Ableton Push 3
Ableton’s updated controller balances a familiar workflow with some significant new capabilities. Si Truss is here to help you get started…
In the seven years since Ableton’s Push 2 hardware hit the market, it’s successfully established itself as the go-to control surface for Live users. While there are other great Live controllers out there, including many that do certain things better than Push – Ableton’s device is still notably missing a keyboard, and Push 2 lacked that versatile MIDI and CV functionality of Novation or Arturia controllers – its plug-and-play simplicity and tight workflow made for the smoothest way to interact with Live beyond a mouse/keyboard. That success, however, must have presented Ableton with something of a challenge when designing the inevitable follow-up: how to make a new Push that felt like a substantial step forward without upending the established workflow of Push 2’s many users.