Max for Live lets you create Instruments which receive MIDI information
from the Live application and use that information to generate audio
output which can be sent back to the Live application or be further processed
by any number of Audio effects devices.
Max for Live provides several tutorials and example Instruments
you can try, study, and modify:
In addition, the Max programming environment itself provides you with
some helpful tools for one of the classic challenges of synth creation - the
management of polyphony. The Max
poly~ object is created specifically
to efficiently manage polyphony in the context of synthesizer design. The
MSP tutorials also include a section on
using the poly~ object .
You can use any MIDI input object to receive MIDI data from Live application. You'll use the
plugout~ object for audio output.