Rhythmic Gate — Trance Gate for Max 4 Live

Trance gates, pumps and rhythmic volume shapes, synced to Live, in a stock-style device.

By ELXR.

Overview

Pick a gate from 90+ presets, roll a random one, or draw your own. The whole pattern is on the device, up to 64 steps.

Why I made it

It started as my LFO Tool and grew into a gate. I wanted trance gates I could see, pick from a list and randomise quickly, without leaving Live.

Features

Presets

90+ built-in gates, pumps and shapes, starting with a classic trance gate. Save your own and sort them into folders.

Random gates

Roll a new gate with the dice. Complexity sets how busy it is.

Draw your shape

Paint steps with Block, draw freehand, or turn Block off and bend any curve. Select, copy and paste parts of the pattern.

Grid up to 64 steps

Double or halve the steps and the pattern is kept. Long patterns show on two rows.

Rates

Sync, Triplet, Dotted, 16ths or free Hz.

Swing and Smooth

Swing pushes every second step late. Smooth rounds off clicks and sharp edges.

Volume or Map

Gate the track's volume, or map it to any knob in your set with Min and Max.

Depth and Expand

Depth sets how strong the gate is. Expand opens a big editor window.

Requirements

• Ableton Live 12 with Max for Live.
• Works on any audio track or MIDI track (after the instrument).
• Syncs to Live's tempo and transport.

Install

Download Rhythmic Gate.amxd and drag it into your User Library, or straight onto a track.