Ableton 12.2 Released

ianlecheminant

11 months ago

Quick Facts

Ableton released the highly anticipated 12.2 update yesterday.

Check out the full release notes linked below:

Ableton 12.2 Release Notes

Highlight Features as follows

Auto Filter Updates

Bounce Tracks to Audio (About Time…)

Browser Improvements

Quick Tags

Custom Icons

Device Improvements

Max for Live Improvements

Arrangement View Improvements (I noticed this one immediately when opening a current project, this is a good update.)

Per the release notes: “Track headers now display a Show/Hide Take Lanes button when more than one take has been recorded on a given track or after choosing Insert Take Lane from a track’s context menu. Note that in order to access the Show/Hide Take Lanes button, Automation Mode needs to be disabled and tracks need to be unfolded.”

I will be testing this update overall with existing sessions and my various templates in detail for the rest of the week and will follow up with any discoveries I make.

Seems stable so far! Famous last words….

You can check out the new features in action below:

Before You Update, Things to Know

Review Ableton’s guide for Updating Live

I strongly recommend enabling Manual Updates. Only updating in between projects with time sensitive deadlines and such etc.

Minimum System Requirements macOS

macOS 11 Big Sur or higher
Intel® Core™ i5 processor or Apple Silicon
8 GB RAM
1280×800 display resolution
Core Audio compliant audio interface recommended
Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
Approximately 5.7 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content

Minimum System Requirements Windows

Windows 10 (Version 22H2) or Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher)
5th generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor or AMD Ryzen processor (CPU supports AVX2 instruction set)
8 GB RAM
1366×768 display resolution
ASIO compatible audio hardware for Link support (also recommended for optimal audio performance)
Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
Approximately 5.7 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
Optionally up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content

See: Try Ableton Live for free

Ableton Reference Manual