Push Your Creativity to the Limit
Ripe with creative possibilities, Ableton Push 3 is an inspiring control surface that enables you to create and edit melodies, harmonies, beats, samples, and even entire songs. Push 3's 64 backlit, MPE-enabled pads provide you with the utmost expressive tactile control, while locked-tight integration with Ableton Live software gives you complete access to a creative arsenal of instruments, devices, and effects. Not only does Push 3 function as a controller, but its built-in audio/MIDI interface lets you deploy it as a hub for your entire rig. With this hardware at the center of your creative workflow, you can connect external instruments, synths, or effects and record directly into Ableton Live; you can also use Push 3 as a springboard for real-time playing, step sequencing, and clip launching. Thanks to Push 3, creative musicians can stay focused on song creation rather than on their computer screen.
Note: This version of Push 3 isn't a standalone instrument. It doesn't include a built-processor and must be connected to a computer with a USB 2.0 cable to work with Ableton Live software. The standalone version of Push 3 is available here.
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64 expressive, MPE-enabled pads
Creating and composing with a keyboard and mouse is fine. That said, there's something infinitely more inspiring about the tactile sensation of hardware. Each of Ableton Push 3's 64 backlit, MPE-enabled pads boasts an X/Y sensor that detects every slight movement of your finger, enabling you to shape your sounds in myriad ways. Here at Sweetwater, we've found Push 3's pads to be eminently expressive — you can bend, slide, and shift between notes, sounds, and articulations with the greatest of ease.
Built-in audio/MIDI interface
Push 3 houses a built-in 2-in/2-out audio interface that accommodates both balanced line-level and unbalanced instrument-level input sources, enabling you to route instruments, synths, or effects straight into Ableton Live. You also get two balanced outputs and a headphone jack for dead-simple monitoring. Push 3 also supports class-compliant USB MIDI, so you can connect a standard MIDI keyboard or other controller to get hands-on with Push 3's internal instruments or send MIDI data from Push 3 to your other hardware.
Ableton Push 3 Features:
- Hardware control surface for Ableton Live
- Enables you to create and edit melodies, harmonies, beats, samples, and even entire songs
- Allows for real-time playing, step sequencing, and clip launching
- 64 backlit, MPE-enabled pads provide you with the utmost in expressive tactile control
- Tight Ableton Live integration gives you complete access to instruments, devices, and effects
- Built-in 2-in/2-out audio interface routes instruments, synths, or effects straight into Ableton Live
- Supports class-compliant USB MIDI for use with standard MIDI keyboards and controllers
