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[James Steele]

East West Updates

I just ran East West Installation Center and there's an update for OPUS... Updating from 1.5.2 to 1.5.3. Installation Center also updates from 1.4.15 to 1.5.0.

Also I believe this 1.5.3 solves the problem where EW perpetual license instruments wouldn't load or playback properly if offline.

[James Steele]

Arturia Updates

Looks like Arturia dropped a bunch of updates. Several of the VIs in my V Collection 9 are updated... Analog Lab Pro and Intro is updated. Emulator II V is updated, etc. Run Arturia Software Center to check.

[James Steele]

Tracktion/Wavesequencer Updates

Hyperion 1.57 updated to 1.58
Theia 1.14 updated to 1.15

Run Tracktion Download Manager to update

[James Steele]

u-he Bazille upated to 1.13

Notable: Now has AAX version.

https://u-he.com/products/bazille/

August 27, 2024

Bazille 1.1.3 (revision 16518)

MPE Update

Improvements:
Supports the latest macOS versions (Sonoma/Sequoia)
Support for CLAP
Native Apple silicon support for Pro Tools (AAX)
VST3 SDK updated to 3.7.8
MPE support for polyphonic presets
MPE tag added to preset browser
Key control (experimental feature)
Improved GUI performance
Improved dialogue handling
Added 50% & 60% GUI scaling options
FX panel positions now match FX signal flow
VST2 > VST3 migration support for hosts using the IPluginCompatibility interface
Linux install-script improvements
Linux version now supports MTS-ESP microtuning
Browser: added option to show/hide folders
Browser: saving search results now supports drag & drop
Browser: save dialogue description and usage fields now scroll while entering text
Browser: drag & drop folders onto smart folders to assign tags
Improved parameter automation in Pro Tools
Improved latency compensation during MIDI event scheduling
Registration dialogue automatically purges unsupported characters
Windows installer comes with an uninstaller
Windows installer remembers last used options
Windows installer blocks installation to ProgramData location
CLAP: optionally display module names next to parameter names
CLAP: support for note expression (micro-pitch, timbre, pressure, pan, gain)
Twitter link replaced with Mastodon in u-he menu
Unified modulation source selection behaviour

Fixed Bugs:
Fixed: VST3 producing stuck notes in Digital Performer
Fixed: VST3 crashes in Digital Performer related to plugin GUI
Fixed: VST3 synth plugins falsely reported inputs to host
Fixed: sustain pedal held just one note of a chord if MPE was active in Bitwig
Fixed: dialogues could appear behind plugin GUI in Cubase (Windows only)
Fixed: Windows UI scaling was messing with dialogue positioning
Fixed: using CMD+A in dialogues made the GUI disappear in Logic
Fixed: aborted preset save operation could lead to wrong metadata being displayed in the inspector
Fixed: using the "duplicate" option in the browser could crash if permissions were missing
Fixed: glide time was dependent on audio buffer size
Fixed: Renoise no longer needs the "enable keyboard" option for menus to work
Fixed: plugin focus no longer needed for dropdown menus to work (Mac only)
Fixed: problem when loading the init preset immediately after loading the plugin (Mac only)
Fixed: plugin stayed mono when using the "Mono > Stereo" option in Logic under native silicon
Fixed: GUI glitch when switching to smaller GUI size (Pro Tools only)
Fixed: problem when automating parameters with identical names (Pro Tools only)
Fixed: preset search input field did not receive mouse input (Pro Tools only)
Fixed: VST3 produced stuck notes when using the computer keyboard to play notes in FL Studio on Mac
Fixed: scroll wheel not working on second display under some conditions (Windows only)
Fixed: installer now scaled correctly on high-resolution displays (Windows only)
Fixed: preset overwrite dialogue was not showing up (Linux only)
Fixed: default author was set to preset name in presets (Linux only)
Fixed: auto-versioning feature wasn't working (Linux only)
Fixed: right-click preset selection frame wasn't disappearing (Linux only)
Fixed: input field was empty when editing preset search result (Linux only)
Fixed: double-click on menus could lead to crash (Linux only)
Fixed: dialogues always opened at the left edge of the screen (Linux only)
Fixed: dialogues could be opened multiple times (Linux only)
CLAP: no more stuck notes when host playback is started repeatedly
CLAP: audio buffer now cleared on host reset
CLAP: improved reporting of latency changes
Even more small fixes and improvements
Known Issues:

Key control feature is not fully supported on Linux yet.
Special Notes:

Key control is an experimental feature. You can join the discussion over at KVR
This is the last version that includes VST2 support on Mac, Windows and Linux.
This is the last version including 32-bit support on Windows.
AAX and CLAP versions are 64-bit only.

[James Steele]

LiquidSonics Tai Chi and Tai Chi Lite updated to 1.5.1

https://www.liquidsonics.com/downloads/

Version 1.5.1: 28 August 2024

Revert support for the additional 9.1.6 format in Nuendo 13 due to a Pro Tools channel issue in the updated framework
Tai Chi: Windows | macOS
Tai Chi Lite: Windows | macOS

Version 1.5.0: 23 August 2024

Unison chorus feature added
Nonlinear reflections pattern modes added
Shimmer feature added (standard edition only)
Support for additional 9.1.6 format in Nuendo 13 (standard edition only)
Additional presets added (shimmer, unison chorus, nonlinear and new signature banks)

[James Steele]

LiquidSonics/Reverb Foundry HD Cart updated to 1.3.2

https://www.liquidsonics.com/downloads/

Version 1.3.2: 28 August 2024

Revert support for the additional 9.1.6 format in Nuendo 13 due to a Pro Tools channel issue in the updated framework


Version 1.3.1: 26 August 2024

Add the facility to mute or pass through the LFE channel
Support for additional 9.1.6 format in Nuendo 13 (standard edition only)

[cuttime]

u-he Bazille upated to 1.13

Notable: Now has AAX version.

https://u-he.com/products/bazille/

Thanks for this. I had dumped Bazille a while back because there was no AS support.

[James Steele]

u-he Bazille upated to 1.13

Notable: Now has AAX version.

https://u-he.com/products/bazille/

Thanks for this. I had dumped Bazille a while back because there was no AS support.

Do you mean native Apple Silicon support? I can't check now on my own Mac because I already updated it, but in their version history it shows that Bazille had "Native M1 ARM support" version 1.12 released on August 10, 2021.

https://u-he.com/products/bazille/releasenotes.html

[cuttime]

Do you mean native Apple Silicon support? I can't check now on my own Mac because I already updated it, but in their version history it shows that Bazille had "Native M1 ARM support" version 1.12 released on August 10, 2021.

https://u-he.com/products/bazille/releasenotes.html

Sorry, I'm not sure. I just remember dumping a lot of uHe stuff during the AS transition.

[James Steele]

Sonnox Toolbox ListenHub updated to 1.01.0 (8/22/24)

https://www.sonnox.com/installers?pc=NATLISTV1

1.01.0
2024-08-19
Fixed various causes of intermittent hanging / failure to launch or show in the system menu bar.
The menu bar icon now remembers is position in the menu bar, so won’t intermittently appear at the end of the list and under the notch on a laptop if it’s previously been Command+Dragged closer to the right side.
Fixed various instances of ListenHub’s sample rate reverting unexpectedly, not changing in response to a DAW or hardware device sample rate change, or being different on first launch than at shutdown.
Split the driver into separate “ListenHub System” and “ListenHub DAW” drivers. This allows lower latency for DAW audio before audio drop-outs and prevents system events (e.g. notifications) on newer macOS versions from causing glitches in the DAW audio stream.
Reduced likelihood of audio glitches caused by mis-match between the precise sample rate of ListenHub’s drivers and the hardware audio interface.
Improved the desktop app window behaviour. It’s now opened automatically when the desktop app is launched, and when the window is open it behaves like a normal macOS app (isn’t always on top, shows in the Dock and app switcher, can be minimised, can be hidden with Command+H). The new "Show window when app launches" behaviour can be disabled in the Preferences page.
Reduced CPU use of the audio drivers.
Reduced CPU use of the DSP running in the desktop app.
Various other minor bug fixes.

[James Steele]

Softube Updates Today!

Just ran Softube Central. A WHOLE bunch of updates to Softube plugins today!

NOTE: Oddly enough, the only plug that didn't seem to get updated from 2.5.86 to 2.5.89 was the Console 1 plugin itself! Odd!

[James Steele]

MiniMeters updated to 0.8.22

https://directmusic.itch.io/minimeters

0.8.22 - Bug Fixes

Released: Sep 1, 2024

• This update is free for existing users.

Bug Fixes:
• Stereometer: Fixed issue where some windows may not be drawn until mouse is hovered.
• Stereometer: Fixed an issue where the incorrect blend mode was selected. This addresses "Light Mode" themes not displaying the Stereometer correctly.
• Spectrogram: Fixed an issue where hovering changed the apparent brightness.
• Linux: Using the environment variable SDL_HINT_VIDEODRIVER="wayland" now works correctly to force MiniMeters to use Wayland.

Improvements:
• General: Improved sharpness of fonts on systems using fractional scaling.

Known Issue:
• Linux: Audio Devices with >2 channels may have incorrect channel order. I am investigating this. To work around this, open Settings in MiniMeters, under the "Routing" pane select the channels that appear to have signal. I apologize for the inconvenience.

[James Steele]

Guitar Pro 8.1.3-101 updated to 8.1.3-120

Changelog

Release Notes

8.1.3

Edition

• After transposing, the display options of a chord are now correctly preserved
• Fixes an input error when typing fast in the tablature view
• Fixes an unwanted merge of tempo automations with the same value but different units
• Fixes the loading of a sound automation in a specific case on opening a file

Playback
Fermatas are now correctly played when the Audio Track is bypassed

Interface
• Fixes the name of the “Saxophone Alto” template track
• Fixes the tooltip value of the Pan Knobs
• Fixes the display of the active sound
• Fixes German and Chinese translations

Import / Export
• Copying from Guitar Pro correctly creates again a MIDI file in the clipboard
• Fixes the import of MIDI files containing negative ticks
• Fixes the import of MIDI files with no “endOfTrack” event
• Improves the import of large TEF files

Audio Track
• Improves the accuracy of the zoom
• Fixes the cursor position when the editing score cursor is on an empty beat
• Fixes the Undo/Redo of the Filter, Semitones and Cents buttons

Miscellaneous
• Ensures the auto-save is done in a local directory

Crashes
• Fixes a crash on pasting on an empty file
• Fixes a crash on importing a file containing invalid tremolos

[corbo-billy]

Speakerphone from Audioease update in version 3.O4 _

https://www.audioease.com/speakerphone/

_ Native Apple silicon: M1 / M2 / M3 & Intel macs are fully supported.
_ New user interface has been refined and made scalable
_ New outdoor & car IRs
_ New input level meter
_ New Speaker IRs
_ Compatibility with VST3 format
_ The Speakerphone license can be activated on a computer or on a USB iLok key.


Not available for Windows yet _ Windows support will be added later.

[Rick Cornish]

MiniMeters updated to 0.8.22

https://directmusic.itch.io/minimeters

James—how do you like this?