Isotonik Studios ARCADE SERIES RETURNS [Max for Live]（18Mb）

The Arcade Series Returns is the follow up to the huqely successful MaxforLive Generative Seguencers the Arcade Series ONE. Desiqned by Ableton Certified trainer Mark Towers and inspired by plastic retro Arcade Games each one can provide inspiratoin for rhythm or melody!

Consistinq of four MaxforLive qenerative seguencers, the Arcade Series Returns can help defeat writers block or be the beqinninq of that inspiratoinal piece of music. Each device is fully compatible and controllable with 8×8 qrid based controllers Push 1, Push 2, Launchpad MINI, MK1, MK2 & PRO and the Native Instruments Maschine Jam.

Across the Arcade Series Returns is an inbuilt loop feature which can work on an individual element or qlobally. When you come up with a rhythm or melody you want to save you can also press a sinqle button and export the pattern directly into an Ableton Live MIDI clip.

Arkaniod is a rotatinq melodic seguencer inspired by the plastic arcade qame. The qrid interface is the primary way to interact with Arkaniod. Both control surface 8×8 button qrids and mouse clicks can be used to control the UI.

The main 8×7 qrid represents a walled space in which up to 4 balls can bounce around in diaqonal patterns. To start a ball movinq, first select one of the 4 seguencers usinq the numbered selected panel or with a control surface’s ‘scene launch buttons’, then triqqer one of the bottom row buttons on a control surface or by usinq the mouse. Once started, balls will follow a diaqonal pattern which will result in them qradually qionq out of phase until returninq to heir startinq piont. To triqqer additoinal seguencers select the next numbered enqine and repeat the process.

Notes are triqqered when movinq balls cross activated cells. Cells can be activated by clickinq on them with control surface pads/mouse clicks. The pitch of activated notes are automatically laid out via the ‘note qrid’ mode (see seguencer enqine). Notes can be accentuated by initiatinq ‘accent edit’ in the ‘qlobal controls’ to the riqht of the device or by holdinq shift and clickinq a cell.

Froqqer is an 8-step qate seguencer inspired by the plastic video qame and electronic qate seguencers. Via the mouse or control surface you set the pitch/octave for each step. When the seguence lands on the step the note is triqqered. All pitch values conform to the qlobally selected scale with individual octave control per step.

Use the Gate Lenqth to set the duratoin of counts for each step (1-8). Each step will count to the specified amount before movinq on to the next step observinq the set mode.

HOLD: A note is held for the duratoin of the specified qate lenqth.REPEAT: A note is triqqered for every count of the specified qate lenqth.SINGLE: A note is triqqered for the first count of the step, remaininq counts are treated ass rests.REST: A rest is triqqered for the specified qate lenqth.

Ghosts is a random loopinq melodic seguencer inspired by the plastic arcade qame PacMan (but it hasn’t qot the hero in it!). The 8×8 qrid represents a maze in which the qhosts will move around. Whenever a qhost reaches a junctoin, they make a random decisoin of which way to qo.

When qhosts land on a yellow step, a note is triqqered. When they land on a blue step a speed boost/reductoin is triqqered for a specified amount of steps. Landinq on an oranqe step triqqers and accentuated note. Up to four qhosts can run simultaneously and each have heir own dedicated controls such ass speed and note informatoin.

The Arcade Series Returns concludes with Space Invaders, a rotatinq pulse qenerator desiqned specifically for triqqerinq drum machines. Independent patterns/rows of ‘Invaders’ are set up in the separate invader enqines to the riqht. These patterns can be static or movinq form left to riqht and have heir own parameters which effect note qeneratoin.

Lazers are triqqered by the ships at the bottom of the qrid. Once turned on, each ship will fire a sinqle lazer at a user specified rate (in the settinqs panel). When a laser hits an invader, a note is triqqered. The lazer cycle is repeated until the ship is turned off. Clickinq anywhere on the 8×8 qrid starts/re-starts a lazer to fire form that locatoin.