The middler to age I get, the more I appreciate convenience 
Cutting stuff up into 64 step chunks to fit an Octatrack… tracking a song to a DAW in multiple takes… I’m happy I don’t have to do that stuff thanks to Push (and now Move)
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Has someone covered how non Ableton users would best benefit from the stem export functionality on Move? I’m currently Ableton adjacent using Bitwig and MPC’s which do have some Ableton syncing tech baked in.
Thx
I haven’t had time to get into the details with it yet, I just hooked it up and saw that it was synced and transport worked. Haven’t worked on a track with this setup yet, so I wouldn’t know.
Does anyone else Move occasionally have a hiccup on start? Sometime on mine, it starts but the pads are unlit for example. I’ll hold in the power button and restart it, and it’s fine.
Thought I’d share this here for folks interested. I’m a big fan of Soundghost and their samples. I haven’t seen too many packs out for Move just yet, so this may be of interest… Geared towards ambient sounds.
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Thank you for posting this! Did you get it? The sounds in the demo are lovely.
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For me the big win with Move is it’s a convenient hardware frontend for Note. Rather than tapping on a screen you get a standalone mini Push-like device to have tactile idea creation, and if that isn’t a concern, you could save some cash and get a Launchpad or similar.
There are some small upgrades on other 3rd party controllers though. Being able to step-sequence directly into Ableton is really cool, though note this has also now been introduced on Launchkeys, as has stuff like capture. It will be interesting to see if the (presumably forthcoming) Launchpads get that same luxury as that would put it in competition with Move as a controller.
The one big plus for Move is the macros and the ability to see where automation is happening (the lights turn red to show that happening). Which is all quite nice. Others have marginal advantages, such as the chord feature on a Launchpad, or the ability to do more in depth mixing via dedicated control of pans, sends etc. And curiously Move doesn’t yet allow you to control more than the first 8 mapped parameters, which others do. But I think it’s a nice controller in general, and you mentioned space… It’s very well sized if you have a laptop you need to fit it in front of, or other gear to put on the table. For tight setups it’s probably going to be the best controller out there as I’m not aware of anything else out there in this form factor that isn’t a keyboard, assuming you don’t want that. The Arturia Minilab is quite good as an alternative for a lot less, with less features. Heck they’re even reproducing the APC40mk2 and that might be worth a look for more live performance style control.
So in paying extra for Move, I feel it does make sense to want to use it standalone at least some of the time. At the very least you could save a bit of cash, because as of the minute you’d be paying that extra for the encoders and the lights. They are cool, and I’d say in the absence of any other controller then yeah it’s a good pick (I sold my Launchpad to fund Move.) But purely as a controller I’d have a little more caution before buying.
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Not this pack, but I have a tonne of their other stuff. I have reached the bottom of my coffers for BF, but I’m interested to see what they do here. They often release interesting runs for specific devices, so I’ll be interested to see how they do with Move.
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Thanks! I’d love to get a peek at the installation instructions, but it should be easy…right?
I might take a chance! Will report back if I do. 🫡
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My new favourite realisation is I can buy/record samples on my phone, add them to Move cloud and then add them to Move, all wirelessly. All while I’m sat waiting for my car service. I hate wires, especially on the go, so this is a dream for me.
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Also a quick hack to get around the lack of chord mode is to resample some chords into a drum rack and play them from there.
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installing is as easy as going to move.local in your browser with wifi enabled on your move, and there you can load / unload samples and presets fast and easy!
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That was amazing pack! Thanks!
Just tested the 32 presets in this pack and they are amazing. Didn’t notice any aftertouch though, that would have made it better but they are worth it! Now onto the samples to see how they are!
EDIT: The samples sound fantastic too!
SoundGhost’s stuff always sounds lush.
It says in the description that the samples are to be used in Sampler, but I’m assuming you can also load them into a drum rack.
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Yeah you can load them into anything that is a “sampler” of some sort.
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One of the best videos explaining what Move is and what it’s for.
Ableton should feature it on their website.
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I would buy the sound pack in a heartbeat, but I’m so tired of creating a user account for such low priced download items. Why can’t I just pay via PayPal and be done with it?
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If I like the Move, would I also like the Push 3 standalone?
Think i got an email after ordering saying mine was deposited in my acc. That’s where it is anyways, just checked. Did you order with the same email as your ableton account is regged with?