This is quite an amazing controller. Not every day you find a device with the signatures of it's creators inside. Reminds me of the Amiga 100. Thanks for sharing this. :)

Seven years later the finish on the bottom case has turned into a sticky mess so thank you for the teardown. I am disassembling in order to strip the finish down to bare plastic.

hats off to your courage.

I'm really blown away with push 2. It's so mind-blowing (and a bit overwhelming) to see what can be done with it. Such a quality build, obvious a lot of tlc went into designing it. Like you i'm an instrument musician who's been dabbling into digital music... oh such delight. Excellent video - subbed!

I recently bought one of these and love it. After watching your video I can really appreciate the quality and thought that went into it. Thanks for the teardown Markus.

Hello, thank you very much for the video, even 4 years later it remains the best video on the inside of Push 2.

Markus, for the 2nd time your videos help me to fix my gear! Your teardown videos are remarkable! Thank you!

Thank you for this video. Watching this I found those hidden screws and also used a hairdryer to loosen the glue. I was able to have the confidence to take apart and repair my own push 2 after having accidentally thrown a large glass of red wine on it! I cleaned out the wine that was trapped between the carbon layer and the button circuit and it works perfectly again.

Hi Markus, thanks to your tutorial I've been able to open my unit and polish the carbon layer and some contacts from a couple stains of red wine. Pretty smooth procedure. I'm not an expert in hardware but I think this machine it's really well builted and designed. Thank you again for your help, I'm sure many people have found your teardown very useful.

Thanks for the video! Just fixed my unresponsive pads by removing all dust, and the touchstrip also started working way better since putting it back together. Your video was very helpful!

the signatures are a really nice touch, made me smile - love my Ableton Push 2

Awesome, awesome. This type of content is SO helpful for helping users at home repair. Thank you much for this, it's awesome.

Beautiful video. Thanks for taking the risk/time to share the quality of this amazing device.

This was incredibly helpful and makes me feel secure in buying something I know will last (and can be repaired). Thank you!

hello, im from Colombia and i was looking around to check some reviews on the push 2, yours was amazing, i enjoy puttig broken things apart but only when they are broken. Your video was more than enough to make me certainly buy a push 2. Thanks you and i hope ableton loves what you do as well and starts sending you new equip for you to open up and not spend sooo much money on your videos. peace and love. A Dj from colombia

Great video! Helps reinforce my Push 2 purchase a while back. It's a solid piece. Built like an iPhone for music!

Thank you for pulling this apart, I was quite curious as it feels extremely solid and more responsive than any other similar device I had owned, I had the MPC 2000 back in the 90s which was pretty good. Great channel!

That crackling around 8:00 scared me. It's 3 o'clock after midnight, I'm all alone in the flat and I have headphones on. It sounded very lifelike. You have a very nice room for tinkering there. :) All the best.

The Patreon thing was a good idea, I decided to support you there. Your videos are great!

This was very helpful, thank you dude. I got a second hand Push 2 last night and the pads seem like they need a bit of love, came here to check if there were any hidden ribbon cables or anything thats easy to break but it looks like a very designed to repair device. Thanks again!

Great to see whats under the hood. I felt that the side switches may have been a down grade from push 1 as they feel a bit less resistant & the old ones were like a tank. However they are nicer to use and you have put my worries to bed as i now know there not cheep plastic underneath. Thanks dude . hope your enjoying the new style of playing keys . :)

Thanks! Been wondering about the quality on the inside, and now im relieved and satisfyed :)

Was having an issue with some of the bottom pads glitching out. Thank you for this video! Gives me a lot of info. 👍👍

Thanks a million for making this video! I spilled some eliquid on the unit which prevented the carbon sheet from making contact with the tracks. Took a chance to tear the thing apart since the warranty ran out a while back... Nothing a bit of isopropyl and cotton buds can't fix, works like new! Again, thanks. Your video was super helpful.

Wow, this was awesome to see! Was a nice touch with those signatures inside, too haha.

I came here to see how easy it is to remove the housing for custom paint. You kept me engaged through the tear down. Thanks,.

This video was excellent! I agree with you, the quality of the Push 2 is impressive. Now I want one myself! :) PS. Saw my channel being displayed on your monitor in the beginning there, thanks loads Markus! ;)

Thanks for the video, most reviews pertain to the way the controller works in the software and how it plays as an instrument but I'm always interested in how well these high end controllers are built.

looking at getting one of those this week. I can't believe you popped the top like that! you're a brave man! hahaha love your videos!

Markus you are a brave man! I really enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing... it's nice to see that Ableton really do take pride in their products, the quality is amazing.

Another fantastic video..Thanks Mark, these videos are great and very educational. Cheers!

thanks for this job. I was able to repair my push while watching your video

Props! I had to open up my Ableton push 2 because of a common manufacturing problem: Some buttons get dirty or move over time and it was the only way to get it back in shape. I've had both push 1 and 2 and they made it a lot harder on the push 2. I've had a lot of issues with the million of sh*t screws they use for the machine. They would strip or get stuck. This was my 1st and last time trying on the P2.

Excellent contribution to the community. Thank you very much.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing! I am on the edge and about to pull the trigger on one of these beauties! Night and day difference between the old and the new!

Thank you for what you doing, appreciate it!

I felt in love when i see signatures. I can clearly say they build up it with love.

Great video , thanks It felt good to see what's inside it

thanks for this video. I just took apart my ableton push 2 and put it back together because my pads weren't responsive anymore and I fixed it. This video helped me tremendously, so thank you

great video! the touch knobs are capacitive sensors and by putting your finger on it, your finger acts as the second plate of the capacitor

WOW, its beautiful inside and out!

DUDE! Why have you stopped making videos of teardowns?!?!? You're the best and your videos have saved my butt several times!!

i totally forgot i took apart my 1210,to put some better audio cables i wish i found your channel back then as i notice you have a 1210 teardown gonna watch that now just to bring back memories of when i took mine apart

Signatures on the casing and the ableton live symbol on the pcb was quite cool to see. Good vid thank you

I would love to see you take apart the new Korg Electribes. Wondering what kind of RAM upgrades are possible :)

This video has been instrumental in fixing my controller. Thanks mate.

Looks packed inside there!!

thank you very much very helpful to know you have brought something quality considering the price nice one : )

Very nice piece of electronics, even inside! I can't justify buying one myself however! Thanks for the teardown

What materials would you use to clean the sensors and the sensor sheet for the main 64 pads when they lose their sensitivity?

Great video. I like that you put it all back together and it still worked! :-) Also, that is an awesome set up of DAW + electronics workstation you've got there! One question: I see the four screws in the middle look like they would line up with a Roland drum stand mount (Roland PDS-10 or MDP-7 for example). Structurally, would it be ok to mount on a drum stand if the the screws do line up?

Excellent work Sir.

Never wanted one when it was a AKAI. Glad to hear it is good quality now. Nice teardown. Is that one of those handheld oscilloscopes on your shelf? I was looking at those but I am still an old CRT guy.

Great video, Anyway you could get your hands on a Novation Circuit for a teardown video? I own one and it wont run on battery power only plugged in. Any idea what could have happened in there?

Hi! One of my knobs, 6th from the left, is bezirk, when I turn the knob, it outputs random values, and jumps up and down in values on what ever parameter is active, like browsing, automating etc. which makes the knob totally useless. I will probably return the unit. But just for curiosity, would be possible exchange one knob and it’s connected ciruits?

I have owned this for a year and now I'm having a problem with some pads. I have to push them hard if not they doesn't react. Do you think it could be because of dust or something like that???

nicely done per usual sir! I will support you in any way I can. i appreciate your videos and knowledge you share for free to us here in KZfaq Land...

Awesome bit of kit

Cool video! Nice to see the internals of a controller in a non-repair context ;)

Thx for this nice video ... indeed nice to see the signatures but i also liked the white ||| Ξ logo on the back of the PCB :-)

That was awesome! Thanks so much for doing this :-)

Has your Push 2 gone sticky now on the underside? I was thinking of opening mine up so I can remove the coating on the rear and edge.

Thanks bro you the man So cool so crazy You show it to us Love it

Very nice Markus .... Greetings from New York

What's the point of an ESD strap when you have the PCB on a static generator like carpet, while wearing a smart watch? Just curious. Cool video either way!

This man is hero! Thx, man! Respect!

Great Video, thanks for sharing! Would you think one of the encoder knobs would be changable? If so would you know anywhere that would do a good job of it?

"That's just an excuse for me to take something apart", hahaha, I like that much honesty. The Ableton has a microcontroller which is hiding under the display. Afaik it's a 32 bit µC

great work Markus !

Great video, thank you! Any clue about the manufacturer of this unusual large LCD display? First time I see a display like this in a consumer product.

Thank you! Good quality for being today But I have problem with power switch, also many others. That switch seems to be a weak link in the chain as device can't be turned on. And I think the touch strip is weird with response. Apart from that, yes, feels very solid but having wear issues like power button and pad sens after as little as 5 years is still sad. Especially when it's only due to a weak link. Awesome with signatures, makes me think of emu emax with the ram bird 🐦😀

Great work! It doesn't sound as rootsman as the transcendent though. ableton shines when you are working your own sounds through it. thanks again.

Given the quality here, would love to see you do something like the Elektron products, like the Analog Four or Octatrack.

Hei. Nice video! I have a quick question for you. I have the push 1 and one of the buttons does'nt make the "click sound anymore like the other ones and feels a bit different also (tho it works). Do you think its a easy fix? Sry for my bad english). Thank you

hi markus found you from producers hangout vid , i love how the designer's or whoever have signed the inside and the stickers on circuit board placed like the abelton logo ,you are very brave to take your gear apart , have you ever accidentally damaged any of your gear whilst opening them,even though i have opened up several laptops to do minor repairs with heatsink etc ,ill never take any of my gear apart, well thats i lie ill have to open up my beringer bcr as i want to put nicer dials on it

Beautiful! thanks for doing what we all wish we had the balls to do.

After watching this I'm curious if you or someone else has an idea of what could be the reason my play button has stopped responding? The light is fine but I can't start and stop playback with it (I've gotten used to pressing spacebar on my computer keyboard by now).

Beautiful presentation and after weeks of trying to decide on buying one vs getting the mpc touch, this video has served as one more affirmation to jump in! It is so apparent that Ableton has solidified itself as the Lamborghini of controller engineering! What is most impressive is the fact that all of this was done for their own software. Not even Maschine studio can touch this unit...and I can't wait to own one.

Nice to see that akai haven't cut any corners on build quality, thanks for video.

Hello, does anyone knows how to repair the pads of the Ableton push; some liquid was spilled on mine and i cleaned every thing but still three pads are like not responding even pressing the m kind of hards; any advice? Kind Regards

Good work! Enjoyed this.

Hey Markus, I've watched this a few times now. Thank you for the video. I've been having issues with the pads on my Push 2. The first time was 3 years ago, where some of the pads we're always conducting. I assumed moisture so I put it under the intake of a box fan for a few days and it resolved itself. A few weeks back this started happening again so I tried the same method, which worked to some extent, but I still see issues. I think my best option is to open it up and clean the carbon sheet and traces. Do you have any recommendations on equipment to do this? My plan was just rubbing alcohol and a microfiber sheet. Please let me know if you have any tips or tricks! Thanks.

A couple of my encoders have started skipping values - does anyone know if its possible to clean them without taking it apart like this? Can they be cleaned just by taking the caps off?

my god, this is beautiful. I was thinking about getting a push 1 on ebay, now that the 2 is out, but I think I just might save up some money for this lovely thing. Also, I was hoping you'd do a patreon page at some point! subscribed!

Can I use rubbing alchohol to lean the carbon sheet?

Great video, bravo.

Hello, i spilled some beer (i know, no drinks near the equipment) on my Push 2, and some pads lost the precise sensibility, should disassemble it and use some cleaner or something? I know its not going to be easy, but i need to try.

I have a group of 6 of pads in a single column that do not respond properly to low velocity. If I slowly apply pressure to the pad a note will eventually trigger with a value of around 40. So the playing dynamics are poor. The other (normal) pads with respond with a low minimum value of 1. My question: Is there a product that can be used on the carbon sheet and/or sensors that will clean and restore without damage? Thanks!

thanks for playing around with this monster! Would you have a solution for a broken ON/OFF power on push controller? do you know where to find the right piece and potentially any advice on how to change it? Thanks

i have the same push but mine sort of doesnt work without the adapter now, over the period it stopped working, i was powering it solely through midi cable and now it doesnt work just through the midi cable, what could be the problem here ?

Hello Markus!! Great channel!! Very much enjoy you fixing and exploring gear from the guts. Anyway, i own the Push 2 and the other day i spilled a beer on it :/. It now boots up well and the display is fine. I do have a couple of the pads not working tho. The warranty will not cover this so my only option right now is to open it up and do a proper cleaning. Do you have any advice as how to do this? Things i would require etc. These pads seem pretty high-tech and i don't want todo more harm to them.

Some pads on my Push2 have to be hit really hard to ever respond. Can this be fixed by simply wiping the copper side of the transparent contact frame?

Wish I got to see close-ups of the back of the panel, and what microcontroller/fpga was controlling it all. Every software sequencer, USB interpretation, MIDI translation, and drawing operation for the screen are handled on a chip running a program somewhere. Would love to know if it's an AVR, ARM, FPGA, or ASIC.

hello I have push 2 and the screen was broken some functions are seen and others are not, or better said, they are deleted ... because of the humidity that is here in Chile ..... Some tips for me?

my display broke, where can i get a replacement one, do you know what kind of display they use? you would save me a lot of time :) cheers

Hey Mark, thank you for the his video! I had a leak in my room and my ableton push was hit. I saved the push but two things im stuck with. The screen is now blank and doesnt turn on. and I cannot seem to push the push back together. It always feel like something in the top left is stopping from letting me close the case completely. Its been 10 months since ive been able to use my push and its driving me crazy lol did u have any resistance when assembling the push back together?

I recently bought a second hand Push 2 and noticed that the sensitivity of the pads was not balanced between the pads. I have already opened and closed it but I am having difficulties in resolving the issue of sensitivity. Any suggestion? Thank you very much.

Awesome Channel Man!

What is your impression on black rubber button quality/longevity. There seems to be thin rubber coating above clicky button. There is a thread on ableton forum where rubber got scratched by nails and the led light shines through the scratch. Thanks.

Thanks for the great video! One question is, were all the screws removed from the bottom before you opened it? Some look like they were left in.