Beat from Scratch: Push 2 and Ableton 11

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3 жыл бұрын

What's it like making beats from scratch with Ableton and Push? Let's find out.
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@RudeMr 3 жыл бұрын

As requested: This is something that I like. Do more of them.

@johnnynojokes 3 жыл бұрын

Huge fan of you trying gear you're not 100% with, watching someone try to climb the learning curve is interesting - sometimes more interesting than watching someone who has already mastered the tech.

@Steve81M 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this is so true. I think that's a great idea for future videos.

@johnnynojokes 3 жыл бұрын

@@Steve81M I agree. I’m super glad Jeremy listens to his fans.

@HezeqiahOldGamingChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more.

@rip2pisces 3 жыл бұрын

I've been using Push 2 for about a year and still learning how to use it. Never thought I'd learn so much just from watching you jam for 24mins. Please do more Push 2 content!

@phizzard5549 3 жыл бұрын

try press record and new at the same time after you played something without recording. It boosts your workflow so much, because "Ableton is listening" the whole time (scary voice) and puts it in a clip or adds length. after this you just need to crop the clip eventually. have a great day!

@arthatis Жыл бұрын

woah what the fuuuu

@user-oh4uu6bc6i 3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy+push 2=🔥 Please continue using the Push 2 and making great inspirational content with it like you did in this video.

@roadcrewworker5190 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunate that you didnt feel comfortable with it because personally i think that's one of my favorite sonic results from these "from scratchs". Which is a format that i love, even more when it includes the "this draft idea didnt work out" parts of producing that are very real to anyone whos tried anything creative themselves. So i'd love to see more!

@RedMeansRecording 3 жыл бұрын

i'll try!

@funtych 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who has just bought Push 2 i just can't fully describe how grateful i am. Tutorials about "this button does that" don't give you complete understanding of the workflow, so videos like this one are pure gold for a novice like me. Thank you! And the track is dope though

@JadanDuffin127 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you make more of these. My Push has been collecting dust and this has really inspired me to bust it out and go screenless! Don’t be frustrated my friend, it’s all part of the creative process.

@z_supernova 3 жыл бұрын

16:27 *sounds amazing* Jeremy: "It's not so good" aaah man....

@TheMikeHaskew 3 жыл бұрын

Yes please more of these! I’m super underutilizing the Push, helps so much to see different workflows for ideas.

@iamjamessmith 3 жыл бұрын

I've dreamed of a video like this! Just lovely. I love my push 2 and Ableton, super important for my workflow. Please do more videos in this series! ❤️❤️❤️

@iyona2305 3 жыл бұрын

Even if you said you don’t fully enjoy the workflow of the Push 2, you still made an awesome track!

@Steve81M 3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy, this was really sick. Please do more videos like this! Really enjoyed seeing you use the Push 2. Especially trying to figure it out throughout the track. Great stuff!

@finbeard 2 жыл бұрын

the best Push video i've seen. not a soulless """impressive""" marketing reel made to sell the gear, just a raw view of a real human experience with the tool. excellent. your channel never disappoints, Jeremy!

@oberdone 3 жыл бұрын

YES! Please make more! Loved the imperfection of the video, not in terms of video production or words but in terms of not being 100% confident with it. I think most of us feel the same with Push 2!

@hotasiangarbage8476 3 жыл бұрын

It's good to see you using hardware outside of your wheelhouse Jeremy. Makes me feel less bad about flapping about with gear, which is constantly. And by the by, you still nailed it! I'll happily take that Push2 off your beautiful hands.

@GuidoGautsch 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't finished watching yet, but I just wanted to let you know about changing the probability for all notes - if you hold Select and and then choose a pad in the drum rack, it lets you select the probability for all notes for that pad. It's pretty smart about it too. E.g. if you have a a bunch of different probabilities set, it'll tell you the range on screen (e.g. 35-59%) and you can then up or lower that range across the board with one knob twist. I just discovered this myself. The Shift and Select buttons offer a whole hidden world of functionality in Push.

@GuidoGautsch 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. It's so cool watching someone who knows Ableton like the back of their hand dial in the goods. As for the value/utility of Push, I think trying to do everything with it is really not what it's designed for. Browsing for things, hooking parameters up between devices, etc is best done with a mouse and screen IMO. But once you have everything in that you want, you can then dive into Push and get hands-on access to everything in a way that's so much more immediate and visceral than with a mouse. It especially shines in newer devices like Wavetable that were obviously designed with Push in mind and it's just a joy to use. As for future videos, how about a hybrid approach where you do things on screen where it makes sense and things on Push where that's more fun? Might ease the frustration factor a bit, dunno. Love your work as always, Jeremy - thanks so much for sharing! Edit: PS: I really enjoyed this course by DJ Step1 sequence-one.teachable.com/p/ableton-push-2 she's a wizard on Push and made it really accessible to me. Highly recommended. Also Andri Soren's course on WRKSHP

@melihron_sound 3 жыл бұрын

but how to do the same when you are in slide sample mode, when you prescribed a rhythm with different pieces of sound and you want it all randomized?

@johnfall6972 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. I'd love to see more Push 2 content! Push/Ableton is so big that it can be easy to fall into repetitive workflows. Seeing your take on things was refreshing and inspiring.

@feegee_official 2 жыл бұрын

just got a push2 (Ableton live suite 11 included, that was what I really needed) and first thing after purchase I just checked if Jeremy has one and had made some videos. Not disappointed. Thanks.

@MrNamaikisaru 3 жыл бұрын

Push isn’t a jam box and this is out of my comfort zone.........proceeds to pull an awesome tune out of what initially appears to be blind flailing. Great work as ever, Jeremy.

@Mardial 2 жыл бұрын

dude. i need part two or three. i'm a hardcore abletoner, and still can't look away from the computer screen whenever i jam with push 2. the urge to reach the mouse and keyboard is too strong. this jam is really inspiring

@feegee_official 2 жыл бұрын

yes please!

@Sypher474 3 жыл бұрын

I simply can't make music at my computer any more after working 10 hours at a computer all day, so I've slowly moved away exclusively into hardware land. I had no idea how much I needed this. Grooveboxish feel with Ableton power and freedom.

@soulessshoe 3 жыл бұрын

Yes more of this, love the struggle

@evanbolton857 3 жыл бұрын

This was incredibly informative, as someone with a Push. You showed a few features I wasn’t aware existed. Would love to see more.

@spesh85 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Push 2 video! Looking forward to more soon. Thanks, RMS

@Gome.o 3 жыл бұрын

Please sir, more. Based off this one video, I subscribed. Ran into the same issues with you with having a push 2 and Ableton (never use the darn thing). But honestly this inspires me to pick it back up. Let's become experts together!

@pnKroKbobby 2 жыл бұрын

More Push 2 content!!! Not sure which I like watching more....you suffering with Push 2, or someone creating cool music with the Push 2. Whatever you do, its inspirational and never stop.

@brandtreppond2167 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching this. Seeing you working and learning to use this inspires me to keep getting better. I learned a lot here. Thanks!

@brandtreppond2167 3 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed. I hope I get to see more of this

@thomasch18 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeremy, amazing work- and yes please do more of this! Thanx.

@bobbyhalick 3 жыл бұрын

Ya know what, watching you work on this thing makes the concepts of your sound design so easy to follow, much easier than watching a stream of the DAW

@9877joseph 3 жыл бұрын

I totally get what youre saying about Push2. I have had to force myself to try and like the workflow. I used mine maybe twice last year. I dont think i will ever get rid of it, however using it might be over. I only hope what they come up with next will be different! Thanks for the video!

@QuentinLamerand 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a 2nd hand push 2 to do exactly that and I would love more videos like this one. It's just perfect

@armontero 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome! I am trying to learn how to be more proficient with the Push and this was extremely helpful. Please keep them coming!

@killianmerdrignac2077 3 ай бұрын

That was amazing to follow! Just got my push 2 and I'm pretty happy to have found your video 🙏

@modernmusicstudio303 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Video! It's good to see someone work through a device they don't fully know yet either, but can still teach you so much about it.

@PHILCOLLINSism 3 жыл бұрын

You are pure magic my friend!

@andrewgobel4936 3 жыл бұрын

Inspiring beat & great explaining as you go, as always. Thanks

@samfisher9229 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased Push 2 some days ago and I love it!!! And I'm a totally noob but still love it.

@piegod9 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously good vid! I would be happy to see more!

@RockweedAK 2 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Thanks for the inspiration. I’m coming in late to the game, so I really hope you’ve made some more of these for me to dive into. I’d also love to see how you’d take a mix like this and set it up for a performance, or pull it into a full track.

@dreddiknight 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video! You found it hard and it's that that makes it great. Thank you🙏🏿

@joshua5887 3 жыл бұрын

Keep them coming!! I’m trying to use my Push more and your videos are really motivating.

@ShrinkRayGaming 3 жыл бұрын

This was great! As someone who started using Ableton when they offered free suite access for 3 months (and then another 3 months. Good move, Ableton, it made me buy the Suite) at the start of quarantine, I found adding Push2 gave me the tactile aspect that really helped me dive in a little further. I'd love to see more videos of you and Push if you're up for it

@alricka4127 3 жыл бұрын

it's great, very inspiring to learn how to use my Push2. Please make more push 2 videos !

@subfifth 3 жыл бұрын

No avoiding how great this resulting track sounds, and I'd certainly love to see more. But also, you gotta do you!

@joelsilva6689 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more Push 2 and Jeremy!

@scrampop3353 3 жыл бұрын

loved this, and have been sitting on the fence with the Push 2, so many other instruments out there....

@AlexBoffey 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one, thanks Jeremy

@OH8STN 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Outstanding!!!

@highbrednxtus 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Push 2 and I found the best set up is to jump back and forth between the Push 2 display and your PC/Mac display. I wish they would add the ability to map macros and LFOs from the Push. Also trying to switch out an instrument, I have to use the hot swap feature in Ableton otherwise Push 2 will overwrite the whole chain (I group my instrument chain in order to quickly hide/show/and copy.) The best features are easily the macros mapping automatically to the knobs, the built in sequence, and the ability to see a visualizer for stock Ableton plug ins. I've used the Novation Circuit as a controller but the latency and mapping were a pain in the ass when moving to a new project even with templates.

@mewraz 2 жыл бұрын

Yass! More of this!

@mellepasveer6173 3 жыл бұрын

I learn from you every day, music wise. Tnx

@Default119 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work! Hope you do more of these jams and keep them to a track someday. This one would make for amazing gaming or background music!

@mixmastastu 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, would love to see more!

@StephanieSante 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Push 2 and Ableton 11. Each to their own. Whatever works. Elektron Sequencer was the Struggle for me. Sold them.

@peytonscarpaci3026 3 жыл бұрын

This was so cool to watch!

@MainstoneMedia 3 жыл бұрын

my eyes almost popped out when i saw you're doing something on the push 2...... keep it coming :) ......... love the other stuff, but I have a push 2 so this is special :)

@blackdownAV 3 жыл бұрын

Yay more with push 2 please!

@wolfgang4468 Жыл бұрын

Great track, very tasteful and atmospheric!

@christianrobinson7745 3 жыл бұрын

I love my push 2 and I'm so stoked to see you release a Push 2 video. Midi capture helps speed things up a lot for me. Idk If I saw you use it or not. Record + Note = MIDI Capture

@lazersheep 3 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this and would love to see more, but even some regular Ableton sessions would be cool to see on this channel more.

@AlphaToker 3 жыл бұрын

Yes def more of them. I can totally respect "not for me" but IMHO most hands on DAW controller.

@iliabahramfarsi718 3 жыл бұрын

You’re amazing ❤️ Please make more push 2 videos

@jimmywheelo 3 жыл бұрын

Heard today that Behringer are releasing a clone of the Push. The Bush 2 sounds fab

@magnuseriksson8081 2 жыл бұрын

For Logic ✨😃☀️🎶

@vinylarchaeologist Жыл бұрын

Yes, they‘re also released a rad new software called Babelton.

@chalounov 2 жыл бұрын

Something that I really like. Please, do more of them.

@eddiegomez4134 3 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy!

@wonkyrobot 3 жыл бұрын

Glad im not the only one that have a Push2 with very different feeling knobs. Nice beat!

@Sjur_sm57 3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s because you use ‘macro 2’ for so much stuff, so that it wears out quicker than the others. I assume that’s the one you’re talking about

@AL9000music 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it 🖤

@shay5025 3 жыл бұрын

Fun to watch and sounds killer

@KubikDezimeter 3 жыл бұрын

This looks and sounds really cool

@Tuariq1 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video, would be so nice if you made another one, super inspiring!

@edgarm6017 3 жыл бұрын

This is the video i need as i consider selling my Push 2!! Yes!!

@oOceesOo 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed it very much 👍 thanks!

@Konibobrik 2 жыл бұрын

It is very cool !! Thanks bro

@accident7 2 жыл бұрын

Well considering you were 'not used' to using push2 you did an excellent job! Was definitely an insightful video for some good takeaways! I am hoping to eventually see more videos from you on Push2 in the future.

@robertsyrett1992 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, you are on a roll!

@jakobjelinek6334 2 жыл бұрын

I love this and you'r very eloquent! Pls more ableton (push) content

@xdrabbit 3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy you are awesome!

@catheadhawk1973 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciated you taking the time to ... push ... yourself and struggle through the process, I'm trying to decide if Push 2 is right for me as I'm just getting into Ableton.

@MarcCardenas 3 жыл бұрын

Great song! Please do more of these push2 vids

@ghdrum Жыл бұрын

Buying a Push 2 today. Came here to confirm my decision. Decision confirmed. Thanks Jezza!

@exquisiteoath 3 жыл бұрын

I've never really liked the idea of getting into Push (I currently use the older APC40mkII as my Ableton controller) but seeing you struggle with it, and win... now I think i may have to get myself one for Christmas this year. More of these would be great.

@soundsofsynth 2 жыл бұрын

amazing. more please!!

@zachboorman2221 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see more please!!!!

@voltagefiction7254 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. I'd be interested in Ableton 11 comping + eurorack. Composing with eurorack and comping up the best bits in Ableton.

@jimmac 3 жыл бұрын

Talk shit about push while creating such an amazing sound :) Loved the vid.

@ob1quixote 3 жыл бұрын

I hear what you're saying about working with the Push, but I dunno man. I feel like working with the stock devices, having the buttons and knobs makes it something I can wrap my brain around more than looking at the same controls on the screen.

@prencie1155 3 жыл бұрын

this was awesome!

@mike_qbik 3 жыл бұрын

good one. very “finished like track… at least to my ears. love to see part II on this one(

@richybran3690 3 жыл бұрын

Damn this sounds fucking amazing. You are REALLY talented.

@transforminggravity15626 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 🔥🔥🔥

@MrJimmyr2010 Жыл бұрын

Great demo of built in availability

@jonridley Жыл бұрын

Solid as always Jeremy, teenage engineering content aside you tend to have a similar taste to me in terms of using modular and traditional, hardware and software etc. Either way I’ve enjoyed your content a great deal .😊 I have mk 1 push and similarly have struggled. I think like any tool it’s about how much you are willing to invest in it in terms of how it meets your needs. Im still on ableton 10 and push 1 and will probably keep it that way and rely on my hardware to make the meat of what I do. I like ableton but have always used it in a more counter intuitive way and mainly used it for mixing outside gear and occasionally midi sequencing external stuff too as opposed to using it in session view with multiple clips and layers etc. I feel like I like ableton despite ignoring what it’s good at which is why I think I probs ly ned to learn push and get better at quick recording clips etc. Agree re wavetable, fkin great.

@k-g-p 3 жыл бұрын

I also had difficulties to get along with my Push 2. I dont know why, but this thing is kind of hard to get into. Although the design is so sleek...🤔

@andrewmasterman2034 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this one,

@happyshadow 2 жыл бұрын

The bass is sharp so makes any instrument you add on top sound flat. Great vid!

@sokihagiwara9655 3 жыл бұрын

Please make more of these!

@sokihagiwara9655 3 жыл бұрын

learning so much from this. ty

@TamasKalman 2 жыл бұрын

12:00 pretty good. push is not for everything but it definitely helps the creative process, to quickly tap into ideas a mouse + keyboard just won’t do easily. the end result is pretty awesome!

@nicolausala 3 жыл бұрын

please make more of this kind of videos!!

@chroma-agogo 2 жыл бұрын

A tip for the kick that’s too boomy to side chain with - eq the side chain so that it’s just the top click, which is almost always a short transient and gives you tons of control

@pevgenev 2 ай бұрын

Yup, eq was on for a reason...:)