Maschine plus upgrades (ableton push 3 released)

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  • DollarYK
    DollarYK Member Posts: 5 Member

    We use other DAW if we don’t need dedicated controller with knobs and buttons but the unlimited DAW experience.

  • ozon
    ozon Member Posts: 2,023 Expert

    So, basically you’re requesting something that NI already makes, but want high resolution UIs. Which has nothing to do with a standalone device, whatsoever. Good to know.

  • nightjar
    nightjar Member Posts: 1,325 Guru
    edited June 2023

    Nope. It's all connected. And not about high resolution UIs at all.

    More about UI layout constraints, menu navigation, and embracing intelligent browsing. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

  • PK The DJ
    PK The DJ Member Posts: 2,561 Expert

    @drewhjava said: "No one that uses Ableton cares about a standalone or even a controller"

    Absolute nonsense. Many Live users (Ableton is the company, not the software) bought the original Push and/or Push 2, and use them as the primary means of interaction with the software.

    Users have also been longing for a standalone version, and Ableton themselves wanted to offer that. Now they finally have, and people are loving it.

  • DoverBeach
    DoverBeach Member Posts: 48 Helper

    that's what I say to people that complain about push3 battery life. Standard duration for intel processors. I hate apple and I don't want to derail the 3d again, but that's why my next laptop will be a macbook.

    Thanks for answering btw. /end ot

  • Kubrak
    Kubrak Member Posts: 3,147 Expert

    Do not want to be OT again, just small note...

    AMD x86 CPU (Zen 4, not older) has very similar energy efficiency like Apple M1/M2 CPU.... That is just Intel, that is lagging behind (oldfashioned CPU architecture and not so good node process as TSCM, used by Apple and AMD, has), not the whole x86 platform....

  • DoverBeach
    DoverBeach Member Posts: 48 Helper

    Yeah but 80% of Windows laptop have Intel processors not AMD. And those who don't, sometimes have other issues, worse customer support, build quality etc.

    My comment was related to laptop, it was not general.

  • Kubrak
    Kubrak Member Posts: 3,147 Expert

    You are right, but one can find decent notebook with AMD CPU. The problem is that Intel has long term "partnerships" with many major notebook manufacturers, so AMD penetration into this segment is rather slow...

    Even M$ makes laptops with AMD CPUs and I do not think it would have bad build quality, support or any other issues... Except, that it is not the cheap thing...

  • DoverBeach
    DoverBeach Member Posts: 48 Helper

    Yes I was looking for one for months, but for the price they go I decided to switch to MBP (when my trusty Zenbook I7 2018 will decide to leave me) , safer choice, they keep resale value for years compared to Windows and I want to try macos for the first time.

  • myalteredsoul
    myalteredsoul Member Posts: 263 Pro

    There's not really a solid comparison here to what is in the Push 3. My tablet has a gaming graphics card and a high watt demand CPU at 115W. The 1115G4 only has a max of 28W (as an aside, the M2 is still super efficient at 35W).

    The short day I got to test the Push 3, it ran a little over 4 and a half hours attached to a 20,000 mAh battery. The Push 3 built in battery died in less than two hours working on the same project. The battery inside the Push 3 does leave a lot to be desired, still. It is really the extra $1k pricepoint that is causing people to wish for more. Especially when you combine those small shortcomigs with the lack in response from Ableton support regarding RMA's, information about known bugs, and payment issues. The person who let me have their Push 3 for a day is currently one in the RMA camp. Their push 3 no longer powers on. The display pops on, the interface makes a slight bit of noise, quietly pops, and the unit powers back off. Cloning the nvme and trying with a replacement doesn't fix it. However, it does power up and work in controller mode.

  • myalteredsoul
    myalteredsoul Member Posts: 263 Pro

    Just spec checked, and it looks like the Vivobook with the 1115G4 gets a little over 9 hours of battery life at idle and over 6 with heavy use.

  • drewhjava
    drewhjava Member Posts: 32 Helper
    edited June 2023


    I've been using Ableton Live since 2006 lol. No need to explain the difference in Ableton and Live. I'm just saying, with the music producers on Youtube that use Ableton I never see them using the Push at all.


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  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,680 mod
    edited June 2023

    For the record, I didn't mean to point fingers at anyone specific with my question, I just wanted to gather some opinions. Thanks guys.

    Similarly, from my observation the vast majority of KKS keyboard users I see online always have them in MIDI Mode, not using KK at all, all the dedicated stuff they pay for is 'wasted', they still seem happy with their hw which is a bit odd to me, but hey... it works for them.

    I had a Push2 and only used it for a couple of things, note input, slicing, and a bit of knob twisting... 80% of the feature set was completely unused, especially since it's a very Session View focused device and I am an Arranger kind of guy... I see this behavior a lot with Push users. Maybe this gave you the impression they don't use it? If I buy a P3 it will be the same deal, I will only truly use it as the only computer peripheral in live performance.

    I understand that for people into standalones or that for some reason want to break away from the computer/mouse/keyboard it might seem strange but for lots of us, this is the preferred way of working, using the controller when it is practical and a mouse/keyboard the same way, interchangeably. This approach can often make people lazy to actually really learn the HW since one is not forcing him/herself to do so.

    I also have MIDI Keyboards and use them very little, I spend 20x more time on a Piano Roll that doesn't mean I don't like MIDI keyboards and am a victim of marketing or am returning them...

  • PK The DJ
    PK The DJ Member Posts: 2,561 Expert

    @drewhjava said: "with the music producers on Youtube that use Ableton (sic) I never see them using the Push at all"

    Then you're not watching the same producers that I am. I just watched a brand new video today in fact. BTW they're using Live, not Ableton. That's the company (LOL as you say).

  • LostInFoundation
    LostInFoundation Member Posts: 5,356 Expert

    Yes…majority call Live Ableton, since they have only 1 product (plus the controllers).

    But I have to admit that if you told me “ALink” I wouldn’t understand it 😂

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