Stimming Reviews Ableton Push 3 Standalone (Electronic Beats TV)

[@carlomarino]

Stimming is not the usual youtuber. His music comes way before this and to have him explain instruments is something very special. This is not just a review but also a composing and mixing quick lesson. Thank you Stimming and TEB.

[@MStimming]

thank you!

[@atetraxx]

Stimming is a secret T-mobile marketer.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Super secret as you can see 😂

[@cl1xor]

Yeah, ofcourse it’s informational to learn the specs etc but how it’s actually usable is very hard to catch in a video and he knows how to do that

[@ivorkadragic4238]

200% agree. go Stimming

[@MrFrussel]

This guy encapsulates the idea of staying in touch with your inner child. What a delight!

[@blackredstudio]

Great, now I'll have to buy a Maschine plus and a perkons to have an idea on how big the push 3 is

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Please use Affiliate links 😂

[@brianlespoir6287]

LOL

[@magicseadog8674]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV haha thanks for the laugh.

[@forcastfascistfuture]

Stimming is an absolute treasure. That second beat is so good! Would love to see that released!

[@MauritsBoegman]

49:50 convert the sample into Simpler. Slice it, choose poly and convert that into a drum rack. This way you can change pitch and add effects per slice/drumsound. It's awesome.

[@jimharris6389]

Stimming: person in electronic music I'd most like to hang out with for a couple of hours because it would be interesting, inspiring, educational and ... hilarious 😆

[@TheGombo]

Oh Stimming. You get the Push 3 and Stimming. What more can you ask for. It’s so fun and relaxed to discover along with you. Your such an inspiration. We can hang out all day with you and walk through a world of sonic adventures! Always a good time. 😊

[@NimbleX-MC]

For $2000 i would ask for arrangement view capability, VST hosting, More ins/outs without another device, much better battery life (2.5 hour is a joke) and touch screen. Push 3 is a definite no from me. It caters to the hobbies playing around at music for a lot of money. There are much better stand alone devices for that purpose.

[@necrocreac]

@@NimbleX-MC What devices would u recommend instead ?

[@allancerf9038]

@@NimbleX-MC And which are those? Mine's not a rhetorical question as I was a bought to buy an alternative product. What would you with gun to head, choose instead?

[@SunsetsAndSoundwaves]

@@NimbleX-MC Yeah what are you proposing then?

[@jp99301]

I always liked Stimming's production, I had no idea he was such a delightfully quirky dude too. This might be my favorite of the swath of Push 3 videos today.

[@fattwin9308]

Can say about the internets what ya want but being able to watch such an incredible artist compose a song a few inches away is mind blowing & just a privilege - and all that for a free like!! 🤯❤ 'It's magic...it's magic!!' (54.00)

[@acsventures8010]

No matter what tool Stimming uses he ALWAYS get Stimming sound. Such a mad genius!!!

[@sekil75]

I'm so depressed these days, but everytime I see Stimming, his boyish enthusiasm to his new toy, laughter and dance, makes me smile.

[@Sypher474]

Martin, thank you for the detailed review as always. Your insight always proves invaluable when evaluating new gear - nobody else gets into the weird details in the same way! This has put the final nail in my Maschine+ coffin sadly. I do love it, but it regularly frustrates me at the later stages of a beat becoming a song.

[@radddch3293]

My minor frustration with this is that ableton built a custom version of linux for ableton to run the Push 3 but it doesn't have any plans to release ableton for linux. 😮‍💨

[@adamcee7251]

I think you sort of answered your own question imho ... Ableton had to make a *custom* Linux distro to run Ableton performantly ... meaning that "Ableton on Ubuntu", or arch, is not necessarily gonna work well or consistently. Now, if Ableton released their special flavor of Linux, on the other hand ...

[@TheCALMInstitute]

Seriously if they would release ableton to linux I would happily have a single-purpose computer in the studio, like an Atari.

[@uniqueflowsnake]

This sounds so stupid (on ableton's part) I fainted.

[@eleanorzissou]

Your enthusiasm is absolutely infectious. Already ordered mine.

[@frankkeys92]

"There is always someone wrong on the internet. Not here"- Stimming - Quote of the year

[@adrianfranco9236]

Always a pleasure to see Stimming’s reviews. I’ll love to see a review if the new Moog Labyrinth, usually he has integrated it to his set up.

[@GeorgeL909]

This was insanely entertaining to watch. Always down for more of this. Edit: love these long form factor reviews + jams the most

[@eyesintheskies]

Love how they got the brightness of the screen just right 👌 I value your reviews, helps save me time spent watching some of the nonsense others put out! 🤛

[@dmcinnis23]

How you can take such a complicated device and boil it down very quickly...all while expressing the joy of creativity...is deeply inspiring.

[@inspector-tech]

Four... Five... Six times I think I've watched this now? On each occassion I'm fully entertained like as if I've watched it for the first time. It's simply a pleasure watching Stimming's amazingly captivating reactions to this thing! He's hilarious but also I feel quite authentic. This is the best 'review' of Push 3 and will continue to be the best until they release Push 4! Ordered my unit today. Looking forward to receiving & playing with it...

[@favoriteblueshirt]

We need more Stimming in our lives.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

You have at least 63 mins for now 😉

[@beautifulcaramelman]

Please ask him if he is open to adopt people@@ElectronicBeatsTV

[@fumarolas]

I agree, manual warping is really needed!

[@HandsOfTheTemplar]

The one note MPE variations are just game changing. Being able to jam on a single sample sounds so expressive.

[@headbangax]

You got to love this series with Stimming. He's such a nerd and he has so much fun doing the things, it's infectious and I love it. At the same time it's very informative because he gives insights and you can see one of best producers in electronic music at work. The device looks/sounds good...this will be a great tool for many Live users I think.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

More Stimming: musictalk.tech

[@headbangax]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV already watched all of them. Of course :)

[@HeathHolme]

Thanks for the joy and inspiration @MStimming @ElectronicBeatsTV! Can't wait to get my hands on one! The Push 3 looks packed with great ideas & connectivity but I'm most excited about the MPE enabled pads, this tech brings a whole new level of expression to making music with software instruments!! 🤩

[@Sypher474]

Oh boy this is exactly what I've been waiting for! Edit: Completely agree with the midi standards thing! Drives me mad having multiple adapters.

[@Sypher474]

@The_Invisible_Man All good and well, but go tell Arturia & Novation. Still plenty of type B devices around.

[@Christian-dr4ge]

Stimming is the cool kid among the nerds and the nerd among the cool kids.♥

[@MStimming]

hihi, I like that

[@eyesintheskies]

Just looked up the definition of ‘stimming’ & now it makes sense!

[@empinchen]

Stimming is the dude. Mad skill, zero ego.

[@cockur]

Some one on Elektronauts also mentioned that the ADAT works well with Expert Sleepers ES-8 which will give out lots more CV and Gate i/o

[@word2RG]

the good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from

[@MakingSoundMachines]

Love this review. Re TRS MIDI - A couple of smaller makers (including us) have started to implement inputs that accept both standards and have a switch for the output. In terms of electronics parts it's a solution that adds maybe 50 cents cost per device but solves the problem. I hope more makers just do this - makes life easier for all of us and the standards issue is gone.

[@MStimming]

thank you, exactly what I meant

[@eyesintheskies]

Sometimes I get carried away with iPad app jams & worry I’m going to break the screen be nice to have something like this you can really hammer on but also keep the fluidity.

[@dertyp6767]

Wow, I really watched a lot electronic music gear related videos lately and this here is by far the most exciting one. Such a nice and thoughtful presenter and incredible musician. I leaned a lot about music and the push. Thanks for that.

[@benoitheinrich5135]

I‘m not especially interested in the Push 3, but I could watch you interacting with gear for hours. Thank you for that!

[@systmcrsh]

@3:33 i'm only 3 mins in and its the best and most informative review so far, gj (now just another hour to go)

[@zacholbrook8210]

Easily the best video on the push as a prospective buyer. Thank you!!

[@MauritsBoegman]

15:24 It comes with Live 11 Intro. 16 tracks and 16 scenes.

[@dj_Davepz]

Always love a Stimming review. Awesome mate 🙌🎶

[@PaulSalamoneComedy]

two legends in one video, love it

[@learnerslikeus]

Stimming first person to play Push 3 on my timeline - feels right.

[@nakedcellist]

Stimming is such a wonderfull, enthusiastic, talented and nice person..

[@erin2673]

I have been looking at getting one of these for awhile and this video made me more excited. Now I just need to materialize $2,000 for the whole experience. Watching Stimming speak about and experience I became overjoyed and felt the excitement.

[@chrisliddiard725]

Great review. Just to say, you can plug a USB to ethernet dongle into the standard USB host socket and it will connect that way. This is useful if you don't have wifi, or if your wifi is too slow. Your computer just needs to be on the same network, eg connected to the same router. Also, about the 65w powerbanks, some powerbanks doing 65w over USB-C, wont necessarily do so as 20v 3.25amp. This detail is just as important to look out for. 'Capture' is a great feature, its been part of Live for a while, but the capture button is unique to the Push 3. What i would like to see is a form of capture implimented for audio. eg 'Skip-back' as its called on the SP-404. One other thing, the Push has 8gb of ram on its NUC element unit running at 15w. There are NUC elements with 16gb, i7 spec running at 28w, but of course more power means more heat and less battery life. BTW seeing Ableton Live on the 'Surface' tablet blew my mind for a minute. For just a minute i thought this was an IOS/android app no one was suppose to see yet. ;0)

[@Loneranger670]

Been listening to Stimming for over a decade. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@eldino]

Stimming is the best music device reviewer on KZbin. 05:00 amazing beat and strings!

[@steffenhenriksen1412]

43:18 This is the stimming gold I come for :D

[@Digiphex]

I would think most people have their computer nearby so this would hamper and complicate music making and take at least 10 times as long to create vs a smaller and lighter laptop. The Linnstrument on the front is useful though.

[@nicolaswittwer1188]

Eyo Martin DU bist soooowassss von mein MUSIK-PÄDAGOGE! GRANDE wie du das immer alles erklärst! PAUSCHAL über all Deine VIDEOS gesprochen! LOVE IT!!!!

[@richardemerson8075]

Ok FINE, the MPE drum stuff from about 23:30 has got me hooked! ;) Mr Stimming as always is an absolute delight - fantastic.

[@sebastianpangal]

Haha he's like a kid opening his presents on christmas morning xD Stimming! you remind us the true meaning and expression of electronic music! sometimes it gets lost in between all the vanity and nightlife. Thank you for your musician's/artist's perspectives

[@eyesintheskies]

Had been looking at the expressive e osmose for mpe stuff but as a mediocre keys player reckon I’d feel a lot more comfortable on this 🤔

[@ChrisSeilerLFD]

52:08 Ich hab jetzt vom Lachen immer noch die Tränen in den Augen. Göttlich. Das ganze Video ist einfach Stimming ;)

[@rossco78]

That first music example was a mix of Bjork and Boards of Canada. Great review and presenting style.

[@buddyogun2247]

Hes way more nerdy than his music...i mean it as a compliment, in a very intelligent, funny and competent way. Impressive video.

[@jujunak]

Amazing demo! Everything looks awesome to me. I'm bit concerned about the buttons being hard to use - I didn't like them on Push2 and I was hoping they would do it more clicky like the Native Instruments one. Especially with such sensitive pads.

[@allancerf9038]

The reviewer in Sound on Sound basically loved the device but alas, said the pads while better than Push 2 - I have Push 1, aren't that good. Just insanity. Something this critical - pad feel and response and "not that great."

[@jujunak]

@@allancerf9038 Yeah I saw that. I have the Push 3 and I have to say the buttons are better in the sense it's no longer a problem but the feel could be way better.

[@cesarsilva.dj.klicky]

One of the best vidéos that you did!you really enjoyed and feel like a kid with a new toy!😂thanks for this review!so far the best and pure review in KZbin!Greetings from Paris my friend 😎😎

[@AvantsGarde]

Okay, but going to need some hints on those drum samples. Beautiful kit. And a beautiful video!

[@el_dani]

Custom tailored!? 😏

[@igalkuperman6654]

a very good review thank you . one down side in this updated push version that the push 2 users not getting a lot of good things from push 3 . hopefully with the time we will get at least small part of capabilities from push 3 to 2 or updated instruments ...... and yes your kicks and percusions in to a sound pack in mother ableton it will be wonderful 😍😁

[@MStimming]

well, I suppose the mpe grid is a huge step forward

[@PantaFlux]

For me the MPE capability is reason enough to switch from Push 2 to 3. This way I can probably get rid of my Erae Touch and regain some space on my table.

[@gregg_msk]

Dear Stimming, please, suggest Ableton team to implement the following naming scheme: they implement speech recognition engine and you use some mic input for this and you also would be able to recall rename function with some voice commands as cllip/channel/set rename or so.

[@vitaliistep]

Amazing review of the awesome device, thank you very much!

[@Ben-sy3hf]

Honestly such a funny guy. Great musician too big love for this review ❤️

[@Philodrone]

I wonder if MPE functionality would be compatible with the Overbridge, but I guess that’s on Elektron to decide. Also 8x8 grid seems a bit too tight to play synths rather than a drum kit. Maybe if there was 16x8 variant, something like the Linnstrument, but sadly it seems very unlikely. Thoughts of DT/DN owner.

[@TilliKommunikation]

The miserable headphone output is a big problem. Together with the original charger, the output even has a constant noise. This is simply not acceptable for 1899 Euros.

[@TilliKommunikation]

@theinvisibleman Without using the device, I cannot know the problem. Wise guy!

[@sooperheep]

sounds like you got some dirty power

[@TilliSound]

@@sooperheep More likely a dirty amplifier unit. The power source does not make much difference.

[@buildingblocks8287]

as always.... this is how fun in music making actually looks like... perfect stimmung with stimming:-)

[@vidark.6301]

Very interesting character Stimming! Great and entertaining review..!

[@valeryyushkov4555]

The coolest pers. I don't fucking understand German or English, but I'm happy to watch his videos. Don't lose your mojo bro🤘

[@locotek]

Not worth upgrading from push 2 for my use but a really nice option for the folk who like to play with pads. Also, Stimming is my favorite producer so just watching him jam away on a new toy is always a treat. 🙏

[@rossmitchell4352]

I'll be sticking with my Push2 until my lottery win!!!!!!

[@DayflightTrok]

Yes I aggree that in a Live Situation its dificult to control in an advanced way. As a Studio device its good and I think will get better and better. The pricing ist quite high. And that you can not use third party plug-ins anymore in the stand alone Push version is not good.

[@jimmyscott7414]

excellent review. I'm kind of on the fence with this. Seems amazing and I love the standalone option but the fact it froze a couple of times during this 1 hour review makes me concerned.

[@davemakesnoises]

Ableton seem super invested in the futureproofing of Push 3, the fact that they added MPE Pressure to Push 2 years after release with a simple firmware update shows me that they're going to keep ironcladding this device and responding to user feedback in the ongoing pursuit of perfection. new firmware already way more stable, Granted not perfect but totally workable and the pros already outweigh the cons.

[@fumarolas]

I wish you could transfer stuff via USB C. Wifi is slow, also not always at hand while traveling.

[@hannes3864]

31:07 - I would love to see you trying Osmose for the first time ;). Great review and overview btw, so entertaining for me to watch!

[@dasczwo]

I floored, finally. Can it use the envelop surround suite and the surround effects? 8 outputs over adat out for octaphonics? Then i need this box!

[@dman030]

Trying to get away from bright lights in the studio, and they make the brightest key pads I have ever seen. Any way to turn that down? :-P Eh, too expensive for me anyway. Think I would rather spend it on some synth. Great gear and review though, thanks guys.

[@fumarolas]

loving your enthusiasm!!

[@deepsynth3495]

cant wait for your first film score

[@balrojmusic]

I agree that capture to midi is not in bitwig yet sadly, I hope they will listen to the users who have been asking for it for a long time. I'm also waiting for someone like Jürgen Moßgraber to develop a script using this powerful new controller for Bitwig especially with the MPE implementation as versions 1 and 2 work great.

[@paterfiets]

Hey there is a small little plugin from the creator of rolling sampler which does this exactly. It's called midicap from birds things and it's still free as it's in bèta..

[@marcusfreeweb]

My eyes are already hurting from the default bright white LEDs. Is it possible to change colour/dim these? I mean, it's very usefull on a sunny day, but..

[@MrJohnHoppa]

Hey Stimming, das Mikrophon welches du im Video verwendest ist nicht in deinen Recommendations auf Thomann. Welches ist das? Danke dir ☺️

[@benzmobil]

Switch to 96khz and then put bit reduction on master track, nice trick 👍I won't recommend anyone to switch on 96khz in Ableton as you have an oversample modes in most built-in devices to fix aliasing artefacts if there are any. There is a great video by Dan Worrall about sample rates with a detailed explanation why you may or may not use higher audio rates (short answer you don't need higher audio rates). But other than that part your review was very interesting to watch. Thank you for your unbiased opinion! Great part with criticism on the device shortcomings which I totally agree with.

[@2tallcharles99]

It would be really helpful if Ableton had a "snapshots"-style feature like Maschine. Where you could save your settings in a scene, tweak anything as you like, and then create a new scene with those new settings and then be able to jump back and forth and arrange as needed. I feel like it wouldn't be that hard to implement.

[@kaonashicom]

you can do that

[@syntesizerboii1528]

the button from the model sample 😂😂😂 my device also goes again and again. broken

[@mofateam1]

"I like instruments more simple on stage" like the Octatrack 😂. I get it, but funny anyway...

[@nrosko]

You can save the metronome setting as the default set.

[@mircolange4055]

Great to see how things are moving forward 💯😊

[@PhillipHilton]

The new Push 3 looks awesome. It looks like everything I need and I'm glad I waited.

[@solconnection2]

i was so close to buying a push 2 because they kept so tight lipped about push 3, would have been piiiiissed if id just bought it and this came out, push 3 looks awesome definately going to buy

[@allancerf9038]

Let us know when you receive it how it worked out.

[@loko_ofc]

I love it, amazing possibilities, thank you!

[@aftertheendtimes]

The only bad thing with Push is it the Price, it got "Pushed" to Far. Thanks dear Stimming for a great demo.❤🙏

[@vvvictoriav5958]

only for the standalone. for the normal one its not that much higher considering inflation etc

[@milk_bath]

@1234 abcdYeah have fun with that.

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

i want more high quality controllers, we have enough cheap toys available

[@GuyGamer1]

​​​@@defcreator187 nearly all your music that you listen to was made on a computer, I guarantee it. Like who cares if the computer is a MacBook or Windows, or if it's in the form of a Push or an MPC or some quirky digital analog hybrid synth groove box? They're all computers.

[@saintnicholas5507]

I cannot believe you are complaining about the price when this thing is built to last years and will be updatable with the cpu ram and disk space. I’m impressed. You have all of live and inputs and out puts without needing a sound interface or computer. And that’s a high quality audio interface with low latency. Cannot see any lag. They ain’t built this for big profit. Get real and be thankful. Just save up

[@youngs_cl]

Stimming best reviewer, period.

[@milan-wechselzahn]

Hi Mr. Stimming. Tolles Liveset letztens Nachts im Gewölbe Köln. Danke für das imaginäre Autogramm unter blauem Licht.... Tolle Review wie immer. Der Enthusiasmus springt mir förmlich entgegen. Habe Push 2 und fand die Pads von der Spielbarkeit recht gut, aber das scheint bei P3 auf einem neuen Level zu sein. Hadere noch ein bisschen damit ob die Standalone Version wirklich einen Rechner ersetzen kann. Aber irgendwie sind Rechner Dinge die man nicht gerne auf Bühne hat. Jedenfalls aus Angst vor Abstürzen. Bin gespannt. Das Ding wird einschlagen wie ne Bombe.

[@el_dani]

Push 3 kann halt auch abstürzen, aber das wird sich in den nächsten Monaten zeigen und wird die entscheidende Frage für den Erfolg dieses Instruments

[@tiosolo7525]

Wow! how you think it works for a live set? my main device by now its the octatrack, and I have not any complain, but this push looks amazing. How its the behavior and the UI to perform maybe 16 songs? it have programable shortcuts to navigate the grid from one song to another? or a kind of grouping, as the banks in the OT? jaja sorry by my english... I hope you understand what I´m asking. Thanks!

[@Napalbe]

The Musical intelligence of Stimming is when he uses Strings sound to show new expressive capability of pads... a musician/composer before all...

[@edjefferson9175]

I always trust this man to do an honest review. Are the ADAT i/o capable of S/MUX for 96K?

[@jsonslim]

The most important question: Has the bug fixed in this device, when after selecting and arming a track for recording you have to press the record button twice to actually start recording(because recording doesn’t start after single press)? The bug was found about 3 years ago, and still exist in last Live’s versions.

[@Bonn5656]

Amazing, can’t wait for price drop on Push2, let’s go!!!

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Maybe used but hard to find new now

[@Bonn5656]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV used one, not 2much used one- indeed (;

[@pthelo]

I know it’s the result of cost, math and physics, but two hours seems like a strange amount of battery life for live performance use. If I was playing a 60 minute set I wouldn’t trust it’s 2 hour spec for that. Other than that, I’m super excited about the controller! The MPE implementation looks stellar.

[@allancerf9038]

It's mainly a backup. It's not designed for all intents and purposes to play an entire set. If power mains are kicked out etc. That kind of 'back-up.'

[@davemakesnoises]

if you're playing shows and relying on battery power to carry you through it, i would urgently ask you "are you sure about that?"

[@ChurBoBaggins]

whats up with the pad brightness? can barely make out any colors based on this (and sonicestate) videos... is it just the camera?

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Yeah, a bit of a camera / exposure problem. If we would focus on the pads only the rest would be completely dark. So that's the compromise as the pads are very bright. There might be an option to dim the brightness but we were a bit under time pressure.

[@robertmartinmedia]

What tablet computer are you using?

[@johannesschmidt6944]

I need the track from around minute 18. ❤

[@staIIed]

so stunning