Version history REAPER for Mac OS X (Intel)

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Changes from v3.1.4 Beta -> v3.141 Beta

• Action: toggle selected tracks between touch and trim/read modes (for non-motorized control surfaces)
• Anticipative FX is no longer by default disabled during rendering
• Batch converter: added right-click context menu, modeless configuration
• Custom menu: fixed Actions menu occasionally declining to be customized
• Fixed mislabeled undo/redo menu items in certain instances
• Image loading: theme images optimized for faster load (startup) time, and smaller installer
• Installer: reduced installer size on all platforms
• Media explorer: fixed import of multitrack MIDI files when importing to empty project
• MIDI editor: fixed bug when extending a looped item leftwards in the editor
• MIDI editor: avoid skipping over CC data when drawing edits quickly
• MIDI editor: actions to explicitly mute and unmute notes (in addition to existing toggle)
• MIDI editor: middle button hand-scroll
• Peaks: fixed rebuilding peaks for selected items
• Project markers: fixed transport jump-to-marker list not being refreshed
• Preferences: added new Envelopes tab, option for how to handle volume/pan trim when adding envelopes
• ReWire: per-instance options to control whether slaves can change tempo, loop region
• Scrollbars: drawing fixes
• Toolbar: merged toolbar and menu customize interfaces, no limit on custom toolbar buttons
• Toolbar: customizable tabbed floating toolbar (separate from main toolbar)
• Toolbar: added 72 more custom toolbar images
• Toolbar: optional user text over blank toolbar icon
• Toolbar: armed actions can be run by clicking anywhere in the arrange view (not just on a media item)
• Video: added support for video files that contain no video track
• Video: better audio sync on OSX
• Video: dont show video from stopped background projects
• Video: fixed possible hang on Windows multi-monitor setups
• Video: fixed incorrect frame display issues (rounding errors after manually moving the edit cursor)
• Video: added a preference panel to select video colorspaces
• x64: fixed bugs in recording and rendering format selection/configuration windows

Changes from v3.13 Beta -> v3.1.4 Beta

• Action: show/hide all floating windows
• API: added functions for sending commands to the active MIDI editor window
• API: added register("command_id_lookup") to find extension actions
• API: added functions to retrieve track/take envelopes
• API: added MIDI_eventlist_Create, MIDI_eventlist_Destroy
• API: added GetSetTrackState, GetSetItemState, GetSetEnvelopeState
• API: fixed extension shortcut problem
• Automation: fixed action to set envelope lane fader from MIDI controller
• Automation: more consistent behavior for new envelopes picking up the fader value in non-trim mode
• Auto-crossfades: fix for some crossfades not being reset when moving multiple items across tracks
• Batch converter: new facility to convert media in bulk, optionally applying FX
• Custom menus: main MIDI menus can be customized, other improvements
• Custom menus: import/export/reset individual menus along with entire sets
• Custom toolbar: support adding extension actions to toolbar
• DX: fix for synths dropping the first MIDI note
• Live performance: FX multiprocessing optimization
• Media item resampling/pitch shift modes: not switched when switching projects
• MIDI editor: Fixed adding text/sysex events not extending source length when past end
• OSX: fixed issues with mouse focus in TCP
• OSX: nicer disk image
• OSX: various menu improvements/fixes
• OSX: preliminary video support
• OSX: alternate VST cache/path config for PPC vs Intel
• Peaks: fixed recording peaks interpolation accuracy and corner-case crash when recording
• Prefs/Media/MIDI: Improved behavior when all-notes-off when un-record-arming a track disabled
• Project/template file save: better detection and handling of failed disk writes
• ReaSamplomatic5000: Configurable per-instance resample mode
• Render queue: resizeable
• Track height: default for new projects can be set via File/Proj Settings/Save as default or Prefs/Projects/Default
• Track renaming: better support for tabbing through tracks when envelope panels visible
• Video: improved scrubbing support
• Video: handling of multiple items improved (later items, higher track numbers prioritized)
• Windows: Fixed font used in some dialogs for ClearType (OGG rendering, etc)

Changes from v3.12 Beta -> v3.13 Beta

• Action: insert multiple tracks
• API: added functions: AddProjectMarker, DeleteProjectMarker
• Automation: new volume/pan envelopes display the current track fader value
• Crossfades: fixed auto-crossfade when control+drag copying items
• FLAC: fixed multichannel read support
• FX chains: automatically increase track channel count when loading FX chains that use more channels
• Glue: special fade handling when gluing multiple items starting or ending at the same time
• Mixer: consistent scroll behavior regardless of number of tracks, autoscroll to newly added tracks
• Master: no reset of master mono/stereo setting after automatically muting on overload
• Media items: button to display item properties, by default shown only when the item is resampled
• Media explorer: configurable default-handling of project files, better context menus
• Media explorer: filter fixes
• Menus: most commonly used menus can be customized (add/remove actions, submenus, rename menu items)
• Menus: menu customizations can be imported/exported to file
• MIDI editor: user preference to flash keyboard notes on track input note-on
• MIDI editor: setting to snap note ends to grid when snap enabled
• MIDI editor: fixed snapping bug when following project beats and grid is 1/4 note triplets
• MIDI editor: better keyboard handling in text fields
• Mousewheel: fixed control+mousewheel for fine slider moves in parameter modulation and send windows
• Mute/solo: setting via right-click follows selection/grouping unless overridden with shift key
• OSX: preliminary media explorer
• OSX: fixes for file browse dialog with certain paths
• OSX: vast keyboard system fixes and improvements
• OSX: fixed main window actions working in undocked transports
• OSX: disk reading does not use F_NOCACHE on remote filesystems
• OSX: virtual MIDI keyboard fixes
• OSX: fixes to mixer autoscrolling
• OSX: midi list editor supports in-list editing
• OSX: fixed visual glitch with docker
• Peak building: optimizations (50-150% faster on .wav files in our tests)
• Peaks: when using alternate peak path, put peaks in numbered subdirectories for better performance
• Peaks: low quality preview peaks during building are now are more consistent with finished peaks
• Peaks: aborted peak generation removes partial (invalid) peak files
• Project load: replacing files with different types will scan for the same file type for other missing files
• Project/template load: current working directory defaults to project/template path
• ReaScript: added GetTrackState, expanded html help, set undo point after script executes
• ReaScript: capture Python compile-time and run-time error messages for display
• ReaScript: fixed get/set of integer-type track, item, or take parameters
• Take names: automatically focus take name field when displaying item properties
• TCP: Drag and drop routing now autoscrolls
• TCP/Mixer: autoscroll to tracks selected via action or control surface
• Track icons: optionally set all tracks to the same width when any track icons are used
• Undo system: greatly reduced memory use when loading undo history from file
• VST: fix for bridged/firewalled plug-ins with track controls visible
• VST: added MIDI output mode to merge output with input (for groove players, arpeggiators, etc)
• VST extensions: support for effString2Parameter (mostly for readable manual editing of envelope points)
• VST MIDI: fixed hanging note bug from synthedit and possibly other plugins that generate MIDI
• Windows: drag and drop of files out of REAPER now better supports unicode characters
• Windows: try to prevent bad plugins from quitting REAPER
• x64: ReWire support (master/mixer only)

Changes from v3.11 Beta -> v3.12 Beta

• Automation lanes: fixed possible crash when removing FX parameter envelopes
• CD burning: fixes to native XP mode track divisions
• Extensions API: GetSetMediaItemInfo() fixes for fade shape settings
• Fade drawing: when using full-area filling, fixed drawing when zoomed in
• FX: per-FX buggy plugin compatibility mode (assumes plugin is not threadsafe, needs constant precleaned buffers, etc)
• Hardware outputs: post-fader track outputs obey track polarity control
• MIDI editor: show notes pressed as long as the input note is pressed
• OSX: improved drag/drop support
• OSX: support for control+alt+drag to render to new file (drag to desktop, finder, sampler, etc)
• OSX: CD burning support
• OSX: REX support
• OSX: special casing for POD Farm VST misreporting view type (VST 2.4 should be composited view)
• OSX: fix for some AUs that do not export automatable parameters until after audio streams are initialized
• OSX: added correct file locking to prevent writing files open for read
• Pencil mode: fixed fade/autofade settings for newly drawn media items
• ReaControlMIDI: support for raw mode (0-127 access to all CC messages)
• ReaControlMIDI: envelopes and TCP knobs report the same value as the slider (0-127, 0-16383, or on/off)
• ReaControlMIDI: support for storing/sending sysex dumps up to 64KB
• ReaScript: run Python or Perl scripts that call Reaper API functions
• ReaScript: assign reascripts to key commands or toolbar buttons
• VST bridging: optimized plug-ins that call for tempo information
• VST bridging/firewalling: per plug-in option to embed UI (not as compatible, less crash-resilient)
• VST: safer querying of text strings from certain plug-ins
• Win32: async file reading now has more grace on error
• Win32: file locking improvements (no longer allow writing to media files that are open and online in REAPER, etc)
• x64: VST bridging performance improvements, ReaRoute performance improvements
• x64: will now use same config path as x86 (unless appdata/REAPER64 is valid)
• x64: REX support (via bridging)
• x64: fix for certain (broken) ASIO drivers

Changes from v3.104 Beta -> v3.11 Beta

• Changes: Automation drawing, plug-in firewalling, lots of other goodness
• Automation: freehand envelope drawing (ctrl+drag by default, optionally ctrl+alt+drag)
• Multiproject: support for playing background projects with current, option to sync start times
• Take: realtime reverse take
• Toolbar: arm a custom toolbar button by right-clicking, click an item in the arrange view to run it
• VST: configurable bridging/firewalling on x64 and x86 (prefs/VST, per VST option in FX browser)
• Action: crossfade any overlapping selected items
• Action: toggle master track and tempo envelope visibility together
• Action window: allow removal of multiple key bindings at once
• ASIO: fixed compatibility with Zoom R16 (and possibly other devices)
• Automation: envelope data reduction during recording is now on by default
• Automation: add a point anywhere in an envelope lane by clicking
• Automation: envelope lanes now respect locking
• CD burning: better gapless CD image generation, more accurate marker/region track generation
• CD burning: allow recording multiple copies from single render, better error messages
• Cleaner display of track information on routing/fx/envelope windows/tooltips/etc
• Editing: fixed shift+click for multiple selection in arrange view
• Editing: do not allow track envelopes to move vertically when ripple edit is enabled
• Fades: option to disable autofades/autocrossfades for MIDI items
• FX autobuild routing: clearer indication that cancelling autobuild will still load the FX
• FX chains: loading FX chains will search the path of the .rfxchain for media files (for reasamplomatic/reaverb)
• FX window: UTF-8 support for preset/program combo boxes
• Help: useful information (info or context sensitive help) displayed below TCP section
• JS: fixed a bug causing potential crashes when parameters automated
• JS: new slider() function to get a slider by index (values 1..64)
• License keys: updated text for non-commercial to be more accurate (personal/small business)
• Loop recording: fixes for rounding errors causing items to be slightly too long
• MCU: better support for emulated surfaces that do not notify touch state
• Media explorer: menu options to enable RPP preview, disable tempo sync
• MIDI editor: velocity lane editing affects only selected notes if there is a selection visible
• MIDI editor: show MIDI track input on piano keys
• MIDI editor: less eager to show empty space to the left of the MIDI item
• MIDI editor: fixed drawing controller data over existing data on another channel
• MIDI editor: actions to move to previous/next lyric
• MIDI editor: fixed blinking cursor reappearing when offscreen
• MIDI: in-project MIDI preview should now interrupt audio less
• Mixer: improved extended mixer FX context menu layout
• OSX: fixed low latency MIDI output mode
• OSX: fixed menu key binding labels
• OSX: fixed MIDI note name editing
• OSX: AU compatibility improvements
• OSX: fixed key assigning special keys in actions window
• OSX: fixed keyboard navigation in file open/save dialogs
• OSX: holding shift during startup now prevents REAPER from loading last project (like on Win32)
• OSX: fixed routing dialog scroll issues on 10.4
• Pan: allow settings as low as +1/-1% with control+drag
• Peak building now handles multiple projects nicely
• Pencil mode: obey loop preference when drawing empty MIDI item
• Project settings: project media browse dialog better deals with relative paths
• ReaSamplomatic5000: ability to fully buffer smaller audio samples (better performance)
• ReaSamplomatic5000: removed pan automation zipper noises
• ReaSamplomatic5000: volume/rate/etc automation now affects playing samples
• ReaSamplomatic5000: parameter for MIDI pitch bend amount (default is 2 semitones, can do up to 12)
• ReaSamplomatic5000: safer thread-source management
• ReaSamplomatic5000: notify undo state when sample changed
• ReaVerb: less RAM use during file loading
• Safer memory management in undo, ReaVerb, and other areas
• Snap: relative snap support
• Snap: when grid-snap settings follow visible grid, do not snap if grid is not visible
• Selection: faster selection of multiple tracks in some cases where other windows are open
• Take: fixes/improvements to loop section
• TCP: Fixed track VU meter glitch
• TCP/mixer: mousewheel support on FX knobs and sends
• Tempo markers: manual edit of position defaults to timeline units (bars.beats, min:sec, etc)
• Undo: fixed multiproject undo system bugs
• Undo window: safer destroy on exit
• User preference: default track height in new projects, set to medium (was small) by default
• Virtual MIDI keyboard: arrow keys can be passed through to main window
• VST: per instance option to disable PDC
• VST: safer preset changes with some buggy plugins
• Windows Vista/7: validate ini file path before using (to ensure that it is writeable)
• Windows: fixed some issues with long strings in text boxes

Changes from v3.103 Beta -> v3.104 Beta

• Changes: Incremental love
• MIDI editor: fixed shift+click for multiple selection in piano roll
• MIDI editor: fixed unlooped item marquee selection past end of item
• Updated libvorbis to 1.2.3
• Temporary removal of experimental VST bridging

Changes from v3.102 Beta -> v3.103 Beta

• x64 version: 32-bit VST bridging support
• MIDI list editor: fixed possible duplicate event creation when filter on
• Render: disabled opening project from shell during render
• MIDI list editor: fixed inline editing of pitch values
• VST: better audioMasterGetOutputLatency reporting when stopped
• VST: reverted 3.1 optimization that seemed to cause problems with a few plug-ins
• VST: special case for Fretted Synth

Changes from v3.101 Beta -> v3.102 Beta

• OSX: Fixed MIDI explode by channel and pitch
• OSX: Fixed scroll during track moving
• Fixed issue with projects that reference missing .mid files
• Fixed bugs relating to ghost midi clips
• Fixed junk characters in some pan law dialogs
• Added some missing default theme elements
• Record PDC disabled track option now compensates for audio buffer size
• Solo and SiF now work better with MIDI sends (unsoloed MIDI sends are not sent at all)
• Allow 23.976 framerate for sync

Changes from v3.1 Beta -> v3.101 Beta

• Fixed high CPU use on zoomed-in recording items
• Fixed grid line drawing of 1/3 beats

Changes from v3.06 Beta -> v3.1 Beta

• Actions: toggle show master tempo envelope
• Actions: faster actions to explode audio by channel, much faster actions to explode MIDI by channel or pitch
• Actions: separate actions to jump to previous/next beat/measure vs moving edit cursor only
• Actions: fixed occasional disappearing key shortcut
• Automation: fixed possible crash when deleting FX envelope
• Automation: shift+ctrl+drag locks envelope point move to either horizontal or vertical (like in MIDI editor)
• Bounce: display in transport displays bounced length
• Editing: fixed bug when moving items across hidden tracks
• GUI: significant CPU optimizations when drawing time selection, antialiased peaks, fades, envelopes, filled envelopes
• GUI: dim track I/O button when master/parent send disabled (themeable using track_io_dis and mcp_io_dis)
• GUI: fixed bug in HSV blend mode
• GUI: fixed edge line drawing for time/loop selections when decoupled
• GUI: fixed filled envelope clipping bug
• GUI: separate theme elements for fade quiet zone and fade area color fill
• JS: updated Liteon FX
• Media explorer: checkbox for starting media preview on the bar while project is playing back
• Media explorer: fixed context menu on Vista/Win7
• Media explorer: show preview graphics for MIDI items
• Metronome: fixed output selection menu
• MIDI editor: event filter stays on top, can be toggled on/off
• MIDI editor: CC lane dropdowns show which message types are currently in use
• MIDI editor: inserting notes in drum modes uses smaller of grid size or 32nd notes
• MIDI editor: view preference to always display note velocity
• MIDI editor: action to move edit cursor to play cursor
• MIDI editor: action to set selected note lengths to grid size
• MIDI editor: better paste-extends-source behavior when using unlooped items
• MIDI editor: no loop end marker for unlooped MIDI items
• MIDI editor: fixed clipboard leak in certain paste actions
• MIDI editor: fixed screen redraws/flashes when selecting notes in list view
• MIDI editor: action to import lyric events from text file
• MIDI editor: better display of text/sysex event editing vs adding, better copy-drag behavior
• MIDI editor: clicking empty space in the lane deselects text/sysex events
• MIDI editor: fixed copy/paste of text/sysex events in list editor
• MIDI editor: fixed file-based MIDI item text/sysex event undo/redo
• MIDI editor: fixed memory leak when deleting text/sysex events in list editor
• MIDI editor: fixed step sequencer note entry when inline editor is open
• MIDI editor: fixed text event editing on OS X
• MIDI editor: fixed text event hit testing in certain instances
• MIDI inline editor: actions dialog can now run actions
• MIDI: don't create a new MIDI item when punch recording if there is already a suitable item to record into
• MIDI: fixed overdub recording when extending source and record pdc disabled
• MIDI: record overdub/replace modes with record PDC disabled now compensated for track PDC
• OSX: default to Cocoa UI for AU plug-ins that support it
• OSX: fixed manually editing JS parameter values
• Peaks/waveforms: recording items are drawn more smoothly and consistently, update faster by default (configurable)
• Playback: preserve PDC delayed monitoring now compensates for both track and master/parent PDC
• Project: fixed project template being inserted when opening existing project in new tab
• Project: setting maximum project length prevents zooming out much past that length
• ReaEQ: more regular grid lines
• ReaFIR: more regular grid lines
• ReaVerb, ReaSamplomatic: now multi-project aware (for save-as with media)
• ReaSamplomatic: fixed noise bug with zero release time
• Recording: fixed recording pre-roll sample rounding problem
• Render: fixed render dialog peaks display when certain stem options set
• Render: more helpful error message if target directory does not exist
• Render: saving project to RPP via render dialog now adds project to recent list
• Render: Shup button sends to user default upload target
• Screensets: better multiproject track view support
• Screensets: screenset window now updates on save-project action
• Shutdown: cancelling save while Windows is shutting down cancels system shutdown
• Shutdown: more stable sequence with undo history open
• Solo: fixed glitches when unsoloing with routing and PDC
• Spaghetti cormorant
• TCP/Mixer: create sends by dragging IO button to another track
• TCP/Mixer: alt+click on IO button toggles master/parent send
• TCP: bulk mute/solo by dragging mute/solo button to another track
• Tempo envelope: snap points to grid when adding and snapping enabled
• VST: faster startup scan of plug-ins that have not changed
• VST: more efficient automation for new envelopes or envelopes with square point shape
• VST: correct return value for audioMasterAutomate

Changes from v3.05 Beta -> v3.06 Beta

• Updated: 7/20/2009 10:40PST to rev 7759 (automation ripple bugfix)
• Automation: drag, copy and paste automation with items, within or across tracks
• Automation: improvements when "add envelope points when moving items" enabled (right-click env toolbar button)
• Automation: recording does not write redundant points (more efficient)
• Automation: improvements when "reduce envelope point data when recording automation" enabled
• Automation: FX envelope control panel buttons stay lit if parameter modulation or MIDI learn is active
• Automation: alt+click deletes an envelope point
• Automation: fixed send automation control panel display when writing or overriding automation
• Audio: audio device channel remapping/aliasing support, separate configuration for each audio device
• Recording: pre-roll monitors track media, action to toggle recording pre-roll
• Render: rendering stems supports writing project markers as cues
• Project: no prompt to save, or display project settings, when loading an existing project in a new tab
• Project: track auto-naming no longer skips leading numbers
• Preferences: more configurable track record parameters
• Performance: better RAM/CPU behavior with accidental feedback routing
• FX: cache undo states for plugins with slow save/load operations
• FX: fixed undo point creation when plugin shown in FX chain window
• FX: fixed memory leak when loading undo states for some VSTs
• FX: fixed parameter modulation save/load/undo problems
• FX: save parameter modulation with track templates/chains/paste
• FX: show total track PDC in FX button tooltip
• FX: performance meter shows PDC by track
• FX: fixed track/mixer FX param knob rotation range
• FX: fixed EastWest Play (and possibly other plugins) not showing GUI correctly
• FX: all IK plugins blacklisted from precise loop buffer handling (glitching at loop end is preferable to crashing)
• FX: UAD plugins are set offline after render (fixes rendering at different block size)
• ReaEQ: update settings on "reset band to +0 dB" context menu action
• MIDI: undo/redo no longer sends note-off to all tracks
• MIDI: fixed import of .mid files with trailing non-note events exactly on the beat
• MIDI: glue now supports text events
• MIDI inline editor: fixed inserting notes at mouse cursor, not advancing main edit cursor
• MIDI editor: action to invert current selection
• MIDI editor: fixed moving multiple notes in looped items via keyboard actions
• MIDI editor: fixed bug when adding sysex manually
• MIDI editor: text events are now pooled across items and copied with items
• MIDI editor: fixed initialization of lane combo boxes
• JS: many optimizations for JS that do MIDI only (no @sample code, or in_pin/out_pin:none)
• JS: midi_transpose works on notes that are sustaining when you move the sliders
• JS: support for longer line lengths for slider definitions
• JS: better support for locales that use , instead of . for decimal
• JS: update dropdown boxes on sliderchange call
• JS: fixed gfx_drawchar/gfx_drawnumber() not forcing screen update
• Actions: select any track 1-99 (ctrl: extend, shift: contiguous, alt: invert)
• Actions: set loop points to selected items
• GUI: user preference for drawing pretty filled automation envelopes
• GUI: optional/themeable editing guide lines when moving items
• GUI: shift + middle mouse button does hand-scroll (and user preferences for it)
• GUI: docker/project tabs show feedback when clicking close-tab buttons
• GUI: option to show solid edge on loop selection and/or time selection
• GUI: optimized screen drawing to reduce potential overdraws
• GUI: separate user preferences for antialiased peaks/waveforms vs. antialiased fades/envelopes
• GUI: fixed drawing crossfades when overlapping items are shown in lanes
• GUI: track meters hold peaks as low as -150 dB
• OSX: toolbar can be customized
• OSX: VST/AU with carbon views now hide properly when docked

Changes from v3.04 Beta -> v3.05 Beta

• Significant audio processing performance improvements, especially in larger projects
• FX processing improvements for all Cockos plugins
• Processing performance improvements for MIDI-only tracks
• Significant graphics optimizations
• Pasting items in large projects is faster
• Fixed dragging items vertically across multiple tracks
• Media explorer remembers the last directory visited when reopened
• Global automation override is saved with project
• JS sysex support: midisyx(frameoffset,msgbuf,len)
• FX parameter adjustment undo point is set immediately if the plugin informs the host the move is done
• Fixed random creation of different-length takes in loop recording
• Faster bulk-arming of tracks via action
• Seek is less likely to unnecessarily scroll the view
• Properly resize last track in folder when compacting
• FX quick-add menu contents are sorted alphabetically
• Safer VST unloading while playing
• Use envelope lane button hover states
• Dont allow dragging a folder track into its own children
• Copy MIDI item editor settings (note shape, etc) when copying MIDI items
• Dont autoclose audio device when media explorer is previewing
• Fixed waveout/directsound issues on failed initialization
• Better folder remembering on render/consolidate, better default record path (rather than path to app)
• MIDI editor: option to set default color map (in prefs/media/midi)
• Support for mcp_master_sendlist_* theme images
• ReaTune updates for multiple project and better take-fx support in manual mode, slight visual overhaul
• Color-themeable fade area shading for media items
• Color-themeable blinking edit cursor
• Optional color-themeable play cursor (with width control)
• Themes can set blend mode on fade handle edges/snap offset drawing
• More efficient time selection highlight drawing in default theme
• Fixed action for toggle recarm on all selected tracks
• Better cue label positioning for stereo items etc
• Actions to toggle item normalize/multiple item normalize, un-normalize
• Special-case mutexing for ET-200/Rez/Oatmeal, generalizable on request for other plug-ins
• Will now prompt you to select an audio device if you have not yet selected one
• OSX: better view of some unthemed windows in docker
• OSX: better AU initialization for some plugins
• Improved tempo/time signature marker editing behavior
• Open file in external editor supports unicode filenames
• Custom toolbar icon assigned to "bounce live output to disk" will light up while recording
• Preference whether to auto-show FX window after adding via quick-add menu
• Warn if unable to save changes because project file is read-only
• Fix for problems unloading plugins that run message loop during effClose (i.e. Guru)
• Fixed bug with mixed native/OS text rendering colors being incorrect

Changes from v3.03 Beta -> v3.04 Beta

• Joystick MIDI improvements (modeless config, submodes, etc)
• Allow ctrl+drag copy of selected areas of items even with very small selections
• Actions: split selected items at project markers, split selected items at grid
• Action: remove content behind selected items (shift-X by default)
• Crossfade selected items action allows time selection that is completely within both items
• Fixed bug with render dialogs render master not being restored from configuration
• ReaDelay: fixed label of delay length (from QN to 8N)
• Fixed some bugs relating to Unicode conversions when getting long UI strings
• OSX: fixed sending 1 and 2 byte messages to MIDI hardware
• Ctrl+drag (pencil mode) creates empty MIDI item if no item is selected
• SiF meters now show actual signal
• Batch rendering will no longer show save prompt/project properties if preference set
• MIDI editor: fixed sorting and mouse hit testing of overlapping notes
• MIDI editor: Undo/redo of certain actions from within editor updates cached note names
• MIDI editor: fixed scroll issues with last clicked note selection
• MIDI editor: notes are not created when dragging vertically
• MIDI editor: action to cycle through multiple items loaded in one editor (alt+N by default)
• MIDI editor: better paste edit cursor behavior with looped items
• Menu bar shows recording format, device settings, optionally free disk space including time
• Normalize as much as +120dB (up from +36dB)
• Allow resizing tracks in folder compact (not supercompact) mode
• Toolbar icons show current state for many global toggle actions
• Fixed relative filename item paste issues (when option to use relative files before fully qualified path is set)
• Disabling record arm for tracks now sends all notes off
• New JS: adpcm_simulator
• Fixed project load splash screen leak
• Better track vertical resize behaviors with varying arrange view sizes
• Fixed open performance meter causing crashes in certain instances
• VST: Support for plug-ins with Unicode filenames
• VST: UAD plug-ins always get constant blocksizes (so that they can loop without extra latency)
• VST: extra UAD mutexing on opening of UI

Changes from v3.02 Beta -> v3.03 Beta

• Fixes for action to crossfade at selection
• Crossfade at selection automatically splits an enclosing item
• VKB performance improvement (especially on WINE)
• Peak caches: better validation of timestamps for varying timezones and filesystems
• Draw correct crossfades when an item sits on top of another item
• X key is mapped to crossfade selected items action by default
• Fixed delay compensation of untouched track channels for VSTs with latency decrease (ReaFIR etc)
• Fixed delay compensation on untouched track channels for JS (including ReaMote)
• ReaMote: fixed network thrashing with automated fx parameters
• MIDI editor: removed snap behavior where snapping is disabled more than 100px from grid
• Render: option to render at project samplerate, but output at a different rate (apply SRC last)
• Fixed bug when undoing on certain projects with envelope lanes visible
• Fixed bug storing online rendering to project file
• Online rendering will pause for a few seconds before rendering to allow hardware to switch samplerates if necessary
• Project setting for item mix behavior (items can mix, replace earlier items, or replace enclosing items)
• Actions to enable or disable auto-crossfade on split
• -renderproject hides main window from view
• Fix for plugins that create multiple envelopes when loaded with automation write on
• Fixed MIDI editor actions to move multiple notes up or down
• Track MIDI input can be mapped to any channel
• Fixed move cursor to start of previous measure action when starting on beat
• Preliminary wet/dry knob for FX
• Look for embedded track name event when importing single-track MIDI
• Option to not reset MIDI CC on stop
• Queued (batch) rendering support (Queue render button in render dialog, menu/action to bring up queue)
• MIDI editor: control-drag also copies CC messages when moving CC with notes
• Action to toggle maximize all tracks will maximize first
• Fixed adding tempo events via transport when tempo envelope is hidden
• Support for changing BPM from within ReWire slaves
• User config for external MIDI output threading (restricted to one thread by default)
• Fix for ripple editing + tempo marker issues
• OSX: better hidden-mouse UI behavior (with Synergy detection as well)
• OSX: cleaner looking buttons/popup buttons (todo combo boxes)
• OSX: enabled FX folder rename/delete, drag FX into folder
• OSX: fixed item fadein cursor
• OSX: better support for detecting mouse activation for BFD2 etc
• Internal queue optimizations

Changes from v3.01 -> v3.02 Beta

• Changes: The steady stream of goodness continues.
• Fixes to APE, OGG, and MP3 writing in certain consolidate instances
• Fixed consolidate having issue with certain content/output sinks
• Fixed Unicode file support for DirectShow video files (avi/mpg/etc)
• Fixed CoreAudio aggregate/multi-buffer audio bug
• JS: threaded memory manager fixes (for when starting playback with graphic JSs loaded)
• Fixed bug sending events at end of MIDI file in certain instances
• More useful dialog message when unable to encode MP3
• OSX: improved GUI compatibility for some plugins
• OSX graphics tweaks
• MIDI editor: major performance improvement when editing small MIDI items in large projects
• Quick FX add menu when clicking FX slots on the extended mixer
• Windows: Low-level change to external MIDI output handling
• MIDI output timing, CPU, bandwidth, consistency, and stability improvements
• Global envelope menu selection to show/hide all track envelopes in project
• Tweaks to control surface plug-in since midi output is nicely threaded on Windows

Changes from v3.0 -> v3.01

• Changes: Even better than v3.0!
• Right-click FX button to add FX from user folder or saved FX chain
• Show newly scanned FX in their own folder in FX browser
• Faster display when opening FX browser or right-click FX menu
• Fixed shortcut assignment to numpad 5 (and divide, decimal on some keyboards)
• Middle mouse button sets play cursor in MIDI editor
• Scrollbar resize handle works in MIDI editor
• Fixed various nitpicks only seen when adv pref "large window frames" is on
• VST: corrected audioMasterGetOutputLatency to match cubendo's behavior when used from VSTs with delay comp
• MIDI editor: fix for reloading the same text strings file
• MIDI export, .syx import, bank/string filenames now support unicode
• Fix for MIDI items changing when changing project settings
• Support for up to 30 MIDI input ports, 32 MIDI output ports (up from 24/24)
• Fixed MIDI editor actions to change timebase view
• Fixed reading of license keyfiles with Mac newline format
• Fixed recording to unsaved projects with relative project media path set(again)
• ReaControlMIDI: separate selection of LSB cc messages
• MIDI editor: moving notes one octave moves one octave rather than 12 visible pitches
• FX Browser: Added "Recently used FX" folder

Changes from v2.58 -> v3.0

• REAPER v3.00 SUMMARY
• MAJOR NEW FEATURES
• Automation lanes
• Nested track folders
• Multiple tabbed projects
• Multichannel (greater than stereo) media support, including MOGG
• FX parameter controls on track and mixer control panels
• Customize toolbar icons and actions
• Programmable MIDI joystick/game controller support
• MIDI IMPROVEMENTS
• Inline MIDI editing
• Edit multiple MIDI items in one editor
• Sync MIDI editor to arrange view, including looped items
• Export project MIDI, with tempo map support
• MIDI event filter
• Track MIDI controls (manage bank/program changes, sysex, automate CC)
• MIDI hardware timing improvements
• Full sysex support
• OTHER SIGNIFICANT NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• Create time- or beat-based templates including media
• Improved REX support
• Smoother play/stop/seek transitions
• Soft controller takeover, including FX parameters
• Create default FX controller assignments that act on the focused plug-in
• New UI theme, many new graphics features and options
• More user control of placement/appearance of graphical interface elements
• Create knobs, envelopes, controller assignments from the last touched FX parameter
• MIDI control of presets for any plugin
• Attach text and image resources to media items, place icons on tracks
• Global automation override/bypass
• Hide/show tracks in either arrange or mixer view
• UAD compatibility improvements
• All-native graphics rendering engine (better appearance and performance)
• Memory use improvements
• REAPER v3.00 DETAILS
• AUDIO PERFORMANCE
• Improved MP3 seek accuracy
• 27.97DF timing improvements
• Read, write, or explode media with any number of audio channels
• Optionally preserve project PDC when monitoring
• Seamless media item glue during playback
• Optional tiny fade to hardware on play/stop/seek (avoid clicks)
• Option to gate (not record near-silence) while saving live audio output
• More WAV read/write options
• Customizable pre-roll, metronome improvements
• ARRANGE VIEW / EDITING
• Optionally draw labels and buttons above media items (track info lane)
• JS support for up to 64 parameters, dynamic UI
• Filter track visibility by name
• Optionally display faint peaks in automation lanes
• Control+drag for fine adjustment of volume handles and envelope points
• When labels drawn above items, drag the label area to select item+time
• Dynamic split detection improvements
• Drag images onto arrange view or track control panels
• Filter and highlight FX parameters in the envelope window
• Automap 3.0 support
• MIDI EDITING
• Vastly improved memory performance with many MIDI items in a project
• Editor timeline can be beats (local), beats (project), time, or synced-to-arrange
• Switch active MIDI item in multi-item editors by clicking a note, selecting the source item in the MIDI event filter, or clicking the item in the arrange view
• Quantize/humanize/edit note properties modelessly
• Increased range for note velocity handle adjustment
• Improved timing in ReWire slave mode
• Enhanced CC meta-actions (fine-tune custom actions with a conroller)
• Themeable colormaps for note velocity, channel, source item
• Lock notes in time or pitch
• Adjust parent item and loop length from MIDI editor
• PLUGINS
• No glitch when looping plugins that generate sound or tails
• Faster redraws for some VSTs
• No glitch when automating ReaEQ band gain through +0 dB
• Dragging FX instrument to empty track space inserts new track for the instrument
• Improved FXP compatibility
• Support for VSTs that send MIDI out of context
• Improved DX automation support
• FX parameter aliasing
• RANDOM STUFF
• Many theme options for drawing blend modes, marquee selection
• Unicode (via UTF-8) filename support

Changes from v2.57 -> v2.58

• Fixes for Win9x
• OSX: Fixed filename support for more characters (including folder symbol, etc)

Changes from v2.56 -> v2.57

• Fixed MIDI SPP/MTC sync
• FLAC: more correct/efficient 24-bit encoding, endian fixes for both encoding/decoding
• WavPack: corrected BWF header writing

Changes from v2.55 Beta -> v2.56

• Fixed drag and drop of sends/hardware outputs in mixer view when using hardware outputs
• Old recording item selection behavior now only affects item-autopunch mode
• CC parameter meta-actions now also work on midpoints for absolute CCs/etc
• Select all items in track (doubleclick TCP) now sets context to items
• Fixed MIDI timing in ReWire slave mode, support for running in FL Studio
• ReWire slave mode forces playrate to 1.0
• Fixed MIDI item trim bugs with selected notes
• Fixed some PCM source seek rounding errors
• Fixed a bug in vertical GR metering (ReaComp etc)
• Hiding dock windows now removes focus from them
• MP3 decoder seek improvements
• 29.97DF ruler corrected
• ReaSamplomatic: better note name reporting (removes extensions, doesnt report if supporting the entire range)
• Fixed auto-add of plugin envelopes for correct values
• installer: Fixed Vista/Windows 7 compatibility warnings
• OS X: new directory structure and simplified install process
• Updated registration to store in install path as well (for multiuser systems)
• Fix for trimming MIDI items on split in certain looped instances
• Much faster redraws for some VSTs
• Fixed mute master/slave grouped automation recording

Changes from v2.54 Beta -> v2.55 Beta

• Fixed hang on MIDI bank/program file change
• Fixed metronome stutter on first downbeat
• Fixed VST compatability with plug-ins that send MIDI events from UI/etc
• Fixed reasamplomatic ui updating bug
• Fixed render dialog peaks display
• ReaVerb: lower CPU use, "set all" button for overriding all instances FFT settings
• ReaVerb: fixed issues with complex chains that convert channel counts
• ReaPitch/ReaVoice: lower CPU on silence
• Code to prevent elastique from chewing CPU on near silence
• FX parameter MIDI learn: fixed updating of "set with selected tracks" flag
• FX preset loading, VST program changes now add undo points
• Meta-actions to conditionally process actions based on the sign of CC parameter value
• Stretching using Elastique by more than a factor of 10 now will result in correct timing but not-fully-preserved pitch
• mp3 encoder now handles writing mono better (when passed stereo data)
• Existing item selection is cleared when recording stops (recorded items are selected)

Changes from v2.53 Beta -> v2.54 Beta

• Dynamic split detection improvements
• Action: restore previous scroll position
• ReaVerb/ReaSamplomatic user/gdi object leak fixes
• Docked midi editor / fx window / mixer user object leak fixes
• Fixed looped-resampled-item glitches
• ReaSynDr, ReaSynth, ReaSamplomatic, ReaTune: smoother automation
• JS: fixed some issues with small increases in PDC
• Better wav/wv project filename setting when autosaving to .wav.rpp
• MIDI bank/program tracking fixes, duplicate note removal
• OS X performance updates
• Display rendering updates
• Faster meter rendering
• Left/right edge adjustment snapping now respects X track-distances like moving
• Massive memory use reduction when using large numbers of MIDI files
• Fixed bugs removing automated parameters from ReaPitch/ReaDelay/etc
• Fixed end/start of item sample rounding for items with no fades
• OGG decoder: fixed subsample seeking accuracy
• Clipping fix for fully buffered peaks drawing mode

Changes from v2.52 Beta -> v2.53 Beta

• FX MIDI learn can now be set to only be active when the track or item is selected, allowing more context sensitive controls
• Action: view fx chain for master track (for Rene)
• HUI track naming and clearing updates (for Novation Automap)
• Next/Previous transient navigation now set focus onto edit cursor (pre-2.5 behavior)
• Mousewheel now works to scroll in track envelopes/routing windows, routing matrix
• Fix for ungraceful MIDI program name reporting in Stylus RMX, Proteus, possibly other VSTis
• MIDI editor loads default reabank
• fixed non-looping items pre-echo of next loop when pitch shifting/timestretch
• internal envelope defaults cleanups
• JS: compscope (for measuring dynamic response of compressors)
• JS: remaincalm.org's glitch processors
• JS: liteon's cheby24db and moog filters
• AlphaTrack/FaderPort/TranzPort: better master track selection behavior

Changes from v2.51 Beta -> v2.52 Beta

• Memory use reduction with lots of items/takes in projects
• Render: new optional online realtime rendering mode (allowing easy renders with external synths, reainsert, etc)
• MIDI editor: bank/program select lane, .reabank and .ins import, automatic loading for software instruments
• MIDI editor: humanize notes action
• MIDI editor: action for join selected notes
• MIDI editor: default bindings to switch channel view (shift+0-9, and ~ to show all)
• MIDI editor: fixed scrolling marquee selection issues
• MIDI editor: fixed hang with huge grid sizes
• ReaInsert: fixed dropped MIDI events on playback start in certain instances
• ReaSynth: full ADSR control, second utility oscillator, smoother fast attacks, sustain pedal support
• ReaSynth: pulse width control, big optimizations
• OSX: JS keyboard fixes
• OSX: various scroll related fixes, fixed floating masterTCP bug
• Keyboard: Fix for . vs alt+. keyboard assignments, alt+numpadkeys, etc
• Normalizing items no longer resets take phase reversal
• Fixed mute UI update issue when stopped/paused/etc and not running FX
• MP3 encoder: no longer creates (inaccurate) peak files
• Dynamic split: tweaked reduce split slider centerline
• Fix for ctrl+mousewheel inconsistent fader behavior
• Fixed mp3+pitch shifting+take FX end-of-item bug
• Faster loading of projects with large amounts of media (splash screen updates)
• Action: set project tempo from time selection
• Help/All Actions (dumps full actions list to web page)
• Left and right clicking items now shows more informative cursor
• Fix for not naming imported MIDI items when importing from file to in-project item
• VST: Fix for Zebra automation (special-case messagepump run)
• HUI: track name support

Changes from v2.5 Beta -> v2.51 Beta

• JS: new development environment with editor, debugging support (variable watches)
• Saving track templates now saves any track media items as well (since people seem to want this)
• Loading track templates, fx chains, presets, now prompts for missing media (if REAPER is configured to do so)
• Action: move cursor back or forward one beat or measure, move cursor to start of this or next measure
• Move to start of current measure action moves back a measure if cursor is already at measure start
• Create measure from selection actions optionally set project tempo instead of inserting markers
• REX2: adjust imported slice length to hear the longest tail of previous slices underneath later slices
• JS: better UI auto-sizing/arrangement
• JS: MIDI/midi_CC_mapper, updates to spectropaint, added spectropaint_filter
• OSX: fixed keyboard focus issue on many actions
• OSX: fixed bug with screensets window (could also affect win32)
• OSX: fixed keyboard state loading bug (required manually removing some key assignments -- could also affect win32)
• Vegas EDL: load/save of fade shapes, lock state, preserve pitch state, loading of mute state
• ReaSynDr: fixed non-multiout mode
• Fixed crashes when MIDI files are not found and ignored on project load
• Fixed project start time offset when rendering cues
• Fixed FX-add recent search combobox height
• Fiddly fixes for zero crossing navigation with high frequency content

Changes from v2.46 Beta -> v2.5 Beta

• BIG STUFF
• Uber track control group support (shift+G defaults to show group settings, Ctrl+Alt+G shows new Track Grouping Matrix)
• REX2 file support, imported slices keep beat location if project tempo changes (todo support moving items across tempo changes, currently slices must be re-imported)
• Dynamic Split interactive beat slicing and quantization
• NEW GOODIES
• Action: detect tempo, create measure from time selection (new or current time signature, one bar or many)
• Action: extend or swap selection to next transient in selected items
• Action: move items left/right by grid
• Action: set/adjust arrange view grid size
• Action: move cursor to next/prior zero crossing (Z, shift+Z by default)
• Action: split item at prior zero crossing (alt+Z by default)
• Action: move cursor to nearest transient in selected items
• Action: adjust item rate while clearing preserve pitch
• Action: set/clear item "preserve pitch" setting
• Action: select all tracks in groups 1..32
• Action: create chromatic MIDI notes from selected items
• Shift+3/4,5/6 now map to item rate changes (10-cent, semitone), clearing preserve pitch
• JS: utility/volume_pan with parameter smoothing (for use with param modulation)
• JS: utility/phase_adjust now handles stereo (phase rotates each channel, not the stereo image)
• JS: delay_sustain effect
• JS: vca_master and vca_slave for emulating VCA-style control using audio routing
• JS: spectropaint effect (woohoo spectral painting for fun!), fixes to gfxanalyzer and gfxspectrograph
• New mute and solo button context menus with toggle/exclusive/clear options
• Add-FX dialog: remembers recent searches in dropdown list
• MIDI editor: rename current MIDI take from MIDI editor menu
• Option to disable alt key opening menus in main, midi editor, mixer windows
• Render stem actions now render pre-fader signal, new actions for old post-fader stems behavior
• Prefs/editing behavior: slider for tab-to-transient sensitivity
• Glue: glues items to project samplerate if project samplerate is set
• Routing matrix: fixed some scrollbar bugs, improved tooltips, added track grouping view
• Saving a project with copy/move that has media loaded into ReaSamplomatic and ReaVerb now copies that media to project directory
• Option in Prefs/Appearance to allow choosing track group display modes (ribbons, lines, none)
• SUBTLE IMPROVEMENTS
• Better pooling of media file resources for better RAM use (especially with lots of splits)
• Better automatic track naming, updating of UI on autoname
• Better pooling of pitch shifter resources (track-pooled to avoid excess reinitializations)
• Undo system: reduced memory use throughout (better granularity etc)
• WavPack: updated to 4.50, fixed bug in metadata reading, BWF tag read/write
• Recording volume/pan automation with ganged/grouped tracks is now supported
• Better ganged/grouped vol/pan fader behavior (relative levels not lost at extremities)
• MIDI media items no longer reset CCs at end, just pitch and notes
• ReaEQ: better deferred display updating, uses LICE bitmaps (todo: full LICE conversion)
• Removed excess ini file writing resizing midi editor CC lane
• Removing presets in preset list now cleans up the preset file more
• FIXED STUFF
• MCP: multiple track selection follows MCP track order and visibility
• Shift+Click for time selection behaves better with snap and other options
• Shift+Click for loop selection in ruler now works correctly when time+loop selections locked
• Fixed touch automation on track mutes
• Screenset window now updates shortcuts when using alternate recording section
• Prefs/Keyboard is back, has link to actions window
• Improved threadsafeness of media creation and peak cache system
• Fixed relative grid actions in midi editor showing display
• Fixed auto-add of envelope setting initial (t=0) value
• Fixed crash on JS with only outputs and opening pin manager
• Fixes for tab to transient and zero crossing detection for heavily stretched items
• Improved behavior of preference to not allow projects to override audio hardware sample rate
• Fix for ReaNINJAM problems introduced in 2.45 (ogg end of stream behavior)
• Fixed GDI leak in ReaEQ added in 2.42 (nyquist line drawing)
• Fixed GDI leak in skinned-scrollbar code
• Restore MIDI editor note row display state when reopening a project
• AU: update generic UI on factory default preset loading
• Fix for JS with only outputs crashing when plugin pin matrix opened
• Fix for preset system storing large presets (ini file line size issue)
• Fix for parameter modulation/automation reading when "run fx when stopped" is disabled
• Moved many JS fx from old_unsupported back to their authors path

Changes from v2.44 Beta -> v2.45 Beta

• renderproject startup option no longer checks for ReWire, hides splash before starting render
• ReaFIR: fixed excessive smearing on playback start
• ReaFIR: more accurate configuration storing of low volume noise profiles
• OSX: Fixed shift+mousewheel
• OSX: Cmd+drag notes in midi editor copies notes
• OSX: PPC fixes (JS, registration info, nag info)
• OSX: fix for OS X 10.5 rosetta issues
• JS: meter scaling and rounding fix
• JS gfxspectrograph improvements

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