The Live Object Model (LOM) is perhaps the most essential tool to understanding Max for Live. In a new tutorial video, Anthony Arroyo & Nate Crepeaux from The Ableton Cookbook demonstrate how to use the LOM for navigation when patching:
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Talk to Live, then Type to It: New Max for Live Tutorials from The Ableton Cookbook
Now that you've familiarized yourself with the LOM, learn how to map the keys on your computer keyboard as clip launchers in Live: