Ableton
Push Controller with Live 9
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Play beats live with velocity-sensitive pads made by Akai Professional, and adjust sounds and kits while you play with eight touch-sensitive endless encoders. Hold a pad to repeat notes in time with your track while adjusting swing or the repeat divisions in real time.
Step Sequence
Step sequence beats directly using the pads for precise control. Select any step and tweak timing and velocity individually for each cell. See velocity and accents for each step shown on the Pushs pads.
Navigate
Select which bar of your loop you want to sequence or adjust the length of the loop.
Play notes On the grid
When playing instruments, Pushs pads fold a keyboards worth of notes to its 64 pads. Different pad colors show the key center, other notes that are in the key, and any notes youve already recorded. Pushs condensed pad layout means large intervals can be reached easily.
One shape per chord
The symmetrical pad grid means melody and chord patterns can be played using the same fingerings in every key, and key changes happen at the touch of a button.
Choose a scale
Select a scale and the pads light to show you the notes in that scale. Other notes are unlit - or can be hidden altogether for purely diatonic playing.
Pressure, Velocity and touch
Push's velocity and pressure-sensitive pads mean you can play with expression and dynamics. Pushs touch slider allows for expressive pitch bending: slide your finger for smooth pitch changes or touch anywhere for immediate shifts.
Improvise and play with song structure
Capture everything you play with Pushs unique recording workflow. Overdub new notes or create variations of phrases, moving quickly between your song materials with just a few buttons. After youve created ideas, switch to another mode to try them out in various combinations.
When youre ready to get into detailed arranging, editing, and exporting your finished song, switch from Push to your computer to find your music already laid out in Ableton Live - the software that was powering your work the whole time. Push gives you the best of both worlds for making music: inspiring hardware for hands-on control at the beginning, and full-featured music creation software for fine-tuning the details at the end.
Features
• Push combines Abletons vision for music making with Akai Professionals years of experience making instruments.
• Push has 64 velocity and pressure sensitive RGB (multicolored) pads. The pad layout adapts to match the track you have selected.
• A touch strip with 24 LEDs for pitch bend or navigating through a drum rack.
• 11 touch sensitive endless encoders. A four line LCD display that adapts to show the important parameters youre working on.
• USB, foot-switches and additional power.
Specifications
Included
• Push hardware
• Universal Power Supply: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz with interchangeable heads for North/Central America & Japan, Europe and UK (Type A, C, G).
• USB cable
• Quick Start Guide
• + Download version of Live 9 Intro, Standard, or Suite (depending on which edition you choose to purchase)
Dimensions
Width: 370mm (14.57 inches)
Depth: 293mm (11.54 inches)
Height: (body): 26mm (1.02 inches)
Height: (body + encoders): 46mm (1.81 inches)
Weight: 2990g (6.6 pounds)
Power
The Push hardware gets power from the USB port. If you would like to increase the brightness of the display and LEDs, use the included power supply.
Connections
- USB port
- Power adapter input
- Two assignable footswitch inputs
Pads
- 64 velocity and pressure-sensitive pads
- RGB backlighting
- Designed by Akai Professional
Encoders
- 11 touch-sensitive encoders
Display
- Four line LCD alphanumeric display
Touchstrip
- 17 cm touch strip for pitch bend/scrolling
- 24 LEDs for navigation
Q & A
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Push Controller with Live 9 | 391216 |
