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Just throughing this out into the void.

For those of you who use max for live and have a Synasthesia corp Mandala mk2.9 (or v3 possibly), here’s some devices I built 2025 and tidied up April 2026.

Basically has all the bells and whistles of the Virtual Brain, now nestled within instrument racks ...

I have new mac mini M3. Latest update with Sequoia. Most recent 2.9 virtual brain, i re downloaded.
Still having the issue.

Have deleted from my macbook 2012 high sierra which function okay, but got anoyying as everytime i use a max msp patch or standalone or open m4l it would initiate Virtual ...

I understand v3 and 2.9 are no longer supported.
still,id like to request an standalone app dedicated to configuring the pads.
Logic is that for what ever reason the final build of mandala takes for ever to load in sequoia as well as having intermittent load issues requesting microphone access ( i ...

Not sure if anyone else experiences this. When i load any max patch the mandala v3 opens up and takes priority eg my patch opens but the the menu is for mandala v3 and no further interaction can happen with max patch. When i open a max standalone this does not occur. Happens in both high sierra and ...

Wanting to see if anyone else is experiencing zone issues with their MK2.9 and if you have found a solution.
Issue1: Zone one value seams limited between 0-14, once 15-30 Zone 2 Triggers instead.
Issue2: When struck hard (Wrist stroke) other zones trigger rather than the one hit.
Issue3: I get more ...

Want a 2 Zone Mandala, each with their own cc control values ??

Here you go. .....

Download Device here: http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/2241/mandala-cc-splitter


Disclaimer: Images missing due to forum restraints. PM and email if you want .als file and instructions with images included ...

Ooops. Images 7a and 7b around the wrong way.

Ableton Live: Single note step sequencing.

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For the last 2 weeks I had struggled to find an easy way to replicate the scale mode which is present in the Virtual Brain. I couldn’t find any help on the internet and found a lot of posts about other ...

"That's my main concern. There's a bunch of little things too like me having to restart my computer and having to unplug and replug everything in whenever I want to play my mandalas, just so the VB will recognize the mandala. It's very annoying and doesn't seem right. "

I had this issue original ...

Dude ,

Your iMac is superpowered!!
I should have been more specific in referring to laptops.
You will benefit from getting some longer usb cables as you are using a desktop.
Measure what you need and ebay should provide with a a cheap solution.

Do get the synapse it looks like the perfect ...