The BEST Ableton Move Tutorial for Beginners - A Complete Walkthrough

[@GrillChillDavis]

Fantastic job on this excellent tutorial. Best one I have seen on the Move. Your work is appreciated!

[@pushpatterns]

Thanks! Really appreciate your comment! And really happy it helped out :)

[@morg-a-tron8470]

Can't thank you enough for your content! I purchased your Ableton 11 course some time ago and it was a game changer for getting to grips with the DAW. Your teaching style is really accessible and I find myself retaining the info much better. Thanks for carrying that over with Move!

[@pushpatterns]

Thank you for your comment, it means a lot! And It's a pleasure! anything you would like to see covered on the Move?

[@chief7337]

Thank you so much for this!! My Move is so much more fun, now that I actually know what I'm doing, thanks! :)

[@pushpatterns]

You're so welcome! Glad it got you up and running!

[@ridiculousrusty]

Hey some tips for looping at 8:02 that were missed. You don't need to press every bar in the loop. This would be horrible to try and push 8 buttons for your 8-bar loop. Just push and hold the first bar to loop then press the last bar to loop. This is also how to copy longer sequences of midi notes - you don't need to do them one at a time. Also, you certainly can loop one bar - push that one pad twice and it will loop. Hope this helps someone :)

[@pushpatterns]

Thank you for sharing the tips!

[@pablodados]

Good work! This is one of the better demos of this machine on KZbin.

[@pushpatterns]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thevinylpimpFloridaBreaks]

Great video I’m having a lot of fun learning and jamming on the move as an Ableton user and a push three owner. It just feels right.

[@pushpatterns]

Great to hear!

[@RichTrelo]

Very cool in-depth walkthrough. It’s definitely on my radar.

[@pushpatterns]

Thanks!

[@RobotClinic]

Excellent video thank you. Subbed

[@pushpatterns]

Thanks for the sub!

[@DeanRather]

In loop mode you can double-tap a single bar to select it. You don't have to choose a range.

[@pushpatterns]

Ah thanks for this! was racking my brains why this wouldn't work! So simple!

[@Malwensound]

Would love to see more detail on using it as a controller for Live! Hard to find a lot info for that side of the Move so far!

[@pushpatterns]

There is a bunch at the end of the video, what more would you like to see in a video about controlling live?

[@morg-a-tron8470]

@@pushpatterns Agree with @malwensound. You are one of the few people who has actually given any screen time to this (even Ableton doesn't seem to have anything) and it's much appreciated. I think anything is appreciated, just having more content to see it being used as a controller. However, as someone who doesn't own push or any dedicated Ableton controller I would love to know if you can do any custom midi mapping with Move or see if any extra tips and tricks when using control mode with Drift etc...

[@Frankentaler1]

Great tutorial - many thanks! May I ask where I can find the mentioned chord sheet originally being developed for Push? Thank you!

[@pushpatterns]

Sorry, I forgot to put it in the description - pushpatterns.gumroad.com/l/Push3ChromaticModeCheatsheet

[@KasukeSadiki]

Lmao 3:37 is too relatable

[@pushpatterns]

Too true right!? Lol

[@tonfedd5976]

When controlling Live - as well as the momentary automation, being able to nudge individual steps is great

[@pushpatterns]

This is great little touch, love the sequencer vibes

[@tonfedd5976]

@@pushpatterns It is amazing what a difference seemingly small workflow things make - doesn't need to be the big features that make the difference. I have had Ableton Live for years - since the really early versions - I have really wanted to like it - but it just never clicked until 12 and 12.1 and now I really love it. And it is the workflow improvements that have made the difference for me rather than some new synth or similar

[@pushpatterns]

​@@tonfedd5976 I understand your point. Version 12.1 has minor updates but makes a significant impact. It's a great update.

[@JohnMark61355]

Thank you. I thought I saw a reference to panning, but can’t find it in the video or how to do it on my Move. I appreciate your help.

[@pushpatterns]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZnNnpV3lN-Fma8si=iw2izfSEkSg0BlIv&t=1101

[@billpayer3745]

You can delete all notes in a clip, by pressing delete X and the pad. It doesn’t remove the sample from that pad, which is what I assumed it would the first time I tried it.

[@pushpatterns]

Thanks for the tip!

[@CITYDAGR8]

Using it as a controller for live. Can you manual chop in the simpler like on the push?

[@pushpatterns]

Using the instruments in Live, you are limited. You can only really control the drum sampler for sample manipulation. I will check further though and let you know.

[@SnowflakeHaze]

3:45 I feel so much less alone now! T^T

[@pushpatterns]

I feel your pain 😂

[@Delano_87]

Thanks for the video! Does it time-stretch loops? For example, if I want to use a drum loop as a starting point to build my own drums around, could I import a loop to one of the pads, trigger it on the first step in the step sequencer, and have the loop stay in sync with the tempo?

[@pushpatterns]

Hey! So not at the moment, if you sample onto one of the pads you are sampling directly into the new drum sampler instrument, which doesn’t have the warping abilities. But when sampling into the melodic sampler, you are sampling into Simpler, which does. However, at present I don’t think we can access it from Move.

[@aboxinthesea]

I've gotta say, you are a fantastic communicator/teacher. Very well done. I do have a P3 Stand alone and I'm wondering what your insight is to the Move as a companion to the P3 (obviously the stand alone specifically). Of course there's the notable physical differences. I do "move" my P3S around the house and outside which is amazing to me. But it's waaay too big for traveling! So I love the thought of a mini P3 (though I get that isn't the marketing or goal with the Move). Do you feel like there's "enough" within the Move to not get bored? I'm sure they will do updates but I don't want to buy something on a "hope they do xyz with it".

[@pushpatterns]

Thank you for your kind words! I have the Push 3 and Move; I feel the move is a lot quicker and a lot easier to start a track. And yest much more portbale! I don't think you will get bored; there's a lot of fun to be had with the sampling, connecting your phone, and the internal mic. But it does feel limited when you want to start expanding on the idea. but that's the point, right? Having the cloud and being able to transfer to P3 or Live is a game changer.

[@aboxinthesea]

@@pushpatterns That makes sense that the point of the Move is to be the quick breeding ground for ideas and NOT the main workhorse for expanding. Perhaps that's what most of the complaints are due to missing this. Maybe they should have called it Move... Quickly! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@pushpatterns]

@@aboxinthesea Thats it! haha I like that 'Move Quickly'

[@pushpatterns]

@@aboxinthesea I think people are missing the impact that Ableton cloud will have. Having the ability to share projects from move, note, push and live is the real gamechanger.

[@christophpeters1648]

Nice content man ! One question : How do I Pan samples L to R ? I cant find it. I want to pan my hats a little bit to the left for example but I cant ....

[@pushpatterns]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZnNnpV3lN-Fma8si=iw2izfSEkSg0BlIv&t=1101

[@broonton]

Can you change the sequence length per sound? For example, have the kick sequence be 16 steps while the snare is 10?

[@pushpatterns]

Not that I know of. I have tried but can't see to find a way to do that, maybe it will come in an update or I'm missing something?

[@Kevinschart]

Can you record an "audio track" while the beat is playing. For example can I sequence a drum and record a guitar part while the beat loops? Can I record a vocal part as a beat is playing?

[@stianworld]

you cannot record an audio track per say, but you can record a "sample" of your guitar and load it into the drum machine pads

[@pushpatterns]

👆This

[@Ariel51_artist]

Is there any way to delete samples? Also is there an auto-chop feature coming soon?

[@pablodados]

I think the only way to delete samples is via Move Manager (a weird feature to leave out). If there's a way to do it from Move itself, I'd love to know too!

[@pushpatterns]

On the pads or from the internal memory?

[@pablodados]

@@pushpatterns Not sure about the OP but I was referring to deleting samples from the internal memory. I believe you can only do it in Move Manager (and only one at a time!). Odd that you can create samples on Move but not delete them.

[@pushpatterns]

​@@pablodados Yes, as I understand it, the only way is through the Move Manager.

[@richardcnrd8302]

can this be used as a wireless midi controller as well with iOS etc

[@pushpatterns]

Hey! not as a wireless controller but you can connect via usb and it sends MIDI out :)

[@DJCJ999]

I connected a korg mini keyboard into my Move and it stopped working after a minute… I don’t think the Move can power some of these devices…

[@pushpatterns]

Thanks for sharing! Did you try it with the move connect to a power supply as well?

[@techno-for-dads]

How to pan the tracks left and right?

[@pushpatterns]

Hey! Good question. I don’t think you can pan the entire tracks, but you can pan the individual sounds in the drum racks.

[@expander3710]

This can done by accessing the second set of encoder controls - Hold shift and click encoder in on a track, then scroll to the additional controls

[@pushpatterns]

@@expander3710 Is this for the overall Track?

[@expander3710]

@@pushpatterns Just the drum rack pads currently. No doubt they’ll add it

[@pushpatterns]

@@expander3710 I think you're right.

[@siaseeds8950]

The biggest L on this and PUSH 3 is the inability to sample via USB C. If Roland SP 404 can do it I don't see why ableton would not. It would save so much clutter when it comes to sampling.

[@pablodados]

One of many random omissions. Even the little Roland P-6 allows sampling via USB.

[@pushpatterns]

Why would you say this is the biggest let down?

[@siaseeds8950]

@@pushpatterns sampling on the go from phone or iPad.

[@pushpatterns]

@@siaseeds8950 It has a line in so you can do that on the Move too. But I get it you need an adapter etc.

[@GrayedSchool]

Which one are you currently using?

[@Nova-TechnoLAB]

Can you make a full length 5 minute track/song, Hit play and listen to the entire thing without touching it? If not. Its another crap, purposely incomplete product.

[@pushpatterns]

I understand your perspective, but I think you're missing the point regarding this particular device. It has specific limitations by design, and those limitations come with good intentions. That's where Ableton's Cloud capabilities are game changers. You can create an idea on these devices, and when you usually get stuck, you can now transfer it to Live and develop the full-length 5-minute track you desire.