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Ableton Move 1.5 beta: full MIDI I/O and clock, sample slicing, Auto Filter, more
This is the Ableton Move update we’ve been waiting for. Ableton’s compact controller/standalone now gets proper MIDI implementation and slices up samples. Plus, you get the Auto Filter from Live 12.2. That’s in addition to other recent updates. Here’s your guide to what’s new.
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Vela reverb, now in open beta, opens up rich reverbs you can reshape
Vela, a new reverb from Sonic Academy’s Sonic Sounds line, is now in open beta. And yes, I’m here to tempt your RAS – Reverb Acquisition Syndrome again. The range of reverberation emulations here, combined with node-based editing, might mean you do need another reverb. (Sorry/not sorry.)
Peter Kirn - April 14, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Ableton Live 12.1 is in public beta, and it’s a huge release for Live
Live 12.1 just hit public beta, bringing more than you might expect: major Push additions, new ways of working more quickly with keyboards (and screen readers), a new Drum Sampler and pitch tracking and correction device, and more. Oh, and they finally fixed (my) single most annoying omission in Live. Here’s what’s new in Live (I’ll cover Push separately).
Peter Kirn - July 2, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Ableton Push with Live 12.1: what’s new in the beta for Push users
Peter Kirn - July 2, 2024
Gear Music tech Software Tech
Watch the first preview of Sumu, additive FM synth from Madrona Labs
Peter Kirn - December 19, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Roar, Ableton Live 12’s coloration-saturation effect, is a gem: video
Peter Kirn - November 15, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Ableton Live 11.3 in beta: more expressive control, new Drift synth
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Live 11.2 public beta: AUv3 support for plug-ins across iOS and Mac, refreshed Reverb, more
Peter Kirn - June 1, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
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