Ableton Live 8

Ableton has updated its Live music production software for Windows and Mac to version 8.3.1.

Ableton Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing and live performance. Live’s nonlinear, intuitive flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live performers.

Changes in Live 8.3.1

  • Improvements and feature changes:
    • Added support for Mac OS 10.8 “Mountain Lion”.
    • Improved performance when recording many MIDI CC data into MIDI clips.
    • The default takeover mode for control surfaces has been changed to “none” (this will only affect new installations).
    • Minor changes for usage data reporting.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed a bug which could lead to degraded resolution of automation data when recording automation for VST plugins running in Novation’s Automap shell.
    • Fixed a bug which prevented samples from being opened in an external sample editor.
    • Fixed a crash which could occur when importing two identical audio files into Live.
    • Fixed a bug which could lead to two undo steps when freezing a track.
    • Fixed a bug which could cause the save dialogue to disappear in OS X Lion.
    • Under certain conditions, Live’s splash screen wouldn’t appear on OS X Lion.
    • Opening an alias file of a Live set wouldn’t work on OS X Lion.
    • Fixed login problems in the SoundCloud uploader on Windows.
    • Fixed a rare crash which could occur with automatic updates on certain Windows computers.

The update is available to download for registered Live 8 users.

More information: Ableton