Ableton tends to discount its products only a couple of times a year, so this flash sale is worth noting. They’re offering 25% off Live 12 Suite and Standard, upgrades, and all Packs, now through Wednesday, April 29. So if you’ve fallen behind on Live versions, or been eyeing those Max for Live Devices I’m constantly writing up, here’s your chance. Let’s refresh our brains on what’s in the upgrades.
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Here’s your quick guide to why you might want each edition. I’ll skip the Intro to Standard upgrade, but highlights of what’s in Suite:
- Max for Live (you could kind of stop reading there… since that’s potentially worth the price of admission just for using third-party Devices!)
- Stem Separation
- More instruments: Bass, Operator, Poli (virtual analog), Sampler, Wavetable, Meld, Granulator III
- More Packs, including my personal favorites, Inspired by Nature, MIDI Tools, Performance Pack, and Sequencer Pack
- More effects: Align Delay (forgot about that one!), Drum Buss, Dynamic Tube, EQ Eight, External Audio Effect, Filter Delay, Amp, Cabinet, Color Limiter, Convolution Reverb (yep that one!), Echo, Gated Delay, Hybrid Reverb, Pedal, Pitch Hack, PitchLoop89, Re-Enveloper, Spectral Blur, Spectral Resonator, Spectral Time, Surround Panner, Roar
In the effects, the Spectral effects, Echo, and Convolution Reverb and Hybrid Reverb are also all pretty special.
As for what’s in Live 12 vs. Live 11, I’ve written up a guide to each release of Live 12:
Ableton Live 12: a guide to everything that’s new, plus Live 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 [currently in beta, but accessible in your account when you purchase or upgrade]
But here’s the short list:
- Revamped UI
- Enhanced accessibility
- MIDI Tools, Generators, and Transformations
- Keys, Scales, and Tuning Systems
- Meld and Roar
- Granulator III
- Integrated Splice support
- Stem separation
- Link Audio, updated Chorus-Ensemble, Delay [now in beta]
Shopping new or upgrading, all the deals are here. (Your upgrade pricing is customized, so this will also show you your best available deal):
Got questions? I’m happy to answer them here, especially as I entertain myself with random factoids like when particular features were introduced or updated. (We need a trivia night.)
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