DirectWave 1.4.1 released

[reflex]

DirectWave 1.4.1 has been released today. It can be downloaded from http://www.image-line.com or from your user account page (for registered users).

The installer includes both the FL Studio and VSTi versions.

These are the 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 samplerate 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 dependance
- 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

[scuzzphut]

Cool! especially the import formats

thanks for letting us know, reflex !

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[lordvader48]

Congrats on the release of DirectWave 1.4.1 - it looks great!

Any word on when the Mac version is going to be released?

[reflex]

No news about the mac version.

One of the problems there is that it should probably be rewritten for a very large part to port it properly.

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[morelia]

Still appears as 1.25 in my user area

[reflex]

Still appears as 1.25 in my user area

What user area exactly? And what if you download it from the www.image-line.com website?

[morelia]

Still appears as 1.25 in my user area

What user area exactly? And what if you download it from the www.image-line.com website?

My user area, as in the area that I, as a "user", can access my purchased products. As in yesterday I tried to log into my "old", "user area" and was told I had to migrate to a "new", "user area". So I did this and filled in all the details including new login information to get into the "new", "user area". Then I went to my registered products in my "new", "user area" and tried to download the directwave installer but it was v1.2.5. But, if I exit my "new", "user area" and view the publicly viewable Directwave page the 1.4.1 demo is available.

[Optomadic]

Holy shit those are some impressive features. I hated all the other versions maybe this is 'the one'?

[reflex]

My user area, as in the area that I, as a "user", can access my purchased products.

Ah, I see now. There are two product entries for DirectWave for that page, and I only edited one. Both will now mention it's version 1.4.1.

[morelia]

Ah, I see now.

No worries, just thought you should know

[scuzzphut]

Still appears as 1.25 in my user area

What user area exactly? And what if you download it from the www.image-line.com website?

My user area, as in the area that I, as a "user", can access my purchased products. As in yesterday I tried to log into my "old", "user area" and was told I had to migrate to a "new", "user area". So I did this and filled in all the details including new login information to get into the "new", "user area". Then I went to my registered products in my "new", "user area" and tried to download the directwave installer but it was v1.2.5. But, if I exit my "new", "user area" and view the publicly viewable Directwave page the 1.4.1 demo is available.

not with you - which user area was it exactly ?

[blatanville]

I'm really intrigued by the new version of directwave...

however, it crashes frequently and spectacularly in Reaper (latest release): it takes down the host with it.

I'm running winXP sp3 on a 20" intel iMac/2GB RAM/dual core 1.8 GHz CPU.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Also: when downloading sample files from the directwave browser, it occasionally hangs up, and only about 10% of the downloads I've started have successfully made it to directwave's window -- the rest are stuck as temp files in the download manager's folder.

any thoughts?

[reflex]

however, it crashes frequently and spectacularly in Reaper (latest release): it takes down the host with it.

Could you explain what I would need to do to reproduce this here?

Also: when downloading sample files from the directwave browser, it occasionally hangs up, and only about 10% of the downloads I've started have successfully made it to directwave's window -- the rest are stuck as temp files in the download manager's folder.

What exactly happens when it "hangs up"?

The temp file problem is something I hope to fix in the near future.