Ableton Launches Move: A Portable, Standalone Instrument for On-the-Go Music Creation

After various mystery marketing campaigns, the wait is over. Move from Ableton is here and it’s a long awaited standalone instrument.

Ableton has introduced Move, a versatile and portable standalone instrument designed to capture musical ideas wherever inspiration strikes. Combining mobility with power, Move is equipped with 32 polyphonic aftertouch pads, a 16-step sequencer, and a built-in speaker and microphone.

With a core library of over 1500 sounds and presets, Move is designed for instant gratification, allowing users to generate, manipulate, and transfer ideas with east. Integration with Ableton Live ensures that anything created on Move can be seamlessly transferred to Live.

Move’s intuitive design offers tactile control with nine touch-sensitive encoders and 32 backlit pressure-responsive pads. Users can shape sounds, trigger samples, and create beats with ease. The built-in effects suite, featuring reverb, delay, and saturation, allows for real-time sound manipulation.

The instrument’s portability is enhanced by a rechargeable battery that provides up to four hours of playtime, while Wi-Fi connectivity facilitates the quick transfer of sets to Live and Note via Ableton Cloud.

Priced at $449 USD (449 EUR/399 GBP), Move is available for purchase now at Ableton.com and select retailers.

Full features at a glance:

• 32 polyphonic aftertouch pads: Pressure-sensitive pads for expressive music creation.
• 16-step sequencer: Easily build patterns and sequences.
• Built-in speaker and microphone: Capture audio and create on the go.
• 1500+ sounds and presets: A vast core library from Ableton’s sound design team and collaborations with top artists.
• Portable design: Compact with a battery life of up to 4 hours for mobile music-making.
• Seamless integration with Ableton Live: Transfer ideas between Move and Live, or use Move as a control surface.
• Sampling features: Use the microphone, 3.5mm line-in, and speaker to capture sounds for sampling.
• Flexible tracks: Turn any of the four tracks into a drum kit, sampler, or instrument.
• Touch-sensitive rotary encoders: Nine endless encoders for tactile control.
• Built-in audio effects: Eight effects, including reverb, delay, and saturation.
• Wi-Fi connectivity: Transfer sets to Live and Note via Ableton Cloud.
• Comes with Live 12.1 Intro: Features the new Auto Shift pitch correction, Drum Sampler, and more.

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