#Ableton live 11 release date for free

The new Spectral Time effect device also begins with partials, before applying delay, and includes a neat Freeze function which is where it gets interesting for drones and soundscapes, as well as impactful industrial sounds. It also accepts MIDI notes so it can be triggered from a keyboard or other source, the effect becomes an instrument. Spectral Resonator breaks an incoming audio signal into partials, before modulating, transposing, and filtering them.

Support for MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) means that you have new automation lanes that can be addressed per-note In effectĪlthough there are no new instrument devices, there are new audio effects: Phaser-Flanger and Chorus-Ensemble combine previously separate devices, while maintaining backwards compatibility, while Hybrid Reverb adds to Live’s previous Reverb and Convolution Reverb, bringing Impulse Response reverbs to non-MFL users. There are also three new sample instrument packs from Spitfire Audio – Upright Piano, Brass Quartet, and String Quartet, which aren’t present in the beta at the moment. Live’s library will inevitably receive a spring clean, and there’s more curated content to come, in the shape of Voice Box (voice samples and processing), Mood Reel (ambient soundscapes targeting media producers), and Drone Lab (complex evolving instruments and effects). To tie in with this development, Push has received a firmware update, too and now grants polyphonic aftertouch. The probability controls in Live 11 can affect the chance of a note being played, and alter the velocity in a controlled but random way. This brings a whole new mindset to the creative process with live, and works beautifully. This is supported by the Wavetable, Sampler, Simpler, and Arpeggiator devices, and you can draw MPE control message changes into the clip editor even if you don’t have a compatible controller. There are new editing lanes for MPE parameters now, because Live 11 will support MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) controllers, such as the Roli Seaboard. Each MIDI clip can have a scale assigned to it, with the notes and root note being highlighted in the lanes in the editor. Live’s MIDI Note Editor has a new Probability lane, and buttons to quickly randomise velocity and probability. Just add one, and as your arrangement loop cycles round, new lanes are added indefinitely, capturing your new take while muting the previous ones. Live 11 introduces Take Lanes, which are attached to audio or MIDI tracks.

The comping process, if you weren’t already aware, streamlines compiling several takes of a recording (usually vocals) into one new track. The first thing we should highlight is supposedly the most-wanted of all Live user requests – track comping. And yes, there are new devices to explore. The right-hand column displays include sub-folders for Audio Effect devices. However, when approaching the Browser you’ll notice there are now left-column items for Grooves and Templates – yes, it’s finally possible to save multiple projects as templates. Superficially, this is still the Live we’re used to, which is a good thing. Two years on from Live 10, the Live 11 beta has gone public, so let’s see what registers on the excitement scale this time round, and get a taste of what Live 11 will be bringing to our screens next year.

#Ableton live 11 release date for free

“Master” is now “Main” or “Global”: All instances in the MPC that refer to the “Master” are now referred to as” GLOBAL” or” MAIN”.Price Beta access is available for free to Live 10 Standard and Suite users, but it will expire Contact AbletonĪbleton is not a company known for wild, erratic behaviour when it comes to updates, and there’s still a buzz of excitement when a new release is announced.

QLINK Preferences: Preferences > Hardware > General now contains a setting for Shift + Q-Link Press goes to Q-Link Edit or Cycle Backwards.

New Chord Progressions: MPC now contains five extra chord progressions that can be used in Pad Perform > Progressions mode.

Updated Project Saving: XYFX location and Arp parameters are now saved and recalled with the MPC project.

16 Level Update: Users can now use 16 Level functionality on Plugin, Keygroup, and MIDI tracks allowing for fine tuning of velocity levels for melodic tracks.

Pad Perform Updates: Pad Perform “off” has now been renamed to “Custom” and allows for user note maps.

Drum Pad Slice Automation: The Slice assigned to a drum pad layer can now be automated.

Plugin Search: search for a plugin by name.

Ableton Link 3 Support: Ableton & MPC are now able to sync start/stop from a single transport control.

2.11 also includes other enhancements, improvements and functionality