RNBO is a completely newly developed environment based on new technology. The new environment can generate easy-to-integrate C++ source which you can include in other non-max projects.īesides the option to compile your own self-contained, shareable Max object, it also brings performance and loading time improvements for Max for Live devices promises the developers. It also brings major news for the coders. And since it’s a simple website, you can share it in seconds. This also means that you can offer your patches more easily commercially.įurther, you can embed your RNBO sound engine into a web app giving musicians the option to create virtual sound installations. So you can make your developments available to a significantly larger audience. Also a killer feature for Max patch developers. The most important enhancement is the possibility to export patches as VST3 (Mac, Windows, Linux) and AU (Mac). Then RNBO also expands the software side for Max patch exports. In this way, “non-coders” can also turn their soft ideas easily into hardware devices. This allows you to craft your own effects pedals, standalone synths, or even Eurorack module. One of the most exciting is the ability to export to Raspberry Pi, which opens up the world of hardware devices for your Max patches. There are a variety of export options available. RNBO generates the source code that you can use however you want. And you don’t have to learn how to code for that. Something that was previously only possible to Max For Live and standalone Windows/Mac apps. The RNBO patching environment was created to export Max patches to other platforms. It’s not free, but it will be a no-brainer for musicians and developers who want to get their creations out to more people. But that will now change massively, finally.Ĭycling74, the developers of Max, has introduced RNBO (rainbow), a new patching environment that blasts open the Max world and connect it to the rest of the music tech scene. So far, you could only share your creation either as a Max file, device for Max For Live or in a standalone app.

However, as unlimited as the possibilities in Max are, the connection to other worlds is limited. For example the ELAK, a course for electroacoustic and experimental music at the university of music and performing arts Vienna. Some universities offer courses where you can learn the platform in detail. The platform is especially popular in the experimental/art music scene. In this, musicians can build their own instruments, effects, MIDI generators… and use them either standalone or in Ableton Live as a Max For Live device. One of the most popular modular environments is Max from Cycling74. RNBO by Cycling74 is a new modular patching environment that turns your Max patches into hardware, VST plugins, and web applications.

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