Introducing Ableton Move: a portable tool for intuitive music making

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1. Ableton Move Is Here - First Thoughts Chat - MATTHS
2. Ableton Move Hardware - In Depth SonicLAB Presentation - sonicstate
3. Ableton Move plus Special Guest: Dub Techno and IDM improv - featuring TwistFM (Demo) - Limbic Bits
4. Ableton MOVE - Workflow Demo - Bonedo Synthesizers
5. Ableton Move - Techno, Ambient, Breakbeats - Marcus Schmahl

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Standalone and portable

Move’s built-in processor, speaker and microphone make it the ideal companion for on-the-go music creation, and its battery gives you up to four hours of use on a single charge.

Create faster than you can overthink

Catch the first flashes of inspiration as quickly as they come, and keep the momentum going with Move’s simple workflow. Mix and match ideas, see what works and what doesn’t. With Move, it’s easier than ever to outpace your inner critic.

Four flexible tracks

Turn any or all of Move’s four tracks into a drum kit, sampler or synthesizer, and create rhythms and patterns with its powerful step sequencer.

16 pitches for drums

Break out of the standard drum layout and turn any sample into a bassline or melody by transposing single drum hits to different pitches.

Main Features

Standalone operation

Move's compact size, vast library of sounds, rechargeable battery and built-in processor, speaker and microphone mean you can pick it up and make music anywhere.

Four flexible tracks

Use any or all of Move's four tracks as a drum kit, sampler or synthesizer, and add up to two effects to each one.

Note Mode

Make beats with a 16-pad layout for drum performance and sequencing, or use the melodic layout to create melodies and chords across multiple octaves, and in dozens of keys and scales.

Session Mode

Use Move’s pads to create, edit and trigger clips, so you can mix and match musical ideas quickly.

16 pitches for drums*

16 Pitches lets you play your drums and one-shots melodically, using the 4x4 grid on the right side of Move’s pads to trigger a selected drum sound at different pitches and across multiple octaves.

Sampling and resampling

Sample your environment with Move’s microphone or 3.5 mm audio input, and use your recordings to make new beats and melodies. Or internally resample the main output of Move to remix your own track.

Parameter automation

Tweak the encoders to record or capture dynamic changes to your sounds in real time, and sequence parameter changes using per-step automation.

Step sequencer

A step sequencer with up to 16 bars lets you program beats and notes, apply quantization or groove to tighten your timing or add swing, edit velocities, nudge notes and automate parameters for each step.

Capture

If you played something you liked but weren't recording, press the Capture button and Move will recall your performance. This also works for parameter automation.

Arpeggiator* and Repeat

Turn a chord into an automated sequence of individual notes with Arpeggiator, or use Repeat to trigger a series of rapidly repeating notes or beats with the press of a pad.