Ableton Push 3 in-depth review and making MPE music

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I present the use cases of the latest Ableton Push controller. I use musical examples to show in which situations I use it most often. I compare Ableton Push 3 with Ableton Push 2 and point out the most important differences. I check how Session View is handled and how the browser works with the new Jog wheel. I'm demonstrating a sketch of a song in Ableton Live 12, including parts recorded with Push 3 using the Tuning and Midi Polyphonic Expression functions. I show how to transfer Live 11 projects between a computer and Ableton Push 3 Standalone. I'm testing Push 3's performance and checking how many audio tracks and virtual instruments it can handle simultaneously in standalone mode.
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00:00 Introduction
00:17 Why you should get Ableton Push?
04:08 Unboxing Push 3 Standalone
05:03 Push 3 vs Push 3 Standalone
06:10 Push 2 vs Push 3 biggest differences
07:33 MPE and Tuning in Live 12
10:26 New layout of buttons
13:44 Push 3 audio interface specs
15:56 Connecting to computer and moving projects
21:26 Push 3 Standalone performance test with audio tracks
23:49 Push 3 Standalone performance test with Wavetable
26:41 Why Buy (NOT BUY) Push 3 standalone?

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@Artek604 4 ай бұрын

Good & fair review. Personally, i got the standalone veraion to use at home, away from conputer. Imposing on myself such limitations opens a new creative avenues and workflows to the point that the music i make sounds different. Thats worth everything for me :)

@PoloTremolo 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Artur:) I totally get that. Well, you can always use an 3-5m extention USB cord with a controller , I do that with Maschine all the time so I can relax on the sofa, haha;) But still Push 3 Standalone is not a complete song making tool for me, waiting for some control over the arrangement view, again my personal view. Thanks for sharing!

@Artek604 4 ай бұрын

@@PoloTremoloWell, it's not even been a year since Push 3 was released and I imagine the dev team was pretty preoccupied with Live 12, so I hope the work on P3S ramps up. I'm not really expecting arranger features, but for sure I'd love to see the ability to add & edit the clip and scene follow actions, which would be enough to build a rudimentary song structure. Also, P3S is completely missing anything related to creating & editing of the Racks. Let's give them time (and money 😅).

@carlosfedericolopezspindol3103 3 ай бұрын

I went with a dead silent MacBook Air M2 that I found “refurbished premium” for those $1000 with extended SSD instead of getting the standalone, I’m about to receive yet the Push 3 controller but as I see I have now a laptop for some portable tasks and emergencies but of course a dedicated portable CPU for Ableton on priority, no browser windows nor other processes. Yet if I happen to need to run Ableton for a big project or the final arranging part I have also a dedicated Ableton Mac Studio. Sincerely I don’t see any better if I’m going to be around home and not always sitting in the studio. A real possibility for the Push 3 standalone would be the luxury to don’t carry around with the extra laptop, but let’s face it, it gives you a plus but The PC would always be required for some sound design that cannot be done yet on the Push 3 and for the final arrangement of a song. “Standalone” doesn’t mean let your PC go away forever, I don’t see also that to happen but maybe in 5 years and if Push 3 was successful from 3 years as from now and then Ableton would see if it is best to develop Standalone features for a more powerful CPU than the limited one as for today. Let’s bet, 5 years for an upgrade to the Standalone kit, yet today Standalone is nice if you want it but do you beware to also have a good PC with Ableton installed.

@Drrolfski 3 ай бұрын

Push 3 standalone is pretty much a Gen 1 device. There is a lot of potential here to really make an impact on the groovebox market but for that it needs a lot more cooking.

@allancerf9038 Ай бұрын

Polo Tremolo. Your excellent music would work on any controller. The music is the main thing.

@Chmied 3 ай бұрын

I have had all Pushes as well, and i tried to get Push 2 and 3 to work at the same time as well, but no love. Great idea, would have been awesome to use both, but alas i sold my Push 2. Loving the 3.

@igotbit9454 4 ай бұрын

You make good music man! Love it. I’m going to get the Push 3 controller not the stand alone. I mean I have an expensive computer might as well use it 😂

@PoloTremolo 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, cograts, it is a beatiful controller, you'll be happy;) Definately it is a sensible solution to go for non-controller, you can always ugprade later, just get an active USB extension cord and it will be like stand-alone;). I might be upgrading from Push 2 and getting Push 3 non-controller version too!

@StephaneGman 3 ай бұрын

I bought it without the standalone and enjoying it. I may buy the standalone later but just to do some things on the road in between.

@fotoniknoise 3 ай бұрын

Great explanative video! I'm wondering if you could control external synthesisers using the controller version without the use of a computer? given it has anyway a built in audio-interface

@PoloTremolo 3 ай бұрын

No, I am afraid. Anyway the USER MODE has never been developed - it only is useful for some external Max4Live plugins, ie. Push Hacker. But the stand-alone version will work great with built-in AL12

@matrixknobs2848 4 ай бұрын

Siemka. It is pity that Push3 last on battery only 2h. Mayby when they move to arm procesors it will longer. Convenient it would be around 4,5h and more. I get new one when it will happend.

@PoloTremolo 4 ай бұрын

cheers, mate! Yes, 2 to 2,5h on avarage depending on the load and brightness of the pads backlight. So the battery won't last for a whole day trip etc.This might change in the future if they upgrade Push 3 Standalone kit, which basically is a computer you attach to the controller.

@Artek604 4 ай бұрын

You can get the controller version for now and then add the upgrade kit when / if it happens.