Hey, I'm Den — a producer and DJ. I got tired of staring at empty clips, so I made a little Max for Live device that writes melodies, chords and arpeggios straight into Ableton — modal, in key, and actually resolving, not random notes. It's my first device, built for my own sessions, and it turned out useful enough that I wanted to share it.
Try the same engine that powers the Max for Live device. Generate melodies, chords and arpeggios, hit play, then download the MIDI straight into your project — no install required.
Same engine as the web app — but the Max for Live device generates straight into the selected clip slot, locked to your set's tempo and swing. No browser tab, no export step.
MOTYV is a MIDI generator for Ableton Live, available as a Max for Live device and a free web app. It generates melodies, chord progressions and arpeggios that you can audition instantly and export as MIDI.
A MIDI generator creates note data, not audio — so you stay in full control. Swap the instrument, edit any note, keep what works. MOTYV's melody generator, chord generator and arpeggiator all share one engine, so ideas stay in key and in character across modes.
Built for modern music production, MOTYV writes phrases with direction: tension builds, then resolves. The result sounds intentional — something you can use in a track, not just a sketch to fix later.
Spit out random note sequences. Sometimes lucky, usually noise — you spend more time deleting than keeping.
Predict statistically likely notes from training data. Smooth, but generic — and you can't see why it chose what it did.
Creates musical phrases with real tension and resolution. Every line goes somewhere and lands — usable on the first generate, fully editable after.
Each scale carries its own gravity — its own favourite degrees to land on and to suspend from. From plain minor to Hijaz and Nikriz maqams. Click any one to load it into the generator above.
New phrases the instant you press Generate — no waiting, no rendering.
Singable lines with motif, movement and a clear point of resolution.
Progressions that move and resolve, with voice-leading between chords.
Multiple arp patterns derived from the current scale and progression.
Phrases shaped by modal harmony — tension that actually resolves.
Hear every idea in context, tempo-synced, before it touches your set.
Generates straight into the selected clip slot inside Ableton Live.
Generate, export, done. Stay in flow instead of programming notes.
Hooks and progressions for techno, house and everything between.
Thematic material with built-in tension and release.
Endless variations on a motif for adaptive, looping scores.
A native Max for Live device — never leave your DAW.
Raw melodic and arp material to mangle, resample and process.
A first line to react to when the blank clip is staring back.
MOTYV is a MIDI generator for Ableton Live, available as a Max for Live device and a free web app. It generates melodies, chord progressions and arpeggios in real time.
A MIDI generator creates MIDI note data — melodies, chords or arpeggios — that you can play with any instrument. MOTYV generates musical phrases you can export as MIDI and use with any instrument.
Yes — with Live 12. MOTYV is built on Max 9, so it requires Ableton Live 12.2 or later with Max for Live. It won't load on Live 11 or earlier, which ship with Max 8.
Yes. Melody generation is the core mode. MOTYV writes melodic phrases with built-in tension and resolution rather than random notes.
Yes. MOTYV generates chord progressions that move and resolve, with voice-leading between chords.
Yes. MOTYV includes an arpeggio engine with multiple patterns derived from the current scale and progression.
Max for Live is a platform that lets developers build instruments and devices that run natively inside Ableton Live. MOTYV ships as a Max for Live device.
Yes. MIDI you generate with MOTYV is yours to use in commercial releases, sync and client work, with no royalties.
Scaler focuses on chord detection and suggestion. MOTYV focuses on generating finished melodic and harmonic phrases with tension and resolution, in real time, directly into Ableton Live.
Motif 2 is a standalone VST/AU plugin priced at $149 with shape-based melody controls. MOTYV is a native Max for Live device built specifically for Ableton Live, priced at $39 one-time, and works directly with the selected clip slot in your set — no separate plugin window.
AI music generators predict statistically likely notes from training data. MOTYV uses explicit musical logic — modal relationships and tension-resolution — so every phrase has a clear shape and stays fully under your control.
Generate in your browser, forever.
The full device, inside Ableton Live.
One-time, no subscription — comparable standalone generators run $149.
I'm Den (escapall). MOTYV is my first Max for Live device — I built it for my own sessions to beat the blank-clip block, cleaned it up, and put it out.
It's a one-time price with lifetime updates, and I'm still improving it based on what I (and other producers) run into. If something feels off, tell me — this is a tool I actually use.
Hear my music: escapall on SoundCloud
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