- Type
- Audio Effect
- Author
- simplemachines
- Version
- 2.0
- License
- Commercial
- Live version
- 12.2.5
- Max version
- 9.0.8
- Downloads
- 0
- Updated
- 2025-10-07
Currents is an Audio Effect for Ableton Live by simplemachines, distributed as a commercial (paid) device. It targets Live 12.2.5 and Max 9.0.8. First published 2025-04-14, last updated 2025-10-07.
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Description
Currents is a “generative texture shaper” Max for Live audio device that adds motion, texture, and depth to your tracks. With tools for enveloping, chance, and modulation, Currents helps you create evolving soundscapes or inject subtle dynamic shifts into your mix.
Key Features:
- Set the Rate of modulation in Hertz or synced note values.
- Chance, Panning Modulation, and Amplitude Modulation.
- Stereo mode that decouples the left and right channels' chance, panning modulation, and amplitude modulation.
- Enveloping controls, including adjustable depth, length, and interpolating envelope shapes.
- Fully optimized for Ableton Push controllers.
Compatibility:
- Requires Ableton Live 11/12 Standard (with the Max for Live add-on) or Ableton Live Suite.