Well in various respects its far from ideal, eg loading times.
However there is a link between how this could be managed in the standalone Push 3 context and how people have been coping with this stuff in a clever way using Live on a computer for many years. So you should be able to find people describing how they manage a long live set using Ableton Live that predate the arrival of the Push 3. eg Some people might deal with that by bringing together in a single project all the clips etc they need to play their entire set.
It does depend a lot on how you are planning to perform. I don’t have the P3 yet so I do not know if my plan will really work and I guess my use case is different from a lot of people as I don’t plan on using many pre recorded clips.
However, what I am planning to do is to have some track for improvisation and then have a looper track or a normal audio track recording the master. The track will that records the master will be set to B and the rest to A so that I can crossfade between them. I will just use one project per set.
This is how I’ve been using my OT that I have now sold to finance P3😬
Keep us posted on what you get as an alternative! For me the TomCase seems to work well so far but I can definitely understand the desire for something with a bit more breathing room / padding perimeter.
It is a Cloudlifter “clone,” but I take your point. I read conflicting reports about phantom power before I purchased it. I decided to take a chance and see if it worked.
that being said, it will probably be going back as I have (re)ordered a Zoom H2n. I really liked the H2n the first time I tried it, which was right before I received my Push 3S. I sent it back to help fund the P3S, but I think it will be a really good complement to it and solve my mic issue. Hopefully. It will certainly be less bulky than the SM 57 plus preamp solution. I also wish that Ableton would bump the available gain settings on the High option. Maybe I will add it to the Push 3 suggestions…
Rode Podmic USB: Works as a Dynamic mic only. Only XLR to 1/4” cable needed.
Requires High gain setting on input & I forgot, the encoder above the meter in the audio settings, allows for an addition 20db of gain.
Additionally, there’s another 24db of gain available in post (without adding Utility).
So this one works, and it should work the same for SM7B, SM5*, and of course other dynamic mics!
I’m keeping this one because I love how easy it works with the iPad and I like how it sounds. My only other dynamic mic is the SM7B, but that’s pretty well fixed in my current setup.
Also I picked it up cheap. B&H kept sending me gift cards after other purchases and they all added up to a significant discount.
On a separate note… Am I one of the only ones who takes off the screen protectors? I can’t stand them, but I know there’s lots here who never remove them.
I was holding off during the 30-day return period. Since I’ve decided to keep the Push 3 I’ll likely take my screen protector off. That said, because it’s not a touch screen it doesn’t seem to make a big difference as visibility is still good with the protector on…
The only big difference now is that this thing is portable and I have encountered lots more scenarios where things do accidentally touch the screen, like headphones and the cables.
Just a question: Got my P3C yesterday and I find the sensitivity surprisingly bad. Bad in terms of mpc like. Maschine had fantastic pads that would trigger with very little force and I am not sure, if I have a faulty P3C. Lowering the threshold makes it just a little better. Anyone can comment in relation to other pad-based inputs?
Sounds like something may be out of whack as I think the general consensus is that the pad sensitivity on Push 3 is great (maybe even a little too sensitive in some instances like pitch bending). I can trigger notes with the lightest of touches – even better than my Linnstrument and significantly better than my MPC and Force.
