There will be 52 videos for your amazement and enjoyment.

Algorithms in Motion: Elementary Cellular Automata in Max and Max for Live

by dan derks on April 28, 2020

A bit of code can act very much like a score -- it is not only an individual expression of an idea, but it encapsulates...

A gen~ Tale: Follow(er) The Leader

by Tom Hall on March 4, 2020

One of my favorite things about Max: almost all the examples and patches can serve another purpose with the addition (or removal) of a few...

Max for Live Best Practices, Part 3

by Tom Hall on February 5, 2020

Welcome to the third and final part of our tutorial series specifically designed for Max for Live users who are interested in creating...

Max for Live Best Practices, Part 2

by Tom Hall on January 8, 2020

In this 14-minute video, I'll concentrate on some basic UI design approaches, including working with Live 10 themes, Live device width and...

Max for Live Best Practices, Part 1

by Tom Hall on December 10, 2019

This tutorial series is specifically designed for Max for Live users who are interested in creating their own devices. In Part 1, the...

Tom Hall on Gen - Max’s “Secret Weapon” at Loop 2017

by Gregory Taylor on October 15, 2019

At Ableton’s Loop 2019 event, Tom Hall took to the stage to help introduce users to the “secret weapon” of many Max for Live users: Gen. He...