CHANGELOG
V1.0.0 – Initial Release
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| MaxforLive | Audio Devices |
|---|---|
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 10 Suite, Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
| Min. Requirements | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive Installed or Ableton Live 10 Suite |
| OS | Mac, Windows |
REVIEWS
7 reviews
94.2% average rating
It takes a bit to figure out how to get the most out of it, but Freak-Q is excellent for generative complex bass sounds with enough automation and modulation.
a wonderful machine for sound design any frequency.
Mean and essential. I love it!
I got fast results with this. Here’s the formula… A “random wave shape” modulates a “random wave shape” + Spin the knob = 1% GREAT, 9% good and 90% awful. But you can find that “1% Great” in 5 minutes. I own nearly 1000 pieces of audio software, this is unique. It can sound like a comb filter, or high pass – low pass, or screaming feedback, or a sampler, within seconds, just by turning the offset knob. It can widen a mono signal in unique ways. I will use this often.
Good for creating some movement in otherwise static sounds, or completely destroying it! The choice is yours!
Interesting and great tool
This device is totally wild. I love it, something weirdly different.Perfect for IDM tracks.
awesome fun!! really crazy sound design tool.
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Freak-Q is a MaxforLive device that can be described as a graphic equalizer with 2048 bands. Although this is technically not accurate it helps to understand what this device does and how it affects the signal. Instead of actual filters to split the signal into bands, Freak-Q is based on a fast Fourier transformation.
Keep in mind that all 2048 bands are always fixed and equally placed across the frequency spectrum and therefore using a higher sample rate will lower the resolution. The quality stays the same, but it will sound different.
To change the amplitude of every frequency band this plugin gives you the ability to draw curves and modify them with automatable parameters to an extend that has never been done before. This creates interesting and often unpredictable results, which makes this plugin good for experimentation. This equalizer is not designed to balance a mix, it is meant to distort the frequency spectrum and to create harmonics or weird altered sounds.
This device can boost the signal by a large amount if you’re not careful, using a limiter is probably a good idea. Generally you can make the most out of this plugin by applying it to a rich signal and adding distortion and compression afterwards.
Each of the 4 available curve modules are identical. The curve editor is on the left and on the right you can find automatable parameters that modify the curve in different ways. The amount, offset and scale parameters are being updated in audio rate to allow the highest precision possible. With that you can draw very quick spikes and movements to create and shape transients.
V1.0.0 – Initial Release
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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Sebastian was introduced to music early on and grew up reverse engineering and producing songs.
While being professionally trained to become a jazz pianist, he learned the ins and outs of many applications and electronic devices. The most important one was the lite version of Ableton Live 4, which enabled him to dive deeper into sound design and other aspects of music production.
By studying audio engineering and working with many studios, Sebastian was introduced to the music industry as he started his work as a mixing engineer and sound designer.
Chaos Culture is a project, an artist name he uses to publish some of his music and other creations such as Max for Live devices that extend the functionality of Live.
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Heike Scherlie –
It takes a bit to figure out how to get the most out of it, but Freak-Q is excellent for generative complex bass sounds with enough automation and modulation.
wattabass bass –
a wonderful machine for sound design any frequency.
Mean and essential. I love it!
Joshua Grimm –
I got fast results with this. Here’s the formula… A “random wave shape” modulates a “random wave shape” + Spin the knob = 1% GREAT, 9% good and 90% awful. But you can find that “1% Great” in 5 minutes. I own nearly 1000 pieces of audio software, this is unique. It can sound like a comb filter, or high pass – low pass, or screaming feedback, or a sampler, within seconds, just by turning the offset knob. It can widen a mono signal in unique ways. I will use this often.
Darren Wolfe –
Good for creating some movement in otherwise static sounds, or completely destroying it! The choice is yours!
Ben Thomas –
Interesting and great tool
Patrick Gerten –
This device is totally wild. I love it, something weirdly different.Perfect for IDM tracks.
paul coultrup –
awesome fun!! really crazy sound design tool.