Current Beta Version: 8.1.6b5 (updated September 3, 2010)

[Amaury]

The current beta version of Live is 8.1.6b5

OS X: http://downloads.ableton.com/software/8 ... _816b5.dmg
Windows: http://downloads.ableton.com/software/8 ... _816b5.zip

Kind regards,
Amaury

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Improvements

- Some changes were made to the Help Pages regarding how to report a
crash and how to contact support. When restarting Live after a crash,
Live produces a file named "Ableton Crash Report... .alp", whereas
choosing "Get Support.." in Live's Help menu produces a file named
"Ableton Status Report... .alp".


Bug fixes

- Fixed the display of looped MIDI clips in the Arrangement, which was a
regression due to a fix that made MIDI notes draw correctly while
recording (http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=149012)

- Fixed a crash that could occur when uninstalling a Live Pack and
making the Library unavailable, by unplugging the external drive it is
on, for example.

- Fixed crashes that could occur when using sample files that have a
sample rate greater than 192KHz and set to Complex or Complex Pro.

- Fixed a crash that happened when using "dead keys" in message boxes,
like pressing "z" when the "Do you want to save this Live set" dialog
box was displayed.

- Fixed a crash which was triggered by moving a fader or knob on a MIDI
controller while in MIDI learn mode, and quitting Live at the same time.

- Fixed a crash happening when having an incoming MIDI mapped message
that would reach Live while loading a document. This had to do with the
Undo history not yet being created, while the incoming message needed to
access it.

- Fixed Japanese text input. It was not possible to rename tracks with
Japanese characters, for example.


Serato-related fixes

- Now, a track that contains no device correctly shows "No Device"
instead of displaying the last visible device in the Ableton Device
Control view in Serato Scratch Live.

- Fixed a crash related to transport control when Ableton Live transport
was slaved to Serato Scratch Live.


8.1.6b4: http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=148833
8.1.6b3: http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=148256

[Hermanus]

I had one huge crash with b5

I couldn't even report a bug AND no pack created.
No report a bug Feature in the help menu.
I'm over disappointed with b5

I also encounter an annoying thing which kills the composing flow.
Many audio clips made with beat+transients and sample offset envelope unlinked, no problem so far...

Then I hit global record.

What a sad thing to hear those clips badly rendered. it miss something.
The only way is to render to another audio track [if I want to keep the fx's on the concerned track]
New feature is great, too bad those ones [like beat mode and transients] are not behaving well.

I'm happy with live but this beta sounds like a stupid joke;
come on no report bug feature and no created report when a crash occurs...not serious!

[Amaury]

I had one huge crash with b5

I couldn't even report a bug AND no pack created.
No report a bug Feature in the help menu.
I'm over disappointed with b5

I also encounter an annoying thing which kills the composing flow.
Many audio clips made with beat+transients and sample offset envelope unlinked, no problem so far...

Then I hit global record.

What a sad thing to hear those clips badly rendered. it miss something.
The only way is to render to another audio track [if I want to keep the fx's on the concerned track]
New feature is great, too bad those ones [like beat mode and transients] are not behaving well.

I'm happy with live but this beta sounds like a stupid joke;
come on no report bug feature and no created report when a crash occurs...not serious!

Hi,

There should definitely be a "report a crash" help view page after restarting Live after a crash. It may be that in some case, it's technically a "hang" and not a crash, or something like that.

Then, the "Report a bug" was merged with the "Get Support.." lesson. When calling that lesson, a Live pack is created, that you can send to support.

But I'd like to understand your global record problem better. Would it be possible for you to send a set, with maybe only one clip if it's enough to demonstrate, directly to me? If it is only one clip, you could include the sample.

Kind regards,
Amaury

[creepjoint]

is the crasg report alp supposed to be on the desktop (windows7) ?
Live is crashing like a !!!!!! with certain plugins but I get no alp file.
Could it be somewhere else?

just discovered where its located

C:\Users\Matt\AppData\Roaming\Ableton\Live Reports

[Hermanus]

thanks amaury for the reply.

and sorry for late answer.
Good news is that I could reproduce the hang while recording in live 8.1.3.

A crash report has been created, I'll send it this evening.
weird thing was the progam get frozen but no crash.
If I want to close the program it asks if I want to save.
When I clic YES it says I cant quit live during recording

I can send you the live set as well.
I will edit it to get one audio clip, you can move it to other track to try if necesary.

Thanks