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Show HN: Max Studio Tools (C++ DSP Modules for Max and Ableton Live)

Nyquist Limited released Max Studio Tools, a suite of C++ DSP modules for Max/MSP and Ableton Live that emulates classic studio gear including 5 equalizers and 5 compressors, each supporting optional oversampling up to 8x. The open-source project builds on code from Airwindows, lkjb, and other DSP projects, with build scripts tested on macOS and Windows cross-compilation via mingw-w64.

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Show HN: Max Studio Tools (C++ DSP Modules for Max and Ableton Live)
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This is a suite of Max/MSP externals covering essential studio gear.

It includes the following device emulations:

Air EQ: Transparent equalizer with broad high-frequency band** Bloom EQ**: Passive equalizer with dual boost/cut bands and tube saturation** Contour EQ**: Wide-shelf equalizer with two model variants for broad tonal shaping** Focus EQ**: Solid state equalizer with precise control and console saturation** Silk EQ**: Smooth, musical equalizer with transformer saturation** Glide Compressor**: Optical compressor with flexible controls for transparent shaping** Level Compressor**: Optical compressor with smooth leveling and program-dependent timing** Punch Compressor**: FET compressor with ultra-fast attack and aggressive character** Smooth Compressor**: Vari-mu compressor with vintage character and program-dependent compression** Snap Compressor**: VCA compressor with precise dynamic control and clean transient shaping

Each device supports optional oversampling up to 8x.

These externals form the core of multiple Max for Live devices by Nyquist Limited.

Sound demos: Studio EQs / Studio Compressors. The build script has been tested on MacOS. Windows cross-compilation is supported via mingw-w64.

Dependencies:

https://cmake.orghttps://github.com/Cycling74/min-devkithttps://github.com/avaneev/r8brain-free-srchttps://clang.llvm.org/(for MacOS build)https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw(for Windows build)

This repository contains modified (or ported) code from the following projects:

https://github.com/airwindows/airwindowshttps://github.com/lkjbdsp/lkjb-pluginshttps://github.com/ABSounds/EQP-WDF-1Ahttps://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/chowdsp_wdfhttps://github.com/D4p0up/eq1979https://github.com/aim-qmul/4a2ahttps://github.com/JClones/JSFXCloneshttps://github.com/TukanStudios/TUKAN_STUDIOS_PLUGINS

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