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Live 12
Suite
Complete studio ā 71+ GB of sounds, Max for Live and all instruments and effects
Live 12
Standard
Full features ā 38+ GB of sounds and more instruments and effects
Live 12
Intro
Essentials ā 16 tracks and 5+ GB of sounds
Software Instruments
8 Software Instruments
- Drum Rack
- Impulse
- Instrument Rack
- Simpler
- Drift
- CV Instrument
- CV Triggers
- External Instrument
New in Live 12.1
- Drum Sampler
13 Software Instruments
20 Software Instruments
- Drum Rack
- Impulse
- Instrument Rack
- Simpler
- Drift
- CV Instrument
- CV Triggers
- External Instrument
- Drum Synths
- Bass
- Poli
- Sampler
- Wavetable
New in Live 12.1
- Drum Sampler
Updated for Live 12
- Play Operator
New in Live 12
Now In Live 12 Standard
Packs
4
16
- Play Chop and Swing
- Play Guitar and Bass
- Play Drum Essentials
- Play Grand Piano
- Play Mood Reel
- Play Skitter and Step
New in Live 12
Now In Live 12 Standard
- Play Electric Keyboards
- Play Orchestral Strings
- Play Session Drums Club
- Play Session Drums Studio
- Play Synth Essentials
Now In Live 12 Lite, Intro, Standard
Now In Live 12 Intro and Standard
- Play Drive and Glow
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- Play Chop and Swing
- Play Guitar and Bass
- Play Drum Essentials
- Play Grand Piano
- Play Mood Reel
- Play Skitter and Step
- Play Drone Lab
- Play Drum Booth
- Play Brass Quartet
- Play Glitch and Wash
- Play Inspired by Nature
- Play Latin Percussion
- Play Orchestral Brass
- Play Orchestral Mallets
- Play Orchestral Woodwinds
- Play Punch and Tilt
- Play Singularities
- Play String Quartet
- Play Upright Piano
- Play Voice Box
New in Live 12
- Play Golden Era Hip-Hop Drums by Sound Oracle
- Play Trap Drums by Sound Oracle
- Play Lost and Found
- Performance Pack
Now In Live 12 Standard
- Play Electric Keyboards
- Play Orchestral Strings
- Play Session Drums Club
- Play Session Drums Studio
- Play Synth Essentials
Now In Live 12 Lite, Intro, Standard
Now In Live 12 Intro and Standard
- Play Drive and Glow
New in Live 12.1
- MIDI Tools Pack
- Sequencer Pack
Audio Effects
27 Audio Effects
- Audio Effect Rack
- Auto Filter
- Auto Pan
- Beat Repeat
- Channel EQ
- Chorus-Ensemble
- Compressor
- CV Clock In
- CV Clock Out
- CV Envelope Follower
- CV In
- CV LFO
- CV Shaper
- CV Utility
- Delay
- EQ Three
- Erosion
- Gate
- Grain Delay
- Limiter
- Looper
- Phaser-Flanger
- Redux
- Reverb
- Saturator
- Tuner
- Utility
New in Live 12.1
- Auto Shift
42 Audio Effects
- Audio Effect Rack
- Auto Filter
- Auto Pan
- Beat Repeat
- Channel EQ
- Chorus-Ensemble
- Compressor
- CV Clock In
- CV Clock Out
- CV Envelope Follower
- CV In
- CV LFO
- CV Shaper
- CV Utility
- Delay
- EQ Three
- Erosion
- Gate
- Grain Delay
- Limiter
- Looper
- Phaser-Flanger
- Redux
- Reverb
- Saturator
- Tuner
- Utility
- Align Delay
- Drum Buss
- Dynamic Tube
- EQ Eight
- External Audio Effect
- Filter Delay
- Glue Compressor
- Multi-band Dynamics
- Overdrive
- Resonators
- Shifter
- Spectrum
- Vinyl Distortion
- Vocoder
New in Live 12.1
- Auto Shift
Now In Live 12 Standard
- Play Corpus
58 Audio Effects
- Audio Effect Rack
- Auto Filter
- Auto Pan
- Beat Repeat
- Channel EQ
- Chorus-Ensemble
- Compressor
- CV Clock In
- CV Clock Out
- CV Envelope Follower
- CV In
- CV LFO
- CV Shaper
- CV Utility
- Delay
- EQ Three
- Erosion
- Gate
- Grain Delay
- Limiter
- Looper
- Phaser-Flanger
- Redux
- Reverb
- Saturator
- Tuner
- Utility
- Align Delay
- Drum Buss
- Dynamic Tube
- EQ Eight
- External Audio Effect
- Filter Delay
- Glue Compressor
- Multi-band Dynamics
- Overdrive
- Resonators
- Shifter
- Spectrum
- Vinyl Distortion
- Vocoder
- Play Amp
- Play Cabinet
- Color Limiter
- Play Convolution Reverb
- Echo
- Gated Delay
- Hybrid Reverb
- Pedal
- Pitch Hack
- PitchLoop89
- Re-Enveloper
- Spectral Blur
- Spectral Resonator
- Spectral Time
- Surround Panner
New in Live 12.1
- Auto Shift
New in Live 12
- Play Roar
Now In Live 12 Standard
- Play Corpus
MIDI Tools
0 MIDI Tools
New in Live 12
- Quantize
14 MIDI Tools
New in Live 12
- Arpeggiate
- Span
- Connect
- Ornament
- Quantize
- Recombine
- Strum
- Stacks
- Rhythm
- Seed
- Shape
- Time Warp
- Euclidean Generator
- Velocity Shaper
14 MIDI Tools
New in Live 12
- Arpeggiate
- Span
- Connect
- Ornament
- Quantize
- Recombine
- Strum
- Stacks
- Rhythm
- Seed
- Shape
- Time Warp
- Euclidean Generator
- Velocity Shaper
MIDI Effects
12 MIDI Effects
- MIDI Effect Rack
- MIDI Monitor
- MPE Control
- Rotating Rhythm Generator
- Velocity
Updated for Live 12
- Arpeggiator
- Chord
- Note Length
- Pitch
- Random
- Scale
New in Live 12
- CC Control
13 MIDI Effects
- MIDI Effect Rack
- MIDI Monitor
- MPE Control
- Rotating Rhythm Generator
- Velocity
- Note Echo
Updated for Live 12
- Arpeggiator
- Chord
- Note Length
- Pitch
- Random
- Scale
New in Live 12
- CC Control
14 MIDI Effects
- MIDI Effect Rack
- MIDI Monitor
- MPE Control
- Rotating Rhythm Generator
- Velocity
- Note Echo
- Melodic Steps
Updated for Live 12
- Arpeggiator
- Chord
- Note Length
- Pitch
- Random
- Scale
New in Live 12
- CC Control
Modulators
2 Modulators
Updated for Live 12
- Expression Control
- LFO
6 Modulators
Updated for Live 12
- Expression Control
- LFO
- Envelope Follower
- Envelope MIDI
- Shaper
- Shaper MIDI
6 Modulators
Updated for Live 12
- Expression Control
- LFO
- Envelope Follower
- Envelope MIDI
- Shaper
- Shaper MIDI
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Live 12 System Requirements
macOS
- macOS 11 Big Sur or higher
IntelĀ® Coreā¢ i5 processor or Apple Silicon
- 8 GB RAM
- 1280x800 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 3 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 contentĀ
Windows
- Windows 10 (Version 22H2) or Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher)Ā
- 5th generation IntelĀ® Coreā¢ i5 processor or AMD Ryzen processorĀ (CPU supports AVX2 instruction set)
- 8 GB RAM
- 1366x768 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 3 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
Special offer terms and conditions
- Offer is available at Ableton.com from now until Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
- Valid for purchases of Ableton software including Ableton Live 12 Suite, Standard and Intro; upgrades to Ableton Live 12 Suite or Live 12 Standard; Push, Upgrade Kit, and all Ableton Packs.
- Merchandise, Move, Note, not-for-resale versions (NFRs), multi-licenses, and educational versions of Live are excluded from this offer. This offer can be combined with a Push bundle discount.
- Final prices may vary depending on your country of residence.