The Cycling’74 Max 7 is out

Max 7 adds many new features for all the software areas (workflow, modular section, audio, Gen programming environment and all these little details that make the difference) in a brand new graphic interface.

Main novelties:

• New file explorer with Collection, search and tag support
• Added Snippets to reuse elements of a patch
• Toolbar customization and color code
• Reopen the latest project in use and restore edits in a patcher is case of software crash
• Real time pitch shifter and time stretcher for the Max objects that play audio
• Global tempo sync
• Real time intonation correction with the “retune” object
• Snapshots
• Beap module that emulates the 1v/octave signal standard used on most the analog modular systems
• New modules for Vizzie
• Included Max for Live devices (Pluggo for Live, Pitch Tracker, Dual and Multi Harmonizer, Mono and Multi Vocoder, Autotuna, Microtuna, PitchTime Player, Classic Player, Pitch & Echo…)
• Supports DSP blocks, VST / AU plug-ins and Max for Live devices
• Improved video support
• Added real time effects to 3D graphics
• Various improvements

Max 7 for Mac OS X and Windows is available for $338, you can also rent it for $9.99/month. Upgrade price from any previous version is $149 and a crossgrade for Max for Live or Ableton Live 9 is available for $299. You can also download a trial version from cycling74.com.