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Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:00 am
by SvenH
Having started using Live recently and getting into it more and more, I am getting interested in Push too.
Would it be unwise to buy Push 2 today? Can we expect Push 3 to be just around the corner? I don't want to buy Push 2 today, just to find out that there is a version 3 tomorrow that for instance integrates better with arrangement view...
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:33 am
by Stromkraft
SvenH wrote:Having started using Live recently and getting into it more and more, I am getting interested in Push too.
Would it be unwise to buy Push 2 today? Can we expect Push 3 to be just around the corner? I don't want to buy Push 2 today, just to find out that there is a version 3 tomorrow that for instance integrates better with arrangement view...
Just get one. If you want to play it safe, get a
Push 1, which is just as good unless you really need that display for something specific (beyond that it would be nice).
Personally I feel a
Push 3 is a little soon, but if
Live 10 is around the corner who knows what Ableton deems necessary to utilize whatever features are in there.
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:36 am
by Machinesworking
I would say Push 2 is far superior, except as a controller for other DAWs.
I wouldn't worry that much about Push 3, The only major improvement I could see in Push 2 would be another touch strip in terms of it's basic premise. The rest is software improvements.
To put it succinctly Push 1 isn't much better than a Launchpad, Push 2 makes the knobs useable IMO, and doesn't have the dim LED issues Push 1 has.
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:48 am
by Imag;ne
I agree. I don't see room for much improvement in the Push 2 hardware. It really is a great instrument and workflow / performance tool.
However, there is plenty room in implementing new features in the software like they did with displaying Simpler waveform on Push.
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:07 pm
by SvenH
So, the consensus seems to be that I should not let concerns about "a possibly soon to come Push 3" hold me back.
Thanks for your replies!
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:36 pm
by starving student
join me in boycotting push 3 unless they put a physical crossfader on it, and not anymore touch strips
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:36 pm
by Stromkraft
starving student wrote:join me in boycotting push 3 unless they put a physical crossfader on it, and not anymore touch strips
All-right. deal! I'll boycott Push 3 until it's announced.
Re: Is today a bad time to buy Push?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:49 am
by starving student
well, maybe one more strip for Machines but that's it