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Very steep prices. Can buy a decent MacBook Air for the cost of the standalone version. Would have been nice to see them keep the old model around with a reduc
by rcarr 3y ago
Very steep prices. Can buy a decent MacBook Air for the cost of the standalone version. Would have been nice to see them keep the old model around with a reduced price for people less well off.
- capableweb 3y agoThe secondary market for instruments like these are flush with hardware, which is true for the Push too. You can basically find it almost unused with huge rebates if you go second-hand.
- j7ake 3y agoAt ~2000 dollars, one can buy mid-high end digital piano made of wood with realistic key action. https://dcpianos.com/products/kawai-ca48-the-ultimate-piano-experience/ https://dcpianos.com/products/kawai-ca48-the-ultimate-piano-... You can add beats, different sound libraries, and maybe you can add a microphone looper for ~300 dollars extra.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoI sit in front of an Oberheim MC 3000, and love the piano-like playing experience and use every key. However, it is disingenuous to compare a groovebox to a digital piano. It's also bold to assume that someone wants or needs 88 keys or even wants piano-like action. It's something different. That's valid. If it isn't for you or me, that's also valid.
- mtts 3y agoThe price is quite reasonable. You shouldn't compare it to a MacBook Air but to other stand alone boxes with built in controllers like the Akai MPC X which is €2400, the Akai Force, which is quite Ableton-like and which costs €1200. It also comes with an MPE controller and those are not cheap.
- intrasight 3y agoDon't you mean "it is an MPE controller"?
- anamexis 3y agoI believe a lot of the Push 2 stock will be given away to education. https://www.ableton.com/en/classroom/push/ https://www.ableton.com/en/classroom/push/