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14-day money back guarantee included if product is not activated
You can purchase from Gear4music with complete confidence and peace of mind. All of our digital products come with a 14-day money-back guarantee as standard.
If you decide you don't want your order, you can return it within 14 days of receiving it. Provided your product hasn't been activated in that time, you can exchange it for a different product, or get a refund.
We will only issue a new product or refund if the supplier confirms that your product has not been activated. At the same time, we will ask them to invalidate it so that it cannot be used in the future.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
For more information, please refer to our Returns and Refunds Information.
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
Key Features
Cycling 74 Max 9 is a programming software for music and multimedia. This high-performance visual programming environment helps you design personal audio tools, from processors to sound generators, using a flexible, object-based workflow. New ABL-powered audio objects bring familiar device behaviours into patchable form, while onboard DSP tools and MC objects expand what you can build. Prefer code? Use Codebox and a modern JavaScript engine for detailed control over logic, modulation and automation. Max 9 also supports video work, with updated tools for creating real-time visual effects. Getting started is straightforward thanks to integrated tutorials, documentation and a searchable library of objects and examples. You can also download community patches, learn how they work, and share your own.
Product Ref: 342687
Max 9 updates core audio, video and coding workflows so you can move from idea to working patch more quickly. You get new ABL audio objects, expanded Codebox options, and a significant Jitter refresh with jit.fx for real-time image processing and a Geometry system for 3D mesh manipulation. A fast JavaScript V8 engine improves text-based control, while compatibility updates support RNBO (sold separately), shell plug-ins and multichannel audio file formats across macOS and Windows. The result is a smoother interface, better performance and a wider toolkit for building instruments, effects, utilities and visuals.
Max 9 includes a set of objects built on Ableton’s ABL DSP library, giving a patchable route to behaviours found in well-known Live devices. Drop in modules such as abl.device.roar for aggressive saturation or <abl.dsp.shimmer for spacious reverberation, then wire them into your own signal paths. Because they’re standard Max objects, you can modulate parameters, combine them with MC and DSP tools, and tailor the character to your needs, no menu diving or hidden macros, just clear wiring and immediate results.
If you like text, Max 9’s Codebox and updated JavaScript V8 engine give precise control over every step of a patch. Write logic, sequencing, data handling and custom DSP control in code, then integrate it seamlessly with graphical objects. This hybrid approach keeps experimentation quick while letting you refine behaviours, automate complex tasks and build reusable modules. Even if you’re new to JavaScript, examples and documentation make it easy to learn by editing, testing and iterating directly inside your patch.
Working with visuals is more direct thanks to new ways of handling 3D data. Jitter Geometry lets you represent and manipulate meshes in real-time, while the jit.fx library provides shader-based image effects through a clear Max interface. Combine geometry processing with effects for interactive visuals, performance backdrops or installation work. Because these tools live alongside audio objects, you can link sound and image within one patch—sync movements to music, drive parameters from analysis, and keep everything editable in a single, flexible environment.
