Sonalksis has announced the release of version 2.04 of the "Essentials Mk2" plug-in suite (SV-315 Mk2, SV-517Mk2 and SV-719).

Changes:

All Essentials Mk2:

• Ported to Digidesign Audiosuite format.
• Improved cross-platform session handling.
• Support display of Unicode characters in names.
• Mousewheel handling for plugins via hook added for all hosts.
• Mousewheel functionality added for text boxes.
• Mousewheel sensitivity improved.
• Mousewheel/Drag interaction handling improved.
• Non "Velocity Sensitive" mode now works with Wacom tablets.
• GUI "Off switch" (plug-in bypass) switches off all LEDS.
• Stop signal LED from locking "on" when bypassed.

RTAS:

• Sample rate problem fixed.
• Shelf bug fixed.
• Added Alt+Ctrl (Apple/Win) -click to open automation menu.
• Added functionality to display automated boxes when automated.

AU:

• Fix preset handling subtlety

315Mk2/719:

• VST External sidechaining issue for Ableton Live.
• Fixed disappearing ':' bug.
• Anti-aliased line-plot.

517Mk2:

• Fix random crashes in 517Mk2 on instantiation (pref. bug).
• Throttle FFT redraw rate.
• Improve display of 517Mk2 graph on XP.
• Fix Q-dragging (right click).

719:

• Fix bug with saved settings for 719.