Max For Live: Making Musicians Into Programmers

Max For Live: Making Musicians Into Programmers - O'Reilly Radar: "Ableton's Live is one of the top music creation and performance platforms out there. It is a complete music suite with instruments, sound management and a performance interface. It is used by DJs, bands, and hobbyists. At a cost of several hundred dollars Live is within reach of most tech-savvy musicians. It is one of the must-have tools for almost anyone who is making electronic music these days. One of the reasons it is so popular is that it has a relatively simple user interface that hides complexity from the user and lets them focus on sounding good. If you've ever seen a DJ using software that looked like a multi-color spreadsheet that was probably Ableton."