quietmoneyMaxforlive
A community library of Max for Live devices for Ableton Live, where users upload and download audio/MIDI plugin devices made by one another.
In 2009-01 AbleOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
| Checkout | 4–6 months ago avg | 3 months ago | 2 months ago | Last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gumroad.com | 25,839 | 13,819 | 34,877 | 33,046 |
| lemonsqueezy.com | 349 | 0 | 765 | 0 |
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- A community library of Max for Live devices for Ableton Live, where users upload and download audio/MIDI plugin devices made by one another.
- Users
- Music producers who make electronic music in Ableton Live and want to find or share Max for Live devices
- Positioning
- The most concentrated free user-upload library of Max for Live devices, with exclusive content accumulated through community UGC
- Pricing
- Not found
- Sharing mechanics
- community UGC
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Direct visits are 97.2%, search only 2.5%, and brand keywords are 97.6% of search (max for live, etc.), so it is basically returning users and people in the scene opening it directly. Referrals come from a few small sites such as productionmusiclive.com 2.97%, and social sources are Reddit, YouTube, and Facebook.
Last month's traffic sources
Semrush source breakdown (desktop)
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 2% |
| Other | 98% |
Direct + brand search 98%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| Germany | 37.05% |
| United States | 11.74% |
| Italy | 4.51% |
| United Kingdom | 3.56% |
| India | 3.55% |
Countries (Semrush): Bangladesh 95.4%, United States 0.7%, Germany 0.4%, India 0.3%, Hungary 0.3%
Language
English
Social sources
Reddit, YouTube, Facebook
AI assistants
| Source | Share |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0.02 |
| Gemini | 0.0 |
| Perplexity | 0.0 |
AI referrals (Semrush): ChatGPT 776 (0.02%), Gemini 143 (0.00%), Perplexity 135 (0.00%), vectorizer.ai 67 (0.00%)
Keywords
1.3K keywords · brand ~98% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| meth streams |
| max for live |
| arc018 |
| mamphim |
| dua leotruyen |
Non-brand queries: meth streams, arc018, mamphim, dua leotruyen
Referring sites
13 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| gamblingtherapy.org | 4.19% |
| productionmusiclive.com | 2.97% |
| medium.com | 1.38% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Social Media Networks | 21.6% |
| Graphics Multimedia and Web Design | 12.94% |
| Programming and Developer Software | 4.4% |
| Addictions | 4.19% |
| Music | 2.97% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 316.9K (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -8.7%
- Country rank
- Germany #21669
- Category rank
- Music #316
- Bounce rate
- 40.6%
- Pages / visit
- 4.21
- Visit duration
- 00:02:04
- Industry
- Music
- Top 3 channels
- Direct › Organic Search › Organic Social (top channel 43.53%)
- Semrush monthly visits
- 3 months ago 1,322,291 · 2 months ago 1,992,355 · Last month 3,888,319 Semrush scale, ~3–4× Similarweb
- Semrush organic / paid search visits
- 418,175 / 0
- Semrush source breakdown (desktop)
- Direct 96.5%, google.com · Google organic 2.4%, mail.tm 0.1%, seoreviewtools.com 0.1%, audioz.download 0.1%
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “New-platform window”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via Other
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Maxforlive get per month?
About 33,046 last month (Similarweb estimate), #77 of 606; the month before was 35,642. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Maxforlive's new users come from?
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Mostly referrals, email or paid, or mostly direct with no clear source Direct visits are 97.2%, search only 2.5%, and brand keywords are 97.6% of search (max for live, etc.), so it is basically returning users and people in the scene opening it directly. Referrals come from a few small sites such as productionmusiclive.com 2.97%, and social sources are Reddit, YouTube, and Facebook.
How much does Maxforlive cost?
Not found
Dossier confidence: low. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.