Ableton Push 3 in-depth review and making MPE music

Polo Tremolo
Polo Tremolo
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Published 2024-03-12
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?
All Comments (12)
  • @allancerf9038
    Polo Tremolo. Your excellent music would work on any controller. The music is the main thing.
  • @Artek604
    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 :)
  • @Chmied
    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.
  • @matrixknobs2848
    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.
  • @StephaneGman
    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.
  • @igotbit9454
    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 😂
  • @fotoniknoise
    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
  • @Drrolfski
    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.
  • @MarianoPerez
    $1k is too expensive. I'd buy it for $600 to $800, but $1k is too much.