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Ableton 8 Rules, Latency Sucks

Sad but true -- Ableton 8 is not quite ready for prime time.  I am merely one of many people having technical issues at this point in time. However, when these bugs are fixed, it will be well worth the wait, as the new features are incredibly cool.

Most frustrating of all the problems that I am personally experiencing is the absurd latency when recording audio.  I'm using a MOTU 828mk3 audio interface, which has worked beautifully with all other software I've tried it with, including Ableton 7.  No amount of tweaking the audio settings will reduce the latency to a manageable amount.

Also, I haven't personally performed a live set with the new version, but I have heard about quite a few people experiencing unpredictable crashes and unusual audio glitching that doesn't necessarily correlate with CPU load.  

But damn, in spite of all the problems, I can't help but recommend Ableton 8.  Features, features, features!  These guys really deserve our support, and one can always stick to 7.0.15 in the meantime.  

Ableton 8 Suite Purchased!

Ableton 8 is out, and I have bought it.

Have I had a chance to really mess with it?  No.  Story of my life.  I am really eager to do so, however.

I'm reading that 8.0.1 is not yet stable to the point of being reliable, which is unfortunate, but I'm sure they'll get it there quickly.  I will report on my findings as I get a chance to mess around.  Some of the features sound particularly kick ass.  

Does anyone have more than one machine they need Ableton on?  I want it in my studio and on my laptop.  I'm looking for a cheaper way to do that... is there any sort of multi-license discount?  I should probably look into this before I ask about it on here.  haha.