Ableton have released Ableton Live 12, the next chapter in their widely used DAW, available in various tiers.
- Ableton Live 12 Intro – $99.00
- Live 12 Standard – $439.00
- Live 12 Suite – $749.00
What’s new in version 12.1 (beta):
- Automation and Modulation Keyboard Workflow – Live now supports a new keyboard workflow for working with automation and modulation in the Arrangement timeline and in the Clip Content Editor’s Envelopes view mode. In addition, screen reader users get spoken feedback while working with automation in the Arrangement timeline. The following functions are supported:
- Creating an automation breakpoint — when the insert marker is on an automation lane, press Enter to create and select a breakpoint.
- Selecting an automation breakpoint — when the insert marker intersects with an automation breakpoint, press Enter to select it.
- Editing an automation breakpoint — when a breakpoint is selected:
- Use the up/down arrow keys to change the breakpoint’s value.
- Use the left/right arrow keys to change the breakpoint’s time (modifiers for moving in time apply here as well).
- Start typing a new value and press Enter to commit the change and unselect the breakpoint.
- Deselecting an automation breakpoint — when a breakpoint is selected, press Enter to deselect the breakpoint and commit any changes that were made to it or press Esc to deselect the breakpoint and cancel any changes that were made.
- Navigating between automation breakpoints — the behavior depends on whether a breakpoint is selected or not:
- With a breakpoint selected, select the next/previous breakpoint with Tab and Shift + Tab
- With no breakpoint selected, move the insert marker to the next/previous breakpoint by using Ctrl (Windows) / Option (Mac) with right/left arrow keys
- Deleting an automation breakpoint — when the insert marker intersects with a breakpoint, or when a breakpoint is selected, press Delete or Backspace to delete it
- Auto Shift – Auto Shift is a new realtime monophonic pitch tracking and correction device with formant shifting, available in all Live editions. Its design makes it especially suitable for working with vocals but it can be used with any other monophonic signals. It is also possible to play and harmonise the incoming signal polyphonically via the MIDI sidechain. Auto Shift includes two modulation sources: a dedicated vibrato LFO or a multi-purpose LFO that allows to modulate all important features of the device. When in MIDI mode, the device is capable of MPE modulation as well. The device supports both built-in scales and user-defined scales. Drum Sampler – Drum Sampler is a new instrument tailored to playing back one-shot samples in the context of Drum Racks. It includes essential sample playing features such as sample start and length controls, an AHD amplitude envelope, Transpose and Detune controls and a filter section with playback effects which allow to time stretch and loop samples, apply frequency and ring modulation, layer a sub-oscillator or noise, add punch or degrade the sound. Drum Sampler’s compact filter section allows to use four filters optimized for playing back drum hits: 12 or 24 dB low-pass filter, 12 dB high-pass, or a simple single-band half-parametric EQ to emphasise or notch out a portion of the spectrum. Velocity in Drum Sampler can be used to modulate volume as well as an additional parameter that you can select, such as one of the envelope controls, filter or a playback effect. Drum Sampler can also be used as the new default for Drum Racks: to do so, simply right-click on a Drum Pad containing Drum Sampler and select “Save as Default Pad” from the context menu. Note that when a Drum Pad is selected, you can now simply double click a sample in the browser to load it inside the current pad: if the pad is empty, the default for Drum Racks will be used – otherwise the currently selected device (if different from the default) will be used instead.
- Plus more….
Ableton Live is available to PC and Mac users.
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