To see the updates Live 12.2 brings to Push, head to Ableton's Push beta release notes page.
Ableton Live 12.2 is now in public beta testing, with a huge range of improvements, additions and fixes to an already stellar offering. We run down a few of our favourite additions below!
Auto Filter has been redesigned, both in terms of the UI and sound.
The new device layout emphasises key parameters and features improved visualisations. Filter frequency modulation is now displayed separately for the left and right channels. Additionally, a real-time signal spectrum for the output has been added to visualise how the parameters affect the output.
Read up on all the latest features and columns here.
New Filter Types
Several new creative filter types have been added:
- The DJ filter controls both a low-pass and a high-pass filter with a single parameter, similar to certain DJ mixers. Values above zero filter out low frequencies and emphasise high frequencies, while values below zero filter out high frequencies and emphasise low frequencies.
- The Comb filter produces flanging effects, especially when modulated.
- The Vowel filter shapes the sound to resemble the human voice by emphasising formants.
- The Morph filter now features four different slopes. Furthermore, it is now possible to morph between low-pass and high-pass filtering, with band-pass in between.
- A Resampling filter and a Notch + LP filter complete the new additions.
Bounce Tracks to Audio
Two new commands for bouncing tracks have been added: Bounce Track in Place and Bounce to New Track. Now in Ableton Live, you can use Bounce Track in Place to render entire tracks as new audio tracks, and Bounce to New Track to render the time selection of a track into a new audio clip on a separate track. Bouncing is performed pre-mixer and post-FX. This means the source track’s effects processing is included in the rendered audio.
- The Bounce Track in Place command is available in the track title bar and clip context menus. The Bounce to New Track command is available in the clip context menu, as well as via the shortcut Ctrl+ Alt + Shift + J (Win) / Cmd + Option + Shift + J (Mac).
- When bouncing to a new track, the rendered audio clips are added to a separate track beneath the source track. After bouncing, the source clips are muted so that there is no doubled output.
- The Freeze and Flatten Track command and the Flatten command for frozen tracks have been renamed to Bounce Track in Place.
- Bounced files are stored in a new Samples/Processed/Bounce folder within the Project folder.
Custom icons
It is now possible to assign custom icons to any label in Library, as well as any user folder in Places:
- Right-click on a label to choose a new icon from the predefined list of custom icons.
- Reset to the default icon by choosing “Default Icon.”
Note that it is not possible to update the icons for the Packs, Cloud, Push, User Library, and Current Project labels.
Read the full list of release notes and more here at Ableton.
