Hi all,
I just released VoidLinkAudio v0.2.0, which includes — to my knowledge — the first public implementation of Ableton Link Audio on Pure Data vanilla.
Ableton Link Audio is the audio extension to Ableton Link, shipped with Live 12.4 (publicly released May 5, 2026). It allows audio buffers to be transmitted between Link peers over a local network, beat-synced and sample-accurate, in addition to the tempo/transport sync that Link has provided since 2016.
Demo video showing all hosts in action:
The Pd port consists of two externals:
void.linkaudio.send~ publish 2 audio inlets as a stereo channel
void.linkaudio.receive~ subscribe to a channel; output L/R audio
Both expose Link timing as audio-rate signal outlets (tempo~, phase~,
transport~) and accept tempo/transport messages that propagate to all Link peers (Live, Max, TouchDesigner, VCV Rack, openFrameworks, other Pd instances). Help patches are included.
Builds available for:
- macOS Universal (arm64 + x86_64), notarized
- Windows x64
- Linux: planned for v0.3.0
Important: most peers run at 48 kHz (Live default), so set Pd to 48 kHz
in Media > Audio settings to avoid drops.
Source code (GPL-2.0-or-later):
https://github.com/gluon/Void-LinkAudio
Pre-built binaries on GitHub Releases:
https://github.com/gluon/Void-LinkAudio/releases/tag/v0.2.0
Pay-what-you-want bundle (also free) for all hosts:
https://structurevoid.gumroad.com/l/voidlinkaudio-connectors
The project also covers Max/MSP, TouchDesigner, VCV Rack, and openFrameworks (in a separate repo: gluon/ofxAbletonLinkAudio). A VST3/AU plugin pack is in the works for DAW users.
Happy to answer questions, discuss the implementation, or hear about
any issues.
Best,
Julien Bayle
Structure Void
https://structure-void.com
