Abeem Live Technologies has updated Rack Performer to version 0.97-alpha.
This version introduces a batch of 51 internal modules to play with, including a RoboControl LFO, various RemoteControl, metering, routing and switching modules, all multi-channel compliant.
Improvements and fixes are included as well, and more modules are expected in next version.
Here’s a list of what has changed.
New modules:
- RoboControl LFO (modulate any parameter in the patch)
- PopupDesign x8 GUI wrapper
- PopupDesign x4 GUI wrapper
- PopupDesign Compact GUI wrapper
- 16×16 Matrix Mixer (mix 16 sources to 16 destinations)
- 8×8 Matrix Mixer (mix 8 sources to 8 destinations)
- 4×4 Matrix Mixer (mix four sources to four destinations)
- 1×16 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to 16 destinations)
- 1×8 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to 8 destinations)
- 1×4 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to four destinations)
- 16×16 Matrix Router (route 16 sources to 16 destinations)
- 8×8 Matrix Router (route 8 sources to 8 destinations)
- 4×4 Matrix Router (route four sources to four destinations)
- 16×1 Matrix Router (route 16 sources to one destination)
- 8×1 Matrix Router (route 8 sources to one destination)
- 4×1 Matrix Router (route four sources to one destination)
- 1×16 Matrix Router (route one source to 16 destinations)
- 1×8 Matrix Router (route one source to 8 destinations)
- 1×4 Matrix Router (route one source to four destinations)
- 16way Switch (switch one source to 16 destinations)
- 8way Switch (switch one source to 8 destinations)
- 4way Switch (switch one source to four destinations)
- 2way Switch (switch one source to two destinations)
- 16to1 Switch (switch 16 sources to one destination)
- 8to1 Switch (switch 8 sources to one destination)
- 4to1 Switch (switch four sources to one destination)
- 2to1 Switch (switch two sources to one destination)
- DC Blocker (DC blocking filter)
- Brown Noise BNG1 (simple brown noise generator)
- Pink Noise PNG1 (simple pink noise generator)
- White Noise WNG1 (simple white noise generator)
- Label 1×1 (special module to display arbitrary text, small)
- Label 2×1 (special module to display arbitrary text, medium)
- Label 4×1 (special module to display arbitrary text, large)
- Delay Compensated Retard (special module for manual PDC)
- Non-compensated Retard (special module to insert fixed delays, non PDC)
- Latency Report (special module for manual patch delay compensation)
- Fader-cross (simple inverted cross-fader, fades one source to two destinations)
- Cross-fader (simple cross-fader, fades two sources to one destination)
- RMS Meter (simple fast RMS metering module)
- Presence Meter (multi-channel presence and over range meter)
- Peak Meter (simple peak metering module)
- Stereo Pan (pan control, –3dB center, sin/cos taper, equal power pan law)
- Stereo Balance (balance control, 0dB center, L/R cut linear taper pan law)
- CamoGain x1 (simple gain with peak LED)
- X/Y Control Pad Mk2 (assignable dual-axis controller)
- X/Y Control Pad Mk1 (assignable dual-axis controller)
- Remote Switch (assignable switch)
- Remote Knob (assignable pot)
- Fader-Box x6 GUI wrapper (with assignable faders)
- Fader-Box x12 GUI wrapper (with assignable faders)
Minor modifications:
- DSP engine time management efficiency optimization
- CPU overload visual warning in transport bar
- Improved multi-processor resources management
- New option to enable strict processor affinity mode (less cores used, but more efficiently)
- Improved CPU topology detection
- Improved Pentium TSC calibration
- Improved reference timing precision (timestamp provider)
- Improved reference timing automatic configuration (timestamp provider)
- Improved power consumption on mobile systems
- Improved high performance timer clock identification
- Improved sample accurate events sequencer performance under stress
- Improved control variation curves (all modules)
- Improved gain envelopes precision (all modules)
- Improved GUI controls magnetic notch support
- Increased speed of mute and bypass envelopes (Cut-ports)
Bug fixes:
- Changing Live Console monitor didn’t work properly (multi-screens)
- Synchronicity problem between SA and FA control ports when recalling snapshots
- Regression in scene snapshots serialization to document
- Loading a document with missing modules and scene snapshots would produce errors
- Refresh problem when deleting scene snapshots
- Regression in multi-screen code made this feature unusable
- Transparency problem in multi-monitor mode screen switcher
- Some VST modules GUI needed to be opened twice to be displayed with correct size in framed wrappers
- Fixed various refresh problems in patcher (WinVista/Win7)
- Hints could be displayed unexpectedly during control drag operations
- Filthy bug in CamoMixer module series
- Corrected a stealthy bug in patch scheduler which could lead to out of order execution
- Virtual screen transfer via drag and drop across multi screens was broken
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