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Ableton Push 3

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Re: Ableton Push 3

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I wonder what kind of software it is running on standalone mode

Was wondering this too. Considering Ableton itself doesn't support Linux out-of-the-box, wonder if the device runs some sort of Windows on it, or if Ableton for Linux might be coming in the future.

Maschine+ by Native Instruments (basically the same device but by another company) runs Linux although Maschine desktop software does not support Linux, so maybe I shouldn't get my hopes up.

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post #3

Similar, but with chess pieces https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWaOYCLx2-Y (using https://openchessboard.com/ )

Not sure how similar it is really. What you linked is a sequencer, which is just a small part of a device like Push.

Re: Ableton Push 3

#13
Very steep prices. Can buy a decent MacBook Air for the cost of the standalone version. Would have been nice to see them keep the old model around with a reduced price for people less well off.

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Been making electronic music for well over a decade, but always in the classic DAW arrangement view, at most using MIDI keyboards in terms of haptic input devices but relying on mouse and keyboard 95% of the time. I look at devices like Push or Maschine and my immediate thought is how tedious it seems to get anything done with them. I find the different approaches to manifesting musical ideas endlessly fascinating.

As someone in a similar position as yourself, but who been using hardware instead of software like DAWs, I find myself having a similar feeling to people who use keyboard/mouse to make music like that, seems really tedious compared to the workflow I have outside of the computer.

But most importantly, I agree with your very last sentence, we're all different and what's optimal differs a lot from person to person.

Re: Ableton Push 3

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Been making electronic music for well over a decade, but always in the classic DAW arrangement view, at most using MIDI keyboards in terms of haptic input devices but relying on mouse and keyboard 95% of the time. I look at devices like Push or Maschine and my immediate thought is how tedious it seems to get anything done with them. I find the different approaches to manifesting musical ideas endlessly fascinating.

When I'm doing sample-based sequencing I find the Push 2 nearly perfect, but when I'm composing with midi I find it nearly intolerable. It kind of has a "What kind of EDM would you like to make today?" view of the world. But in the workflows it's designed for the Push series is brilliant.

Re: Ableton Push 3

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post #2

Been making electronic music for well over a decade, but always in the classic DAW arrangement view, at most using MIDI keyboards in terms of haptic input devices but relying on mouse and keyboard 95% of the time. I look at devices like Push or Maschine and my immediate thought is how tedious it seems to get anything done with them. I find the different approaches to manifesting musical ideas endlessly fascinating.

A heavy Push 2 user here. Completely redefined my music creation workflow in Ableton. For me, it's a genuinely enjoyable way of turning ideas into music and has made the process incredibly more 'open' for me.

Re: Ableton Push 3

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post #13

Very steep prices. Can buy a decent MacBook Air for the cost of the standalone version. Would have been nice to see them keep the old model around with a reduced price for people less well off.

The secondary market for instruments like these are flush with hardware, which is true for the Push too. You can basically find it almost unused with huge rebates if you go second-hand.

Re: Ableton Push 3

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post #2

Been making electronic music for well over a decade, but always in the classic DAW arrangement view, at most using MIDI keyboards in terms of haptic input devices but relying on mouse and keyboard 95% of the time. I look at devices like Push or Maschine and my immediate thought is how tedious it seems to get anything done with them. I find the different approaches to manifesting musical ideas endlessly fascinating.

It's a trade off.

I prefer to be DAWless when I am in "discovery mode" or just want to jam around like with a regular instrument. However when I am ready to assembly everything into a song I prefer to use a DAW.

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