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PULSE ENGINE

V2 Intricate Ornamentation Generator

Easily produce melodic ornamentation and rhythmic augmentation of existing material — or complex musical expressions all its own… 
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Pulse Engine is a generative Max for Live MIDI effect designed by Ableton Certified Trainer Noah Pred to create expressive rhythmic and melodic output from even the simplest ideas. Reshape incoming notes into evolving pulse clusters or produce them entirely on its own, enhancing existing MIDI or generating fresh ideas from scratch.

Each generated cluster of pulses can shift pitch, velocity, length, and timing within musical bounds, producing ornamentation, fills, and dynamic gestures that stay locked to your project’s scale and groove.

Add intricate detail that would be tedious to program and impossible to play: rolls that grow or taper, melodic flourishes that follow harmonic progressions, continuously shifting rhythms, or interstitial ear candy that fills the space between phrases.

Playback modes determine how it behaves in context—running independently as a generator, reacting only while notes are held, weaving pulses between notes, or adding movement during gaps. A clear visual display shows how incoming MIDI is transformed, supporting fast decisions in both writing and performance.

Version 2 expands creative control with new decay behaviors for pitch, velocity, and length; ranged rate modes with Flip for directional shaping; refined pitch and velocity randomization; density to control how busy each cluster can be; and global swing awareness for tighter integration with Live 12. These updates make it easier to produce repeatable, expressive shapes and structured variation that remain musical and intentional.

Pulse Engine opens new pathways to expressive musical gestures. Whether you want complex ornamentation, animated fills, or entirely new rhythmic or melodic phrases, Pulse Engine unlocks new realms of creative potential.


NEW IN VERSION 2

  • Pitch and Velocity Ranged Rate Modes with Flip control
  • Clip, Wrap, and Fold Decay options for Length, Pitch, and Velocity
  • Pulse Density Control
  • Advanced Randomization Modes for Pitch and Velocity
  • Global Swing Awareness
  • Efficiency and GUI Improvements

KEY FEATURES

  • Probabilistic retriggering of incoming MIDI to generate interstitial output
  • Manual, incoming-MIDI, random, additive, and LFO-driven pitch transposition
  • Velocity shaping via LFO, randomization, decay control, and phase offset
  • Base rate multiplication, division, and offset for detailed timing variation
  • Pulse ramping for accelerating or decelerating pulse behavior
  • Playback modes including Free, Gate, Side, Note, and Fill
  • Note length decay for dynamic shaping of repeated events
  • Velocity decay with positive or negative values
  • Optional pulse viewer for visualizing generated pulses
  • Scale and key awareness for Live 12 with full Global Hub support
  • Designed for interactive MIDI workflows or autonomous generative sequencing
Info View Annotated
Learn all you need to know directly in Live - just open the Info View and hover your mouse over any parameter.
Scale Aware
Natively integrated with Live 12's scale and key for seamless workflow.
Theme Adaptive
Device colors automatically adapt to your preferred Live theme.
Optimized for Push
All parameters ready and available in Push.

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Requires: Ableton Live 11.x or higher running Max for Live 8.0.x on Mac or PC.

Includes: Pulse Engine device, Utility Boost, manual.

Included with: Ultra Bundle, Max MIDI Bundle.