Ableton Live 12.2 is now in public beta – here’s what’s newAbleton Live 12.2 is now in public beta, and the latest update delivers improvements to all editions of Live 12, plus “major” new features for Push.
Live 12 officially launched in March last year, and was rated 9/10 by MusicTech for its improved MIDI editing and generators, plus its many small but significant workflow enhancements and improved browsing features. Once the beta testing period is over, Live 12.2 will be free for all owners of a Live 12 licence.

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For this latest edition of the flagship DAW, users can now bounce clips or time selections on any MIDI or audio track, including all processing, to a new audio track with a few clicks. Similarly, you can also use Bounce Track in Place to convert the whole track to audio. Auto Filter – which now comes to Move and Note for the first time – has also been redesigned with creative new filter types, real-time visualisation, and a revamped modulation section.
Expressive Chords, a new MPE-enabled Max for Live device for all editions of Live and Push, lets you play interesting progressions intuitively, one key or pad at a time. Meld (the bi-timbral synth) also gets a new Chord oscillator and Scrambler LFO effect, while Roar (the saturation effect) adds a new routing mode and filter type, plus an external audio and MIDI sidechain.

For a smoother user experience, a new Quick Tags panel lets you view, edit and assign tags directly in the Browser. Here, you can now view multiple columns of metadata at once. The Filter View has also been simplified, with its hidden features more discoverable.
New, significant updates also arrive for Push – Expressive 16 Pitches lets you play samples in Drum Rack melodically, and with added control from Push’s MPE-enabled pads. You can structure songs, perform Sets, and “explore flexible ways of sequencing clips and scenes” with Follow Actions. Bounce to New Track, the Groove Pool and Live 12’s Tuning Systems are now fully accessible too. And in addition to Expressive Chords and the updates to Auto Filter, Meld, and Roar, Live 12.2 also brings the External Audio Effect device to Push.
To view the full list of what’s new in Live and each version of Push, check out the release notes. If you already use Live 12, you can sign up for the Ableton beta programme now to test the new features.
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