Push Hacker

Push Hacker M4L Device:

1 Introduction
2-3 How does it work?
4 Detailed description of the user interface elements
5-10 Push Hacker - Pad Modes
5 Momentary / Toggle Mode
6 Button Matrix
7 On/Off
8 Select Track
9 Solo Button
10 Trigger Clip
Push Hacker - User Manual Introduction 1

What does Push Hacker do?

Push Hacker turns your Push 1 or 2 session and note modes into HYBRID MODES ‘Session/User mode’
or ‘Note/User mode’

It enables you to manually re-assign any of Push’s features (bu�ons/rotaries/pitch bend/matrix pads)
to any parameters in Live (audio effects/MIDI effects/Clips/ Clips slots/Mixer/Solo bu�ons etc.…)
whilst in ‘Note Mode’ or ‘Session Mode’

Push Hacker has been designed to address one of the most fundamental principle of live performance
‘You should avoid having to switch modes on your controller’s whilst playing live to get the
spontaneous feel you’d get from an acous�c instrument’
Push Hacker - User Manual Push Hacker - How does it work? 2

1. Drag and drop one instance of Push Hacker onto a MIDI track
in Live. We advise to create a dedicated MIDI track for that
purpose in your live set.

2. If Push is connected to the Computer, the Device will connect

automa�cally to Push 1 or 2. In the upright corner of the device,
you can also select the Push controller you want to hack manually.

3. Click on one of the ‘Click to select’ bu�ons on the device ‘Pads’

to open the Virtual push mapper

4. In the virtual push mapper, select which Push controls you’d like
to re-assign to live
Push Hacker - User Manual Push Hacker - How does it work? 3

5. Select the type of mode you’d like to use in the device ‘pads’
You can choose between different ac�ons like: toggle, momentary
“Set bu�on matrix”, On/Off, Select Track, Solo Bu�on and Clip Trigger

6. Click on the ‘MAP’ bu�on (Toggle & momentary mode)

7. Click onto any parameter in live you’d like to control with Push
Hacker

8. Set the range of that mapping

Repeat this step-by-step for each of the 32 pads on the device.

Add another Push Hacker if you need to re-assign more of your Push’s
controls

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Push Hacker - User Manual Detailed description of the user interface elements 4

1. ZOOM. resize Push Hacker’s window to fit your screen estate 7. Output RANGE. Set the output range for a specific Pad

2. PAD SELECT. Toggles between Pads 1 to 16 and Pads 17 to 32 8. MAP. Enables user to assign one of Push Hacker’s Pad to
any parameter in Live
3. DEVICE ACTIVATION. Ac�vate/deac�vates Push Hacker
9. ON/OFF Reverse the behaviour of the control
4. PADS ON/OFF. Toggles Push hacker’s ‘Pads’ On or Off - except the Pad which
is assigned to switch switch all other Pads On/Off 10. SET COLOUR. Enables user to set the colour of the matrix pad
when re-assigned through
5. FOLLOW TRACK. Ac�vates/deac�vates the follow track op�on. Leaves
this Off If you want the Push Hacker to remain on no ma�er what track i 11. PAD MODES. Re-assignment Modes (toggle, momentary
is selected in live. Ac�vate it if you want the Push Hacker to only be “Set bu�on matrix”, On/Off, Select Track, Solo Bu�on
ac�vated when a specific track is selected and “Clip Trigger”)
6. CONTROLLER SELECTOR Selects the device a�ached to this instance of the 12.CONTROL SELECT. Open Virtual PUSH mapper
Push Hacker
13. PADS. Push Hacker’s Pads

2 3 6
4 5
1

12
11
10
9 13
8
7
Push Hacker - User Manual Push Hacker - Pad Modes / Momentary & Toggle 5

There are 7 different pad modes.

- Toggle
- Momentary
- Set Bu�on Matrix
- On / Off
- Select Track
- Solo Bu�on
- Trigger Clip

TOGGLE. This mode enables you to re-assign any of your push features
to any parameter in live as a ‘toggle ‘control. A control in ‘toggle’ mode
needs to be pressed twice to ac�vate and pre deac�vate the parameter
to which it is assigned. This mode doesn’t work for ‘the solo bu�ons’, ‘
the clips slot’, the clips’, ‘the track selec�on’

MOMENTARY. This mode enables you to re-assign any of your push

features to any parameter in live as a ‘momentary ‘or ‘gate’ control. A
control in ‘momentary mode doesn’t need to be pressed twice and
instead, the note off messages are used to deac�vate the control it’s
assigned to.
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SET BUTTON MATRIX. This mode will let you defined a specific loca�on
in your live set to send your push matrix to (that’s the coloured square).
No need to scroll around with your push cursor anymore
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ON/OFF. Set a specific Push controls) to turn Push Hacker On or Off. This will turn your push back to its ‘normal’ behaviour
(apart from that you chose)

In this example the “Shi� Bu�on” is assigned to switch the Push Hackers Pads On or Off. The Shi� Bu�on is always ac�ve,
un�l you deac�vate the whole Device.
Push Hacker - User Manual Push Hacker - Pad Modes / Select Track 8

SELECT TRACK. This mode enables you to select a specific track (MIDI or Audio) in live. Choose the ‘select track’ mode first, then
click on the desired track in live and finally click on the ‘learn selected track’ bu�on in push hacker’s pad.

3. Click
1. 2. Select a Track in Live « learn selected track »
to assign to Track
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SOLO BUTTON. Enables you to assign one of push controls to a solo bu�on in live. Select the ‘solo bu�on’ mode first, then select the track
you want to control the solo of and finally click on the ‘learn selected track’ bu�on in the push hacker’s pad.

You can then select the ‘toggle’ or ‘momentary’ modes to control that solo bu�on.
Push Hacker - User Manual Push Hacker - Pad Modes / Trigger Clip 10

TRIGGER CLIP. The Trigger Clip func�on let’s you select any clip slot or clip within your live set to any of push’s controls

There are two mode the Clips could be triggered:

Mode 1:
- the Clip can be triggered & gets retriggered, if you hit a Push control.
- Hold the Pushcontrol: the Clip Stops

Mode 2:
- If the Clipslot is empty a clip will be recorded
- On the next Push, recording stops an dthe clip is playing
- The Stop, play, stop ...etc .
- Hold the Push Control: the clip will be deleted.