Still no Live 5.2 beta !

xl5 · Post by **xl5** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:55 pm

These are the last days of february and Apple’s Intel-based 15-inch MacBook Pro began shipping last week.
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/02/22 ... lsrc=mcrss
But there's still no sign of a Beta version of Live 5.2.
If they want 5.2 to be available as a downlaod in february, like stated in the news communiqué, they'll have to skip the beta testing at this rate

I think/hope not.

«…Thanks to Live 5.2, early MacBook Pro buyers will be able to run Live immediately and enjoy substantially higher audio performance than on today's fastest Mac notebook.»

Immediatly, really ? Any MacBookPro owner running Live 5.2 now ?

mcconaghy · Post by **mcconaghy** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:25 pm

To be fair, they didn't say anything about a public beta

xl5 · Post by **xl5** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:41 pm

mcconaghy wrote:To be fair, they didn't say anything about a public beta

Yes, you're right, they didn't.
Since the almost always release public betas, I just assume.
But if you're right, this would mean that they would released a final version of 5.2. which is not only a universal binary but a bug fix. Why do they released all those public betas of earlier versions and following bugfixes ? They don't need public beta testing anymore? This could mean that they know that this 5.2 thing is full proof rock solid then

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:01 pm

Why do people who do not own MacBook Pros complain that you can't yet run Live on a MacBook Pro?

I do not see anyone around this forum who owns a MacBook Pro.

mcconaghy · Post by **mcconaghy** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 pm

Sasha wrote:Why do people who do not own MacBook Pros complain that you can't yet run Live on a MacBook Pro?

I do not see anyone around this forum who owns a MacBook Pro.

It's about the announced bug fixes that 5.2 will bring for the Windows and "legacy" Macs. I know I'm waiting for that.

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:07 pm

5.2 is an all around bug fix.... wich is to begin testing when the MBP is released... no one gets a fix untill the MBP is in people's homes

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:07 pm

band-x · Post by **band-x** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:00 pm

I'm using a new iMac here and have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of 5.2 beta.

In all fairness, I emailed them before i bought it (which was the end of january) and they said to wait. But, I had money in my pocket and thought - why not? I've moved over from PC (where I've had no problems with Live - compared to many users on the forum) and obviously, as some of you will have read, it's running unbelievably badly under Rosetta.

I've kept my desktop while the software catches up (also waiting for Adobe and macromedia to pull their fingers out) so I'm not paralysed but i can't gig with my desktop. I've got to go to Paris in early March so this is becoming increasingly unnerving!

I emailed them yesterday and I have to say, I was quite blunt - for the same reason that this thread started:

"MacBook Pro buyers will be able to run Live immediately and enjoy substantially higher audio performance than on today's fastest Mac notebook"

How immediate is immediate? Where is it????

They emailed back and said that it will be out shortly (from my experience of Ableton they like to release on Fridays to give people the weekend to play with updates). So I'm hoping this Friday....please! It will also be nice to see if this release sorts a few peoples system problems out at the same time, of course

Post by **Alex** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:15 pm

Hi folks,

maybe you want to take a look at this:
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34440

regards,
/Alex

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:20 pm

Beta's UP. Downloading now. Alex is there a time limit on this? Didn't read that there was.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:23 pm

kennerb wrote:Beta's UP. Downloading now. Alex is there a time limit on this? Didn't read that there was.

You'll know when you start it up

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:42 pm

hoffman2k wrote:
kennerb wrote:Beta's UP. Downloading now. Alex is there a time limit on this? Didn't read that there was.
You'll know when you start it up

Yeah you are correct sir. Plus I just reread the post by Alex.

Current version: Live 5.2b3
Expire date: 2006-03-01

Back to the 1 at least.

xl5 · Post by **xl5** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:49 pm

mike holiday wrote:5.2 is an all around bug fix.... wich is to begin testing when the MBP is released... no one gets a fix untill the MBP is in people's homes

And if you had read the original post you would have known that those MBP ARE in people's homes.