This release adds an important feature for Steinberg Groove Agent and other plugins that send data back to their host: MIDI Loopback Port (available on Windows 2000 and XP only).

While VST plugins have the ability to send MIDI events back to their host, there is no counterpart to this feature in DXi. To provide similar functionality, DirectiXer installs a MIDI loopback port. You can see this port in the list of regular MIDI input devices in all MIDI-aware programs. When a plugin is set to transmit MIDI messages, these messages are sent from the loopback port. You can record the data into a new SONAR track, and use them later.

Also, the plugin scan procedure has been further improved. There is now a Cancel button in the scan progress dialog, so plugin scan can be interrupted early.

DirectiXer now supports changing plugins that are not yet scanned (those with white-on-blue question mark icon). The plugin is scanned immediately when you open its property window.

Fixed bugs:

• Super Impulse Reverb hangs attempting to load impulse file.
• Tobybear Kondor hangs attempting to save/load program.
• M-Tron 4.1 goes silent after panic button or SONAR dropout.