Ableton Move: a sketchpad or a groovebox? Live trance/EDM jam

Is Ableton Move an insanely competent sketchpad or a somewhat flawed groovebox? We're still trying to figure this out.

One thing is for sure though: it's super fast and fun to use and it sounds great! We are going to do a deeper dive into how the Move stacks up against other grooveboxes like Push 3 Standalone, MPC and Elektron boxes like the Syntakt. For now though, we just wanted to show a trance sketch we're working on.

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[mexmax]

This is the first video / track I hear from the Move, that doesn't sound cheap and shitty but like a real track that could be released.
Gives me hope that I didn't regret my order. :D

[CarbonRacingYT]

Great video showing what the Move is capable of. I would love to see more content of you using the Move! Nothing specific, just cool jams or whatever you feel like doing! Other than that, great video!

[Drrolfski]

For what it promises to do—a mobile sketchpad for Ableton Live—it's insane, IMO. It's probably one of the most intuitive and instant groove boxes on the market. Within 5 minutes, you have figured it out, and you just run with it without ever having to contemplate a manual or tutorials to grasp the essentials.
I do wish it's better with loops, though. Ableton Live's strength has always been its ability to throw in loops and launch them in Session view without being bothered about tempo. The Move, however, lacks any advanced Warping features, and the fact that its factory soundbank doesn't come with any loops is telling.

[Harlem-Instrumental]

Great job showing what a sketch pad can do!

[RickManz]

u should make a tutorial on how you set and make all this up!

[sightfire]

I'd love to see more about how you approach building out your session for a song/jam. IE developing a single beat, bassline, lead, etc into the multiple versions that you use to play a structured song

[ChipWarden]

I'd be interested in seeing how you take a track started on Ableton Move (maybe the one in this video) and complete it in Ableton Live. I know how I do it, but I'd like to see how you do it. 😆

[remyvegamedia]

At first when Move came out I thought it really missed the mark. As time passes I start to see it as being a potential option as something for starting fairly simple ideas for the times that I like to spend a couple hours in a coffee shop and make simple beats. But then I remember that I can just get a controller for Koala Sampler and use my phone haha. I will say, though, the synths on Move are pretty nice and very usable.

[GeorgeHzMusic]

Aren’t all grooveboxes sketchpads? I mean, in the end, a DAW will be necessary for final mixing, mastering, and refinement.

[DJCJ]

I find it hard to work with samples of live instruments that I record to the pads.. I can't time stretch them to be perfect loops :/

[JoshuaSimonson]

On a somewhat related note, with the Ableton Push 3 (not the standalone version), does it only work with Ableton Live? Or can it send out MIDI data to any hardware synth?

[matthewgaines]

Ssems decent for EDM stuff. Seems like a struggle bus for more.