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Ableton Push 3

Physical Product · Synthesizers, drum machines & grooveboxes · 12 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/synthesizers, r/battlestations

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Stock plugins and effects are fantastic and provide a ton of sound design opportunity; MPE pads are fun to use and add another layer of creativity; Simpler is my favorite way to handle samples and the Push doesn't disappoint in how it's...
  • The push 3 is probably way out of budget for your needs but it satisfies basically everything you ask for since you can also use it as an audio interface, midi controller for hardware (with ableton integration), and can be extended beyon...
  • Everything you hear is just drums and the Cascadia getting notes sequenced by the Push 3.
  • I sold my dt2 to get a push 3.
  • push 3 is light years ahead of any other controller. no contest.

Cons

  • In standalone, it can get pretty menu divey when trying to find samples or plugins. ... Standalone workflow for me felt inefficient. Push as a controller made the most sense for me and allowed me to have a hands-on experience but switch...
  • I get people may suggest push 3 but thats not on sale and im not looking to spend £879
  • What are you making with that Push 3?

Sentiment

9 positive (75%) · 2 mixed (17%) · 1 negative (8%)

Trust + time weighted score: +73% · raw score 67%

What redditors said (10 of 12)

Stock plugins and effects are fantastic and provide a ton of sound design opportunity; MPE pads are fun to use and add another layer of creativity; Simpler is my favorite way to handle samples and the Push doesn't disappoint in how it's integrated.
positive · u/S****t · r/synthesizers · Dec 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In standalone, it can get pretty menu divey when trying to find samples or plugins. ... Standalone workflow for me felt inefficient. Push as a controller made the most sense for me and allowed me to have a hands-on experience but switch to m+k when needed.
mixed · u/S****t · r/synthesizers · Dec 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The push 3 is probably way out of budget for your needs but it satisfies basically everything you ask for since you can also use it as an audio interface, midi controller for hardware (with ableton integration), and can be extended beyond the line inputs in the future using ADAT
positive · u/R****7 · r/synthesizers · comment · Dec 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Everything you hear is just drums and the Cascadia getting notes sequenced by the Push 3.
positive · u/Z***e · r/synthesizers · comment · Nov 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I sold my dt2 to get a push 3.
positive · u/n****o · r/synthesizers · comment · Nov 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
push 3 is light years ahead of any other controller. no contest.
positive · u/s****z · r/synthesizers · comment · Aug 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
As far as “best” controller specifically for Live I would say Push 2/3, but it is not a traditional keyboard.
positive · u/d****s · r/synthesizers · comment · Aug 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Used standalone Push 3
positive · u/G****s · r/synthesizers · comment · Aug 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
They also often provide polyphonic aftertouch and some even provide MPE (e.g the Push 3).
positive · u/c****k · r/synthesizers · comment · Jul 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
You get about 70-80% of the functionality of a Push 3 for about a third of the price
positive · u/T****l · r/synthesizers · comment · Feb 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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