Am I missing something? Hiw doesn’t this exist yet?
I know it’s not supposed to be a Push and performance device, but is the core of Ableton. All the videos I’ve seen require doing a hack trick that only works on a new scene. Is there another trick?
Hello could anyone explain the difference sampler vs record button?
Thanks !
I’ve been trying to build a DAWless setup similar to taetro’s portable setup . I am trying to make my ableton move the master clock that feeds the tempo to the zoom L6 mixer (for delay effects) and the sp404mk2, all while being able to control the ableton move with my akai midi controller. Whats the best midi hub? and which are the best connection cables considering the type of cables I’ll need? (USB c vs. 3.5mm trs vs. USB a vs. 5 pin)
As for audio flow, I want to feed the ableton move and the seperate sound module of the Akai mpk play mini into the L6 mixer along with other instruments, then use the aux send channel(s) to feed to the sp404 for live sampling, effects, misc sounds and samples to then feed back into the mixer to a front of house mixer. What problems could I run into trying this audio flow?
Any and all feedback is appreciated as someone who had strictly used laptop and DAW for almost everything I’ve made for the past 7 years.
Hi everyone,
I've managed to get the original Ableton Move software running outside the original hardware shell. In simple terms: this is like taking the "brain" of Ableton Move and running it in different environments.
Right now there are two working paths:
I also built a web interface around it, so you can open a browser and interact with it instead of using the physical Move buttons, pads and display.
From the browser you can see and control things like:
What works today:
Important note:
I'm not distributing Ableton's proprietary firmware, binaries or images. The GitHub repo contains only the open tooling, scripts, web interface, shim source and documentation. To try it, you download the official Move recovery image from Ableton and build everything locally.
Official Move recovery image: https://www.ableton.com/download/hardware/latest/move/recovery/
GitHub repo: https://github.com/simoianni/ableton-move-lab
Why this is exciting:
It means Move is not just a closed box. It can potentially become a platform for experiments, custom hardware, alternative interfaces, mods, preservation work, and maybe even completely new DIY devices based around the Move software.
The Docker/container path also makes it easier for people to experiment, debug and improve things without constantly flashing SD cards or working directly on hardware.
What's next:
I'd love help from anyone into reverse engineering, Linux audio, embedded systems, Docker/Linux, hardware hacking, custom controllers, UI work, or just curious Move experimentation.
Huge respect to the Ableton team. Move is already a brilliant piece of hardware, and the fact that it runs on Raspberry Pi-class Linux hardware makes it feel much more hackable, future-proof, and fun to explore.
This opens the door to a lot of interesting things: mods, experiments, custom interfaces, new hardware ideas, and maybe keeping this device alive for a very long time.
I recently ordered a Moog Messenger and an Ableton Move. Both new but with quality issues.
Moog Messenger: New product ordered from Amazon. The left page button was faulty. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. I requested a replacement. Amazon sent me a renewed product by mistake. This one was perfectly fine but since it was a renewed product, I got a partial refund and kept it.
Ableton Move: New device ordered from Ableton. It looked fine at first. As I started jamming, I noticed a stain. I couldn’t get it removed. It turns out it’s a small cut in the pad which is disappointing for a new product. I was afraid it might tear if I keep using it. Another issue that shows careless QA is the uneven cuts of the edges around pads. So I just contacted Ableton’s support and requested a replacement. I will update here as soon as I hear back from them.
I ordered 2 new products and both were defective. How common is that? This is so disappointing to see such quality issues from big names. It kills the excitement and the return process is so frustrating.
I just wanted to complain and share my frustration. Sorry folks.
So I've had this about a week, installed schwung on the second day.
Getting on great with it when it comes to instruments, but finding a harder time getting to grips with sampling and slicing.
I know there's the stock way of sampling and slicing and also the quantized sampling from schwung and also schwung's various slicers. Finding it hard to know what to use, have tried them all but not getting very far.
Say for example a drum beat. I tried the quantized sampler from schwung and got it started on beat but still couldn't get it to line up very well.
With the stock one, trying to match the tempo of the sample to the tempo of the project seems really hard and even when I match up the first few bars, the sample might go somewhat off beat a few bars later.
There are a few videos on this on YouTube but honestly way less than I was expecting. Does anyone have any tips/advice?
Title - is it possible to merge two clips? Or at least any way to copy the contents from a particular measure of one clip, and paste into another clip? Can't seem to figure this out.
edit - grammar
So was trying to figure out the best way to go about this.
First of all, I tried plugging the guitar directly into the push. There's the stereo issue obviously, but the noise floor is horrible, the hissing is so loud since the signal is so weak.
I found an old vox headphone amp that came free with a wah pedal, so tried that, and it works well in the stock move settings.
But really wanted to use the NAM models in schwung. If I use the headphone amp into the NAM models it sounds pretty bad as you would expect, being doubly amp-processed makes it sound horrible, even with the headphone amp at the cleanest settings.
But there's also the line-in plugin on Schwung, for plugging the guitar directly into the move. That seems to do a decent job of converting your mono guitar signal into stereo and makes it much louder. The noise floor is again quite high though.
So yeah just wondering what the best solution is. I looked up the nam and line in plugins but couldnt find any info about them really. Just wondering if anyone has tried these and what the best solution is.
Presume an actual DI box or something would be best, but was really looking for the smallest most portable set up possible (and cheap).
When I use the midi capture button I always end up with something that's misaligned. Like if I try to record 2 bars it will record 3 bars, with the pattern starting halfway through the first bar, and ending halfway through the third.
I like the Move. It’s great! Synths sound good, there’s a certain flow you can find with working with things! It makes a lot of sense.
I’m wondering about the ability to edit the first bar in a clip? It seems that there is no ability to shorten the time length of the first bar. This would be a quick and easy short cut to make some loops fit just a little easier.
Is this perhaps being brought up anywhere and or is there a way to submit ideas to Ableton. I think it’s something that just makes sense and would make this machine easily that much stronger when it comes to functionality, playing live, and recording.
I went to a Dawless jam session last night. All the people there were like let’s sync our devices to a midi clock hub
right away I was stressed because I’ve never tried using my move in that way and ultimately we never really figured out how to do it. Meanwhile, my new MPC sample was able to sync up with no problem.
Is there a way to sync midi clock to the move with other people in a jam session like that?
I've been learning and noodling and picked up an OP1F and a handful of Roland Aira's, but i've found tinkering with chord clips and such to be so enjoyable. I also find the OP1F to be a near flawless piece of compact hardware-but it's dawned on me that it isn't the device that really works for me?
I'm not really getting much out of it (realizing it may take a long time), but any thoughts on making a swap to the Move being a good idea? General advice really would be appreciated.
Something compact and portable but functional and intuitive, think the move is more in tune with what i'd enjoy and gel with.