The Sampling Feature That Sets Push 3 Apart

[@LowHeatBeats]

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[@remyvegamedia]

I find the sampling, chopping, and assigning to pads on Push/Ableton so much more immediate than MPC or anything else. It's all just right there. You can chop and keep it in a simpler without having to assign to anything and convert to drum rack immediately to adjust parameters of each chop independently. Push is the greatest. Haha

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yeah, it's awesome indeed. Maschine is really good too, just with the additional step of applying the chops but sampling on it is super smooth.

[@remyvegamedia]

@@LowHeatBeats I've come to like the Maschine Plus a lot in theory. I wanna try one out. I'd like to get a Push 3 and have a Maschine Plus for a change of pace when I want it. I just gotta get the dollarzzz haha.

[@bobanova2283]

Have you tried working with Machine?

[@remyvegamedia]

@@bobanova2283 I haven't. I've watched a good amount of videos and it actually looks great for how I make songs overall, but from what I understand it doesn't have odd time signature or time signature changes. I do a lot off odd time stuff haha. That's why I got rid of the Akai Force. 4/4 global time only ☹️

[@ryan1845]

Most productive piece of music gear I've ever collected. Thank you for your thoughtful tips!

[@LowHeatBeats]

Awesome, glad the tips were helpful!

[@ryan1845]

EYE see you. I am a version of you. Thank you for what you have communicated in this video!

[@brandonbaichoo6684]

Push 3 for sound design is a lot of fun and gives you the ability to get some crazy sounds/effects.

[@LowHeatBeats]

It does have the capabilities and access to parameters to do that but isn't it slower than doing it in Live on the computer? I'd rather create racks and presets on the big screen and use Push to make beats with them.

[@fergusfurlong]

Thanks for sharing - and you picked one of the best tunes ever written - Invitation. What you did it was fantastic. I’m almost at the point of buying a Push 3 as it’s looks like such a really productive instrument.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you so much for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@michaelbledsoe8255]

the new wrapping is off the chain ,machine needs to step their game up.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Facts. But Ableton have always been on top of the warping game, so they have a good foundation to build on. Let's see what NI come up with.

[@ProducedBy3xpo]

i was watching but what is new about the warping / algorithm ?

[@LowHeatBeats]

I have another video explaining it in more detail, but basically it warps whole tracks even with unstable tempos automatically much better than before.

[@osandisekou]

Which do you tend to chop mostly in: Maschine or Push 2? The warping feature seems super hard to match.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Maschine for when I want to be more hands-on and not use the mouse, Ableton when I want more flexibility and powerful features such as the warping. But when I use Ableton I don't work from Push exclusively, mostly keyboard and mouse and use Push just to lay down drums, sample chops, etc.

[@auroranamex5886]

And this is the only real game changer imo

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yup, agreed.

[@ricardomilice2470]

That sounds dope❤️🙏🏾🔥

[@LowHeatBeats]

Much appreciated!

[@fa8ster]

love what ur doing bro! ❤ is your push 3 standalone also constantly crashing after 15mins or so?

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thanks! Not at all. I've only had one crash so far. Overall it's been working fine.

[@videosarchive8058]

That's some HEAT!

[@LowHeatBeats]

I appreciate that!

[@ashleytvisualstv]

Omg! I don’t even know how to use Ableton, but I want to now 😩😩😩 this was grwat

[@LowHeatBeats]

There’s a bit of a learning curve to it but it’s very streamlined and easy to use, once you get your head around it.

[@fridmanator]

great video! BTW, the new Push standalone version allows you to prevent that annoying "select on launch" so you can stay on the main channel FX knobs.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you! Yeah, “select on launch” is indeed a bit annoying, I always turn it off in Live on the computer.

[@Ponchy]

Great vid! Love my Push in standalone mode.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you!

[@blenderfunny2384]

Is there a way to simulate the warp of Maschine as ableton live? Whats I want Is to pitch up or down in my Mmk3 without change the leght of the sample

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yes, this aspect of the warping can be done in Maschine. If you load a loop in the audio module you can change the pitch without changing the tempo. However you can't play a sample like an instrument in the sampler and still have it retain the tempo like you can in Ableton.

[@instantc]

What was the DJFX you used at the very end? Loved the video, thanks!

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you! It’s my 404 XL Ableton Live rack, you can buy it from here: lowheat.gumroad.com

[@vinylselektaz6475]

Which version of Ableton you recommend if I decide to get a push 3?

[@LowHeatBeats]

It depends on how you're planning to use it. It comes with Live Intro, which is limited to 16 tracks, but that can actually be sufficient for a lot of cases. Standard is fully featured and unlimited but doesn't have nearly as many sound packs and synths as Suite, which is the biggest and has everything. Why not get it with the basic offering with Intro and then upgrade to the version that you need? You will pay the same amount for the upgrade anyways, plus you may catch a sale in the autumn.

[@vinylselektaz6475]

@@LowHeatBeats I was interested in using the Push 3 in standalone. I wanted to make sure the unit is fully loaded with sounds. Do it comes with sounds built-in the unit ?

[@LowHeatBeats]

@@vinylselektaz6475 Yes, of course, it comes with a decent sound library of everything you need to get you started. Anyways, you can check out the comparison chart on Ableton's website between the different versions of Live and decide for yourself. They have demos of all the packs, etc. I think if you're new to Live there's nothing wrong with starting with Intro and upgrading later. Ultimately, it's up to you and your preference.

[@vinylselektaz6475]

@@LowHeatBeats I appreciate the advice. Thanks

[@khemiztrylabz]

Tight work bro!! First time watching your channel. Mosdef going to peep some more of your videos and check out your packs!✌🏼

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thanks g, I appreciate it!

[@808BOT_Beats]

Great stuff love the best just got my push 3 if u don’t mind where did u get that stand

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yo, I appreciate it! It's not a stand, it's one of those weights that you strap to your legs for doing exercise lol. I just put it underneath to tilt it a little. I don't want to buy a proper stand, since the Push 3 is a loan unit from Ableton and I will be sending it back.

[@808BOT_Beats]

@@LowHeatBeats understand thank u so much

[@BombsBeats]

Dope Video 🔥

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you for watching it!

[@sketchdashaman]

those Theremin recordings are sick!!!!!!

[@LowHeatBeats]

Theremin recordings?

[@Marrcello]

Dope Video man!

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you for stopping by bro!

[@chriscopeman8820]

I have a push 2. Is the push3 any better at what you’re doing here?

[@LowHeatBeats]

I’m working in standalone mode, not connected to the computer. If you’re not interested in doing that, you can stick with your Push 2.

[@Simair78]

@@LowHeatBeats But this feature is only on push 3?

[@LowHeatBeats]

@@Simair78 No, it's on Ableton Live 11.3 on desktop as well. So you can use it with Push 2 with your computer. What I meant in the video is that Push 3 is the only *standalone* sampler/workstation that can do that.

[@Simair78]

@@LowHeatBeats Thanks to verify this!! Great work man!

[@LowHeatBeats]

@@Simair78 Much appreciated!

[@jeremymoore2835]

Is that boom bap kit in one of your packs?

[@LowHeatBeats]

No, it's a stock kit in Ableton.

[@jeremymoore2835]

Great thanks

[@vitaliistep]

Awsome beat. Cheers!

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching!

[@bvrbvs]

Were you just holding shift to change to mod wheel?

[@LowHeatBeats]

Not Shift but Select + touch strip changes between mod wheel and pitch bend.

[@KOLAJNOHSALLEH]

Legend

[@richardemerson8075]

Really nicely done.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Much appreciated!

[@seth5394]

Wouldn’t you want to keep the swingy feel? That’s not quantized?

[@LowHeatBeats]

That's exactly what I did in this video.

[@seth5394]

Lol I know I commented in the first 30 seconds, are you able to do the same note editing on push 2? What’s the main difference in the two for sampling, I’m sorry I’m such a noob…

[@seth5394]

Lol I know I commented in the first 30 seconds, are you able to do the same note editing on push 2? What’s the main difference in the two for sampling, I’m sorry I’m such a noob…

[@LowHeatBeats]

@@seth5394 Note editing isn't quite as quick on Push 2 and you don't have all the possibilities but you're controlling Live on your computer anyway, so you can do it with the mouse much faster. Main difference is that you can sample and make beats standalone with Push 3. Workflow is essentially the same, the difference is minimal.

[@TheRhyne91]

Love it, look forward to more P3

[@LowHeatBeats]

Hopefully I'll be able to make a couple more vids before I send it back.

[@TheRhyne91]

@@LowHeatBeats don't send it back!

[@LowHeatBeats]

​@@TheRhyne91 The guys at Ableton won't be happy if I do that since it's on loan 😂 But I may buy one at some point.

[@jabbarindabenz]

@@LowHeatBeatshow do you set the count in for recording

[@LowHeatBeats]

@@jabbarindabenz Hold the metronome button and all settings related to it are there.

[@kaibe5241]

Alright. I need to buy a Push. This is insane.

[@LowHeatBeats]

It's pretty cool for sure. Appreciate you watching.

[@tilliinfinity]

I am here cause i am looking for a sampler coming from mpc i dont like the touchscreen and dont wanna go back to the oldschool (even if every mpc with jjos is great)

[@LowHeatBeats]

I’m not a fan of the touch screen either

[@tilliinfinity]

its sad cause without the touchscreen the new mpcs would be amazing for me. but i am nott a perfect fingerdrummer so i often need to change the position of some drumsamples just slightly cause i dont want it on the grid. my fingers feel enormous and its a pain to drag stuff around.

[@rman2x16]

Is this not possible in the push 2?

[@LowHeatBeats]

It is, but Push 3 is the only standalone sampler that does this.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Beats dope but the effects are not really needed unless your actually doing a live performance. I would not add those as part of the actual beat apart from the filter, that's dope.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yeah, that was a short performance at the end to finish off the video, it’s not part of the actual beat and I doubt this beat will get released. Maybe as part of a Bandcamp beat tape at some point. You can check out my releases on all streaming platforms from the link in the description, I don’t usually apply performance effects on my official releases.

[@GroovePhiloIt]

Quite fwehhh my brother!

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thanks g!

[@maximsyabro3295]

Sounds awesome. Rpreleased it?

[@LowHeatBeats]

Thanks! But no, it's not released, I haven't even finished it.

[@ThatMartinezGuy]

@@LowHeatBeatsPlease release it bro. This is some certified west coast heat.

[@LowHeatBeats]

@@ThatMartinezGuy Thank you, I will revisit it and try to finsh and release it.

[@pongtrometer]

I’m surprised ableton didn’t create a capture ‘audio’ feature .

[@LowHeatBeats]

One thing about Ableton is that they are conservative with adding new features until they figure out a way to implement them in the most elegant and fluid way possible. So while capture MIDI was instroduced 5-6 years ago there maybe there's a technical reason why we can't do the same with audio yet.

[@pongtrometer]

@@LowHeatBeats Yeah sure I hear you, but now that there is the multiple takes feature for recording, I'm sure they are are capable of implementing that by now in a digital era .. I've been using the 'audio' capture when ever I'm jamming ideas in ' BESPOKE ' modular DAW, with 'jumpback' times of up to 30mins, which you can set the amount in preferences... 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpavoIKqm5t7eMk

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yeah, I'm sure they are - the question is what would be the user experience of using it and how it would work with their audio engine that's optimized for live performance. Everything should happen without audio stopping and glitching. But also, I wouldn't be surprised if we see it in Live 12, that would be a welcome addition.

[@pongtrometer]

well I use it with no audio glitching, before sp404mk2 implemented jump back...I was running my SP555 into BESPOKE DAW, whilst creating ideas as normal with the bonus of of a 30 min audio buffer....yeah I think it should be in before v12. There is something about capturing the audio that has as energy that is raw and makes resampling fresh. @@LowHeatBeats cheers

[@ameeqalli4248]

No disrespect nice track but I can do this with the iOS app kaola sampler

[@LowHeatBeats]

Sure but that wasn’t the point of the video. It was never my intention to make a complex beat but to showcase the auto warping. Check out my other beat making video with Push 3, for a bit of a different vibe.

[@favoriteblueshirt]

That was fun.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Appreciate you watching!

[@kisho2679]

Is the preferable instead of the Roland SP-404 MK2?

[@LowHeatBeats]

For me - yes. I don’t think they are even in the same category, the Push 3 is infinitely more capable. The price difference is huge though.

[@djjammindave]

At 6:47 thank you for the tip !!!!!!! love it .

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yeah, I always come up with the best takes when I'm not recording, so Capture is extremely useful.

[@ElpakoMUSIC]

Akai MPC is better in sampling and sample chopping and editing

[@Swizzyj3]

This what I’m looking for. Would you say that about the Studio 2?

[@ElpakoMUSIC]

@Swizzyj3 nope. Studio 2 is just a controller. Better to use MPC One or Live 2

[@Josephduganmusic]

It depends on the work flow you like. I couldn’t stand the mpc workflow so I switched to the push 2 and have never been happier except for that after I bought push 2 they announces push 3 haha but I think you just need to figure what work flow is best for you. I do miss the mpc pads though.

[@ElpakoMUSIC]

@Josephduganmusic sure, bro

[@Josephduganmusic]

@@ElpakoMUSIC what a constructive conversation this has been.

[@DJMOFUNKTV]

Nic3 1n3

[@LowHeatBeats]

10x!

[@Keysounds0]

Simply a lifestyle feature for those that have zero problems being creative behind a computer screen.

[@LowHeatBeats]

Yup

[@Steve-br7wt]

…and slow as hell boot up. Should’ve ran on an ARM chip. Not some outdated Intel Nuc garbage.

[@LowHeatBeats]

So you’re saying Ableton engineers haven’t considered carefully what’s the best option? The r&d for the standalone Push has been going on for 10 years (yes even before P2). I would guess there’s a technical reason they went for the NUC. I’d say the computing power is totally sufficient, at least for the way I use it. It does get quite warm though and the battery life isn’t great.

[@dnbnetwork3531]

I personnaly think that all the standalone stuff around that push is BS.2 hours last,seriously!?totally useless..

[@LowHeatBeats]

The battery life isn't great, yes. However standalone doesn't mean it has to be battery powered at all. In fact before the MPC Live most grooveboxes/samplers didn't work with battery power at all. Even these days there are many of them that only work with mains power.

[@timweakley6565]

Mpc and maschine aren't much better on the battery.