Ableton has always focused heavily on the live performance
aspect of music and as a result there are already some really cool dedicated
controllers out there; I’m talking about the Akai APC series and the Novation
Launch Pad. Although these controllers are designed to work directly with the Ableton
Live software, they don’t really take full advantage of everything that Ableton
can do.
Along with the recent announcement of Live 9, Ableton revealed
their latest venture into the hardware controller market. Push is a dedicated
controller that integrates directly with the Ableton Live software. This
hardware/software hybrid approach reminds me of the highly acclaimed Maschine
controllers from Native instruments.
The only downside that I can see is that Push is huge; I can’t
really see it sitting comfortably next to my laptop like my humble MaschineMikro does at the moment. However, even with its large size I would still like
to get my hands on one and see what it’s capable of.
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