Plug-in Updates Sticky Topic

[Killahurts]

Plugin Alliance pushed out a few updates. These are just the ones that I own that know about. YMMV.

Well I checked today and I have 47 Plugin Alliance plugins (I used to have a little "problem", lol). On their website I read that there's no real way of knowing you're up to date on all your plugins- the PA Manager doesn't indicate that, so they advise to just install them all from time to time. Have any of you guys done this?

I thought it was preposterous, until I remembered that I do that with UAD every time I update. And they put on dozens or hundreds of plugins I don't own or use, every time. At least with PA, you can install only your products.

[James Steele]

The main reason I updated was AAX versions. You can actually determine if PA has an AAX updated version by hovering the mouse pointer over the name of the plug in their plugin manager app and in the info pan on the right you can read the info about the plug and supported formats.

[stubbsonic]

Topic Adjacent Gripe:

Developers who publish "release notes" or "update logs" or "version descriptions" without putting dates by the versions-- clearly don't understand how this works.

[Tritonemusic]

Topic Adjacent Gripe:

Developers who publish "release notes" or "update logs" or "version descriptions" without putting dates by the versions-- clearly don't understand how this works.

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[Tritonemusic]

Plugin Alliance pushed out a few updates. These are just the ones that I own that know about. YMMV. I don't know what these add as far as VST, VST3 and AU, but if you also have Pro Tools, the AAX versions of the following are now Apple Silicon native (or more technically correct, Universal Binary 2 - UB2).

bx_masterdesk Pro from v.1.0.0 to v.1.1.0
bx_Meter from v.1.16.2 to v.1.17.0
bx_Oberhausen v.1.5.1 to v.1.6.0
Knifonium v.1.3.1 to v.1.4.0

This was helpful. I found that every one of my PA plug-ins needed updating.

This section a great addition to the forum, James.

[James Steele]

Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 updated from v. 7.3.3335 to 7.3.3358

Recent Changes:

Build (3358)
Fixed: Slow loading of projects that contain Vienna Synchron libraries and Vienna MIR
Pro (3D) plug- ins
Fixed: Legacy MIR Pro could not load impulses
Improved Apple Silicon: Update message when trying to insert outdated versions of
(VSL) sample players
Improved Win: Performance with projects that contain a large number of subfolders
Removed Apple Silicon: Legacy MIR Pro & MIRacle plugins no longer selectable • please use 'Rosetta" version of Vienna Ensemble Pro Server or consider upgrade to MIR Pro 3D

[James Steele]

Okay... I'm not going to list the ones I have here, but there are apparently many updated Plugin Alliance plugs, but the update won't be reflected in the PA-Installation Manager app. You have to download the individual installers from their website from here (and you'll have to log in)

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/manage-plugins.html

If the plug is updated, all formats will be updated, but the big change is AS-native AAX plugs.

[James Steele]

Vienna Synchron Player updated from v. 1.3.781 to 1.3.810

Build (810)
Fixed: Cmd/Ctrl-A command for selecting all text inside text field not working in certain hosts
Fixed: Pasting text would paste twice in certain hosts
Fixed: Dragging a patch name into a slot should auto rename the slot, unless slot has been manually renamed
Fixed: Clearing the name of a slot does not allow the slot to be auto-renamed
Fixed: Loading of pasted sampler data could fail when rangeFrom/range To is missing Fixed: Opened FX editor becoming unresponsive after changing project sample rate
Fixed: FX slots not updating when loading Mixer Presets
Improved: Faster loading of patches/presets (up to 3x faster for largest presets)
Improved: Faster opening of Player GUI
Improved: Faster addition/removal of mixer channels
Improved: Faster switching between mixer BASIC/AUX/FX view
Added: Patch counter on status bar

[monkey man]

I've always found updating PA plugs to be a PITA 'cause I download the installers separately.

This list should help - latest AS-updated Plugin Alliance plugins:

ACME Audio
Opticom XLA-3

ADA
Flanger
STD-1 Stereo Tapped Delay

AMEK
EQ 200
EQ 250
Mastering Compressor

Ampeg
B-15N
SVT-3PRO
SVT-VR
SVT-VR Classic
V-4B

Black Box Analog Design
HG-2
HG-2MS

Brainworx
bx_2098 EQ
bx_bassdude
bx_blackdist2
bx_bluechorus2
bx_boom!
bx_cleansweeo PRO
bx_cleansweep V2
bx_console AMEK 9099
bx_console Focusrite SC
bx_console N
bx_console SSL 4000 E
bx_console SSL 4000 G
bx_console SSL 9000 J
bx_control V2
bx_delay 2500
bx_digital V3
bx_distorange
bx_dynEQ V2
bx_greenscreamer
bx_hybrid V2
bx_limiter
bx_limiter True Peak
bx_masterdesk
bx_masterdesk Classic
bx_masterdesk PRO
bx_masterdesk True Peak
bx_megadual
bx_megasingle
bx_metal2
bx_meter
bx_oberhausen
bx_opto
bx_panEQ
bx_refinement
bx_rockergain100
bx_rockrack V3
bx_rooMS
bx_saturator V2
bx_shredspread
bx_solo
bx_stereomaker
bx_subfilter
bx_subsynth
bx_townhouse Buss Compressor
bx_tuner
bx_XL V2
bx_yellowdrive

Chandler Limited
GAV19T

Dangerous Music
BAX EQ

Diezel
Herbert
VH4

elysia
alpha compressor
karacter
mpressor
museq
niveau filter
nvelope

ENGL
E646 VS
E765 RT
Savage 120

Friedman
BE-100
Buxom Betty
DS-40

Fuchs
Overdrive Supreme 50
Train II

Gallien-Krueger
800RB

Harris Doyle
Natalus Dynamic Console EQ

Knif Audio
Knifonium
Soma

Looptrotter
Sa2rate2

Mäag Audio
EQ2
EQ4
Magnum-K

Maor Appelbaum Mastering & Hendyamps
THE OVEN

Millenia
NSEQ-2
TCL-2

Noveltech
Character
Vocal Enhancer

Plugin Alliance
MEGA Sampler

ProAudio DSP
DSM v3

Purple Audio
MC77

Shadow Hills Industries
Mastering Compressor
Mastering Compressor Class A

SPL
Attack Plus
De-Esser Collection
De-Verb Plus
DrumXchanger
EQ Ranger Plus
Free Ranger
IRON
Mo-Verb Plus
Passeq
PQ
Transient Designer Plus
TwinTube
Vitalizer MK2-T

Suhr
PT100
SE100

TOMO Audiolabs
LISA EQ

Vertigo
VSC-2
VSM-3

[bayswater]

Thanks to those who posted on the ways to access PA updates. It looks like there are only two ways; do a custom download of an installer for all the plugins you have and install them all whether you need them or not, or plod though the listing on your account page and compare the version numbers to those you have installed.

[mikehalloran]

I've always found updating PA plugs to be a PITA 'cause I download the installers separately.

I click on My Products, in the PA-Installation Manager, then check everything that shows up. It seems to work.

[monkey man]

Thanks to those who posted on the ways to access PA updates. It looks like there are only two ways; do a custom download of an installer for all the plugins you have and install them all whether you need them or not, or plod though the listing on your account page and compare the version numbers to those you have installed.

I click on My Products, in the PA-Installation Manager, then check everything that shows up. It seems to work.

Guys, this is exactly why I posted that list.

In most cases that particular "update" to AS will be the only must-have one of late.

Checking each one's product page was doable for me at first, but before I dialled back my purchasing a year ago (kinda put all my eggs into one basket with PA), I owned all but 3 or 4 of the entire collection.

That's a lot of product-page scanning and simply way-too-much to bother with.

[bayswater]

That's a lot of product-page scanning and simply way-too-much to bother with.

Yes, I figured something like that. It’s too bad they can’t come up with something that just tells you which of them can be updated. At least they don’t make you download everything they have like some providers.

[monkey man]

Agreed Brother Stoivo.

On our plugin-list page in our accounts, they could simply highlight the ones that've received updates with bold type or something.

[James Steele]

Looks like the Focusrite fast series of plugs have been updated.

https://collective.focusrite.com/products/fast-bundle

fast-balancer 1.0.0 --> 1.1.0
fast-compressor 1.2.1 --> 1.3.0
fast-equaliser 1.2.1 --> 1.3.0
fast-limiter 1.0.1 --> 1.0.2
fast-reveal 1.2.1 --> 1.3.0
vast-verb 1.1.1 --> 1.1.2

Biggest apparent change is that all of the AAX versions of these are now Apple Silicon native.