Push 3 Users Thread

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Yeah, I got a discount code too… Just when I settled and decided to keep using Push 2, now I’m reconsidering it…

€1900 vs €1520 is a significant difference…

But, I still don’t know: does it sync well to an external clock with the latest beta?

How well does it send midi to external devices? How much jitter is there?

I’m wary of these things, because regular DAWs are not the best in these things, and since this is actually a computer with a DAW inside (although without the Windows shell around it), I’m afraid it might suffer from the same issues as a regular computer with a DAW…

Also, I guess the external instrument device works exactly the same as in the DAW, with hardware latency compensation etc?

2901

It have the latency compensation only on the external instrument or fx. No track delay compensation jet.

2902

OK thnx. That’s OK for me.

What about sync to external clock? Did anyone here try that and see how tight it is?

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2903

Will try tomorrow with my digitone to check

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2904

Thanks a lot!

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2905

I’ve got a push 1 that I never registered. Did p1 owners get this? Miiiight tip me over the edge, tho my objection to push is that it’s HUGe.

2906

It really is enormous. I had to rearrange everything to fit it in.

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2907

I sold my Force because it was too stupidly huge.

2908

No clue. I sold my Push 1 when I got 2. Maybe worth sending Ableton an email.

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2909

That’s what… No I think it’s kind of proportionate to what you get. Look at a Linnstrument. Look at a DAW controller. Mash ’em together, and I argue you have something roughly the size of a Push.

2910

Oh for sure. I’m not complaining, the density of functions is good. It just took some gear Tetris to figure out a new layout.

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2911

Yeah, ironically that’s why I never bought one and stuck with my mpc one for so long.

2912

Right, gotcha :slightly_smiling_face:

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2913

Still doing that on mine which is latest beta.

The way the sample navigation works now is that it remembers where you were last when you press the hot swap button. You can tap different pads while that is open so if you wanted another snare you could tap the existing snare, hit hot swap, hit another pad, pick the snare for that pad, then close hot swap for example.

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2914

Are Push 3 encoders really better (consistent ant tight) than on Push 2? Saw different opinions on web. Do they start to get loose after a while?

2915

So far no. Feel really good and all the same resistance :+1:

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2916

Everyone I’ve heard says they were much better at the start, perfectly consistent feel, and thats been my experience too. I think I’ve seen one person recently who says theirs have got worse over time, but I wont place weight on that unless others start to see it too.

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2917

Mine feel fine. They’re not great for super precise adjustments - the dead zone is surprisingly large when turning them slowly - but there aren’t any physical problems.

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2918

There is a program changer m4l device with controls mapped to Push, so maybe that works?

Thanks for this link, this device works. But I’m having a little difficulty automating the program change parameter. Ableton will allow me to change a parameter while the note is active, but it reverts to the device’s default value as soon as the note is off.

Creating a note that extends for the entire duration of the clip doesn’t work either, it changes back to the default value for just a split second at the end of the clip’s loop.

Anyone have ideas on how to automate a device parameter value in a way that sticks?

UPDATE: I decided to use clip settings to send the program changes and it’s working. I don’t like the idea of having to bounce them to desktop to configure each pattern change during the composition process so I just set up a series of 16 scenes that I can trigger at will.

This may end up opening up the workflow that I’ve been after.

2919

Why do you gotta do this to me?
(inciting my GAS)

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