Ableton Push 2 - 10 Tips and Tricks

CORRECTION: AT 09:13 I AM PLAYING THE OCTAVE WITH MY RING FINGER. I SAID MIDDLE FINGER BUT I MADE AN ERROR. I AM NOT PERFECT. PLEASE ENJOY ANYWAY.
Tip 01: Create Audio Effect Groups - 0:13
Tip 02: Create Empty MIDI Clips for Looping - 04:36
Tip 03: Quickly Record Enable Tracks - 06:11
Tip 04: Learn To Play Chords - 08:47
Tip 05: Set Scale to Fourths - 08:47
Tip 06: Create Playable Drum Racks - 10:15
Tip 07: Use Suggested Parameters - 12:32
Tip 08: Use the 8th Row to Stop Clips - 13:23
Tip 09: Use the Swing Parameter to Re-Create Loops 14:30
Tip 10: Use Other Pitch Bend Wheels 16:59
These are some tips that have improved my workflow in Ableton Live using the Push 2. Let me know which tips, if any, are of use to you! Thanks for watching.
#Ableton #Push2 #Tips

[@sinewaymusic]

This was hilarious with that phone ringing. Great tips and nicely packaged and delivered. 😊

[@705michaelwilliams]

Subbed cause I know exactly how frustrating it is to keep having people call you while you're busy. I felt that.

[@ShannonMcDowell71]

Thanks for the suggestions, looking forward to getting a Push 2 tomorrow - And I appreciate the straight-to-the-info approach in your video, thanks!

[@marcusplaysmusic8628]

Subbed because you actually showed me EXACTLY what I was searching for, but also because your audio effect rack name, kudos

[@trenton8998]

This video flew by with how educational, easy to comprehend it is! Thank you!

[@PaiganBeast]

I just got my Push 2 a few days ago, and this video has been the most helpful goldmine of tips and strategies that I've yet to come across. Thanks man

[@ernestbuckstarr]

Thank you sir for producing a responsible, informative and entertaining video! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@modernmusicstudio303]

Great video with great tips! That 2nd tip for live looping is a new one for me, but it's so smart to have that ready to go.

[@robinviovy]

Just switched from a Boss RC300 to a Push2 + AbletonLive for my livelooping set up and your channel is perfect to help me get started ! Thanks for the tips and everything else in your efficient video ! :)

[@StudioBleenk]

I have a launchkey mini but a lot of these tips transferred over great! Such an underrated channel love your videos Ian

[@authenticshaman2883]

I've casually watched push 2 tutorials for about 4 years. Recently purchased one, with still 0 understanding. This video single handedly cut the learning curve. Super duper helpful. Thank you. I might actually try to use it now!

[@jakeknoth]

Super helpful! Best outro ever 😂

[@joshsafari8709]

Thanks man you just solidified my decision to buy a push, I plan to play live sets. This video helped so much

[@gelbakiyimmm]

I love that video. Super helpful. The ending of the video cracked me up LOL Pls continue this series, I would love to see more. I am having problems with mastering and recording. ( I am pretty new at this ) But macro information was very nice. Thankss

[@tomasbuzeta3591]

Loved the video! Very helpful info and no time wasted. Subbed

[@DodgingCars4]

amazing tips ian, thank you so much for this video

[@fiiix]

Very nice video man, love the sense of humour also! Got my subscribe, well done!

[@zainmstudios]

Most entertaining push 2 tips video ever.

[@handwoundpickups6555]

Great video thanks. I have a push 2 coming Friday. I was using an APC40 and loved that so I can’t wait.👍

[@linzkirk]

Great Vid, to the point and easy to understand. I will deffo be doing the FX rack tip

[@nickmann3986]

I have never subscribed to anyone because it is SO annoying how most people spend the first 3 minutes asking you to subscribe and blah blah blah. I love how straight to the point this is. You are the man #1 You are officially the first person I am subscribing to

[@N0TKA]

Amazing tips! Thanks for this! Haha, nice ending of the video

[@Crazyjayjayjay]

Haha I love your video !!! the most my favorite part is the end 🤦🏻‍♀️😁

[@oleksiikoval88]

lol

[@MauriceFerandoMWF]

Hahahaha me too

[@TheKomitee]

Sooo good ! that's what I was looking for!

[@samfisher9229]

Thanks a lot for the tips! great video!

[@algorhythm_online]

Really helpful video with lots of useful tips. Thanks

[@bangfruit]

Nice. Video. Shopping for a used push and this is helpful

[@karlaefem9549]

This is exactly what i needed. thanks man!

[@NourMohamed-lp6jm]

BROOO thankyou so much, this really helped and the tutorial was really easy to use as well :)

[@BachelorMachinesTV]

Really like the tip about the ergonomic drum pads, need to consider that.

[@jeffwinick8859]

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper useful stuff! Thank you!

[@Nico-np9bh]

Clear, useful, honest, humorous! Thumbs up and subscribe!

[@whhhhhhhhh]

I was waiting for the phone reaction thankyou for leaving that in great video i have incorporated all of these tips into my workflow!

[@VonTom]

So happy i found your channel

[@jozard]

awesome video. loved the effect group. made it my default. also love your attitude :D

[@drkrac]

Great tips. Thanks mate.

[@EricBichara]

Excellent video, Thanks!

[@tomfoolery4077]

Just getting into Push 2, have a unit arriving hopefully within days, fantastic tips, and also the funniest hard cut ending ive seen in a long time, ha

[@MC-kp1hw]

Brilliant video. Thanks man 👍

[@roxbeat7118]

AWESOME, THANKS!

[@mariduf]

Thx man! Great video: a lot of value in a short time. I heard that the Push 2's pitchbend could be improved if you modify your instrument's pitch bend parameters. I definitly want to see some tutorials to master it.

[@TilliKommunikation]

Great lifehacks in here, thanks!

[@chuntoon1]

#2 just changed my world!

[@nobodys2358]

Love the video man!

[@BellaMareeMusic]

Loved this!!!

[@CraigHinrichs]

Very cool! Going to add this to my workflow.

[@IanPriven]

Thanks for watching!

[@CraigHinrichs]

@@IanPriven I LOVE how the video ends. So awesome.

[@Lindsay.Harrison]

Every once and a while you come across content creators that actually provide useful entertaining and down to the point content without the mindless rambling followed by "please subscribe" "like the video" "hit the bell" "if you want more videos like these..." It's these creators that make KZbin so great.

[@priawanwibisono2261]

And instead he put 'please subscribe' on effect rack name 😂

[@anilsenarsoy]

So helpful thanks!

[@bastiaanw3519]

Extremely useful video! And that last second made me LOL :-D

[@offerram]

Thanks for the tips. Super helpful. Super lol at the end ;

[@oscarvanvelsen7565]

OMG A TUTORIALIST WHO CUTS TO THE CHASE. Unimaginable but true

[@Bronwyn031]

The ending to this video alone was enough to make me subscribe to your channel! 😁

[@tom_kennedy]

Great vid, cheers man 👍

[@julienbenatar]

You're legend Ian, I thought I became pretty comfortable with Push, and yet I'll be able to use all of these points to improve my workflow. I'd love to see a standalone video about how you go about playing chords on the push. Guitar is my main instrument so it was very helpful to see your flow.

[@IanPriven]

Glad to hear it man. You got it. What specifically related to chords do you want to know? It's tough to gage what people want to know in terms of theory and also in terms of the Push2. Thanks again for watching.

[@julienbenatar]

@@IanPriven Sorry I missed your answer! I'm mostly wondering if you read the push in the way you read a guitar fretboard? I haven't been able to write chords on the push since I don't really know what I'm looking at. So I assume this is as basic as it is.

[@GreatestSportsHighLights]

You can load the chords you want in session view and on each scene double-tap and on the bottom left-hand select trigger! Now you can control each scene that you put the chords on from your push on the pads! Now if you are playing them and not loading chords you can select the chords on your push2 to play your chords and to stay in key Switch to chromatic view it will be easier to understand since this view is similar to the guitar structure of chords keep up the amazing work and have a great day!

[@tombetz1767]

Thanks for the tips! I'm new to Ableton and I am floored by all the cool stuff you can do with the Push 2! I agree... too many long, drawn-out videos. Some cover too much, others include TMI. Feeling your pain on the insistent caller! LOL! Turn it off or put it in DND mode. I had to disconnect my phone from the laptop because it got so annoying. Keep up the great videos! Quick and to the point.. awesome!

[@Tryscair]

Really good video man!

[@bjorn2970]

bosh....straight to it, informative and funny. I wish i had 4 hands so i could give them viddies 4 thumbs up!

[@jez_who]

Thank you!!

[@johnthomas6196]

Great info! TY

[@RichFreed]

Just bought an ableton push. Loved the no bullshit, actually useful tips!

[@billhunt8533]

This is really excellent - thanks.

[@IanPriven]

Thank you!!

[@brendanisdead]

That FaceTime reAction lol so good

[@rtwog2]

Great tips!

[@surfmyster4882]

Subscribed cause that was super clever yo!!!

[@RobHiness]

Excellent friend. Good stuff.

[@vagueversatile]

Amazing thank you

[@jaimeross7507]

Bravo Ian!!!!!! 🍺

[@ahmetcangokceer]

5:10 is what I'm doing with my Launchpad X since it does not have the fixed lenght function. Great tip! saved my life when I figured this out while crying not having a push hehe

[@sethprice1847]

God-tier intro thank you

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

You are too funny. Great video. Super tips.

[@qtthagod]

Awsome video man! Someone is really blowing your phone up! Lol Subed

[@j.w.9122]

This is boss. You're a boss for making this. Thanks for the 💎💎💎 gems, man

[@rogerkalmar2630]

that ending made me subscribe! hahaha

[@davemackie3180]

I use KZbin a BUNCH, but I have only about 5 subscriptions (and I rarely comment). You got mine at about 3:00 when you mentioned Shift-Scroll... not even related to your topic but a game-changer for me. I've been using Live since 2.0 ... but somehow missed that gem. Now I'm off to watch the rest of your vid. Rock on brother - full props.

[@IanPriven]

Haha. As a non commenter I appreciate it!

[@pomocrittendon7714]

Thanks!

[@greenstumt]

Great video. Thank you. +2 level up (at least) after watching this video. Would love to see another video on advanced chords, live instrument setup. Of course please keep making original music, that's the main thing. Cheers.

[@IanPriven]

gstumt I have a video on live instruments!

[@ayoubhemamou8362]

Great content bro (y)

[@MicahWeston]

This is a really big help. Thanks bro.

[@IanPriven]

First comment on the new vid! Glad it helps - thanks for watching!

[@peter83north]

@@IanPrivenhey bro why do ableton exports sound muddy, but when I play them on my monitors they sound good?

[@MicahWeston]

Ian Priven the chord break down is game changing. Things make a lot more sense in 4ths!

[@IanPriven]

Micah Weston 4ths for life

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

Thanks Ian

[@jamessusbilla]

thank *YOU*

[@janhoracek6438]

nice one thx

[@oNimEmiNe]

well done mate i appreciate right to the point. do you know of a way to map vst presets to the push2?

[@DudeWheresMyTom]

Great tutorial haha

[@casualjones3533]

Best bro good job

[@shearcreatif]

love that last bit with "oh my f#*%(*....."

[@djxino2985]

I love the “down to the point “ no bullshit ethic

[@bewhereyouareimhere6425]

Right?! Click bait and filler rules KZbin tutorials more times than not 😅

[@onesuavestudio]

LOL the phone ringing at the end. Also I didnt know the swing knob on the push can affect a single midi note. Thanks!

[@IanPriven]

So it's not actually affecting a single note. Though it is only moving a single note, it will not move notes that are on downbeats. Since only one note was *not* on a downbeat, that was the only one that was affected.

[@onesuavestudio]

@@IanPriven Ohh I understand. That's actually better because it's less guesswork. Do you know if there's a way to adjust that 'swing' without the Push?

[@kaushik1998]

Subscribed. Great content. Thanks for making.

[@brightonvocallessons]

So good

[@ssutkus]

thanks for the video. I have a mac tip for you. Next to Siri, click the task bar thing and use two fingers to scroll and set your computer to do not disturb. Calls will then just go to your phone and not you computer.

[@GreatestSportsHighLights]

Great video! You can change how the pitch wheel slider reacts on the push 2 Hold shift button on the push2 and double-tap the slider, it changes the way it responds and it will respond like the keys pitch wheel (The shift key on the push2 is very very important!) I use to hate having my phone calls connected to the mac LMHO Thank you for the amazing video have a great day and keep making more!

[@GreatestSportsHighLights]

it's actually the select tool, click and hold while tapping the strip it will show mod wheel to select

[@IanPriven]

Greatest Sports HighLights will try this today. Thank you!

[@GreatestSportsHighLights]

@@IanPriven Happy Friday bruh! Keep up the amazing work and enjoy your day and have a great weekend!

[@808BOT_Beats]

Yoooo I love this video

[@aaaaaarif]

This is great! The only thing I couldn't replicate is using the swing to move the midi notes in my clip. I do hear swing being applied but i doesn't affect the midi notes visibly. Any tips?

[@Levi-Salmon]

I like this angle

[@doriancloudsley1220]

This is useful and hilarious

[@IanPriven]

Thanks for watching!!

[@susakun]

Nice video, thank you. Btw, don't you use toggle launch mode to stop clips without having a free row?

[@IanPriven]

Sovent I need to look into trying to work that in. I do like to relaunch clips and have them start over without stopping. Will look into it though.

[@Crazy-Society]

Please do more videos with the phone ringing!

[@JamesBermingham]

18:17 Worth it for the video alone. But an amazing video overall !! :) 😀

[@djxino2985]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@noaharonson8427]

thanks for the video! question: is there a way to set up the fixed loops ahead of time with Audio tracks not just midi tracks?

[@BachelorMachinesTV]

The Fixed Length mode applies to both MIDI clips and audio clips.