Image Line has updated DirectWave to v1.4.1 which has a new interface and improved import of external formats. The demo version is now a "player" version - it can saves settings but it has no zone or sample tabs, it doesn't sample VSTi plugins and it doesn't load samples or external programs/banks.
Changes since version 1.25
Additions/Changes:
- New user interface.
- Demo mode is now player mode:
- Saves settings.
- No zone or sample tabs.
- Doesn't sample VSTi plugins.
- Doesn't load samples or external programs/banks.
- Added "Edit in Edison" feature for FL version.
- Optionally publish zone names as note names to plugin host.
- New version of the import dll, now supports:
- AKAI AKP (S5/6K,Z4,Z8 )
- Battery (Version 1, 2 & 3 banks).
- DWP (DirectWave Program, native format)
- EXS24
- Giga
- Kontakt / Kontakt 2
- Kurzweil (off DOS disk)
- MPC (off DOS disk, not 1000/2500/500 series)
- Reason NN-XT (any association with a Refill can't be loaded)
- Recycle
- SoundFont2
- SFZ
- Added tablet pc / stylus option for controls.
- Small changes to zone name edit.
- Default content path now included "DirectWave\" at the end of shared path.
- Added sample rate option to the VST sampler.
- Added compatibility options to (global) options dialog.
- Updated downloader implementation.
- Double-click on zone (or zone index) now opens sample tab.
- Now need to right-click on sample scroll bar to zoom.
Fixes
- Library selector stayed "down" after loading patch.
- VST rendering now works if a plugin reports zero programs.
- Fixed window resize (window kept getting bigger).
- Browser is refreshed when the lib path changes.
- Fixed crash when importing samples with long filenames (longer than 31 characters).
- Fixed a mouse capture issue.
- Fixed bug exporting waves for VSTi programs that start or end with spaces.
- Fixed some small visual glitches.
- Fixed filename extension extraction bug.
- Removed mouse wheel velocity sensitivity.
- Import of external formats is now done in a separate thread.
- Memory release with multiple instances.
- Fixed filename length of imported waves.
- Library menu now shows items even if they're in subfolders.
- Fixed player channel renaming in FL version.
- Various fixes in import of external formats, among others:
- Fixed akp import to deal with newer versions.
- Fix importing soundfont zones.
- Re-implemented soundfont support, now supports 24bit soundfonts.
- Crashes.
- Memory leak.
- Fixed msvcrt dll dependence.
- Subpath in Library tab missed first letter.
- When saving a .dwp, it now copies the sample files to the new folder if the original file still exists. Otherwise it writes a wave file, as it did before.
- Fixed behaviour of "Parent" button in browser (was faulty after adding trailing \ to browser path).
- Now makes sure paths have a trailing \.
- Fixed bug showing save program dialogs.
- "gain" control on zone tab now defaults to 0.0dB again.
- "gain" control on zone tab is now multiplied to the volume instead of added.
- Adjusted "velo splits" text in options dialog.
- Fixed drag&drop crash.
- Made library scan (for popup menu) a lot faster.
- Fixed browser resizing from config dlg.
- Fixed behaviour of browser expansion with multiple instances.
- Added/fixed implementation of process() to work in some hosts.
- Fixed resizing in FL version, made it more spec-compliant in VSTi version.
- Fixed crash in VSTi when opening/closing browser because of incorrect FL version check.
- Fixed window size bug (browser open/closed) when opening editor.
- Fixed ogg import, made it use 32bit float samples instead of 16bit int.
- Effect switches on the zone page now also act according to the "global" switch.
