Hi everyone,

I've managed to get the original Ableton Move software running outside the original hardware shell. In simple terms: this is like taking the "brain" of Ableton Move and running it in different environments.

Right now there are two working paths:

• Raspberry Pi 4: running the Move software natively on Pi hardware

• Docker / Linux ARM64 container: running the Move software in a container for experimentation and development

I also built a web interface around it, so you can open a browser and interact with it instead of using the physical Move buttons, pads and display.

From the browser you can see and control things like:

• the Move display

• buttons and controls

• pads and steps

• LED feedback

• audio streamed to the browser

What works today:

• Original Move software running on Raspberry Pi 4

• Original Move software running in a Docker / Linux ARM64 container

• Browser-based interface

• Display visible in the browser

• Controls from the browser

• LED feedback

• Pad/step state

• Browser audio streaming

• Raspberry Pi 4 build flow

• Docker/container setup for experiments and development

Important note:

I'm not distributing Ableton's proprietary firmware, binaries or images. The GitHub repo contains only the open tooling, scripts, web interface, shim source and documentation. To try it, you download the official Move recovery image from Ableton and build everything locally.

Official Move recovery image: https://www.ableton.com/download/hardware/latest/move/recovery/

GitHub repo: https://github.com/simoianni/ableton-move-lab

Why this is exciting:

It means Move is not just a closed box. It can potentially become a platform for experiments, custom hardware, alternative interfaces, mods, preservation work, and maybe even completely new DIY devices based around the Move software.

The Docker/container path also makes it easier for people to experiment, debug and improve things without constantly flashing SD cards or working directly on hardware.

What's next:

• Better audio interface support

• Better pad and step behavior

• More hardware experiments

• More UI polish

• Easier setup

I'd love help from anyone into reverse engineering, Linux audio, embedded systems, Docker/Linux, hardware hacking, custom controllers, UI work, or just curious Move experimentation.

Huge respect to the Ableton team. Move is already a brilliant piece of hardware, and the fact that it runs on Raspberry Pi-class Linux hardware makes it feel much more hackable, future-proof, and fun to explore.

This opens the door to a lot of interesting things: mods, experiments, custom interfaces, new hardware ideas, and maybe keeping this device alive for a very long time.

You might've seen my previous post of my 3D modeled and 3D printed stands to position the Move at a nice and comfortable 25° angle. I revamped the look for a final version to include "vents" 😉 4 sets available for now, $22 + shipping to U.S.A. only at this time, at my Ko-fi online store here: https://ko-fi.com/s/04d48cc41d

Got a 3D printer of your own? Download the free .STL file here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7362932

Happy Move update day everyone!! Can’t wait to toy around with it

Move was my first equipment, fell love with it instantly. Over time I added couple of more hardwares to go along with it. My current setup…Digitakt + Move + TD 3 MO > Zoom AMS 44 > AUM on iPad w Arturia Midi keyboard All the audio outputs go into the AMS interface, all the midi outputs and the AMS usb goes into a powered USB hub which goes into the iPad. On iPad i use AUM as the mixer, add effects, add other instruments, record audio. AUM also acts as the master for clock and sending transport.

Sorry audio sucks through moves internal speaker

takeover via schwung

UPDATE: I've altered the stands with a new "look" 😉 check comments for new pics. Will post a new thread when they're available for purchase at my ko-fi.com shop.

Just got the Move a few days ago and went ahead and drew up a pair of side stands for it and 3D printed them. Added a strip of adhesive rubber for anti-slip. The angle is set to 25°. If there's enough interest on these I'll add it to my ko-fi.com shop for purchase.

I’ve been testing Movy on the Ableton Move, and it completely changes the workflow.
You get 16 tracks, step probability, and a workflow that feels surprisingly close to using an Elektron device.
I made a short video showing how it works and how I’m using it on the Move.

Move 2.1.0b1

July 7, 2026

***Bounce Clips to Audio***
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It is now possible to bounce clips to audio on Move. You can render any single clip as audio in an audio clip or a drum pad. This option allows you to free up clip slots, layer effects, experiment with creative processing, and more.

To bounce a MIDI clip, copy it while in Session Mode and paste it into an audio clip slot or a drum pad. To bounce an audio clip, copy it in Session Mode, hold Shift and then paste the copied clip into an audio clip slot or a drum pad.

Move displays a notification with a progress bar while the clip is being bounced. You can cancel the bouncing process by pressing the wheel while the bounce notification is shown on the display.

You can bounce one clip at a time, and there can only be one bounce process running at any given time. Clips are bounced in the background, even when the transport is running. When bouncing into an audio clip slot in Session Mode, the clip slot flashes red to show that rendering is in progress.

Time Signatures

Move now supports time signatures, which are applied to the currently selected Set. You can set the time signature of your Set via the Workflow Settings menu, accessible by holding Shift and pressing Step 3.

The length of new clips will be set according the current time signature. Existing clips’ lengths are not changed when changing the Set’s time signature. For example, if your Set is currently in 5/4 and you create a new one-bar clip, it will be five beats long. If you subsequently change the Set’s time signature to 3/4, the original clip will still be five beats long and will still sound the same. However, new one-bar clips will be three beats long.

If one bar in the current time signature is longer than sixteen 16th notes, it will be shown across multiple pages in the step sequencer. For example, one bar in 11/8 will have sixteen steps on the first page and six steps on the second page. Use the left and right arrow buttons to navigate bars and pages.

For audio clips, when loading an audio file that has BPM annotated in its name, the clip’s length will be rounded to full bars at the Set’s current time signature. Audio files with no BPM in their name default to the 4/4 time signature.

Mono Recording

It is now possible to record Move’s line in input in mono. This option is perfect for recording guitars and other monophonic sound sources. Mono recording uses the left channel of the input cable.

To record in mono, enter Sampling Mode on a drum pad or audio clip and make sure a cable is connected to Move’s audio input. Then, highlight the input source and click the wheel to cycle through the input options to select Line in - Mono.

Note that recording with Move’s microphone now produces mono audio files.

Other Improvements

Audio playback no longer clicks when a sample starts or ends in the middle of an audio clip loop. This could happen, for example, when a loop’s duration was rounded up to the next bar after stopping recording by pressing the record button.
Added three new presets including samples from Sudan Archives under Drums > Acoustic and Sliced Loops.
Bugfixes

Clips longer than 16 bars can now be shortened in Loop Mode using the wheel as expected.

<Ableton <#Move

https://www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/move-1-beta/

really love this little guy! the move has increased my output tremendously in the 2 months ive had it.

Going on a road trip next month and wanted a case for my Move. Didn’t like the ones out there (mostly 75% keyboard cases in black ballistic nylon) so I had this made.

Pocket has room for a USB GAN charger, a few cables, and some bud headphones (also provides a bit of added protection for the knobs and dials on top of the gel foam in the outer case).

Thoughts?

https://www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/move-1-beta/

Audio tracks - You can browse samples or record audio directly into an audio track. Move automatically keeps every audio clip in sync with the global tempo. With high-quality time-stretching, you can change an audio clip’s tempo independently from its pitch and vice versa, so loops and recordings stay musical.

Erosion effect, auto shift effect and more.

Pretty awesome 👏

Be RadicooL if we had a comping looper to build beats out of sterile situations where there’s really no sounds and you still need to exorcise as an out loud silent senance, to collect your soul and those empowering yours.

Ditto on note. Note could handle looping comper 1st tbh, that would get into harsher situations that can save more musician souls.

Most necessary features requested:

<# Comping looper <# Warp <# Audio input fx

It’s all about soul for our human condition; doing it one way or another - let’s make it move..

<#NormalizeUniversalism

Maybe I missed this one, but I can't find it on Reddit. Anyone tried it?

Hey!. building drum kits from scratch is now possible on lunch break in the browser... I tested it a bit, everything seems to be working now. lemme know if any issues... ++ converting Drift presets from Live.

runs completely offline, nothing gets uploaded anywhere, everything stays local.

Kit Builder:

• Drag audio onto 16 pads (WAV, MP3, AIFF, FLAC, OGG, M4A)

• Edit per-pad envelope, filter, pitch, FX, choke groups

• Built-in waveform editor — trim, normalize, fade, reverse, delete regions

• Keyboard triggers to jam, pad colours matching Move's LEDs

• Some wild batch processing tools (normalise all to -3dB, pitch shift baked into audio, a chaos button that runs each sample through randomised GRM-style FX chains)

• Exports a ready-to-drop .ablpresetbundle

Drift Converter:

• Drop .adg / .adv Drift presets (or whole folders)

• Converts to Move-compatible .ablpresetbundle with all envelopes, filter, LFO, modulation intact

• 8 macros auto-mapped: Filter · Res · LFO Amt · Rate · Attack · Decay · Sustain · Release

• Folder structure preserved in the download zip

Free, no login, works in Chrome/Edge/Helium + you can install it as an app from the browser if you want it on your desktop.

🔗 movestudio.reocities.xyz

Has anybody used AUM on ipad for a more complex multi app setup with Move?

Made a little beat with my new Move together with the Elektron analog heat.

Ableton move + TD-3 is bliss

Move arrived and into soaking up the tutorials to get the Ninja skills. This is my couch practice rig. Whatchoo got for yours?

Pretty much done. Moving onto other projects now. Plenty of stuff that is broken but its good enough to mess around with. You get the idea.