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layout: default
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title: Using the Ableton Push 2
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menu_title: Ableton Push 2
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<p>
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Since version 5.0, Ardour has had full support for the Ableton
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Push2. This is an expensive but well engineered control surface
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primarily targetting the workflow found in Ableton's Live software
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and other similar tools such as Bitwig. As of 5.0, Ardour does not
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offer the same kind of workflow, so we have repurposed the Push 2 to
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be used for mixing and editing, rather than the clip/scene oriented
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approach in Live.
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<h2>Connecting the Push 2</h2>
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<p>
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Plug the USB cable from the Push 2 into a USB2 or USB3 port on your
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computer. For brighter backlighting, also plug in the power supply
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(this is not necessary for use).
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</p>
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<p>
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The Push 2 will be automatically recognized by your operating
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system, and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports
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in both Ardour and other similar software.
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</p>
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<p>
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To connect the Push 2 to Ardour, open the Preferences dialog, and
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then click on "Control Surfaces". Click on the "Enable" button
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in the line that says "Ableton Push 2" in order to activate Ardour's
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Push 2 support. <!-- Then double click on the line that says
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"Ableton Push 2". A new dialog will open, containing (among other things)
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two dropdown selectors that will allow you to identify the MIDI
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ports where your Push 2 is connected.-->
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</p>
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<!--
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<p>
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<img alt="the Faderport configuration dialog"
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src="/images/push2_dialog.png">
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</p>
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-->
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<p>
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Once you select the input and output port, Ardour will initialize
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the Push 2 and it will be ready to use. You only need do this
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once: once these ports are connected and your session has been
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saved, the connections will be made automatically in this and other
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future sessions.
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</p>
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<h2>Using the Push 2</h2>
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<p>
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Below we document the functionality accessible from each control on
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the Push 2. The controls can be divided into several sections.
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<dl>
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<dt>Pads</dt>
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<dd></dd>
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<dt>Buttons</dt>
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<dd></dd>
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<dt>Encoders</dt>
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<dd></dd>
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<dt>Touch Strip</dt>
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<dd></dd>
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</dl>
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</p>
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<p>
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Conceptually, Ardour dividers the controls into a set of 8 strips,
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each consisting of an encoder (at the top), 2 buttons on either side
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of the display, and 8 pads. All the other controls have independent
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functions.
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<p>
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Buttons who function is somewhat related to the label built into the
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device will have the label illuminated.
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<p>
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Buttons that Ardour uses for entirely different purposes than the
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builtin label are left unilluminated, but still provide some
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functionality.
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</p>
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<p>
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The upper right encoder is used as a gain control (volume) for the
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Master out or Monitor out busses.
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</p>
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</p>
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