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[James Steele]

Tracktion/Wavesequencer Updates

Wavesequencer Hyperion updated to 1.63
Wavesequencer Theia updated to 1.20

[James Steele]

APU Software Updates

APU Loudness Series updated to 3.2.9

https://apu.software/download/

Version 3.2.9
Fix crash when opening new file with one already open (optimizer)
Faster undo optimization (optimizer)
Disable loop by default (optimizer)

Version 3.2.8
Performance fix for Momentary windows != 400ms

[James Steele]

Audio Hijack updated from 4.4.5 to 4.4.6

Updated in Audio Hijack 4.4.6:

• When VoiceOver is active, Audio Unit effects now use their generic interface for improved navigation.
• The display of information about timers throughout the app now updates more regularly, preventing stale information from being shown.
• A crash which could occur when deleting a “Transcribe” block after choosing a different Whisper model has been corrected.
• The meters seen in a session’s LCD area now correctly reappear when resizing up from a width where they had been hidden.
• Using other models with the “Transcribe” block’s “Models” menu now works more smoothly, and a visual issue has been fixed.
• To avoid system issues, Audio Hijack now limits recording file names to 230 characters.

[James Steele]

APU Software Updates

APU Loudness Series updated to 3.3.0

https://apu.software/download/

Version 3.3.0
Fix limiter overs under certain multi-type configurations! (limiter)
Reduce limiter artifacts (compressor/optimizer/limiter)

[James Steele]

Boz Digital Updates

Will wonders ever cease? On a lark, I went by my user area at Boz Digital and lo' and behold, discovered that there was a new version 3 of Bark of Dog in my user account. It is Apple Silicon native, too. Yay.

Also somewhere along the line The Hoser 2 XT got updated to version 2.0.12. (This may have been out a while. I haven't bothered checking Boz that often.)

David Bendeth's +10db Compressor/EQ is now at 2.0.13

Also Transgressor 3 is now at 3.0.8.

[Rick Cornish]

Boz Digital Updates

Will wonders ever cease? On a lark, I went by my user area at Boz Digital and lo' and behold, discovered that there was a new version 3 of Bark of Dog in my user account. It is Apple Silicon native, too. Yay.

I've been wondering if any more of my Boz plugs would get updated for AS. I'll have to check later today.

Thanks, James!

[James Steele]

Slate FG-X 2 updated

Updated to version 1.0.8. Release notes mentioned it is for a fix for M4 processors

Update via Slate Digital Connect app.

[James Steele]

APU Software Updates

APU Loudness Series updated to 3.3.2

https://apu.software/download/

Release Notes
Version 3.3.2
Performance improvement for long audio w/integrated enabled (compressor/optimizer)

Version 3.3.1
Fix dynamic changes to momentary window durations
Add configurable window duration for short-term loudness
Improve auto range for peak modes

[James Steele]

APU Software Updates

APU Loudness Series updated to 3.4.1
(These guys just keep cranking 'em out!)

https://apu.software/download/

Release Notes
Version 3.4.1
Improved low-level bypass behavior (compressor/optimizer)
More prominent peak/gr meter

Version 3.4.0
Advanced gate configuration for low-level type gate (compressor/optimizer)

[corbo-billy]

Native Instruments are releasing a version 8.2. for Kontakt 8.

ADDED Patterns Tool - A new polyphonic step arpeggiator
ADDED Command+Click sets a parameter to its default value
FIXED Excessively long wait times when saving/loading DAW projects containing Kontakt
FIXED Corrupted user interface when loading certain older instruments
FIXED If hosted, Kontakt 8 would cause a crash when closing Komplete Kontrol 3
FIXED Blank user interface for Electric Keys Diamond, Phoenix, and Alicia Keys
FIXED Crash when Drag+Drop onto the Rack
FIXED User-saved Multis have incorrect Browser Bank Values
FIXED Erroneous warning message when importing Kontakt content with .ncw files
FIXED File type banner text could spill into the user interface if Kontakt is set to minimum size
FIXED Tempo sync issues between Kontrol S MK3 and Kontakt
IMPROVED Use the modern (Vista and above) file open dialog on Windows when locating folders

LEAP CHANGES

FIXED Changing sample rate breaks waveform visuals in Leap
FIXED Leap Macros and Save/Load of global presets would break after periods of inactivity in Logic Pro
FIXED Quickly bypassing the amp and releasing a key could cause hanging notes in Leap
FIXED Samples no longer lose sync when set to Legato Playback in Leap
FIXED Time and pre-delay values in Send FX do not report automation correctly in sync mode
FIXED Changing global tonality in Leap was momentarily delayed, causing notes to briefly play in the incorrect key
FIXED Speeding Leap playback Up/Down will throw currently playing loops out of time
FIXED Speed can no longer be set to 0% as this would cause no sounds to trigger
FIXED Playing one-shots in Legato Mode when quantized and in the same choke group can prevent voices from playing in Leap
FIXED Leap samples do not respond to MIDI pitch bend
FIXED Empty slots in Leap are inconsistently grayed out
FIXED Leap sample start/end points are not reset when replacing a sample
FIXED In classic engine mode, switching to non-ping-pong mode can cause a loop to play in reverse with the reverse button not active
FIXED Notes randomly not playing when triggered from the on-screen keyboard in Leap’s Single Mode
FIXED Muzak Macro preset in Leap was saved with incorrect Delay and Reverb Macros
FIXED Toggling sync on/off in delay and reverb FX causes values to jump unexpectedly in Leap
FIXED Position indicator ring displays incorrectly when duplicating a sample in Leap
FIXED Grid is sometimes incorrect after duplicating grids in Leap
FIXED Replacing a file with modified start/end points can sometimes cause start/end points to not display in Leap
FIXED Start marker in Leap can sometimes disappear
FIXED Duplicating a REX file shows, but does not respect or use the start and end points of the copied sample
FIXED "Edit All Samples" in Leap doesn’t work for Perform and Macro FX Toggles
FIXED Anonymous usage data tracking of Leap for opted-in users
ADDED Support for BPM and ID3v2 when importing samples to Leap
ADDED Replaced group/single text switches with buttons for better usability
ADDED Time sync parameter for Global FX

TOOLS CHANGES

FIXED MIDI Note Off events not sent for the Chords Tool for notes not in scale

BUILDER CHANGES

ADDED Komplete UI first public release
ADDED Noise options for the Wavetable Modulation Oscillator
ADDED Blend mode for Wavetable source module’s Modulation Oscillator
FIXED Some MIDI CCs interpreted erroneously as CC 0, breaking KSP multi scripts
FIXED Stop writing library.json in binary format
FIXED Changes made when in mono instances of any stereo FX will not be reflected in the second instance when switching mono off via KSP
FIXED Crash in Wavetable Oscillator
FIXED KSP: dont_use_machine_mode() does not bypass TMPro polyphony limitations
FIXED API: get_instrument_options() doesn’t work with encoded instruments

Native Access is your friend _

[mikehalloran]

Native Instruments are releasing a version 8.2. for Kontakt 8.
...
Native Access is your friend _

Solved an issue that I was having loading Non-Player instruments into Kontakt 8 in DP and Finale 27 — finally!

Before, I could only load into the stand-alone version of K8 by double-clicking on the .nki files. Fine, I suppose but the AU wouldn't show these libraries nor could I search for them.

[daniel.sneed]

All Tone Projects plugins are updated:
(maintenance update)
Unisum, Basslane Pro, and the free Basslane, Michelangelo, Kelvin.
https://www.toneprojects.com

[James Steele]

All Tone Projects plugins are updated:
(maintenance update)
Unisum, Basslane Pro, and the free Basslane, Michelangelo, Kelvin.
https://www.toneprojects.com

Thanks for the heads up. I had Basslane (not Basslane Pro) and the updated from 1.0.3 was pretty minor. I didn't need it but installed it for the heck of it:

v.1.0.4 (January 2025)
- MAC: Fixed lost transport control in Wavelab and Reaper

[James Steele]

Steinberg Media Bay updates to 1.2.40.50

Automatically downloads and installs when you run Steinberg Download Assistant.

[HCMarkus]

Kontakt 8.2.0 Update reportedly fixes slow load times.