October 10, 2007
REAPER 2.0 woohoo
After over a month in beta, we finally released 2.0 final. Woohoo. Here's the changelog (condensed but shown here so I can reflect on the lengthh of it):
- added elastique Pro, Efficient, and SOLOIST as pitch shifter/time stretcher options
- action: new actions to toggle/clear/set individual lock modes
- action: actions to set take by index (1-9) active
- action: "Take/Paste as takes in selected items"
- action: "render items to new take" (which is like apply fx but without fx)
- action: action to toggle item "preserve pitch when changing playrate"
- automation: added option prefs/editing/"Automatically add/arm envelopes when tweaking parameters in write modes"
- automation: autoadding vol/pan/playspeed envelopes autoresets trims to unity
- automation: mute envelopes for tracks/sends (no UI integration for automation recording yet)
- automation: fixed vol/pan/playspeed tooltips when in automation modes
- compatibility: perf meter: fixed incorrect ram usage on w2k
- compatibility: fixed a win2k text drawing gdi corruption issue
- compatibility: fixed a win2k media explorer refreshing bug
- compatibility: vertical zooming now flickery in WINE (since WINEs WM_SETREDRAW breaks things -- WINE developers, contact us)
- defaults: made Take Lane viewing on by default
- display: fixed bug with changing screen resolutions
- editing: fixed cutting items in ripple all mode
- editing: split items at loop selection selects only items in selection (not unsplit previously selected items)
- editing: apply fx to new take now works on empty items
- editing: better zoom from scrollbar when zoom set to center on mouse cursor
- editing: enabled zoom out to see more than a few hours
- editing: better envelope behavior in item moving and ripple editing
- editing: fixed bug with slip editing items fudging automation
- editing: shifting/nudging loop selection works better with time signatures
- editing: main track view sub-pixel accuracy improvements
- editing: ctrl+dragging loop selections when item left/right locked now works
- editing: force selection to beat lengths now supports multiple time signatures
- editing: new item lock modes (item edges, controls)
- editing: better drag and drop file positioning in certain instances
- fx: comment window is now modeless
- fx: added vertical scrollbar to comment window
- fx: you can now rename instances of effects to better describe their application
- fx: action to build multichannel routing for the output of multichannel VSTis
- fx: action to build 16 channels of midi routing for the current track
- fx: vsts that have latency and send MIDI now can send ahead of time
- fx: updated VST samplerate change calls for buggy plug-ins
- fx: special case code for simulanalog VST plugins (aggressive denormal prevention)
- fx: fixed alt+drag fx moving bugs
- fx: fixed plug-in config window close order on quit (good for EmuX)
- fx: better denormalization prevention methods used throughout
- fx: faster offlining of plug-ins with large state data
- fx: startup project loading now initializes audio device before loading plug-ins
- fx: modifiers when drag and drop adding fx (shift=dont bring up config, ctrl=toggle floating of config)
- fx: floating fx windows remember their positions when closed
- fx: less showing of fx chain when "auto-float new fx" is on
- FX: added JS: utility/bufsave, which lets you route feedback in fx chains easily
- FX: added JS: utility/time_adjustment which allows delay/predelaying signal
- FX: added JS: autopeakfilter for fun autowah type effects
- FX: added some new loser JS fx
- FX: JS PDC support for effects (pdc_bot_ch, pdc_top_ch, pdc_midi and pdc_delay to specify sample delay)
- FX: JS shared memory (gmem[]) is now shared across all JS instances in reaper
- FX: added JS play_state, play_position, and beat_position variables
- FX: safer window class registration/unregistration in many Rea* fx
- FX: reacomp/reaxcomp performance improvements
- FX: better offscreen window checking for ReaNINJAM
- FX: ReaTune now uses REAPERs pitch shift algorithms (elastique soloist is great for this)
- FX: ReaTune added "click reduction" mode for SoundTouch and possibly other modes
- FX: ReaTune manual mode ruler, mousewheel support
- FX: ReaTune subdivision mode (to update at higher frequencies with larger window sizes)
- FX: ReaPitch, new multi voice pitch shifter
- FX: ReaEQ and ReaXComp now update undo states on add/remove of bands
- installer: now allows selection of pitch shifters to install
- keyboard: better handling of keystrokes when mouse captured
- master track: can now have more than 2 channels
- master track: can now control source channels/phase/volume/pan/etc of each hardware output independently
- master track: better RMS metering, lots of RMS display options
- master track: better pdc with anticipative rendering
- master track: master fx chain no longer defaults to bypassed
- master track: made solo/mute click modifiers not affect master mute/solo
- master track: right click marquee works in master track (for envelopes etc)
- master track: fixed undo with no master hardware outs sometimes adding in a default output
- media explorer: added "Insert as takes in selected items"
- media item properties: "choose new file" automatically updates take names
- meters: better event light for record output (midi) mode
- meters: updated track metering rounding to better pass synthetic tests
- meters: better track meter clip indicator hit testing
- meters: better metering for record output (midi) mode
- metronome: better metronome countin for tempo changes
- midi: MID file import can now import tempo maps
- midi: better looking and faster midi peak drawing
- midi: midi items are now treated as ticks/Quarter Note, except for items in old projects (which are still ticks/beat)
- midi: fixed open copy of items sometimes dropping notes
- midi: better sorting of noteoffs and allnoteoff messages
- midi: reduced excess sending off allnoteoff loop markers
- midi: fixed splitting items on notes producing 0 length notes
- midi: fixed bug in fadein for midi items
- midi: fixed extraneous notes at end of some items
- midi editor: can now reflect project time signature changes
- midi editor: grid/quantize are now fractions of whole notes, not of beats
- midi editor: separate colortheme settings in prefs (including for piano keys etc)
- midi editor: fixed bugs with play cursor and looped midi items
- midi editor: better vertical scrollbar
- midi editor: better focusing when opening/activating and switching modes
- midi editor: internal cleanups, improved ctrl+select behavior
- midi editor: pass through to main window keyboard action
- midi editor: updates to list editor play cursor, better list editor sorting
- midi editor: list editor note properties sets focus depending on which column the mouse was on
- midi editor: better focusing when opening/activating and switching modes
- midi editor: moving notes now uses both absolute and relative snapping
- mixer: optional FX and Send views (configurable via the mixer menu)
- mixer: more settings are now stored in the project
- mixer: options are now assignable actions
- mixer: new FX/send views are themeable (mcp_fxlist_norm/byp/off/empty, mcp_master_fxlist_ too)
- mixer: (theme images): mcp_sendlist_knob.png, mcp_sendlist_meter.png, mcp_*list_arrows.png
- mixer: fixed incorrect minimum height on nonstandard display DPIs
- Monkeys Audio: fix for Unicode files, fixes for offline support
- Monkeys Audio: fixed mem leak, fixed 24 bit stereo mode, optimizations
- Monkeys Audio: now uses asynchronous disk reads if set
- option: options to not show peaks for muted tracks/items, or non-selected tracks
- option: added working set configuration in prefs/general/advanced
- performance: portions of REAPER are now compiled with the Intel C++ compiler
- performance: faster zoomed-in peaks display
- performance: fixed muted folder tracks still running fx
- performance: updated on-stop behavior to keep audio thread locked for less time
- performance: UAD synchronous fx multiprocessing support
- performance: improved anticipative fx processing on looped playback
- performance: renamed fx renderahead "anticipative FX processing"
- performance: added new "Synchronous multiprocessing" option, which allows
multiprocessing on input monitoring, better UAD multiprocessing, etc
- performance: per-item pitch shifters are now freed when they are no longer needed or media set offline
- performance: fixed silence-at-end-of-rendering issue with asynchronous writes enabled
- performance: more robust asynchronous disk writes
- performance: fixed SMP rendering glitches
- performance: fixed cpu munch when stopping at end of project
- performance: mono items pitch shifted are now processed in mono (big speedup)
- performance: reduced cpu use of empty tracks
- perf meter: graph shows cur/avg, range, action to reset graph
- project directory cleanup: now defaults to sending items to recycle bin rather than deleting
- reamote: possible fix for Nebula plugins
- reamote: fixed crash when invalid data received on certain message types
- reamote: fixed support for larger config packets
- routing: fixed labelling on hardware outs after adding routing
- routing: renamed send type "Post-FX" to "Post-FX (V1 deprecated)", added a new, better "Post-FX" mode
- routing: fixed i/o windows open when adjusting/removing routing bugs
- routing: better rearoute labelling all around when audio device closed
- screensets: added keyboard shortcut column and button to edit shortcuts
- screensets: autosave wont save anymore when switching to same screenset
- screensets: added auto saving option
- screensets: fixed docker issues
- screensets: added mixer flags saving
- screensets: added last focused window state saving
- tempo map: overhaul: simple tempo changes no longer force a new measure
- tempo map: improved tempo editing behavior when editing tempo changes and time sig changes
- tempo map: lengths calculated across timesig markers now use the time signature at the start to determine measure length
- tempo map: more accurate tempo envelope saving/restoring
- tempo map: small fades are no longer adjusted by tempo changes
- theming: faster drawing, faster mouseover updating
- theming: background for faders, window backgrounds, name backgrounds, etc support pink line for unstretch areas
- theming: docker is now independently colorthemeable
- theming: new default colortheme (by WhiteTie!)
- theming: support for when path to theme dir changes on diff systems
- theming: advanced faders can have zero line set
- theming: configurable fonts for track panels / volpan labels etc
- theming: track_fxempty_h and track_fxempty_v
- theming: window drawing improvements (less screen corruption issues)
- theming: fixed stopped resize of transport drawing issues
- theming: fixed some playspeed automation refresh issues
- theming: fixed some dark custom color issues with advanced themes
- theming: better background image edge scaling when compressed to small spaces
- theming: classic theme color tweaks (for mcp send/fx list)
- theming: bg tinting for track labels in advanced themes
- ui: most modal dialog boxes now restore window focus on close
- ui: added option for gap between items on adjacent tracks (defaults to 4px)
- ui: fixed non-fancy peaks display on muted items/inactive takes
- ui: better envelope spacing (small gap between envelopes)
- ui: better item loop indicator drawing
- ui: fixed edge loop indicators on some items
- ui: fixed zero line drawing issue on items
- ui: fixed peaks display at end of heavily looped items at certain zoom levels
- ui: better record mode display for midi overdub modes
- ui: fader ctrl+precision modes hide mouse cursor
- ui: better spacing for transport status state
- ui: better volume fader ganging at extremes
- ui: grid/snap boxes will now correctly display smaller fractions
- fixed some tiny PCM-floating point import/export precision issues
- better external midi editor support (fixes, open copy in external editor creates .mid file)
- faster dB unit conversion throughout
- demo song: updated mix
- new about screen