groovebox
Move
Ableton · 2024
Ableton's first hardware. 32 velocity + aftertouch pads in a 4×8 grid, 4 tracks, integrated Drift synth, OLED display, built-in speaker, USB-C battery (4h). Sample anywhere, sequence anywhere, sync sets back to Live over WiFi. The pocket-sized song-starter that lives on the couch.
study hall
covered in the spacepit
the workshop
read · use · learn · note
manual
full reader ↗credits
humans behind this piece
collaborator
Ableton "Collaborator In Chief" — long-time co-conspirator with the Move team. Curates the canonical Move walkthroughs on his channel.
companion tools · early access
plug in + experiment
Live MIDI, kit-builder, firmware status. Working but evolving. Expand to use.
▸ live mode · plug in, see your pads light up, capture patches
live mode
plug in your move
pads
4×8 velocity pads · default MIDI notes
midi log
- no input yet · hit a pad
▸ kit builder · label your pads, save reusable kits
kits
label your pads
Name what's on each pad so future-you knows "kick", "snare", "skit", "talkbox," not "C2, C#2, D2." Eventually drag .wav files in and transfer to the Move via the sample tool above — for now this is your label sheet.
▸ firmware · v1.4.0 · 5/1/2026
Plug your Move into USB-C, open the updater, and push the latest firmware.
⬇ open Ableton updater →