Max for Live Legacy Pack
Key Features
- Bundles seven legacy Max for Live devices into one download, giving you riff, chord, groove, filter, MIDI-play, and sample-sequencing tools from a single archive
- Random Riff Generator Pro 2 is built around on-the-fly melody creation with piano-roll editing, quantization, harmonizing, and pitch controls for fast sketching
- Random Chords Generator Pro adds 52 chord types with inversion, arpeggiator, velocity, and scale-aware options, making it useful for moving from single-note input to fuller harmonic ideas
- Random Groove Generator Pro 1.5 generates rhythms across four channels and lets you shape pitch, sample point, filter settings, note count, shuffle, and quantization before randomizing again
- Random Filter Generator 2 turns static sounds into animated patterns with 2-to-64-step filtering, adjustable range and slope, dry/wet control, and random variation
- MidiFidget and PokeSample Ball keep the pack playful by combining gestural MIDI triggering with drag-in sample sequencing, so the bundle is not limited to standard chord-generator duties
Description
Max for Live Legacy Pack is a bundle of discontinued Mario Nieto devices for Ableton Live that collects riff, chord, groove, and filter generators plus a quirky sampler-sequencer into one archive. Instead of behaving like a single narrow utility, it works more like a compact idea machine for breaking out of static loops when you want fresh MIDI material or odd rhythmic motion fast.
The pack includes Random Riff Generator Pro 2, Random Chords Generator Pro, Random Groove Generator Pro 1.5, Random Filter Generator 2, MidiFidget 1.1, MidiFidget Hater Edition, and PokeSample Ball. That spread covers melody generation, chord building, four-lane beat generation, step-sequenced filtering, fidget-spinner-style MIDI play, and drag-in sample mangling, so the bundle stays useful across writing, happy accidents, and playful sound-design detours.
Because these are legacy releases, polish is not the main selling point. Mario Nieto is explicit that everything here is discontinued, unsupported, and offered as-is, which makes the appeal experimentation and idea generation rather than modern quality-of-life refinements.
As checked on April 25, 2026, the Legacy Projects page still keeps the pack live with no price or expiry language, and the linked archive remains downloadable. If you already use Ableton Live with Max for Live, it is a lightweight way to add generative riffs, chords, grooves, and sample manipulation tools without committing to a larger paid composition suite.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need Ableton Live and Max for Live to use this pack?
Yes. Mario Nieto's Legacy Projects page states that the pack requires Ableton Live with Max for Live. These are `.amxd` Max for Live devices, so they are not standalone plugins for arbitrary hosts.
Is Max for Live Legacy Pack still supported or updated?
No. The official page is explicit that these are discontinued projects provided as-is. Mario Nieto also says there are no updates or support, so you should approach the pack as a legacy creative toolbox rather than an actively maintained product.
What is included in the archive?
The current archive contains Random Riff Generator Pro 2, Random Chords Generator Pro, Random Groove Generator Pro 1.5, Random Filter Generator 2, MidiFidget 1.1, MidiFidget Hater Edition, and PokeSample Ball. Together they cover melody, chord, rhythm, filter-sequencing, and sample-manipulation duties rather than focusing on one narrow job.
Does the pack work outside Ableton Live?
No. The downloaded archive contains Max for Live `.amxd` devices, not VST3 or AU plugins. That means the pack is designed for Ableton Live users with Max for Live available in their setup.
