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Max For Live Curated Collection

A meticulously curated collection of the best Max For Live devices around — handpicked to inspire your next production. Browse the collection below.

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Name your tracks once. Auto Track Colors matches your keywords and instantly color-codes tracks and clips in Ableton Live.

Auto Track Colors

  • by Live Workflow Tools
$14
Name your tracks once. Auto Track Colors matches your keywords and instantly color-codes tracks and clips in Ableton Live.
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Instantly remove clutter from any Ableton project.

Liveset Cleaner

  • by Live Workflow Tools
$14
Instantly remove clutter from any Ableton project.
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Inspired by Nature - Creative Tools For Organic Sound Design and Composition

Inspired By Nature

  • by Ableton, Dillon Bastan
FREE
A unique collection of creative tools for organic sound design and composition.
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ml.distance - Advanced Spatialization Tool

ml.distance

  • by alkman
FREE
A creative spatialization tool for adding depth and width to any sound.
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Pathways - Make Drawings To Play Back Samples

Pathways

  • by Dillon Bastan
$20
Make drawings to play back samples. Creative sound design at its best.
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Swiss Army Meter - The Ultimate Ableton Live Monitoring Tool

Swiss Army Meter

  • by Noir Labs
$8
The ultimate all-in-one metering device for Ableton Live.
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VST Macro Controls Max For Live device by killihu

VST Macro Controls

  • by killihu
$12
Control VST plugin parameters in a more advanced way than Live’s Effects Rack device.
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X-FX - Effects Tuned To The Key Of Your Song

X-FX

  • by Manifest Audio
$69
What if you could tune your effects to any scale and key, and even play them via MIDI input in real-time?
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Scenery Max For Live device by pATCHES

Scenery

  • by pATCHES
$10
Create textures and soundscapes by manipulating long form recordings.
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Load your default project with a random tempo and scale.

Tempo Scale Setter

  • by dnksaus
$3
Load your default project with a random tempo and scale.
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A spectral gate that removes noisy content of a sound, leaving the harmonics.

Hologram

  • by dnksaus
$6
A spectral gate that removes noisy content of a sound, leaving the harmonics.
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Combining the power of mid/side processing with state-of-the-art DSP, Multiband Saturator brings surgical precision to harmonic enhancement.

Multiband Saturator

  • by GMAudio
$18
Combining the power of mid/side processing with state-of-the-art DSP, Multiband Saturator brings surgical precision to harmonic enhancement.
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Create ready-to-use drum patterns directly into your clips.

Drum Trigger

  • by Wavefolded
$12
Create ready-to-use drum patterns directly into your clips.
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Transient Shaper Max For Live device by Live Workflow Tools

Transient Shaper

  • by Live Workflow Tools
$14
An excellent and straightforward transient shaper to manipulate your dynamics.
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Generate expressive chord progressions and voicings directly inside your clips.

Stack Trigger

  • by Wavefolded
$12
Generate expressive chord progressions and voicings directly inside your clips.
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HiFreqLimiter Max For Live device by GMAudio

HiFreqLimiter

  • by GMAudio
FREE
Control sibilance and tame harshness without sacrificing punch or clarity.
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Adds Ableton's missing MIDI Bounce feature! An essential workflow utility.

MIDI Bounce

  • by Sidebrain
$5
Adds Ableton's missing MIDI Bounce feature! An essential workflow utility.
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TEXTURE - Add Depth And Character To Any Sound

TEXTURE

  • by ELPHNT
$20
Add depth and character to any sound by applying the sonic quality of a ‘texture’ sample to the dynamics of the input.
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Modulate anything in Live using an LFO generated from audio samples.

WaveLFO

  • by dnksaus
$3
Modulate anything in Live using an LFO generated from audio samples.
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A single oscillator, mono acid-bassline synth voice.

Slippery Slope

  • by Iftah
FREE / €20
A single oscillator, mono acid-bassline synth voice.
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Additional Info

The Max For Live Curated Collection is a hand-picked selection of high-quality, creatively inspiring Max For Live devices for use in Ableton Live. These aren’t tools I’ve made — they’re devices I’ve discovered while exploring the vast ecosystem of Max for Live.

With thousands of devices out there, this collection is my way of highlighting the best — tools that stand out for their sound, design and creative potential.

Disclaimers

The Max For Live Curated Collection includes links to third-party tools. While I do my best to ensure everything listed is high quality, I can’t guarantee that every device will always work as expected — and I’m not able to offer support for them. If you run into issues, please contact the original developer directly.

Affiliate Links

Some entries in the collection use affiliate links, which means I earn a small percentage if you make a purchase. I only include tools I genuinely believe in and use myself. I also regularly review and remove entries that no longer meet my standards. Affiliate sales help keep both the ELPHNT website and the Curated Collection sustainable — thank you for the support.

Selection Process

Every device in the collection is something I’ve tested and used extensively in my own music. I’m a minimalist producer with a high standard for tools — so if something makes it into my workflow, it’s because it’s truly useful, creative and well made. If you’re a developer and think your device belongs here, feel free to reach out via the Contact page — I’d love to check it out.

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