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- the Ableton Push 2 surface -

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+ The Ableton Push 2 surface +
+ The Ableton Push 2 surface +
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Since version 5.4, Ardour has had extensive support for the Ableton Push2. This is an expensive but beautifully engineered control - surface primarily targetting the workflow found in Ableton's Live + surface primarily targeting the workflow found in Ableton's Live software and other similar tools such as Bitwig. As of version 5.4, Ardour does not offer the same kind of workflow, so we have designed our support for the Push 2 around mixing and editing and musical @@ -44,11 +48,15 @@ aftertouch or polyphonic pressure messages. You can alter this setting via the Push 2 GUI, accessed by double-clicking on the "Push 2" entry in the control surfaces list. -

-the Push 2 configuration dialog

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+ The Push 2 configuration dialog +
+ The Push 2 configuration dialog +
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Basic Concepts

With the Push 2 support in Ardour 5.4, you can do the following @@ -99,10 +107,14 @@ them, the video display and the 8 buttons below that are combined to provide a global view of the session mix.

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- global mix mode on Push2 screen -

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+ Global mix mode on Push2 screen +
+ Global mix mode on Push2 screen +
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The upper buttons are labelled by text in the video display just below them. Pressing one of the buttons changes the function of the @@ -231,10 +243,14 @@ Press the Scale button to enter Scale mode. The display will look like this:

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- track mix mode on Push2 screen -

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+ Track mix mode on Push2 screen +
+ Track mix mode on Push2 screen +
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In the center, 37 scales are presented. Scroll through them by either using the cursor/arrow keys to the lower right of the @@ -354,7 +370,7 @@ Master (top right) knob This knob controls the gain/volume of Ardour's main output. If - the session has a monitor saec + the session has a monitor section.