Max, Max for Live

Real-Time Interaction

Mastering the real-time tools makes it possible to imagine multiple interactions between machine and musicians, dancers, actors, and the audience as stage performances or installations, combining sound, visual, multimedia, and virtual reality elements in a sole environment.

Users program interactive real-time MIDI and audio applications with Max.  Max for Live lets the numerous fans of Ableton’s software for electro musicians and DJs hear possibilities for live performances.

Since 2017, 21 IRCAM Max certification sessions have been held for 168 participants.
Based on the results of the certification exams, 80% of participants for Max level 1 and 77% of participants for Max level 2 have achieved all or most of their objectives, with a satisfaction rate of 98%.

In 2023, based on the results of end-of-training assessments, 100% of Max for Live participants have achieved all or most of their objectives, with a satisfaction rate of 100%.

Max IRCAM Certificate Max - Levels 1 & 2

Taken at the end of the Max classes (Initiation or Intermediate), these IRCAM Certificates assess the students’ level in Max by testing their capacity to design, implement, and use applications created with the software. 



Since 2017, 18 Max certification exam sessions have been held. 82% of the participants passed Max Level 1 and 83% passed Max Level 2.

What people are saying

"The Max for Live workshop opened my eyes to creative possibilities that I never knew existed. What I learned during the course provided me with a solid foundation to continue my progression on my own. I am very happy with my course. I would recommend it to anyone in the music business", Arthur, student, Introduction to Max for Live

"Very competent instructors with an excellent attitude. Very satisfied with my training at Ircam" Federico, author and mediator, Introduction to Max for Live

"Excellent training, leading to a real understanding and mastery of the software after a week. The program remains very intense and requires great attention from the participant, each lesson is important." Matthieu, PhD student, Max Initiation

"The training is comprehensive, perfectly suited to expectations and allowed me to discover the possibilities that Max offers. I really appreciated the pedagogy during the courses, offering us a solid foundation and even more in-depth than the curriculum to continue." Livia, Student, Max Initiation

"Very good course. The instructors are very competent and attentive. We leave this training with a lot of good reflexes and ideas for implementing Max in educational and artistic projects. Recommended!" Federico, Sound Arts mediator, Max initiation

"The "Max perfectionnement" training is very rewarding, the level is really advanced, the content is very satisfying, both in terms of theoretical aspects and practical applications. One of the best courses." Frédéric, engineer, Max Intermediate

"I highly recommend this course, it's a wonderful and flexible approach to improving your skills in Max/MSP!" Jorge, doctoral researcher, Max perfecting English via videoconferencing

"Simone is an excellent teacher. I really appreciated the clear and detailed explanations." Yunyu, music producer and researcher, Max English video conference training