Push

An expressive standalone instrument.

Focus and feel

Push gives you independence from your computer so you can be fully in the moment with your music. Connect your gear. Sculpt your sound. Play in a style that’s recognizably yours. An upgradeable instrument and an ever-evolving bond with Ableton Live, Push is designed to sit at the heart of your setup for years to come.

MPE-enabled pads

Shape your sound with pads that respond to the slightest movement of your fingers. Bend, slide and shift between different notes, sounds and articulations.

Standalone playability

Push invites you to disconnect and be fully in the moment with your music. Send your Live sets to Push to work without a computer, then back again.

Built-in audio interface

Plug your instruments into Push’s own audio interface to record straight into your set. Plus, send CV and gate signals to your modular setup.

Expressive touch

Responsive MPE-enabled pads make Push an individually expressive instrument. Design multi-faceted sounds and perform them in your own style with the movement of your fingertips within each pad. A person playing Push’s pads expressively with two hands. They slide between pads, change the pressure they apply, and move their fingers around within the pads to alter the sound.

Multi-directional pads

Push’s 64 XY-sensitive pads respond to the subtlest shifts in finger placement and pressure. Feel your way around the pads to fluidly change your sound in multiple ways as you play. A person playing Push with a slide guitar sound selected. They slide and bend notes, and add vibrato.

Movement and articulation

Play per-note bends and slides to mimic fretless strings, conjure theremin-style synths, or play liquidly shifting chords. Vary strings’ bowing techniques or play dynamically detailed wind parts, all without taking your hands off the pads.

Filters and effects

Paint your playing with precise color by adding tremolo or wah-wah to just some notes of a chord. Filter sounds with your fingers. Create your own instrumental hybrids and fluidly morph between completely different sounds. A person finger drumming on Push. Each pad features multiple articulations and timbres of a percussive element depending on where and how they touch the pad.

Realistic or imagined drums

Finger drum with timbral variation akin to a natural drum head, whether you’re playing an acoustic drum sound or an electronic one. Or play different percussion articulations within a pad – hits and rolls, open and closed hi-hats, sticks and brushes. A person demonstrates some of the expressive sound content available on Push. They slide between notes, add vibrato, and filter sounds with their fingers.

Expressive sound collection

Play your way through a library of nuanced sounds designed to make full use of Push’s expressive pad movements. Work with multi-articulated acoustic instruments and ensembles, take tactile control of all manner of synthesized sounds, and create shifting choral clouds with the exclusive Expressive Choir Pack by Spitfire Audio.