That Avid Artist Controller is not cheap…
“The Million Dollar Mouse”
Well the push more or less will be my… counts 64 key keyboard.
I was considering doing that as well. I made a thread a while back. The general consensus was that it doesn’t really replace the keyboard. If you don’t want to learn the keyboard, the Push is an excellent controller. I’ve played piano, guitar, and french horn, but I think the convenience to bounce between scales on the Push is just amazing, but I only have money for a keyboard.
Nor are their sidekicks that I have. But they are a godsend to how i like to work.. knobs, faders, etc etc Why I stick with alot of analog gear etc. Just something I enjoy I guess
I have no desire to learn keyboard. Granted, the lady in my life teaches piano, but regardless. If the Push is geared towards modern electronic producers that is the bracket I fit in.
Holy hell. Those are.. wow.
If your cool with the way the “keys” are laid out on the Push great.
Having a background playing piano, a key control is essential for getting my melodic parts out. I find when mashing out melodic stuff on the Maschine, I still have to stop and think about what I’m doing. It’s hard to undo 20 years of piano playing lol
That’s totally fair enough! If I have 20 years piano I’d probably keep with my Novation Impulse 49!
However, as I have literally ZERO piano knowledge, the Push seems like a very logical move for a man like myself.
Yea, even with my years of piano experience, I’m too lazy to relearn keys an all the different scales 
Which I why I want a Push.
Plus the control over Ableton is just insane.
I just managed to pick up an SL MK2 61 key for 200 bucks though, way below market value.
The SLmkii is great, though - I love mine.
I looked at that bad boy for quite a while too. As soon as I saw the press conference for Push though, I ALMOST shat myself.
The key here is workflow, and being able to get ideas out of your head into your DAW then into your car and see if it really passes the test.
I have a couple friends that are total whiz’s with keyboard short-cuts and mousing/clicking their way through the DAW. Whatever works for you.
BUT if you do grab the Push, please let us know your thoughts about it. Likes dislikes what not
I already do product reviews and unboxings so I sure will! I’ll probably pick up the Maschine and Push off this 20% off coupon and do a video for both!
Driving with Maschine and a laptop on the dash seems extraordinarily dangerous…
Whaaaat. for 20% off definitely pick up the Push! Everyone’s charging like 800+ for one >.>
Hah. Well played.
If you’re a previous DJTT customer, they should have sent you a 20% coupon.
I have maschine and an apc40 which is great, thought about push too but have no interest in it the more I think about it. The price it is pretty steep just for a harmonic table keyboard, instead I’ll probably get a c-thru axis or stick to using programs on my MPC for scales.
The more I look at push the more I disinterested I become; between that, arturias spark and akais renaissance no one has yet bested maschine in ergonomics. Native instruments has just had more time and experience with the concept thru development of kore
Yep - putting the encoders above the screen (on the Push) is questionable at best.
Makes sense if you are sitting down
its the simple little things that add up.
maschine for now has a better browser, and can wrap vst presets so they can be browsed and loaded entirely from the controller. the only thing i do instrument wise in ableton is experimental drum rack shit that i control with my mpc.
i am excited though by the prospect that this is the mark of a tide change for midi controllers. sure maschines competitors are comparitively young and underdeveloped but both push and renaissance have some nice hardware once they PUSH out the kinks… yeah a bad pun…