Max 9

Max 9

Max is an open-ended environment to develop custom music, audio, and visual software. Max includes objects that enable working fluently with audio in expansive ways in addition to live video, data, realtime graphics, and code - all within the same space. Max provides all the tools you need to create complete interactive musical experiences featuring visualization, ready-to-use UI elements, and high-quality audio tools.

Max can also be enriched with Max Packages that offer even more functionality, and can be extended with Javascript, NodeJS, and more. Within Max, the Gen environment enables you to get inside the box and develop low-level DSP through visual patching. With comprehensive native support for MIDI, serial, and OSC communication, Max is an ideal tool to patch together systems incorporating different instruments and devices - both in the studio and on stage.

All of these qualities have made Max the tool of choice for musicians pushing the boundaries of audio technology for decades. These cutting edge artists use Max to develop the personalized sequencers, synthesizers, sample collages, and signature effects that define their sound. Max includes all the familiar synthesis, sampling, effects, and modulation tools. Innovative features like MC and signal-based music tools open up vast new creative areas to explore. Max empowers you to go beyond the limits of DAWs and define your own musical rules.