Ableton releases Live v5.2

Ableton has announced the release of Live v5.2, which delivers immediate native Intel-based Mac computer support (Universal Binary).

Intel-based Mac Live 5.0 users can purchase a Live 5.2 serial number for $49 / €39 via the Ableton web-shop. Customers who purchase the upgrade to Live 6 from the Ableton web-shop will receive a full refund of this fee; Live 6 is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2006. Complete information on Live 6's specs, availability, and pricing will be made available this summer.

Intel-based Mac users who purchased Live 5 after Steve Jobs' announcement of the new Intel-based Macs (January 10, 2006) will receive the Live 5.2 download at no additional charge.

For all other Live 5 users on Windows and non-Intel-based Mac machines, Live 5.2 will be released as a free bug-fix update.