Ableton has released an update to Ableton Live 8, version 8.1.

Here’s what Ableton has to say about the update:

We just released the latest Live 8 version, Live 8.1.

The main focus of that 8.1 version is the release for the “Max for Live” product.

Additionally, Live 8.1 contains a bunch of bugfixes compared to Live 8.0.9. (A corresponding change log will follow soon).

Please ONLY update to Live 8.1 if you own a Live 8 full or suite license, as 8.1 does not yet support Lite and Intro licenses.
Live Lite and Live intro support will be included in a later bugfix release.

Download it at Ableton’s site.

Note that 8.1 introduces a new file format. Once you go Max, you never go back!

via Mark Mosher at Modulate This!, who scooped us on this. Make sure you check out his site!