Push 2 from Ableton is a completely redesigned USB hardware controller for use with the company's Live 9.5 software. When hooked up to a computer running the software, Push 2 becomes in effect a recording workstation, beat-creation tool and virtual instrument. With control of melody and harmony, beats, sounds, and song structure, the controller puts the fundamental elements of music making at your fingertips.
The sixty-four velocity-and-pressure-sensitive pads allow for adjusting sounds and kits while playing with eight touch-sensitive endless encoders. Hold a pad to repeat notes in time with a track while adjusting swing or the repeat divisions in real time. Select a step and adjust timing and velocity individually for each cell. In addition to creating beats and triggering loops, the controller has been set up to allow for playing melodies and chords. Using the virtual instruments supplied with Live, melodic patterns can be easily played in any key using the same fingering. Improvising and experimenting with song structure is a breeze and all ideas can be recorded to Live.
Shell: The upper shell is a thick but lightweight plate of anodized aluminum
Pads: Soft silicone pads, carefully calibrated to respond perfectly at any velocity
RGB backlighting: 31 LEDs for navigation
Encoders: High-resolution endless encoders that respond to touch
Buttons: The control buttons gently click and are lit with white or multi-colored LEDs to indicate a variety of states
Display: The high-resolution RGB display is bright and clear at any viewing angle and under any lighting
Touchstrip: 17cm touch strip for pitch bend/scrolling