Sonic The Hedgehog on Ableton Push 2? : macProVideo.com

You Can Play Sonic The Hedgehog on Ableton Push 2

Rounik Sethi on Tue, August 30th 0 comments

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Seeing Sonic the Hedgehog being playedÂ onÂ the screen of an Ableton Push 2 isÂ one of those rare moments that I struggled for words and wished I had a unit to hand to try this out.

Ableton Push 2 isn't a completely new platform for games. Push Hero 2 is a two-player game using the pads as the display... but, seeing a port of Sonic the Headgehog on his Push 2 by Icaro Ferre takes things to the next level.

Not only is this super cool, but it opens the door for hackers and hardcore DIY peeps to push the boundaries of making use of music gear in unusual ways. While Sonic is happily zipping around the Push 2 display collecting rings, it appears he can't be controlled using the buttons or pads on the Push 2 itself. I wonder if Icaro can solve the need for an external controller?

Anyway, kudos to Icaro Ferre (the man behind SpectroAudio's awesome CV Toolkit). He describes playing Sonic the Hedgehog on his brand new Ableton Push 2 as "arguably the coolest and nerdiest thing I’ve done in a really long time."
Here's some of the gear used to make it work: Cycling '74 Max 7 + OpenEmu + Syphon +imp.push external + 8BitdoNES30 Pro

Via: Icaro Ferre on Facebook

Watch: Thavius Beck on Ableton Push 2 in AskAudio Academy

Rounik Sethi

Rounik is the Executive Editor for Ask.Audio & macProVideo. He's built a crack team of professional musicians and writers to create one of the most visited online resources for news, review, tutorials and interviews for modern musician and producer. As an Apple Certified Trainer for Logic Pro Rounik has taught teachers, professional musicians and hobbyists how to get the best out of Apple's creative software. He has been a visiting lecturer at Bath Spa University's Teacher training program, facilitating workshops on using music and digital media tools in the classroom. If you're looking for Rounik, you'll most likely find him (and his articles) on Ask.Audio & macProVideo.com.