Device Details
Overview
| Name | Version: | Birds 1.0 |
| Author: | aylesim |
| Device Type: | MIDI Generator |
| Description: | Birds is a generative MIDI sequencer for Ableton Live, built as a Max for Live device. Instead of programming every note by hand, Birds gives you a starting phrase and lets it evolve in real time. It's designed to create movement, variation, and surprise without losing the musical identity of the original pattern. The interface turns the sequence into a small animated landscape: each bird is a note, the wire defines pitch, and the horizontal position defines timing. You're not just hearing the melody evolve — you're watching it happen. Birds includes multiple generation styles, real-time pitch and rhythm evolution, controllable density and range, scale-aware note generation, and a Difference Limit system that keeps the sequence moving while staying connected to its source. Let it run freely with Ableton's transport, or advance it step by step from incoming MIDI. Use it for evolving melodies, motifs, generative textures, unexpected hooks, and playable sequence design that stays musical. Carousel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eax-kVIUId4 Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-D_bPzaqfo Features Generative MIDI sequencing for Ableton Live Visual note interface with birds on wires Multiple generation styles Real-time melodic evolution Rhythmic gate evolution and gate chaos Scale-following or full chromatic behavior Internal clock or MIDI trigger mode Controlled variation around an original reference pattern Made for producers, composers, and live performers who want something more alive than a static sequencer — but more intentional than pure randomness. System Requirements Requires Ableton Live 12.2.5 or later. |
Details
| Live Version Used: | 12.2.5 |
| Max Version Used: | 8.6.2 |
| Date Added: | Mar 26 2026 09:52:02 |
| Date Last Updated: | No Updates |
| Downloads: | 0 |
| Website: | https://aylesim.gumroad.com/l/birds |
| ⓘ License: | Commercial |
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