Mixcraft Beta

Build 461

• Fix related to loaded VST3s.  Some VST3s would not process MIDI after loading  a project. 
• Minor fix for showing highlited tempo automation on master track if only one tempo point.
• Fixed moving clips up/down with keyboard.
• Minor resize track bug with on board gui effects.
• Now disable tuner/monitor button during recording.
• No longer clearing initial tempo event for automation clear which is always going to be the master tempo. Fix for bug #12019
• Fixed rare video mixdown bug, caused by the last rendered WAV file being floating-point.
• Brighter scroll bars

Build 460

• Bug #11833, fix for problems loading a project with MIDI routing.
• Bug #11826, fixed other tracks bleeding in to Slice operations.
• Fix for bouncing clips in areas with tempo automation and no markers.
• Fix for corrupted project so that volume slider returns to original position now.
• Fix for unnecessarily setting project to dirty on playback in some cases.
• Fix for saving a new project into the same folder. 
• Save Project As dialog always opens to the default project folder, instead of remembering the last saved location.

Build 459

• Loading projects with frozen tracks were not staying frozen.

Build 458

• When creating zip files, it now properly handles duplicate file names from different source folders.

Build 457

• Undo crash fix for tuner track after duplication.  (Previous fix was inadequate)
• Some undo/redo related minor fixes for tuner tracks/armed tracks.

Build 456

• Fix for crash undoing duplication of a track with a tuner on it.
• Fix for removing time not removing locked clips...now it does.
• Fix for copying an audio clip with quick fades on.
• You can no longer import to the built-in libraries like "Loops".  There was a way to import to it if you typed in the name "Loops".

Build 455

• Fix for more freeze bugs related to instrument sub-tracks.
• Fixed drawing glitches related to Melodyne
• More fixes when saving a project with Melodyne on first save when changing the location of the project.

Build 454

• New strings, including font size fix for Chinese
• Fix for audio control meters showing for instrument sub tracks
• Fix for freeze related to audio control and adding another virtual instrument
• Fix for initial save failing, potentially losing some files.
• Resizing sub mix track icon placement fix
• Bug #11868, fixed deadlock problem with lock in lane selection code.
• Bug #11846, fix for weirdness after reversing a clip while tracks are soloed.
• Fix for bug 11851 - was removing clip for RemoveTime when it shouldn't have.
• Fix for saving/restoring gain on master track and preview track
• Modified Mixcraft's MIDI loading code to be able to read Chordpad's invalid MIDI files.
• New drum kit mapping
• Fixed pitch envelope bug related to cropping / trimming clips

Build 453

• Fix for showing send knobs on output tracks. Oops
• Bulletproofing drag and drop and some random crashes (rare)
• Fixed help file page offsets when invoked from software

Build 452

• Fix for undoing deleting submix with linked child tracks into one undo event
• More translated strings for different languages.

Build 451

• All ToneBoosters plug-ins updated to include fix for rare Windows 7 crash.
• Bug #11805, slicing to Omni Sampler no longer closes and opens the mixer for every sample.
• Added special MIDI editing option to draw velocity if one note is selected.
• Bug #11801, fixed occasional drawing glitch adding clips to frozen tracks.
• removed art references in v8 skin
• Added ability to add stop button on armed track slots in the performance panel.  Right click on a record button on a slot.
• Bug #11800, fixed problems duplicating frozen tracks.
• Bug #11799, fixed tempo automation glitch when transitions happen very quickly.
• Bug #11797, newly recorded perf panel audio clips now obey the project tempo.
• Fix for crashing double clicking during recording in pp
• Fixed rare alt drag wrong spot crash
• Lower requirements to play initial demo project. Plays LOW CPU demo project if unplugged or too low in CPU.
• Increased VST2 frame rate to 20 fps (up from 10)
• Bug 11793 - Disappearing preset problem related to undo
• Build number added to sndengine crash logging.

Build 450

• Continued fix for painting automation from frozen tracks.
• Fixed header text color to show correct contrasting color.  
• Bug #11725, prevent project playback starting via MIDI controller when prefs dialog is opening.
• Low CPU/on battery demo song for Mixcraft 9
• Added warning about battery use. Also now not showing vst dialog when loading and they already have vsts loading.
• Fixed mixer meter art
• Changed "system processors" to "logical processors" to be more technically correct.
• Fix for plugins that launch a modal dialog - we no longer allow users to delete effects in mid-load which could happen if the effect launched a modal/modeless dialog. Fixes the Waves plugins issue when it needs its sample locations set.
• Bug #11770, micro-fades now work in performance panel.
• Bug 11769 - Freeze / deadlock between change inst lock and plugin collection lock
• Bug #11772, fix for Help with Automation on instrument tracks showing Tempo Map instead of help file.
• Bug 11774 - Mapping two MIDI controllers doesn't work correctly for virtual instruments
• Fix for arm/disarm when track was not selected.
• Fix for loading translations and some pref control resizing for translations.
• Fixed mix down to new clip with quick fades.
• New tap tempo feature when clicking tempo control on transport!
• Fixed unlink track mixer display issue
• Will now allow for arabic and thai typing / character set. Not translated, though.

Build 449

• Major speed up for loading Waves VST3 plugins. Important fix!
• Fix for showing frozen automation tracks and clips on automation lanes
• Fix for adjusting pitch envelopes.  It now snaps to integral semitone adjustments.  Use set exact value for more exact control.
• Added pref to invert clips in "X-Ray" mode.

Build 448

• Fix for loading projects in WaveRT mode - rare freeze.
• Submix tracks should not show an input option in the mixer.

Build 447

• After undoing insert time, a clip split by this was not restored in one undo. 
• Fixed tempo automation issues and undo..for refreezing tracks, etc.
• Fixed undo tempo marker : add - was not deleting the tempo points.
• Fixed setting exact value of clip automation when clip was left trimmed.
• Freezing an armed audio track, then hitting undo, now restores the armed state.
• Fix for freeze when freezing an armed audio track in ASIO mode
• Bug #11664, fix for possible pitch problems when playing clip with pitch envelope
• Quick fade for recordings adheres to prefs
• Changed micro-fade time from 2 ms to 10 ms
• Bug #11734, fix for parametric EQ power button showing incorrect state.

Build 446

• Fixed progress bar in v8 skin
• Now restarting midi clip on note erasing
• Allowing playing of muted clips in perf panel
• Mouse wheel fixed for track list in mixer (on left side)
• Fix for tempo conflict issue with track markers when loading a project.
• Was missing the mix 9 templates for the normal project open dialog
• Bug #11733, fix for crash using tempo-synced LFO automation on master track FX when playing project.

Build 445

• Added new Pro Studio Example Project
• Fix for minor draw glitch for moving sliders via controllers
• Added new translation strings for languages
• Fixed nullptr crash related to piano roll
• Fixed extension code for v9
• Bug #11713 & 11714, fixed issues converting audio to MIDI if clip is cropped, time stretched, etc.
• Bug #11719, fix for internal asserts when soloing track in project with audio control
• Improvements to asio interface prefs and defaulting asio to use preferred asio settings
• Use mainWindow->GetHWND() consistently for all ASIO driver loading
• Fixed how mixer buttons line up in horiz mode
• Bug 11707 - Cancelling a rotate video process gives strange results
• Bug #11691, bypass undo is fixed for the Parametric EQ
• fixed power buttons for v8 skin
• Darker piano roll for 1st and 3rd beats. (Alt beats)
• Bulletproofing
• Bug #11686, fix for recorded clips going out of sync in the performance panel when their automation was adjusted.
• Fix for crash with moving melodyne clip to perf panel after mixdown
• We no longer open and then immediately close audio devices when starting Mixcraft.
  
• Bug #11675 - fix for ASIO buffer size being wrong after burning CD
• Now trying relative path from exe when loading skin.  Fix for double clicking a project with an alternate skin in place.

Build 444

• Build 443 made a little boo boo for frozen virtual instrument tracks.  This fixes that oversight for the quick patch of 443.

Build 443

• Fixes for Mixcraft v8 skin for those that like old skool 8.
• Added Ozone 8 to plugin file to not change sample rate which will crash in Ozone.  (It's the plugins fault, but this is a workaround)
• Bug #11681, fix for frozen Melodyne tracks crashing on load, if the frozen file is missing.
• Some bulletproofing for saving during playback with audio control, etc. 
• Bug 11665 - If holding scroll bar - piano roll no longer auto scrolls

Build 442

• More strings for languages
• Bug 11663 - Add melodyne to clip, get ghost details window
• Memory leak in guisearchcontrol
• SynthBuffer used in CMidiTrackAudioBuffer is now a member variable instead of getting created & destroyed over and over again. (Translates to: Slight performance gain!)
• Mem leak in Oscilloscope,CalcNumPresets ,GetLastPresetDescription(),deleting a ClipAudioBuffer, saving MIDI file
• Fixed memory leak with VST3 submix buffers (There still is a mem leak in VST3. A 3rd party SDK needs to fix this and we have reported it.)
• Fix for right click in plugin list no longer scrolling
• Fixes for Version 8 skin, which is now properly installed.

Build 441

• New strings for languages
• Bug #11650, fix for tempo change in loop mode causing loop to restart
• Fix for MIDI editing paste point matching the cursor time
• Potential fix for monkey testing style piano roll crash
• Bug 11645 - Crash when deleting effects that have automation parameters recorded
• Bug #11647, increased guitar tuner buffer size for increased low note response
• Moved sending DELETING_EFFECT message to CEffectChain::Remove instead of EffectsFactory::DeleteEffect, to avoid a deadlock, since the mixer will likely always be locked when CEffectChain::Remove is called, but not when DeleteEffect() is called.
• Fix for freeze when adding new notes in piano roll after loop point in performance panel.  (Rare)
• Changing maximize behavior for undocked windows

Build 440

• New strings for languages
• Removed old audio control and midi control windows which were popping up in a few cases and causing problems.
• Fix for scaled monitors showing messed up menu after detaching.
• Detached windows now appear on the task bar.  This can be helpful if a window is over another window.
• Possible fix for Rewire freeze
• Loading MIDI as a project no longer shows blank looking mixer
• Mouse wheel / track pad fix  for piano roll.  Was only able to zoom one way.
• Fixed library and mixer scrollbars to respond to mouse-wheel
• Fix for rare crash if Windows goes to sleep with Mixcraft up.
• Fixed midi clip left trim not showing shading in piano roll
• Deleting effects and instruments far less disruptive to audio continuity
• Undocking and redocking with Melodyne data would cause Melodyne window to disappear.
• Bulletproofing with effect controller stuff
• More bulletproofing crashes
• Fix for free loading sidechaining effects from the FX menu
• Don't process MIDI events from plug-ins sending lots of zeros.
• Now processing returned MIDI events from VST3 instruments
• Set initial position of VST dialog so controllers area can be expanded without bumping bottom of dialog off bottom of screen (if possible)
• default instruments dialog wide enough to fit all text in the instruments listview
• fixed alt drag crash - alt dragging to the same slot - was not updating the editor with the new clip.
• Fixed upgrade check to handle tls issue
• Vocoder Saw preset now one octave higher, and new preference name for default vocoder preset.

Build 439

• Fixed preference string that was missing
• Bug #11625, fix for crash loading project with VST3s
• Fixed bug 11626 where resizing a clip before viewing in sound details and then double clicking resets sound properties.
• Installer now remembers pro studio registration when reinstalling
• Bug #11627, pitch envelope was incorrectly being applied to audio editor playback.
• Bug 11619 - Editing plugin collections doesn't update certain screens right away
• Workaround for effect-update-loop freeze with Auto-Tune Artist

Build 438

• Languages mostly fully translated now.
• Potential fix for OpenGL conflict with Voltage Modular on some machines. 
• Splash screen resizes image 
• Fix for TB EZQ and TB Broadcast crashes
• No auto-scrolling vertically  when dragging loop marker.
• 64 bit installer prevents itself from installing on 32 machines
• Light skin improvements
• Added preference for dual monitors when dragging tabs and from monitor to monitor.
• Vocal siblance on Vocoder was too strong.
• Updated Vocoder Saw patch
• Show button was not displaying in correct state
• Zoom to Project (0) no longer scrolls vertically
• Fix for tuning a non-monitoring track in ASIO mode
• No notes detected error message no says that Melodyne must be registered first.
• Fix for not updating marker list when changing from transport.
• added installer req of Win 7 SP1
• Improved VST3 code for ProcessV2 and QueryOutputBus functions
• Text track icon now stays put
• Updated TB Compressor and TB DeEsser with new versions and presets
• Added new pref to reset mod wheel at end of playback
• Fix for some VST3s that don't report stereo channels (eg: YouLean)
• Sidechain source selection was invisible in some cases
• MP4 settings dialog looked incorrect on first entry
• Grouping now works in the mixer
• Kaleidoscope effect renders properly
• Removed link in loop lib to sfxsource.com

Build 437

• Fix for translations in non standard character sets such Greek, Russian, Chinese and Japanese...
• Bug #11558, fix for VST3 left channel not sounding
• Smoother resizing of undocked details panes

Build 436

Here are some of the main changes in version 9 since version 8

• New, modern look everywhere
• Detachable/dockable interfaces
• Curved automation envelopes and lots of other envelope improvements
• Tempo envelope on Master Track
• Pitch envelope on all audio clips
• New vocoder tracks and vocoder effects!
• Audio tracks can be monitored and tuned without arming tracks
• Micro-fades in and out available on all audio clips
• New MIDI step sequencer
• Tons of improvements to the MIDI piano roll editor
• Major changes to effect dialogs, including the ability to add MIDI control, audio control, and (new!) LFO control directly in the effect’s window
• New available mixer panels including Gain, Drive, Compressor, Parametric EQ, Oscilloscope, and Spectrum Analyzer
• Old Acoustica and Classic effects have been replaced with lots of exciting new Toneboosters effects