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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 @@ -24,6 +28,27 @@ system, and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports in both Ardour and other similar software.

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+ Linux does not provide normal users access to arbitrary USB + devices by default (this is a security measure). To give yourself + access to the Push2, you need to create a file in + the /etc/udev/rules.d folder (directory). The name of + the should be something like "50-Ableton-Push2.rules" (the only + critical parts are that it ends in ".rules" and is unique). The + file should contain the following single line: +

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+ + SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2982", ATTR{idProduct}=="1967", MODE="0666", GROUP="audio" + +

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+ Note that you will need to be member of the group named in the + "GROUP" property ("audio" in the example above). +

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To connect the Push 2 to Ardour, open the Preferences dialog, and then click on "Control Surfaces". Click on the "Enable" button @@ -44,11 +69,15 @@ 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 +128,14 @@ 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 +264,14 @@ 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