Description
In this video, Jack “Bustlip” from Winston Surfshirt takes a first look at the Ableton Live 12.4 beta, recorded at Liveschool.
Jack walks through some of the most exciting additions in 12.4, including brand new drum kits by Kučka, major workflow improvements, updates to core Ableton devices, and a huge new feature: Link Audio — allowing wireless multitrack audio streaming between computers.
🔍 What’s covered in this video:
• New Kučka drum kits (plus a shout-out to Ninajirachi)
• The new Learn View replacing Help View
• Pack Overview improvements
• Updates to Erosion, Chorus Ensemble, and Delay
• Smarter stem separation (including partial selections + merge to one track)
• Link Audio: wireless multitrack audio between Ableton sessions
• Copy & paste time selection (finally!)
• Why these updates matter for real-world collaboration and workflow
Ableton Live 12.4 is a free point update for all Ableton Live 12 owners and is available publicly after the beta.
🎛️ Whether you’re producing solo, collaborating in the same room, or teaching music production, there’s a lot here to get excited about.
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📍 Filmed at Liveschool
Liveschool is an electronic music production school based in Australia, offering in-person and online courses in Ableton Live, sound design, songwriting, and artist development.
👉 Learn more: https://liveschool.net
00:00 Intro & Ableton 12.4 overview
00:24 New Kučka drum kits
01:21 Learn View replaces Help View
01:59 Pack Overview changes
02:09 Erosion updates (sound design)
03:00 Chorus Ensemble updates
03:43 Delay device improvements
04:02 Stem separation improvements
04:49 Introducing Link Audio
05:34 Link Audio demo (wireless multitrack)
06:44 Copy & paste time selection
07:02 Final thoughts & availability