Audio Tracks & Recording

• Record audio loops in session or track view.
• Audio loops are warped, so they adapt their tempo without changing the pitch and vice versa.
• Tapping + in Session brings up a context menu to record or load a sample
• While recording in session, tap other clip slots to keep recording new clips
• Capture FX Automation on existing clips or automate while recording
• Control to change clip tempo by BPM and double/half tempo
• Dials for clip gain and transpose
• Tap on grid ruler to adjust the grid and tempo.
• Swipe up and down on waveform to change clip gain
• Loop different sections of a clip via the loop brace

Input Monitoring

• Audio inputs can be monitored and processed through audio tracks
• Input monitoring is enabled from the audio track view or from the track context menu in session view, it's exclusive and fixed to the track it is enabled on
• Indicator on track icon shows the input signal in real time
• Updated the empty sampler view with the same features as the empty audio clip.
• Removed "Input Monitoring" toggle from Settings since this is now managed from within the set

Audio Interface Support

• Input sources can now be selected from the built in microphones and external connected devices.
• Accessed from the microphone button in the empty audio clip and sampler views

Auto Shift

• Added Auto Shift as a new FX Device for real time pitch correction, vibrato and formant shifting

Erosion

• Added Erosion as a new FX Device for adding noise and grit to a sound.

Link Audio

• New settings in the Link Menu for Link Audio. Live stream Note's audio to Live and Push.

Improvements

• Overhauled interactions with stop Buttons now appearing on playing clips
• Tapping a clip again while stop has been triggered re-triggers the clip
• New add-track buttons: Beat, Synth, and Audio track
• Piano layout is now the default for melodic tracks.
• C Major is the default key for new sets.
• Last used key and tempo are remembered when creating a new set.
• Tapping a visual control (filter, LFO, ADSR, etc.) enters a focused single parameter access mode. iPad shows visual and dials side by side. Done button exits.
• VoiceOver support for visual controls and single parameter access.
• Improved performance for large sample libraries
• Browser now updates when directory contents change (e.g. adding loops in other apps)
• Searching now includes external folders
• Refreshed AutoPan-Tremolo device UI with real-time visualisation
• Tapping a parameter dial opens a context menu with Reset and Insert/Mute/Delete Automation actions. This replaces the parameter menu on the bottom half of the screen.
• Tweaked contrast for usability on Drum MIDI Editor
• Delay: Updated LFO Parameter options
• In an empty set, the metronome will no longer turn on automatically. Instead a count in will play.

Core Library Updates

• Added demo Sets by Alice Ivy, Jose Castillo, and Heavy Mellow. These showcase the newly introduced audio tracks and include new loops and presets.
• Added Auto Shift and Erosion presets.
• Added new presets for Delay, as well as updated existing presets to use the new LFO options.
• Added new presets for Chorus-Ensemble, as well as updated existing presets to use the new Tap and Time controls.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Tap and Long Press would fire simultaneously
• Fixed crash when navigating away while a device visualization was active.
• Parameters are now correctly reset when loading/recording samples into a drum rack, matching Move's behavior.
• Choke group is now set on sliced pads.
• Fixed an issue where external folders would not update immediately when files changed
• Imported videos/audio (m4a,mp3) were imported as mono
• Fixed a crash when adding MIDI notes

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Ableton Live 12.4 is here. The latest update, free to all owners of a Live 12 license, offers new ways to create and collaborate in Live, plus improvements for Push, Move and Note.

Updates to Live

Link Audio makes it easier than ever to collaborate on your music in real time, by letting you stream audio between compatible devices over a local network without additional hardware or manual latency compensation. Multi-channel audio can be sent from Move and Note to Live or Push Standalone – and in Live and on Push, audio from other players appears directly as an input.

Live 12.4 brings updates to three devices:

Erosion now includes real-time spectrum visualization and the option to blend continuously between both sine and noise modulation and mono and stereo noise.

Chorus-Ensemble gives you greater control over delay time and structure, especially useful for achieving smooth, musical chorus sounds on guitar and bass.

Finally, Delay comes with new LFO time modes and waveforms, offering a wider range of modulation possibilities.

Stem Separation, available in Live 12 Suite, is more flexible and intuitive in 12.4. You can now process specific time selections in Arrangement View, remove specific stems and combine the rest into a single track, and view the progress of the entire operation rather than per-stem.

Learn View, which replaces the old Help View, guides you through the basic workflows and core concepts of Live, combining short videos with written explanations. You can track your progress by checking off lessons as you complete them.

Watch the walkthrough video for a summary of Live’s new and improved features

Updates to Push

Live 12.4 lets you create and modify MIDI controller mappings from Push Standalone, customize which control scripts your connected MIDI device uses, and deactivate control scripts entirely to make space for your own custom mappings. Plus, it’s now easier to control Max for Live devices, with an option to add more Max for Live parameters to the Device View.

More for Move and Note

Live 12.4 is accompanied by Move 2.0 and Note 2.0. On both Move and Note, you can now add audio clips from the library, record directly via microphone or (on Move) line-in or USB-C, and warp the resulting sound with an algorithm that maintains the pitch of the original sound while altering the tempo – or vice versa.

Auto Shift and Erosion, two effects from Live, are now available on Move and Note, giving you more tools to process vocals and color sounds.

Finally, you can explore new demo Sets created specially for Move and Note by Heavy Mellow, Alice Ivy and Jose Castillo.

Update, upgrade or buy now

Live 12.4 is a free update for all Live 12 users and will be installed the next time you open Live. If auto-update is turned off, go to your user account to download.

Take the tour to learn more about Live 12, and head to the Ableton shop to buy or upgrade now.

For more information, check out our release notes for Live, Push, and Move, and the App Store page for Note.

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New Features and Improvements

With Link Audio, you can stream audio in real-time between Link peers in a shared session. To send or receive audio, make sure that both Link and Link Audio are enabled for all participants. Once enabled, all tracks with audio output can be received by Link peers.

The names for active peers are shown in the new Link drop-down menu in the Control Bar. To receive audio, select a peer via the input type chooser on an audio track and then choose the specific source track with the input channel chooser. Make sure the audio track's monitoring state in Live is set to In to hear the incoming audio, as well as armed to record the audio.

A dedicated Link page has been added to Live's Settings. It contains all the previously available options related to Link, as well as the following new options for Link Audio:

• Audio — Enable this toggle to activate Link Audio. Make sure that Link is also enabled via its toggle in the Control Bar once you’re ready to start sending or receiving audio.
• Name — Use this field to specify the name that is shown to connected peers.
• Latency — Use this slider to set the input latency applied to the audio received from peers. We recommend adjusting this based on your network performance and workflow needs. The current buffered amount for each peer is shown in the Peers list and will be updated as you adjust the latency.
• Sync to Incoming Audio — Enable this toggle when monitoring incoming audio from Link Audio peers in Live<. When enabled, Live's Link session is delayed by the set latency value. Note that all other peers in the session must have Monitoring Mode set to Off.
• Peers — A list of current Link Audio peers is shown here, along with their current status and buffered amount.

For the best streaming quality and reliability, we recommend using a wired LAN connection with Link Audio. Wi-Fi is supported, but the audio quality depends on the stability of the wireless network.

Note that the audio buffer size affects the streaming latency. We recommend using lower buffer sizes on peers receiving audio and higher buffer sizes on peers sending audio to achieve lower streaming latency.

Erosion

The Erosion device has been updated to feature new sound capabilities, as well as a refreshed interface.

In the previous version of the device, there were three separate modes for applying sine- or noise-based modulation to a signal. Now, these modulation sources can be combined via the new Noise Blend control. The Stereo Width control can be used to morph from a mono to stereo modulation source, which allows the stereo width to be scaled precisely.

In addition, the algorithmic latency in the device has been reduced to 2 ms, down from the previous ~5 ms.

Sets created prior to 12.4 that include Erosion will load the previous version of the device, which is now named Erosion Legacy.

Chorus-Ensemble

The Classic mode in the Chorus-Ensemble device has been refined to improve results with a wider range of source material. This mode has also been renamed to Chorus to better reflect its resulting effect.

Chorus mode also includes two new parameters: Time and Taps. You can use the Time chooser to select a fixed delay time for the delay lines in the chorus. This makes it possible to set longer delay times, which can be useful for bass and guitar sounds. The Auto setting preserves the original behavior where the delay time is scaled dynamically per tap and with the modulation amount. The Taps parameter lets you switch between a one or two tap delay. The single tap delay results in simpler, thicker chorus textures that sound similar to the effects from classic hardware pedals.

Note that the default Auto value for the Time parameter ensures backward compatibility with Chorus-Ensemble presets from Sets created prior to 12.4.

Delay

The LFO section in the Delay device includes more modulation time modes and LFO shapes. The LFO rate can now be set in Hertz, milliseconds, or tempo-synced beat divisions. You can also choose from seven LFO waveforms and use the new Morph parameter to shape the selected waveform.

Separate Stems for Time Selection

It is now possible to separate only the selected portion of an Arrangement Clip into stems via the new Separate Stems for Time Selection command. This command is accessible in the context menu for a time selection in the Arrangement View.

Additionally, stem separation now only processes the audible portion of a clip as defined by its start and end markers. This helps reduce the processing time required for separation.

Merge Selected Stems to Single Track

When separating stems, it is now possible to merge the selected stems into a single clip in a new audio track using the Merge to Single Track checkbox in the Separate Stems dialog. The stems are merged after the separation process. This can be useful for combining specific stems into one clip. For example, if you want to create an instrumental loop from a song that has vocals, you can merge the Drums, Bass, and Others stems into a new clip while leaving Vocals unselected.

Note that the Merge to Single Track checkbox can only be enabled if two or three stems are selected, and not one or all four.

Learn View

The new Learn View offers a redesigned learning experience within Live to make it easier to understand and explore Live's core concepts. This view replaces the earlier Help View and its associated lessons.

Learn View provides structured learning modules that combine video content with written explanations. These modules guide you through different parts of the interface and key features in Live. You can filter lessons by topic and mark them as completed to track your progress. The video tutorials can be viewed in the Learn View or opened in a separate Picture-in-Picture window, which makes it easier to follow along in Live while the Learn View is closed.

All of the available videos are also accessible via the Learn View playlist on YouTube. New modules will continue to be added in the future and can be released independently from Live updates, so you don't have to wait for a new version of Live to access new content.

The content included with Packs, previously known as “Pack lessons”, is now referred to as "Pack Info pages" to distinguish from the educational content within the Learn View. Pack Info pages are available via the Pack Overview, which you can open from the Help menu. You can also open the Pack Info pages for individual Packs using the Show Pack Info option in a Pack's context menu.

Quick Tags Improvements

It is now possible to create new tags, parent tags, and tag groups directly from the Quick Tags panel in the browser. To create a new tag, type a tag name in the Quick Tags panel. If no existing tag is found, you can press Enter or click Create new tag… to confirm and add the new tag. You will then be prompted to select a tag group or parent tag for the newly created tag. Type the name of an existing tag group or parent tag, or type your desired name and select either the Create new parent tag… or Create new tag group… option.

Additional Features and Improvements

Max for Live Improvements

Updated the bundled version of Max to 9.1.4. This update introduces new parameter visibility options to handle a variety of common use cases.

The new "Visible" and "Visible (Not Stored)" visibility modes expose parameters to Live, but do not support automation. Practically, this means that they are visible to Push (and other control surfaces), but will not appear in the automation view. The "Visible" mode also causes Live to store the parameter's value in presets and with the Set for later restore. "Visible (Not Stored)" does not store the value, which can be useful for momentary controls. Note that this mode is not yet implemented in Live, but is expected to be implemented in a future update.

The visibility modes are only available for Float, Int and Enum parameter types. When using these modes, a new parameter attribute will become available in the object's inspector: "Undo When Visible". This attribute is on by default; however, when the attribute is disabled, your Visible parameter becomes invisible to Live's Undo system.

The following changes were also made in this update:

• abl.* objects: added @freezein attributes to hybrid reverb objects
• Autocomplete: rnbo~ is preferred over rnbo.remote
• Push 3 Standalone: improved disabling of Jitter GL
• MGraphics mgraphics_set_dash: allow 256 dash elements
• v8: js folder supports long extensions

Max Fixed Bugs:

• abl.device.drift~: fixed moddst attr options
• abl.dsp modulators: fixed macro 2 assignments
• abl.dsp.modalresonator~: fix @Damping attribute
• abl.dsp.saturator~: fixed setting curve type
• BEAP: names correctly displayed in Modules sidebar
• jit.pwindow: fixed rendering when initialized off-screen in Max for Live
• mc.function: fixed hang with @clickinactive set to select
• mc.generate~: fixed crash when changing channels with audio on
• Patcher grid: fixed drawing on right/bottom
• text: improved optimizations with large files
• textbox / listbox: fixed crash when making a new preset
• jsbuffer: fixed crash if no buffer name set yet
• Parameters: Fixed an assertion which caused CI builds to fail.
• Paths: Fixed a crash when paths were added/removed in Max for Live (Windows only).

In addition, Max for Live received the following updates:

• Added SimplerDevice.replace_sample to the Live API, which takes an absolute path to an audio file and replaces the loaded sample in Simpler.
• Parameters in Max for Live devices can now be made non-automatable or non-undoable.
• Added a new "Max for Live Developer Mode" entry to the Options menu. Activating the Max for Live Developer Mode enables the Edit button in Max for Live devices. Previously, this mode could only be activated by adding the -MaxforLiveDeveloperMode option to the Options.txt file. Note that as a part of this change, the "Copy Max for Live Path" context menu entry is now only displayed when the Max for Live Developer Mode is active.

Arrangement View

• On macOS, the selection behavior for Cmd-clicking in the Arrangement has been updated. It is now possible to temporarily disable the grid to place the insert marker off-grid or to create a time selection starting at an off-grid time:
  • Cmd-clicking outside the time selection range now toggles the grid and places the insert marker at the clicked location.
  • Cmd-clicking inside the time selection range now toggles the clicked track's or lane's selection state.

If only one track or lane is selected, Cmd-clicking inside the time selection range on that lane also places the insert marker instead of deselecting the lane. The mouse cursor changes to help indicate this behavior: a plus sign is shown when the lane's selection state is going to be toggled.

• When focused in the Arrangement timeline with no time selected, pressing Esc moves focus to the headers of the selected lanes in the timeline.
• Added a new Copy Time menu command that can be used to copy time in the Arrangement. The shortcut is Ctrl Shift C (Win) / Cmd Shift C (Mac). The shortcut for capturing MIDI has been removed.

Browser

• The Plug-Ins label in the browser has been optimized to load the content list quicker when plug-ins are grouped by creator.
• On Windows, it is now possible to navigate Live's browser forward and back with the mouse browser navigation buttons. This feature works when Live's browser is in focus.

Control Surfaces

• Added Control Surface support for Akai MPK mini IV.
• On Launchkey Mini MK4, Launchkey MK4, and Move, you can now adjust step duration in the step sequencer by holding a step and pressing an adjacent step.
• The Move Control Surface now supports audio clips in Note Mode.
• Improved the parameter mappings for Auto Shift and Erosion in the Move control surface script.

Core Library

• Added new Audio Effect Racks (Vocal Strip Complete, Guitar Amp Stack).
• Added new Chorus-Ensemble presets that use the new Time and Tap controls.
• Added new Delay presets that use the new LFO controls.
• Added a new default preset for Phaser-Flanger.
• Refined other various presets.
• Added new Drum Racks by KUČKA.
• Added presets for the updated Erosion device.
• Presets for the legacy version of Erosion are now available under Packs/Core Library/Devices/Audio Effects/Legacy/Erosion Legacy.
• Updated the default preset for Chorus-Ensemble.
• Added new and updated presets for the Chorus-Ensemble and Delay devices.

Devices

• Wavetable now supports a maximum voice count of 16 voices.
• Devices can now be renamed even when folded. This triggers the device view to be unfolded, such that the renameable title becomes visible.
• The filter decay in Drum Sampler's 8bit effect can now be disabled by turning the decay parameter all the way up.
• Parameter naming for the delay sections across devices has been improved.
• Parameter names have been made more consistent across several audio effects.
• Improved consistency of display names for filter parameters across devices.
• The parameter names in Auto Shift have been updated to be more consistent with other devices.

Interface

• The colors used for deactivated or other inaudible clips in Session View have been updated to better distinguish them from empty clip slots. Deactivated clips in take lanes have also been updated to make it clearer which sections are used in the main lane and which are not.
• The horizontal border between Session slots now uses a shade of color from the surrounding clips instead of neutral gray to mitigate color strobing effects.
• Updated software text in various areas of Live.

MIDI Editing

• Increased the width of the area at the start or end of a MIDI note that allows resizing the note to make resizing easier. MIDI notes can now also be resized by grabbing them from slightly before the note start. This can be helpful when the note is very short. Previously, this kind of resizing was only possible slightly behind the note end.

Performance

• On Windows, enabling the EnableRealTimeWorkQueue debug option allows Live to create up to 64 threads for audio processing instead of the operating system–limited 32 real-time threads. Note that this does not necessarily improve performance, as a higher number of threads can increase thread management overhead.

Setup

• A warning is now shown in the Link preferences when the selected audio driver is not compatible with Link.

Session View

• Solo can now be toggled with the S key for selected chains in Session View. If a track is selected, the S key toggles solo for the track.

Splice Integration

• Live now checks for available Splice updates at startup.
• Added support for navigating into and out of the Splice label using the Tab and Esc keys.

Stem Separation

• In High Quality mode, Stem Separation now displays total progress instead of resetting the progress indicator for each individual separation step.
• An error is now displayed when separating stems if the operation cannot be performed due to insufficient disk space.
• When separating stems, the exported audio files now retain the same bit depth as the source material.
• Stem separation can now use the GPU instead of the CPU on computers running macOS 26.3, which makes the separation process faster.

Bugfixes

Live Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to navigate back to the Splice label with the Browse Back and Browse Forward buttons after navigating to other labels in the browser. This change also makes it possible to use these buttons to navigate to the Cloud label even when Cloud is not authorized, as well as to the Max for Live label even when Max is not available.
• The Status Bar messages for parameters that are disabled due to a macro mapping now display the correct macro name.
• The Min/Max slider columns in the Mapping Browser now have a minimum width of 50 px and can grow to a maximum width of 80 px when the column is expanded.
• Fixes an issue where the name for a user preset would be reverted after switching between the A and B device states.
• Macro variations now fold and unfold with the device as expected.
• Fixed an issue where clips copied or recorded from seamlessly looping unfaded Session clips would not seamlessly loop.
• The Fade button for all Arrangement clips is now visible in Arrangement and determines whether loop jumps are faded.
• Soundtoys plug-ins no longer crash after performing Undo immediately after instantiation.
• Fixed an issue where Live would show an error message in the Status Bar that would not go away when dragging an instrument or MIDI effect over the Main track or when dropping an instrument or MIDI effect on an audio, group, or return track.
• Fixed a crash on Windows that could occur during shutdown when closing Live from the taskbar after dismissing the “Save changes” dialog.
• Fixed two bugs that occurred when entering full-screen mode on macOS while the macOS system setting "Displays have separate Spaces" is disabled:
  • On displays with a "notch," i.e., the camera area on a MacBook display, Live's window no longer sticks out beyond the bottom of the display.
  • The macOS Dock and menu bar now appear when moving the mouse cursor to the corresponding screen edge.
• Breakout views for disabled devices now allow interaction with controls like the regular device views do.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when switching between the Session and Arrangement View with the Tab in rare cases.
• Fixed an issue that occurred when importing MIDI files with tracks that contained only MIDI meta events (e.g., tempo changes or time signature changes) where Live would create empty clips for these tracks.
• Fixed a bug where the "Bounce to New Track" command would appear in the return tracks and Main track context menus.
• Probability groups are now restored when consolidating MIDI clips.
• Fixed an issue where a clip that was set to Lead would revert to Follow after bouncing.
• Fixed a potential crash that occurred when bouncing a Group Track that contained a track with a tempo leader clip.
• Fixed a crash that could occur with the Live API when using duplicate_clip_to_arrangement with an Arrangement clip if the target track was the same as the source.
• Fixed an issue where soloing a device chain in a Rack would set the track highlight to the Group Track if it was also soloed, which caused the Device View focus to be lost.
• Fixed an issue where changing the solo state for a track using the Live API would unintentionally change the highlighted track.
• Added missing Info View descriptions for the Device View area.
• Fixed an issue in the KeyLab mk3 Control Surface that prevented parameter details from being displayed when the fifth fader was touched.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to load certain MIDI files, such as those from the AudioRealism Bass Line 3 (ABL3) plug-in.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting a track with an Instrument Rack that had parameters from a Max for Live Modulator mapped to the Macro Controls.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when recovering a Live Set in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where the default values for a Max for Live device would not output on load if the device was deactivated and then enabled again once a Set was reopened.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when using Undo to restore a deleted device with automation on the Main track. Also fixed the same crash that could happen when attempting to recover a Live Set.
• Fixed an issue where filters in the browser were not reset as expected when hot-swapping devices.
• Fixed an issue where the names for automated plug-in parameters were not restored as expected when loading a Live Set. This issue affected the Soundtoys Effect Rack plug-in specifically, but this fix may also apply to other plug-ins with similar preset states.
• Fixed a bug where the current setting for a track's input routing was not copied from the original track to the new track when using the Bounce to New Track command.
• Fixed an issue where using Collect All and Save for a Set that contained a sample without a file extension in its name could cause the .als file to be moved to the project's Backup folder.
• The width of the Main track is now correctly restored when loading a Set made with a Live version older than 12.1.
• Third-party control surfaces, such as the SSL UC1 and Softube Console 1, should now work properly after reordering tracks in Live.
• Fixed an issue where Roar’s modulation section title required a double-click to open. The section now opens on single-click, which is consistent with other sections.
• Fixed an issue where focus did not move as expected for device chain headers when navigating between chain and track headers using the arrow keys.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when opening Live's Settings window under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where the export audio function would not progress. This would happen in the rare cases when Live would fail to synchronize with Microsoft Windows' Desktop Window Manager.
• Fixed a bug in Shaper MIDI where envelopes would remain in the sustain phase after a Note Off.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when starting clip slot recordings in very quick succession.
• Fixed an issue that caused an Arrangement clip's name to appear as blurry double text when the clip was dragged over an existing clip.
• Fixed an issue where not all of the originally visible Macro Controls were restored after undoing a hot-swap to a Rack with fewer Macro Controls.
• Fixed a bug where MPE Control would briefly expand and then return to the standard size immediately after loading the device.
• Fixed an issue where in some cases Live would unexpectedly zoom out in the Arrangement View when changing the view's size.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when creating Arrangement clips using the create_audio_clip and create_midi_clip Max for Live API functions.
• Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when changing the color of an Arrangement clip on a track where take lane clips were also present.
• Fixed an issue which made it necessary to wait a few milliseconds after scrolling or zooming with the mouse wheel before it was possible to pan a view by dragging while holding the Ctrl Alt (Win) / Cmd Option (Mac) shortcut.
• Fixed a bug where the option to save a Set was disabled in spite of making changes to scale settings within the Set.
• Fixed an issue where the note output from Arpeggiator could change drastically when a Max for Live MIDI effect was placed before it in the device chain.
• When using Arpeggiator in Synced mode, there is now a 5 ms grace period after the last grid division. If the first note occurs within this period, it is considered to belong to the previous grid division, and the sequence starts immediately instead of waiting for the next grid division.
• Fixed an issue where sliders in Racks were not readable in dark themes or when mapped.
• Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping the left of two crossfading clips to the right would reset the crossfade between the two clips.
• Fixed an issue where locators were not included when cutting, copying, pasting, or duplicating time in the Arrangement.
• Fixed a bug where plug-in windows opened in the wrong order and could not be reordered.
• MPE Control no longer sends out an initial CC 74 value when loaded.
• Fixed an issue where freezing or bouncing a track with real-time devices could disable devices in tracks used for sidechaining, or controlling or modulating a parameter via Max for Live devices, resulting in incorrect audio.
• Fixed an issue where other MIDI tracks would not play back when freezing a track containing External Instrument.
• Fixed a bug where bouncing to a new track in the Session View where the track contained transposed unwarped clips would result in incorrect clip length.
• Fixed an issue that caused an open video window to disappear when dragging and dropping items in Live.
• Fixed an issue where a track's main lane clips that were edited while auditioning a take lane were played back incorrectly.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when moving a breakpoint after moving insert marker away from and then back to the previous position.
• When performing stem separation from the browser while working with an empty Set, the Set's tempo is now updated to match the tempo of the clips resulting from the stem separation.
• Fixed a bug that occurred when running stem separation on an unanalyzed sample from the browser where stem separation would not produce correct Warp Markers and onsets.
• Extended the repair mechanisms for corrupt documents with non-unique Pointee IDs to work in more cases.
• The mixer's volume section layout now correctly responds to height and track width changes.
• Fixed a bug in Shifter that caused delayed audio to be cut off.
• Tempo-synced AUv3 plug-ins now correctly follow Live's tempo after changing the sample rate in Settings.
• Fixed an issue where the Slice to New MIDI Track software text was displayed in the Info View when the Extract Chains menu entry was selected.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to navigate back to the Splice label with the Browse Back and Browse Forward buttons after navigating to other labels in the browser. This change also makes it possible to use these buttons to navigate to the Cloud label even when Cloud is not authorized, as well as to the Max for Live label even when Max is not available.

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New Features and Improvements

Bounce to Audio

When using the Bounce to New Track command, bounced tracks now display a unique track number instead of the source track’s number. When first bounced, new tracks will use one number higher than the source track, so if track 3 is bounced, the new track becomes track 4.

Browser

When starting a new search with the Ctrl F (Win) / Cmd F (Mac) shortcut, any previous search terms and active filters in the All label are now cleared.

Interface

Updated software text in various areas of Live.
Updated various software text translations in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.

Live Bugfixes

Bouncing a Group Track no longer produces a silent bounce file when a track outside the group is soloed. This behavior is now consistent with bouncing individual tracks.
Fixed an issue where bouncing a nested Group Track caused the main Group Track’s effects to be applied to the bounced audio twice.

Setup

Files that are older than one week in the Crash folder of Live’s preferences are now automatically deleted when Live is launched.

Bugfixes

Live Bugfixes:
Fixed an issue where it was possible to extend the right edge of a bounced audio clip past the original source clip length.
Fixed an issue where MIDI signals routed to a plug-in via the External Instrument device were ignored when exporting the track containing the plug-in using the Selected Tracks Only option.
Fixed a bug in the APC64 Control Surface that could result in an error being written to Live's Log.txt file when using a touch strip to adjust a disabled parameter.

Accessibility

Fixed an issue that occurred when navigating Max for Live devices with the keyboard while wrapped navigation was turned off.
Fixed an issue where the DS HH instrument could miss notes.
Fixed an issue where samples could not be dropped from the Session or Arrangement View onto plug-in windows as expected.
Fixed an issue where adding a device with a focused control to a multiselection caused the multiselection to be lost. Adding devices to a multiselection now works as expected. As a result of this change, selecting a device’s title bar now clears the focus of any controls within the device.
Fixed a crash that could occur on Windows when closing Live from the taskbar after confirming whether to save a modified Live Set.
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a Soundtoys plug-in and then performing an undo step to remove the plug-in.
The buttons in the Help View header now use a square shape.
Fixed an issue where using the Bounce Track In Place command on a track containing only a very short clip created an additional undo step.
Live no longer crashes when selecting and deleting multiple tracks when one of the tracks has a remote mapped to a track parameter.
Fixed an issue where soloing would not work as expected in some scenarios involving an instrument modulated by a Max for Live device.
Fixed a crash that occurred in Session View when dragging a clip selection containing a clip that was being recorded.
Fixed a crash that occurred when starting Live with the screen zoomed in using the macOS Zoom accessibility feature.

Max for Live

Updated the bundled Max version to build 9.0.10. This includes a fix for an issue on Push 3 that occurred when disabling OpenGL in the context of Max for Live. Please see the Max 9.0.10 Release Notes for all updates.

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New

• Samplers: New start/stop editing workflow with dedicated markers
• Samplers: Double tap to zoom to selected range
• Samplers: Scrolling now uses scroll acceleration
• Sample Slicing: Slice Samples to individual pads in Drum Sampler
• Sample Slicing: Adjust individual start markers for a sample in slicing mode
• Sample Slicing: Change Start/End on initial slicing
• Audio Effects: New Auto Pan-Tremolo Effects Device
• Track Color: Added option to change track color in track menu
• Core Library: New Drum Racks by KUČKA
• External Folders: Add external folders from anywhere on your iOS device in the Sample Browser
• External Folders: Added "External" folder at the top-level in Sample Browser to gain access to external folders
• External Folders: Added support to download samples from iCloud Drive

Tweaks

• Autopan/Tremolo: Added icon for the waveform parameter (visible in Panning mode presets)

Fixes

• Fixed missing paste sample option on empty drum pads
• App Size: Removed unused onboarding material from the app bundle

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Ableton Live 12.3 is here

Ableton Live 12.3 is here. All Live 12 users can update now for free to explore the latest features: including Stem Separation in Live Suite, Splice integration, Bounce Groups and Paste Bounced Audio, the new Auto Pan-Tremolo, and more. The update also brings major new expressive features for Push, plus new drum racks and a new device for Move.

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With Stem Separation in Live 12 Suite, you can instantly split vocals, drums, and bass from any audio clip. Pull a track apart to reveal its raw materials – and reshape them into something completely new.

Splice integration now brings Splice directly into Live’s Browser. Audition samples from Splice’s library in sync and in key with your Set without ever switching windows – plus, try the new Search with Sound feature to find samples that gel with your existing elements.

For faster ways to resample, create transitional effects, micro-edits and more, you can now bounce entire groups in place or to a new audio track – or use Paste Bounced Audio to quickly print and create variations on your ideas without breaking your flow.

The updated Auto Pan-Tremolo device adds easier access to tremolo effects, plus deeper modulation and rhythmic control, and the new Device A/B feature lets you compare mixing tweaks or sound design choices instantly.

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Release Notes

Stem Separation

Live Suite now features built-in stem separation that runs locally. Any recorded audio material 6 such as a song, loop, or sample 6 can be separated into four stems: Vocals, Drums, Bass, and Others. The Others stem includes all parts of the audio that are not recognized as vocals, drums, or bass.

You can separate audio files from the browser or separate clips from the Session or Arrangement View. To do so, right-click a sample in the browser or a clip in Session or Arrangement View and select Separate Stems to New Audio Tracks. Each stem is rendered onto its own track in a new Group Track. Any audio effects from the source track are also added to the Group Track. The clip used for separation is muted to avoid doubled output.

You can choose between two quality modes for the separation: High Speed and High Quality. The mode determines whether the separation process prioritizes quickness or accuracy. In High Speed mode, all stems are separated in a single pass, so the process will be faster, though it may still take several minutes on older system configurations. In High Quality mode, the separation accuracy is improved (as measured by a higher Signal-to-Distortion Ratio, i.e., SDR score), at the cost of slower processing. The Vocals, Drums, and Bass parts are processed through their own dedicated separation passes. The Others stem is then created from the remaining audio after the three passes.

Generally speaking, the overall amount of time required for the separation process highly depends on your system configuration. Stem separation may take a while on older Windows computers, Intel Macs, and Mac computers running macOS 11 Big Sur. Due to an incompatibility issue, stem separation will also run slowly on Apple Silicon computers with macOS 26.1 Tahoe. See this article for more information on macOS compatibility with Live.

Splice Integration

Splice - the industry 27s leading sample library - is now integrated into Live 27s browser. Anyone with a free or paid Splice account can access their library, browse, preview, and download samples directly within Live.

You can browse and save samples to your Splice library, as well as preview Splice samples in sync with Live's transport. When you find a sample you like, you can drag it from the Splice label into the Session or Arrangement View. Alternatively, you can double-click the sample name or press the Enter key to load the sample into a Set.

Imported samples are saved to the User Library 1 Samples 1 Splice folder by default. You can update this location to the Current Project folder or a custom folder using the Download Folder for Splice Samples option in Live 27s Library Settings.

In addition to searching for samples, you can have Splice find samples that would fit with existing material in your Set. To do so, make a clip or time selection within Session or Arrangement View, then click the Search with Sound widget in the Home tab of the Splice label. Splice will then find and display complementary samples based on the style and rhythm of the selection.

The Key filter in the sample categories within Splice includes an 3Apply Key from DAW 4 option, which automatically detects the scale root and name set in Live 27s transport bar when Scale Mode is active. You can use this option to constrain search results to the detected key and scale. Note that only major and minor scales are supported with this option. You can also use the Transpose option in the Splice Preview settings to set different transpositions for sample playback within the Splice label or sync the Splice Preview to the Set 27s key.

By default, the Splice label is visible within the browser, but you can hide it via the 3Hide from Sidebar 4 command in its context menu. The corresponding option in Live's Library Settings will also be updated accordingly.

Note that a Splice account is required to use this feature, including non-subscription accounts (which offer around 2,500 free samples). You can follow the instructions in the Splice label to create a new account as needed.

Auto Pan-Tremolo Updates

Auto Pan now features an updated interface, including dedicated modes for panning and tremolo effects. To reflect its expanded functionality, the device has been renamed Auto Pan-Tremolo.

• Two modes are now available: Panning and Tremolo. Panning modulates the placement of the source sound in the stereo panorama, while Tremolo modulates the signal level.
• A real-time visualization displays either the current panning position in Panning mode or the current tremolo level in Tremolo mode.
• New LFO Time modes include 16th, Triplet, Dotted, and Time. In Time mode, you can set the period of the LFO in seconds, which is useful for creating very long modulation cycles.
• The Modulation Attack parameter ramps the LFO modulation when an onset occurs in the input signal. This causes the modulation to increase gradually so that it mainly affects the sustained portion of the signal. In Tremolo mode, this helps preserve transients, while in Panning mode, this keeps them in the center of the stereo field.
• The Frequency Modulation parameter dynamically scales the LFO frequency based on the input signal 27s level over time. Positive values speed up the modulation, while negative values slow it down.

Tremolo mode offers several distinctive traits:

• A single LFO waveform is available, which can be morphed using the Shape parameter and inverted using the Invert toggle. Exponential and linear ramp shapes are useful for gating and ducking effects.
• Harmonic mode modulates the signal level across fixed frequency bands in an alternating pattern, creating a dense, lush tremolo effect.
• Vintage mode introduces additional warmth and grit alongside the tremolo effect by modulating the intensity of a non-linear curve instead of the signal level.

Note that the original Auto Pan device remains available in the browser and has been renamed Auto Pan Legacy. When opening existing Sets that contain Auto Pan presets, the legacy device will be automatically loaded.

Bounce Group Tracks

It is now possible to bounce Group Tracks via two new commands: Bounce Group to New Track and Bounce Group in Place.

The Bounce Group to New Track command is available in the context menu for individual group slots or selections of group slots in Session View, and within the main lane of a Group Track in Arrangement View. The Group Track is bounced with all its processing, including any return tracks used via sends from the Group Track or any of its included tracks. For that reason, bouncing is performed from the Main track, pre-FX. The bounced audio is added as a clip to a new track.

The Bounce Group in Place command is available in a track title bar 27s context menu, as well as the context menu for group slots in Session View and for the insert marker within the main lane of a Group Track in Arrangement View. This command bounces the Group Track along with all of its processing, including return tracks, as previously described for Bounce Group to New Track. The bounced audio replaces the Group Track with a single audio track.

Note that bouncing Group Tracks works similarly to rendering Group Tracks with the Include Return and Main Effects option. The key difference is that rendering is performed post-mixer on the Main track, while bouncing is performed pre-mixer on the Main track. This means that some routing configurations may produce silence or a partial signal when bouncing Group Tracks. For example, any tracks routed outside the Group Track are not included in the bounce. Additionally, return tracks that are part of the Group Track 27s signal path are only included in the bounce if their final output reaches the Main track.

Paste Bounced Audio

It is now possible to paste bounced audio from copied material as an alternative to using the Bounce to New Track or Bounce Group to New Track command.

To do this, first copy one or more clips in Session View, or a time selection in the Arrangement, from a single MIDI, audio, or Group Track using the regular Copy command. Then, right-click in an audio track, an empty MIDI track, or a take lane, and select the Paste Bounced Audio command from the context menu or the Edit menu. The copied material will then be bounced and pasted onto the track or lane.

Note that the source material is bounced in its current state when Paste Bounced Audio is used. This means you can modify the material and use the command again to create variations. Additionally, if the material is deleted, the Paste Bounced Audio command will no longer be available.

Device A/B Comparison

Two new entries have been added to the device title bar 27s Options menu: Compare: Switch to A/B and Compare: Copy A/B to B/A.

You can use Compare: Switch to A/B to toggle between two different device states: A and B. Each state can have its own unique set of parameter values. You can, for example, use state A for tweaking values while leaving state B at the device 27s default settings, and then switch between the two to assess the differences. The corresponding shortcut for comparing device states is P.

To copy the current parameter settings from one device state to another, use Compare: Copy A/B to B/A. This is useful for preserving specific parameter changes that you want to keep while freeing up the other state for more experimentation.

Note that this feature is also accessible via the Max for Live API.

New Features and Improvements

Arrangement View

• In Arrangement clips, MIDI notes where the note start is not part of the Arrangement will not be drawn, since they should not be played.
• In the Arrangement View, the Insert Empty MIDI Clip command can now be used without time selection and will insert a clip at the insert marker. The clip length will be one bar or the currently selected grid size, whichever is longer.
• Double-clicking to create an empty MIDI clip in the Arrangement View will now work when the grid cell is not completely empty. The clip created as a result will fill the available space in the grid cell.
• It is now possible to create Arrangement MIDI clips in a definable time range by holding Shift while double-clicking.

Browser

• The browser now features new default sidebar icons for Drums, Instruments, Audio Effects, and Packs.
• Updated the icons for devices and presets to improve discoverability and to better distinguish between type (audio, MIDI, instruments) and architecture (built-in devices, Max for Live).
• When filtering for Content|Set, the results no longer show backup Sets. A new Content|Backup Set filter can be used to filter by backup Sets instead.
• When the browser is in focus, it is now possible to show and hide the Filter View and Tag Editor with the following shortcuts:
  • Filter View: Ctrl Alt G (Win) / Cmd Option G (Mac)
  • Tag Editor: Ctrl Shift E (Win) / Cmd Shift E (Mac)
• Double-clicking a tag in the Quick Tags panel now adds that tag to the search field and triggers a tag search.
• There is a new context menu entry "Show tag X in Tag Editor" available when right-clicking a tag button in the Quick Tags panel. Selecting this entry opens the Tag Editor and moves focus to the tag.
• It is now possible to hide the Splice, Cloud, and Push labels by right-clicking on them in the browser sidebar and selecting the "Hide from Sidebar" command. The corresponding options in Live's Settings will be updated accordingly.
• Note that a Splice account is required to use this feature, including non-subscription accounts (which offer around 2,500 free samples). You can follow the instructions in the Splice label to create a new account as needed.

Clip View

• It is now possible to use the "Set 1.1.1 Here" context menu command for multiple audio clips as long as all clips are of the same length and have the same warp marker positions.

Control Surfaces

• Newer control surfaces can now access an additional parameter bank in the CC Control device.
• The Move Control Surface now offers a wider array of LED brightness options when using recent firmware.
• When using the Move Control Surface, it is now possible to navigate between device parameter banks by pressing Shift and turning the wheel.

Core Library

• Added new Drum Racks and samples by Tamuz.
• Added two new templates for recording vocals and guitar.
• Added new presets for Auto Pan-Tremolo (the previous presets are now stored in the Auto Pan Legacy folder).
• Added Push XY mappings to Rack presets.
• Added small refinements to the Vocal Recording Template and Drum Rack presets.
• Fixed the Lydian Scale preset.

Interface

• Reduced the minimum mixer height, which makes it possible to substantially decrease the size of the mixer when editing clips or Arrangement content. As a result of this change:
  • The mixer pan controls will be hidden as the mixer 27s size is reduced.
  • The track activator buttons will become compressed as the mixer gets smaller.
• When using time-limited licenses (such as rent-to-own), Live now periodically displays a progress dialog during runtime while attempting to re-authorize the license. If the license has expired, a prompt to save the Set appears before saving and exporting are disabled. If no internet connection is available during the re-authorization, a prompt to retry is displayed; otherwise, saving and exporting will be disabled.
• Added purchasing options to several areas within the trial version of Live.
• Updated the What's New in Live lesson to include features from Live 12.3.
• Updated software text in various areas of Live.
• Updated various software text translations in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese.

Max for Live

• Updated the bundled Max version to build 9.0.9:
  • Max for Live Improvements
    • JS Live API: fixed crash when path to jsliveapi_setpathfromid is invalid
    • live.banks: support button assignments for parameter banks
    • live.grid: direction arrows redraw after click
• Read the complete release notes from Cycling '74: Max 9.0.9 Release Notes | Cycling '74
• The following attributes are now available via the Max for Live API:
  • Track.insert_device and Chain.insert_device: Inserts the specified device at the optionally provided index in the track or chain. If no index is provided, the device will be inserted at the end of the chain. The device name is the name as it appears in the browser. Only native Live devices can be inserted; Max for Live devices and plug-ins are not supported.
  • RackDevice.insert_chain: Inserts a new chain at the given index, or at the end of the chain list if no index is provided.
  • DrumChain.in_note: Get/set/observe access to the MIDI note that will trigger the chain. This is useful in conjunction with insert_chain used on RackDevices that are Drum Racks, since by default they will be created with the In Note set to "All Notes, 3 encoded by -1.

Performance

• Improved the speed of adding a new track to a Set in cases where a default audio or MIDI track is configured.
• On certain Windows laptops running under power-savings modes, the CPU meter's behavior will now be less erratic and dropouts less likely. However, it is recommended to run Live with the best performance power plans and with no CPU frequency scaling.

Setup

• A different installer technology is now used on Windows, which makes the installation and uninstallation of Live significantly faster. The installer 27s interface looks slightly different, but its functionality remains the same as before. Additional improvements include:
  • The new installer can now replace any existing Live installation going back to Live 10. When selecting an installation folder that already contains Live, the installer will offer to uninstall the existing version and replace it with the new one. Previously, this was only possible if the existing version was the same edition and version as the new one.
  • It is now possible to install Live into a folder that already contains files. In this case, the installer displays a warning and asks for confirmation. Previously, installation into a non-empty folder was not possible. Note that installing into a non-empty folder may overwrite existing files. When uninstalling Live, all files in the installation folder are removed, including those that were present before the installation.
• The Ableton USB Windows Audio Driver for Push and Move has been updated to version 5.72.0.
• The Visual C++ distributable has been updated in order for Live 27s auto-update functionality to work properly. Follow the prompt in Live 27s Status Bar to update it.

Bugfixes

Live Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where a MIDI track's soloed state would not be preserved when bouncing the track in place.

• The UI of VST3 plug-ins will now animate more smoothly when changing plug-in parameters.

• Reduced Live's CPU load when nudging clips within a Set with many (i.e., several hundred) locators.

• Preset changes for some plug-ins with a large number of parameters will now occur noticeably faster on some platforms.

• Fixed an issue where Live would hang when recording a large number of automation events.

• Fixed a crash in Live that occurred when instantiating some plug-ins, including SoundBetter 27s Halo Effect, if Push 2 was connected.

• Fixed an issue that occurred in plug-in sliders, where it was impossible to set a slider to the minimum or maximum value in some circumstances.

• Fixed a bug that caused Live to hang when recording dense MIDI CC.

• Fixed an issue that caused visual glitches to appear when changing VST3 parameters from the plug-in 27s UI.

• Fixed MIDI program change for some VST3 plug-ins, including Korg M1, Sylenth1, and Viper.

• Fixed an issue with incorrect labels in Analog's Glide Time mode.

• Fixed an issue where the Quick Tags view would sometimes obscure items in the content pane.

• Fixed a bug where Expression Control's curve controls would not work until switching from the Velocity tab to a different tab.

• Adjusted the way Live plays back tempo automation ramps and curves to be more mathematically accurate. Previously, ramps with increasing tempo were played slightly too slow and ramps with decreasing tempo were played slightly too fast.

• Clicking on the clip title bar in the Clip View now fully scrolls Arrangement clips into view as expected, zooming out if necessary. When multiple clips are selected, all clips are scrolled into view. Previously, only the time selection start was scrolled into view.

• Fixed an issue where the volume for Group Tracks would not appear after clicking the Optimize Arrangement Height toggle. Folded Group Tracks in the Arrangement View are now taller so that the volume controls are visible again.

• Fixed an issue that occurred when using the Bounce to New Track command on a part of a clip from a frozen Group Track, where the entire bounced clip was muted instead of only the time range that was bounced, while at the same time the UI indicated that only the bounced region was muted.

• Fixed an issue where the mixer or device parameters would sometimes briefly show a wrong value when adding or bouncing a track, or loading a Set.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when discarding unsaved changes in the File Manager.

• Live will no longer crash when using the ASIO driver for audio interfaces with an odd number of output audio channels, e.g., 3 or 9 channels.

• On Windows, added support for odd-numbered input and output channels. Previously, opening a device that used an odd-numbered channel would fail.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when viewing the browser history after restoring a Set with exactly two undo steps.

• Fixed a bug in the Komplete Kontrol S Mk3 Control Surface that could cause delays when renaming tracks and devices.

• The Komplete Kontrol S Mk3 Control Surface no longer shows device-related information in Live's Status Bar.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when calling duplicate_clip_to_arrangement on a track in the Max for Live API.

• On Windows, Live no longer hangs while working with certain videos.

• When in automation mode, take lanes can now be inserted and made visible from the tracks header context menu. When these entries are selected, the automation mode is closed in order to show the take lanes.

• Fixed an issue where crossfades would be reset after dragging and dropping a clip.

• When soloing a track, track activators for Group Tracks are now grayed out like other track activators, as expected.

• Fixed an issue where the "Reset Fades" command was disabled for clips with no fades.

• Reduced the spacing between the track index number and track name in default track names.

• The GPU renderer on Windows will now perform much better with curves such as MPE curves in the MIDI Note Editor, allocating a lot less memory. The changes should also reduce the likelihood of audio glitches that could occur because of the GPU renderer.

• Accessibility fixes:

  • Live no longer crashes when navigating the transport bar using VoiceOver.
  • Cleaned up the contents of the Control Bar for screen reader users.
  • Improved the way Live's sample rate indicator reports itself to screen readers.

• On Windows, Live will no longer crash with NVDA or Narrator screen readers when the browser or File Manager is shown or has its elements expanded.

• Fixed an issue where Live would hang when bouncing a track that contained samples with high sample rates.

• Fixed a crash that could occur during multi-clip editing when right-clicking a note in a background clip if there were no notes of the same pitch in the foreground clip.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when capturing MIDI into the Arrangement if existing clips were overwritten during the process.

• Fixed a bug where automatically generated files might not have adhered to the file path length limitation on Windows.

• Fixed a bug in Hybrid Reverb where the previous reverb tail was still audible after the device was turned off and then back on.

• Fixed an issue where focus was lost after closing certain views, such as the Undo History or File Manager in the Help View. Now, when one of these views is closed, focus returns to the visible main view (Arrangement or Session) as expected.

• The context menu options "Set 1.1.1 Here" and "Warp from Here" are no longer shown for the rightmost edge of a clip.

• Fixed minor timing issues that could occur when recording or bouncing clips with tempo automation.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when duplicating scenes by holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and dragging them above other scenes.

• Fixed a bug on macOS that could cause Live to hang indefinitely in certain scenarios.

• Fixed a bug where duplicating multiple scenes with linked scene follow actions resulted in some of the follow actions to not be triggered as expected.

• Fixed a bug in the Komplete Kontrol S Mk3 Control Surface script that caused some pitch-related parameters to be too sensitive.

• Fixed a bug in the APC64 Control Surface script that could result in a crash when hot-swapping devices via Push.

• Fixed a bug in the Move Control Surface script that incorrectly allowed the loop menu to be accessed for audio tracks.

• Fixed a bug in the Move Control Surface script that caused step durations to be displayed incorrectly when a triplet step grid was used.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when dragging Group Tracks from the browser into a Set.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when pressing Enter with two or more selected scenes.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking on specific sample references in the File Manager.

• Fixed an issue where latency would not be correctly compensated in bounced audio when using plug-ins that have a dedicated latency for offline processing.

• Fixed a bug that caused sidechaining to fail when exporting audio if the sidechain source was a Group Track and the 3Include Master and Return Effects 4 option was enabled.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when dragging files into the Arrangement.

Max for Live Bugfixes

• Clip IDs accessed by Max patches will now remain stable when clips are moved in the Arrangement View.
• Fixed the following issues in Max for Live:
  • Sending getid to a live.remote~ or live.modulate~ now returns 0 if the last mapping failed.
  • Fixed errors that occurred when undoing or redoing operations such as duplication of a Max device with a remote~ or modulate~ that has been mapped to a parameter.
• Fixed an issue where bouncing a track involving Max for Live Modulators would not work correctly if the Modulator was mapped to a device in the bounced track but was located on a different track.

Note: When saving a Set in Live 12.3 that was created in an earlier version, you will be prompted to save it under a new name.

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New Features and Improvements

On Windows, Live will no longer crash with NVDA or Narrator screen readers when the browser or File Manager is shown or has its elements expanded. Fixed an issue where macOS machines would not connect to Push 2 or 3 in some cases.

Updated Max 9.0.8 to build 82d284e:

• amxd~: unnecessary directories are not created on export
• array.change / dict comparison objects: unordered mode matching non-matching atom arrays
• array.fill: fix hang when incoming array is empty
• Audio Driver: fixed audio prefs for Thread Priority and Latency (Windows)
• Audio Drivers: Fix potential crash on launch due to ad_mme bug (Windows)
• chooser: fixed crash when cmd-dragging
• curve~ / line: fixed issues when used in pfft
• Define: improved functionality with v8 / arguments
• jit.gl.texture: fixed shared context errors
• jweb: appropriately intercepts keys when it has focus
• live.banks: notify when parameter mappings change
• MIDI: improved behavior of port filtering / disambiguation
• midiin: unsupported MIDI RT messages are output
• numbox: fixed parameter usage
• Patching: fixed potential crash with deletion of outlets
• Projects: fixed issues with resolving file paths with localized files
• textedit: fixed crash with single quote character
• Timing: fixed ITM parsing not to be fooled by symbols containing the letter 'n'
• UI Objects Value Popup: fixed potential crashes
• v8: fixed crash with max.frontpatcher when Max is in the background
• v8: load/free performance optimizations
• v8: notifyclients() notifies on the object (not the box)

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