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

> Source: <https://github.com/apresta/max-studio-tools>
> Published: 2026-07-24 21:03:10+00:00

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](https://www.nyquistlimited.com).

Sound demos: [Studio EQs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGIqLPSuWRE) / [Studio Compressors](https://youtu.be/ZiccUu8VOns).

The build script has been tested on MacOS. Windows cross-compilation is supported via mingw-w64.

Dependencies:

[https://cmake.org](https://cmake.org)[https://github.com/Cycling74/min-devkit](https://github.com/Cycling74/min-devkit)[https://github.com/avaneev/r8brain-free-src](https://github.com/avaneev/r8brain-free-src)[https://clang.llvm.org/](https://clang.llvm.org/)(for MacOS build)[https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw](https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw)(for Windows build)

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

[https://github.com/airwindows/airwindows](https://github.com/airwindows/airwindows)[https://github.com/lkjbdsp/lkjb-plugins](https://github.com/lkjbdsp/lkjb-plugins)[https://github.com/ABSounds/EQP-WDF-1A](https://github.com/ABSounds/EQP-WDF-1A)[https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/chowdsp_wdf](https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/chowdsp_wdf)[https://github.com/D4p0up/eq1979](https://github.com/D4p0up/eq1979)[https://github.com/aim-qmul/4a2a](https://github.com/aim-qmul/4a2a)[https://github.com/JClones/JSFXClones](https://github.com/JClones/JSFXClones)[https://github.com/TukanStudios/TUKAN_STUDIOS_PLUGINS](https://github.com/TukanStudios/TUKAN_STUDIOS_PLUGINS)