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Push 2 pads launch clips instead of playing notes

The pads are in Session mode.

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Fast answer

Press Note to play the selected track rather than launch clips. Select an instrument track; for drums, load a Drum Rack.

Try these checks

  1. Select a MIDI track with an instrument in Live.
  2. Press Note on Push 2. For drum playing, use a track with a Drum Rack.
  3. Play the pads and check that the selected instrument responds.

Diagnose it

Are you seeing Session's clip-launching layout?

Yes: Press Note to change the pad function.

No: Check the selected track and its instrument.

What should happen

The pads play the selected track's notes instead of launching clips.

Why this happens

Note and Session assign different jobs to the same pad grid.

If it still doesn’t work

Check the connections and settings described above. If your device behaves differently, email us with its model, firmware version and the steps you tried.

All Push 2 fixes

More about Push 2

Ableton Push 2 guide · MIDI reference

References

Sources & review

Sources reviewed: . Documentation does not replace a physical hardware test.

Sections reviewed: §36.3; §36.9.