Push 3 bug with Live 12.3 - Pad sensitivity
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2026 12:12 am
Hi all
So I have the Push 3 controller connected to my PC and used it with Live 12.3 the other day, but noticed that for some reason the pads become noticeably stiffer and more unresponsive sometimes. Normally just lightly tapping them triggers MIDI and they are very sensitive (a good thing), but with this problem the pads are no longer responding to gently tapping and I have to apply more pressure to trigger any note. It seems to occur at random. The latest 12.3.5 update didn't solve anything.
For example (with Push connected):
* Load up any instrument, e.g. Analog
* Add in a drum clip
* Play back the drum clip and then go back to the instrument track and play notes on the push pads.
It doesn't seem to happen all the time but this is one way to replicate the issue from what I've seen. Interestingly, pressing quit to trigger the "save or not save" dialog window and cancelling this (among other strategies, like going into "user mode" on push) fixes the aforementioned problem (temporarily).
However I tried using the push 3 with a laptop I have running Live 12.2 and encountered absolutely no issues with the pads and such, perfectly working.
Which makes me think it's a bug with the latest live version? Can anyone confirm with me please? I know it's not likely a hardware issue (given that it works with Live 12.2 and tbh I bought it only in July this year), but want to see if it's just me or not
Any input is very much appreciated thanks!!
PS. I made a Reddit post about this with several responses from users: https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/commen ... yone_else/
So I have the Push 3 controller connected to my PC and used it with Live 12.3 the other day, but noticed that for some reason the pads become noticeably stiffer and more unresponsive sometimes. Normally just lightly tapping them triggers MIDI and they are very sensitive (a good thing), but with this problem the pads are no longer responding to gently tapping and I have to apply more pressure to trigger any note. It seems to occur at random. The latest 12.3.5 update didn't solve anything.
For example (with Push connected):
* Load up any instrument, e.g. Analog
* Add in a drum clip
* Play back the drum clip and then go back to the instrument track and play notes on the push pads.
It doesn't seem to happen all the time but this is one way to replicate the issue from what I've seen. Interestingly, pressing quit to trigger the "save or not save" dialog window and cancelling this (among other strategies, like going into "user mode" on push) fixes the aforementioned problem (temporarily).
However I tried using the push 3 with a laptop I have running Live 12.2 and encountered absolutely no issues with the pads and such, perfectly working.
Which makes me think it's a bug with the latest live version? Can anyone confirm with me please? I know it's not likely a hardware issue (given that it works with Live 12.2 and tbh I bought it only in July this year), but want to see if it's just me or not
Any input is very much appreciated thanks!!
PS. I made a Reddit post about this with several responses from users: https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/commen ... yone_else/