Your Ableton Move questions, answered

[@Ableton]

That’s all for our Move Q&A for now - thanks for taking part! To learn more about Move, be sure to explore our KZbin channel, or check out ableton.com/move, the Move user manual and the technical FAQ: help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/13997458993180-Move-Technical-FAQ Plus, feel free to join our community on Discord to keep the conversation going, discuss and request new features, and more: discord.gg/ableton

[@jroot3d]

Which USB midi adapter is used?

[@Moh-Tor]

I would also like to know this..

[@expander3710]

So rare for a company to be this transparent with consumers - Move is my new favourite groovebox

[@molloyzer1]

I hate Ableton and everything it stands for.

[@expander3710]

@@molloyzer1gasp!

[@Knob2Loop]

Thank you for the honesty and transparency! It's so refreshing to see a company doing this.

[@GrayedSchool]

Right!! Main reason why i bought it! I was confident they had big plans for it

[@XLIImusic]

I love Ableton being so transparent and listening to the community for ideas, suggestions and also explaining the thought process behind the design decisions. This is how you make great products and also build community and healthy user base. Love this new direction.

[@touchthatdial]

Maximum respect for this. It’s really interesting to see how you created Move and I really appreciate your honesty about being a small team that can’t do everything (and also that some things users want may be more complicated than people think).

[@Artek604]

Move is awesome & your openness to listen and discuss users' questions, ideas and requests is admirable!!! I'm sad to hear Wavetable import will not happen after all, but I'm happy to hear new FX and instruments might! I wish the core Live team was similarly willing to interact with the users as you guys are. Official Discord is a great first step, though! Thank you guys 👍❤

[@mortenjorck]

The way Johannes said it, it leaves open the possibility of a patch-compatible "Wavetable Mini" coming to a future version of Live. Total speculation on my part, but I would guess that the sound designers for Move used an internal, cut-down version of Wavetable for patch creation, and that a polished version of that device might yet see the light of day.

[@estevancarlos]

I would love to see videos like this for the Push 3.

[@Imperatrice84]

same here !

[@tablaninja]

I LOVE my Move. Only thing I’ve been wishing for is the punch-in style effects of my OP-Z

[@BeepsAndBeats]

I bought this on a whim not expecting to like it, but I LOVE it. Just so much fun to jam on and so easy to use.

[@andrewhorton5101]

I love this video. Please bring 1/10th of this enthusiasm to developing the Push 3.

[@cursortoxyz]

Thanks for featuring my eurorack jam! Looking forward to many more years with the Ableton Move! 🚀

[@RobotSnake]

11:17 is my cameo showing my Conversion of almost 200 drift presets to Move Format! More to come! Working on drum kits now.

[@cjamescristman]

🙏

[@ProdbyTISZY]

Ahhh, How refreshing is to still see companies caring about their user base. Thanks for pointing out the Trap snare roll and hi hats thing. I accidentally discovered that a few days ago. I love my Move 😎. Now, I get to have fun during my boring lunch break.

[@dadtier564]

As an executive who leads product management, your comms here are fantastic! Way to explain operation cycles in a digestible manner that also enables your team to focus on the value where you see it!

[@brokendystopia]

That was refreshing. Thanks for pointing out the Discord

[@sneaky_general]

Excited for the future of the Move. It's not at a point where I'm ready to get one because it wouldn't replace my SP-404MKII or MPC One, but I'll definitely be watching it for the feature updates.

[@videolady]

慣れると直感的に操作出来て、触ってると音遊びが超楽しくて、いつもワクワクする製品をありがとうございます！✨ 私は2020年から、Live SuiteとPushを使い始め、そして今回新たにMoveが仲間に加わり、楽しく愛用しています♪❤

[@jorgecds]

The Move got me into Ableton again. It is masterfuly crafted with smart shortcuts and design choices. The master channel FX, the built quality...

[@vertigev]

This was great, thank you! Love my Move so far ❤

[@sebastianvega4576]

keep up the great work. please do not be discouraged by the negative feedback that was completely blown out of proportion. i like mine and a lot of people do. yes, there is some stuff, that i would prefer to be different. but that feature might be great for someone else. it is already great, for what it is intended to be. if you keep on updating it, this is truly a dream come true. my personal feedback: i would like the quantize feature to apply only on a certain pad in drum rack, not the whole midi file. i would also like to use the effects live on monitored audio signals. some more features like reverse playback and better length control for samples would also be awesome. the auto filter effect would also be great to have as a global effect on the move. easy access to parameter locks per midi clip would also be very helpful. also, let us make the pad lights even lower (the lowest setting is still blinding me in a low lit room). i would also like simple warping, but i understand if that is too much for the cpu. besides this, i really cannot think of anything. these are small things i could do without but it is my personal wishlist. to break the internet culture, i will also give positive feedback: it is super mobile and the battery is great. it has great speakers for such a small device. they even have some bass punch. resampling is powerful and easy. the mic is decent and brings a lot of fun. the presets are all incredible. the device just looks awesome and it is quite easy to figure out. i love the per step parameter locks. the pads feel great and are quite sensitive. the touch encoders are great. the sequencer is easy to use and has quite a lot of useful features for modifying existing clips. keep up the good work and spirit!

[@malwida1022]

+1 for even dimmer lights. Closing your eyes and drifting away is a bit challenging with the blinding disco lights in front of you...

[@sebastianvega4576]

two more things, i was missing in the original post: Frist, a positive thing: midi capture. i use it exclusively to record midi. it is truly amazing. and the other improvement i wish for are performance features on the step buttons in session view. right now, they do nothing except the shift functions. there could be beat repeats, parameter locks, a solo button, it could toggle on a mode that gives you access to 8 assignable parameters from any instrument or effect on the encoders without leaving session view.

[@whoadog8725]

We really need the in key layout of the Push or a dedicated chord mode. This and probability on the sequencer are my top two wishes.

[@ChrisStrobel]

Thank you very much for the insights and thank you for being open on what will be possible and what not. I love the Move already and I am looking forward to what's to come 😍

[@distantcomets]

@Ableton I appreciate the transparency. It sounds like you've prioritized stability and speed of the unit and I applaud that!. I'm really hoping that Move can become a part of my live set, so reliability and perfect timing are table stakes. Love the form factor and I look forward to the updates. (+1 for multi-channel midi in and out!)

[@RaskolnikovR]

Love the transparency. A lesson for other brands. Quite happy with my Move (the capture button is the KSP)

[@DamonFlores]

Really love this little device! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 07:23 thanks for sharing my beat @ableton ❤️

[@Khordmaster]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing. I’m having an immense amount of fun with my move 🔥

[@krazywabbit]

Appreciate taking the time to explain why roadmaps aren’t shared.

[@FreeBeat]

Loving this transparency!

[@elsantoproductora]

Since drum tracks have 16 notes of polyphony, you could add shared polyphony like the Digitone has. This would allow us to play chords, sequence a simple drum part, and a monophonic bass, all within the same track-freeing the other three tracks to add pads, samples, and melodies.

[@antunelez7250]

Thank you guys for Move, it’s a banger!

[@Divuar]

I loooove your way of communication. Hopefully we'll see more cool features in the move later! I also think you guys should highlight more how powerful melodic steps in the sampler are, Move has much MUCH more tracks than four, actually. People are scared from the product because of 4-track mention.

[@gavinpeters9531]

Thanks for this explanation! I am very happy to hear there is a dedicated USB controller regarding future MIDI implementation. I love the Move as a standalone, but being able to bring it back to my hardware rig and integrate, would mean I can *keep* using the Move, all the way to full performance. (Saving having to re-make everything outside the Move)

[@knarfzednem]

This is exactly what I’m waiting for. For me, Note does everything the Move can do. (I know it’s capable of more, but not enough to justify the price). If I can add my hardware synths, this will be an instant buy for me.

[@DuckTreeGaming]

Fantastic video and approach. Thanks, Ableton! P. S I've never wanted more than 4 tracks on move

[@morecowbell2611]

Johannes is great! Thanks for this video!

[@watercolourmark]

I think the Move is a nice balance, obviously it could do with refinement. I'd like to see a new 16 track MIDI mode. So it splits each track into 4 MIDI tracks, represented as the 4 tracks. This mode would give a total of 16 MIDI tracks to edit, but would launch MIDI clips in banks of 4. Useful mode for hardware setups needing a sequencer.

[@GA5aLaProd]

I was seriously debating a return, but this video has averted that. Good Comms

[@trig2010]

It’s easy to fall into the trap of getting hung up on specs. Ultimately all this does is stop you from making music. YOU are imposing the limits by not adapting to the constraints. You can make a beat with a pan and a spoon so you’ll be fine with 4 Polyphonic synth engines. I too had doubts but reserved judgement for after I had one in hand. And guess what? It’s wonderful. So immediate and fun. I hope you feel the same.

[@Max_imilian]

Even if you don't provide the ability to transfer custom wavetable presets to Ableton Move in the future, are there plans to increase the number of parameters from 8 to 16 by combining them with shift? I might have missed it, but as it stands, one instrument doesn't seem enough for sound design. Even if only 16 parameters can be used with Drift, that would be fine.

[@suisjefou]

We need a way to compile our Max for Live devices for Move. If you find a way to implement this feature, move will instantly be the most advanced and open synth in the market.

[@BraveSirSausage]

I love the device- as someone looking to escape the laptop by the end of the day but Im pretty fluent in Ableton philosophy, its so quick to dial in ideas and get weird with it. My kids have really shown an interest so its a great win

[@hellohogo]

if it ever becomes an MPE midi controller over USB i'll definitely buy one.

[@waterbooi]

Loved this video, hope to see more about Push 3 (standalone)! By the way, what speakers are you using?

[@jaytatt]

Lovely stuff. Much appreciated!

[@Catemstudio]

Thanks! But please usb/audio to phone

[@malwida1022]

Wait, i thought this would work as an audio interface for ios, no?

[@Marco-ek8wu]

Respect to Ableton on being this transparent with their customers. I did have the Move but returned it. I just found the 4 track limit was reached very quickly and wasn’t enough meat to send into live. Yeah there are workarounds but they are just covering up the fact that it should be 8 tracks like note. The controller mode was also lacking. It’s a great machine with a lot of potential. Love the preset browsing - something that should be in live as it would make me use the native plug ins more. A lot to like here but let down by an older processor limiting its potential.

[@itremendous]

As a producer who has released music that was done solely on a mobile device (iPhone and a few Androids). I think one of the quickest ways to expand Move's standalone mode is adding the ability to export the 4 stems out of Move Manager for use in DAWs outside of Live. And/or integrate the .DAWproject format, but that's not even integrated into Live yet. And let the elf.audio team integrate Move functionality into Koala Sampler, since the Ableton team already seems to be fond of them (it's an app that can export Drum Racks that Move can read.) Just a few feature requests of mine

[@VouVouVou_music]

Heyo, love the Move, can you please please implement an ultra low brightness setting? I travel a fair bit on aeroplanes and I was banking on the Move to replace my laptop for making music. The brightness from the LED’s at their current lower setting are still too bright and I’ve been asked many times to turn it off as the lights disturb other passengers.

[@malwida1022]

+1 for dimmer lights!

[@Ableton]

Hi there! The best way to get your feature requests heard is to submit them on our Discord server - or to upvote what’s already requested there. Click here: brnw.ch/21wOQEd. Looking forward to hearing from you!

[@Distortic]

I think streamlining the back and forth nature between ableton and move so that we can make our own synth presets with user defined macros is a must. Other than that, simple filter with selectable filter types as an effect for samplesz per sample and instruments as a send. Im suprised it wasnt already included to be honest. And some simpler versions of target sidechain or auto ducking. Ive managed to find work arounds with compressor I am super happy with my Move, its already way better

[@malwida1022]

There are really impressive innovations like Capture, but simple things like panning a synth track don't exist. Looking fwd to the updates!

[@jonathanaguilar710]

Just got mine this week. It needs a few quirks to be ironed out but it's amazing so far. I'll accept any additional features with open arms lol

[@kolbasevitch]

Please add probability option for steps

[@COSMALofficial]

would love to see the ability to record arrangements in transfer them into ableton! don't need to be able to edit/access them in move but to be able to record a multi-track performance and load that into abletons arrangement view would be a game changer

[@MaterialMike]

Nice video look forward to more like this

[@andycordy5190]

I was a midi usser in the earliest days so my music has evolved from minimal restrictions and bouncing down tracks, so I will use resampling and the drum rack facilities to maximise the 4 track potential. As several prominent KZbinrs point out, it's a sketchpad and as such anstarting point. As well as Ableton, I am a Maschine user and I love both systems. I tried taking Maschine + on holiday a couple of times but good though it is as a standalone, I found the travel stressful, showing it at security, worryinh about damage and it took up too much baggage weight. Move is no more worry in that respect than my Lenovo tablet. I am looking forward to small live/ jam set ups with huge sound pairing Move and Maschine + with an outboard midi instrument with huge sound from ultra compact systems. I tend to stick with a set up from the outset, finding a constant barrage of new features a distraction and breaking my flow with new things to try when the scope here is alread pretty mind blowing frankly😅

[@Ariel51_artist]

What about Sample Chopping?!?!?

[@r3dstar77]

Nice! As a push 3 standalone owner, will we get Move functionality on the push? 16 pitch mode on the drum rack and capture capabilities updated to the same as move?

[@filmingkey]

Not sure about 16 pitches, but you should be able to do the capture feature on your push 3. On the push 2 you press and hold record then the New button for the capture feature.

[@frederictron8264]

Thanks for all these explanations. Can anyone tell me which discord server we're talking about? Thank you!

[@Ableton]

Here you go: discord.gg/ableton

[@flownaut]

so sad no wavetable preset importing but I'm super excited to see what other instruments are added, please at least expand the preset importing as much as possible

[@SUBSYNDICATE]

Bitte den Discord-Einladungslink noch in der Video Beschreibung packen.

[@Ableton]

👍

Please add usb class complient audio feature. People want to share their performance livestreams on social media such as instagram or KZbin. With this update we can use just one single cable usb-a (move) to usb-c (phone) and start livestream on instagram or record a video. And second important wish is using type c port as a midi out. Because when I want to use usb a port for midi keyboard there is no chance to send midi to any synthesizer. Thank you for great idea generation machine 🎉

[@buttery6228]

Thanks Ableton 👍

[@Moh-Tor]

Really Wish Timestretching / Warp gets added - Will make using loops of different tempos much easier..Also, wasn’t Warp the defining feature of Ableton back in the day?

[@ChemistryLemur]

I assume warp is too demanding, imagine warping 64 samples for realtime playback :( i would appreciate a warp and loop modes on the melodic sampler though, that should be possible.

[@Moh-Tor]

@@ChemistryLemurif cpu is an issue, maybe there could be a way to bounce/freeze a loop out to the correct tempo? That’d be kool, & hopefully would allow for 64track playback.. Also, they could call this feature “Warp Out” or something 🚀🔊

[@rweberc]

Currently, I see velocity can be adjusted as a source for volume and several other targets for the Drum Racks. I don’t see similar options via Move for Drift and Wavetable. And I don’t see any options via Move for assigning Aftertouch to volume or other targets. Am I just missing it? Obviously, the expressive pads are so central to the Move design. Would be great to be able to engage them in the box to really maximize the on-the-go expressive potential. Thanks for any feedback and for putting together this video!

[@bodhibeats8257]

What’s the device over your left shoulder?! Kept trying to figure out what that is. UPDATE: Ohhh, I see now…it’s a prototype? Cool! 😁

[@Ableton]

👀

[@HammyHavoc]

@@Ableton -after seeing the prototypes, I'm super glad the Move is what it ended up being. Super portable, quality-feeling and very satisfying tool. Already cranked out an album's worth of material on mine, and it's all stuff that I'd have never otherwise come up with, because the simplified workflow keeps you moving forwards.

[@AntonSchultzy]

More Arp modes would be nice

[@scottlerocin]

Very nice video but will there be a Black Friday Ableton sale please?

[@Ableton]

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. We hope you understand that we can’t comment on upcoming sales campaigns. However, we recommend subscribing to our newsletter to be the first to know of any potential future sales here: bit.ly/2zWvIbR. Cheers!

[@NimbusAbi]

Quite fundamental questions and in the end "how to note repeat??" 😅

[@audiodake]

Thanks for sharing. Can you clarify if Move can control Push in the current firmware or it requires some beta firmware? The current FAQ says that it's not possible.

[@lostreligion1313]

I have Push 3SA and Move can control it, i needed to buy a usb A to C cable to get it to work though and you have to put Move into control live mode

[@audiodake]

​@lostreligion1313 cool, thanks for sharing. Ordered move as well.

[@audiodake]

Confirmed that it works with existing prod software

[@GirlfightClub]

Love mine!

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Would rather buy an OP-XY

[@alfredointhegame]

My question -> when an update for APC 40 mkII ?

[@marcosrotllan]

Apc40 mk2 has a big fader problem, when you force them to 0 dbs you get some dynamics lost, no one talking about this

[@arturflor]

Any news on warping / time stretching for drum breaks?

[@EdoardoMarcora]

MIDI Clock out/in plz

[@hart1975]

I like Move already. I hope that too many features won't break simplicity.

[@pantov]

hi own ableton 11, but i need ableton 10 for a project. took al steps suggested on your website and reddit, still cant activate live10. ableton support doesnt react. i asked chatGTP for a solution, and it suggests to use a crack. so what ya think?

[@BrancoArgenta]

Sidechain?

[@valdir7426]

probably in the minority but I'd totally buy this only as a live controller (if it was priced just as a live controller that is). although it doesn't seem you can navigate through banks of plugin parameters for now. kind of crazy there's no third party option in this small format; only maybe novation has something similar with their lateste launchkey mk4 but it has a keyboard. push 2 is too massive; I want something small to put next to the computer keyboard (and still use keyboard and mouse). Move is the perfect size.

[@poldytheking1]

would love this too! found a workaround tho: with plugins go to "configure" mode, choose the 8 most important knobs within and then save the device as standard (right click on device name). Then the controls are kinda chosen within ableton itself and move will allow you to control these

[@valdir7426]

@@poldytheking1 yes I love this feature and use it all the time but that doesn't give you access to more than 8 still (I created a remote script for my Keystep 37 and it will automap the 4 knobs plus a second bank of knobs, really handy); and it won't work with ableton native devices which don't have a way of changing how they're assigned

[@aseomg]

'Ableton, thanks for being transparent' comments are too funny. Move is Ableton Note & Push is Live Lite in a box. And some people want Ableton to make a device better than Move but less expensive than Push. Hilarious 😂

[@willmyers8600]

Does the "use Move as a controller for Push" function also work with the Push 2?

[@thegroove2000]

When is MOVE 2 going to be released?

[@gabrieldonl2311]

guys, why push doesn’t have a SONG MODE ? every, I mean every single one major groovebox/sampler since the mpc 60 (thats about 40 years) has a song mode feature. Push is not used mainly for live performances, people make songs, so they need a SONG MODE. I don’t know if Move has it, but probably not, so it need it as well. How can a device have so many advanced features but not the most basic one ?

[@gabrieldonl2311]

Really just tell me why ? Im not talking ableton live arrangement on the standalone device, that isn’t even needed, just a way to put the clips in a desired sequence and be able to play it without having to perform it live. Machine can do it. MPC can do it. Every single beat machine can do it. Why you do this, please just let me understand it.

[@jorgecds]

Guys can you find a way to apply the groove value to note repeat? Exactly like MPCs do?

[@RemmyMusic1]

why dont you make the same video for Q&A for live itself? theres thousands of suggestions you guys have ignored over the last 7 years

[@Steolepandaxiongmao]

I guess that’s why ! Haha

[@oblitafier]

Four tracks just isn't enough. Disappointing to hear it will never have more.

[@DJCJ999]

... let us have more control over the 4 minute sample time i.e play a sample longer than 60 seconds... also.. let us be able to work between Note - Move and Live and back (while working within a Move 4 track template) I can't create on Note or Move then tweak a filter or add midi to a clip to the project on Live and then pick it back up when mobile.

[@DeepDishCoffee]

Ableton note can handle 8 tracks I guess phones are more powerful these days, you'd think it would be similar Still great though. Still waiting on my push and will show u some live stuff with it.

[@shinyisshiny7780]

More effect slots pleaseeeeeee. shouldnt be that much more tax on the cpu. Dynamics and Eq slot on each track at least!

[@Idle87.mp3]

What about the very first and on insta super high rated question about the chord mode?

[@Ableton]

Hi there! We tried to address this in the first video sequence about Feature Wishes for Move! Feel free to join our community on Discord to keep the conversation going, discuss and request new features, and more: discord.gg/ableton. Thanks!

[@Idle87.mp3]

@ got it, thank you so much. love this great little box. even without chord mode :)

[@vinylselektaz6475]

You have to put auto chop function first !

[@kollagebeats]

Yo, whats that machine in the top right of the screen sitting on top of the locker? 🔍🕵️‍♂️🤔

[@Philip.K.D]

Can I use any bluetooth dongle?

[@artephank]

Great video!. A bit sad (and to be honest, I don't 100% believe you;p) that Move will not get 8 track update, but still, such videos help understand your decisions better. Of course, Move is more than capable of creating great songs on the 4 tracks. The thing is that it require a bit of compromises, when with 8 it would be more straight forward.

[@joestory1]

Does this have Sample STEM Separation ??

[@valdir7426]

no it doesn't

[@joestory1]

@ **Noted. Thanks

[@DeepDishCoffee]

Is that a move top Right?

[@timandtheocean]

such a pitty there are no audio tracks. i almost got interested. Audio tracks would be great to add instrument/vocals etc.

[@swz_tor]

can we get chorus ensemble icon stickers 😌🐤

[@Nucl3arLiz4rd]

Anyone else recognise that box in the top right corner?

[@Nucl3arLiz4rd]

Nevermind I’m an idiot 🙈

[@darkuniversesound]

ACCEPT MIDI CLOCK.... PLEASE 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙏🙏🌌

[@DeeDeeCHAUNCEY]

As a Move owner, 4 tracks is very limiting and not in a fun way.

[@FSK1138]

move would have been better with 4 more rows or the version with (MPE)keys

[@morecowbell2611]

That's called Push