![]() ![]() The bottom right 4 x 4 or 16 pads are dedicated to creating new patterns. We love this arrangement as it stops you from reaching all over the controller and slowing down your workflow while tapping out new ideas to work from. This is a necessity to create movement in your beat when recording patterns in quantizing locked mode.Īdditionally, your play, stop, and record buttons are conveniently located next to your left hand when drumming and recording beats. Push has adopted swing mode for each pad and quantize plus swing for the entire kit and pattern. The pads on the Push 2 are quite a bit smaller than the MPC or Maschine, so this may take some getting used to for people used to playing on bigger pads or just have fat fingers. The bottom left 4 x 4 pads are used for drumming and creating beats on the fly, exactly the same as the traditional pad drum machine layout. This is a totally unique and fast pace style of finger drumming, step sequencing, and pattern arrangements that are all done by splitting the 64 pad grid into 3 sections and exclusively using dedicated groups of pads for specific functions. So how do you use Push 2? And what are its limitations? Well, you can make beats and sequence with all 64 pads in the grid at once. Okay, so you have chosen Ableton as your DAW and, as stated above, this controller is exclusive and unique to your weapon of choice. Prepare to get lost in Push 2 as you become less reliant on the computer screen and mouse when you become familiar and proficient with the controller designed for Ableton, BY Ableton. The newly improved hi-resolution widescreen Push display makes navigating, loading, manipulating, and playing with instruments and effects from the hardware interface more like operating a traditional drum machine, synth, or sequencer than triggering software with a MIDI controller. With its innovative use of the controller’s real estate and ergonomic design, you really are buying an instrument and an extension of the Ableton experience and creative process when you invite this piece into the studio! This piece of hardware is intuitive not only with the software but also inspires the workflow of the producer. The Push 2 makes use of the session view in Ableton DAW, making it fun, creative, and easy to make beats. So this bad boy gets 5 out of 5 for studio design appeal and audio eye candy. We know, we know, that has nothing to do with the specs, workflow, and stability of the machine.īut damn it looks good. This piece looks super dope laid out on your studio table, it really pops and catches the eye. ![]() This kind of feel is known and loved by traditional beatmakers who grew up using the MPC or even the NI Maschine. The Push 2 now has low-profile, high-quality rubber pads for that sturdy, touch-sensitive, velocity feel and functionality The Ableton Push 2 is a work of art with its black finish and strong aluminum body. ![]()
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