TouchDesigner + Ableton + Max/MSP — Audio-Reactive Project Walkthrough

A walkthrough of a project I made for the 2021 Interactive Immersive Championship. I integrated TouchDesigner, Ableton, and Max/MSP to create visuals that reacted to an Ableton set in real-time.

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0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Project demo
1:08 - TouchDesigner network
6:02 - Parameter shortcut tip
7:31 - Ableton setup
8:39 - Customizing M4L devices
13:41 - Alternative Ableton setups
14:52 - Max/MSP control system
15:40 - Generating interface from JSON
17:09 - Max interface demo
19:45 - Outro
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Here are the main topics I cover:
- TouchDesigner: displacement feedback, generative masking, coloring with noise, creating custom components, ipar shortcuts
- Ableton: using OSC MIDI Send, customizing Max for Live devices, using OSCbuddy device
- Max: overview/demo of the custom OSC control system I’ve built

Apologies for some choppy audio in this one!

Championship recording —    • DAY 1: The Interactive & Immersive Ch...  
Paketa12 tutorial —    • recursive displace in Touchdesigner  
Ableton Connection Kit (includes MIDI send) — https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/conn...
OSCbuddy plugin — https://tomcosm.gumroad.com/l/UCvKN

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