PLAYGRND: Ultimate Push Setup Tour
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Musical Intro and Preamble
01:46 - PLAYGRND Tour Starts
02:26 - DR1 Drum Rack 1 Quick Intro
03:49 - BS1 Bass 1 Quick Intro
04:34 - PD1 Pad 1 Quick Intro
05:27 - LD1 Lead 1 Quick Intro
06:01 - SR1 Sampler 1 Quick Intro
06:38 - VA1 Various: Quick Intro
07:34 - VA1: Various: Arpeggiated Quick Intro
07:49 - ARP1: Random Notes
08:14 - PM1 Pre Master1
10:03 - DR1: Drum Rack 1 in more detail
10:39 - DR1: Built-in FM
12:11 - DR1: Select Return FX
14:03 - BS1: Bass 1 In more Detail
17:18 - PD1: Pad1 in more detail
18:52 - LD1: Lead1 in more detail
21:53 - SR1: Sampler1 in more detail
22:34 - VA1: Various in more detail
23:45 - Outtro
24:52 - Micro Gag
PLAYGRND is at its core the live set I've built over ten years of producing and performing with Ableton Push.
Here I give a tour of some of the key ideas, features and sounds of PLAYGRND and use music I made recently with PLAYGRND as a jumping-off point.
Why did I make PLAYGRND? Well:
1) We lose inspiration gravitating between Push and our Mouse and Computer Keyboard.
2) We get lost in (sometimes glorious but often frustrating) rabbit holes and it can feel like we have nothing to show.
3) We often work alone. Nobody's asking us for anything.
Sometimes, however, we have one of those rare moments of flow. And they are just the absolute best.
PLAYGRND is all about flow; practical, creative and social.
PLAYGRND aims to give an answer to the above problems, through an epic Live Set (The same one I've used for years), a Guide, Creative Challenges, and Community Support.
It's a big ambition. It's huge. This year I'm trying to do things I'm scared of. I'll add a notch to that box.
PLAYGRND is, I believe, the fastest way to make music with Push, and consists of a unique package of Ableton Live Instruments, Devices, Learning and Coaching. PLAYGRND includes:
1) PLAYGRND Live Set. A bespoke, designed-for-Push Ableton Live set / Project File that will blow your socks off, designed from the ground up from 10 years of experience from a seasoned Push performer and product specialist. Get in Flow and stay there. It's built to be quick, light-weight on your cpu and powerful. It's constructed with custom samples and native devices, making it both unique and stable.
2) PLAYGRND Guide & Walkthroughs. 100s of Videos covering every instrument, every device and function, with creative tips and suggestions for producing and performing with Push and PLAYGRND. Video Walkthroughs of how I take on Creative Challenges.
3) PLAYGRND Challenges. 8+ weeks of Creative Challenges for you to explore and make something from. Focussed making and learning at the same time.
4) PLAYGRND Feedback. Share your musical ideas with other PLAYGRNDers, with optional challenge sharing areas to get feedback within a private course community.
5) PLAYGRND Community: [Early Bird Bonus] In the introductory period of PLAYGRND you'll have bonus access to a special, private (temporary) community where you can share ideas and questions with other PLAYGRNDers.
It's been a 2-year journey to build PLAYGRND. I'm really excited to hear what you'll make with it.
I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments below.
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Oh man I purchased the project/course and it’s great! It’s been the most fun I’ve had with the Push and given me ideas for building my own add on instruments and effects to continue building up my suite of live music tools.
Christian that’s just epic. Thank you so much for joining and for sharing your experience so far. Super cool :)
Good tutorial on the Push
Thx for the video. I'm interested in possibly buying this. Hopefully :) Cheers
To be honest when you were originally promoting this, I didn’t understand the point, but now that I see the tour this is perfect for me. I want to use my Push for live looping in combination with my dj decks and this will be so helpful. 🎉🎉🎉
Nice to hear Nicole! PLAYGRND is perfect for live looping (which is what I so often do) and using either on its own or in combination with other setups.
I had the exact same idea! I'm pretty sold and plan to buy in this week.
Good tutorial on push
I wish I had more money ha ha, just bought Ableton and a Push 2. Bought the Bible for beginners, and now I want everything else. Will have to start washing peoples cars at this rate!
Hi Andri. Is there an offer for those who have previously purchased Push Bible? Thanks
Hi David, there was an offer/email that went out for those that bought the Push Bible (which depended on a few factors). Please get in touch via email if you didn’t see it. There’s a contact page on the WRKSHP.eu website. Sorry for the slow response here!
I have 2 questions. What would be the min spec on a pc to run something like this in Ableton, and can the course be adjusted to setup with a Launchpad pro mk3? Thank you
Thank you Andri. This provides a lot more insight as to how the UI functions and a bit better view into the versatility aspects. I would imagine one could also over-write some of the SR1 samples to provide their own preferred samples in the SR1 instrument?. Basically pick and choose to an individuals taste once they understand the configuration used?
Thank you in return @Stephanie Sante! I've just responded to your previous question with some more info. Regarding SR1 it's built with "guest" sample slots for exactly this - you can load any sample in and both customise PLAYGRND and add your own touch to the setup and the music you're making. Let me know if there's anything else I can clarify.
@@AndriSoren Thanks Andri. BTW: Sante not Dante. No inferno here. LOL.
Naive questions: Is PLYGRND suitable for absolute beginners?
interesting concept, personally i try to do the exact opposite and to start each set from a blank state in order to avoid sticking in a loop.
Thank you! That’s absolutely another nice way to go - it’s fun to explore new frontiers, and sometimes I invite “guest” instruments and effects into my setup so that there’s not too much mouse clicking. Everything evolves and a mixture of “I know this well” with “ooh this is new” is a nice balance to look for.
Do you think you might reapply some of these track lanes to the new Drift synth? As far as performance, it’s proving to be a lean, good sounding, and versatile alternative to some of the other stock instruments.
This is a great idea and one that also occurred to me to add. I plan to make extra packs/add ons for PLAYGRND (perhaps as updates and/or separate, products depending on their size and scale, tbd) and there’s lots of room for adjustment and customisation. Some PLAYGRNDers are already integrating additional synths into the setup.
Hey Andri
Looks really nice. I like to chop up breakbeats in my tunes is there a way to use them in this?
Hey James, thank you and for your question - Combining other things with PLAYGRND is absolutely possible. It's set up in a modular way so that you can plug in or out your own instruments, sounds or techniques. Essentially PLAYGRND is built to be used to quickly make things of a wide variety of genres, but its also completely possible to customise it and add new things.
@@AndriSoren I’d love to see a video specifically on this “customization” aspect… Because, while I’m *blown away* by the effort you’ve put in to make a streamlined (but still flexible), mouse-free workflow, I make a lot of my own instrument and effect racks… So if there were an easy way for me to “wrap” my own racks into your workflow, that would be a key selling point for me. However, I realize that could potentially “break” the workflow you’ve designed.
Will Playgrnd work with the new live 11.3.x release along with Drift and other enhancements?
Absolutely! It’s future proof and will work with any current version of Ableton Live including version Live 10 Standard and upwards. :)
Sounds cool! Though I'd keep $200 for some new hard/soft_ware :)
Also not in my style, but I see what you've done here. Might be a good GAS burner and inspiration igniter for some ppl.
Thanks SP! What’s incredible is the range of styles of music that I’ve heard from people already making things with PLAYGRND or elements of it. Totally wild variety. In a new video I touch upon that topic of genres a bit. As always, we have to choose our tools and invest in them, and that’s a very personal thing indeed :)
Is the push Bible included in this package Andri? Thanks
Hello @Roy Mitchell - the Push Bible is a separate product (more of an extensive guide to Push and creative workflows) whereas PLAYGRND is a suite of sounds and devices to use to make music ridiculously quickly. You could say the Push Bible is education and PLAYGRND is practice. There is a bundle on the WRKSHP page where you can get them both together. Thanks for your question!
@@AndriSoren Thank you for your reply. I guess I was trying to establish if a beginner could purchase PLAYGRND or would they need to have more knowledge before purchasing it. Thanks.
This seems more ambient or experimental oreintated. Could you make multiple genres with this?
I also have this question!
Hello @Darrel Johnston, @Nicole Manson, thanks for this question! I did answer it the other day but UA-cam bugged and seems to have lost my reply. But, the answer is yes, you can make multiple genres of music with PLAYGRND, and people using it have already done so, each with their own touch and musical dna.
That said, PLAYGRND is built largely on synthesiser-designed sounds, from classic subtractive, to always-special FM, to the sometimes esoteric Wavetable. So there is of course an "electronic" touch to it. It does also however have samples from real life (sounds of places I've recorded in the real world, like New York, India, Europe, etc) and you can import your own samples and sounds and loops and make what you want - I encourage this! PLAYGRND should grow with everyone using it.
Personally I've made music with PLAYGRND ranging from ambient, soundtrack all the way to house, techno and things I can only label as other/experimental.
Fun story: when I launched PLAYGRND I ad-libbed that "I guess you can't make Calypso-band music with PLAYGNRD" and just the other day a PLAYGRNDER dropped a very Hawaiian sounding idea in the community. How I smiled!
I hope that helps - do check my recent videos, they are all made with this version of PLAYGRND, and I'll be releasing more jams, breakdowns over the next weeks. In the meantime I've just made a tour video here: ua-cam.com/video/SmZ-aMfbOM0/v-deo.html
Hi @Nicole Manson - please see my response to Darrell here :)
@@AndriSoren Thanks for the info Andri, you have sold me! By the way, I also own your push bible course and it is by far the most comprehensive course out there for push. Thanks for what you do!
@@Surimi888 thank you so much for your warm words and faith! Looking forward to welcoming you to PLAYGRND :)
Still confused as to how I would compose or perform a set with this
Hey Darrell, I reckon once I’ve made a live performance or composition walk through on UA-cam that might help. In the meantime check my last few performance videos on the channel, they are all made with playgrnd and should give a good idea of how it can be used.
400$
it's look cool.
But excuse me 200€? half of the price of the push 2 just for a setup....
@@hakurimakamuri I don’t have push nor I’m buying but the internet is filled with people who wants everything for free or dirt cheap. The comparison between the cost of this product and device is absolutely irrelevant.
Its like buying a big house and complaining why furniture cost so much. Live in an empty house then.
Just sell them midi packs for 5$ and they will be happy.
I think the price for permanent stuff and program. Plus teaching secrets and valuable tips and tutorials is way too cheap.
@@MS7.7 he is just using the Push and recording it... Push is super selfexplanatory. Just use it.
Thank you @mortn sodjak! Really appreciated 🙏
@M S 🙏
@MICROLABS - there are absolutely people who might not need or want PLAYGRND. All I can say is that after 10 years of teaching, producing and performing, it fills so many gaps I've come across. As always, it's a personal journey and I only hope it can help other like it has helped me. Thanks for chiming in.
Can't wait to get this and try it out. My hdd went down with everything and I haven't set anything up again. I hope I can get everything back off it. 😡🫤 I went on to iPad Pro and miss my larger suite and midi tools. I can't use my Apollo X Twin with it. I have my older Apogee but it's just not the same. I miss all my VSTs/AU’s. I wish they made a full iOS version of Ableton.
Hello @Len M. - that's terrible :/ It's too late just now, but I really recommend getting Backblaze - it's a cheap backup option and provides a lot of peace of mind.
I would also love to have everything streamlined into as few places as possible. This is part of the reason for making PLAYGRND - to avoid distractions and technical issues.
Good luck with the new setup, and let me know if I can answer any other questions
@@AndriSoren I think PLAYGRND is just what I need. You ever been paralyzed with choices? I had so many options for everything that sometimes it was hard to get anything off the ground. I just want to jam and not think about everything. Plus everything isn't mapped so, yeah. I look forward to trying it out. I do hope I can get everything off it though there were years of free patches and samples, etc. I need to get my Beatstep Pro fixed too. I bought it when it came out and it has the connection issue. I’ve seen videos how to hardwire it, so I might get someone to solder the wire on for me. It was my own fault for not backing everything up. I have Drobo’s but I need offsite backups that is what got me. I had Carboncopy but it was expensive to upload EVERYTHING. That would be like at least 10TB of stuff. 🫤
@@AndriSoren Thanks for the Backblaze recommendation, I see it's unlimited and cheap. Just what I need. Do you know if you can order the USB Drive to back things up? Or is that just for restoring Data?
@@Len_M. my pleasure! Everyone deserves solid backup and peace of mine. Indeed the hard drive / usb drive is only for recovery situations. I’ve recovered individual files and folders online multiple times.