FL on the Web: hands-on, Image-Line tells us what it all means

A Web-native version of FL Studio generated a lot of buzz — and some confusion. Was this replacing the desktop version? (Absolutely not.) Was it part of some larger AI play? (Mostly Suno users seemed to think that.) Image-Line responded to my questions with their side of this — and I took the new Web UI for a spin.

Ableton Live 12.3: Stems, Splice, more Bounce, Auto Pan-Tremolo, and more

Ableton Live 12.3 hits public beta today, with stem separation and Splice integration, the ability to bounce groups as well as paste bounced audio, there’s a redesigned Auto Pan-Tremolo effect, and you get some new MIDI Tools and Pack updates, plus some extras you might miss like, finally, A/B parameter changes in devices. Oh, and Push has an all-new layout and more. Here’s what’s new.

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2025

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.

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025

Ableton Live 11.1 in public beta, with new tools and native Apple Silicon support

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2021

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