Cycling '74 has updated the Mac OS X versions of Pluggo, Pluggo Junior and Pluggo Runtime to v3.6, Mode to v1.3 and Hipno to v1.1. All now feature Intel-Mac (Universal Binary) support.
Bug fixes and changes in 3.6:
- [Mac] Support for Intel-based Macintosh computers as well as PPC computers (Universal Binaries).
- [Mac] AudioUnit plug-ins are now categorized based on the subfolder of the VST folder they are in.
- [Mac] AudioUnit plug-ins may be given a manufacturer id by specifying a four char code in plugconfig using the package message. For example: #C package Fooo.
- [Mac] Dramatic speed improvements made to the AudioUnit Scan application.
- [Mac] AudioUnit plug-in presets off by 1 as compared to VSTs in some hosts (including Live) is now fixed.
- [Mac] Fixed problems where offline processing (bouncing) in Logic did not work.
- [Mac] Fixes in various plug-ins (all packages) so that parameters can be continuously automated in Digital Performer.
- [Mac-Hipno] Fixes for AU-related crashes in applications like Logic and Final Cut Pro.
- [Mac] Icon defined for the Pluggo AU component.
- [Pluggo] Fixed error posts in the Dynamical plug-in.
- [Mac] AU and VST plugs in the same environment (e.g. Live) is friendlier.
- Fixed long-standing bug in Pluggo-RTAS where processing would be absent when opening a saved session until a plug-in editor was actually opened.
- Dial objects with a transparent background now work in Ableton Live version 5.2.x and Cubase.
- Parameters not modified or automated by Live 5.2.x when no editor windows were open has been fixed.
- Fixed problems where parameters would get zeroed out if Clip Envelopes were applied in Ableton Live.
- Pluggo is now based on Steinberg's VST SDK version 2.4.
- Now supports plug-ins built with Max/MSP version 4.6.x.
- Plug-ins are available as mono-to-stereo in ProTools on mono tracks again (this was not available in 3.5.4).
- Plug-ins may be assigned categories for ProTools (developers should consult the MSP Reference Manual).
- More multi-channel formats available for surround plug-in developers.
- Various improvements to plugsync~ in AU hosts.