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The last time I made a video about #Ableton, it was to do with Note, their iOS music-making app.
today in an Ableton-first, I bring you their newest piece of hardware, #AbletonMove.
It ships with a web-based screen-reader and I've been enjoying it for many months.
It uses sounds from Note, but in a hardware form.
32 poly-aftertouch pads, four tracks of midi or samples, 8 knobs, USB-C for power and controlling Ableton Live and a USB-A port for connecting class-compliant midi devices, should you wish to trigger it from a keyboard.

Please be advised that screen-reader support is currently an experimental feature and is not fully fleshed out.
Not all aspects of the experience are as desired and there are a few kinks, but it is very much better than nothing whatsoever, and I am extremely thankful to the team that made this possible.

#InspiredBySound - Let's Move! (Ableton Move Accessibility Overview) youtu.be/p8IbinbOhY4

#inspiredbysound #ableton #abletonmove
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victor tsaran
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I think they may want to rename their company “Enableton”. So happy for them paying serious attention to #accessibility!
#Accessibility
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Andre Louis
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@vick21 This is the sickest piece of hardware I think I've ever owned. It's something I've wanted to be able to add to my gigs for years. Triggering sounds or loops if needed, without having to leave the currently focused Logic track for example. This is just fantastic in so many ways.
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Andre Louis
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If this piece of gear sounds like something you'll be buying and you have questions, I've set up an Ableton Move Access WhatsApp group and I'll be more than willing to help you with any queries you may have. Just get in-touch.
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Pitermach
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Haven’t yet watched the video about to b run to work, but even without having watched it, I have to say this is absolutely amazing! I read through the features page on their site, even skimmed the manual, but saw absolutely no mention of this. But then again, I kind of gloss over the web manager part because didn’t think it would be at all relevant really cool to see that this is already something has been implemented. I was hoping that they might eventually add a screen reader to the device, but I guess they were way ahead of me there.
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Andre Louis
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@pitermach Watch it, but be prepared to put your hand in your pocket. Don't watch it, and you can pretend it doesn't have a screen-reader because it's not at all in the manual. 😂
I promise I understand. haha
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