What’s New with the Latest Ableton Update 12.1?

Ableton Live 12.1, a free update for Live 12 users, introduces several new features and improvements. Key additions include real-time pitch correction with Auto Shift, a new Drum Sampler device, enhanced MIDI transformations, and updates to Limiter and Saturator devices.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

Key New Features:

Auto Shift: A real-time pitch correction device that allows users to correct pitch and create harmonies from monophonic signals using MIDI sidechain. It can follow scales and add modulation to the sound using MPE or the device’s LFO.

Drum Sampler: A new, compact sample player for tweaking and enhancing drum sounds.

MIDI Improvements:

The MIDI editor now allows filtering and selecting notes by time, pitch, velocity, chance, and more, according to Ableton. Two new MPE-specific MIDI transformations, Glissando and LFO, have been added, enabling users to create curves for MPE parameters on selected notes, according to Ableton.

Limiter and Saturator Updates:

Limiter has been redesigned with a new user interface and improved metering, according to Ableton. Saturator now includes a Bass Shaper for low-end processing.

Other Notable Changes:

Auto-tagging: All samples in your library (under one minute long) and VST3/AU plugins are automatically tagged, making it easier to find sounds.

**Improved workflows for editing and deleting automation breakpoints.

External and MIDI sidechains for the envelope follower.

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