Appreciate the comment! I'd love to do a video demo for a Dilla inspired beats, but I'm still learning myself! I'm working on it though so I might set up the camera and show what I've learned and where I still struggle.

Thanks, really appreciate it! Genuine is the goal, I'll try and provide more and more

Real recognize real ✌️

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

Right on, absolutely!

Yes! But you can't "capture" automation on the encoders using the capture button like you can capture notes, you'll need to record arm a track and record like you normally would with MIDI or audio, so keep that in mind.

Thanks Kyle! My approach to speed/ease of capture is to basically put in the work at the beginning for every piece of gear. I get comfortable with it, get familiar, maybe make some presets to use as starting points, figure out how it's going to interconnect with the rest of my studio - whether that means what inputs it will feed into on a mixer or interface, how to control it with MIDI or USB or how to use it to control other stuff. That groundwork isn't always the most inspiring or productive, I don't expect to produce anything right away that can be used on a track (although sometimes there are happy accidents, so I try and figure out the interconnect part early!) it's just the necessary time to integrate it into my workflow. And then, once I've learned it and it's set up, I can set aside open creative time to noodle and capture and develop ideas. And then, maintenance - I have to refresh myself every so often on particularly deep gear (like the Analog Four), and that's just like the initial setup time, it's not meant to be creative time it's just technical. Separating technical and creative time and making time for both is what has worked for me - but I'm not as diligent about setting aside the time for both as I'd like to be!

Thank you!

So far as I've found, that is correct, the Move is limited to only controlling the first bank of eight controls for any device. I actually cut a section of the video where I explained that I was initially disappointed by this - or rather, that I was initially excited about using my Push 1 to access multiple banks and nearly every parameter of native devices when I first got it, but that I found myself preferring to slim down the default controls on devices rather than paging through so many banks. So for me, the Move fits my workflow perfectly, but it's definitely a limitation compared to the Push or even some other Live controllers.

@@johnpaultumsun I know what you mean but I like having at least 16 parameters assigned; like on synths I usually use roughly the same assignation and I like having access to the two ADSR envellopes. I you have more banks than that then it can ben confusing. Of course for ableton devices it doesn't apply since you (sadly) can't reorder the controls. What's cool is when you have only 8 controls accessible ableton uses a special parameter bank called BOB (best of banks) which will try to be the most useful parameters on 8 knobs (you've maybe noticed that; the controls will be different on your push 1 and move for ableton native devices). I wish they would simply allow access to customisation for how you order things for the native devices though (there's a config file with all of these infos but it's not easy to work out)

@@johnpaultumsun also I've put the novation launchkey mini mk4 on my list because it seems to be a very good live controller (including a sequencer and global session view controls). The only thing I wished they removed is the keyboard to get to a move like format (also it's really not a good keyboard).

🤔 interesting, I might have to give this a try - thanks!

Thanks! What do you think, does KZbin needs yet another Analog Four video? It's from 2012 but I think it's still one of the best synths on the market!

​@@johnpaultumsunI yea i love my A4 mk1 too. it's an all timer for me :)

I'm glad you appreciate it, I'm pretty darn happy with the Move, I think with every piece of gear it's about weighing the capabilities vs the workflow vs the cost, and for me the Move is pretty close to the sweet spot!

Thanks!

Yeah the ergonomics are a plus for the Move in some ways - having to use shift for so many functions isn't ideal, but it's definitely less spread out than the Push!

I meant to include this but I think I lost the footage! When you're in session mode on the Move, you can use the "odd numbered" step sequencer buttons (or the left-most of the two step sequencer buttons below a column of pads) to select and record arm a track. Double tap to fully record arm. The right-most (even numbered) step sequencer button will stop all clips during playback for that column. And the main track at the far right can be selected the same way as other tracks, and the very last step sequencer button on the far right will stop all clips (but not stop playback). Hope this helps!

Thanks for watching!

@@johnpaultumsun Yeah man, keep up the good work!

I'm hoping to make a more deep dive video into certain uses in Live, and Simpler is on my list! Just so you know though, yes you can "lazy chop" using manual slicing on the Move, and you can even do some slice management by deleting or nudging slice points. When doing all this you'll need to keep an eye on your computer screen though, no graphics like on the Push 2 or 3 to help guide you.

Move will definitely not replace your Push 2. They are quite different devices

For the reasons I mentioned in the video, I'll probably never get rid of my Push 1, but the Move is essentially replacing it as my primary controller for Live. Love that the Push 2 is still so relevant, coming up on 10 years old!

@@johnpaultumsun Push 2 is a great device, I use it for 4 years now and it even has improved since the Live 12 update.

This is a great tip!

Nah dude this comparison is great for people who just want a live controller and think move might be their best cheap option. I'm surprised it took so long for someone to make this video

Hah yeah you're probably right, there aren't a lot of people out there torn between buying the Move and an original Push. But I think the video shows that the Move holds its own with Ableton's one-time flagship controller for Live. And given that a Push 3 is twice the price of the Move, and a used Push 2 is about the same price as a Move right now, I think some folks might consider whether or not a Move is good enough as a Live controller - on top of being an excellent groovebox!

Nah, this was exactly what I was looking for.

I think it's pretty easy actually! I have used the Launchkeys in the past, which allow you to navigate the session using only two rows of pads - that was quite limiting, but even still there were times when I would use it. Unless you are stacking 7 or 8 track with an equal amount of clips for many scenes (4+), I think it's pretty easy to keep track of where you are using the four rows on the Move.