![]() ![]() The only thing I liked better on Launchpad was when you press "Mute", "Solo", "Record" or "Stop" buttons the bottom row of the grid went into a special overlay mode that showed you clearly which tracks were Muted / Soled etc. Apart from the screen (which I would pay the extra for by itself) there are a lot of extra functions in Push - the knob and buttons around the screen give a tremendous range of options for devices / mixing / editing / browsing. If you can afford it I would recommend Push2. I find I can do most things now directly on Push (browsing and loading devices / mixing). SO I have returned it and bought a Push2 instead. I found it frustrating to have to keep looking back at the screen all the time. When I had an emptyish session it was really hard to remember which tracks / columns instruments were on - so arming the right track for recording - or launching clips was tricky. But I wanted more so I bought and installed the Arsenal LPP script which gives extra functionality more in line with the push - like drum step sequencer. I loved the way I could get hands on control of my sessions / clips - and I love the note / drum modes. I bought a Launchpad Pro about 3 weeks ago. It will do everything, but I have the other controllers so I can keep one hand on the PUSH to keep the melody going. PUSH2 is a big investment, expensive, but there is a lot of functionality in there. There are a lot of ways to use all of these controllers, but this is my essential setup. With one button, I start the clip with Launchpad Pro, then use PUSH2 for playing melody solo sounds, while using Launch Control to constantly adjust volumes and reverb. The sliders control the volume of each track, and the knobs adjust reverb and delay on each track. Launch Control XL is basically a mixer for Ableton. Instead of using the mouse, finding the little box to click, just push one button on the Launchpad to start or stop the entire song, or individually clips. Launchpad Pro for triggering clips and songs in Ableton. You can do a million things with PUSH2, but I only use it as a keypad trigger melody notes on the synth. PUSH2 is way better than learning every scale in every key, and playing on a piano keyboard. I use PUSH2 for triggering midi notes on a synth, I don't use the piano keyboard on the synth. If it is worth it is up to the individual really. But of course that all comes at a cost of approx $500 more than the LP. Of course if I was presented with either option I would choose Push any day because it's well engineered, very well thought out and very intuitive that if I was a new user it could make things a bit easier to get a handle on because it offers more simple tacktile usage than fumbling with the software. I have an old Launchpad but have not used the Pro version but other than the velocity sensitive pads and coloured LEDs, there isn't much else different I don't believe. The LP is your grid system and you can use it to play drums and keys on but it's much more limited and I would say much more designed for portability and performance. The short of it is Push is more flexible as it has the clip launch and grid system of the LP but then also has a display, encoders and access to all devices and parameters for designing your sound so it's a very good extension to Live and very good in "studio" usage. So what is it you want from the controller? Since you are starting, you do not have a "need" for anything, you could make music and learn the ropes with no hardware, you have a want. Really depends on what you want/need (with want and need being different things). Thank you all for any advice and information & if you have any suggestions other than the Push or Launchpad Pro I'd love to hear them! ![]() For someone just starting out with Live and still getting used to its workflow will the Push really make a difference over the $300 Launchpad Pro? Also, how good is the Launchpad Pro compared to the Push? Is it comparable on a perfomance level? Are the feel of the pads similar or is the Launchpad's "cheap"? Would I be able to do the same things with the Launchpad Pro that I can with the Push? However, the Push will put me over $1,000 even with my educational discount. It looks amazing and judging from reviews it seems to really improve people's workflows within Live. On one hand, I've never heard a single bad thing about the Push. I do have an MPK Mini but I've never actually found it very "inspiring" to use and, like I said, I'd like to have an actual grid controller. However, I would like to buy a grid controller in addition to Live and I'm not sure which to get. Hey guys so I was recently testing out both Ableton & Bitwig as a new DAW and have finally settled on buying Ableton Live Suite with an educational discount. ![]()
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