I’m nearly certain I will return to the Roli’s one day - the 49 would be fantastic. Two of the Seaboard Blocks may be ok though…Anyway!!!
Part of the problem with Ableton is my laziness but to get the full experience, you have to basically set up 10 midi tracks, group them, a little bit more mucking about before you get the MPE experience. Roli’s site is really good and will show you what you need to do. It’s just a convoluted experience that was a bit of a buzzkill for me. It’s not as simple as 1 midi track with Equator on it and getting all the lift/glide/etc functionality unfortunately.
I got a deal that included a full Bitwig licence and when used with that DAW it was a dream. I just like Push too much and decided not to make the switch keeping some faith that the guys at Ableton will include fuller midi integration in the next update when it lands.
Build quality is great though. They weigh a lot. And their support guys are brilliant. I had a 25 that ended up bricked (dodgy battery I think) but they had it replaced in 2 or 3 days.
Like I say, I will return to Roli one day. The Seaboard Blocks has nearly pulled me back in - if the wifi connection can work with the MPC Live down the line then I’ll be sold I think!