<img alt="the Ableton Push 2 surface" src="/images/push2-main.jpg">
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<p>
- Since version 5.4, Ardour has had full support for the Ableton
+ 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
- software and other similar tools such as Bitwig. As of 5.4, Ardour
- does not offer the same kind of workflow, so we have repurposed the
- Push 2 to be used for mixing and editing and musical performance,
- without the clip/scene oriented approach in Live. This may change in
- future versions of Ardour.
+ 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
+ performance, without the clip/scene oriented approach in Live. This
+ may change in future versions of Ardour.
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<h2>Connecting the Push 2</h2>
computer. For brighter backlighting, also plug in the power supply
(this is not necessary for use).
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The Push 2 will be automatically recognized by your operating
system, and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports
in both Ardour and other similar software.
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<dt>Play</dt>
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- Starts and stops the transport.
+ Starts and stops the transport. Press Shift-Play to return to
+ the session start.
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<dt>Add Track</dt>
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