The Ableton Move Beatmaking Experience™

[@song-mode]

as I product designer I appreciate the fact that you were willing to re-evaluating the move from another, more objective POV. To be clear, I'm glad both videos exist. Nicely done!

[@amos7458]

This is my first groove box and it’s like an instant flow machine for me. So much fun.

[@majorchutzpah7265]

Yessir!

[@Nova-TechnoLAB]

Can you make a full length song/track on it, where you hit play and listen to a 5 minute song you just made????

[@majorchutzpah7265]

@@Nova-TechnoLAB Probably in an update

[@Nova-TechnoLAB]

@@majorchutzpah7265 This is what i mean bro. Companies keep releasing half-baked minimum viable products to make cash from excited people gassing. Its beyond ridiculous

[@TheProducer77051]

That's friggen dope man! The sampling is one of two reasons I like the move. Those piano samples are dope too, especially with the cafe ambience in the background. Perfect lo-fi touch.

[@nebula0697]

That drum set created with the stream and stomping on some leaves is really smooth!

[@donaldpriola1807]

Abelton didn't oversell the box, and I think that's key. Its focus is inspiration--a sketchpad you can take anywhere. I'm an old head, and tech like this exising today is mind boggling. I don't think of it having limits at all. Look at an album like Peter Gabriel's soundtrack Passion, and what he did with far more limited sampling is quite inspiring.

[@JohannesHofstetter-pd8iw]

THX for this Video. I like your Style and you sold me on this device. It simply looks like fun using it. I dont know if i will use it with Ableton, because i look for something simple and fun. And i think some of the quirks will be adressed in Future Firmware updates. Its not perfect in its state, but for the intended use case and although it just came out, i find it really complete.

[@tmiller8707]

Love your creativity!! And love the lofi result! 👏So cool!

[@offchristianamr]

So inspiring! i’ve been REALLY hesitant about the four track limit, it seems like most videos i’ve seen are people trying to find workarounds for it and always fighting against it. it seems like your workflow isn’t really fighting it though and it doesn’t seem like too much of a problem or roadblock at all. i really like to see that, makes me feel a lot better about Move

[@GabeMillerMusic]

The one bottleneck is that it might be easier to get stuck in the 8 bar loop, because I often like to layer different instruments for alternate sections. That gets a little bit harder with the limited track count.

[@darri_rafn]

Super creative, impressive!

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

⚡ A great clip, Gabe! Pushing me ever forward towards taking the plunge 😁

[@andycordy5190]

Thank you for coming right back with this video. I was super impressed by your instinctive reactions in the previous video, intuitively responding and working stuff out for yourself. Some of the best work I've seen so far on this device has come from people NOT following preconceived workflows. I get the impression that there is much to be gained through playful interaction with Move, which I like. Many people have commented that if you wanted location sampling, you'd be better off using you phone. I'm sure that Ableton appreciate that customers will make unexpected discoveries

[@americoperez810]

Didn't see this anywhere in the manual, but you can setup multiple choke groups on the move if you set them up in Ableton and then import them to the move

[@lanceholland]

I received mine about a week ago. I'm seriously thinking that this will replace my MPC One. I know they are two very different devices but my primary use is playing clips live with my band...and for that use, the two are interchangeable. It's a lot easier and far lighter than an MPC One.

[@iShredStreets]

Having a built in battery is also nice I guess. 😁

[@A_Force_Truly_Evil]

It sounds great with the Ableton audio engine, I've ordered my own as well.

[@joskomestrov-uroda4012]

Maybe some libraries for Move?

[@A_Force_Truly_Evil]

​@@joskomestrov-uroda4012Yes, I'm doing some.

[@stuntmanmadeit]

Great job. Just grabbed your one shot sample pack. Super dope!

[@DJCJ999]

Hey Gabe… once you get your time on the Move you know you are going to have to do a comparison video with the 101 right 👍

[@roger39391]

Is this basically like a circuit tracks and circuit rhythm combined? Do you like it more than those devices?

[@SunCrushr]

Thanks for posting this. I've been considering the Move, and this is the type of informative video that can help me decide. As usual, your videos are well put together and informative

[@youyao]

third beat can be used for the Sucession movie opening when it comes, haha

[@sebastianvega4576]

thx for showing the step automation. i love that feature on the push and i was wondering if it works the same on the move. can you automate the per sample effects and/or global effects in a drum rack with it as well (not just automating simple midi information like pitch and gate)?

[@GabeMillerMusic]

You can automate the per sample effects as far as I know, but I'd have to go back and try the global stuff to see whether that works.

[@sonikronikElektronik]

Would this be a better controller than Circuit Tracks for external midi devices?

[@aseomg]

Everyone vibing on the Move is ironically also a Note expert 😎

[@Madmohawkfilms]

When will we see Circuit Rhythm and Ableton Move playing together?

[@olivergroves2007]

Cool!

[@vertigev]

Ngl that looks really fun, and the beats sounded great. Did you find out if you can sample while it's playing to be able to record vocals over a track? Edit: thanks for the example at the end, looks like you might be able to records vocals over a beat.

[@itsemurha0]

did it find its place in your work?

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Not yet, I've mostly been focusing on making live sets lately. I'll revisit it eventually though!

[@komplexxor]

Could you record vocals onto it? 🧐

[@DJCJ999]

You can sample anything into the mic so I’d say yes.. also I think it has 6 min limit per pad which is huge for vocal takes..

[@samprock]

You sampled a fish, yeah! ❤ I never tried it on any mobile device, though recorded Caribbean flute hitting Fender guitar pickup for percussion. Commercials never convinced me to move (pardon a pun) but you got me inspired, Gabe! Will get Move on a move 😊

[@HammyHavoc]

​@@DJCJ999-4 minutes, not 6.

[@DJCJ999]

@@HammyHavoc 4 minutes stereo is huge!

[@HammyHavoc]

​@@DJCJ999-yes and no. Versus old MPCs, 4 minutes per sample on each pad? Crazy. Versus original Octatrack with disk streaming and hours-long? Less impressive. New MPC update does disk streaming too. Is the Move an Octatrack or MPC? Absolutely not. It's something else entirely, and that's why it's so appealing. What I would love to see is proper audio tracks/clips ala Live, and like with Live, sit there jamming for 30-60 minutes on say a guitar or external synth, then just sit and go through lots of clips, or chop up continuous recordings into clips (ideally automatically if they're too long for the amount of RAM available).

[@angeleocorrodead]

Because of you i bought novation circuit. :p can you make a tutorial about the software for it?

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Already did! I've made videos on Novation Components for all three Circuits (the original, Tracks, and Rhythm)

[@angeleocorrodead]

@GabeMillerMusic ah thats great, ill check them out. Thanks for your work. Now im buying grooveboxes like insane and i dont have money. XD

[@pdmidipd_patch7476]

Hi Gabe , I remembered you did some videos on Verselab MV1 , I suppose that groovebox didn't "click" much to you , especially as MC101 did , but still , would like to ask your opinion about Move VS MV1 . I suppose the workflow is faster on Move , but I don't use Ableton (and don't plan to) , so I am a bit skeptical about replacing MV1 . Thanks :)

[@GabeMillerMusic]

I had it on loan and had to send it back, and since I already had the MC-101, it seemed redundant for my specific setup. The workflow of the Move is faster than the MV-1 in some ways, but it's definitely not a replacement for the MV-1 for making full songs. If you're still enjoying the MV-1, I'd say stick with it and don't worry about the Move, especially if you don't plan on diving into Ableton.

[@pdmidipd_patch7476]

@@GabeMillerMusic Thank you very much :)

[@xselfcreative]

Feels like it will take dust in a while after the hype? Do you think so?

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Hard to say at this point, since I've not had it for that long. If it was the only device I had, I could make plenty of music with it, but I don't know whether it'll take over from other devices I already have.

[@xselfcreative]

@ couldn’t resist and got my self one finally. This time limitations worked for me and i liked it. Since lately i’m trying to keep my projects simple and use automation or different versions of the same sound and move makes me practice that and came up with 3 ideas so far. I was skeptic about the 4 track limitation, for the first day and first impression seems like i will get along with it and use it alot. Cheers.

[@chuecoxx]

Great video Gabe. I'm trying to get this whole "only 4 tracks" thing straight: it's not that you can't use a whole bunch of percussive elements, but you can't implement different elements in different tracks, right? what's the main issue with that?

[@GabeMillerMusic]

If you're cool with stacking lots of percussive elements, then it's not super limiting. You can have multiple drum tracks as well (with 16 samples each), so you could build up a lot of complexity that way. But if you want to use the synth engine, one patch eats up an entire track. It's why I take issue with people urging me to strictly stick to the intended workflow of drums on one track, then three synth tracks, because that's artificially limiting.

[@DJCJ999]

I’m on the fence but I think it’s a better device than the KO2.. but really it’s making me consider the Push 2 instead.

[@word2RG]

i think thats the why for its seemingly arbitrary limitations. its a gateway drug.

[@HammyHavoc]

Completely different devices. One is battery-powered instant gratification, the other is a powerful controller-based workflow for Ableton Live. They could not be more different in their intent. It's like comparing a desktop PC against a laptop in the '00s.

[@DJCJ999]

@@word2RG fr fr

[@DJCJ999]

@@HammyHavoc sure but the point I’m trying to make is you will likely outgrow the Move.

[@trevormalcolm4328]

Please excuse my ignorance, but is this thing really just an overgrown “Circuit Tracks?”

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Not really. It's got some overlap, and some things it can do that the Circuit can't like project and track export, sampling with onboard mic, etc. but it's much more geared towards beat sketches, whereas the Circuits are much more geared for live use with better patterns, scenes, projects, midi implementation, etc.

[@trevormalcolm4328]

@ Thanks good to know. A common word in Move reviews seem to be “sketches”

[@wul01]

You could import it in to Ableton, freeze the synth tracks , save it as a live project, then load it into the force. Or Mpc one with mpc3 loaded. This can also be done with the Ableton note app.

[@Nova-TechnoLAB]

Simple question. Can you make a full length track/song, hit play and record? No mute track, loop, bla bla bla. No. I mean can you make a full 5 minute track with it, hit Play, then Record the music? Seems like almost no piece of gear with a simple interface can do that. Take the TE OPZ for example. All they had to do was add 4-5 pages of pattern banks per project and you could make an entire 'hit play' album on the device. But no. Its always "you can mute tracks, you can live record and piece it together, you can ... bla bla bla".

[@fumarolas]

Nice. Would a simple usb mic like a zoom make the ‘sample the world around’ less lofi?

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Possibly! Although it takes away from the immediacy a bit

[@Italliving]

For me this gadget is still to expensive versus many others on the market , okay only benefit it integrates perfectly with ableton , but i use multiple daw's so it ain't giving that little extra besides the money you spend on it ... does it even has MPE ? Love the Fish do

[@HammyHavoc]

What is it competing against?

[@Italliving]

@@HammyHavoc 1 Yamaha Seqtrak 360 € , 2 Novation Circuit Tracks groovebox 315 € , just to give 2 Move is almost 500€ for a little more i have Maschine MK3 ... so its to expencive for what it is, okay as said perfect for ableton only but still not cheep edit : i have note on my ipad and that kind of simular ...

[@GabeMillerMusic]

No MPE as far as I know. It's definitely not gonna be worth it for everyone, even among standalone workstation users.

[@MarkAntares]

Fail to see how this is any better than the Roland groove boxes so far it seems a little limited and the note sequencing seems a little off yet I can’t break the bank to try out this theory. I do notice that you went right back to making videos with your circuit tracks and rhythm so to me that speaks volumes on this product.

[@Jason75913]

You did notice that the Move has 64 GIGABYTES of internal user memory right? Nothing else offers memory like that at this pricepoint. Not even close. And sampling is not that much of a strength of the Roland grooveboxes, those are more synths than samplers. Move is more for Ableton users accustomed to sampling anyway, and they are unlikely to be using Roland grooveboxes to begin with, duh.

[@MarkAntares]

@@Jason75913​​⁠you were starting to try and make a point and then act like a typical internet jerky girl. 64 mb wheres the additional tracks just 4? I can do all and sample with my DAW or a Roland P6. I’m not in the mood to go to the park or a train station and fart around with wind sounds for $500.

[@Jason75913]

@@MarkAntares Your ad hominem and non sequitur is clearly defeat, "internet jerky girl". My argument stands unscathed. I accept your concession, milady.

[@word2RG]

buyers should prob need to love the reverb and delay?

[@Entropia404]

You can prepare preset on Live by select from this effect: Channel EQ Chorus-Ensemble Delay Phaser-Flanger Redux Reverb Saturator With this instrument: Drum Racks that use Drum Sampler Drift Drum Sampler Instrument Rack

[@Drrolfski]

The cynical part IMO could be that Ableton created this instant result device to draw people into their eco system.

[@majorchutzpah7265]

That would be horrible....lmao

[@Drrolfski]

@@majorchutzpah7265 It's not horrible per se and has become common practise actually. Having taken a page out of Applle's playbook others are doing it as well nowadays. NI with NKS/Kontakt, Arturia with their Collection, Roland with Roland Cloud, etc, etc.

[@HammyHavoc]

It's an accessory for Ableton Live. It's a sketchpad. I've been asking for exactly this device for a decade. Ableton is a business, they exist to make money, they aim to sell things people want to buy.

[@GabeMillerMusic]

I could see that, but I feel like it's a bit too pricey to draw in people who aren't already interested in the Ableton ecosystem.

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Accessory for Ableton is great way to frame it, I think it makes a lot of the design decisions and response make a bit more sense

[@va941]

"...sucks ass."

[@autofocus4556]

Another hipster device with a retro little screen people feel “inspired” by 😂

[@yago8672]

Very expensive toy......

[@shawnr.lambert]

Mediocre demo

[@Turtlpwr]

Make art, not beats.

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Eh, I disagree with that sentiment. Partially because it's just a convenient shorthand to describe "instrumental composition that's a bit more repetitive and maybe not super hooky", but mostly because I think feeling like you must make art every time you sit down to make music can sometimes be too much pressure. I've made some of my favorite music I've ever made by deciding to "just make a beat," and that evolving into something cooler and more complex.

[@unclemick-synths]

Mick's maxim: art is anything that is presented as, or perceived to be, art. Thereafter it's merely a question of taste.