Ableton Live 12 - Ready to be purchased

[Niky Serrano]

I have received the next email from Ableton:

 

Good news – Live 12 is about to be released.

What’s next?

You will receive payment instructions in a separate email in approximately 2–3 days.

[cclarry]

https://www.ableton.com/en/

[cclarry]

Release date is March 5th

[Niky Serrano]

Thank you @cclarry 

[Nitrate Audio]

now if one could only find a cheap A11 licenses.

 

[kitekrazy]

3 hours ago, Nitrate Audio said:

now if one could only find a cheap A11 licenses.

 

Live licenses are never cheap.   I think the most they ever discounted is 30%.

One think about Live is when 12 is released they still work on fixing things in 11. 

I have 12 beta but never got around messing with it.

[audioschmaudio]

28 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

Live licenses are never cheap

With a bit of luck one can get it cheap second-hand on KVR Forum or Knobcloud though.

[Tim Smith]

Trying to decide if  I'm upgrading right away. What I have now seems to work fine for what I need. 

I must be getting old. Gone are the days when I upraded because I felt like it was the thing to do.

Most of the updates lately on my other software mainly dealt with the new macs. Not something I care much about.

Ableton is my main DAW right now, sooooo maybe?

[Anxiousmofo]

The new tagging and browser system is  a deeply welcome upgrade to me.

[Tim Smith]

The scales and keys addition looks interesting. 38gigs for standard. I went for it upgrading from 11.

[Nitrate Audio]

I am flipping between switching to DP or Ableton.I am done with Cubase. I have no intention of upgrading anymore.

 

[Jim Roseberry]

2 hours ago, Nitrate Audio said:

I am flipping between switching to DP or Ableton.I am done with Cubase. I have no intention of upgrading anymore.

If low latency performance is important to you, DP is the worst low-latency performer of all the major DAW applications.

[kitekrazy]

7 hours ago, Nitrate Audio said:

I am flipping between switching to DP or Ableton.I am done with Cubase. I have no intention of upgrading anymore.

 

 I find this is apple and oranges.   Live is a laptop first DAW.  But when you open Live it opens up the work area and also when you close it.

[aidan o driscoll]

My Upgrade from 11 to 12 email arrived - €87 - with a link to go direct to the shop. This offer will last for 7 days when the link expires

Edited March 4, 2024 by aidan o driscoll

[aidan o driscoll]

Pre release review of difference tween Live 11 and Live 12 .. and is the upgrade worth it

https://sonicscoop.com/ableton-live-12-review/#:~:text=In Use,12 compared to previous versions.

Below is separate video on the same subject:

 

Edited March 4, 2024 by aidan o driscoll

[Niky Serrano]

Thanks @aidan o driscoll

I have received the email too ?

[kitekrazy]

Can't download it yet.  I still have the beta installed.

[aidan o driscoll]

4 minutes ago, Niky Serrano said:

Thanks @aidan o driscoll

I have received the email too ?

@Niky Serrano Having watched that video Im a tad unsure if its worth the upgrade TBH ( €87 ) .. It just looks like an update within the Live 11 version. He makes some good points in the final - should you upgrade

[kitekrazy]

A fanboy upgrades regardless of is it worth it.

The worst thing about live is their browser after Live 8.  Open up Live and you will see this circle spinning to check all of the folders you added.  Most DAWs don't do that.   What few people realize is if you add more folders your Live data base file gets larger - much larger.  One time mine was over 3gb and Live itself takes up that space.   I no longer use their self updating either.  I've had to clear those files hidden in the system.

[Niky Serrano]

10 minutes ago, aidan o driscoll said:

@Niky Serrano Having watched that video Im a tad unsure if its worth the upgrade TBH ( €87 ) .. It just looks like an update within the Live 11 version. He makes some good points in the final - should you upgrade

Well, it's the eternal doubt...

In my case, my macOS is an Intel with 10.15, and I can not execute Ableton 12 there.

I was thinking if yes or no, so finally I have hacked my Mac with a newer macOS version, to be able to execute there this new versión os Ableton

In my case, I think that the improvements worth and Ableton will cover other improvements in the future, but is an opinion