
The device is capable of playing up to four concurrent sequences, each with up to 16 steps and each playing a different instrument.

Step Sequencer is a fine example of Max for Live’s flexibility. Use Buffer Shuffler sparingly to add subtle variations or go full-on to see where it takes you. Finally, a smoothing setting limits the amount of clicking at each transition point. Each channel of the stereo signal can be shuffled with different patterns and there is also a “dice” mode that randomizes the shuffle pattern at each bar crossing. The Buffer Shuffler effect “shuffles” incoming audio by buffering and then replaying it in whatever order you've specified. Although the Loop Shifter is a relatively simple device, these functions don’t exist in any other commercial looper. The Loop Shifter uses a “morphing” transition between states, an auto-mapping system and an “auto-play” mode that randomly chooses MIDI notes for automatic state selection. Loop Shifter uses MIDI notes as triggers for playback states, with each MIDI note representing a playback “state” (a combination of playback rate, loop points and filter settings).


If there was ever a “sound of Max,” then this device embodies it. Max for Live Big Three features the following Max for Live devices:
