Docs

Documentation.

Setup, controls, and workflows for every Rubato Audio device. Pick a product below, or start with installing.

A single hand pressing a piano key, symbolizing 'just start playing.'

Just Play

Detect the natural tempo curve of a performance and straighten it to taste.

Read the docs → A drummer at a kit, head turned into the groove, symbolizing being 'in the pocket.'

The Pocket

Quantize to the grid — straight, swing, or triplet — while keeping the feel, or reshape it toward a groove template, with a live preview before commit.

Read the docs → Two outlined hands — left in cyan, right in orange — symbolizing automatic hand separation.

Counterpoint

Hand-separate two-handed MIDI into left and right parts — live or offline.

Read the docs →

Installing a Max for Live device

Every Rubato device is a Max for Live (.amxd) MIDI Effect. You'll need Ableton Live 12 — either Suite, or Standard/Lite with the Max for Live add-on.

macOS

Every device ships as a double-click .pkg installer that places it in your User Library for you — open it, click through Continue → Install, and you're done. The User Library lives at:

~/Music/Ableton/User Library/Presets/MIDI Effects/Max MIDI Effect

Windows

Each device ships as a double-click <Device>-Setup.exe installer that places it in your User Library for you. Windows SmartScreen is cautious about newly-signed software, so early adopters will likely see a warning on first launch — just click More info → Run anyway. The User Library lives at:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ableton\User Library\Presets\MIDI Effects\Max MIDI Effect

Finding it in Ableton Live

Open Ableton Live, then in the browser sidebar click Library → Max for Live, filter the results to MIDI Effect, and drag the device onto a MIDI track. Ableton Live picks up a newly installed device automatically, usually within a couple of minutes — if you don't see it yet, click the Refresh icon at the top of the User Library section.

Platform note: The Pocket and Counterpoint run on macOS and Windows. Just Play runs on an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later) or Windows — Intel Macs aren't supported.