Waveform 11.2.0 Beta Available (UI Cleanup)

[FigBug]

Hi everyone, just a quick note that Waveform 11.2.0 is now available as public beta. Key features are support for Apple Silicon Macs. We have also started a massive UI cleanup. You will see menus are cleaned up and moved around. Some mouse behaviour is changing. If we've broken any of your workflows, please complain now, before we finalize anything. We've also been going through the backlog in the bug tracker cleaning things up.

Just a heads up, we are probably breaking our usual cadence of a new major version every year as this clean up / bug fix process will take us into the new year to complete. Expect a 11.5 in the new year, rather than 12.

Other key features if you don't want to read the entire change log:

* MIDI typing: Press caps lock and the computer keyboard always acts as a MIDI keyboard.
* Step clips now show in the MIDI editor window
* Snap resolution can be selected (audio / midi separate) instead of based on zoom
* Free version gets the actions panel, so the UIs are consistent
* Lots of new keyboard shortcuts
* Lots of new shortcut menus, try right clicking on things that didn't have menus before.

Full list of fixes since the last public beta:

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Waveform ChangeList

11.2.0:
- UI:               Added holding opt/alt to copy clips when dragging
- Macros:           Fixed being able to add parameters to a track's macro list using the "+" button
- UI:               Fixed incorrectly showing folder/submix tracks as frozen
- Racks:            Fixed a possible crash deleting a Rack with automated Macros or Modifiers

11.1.37:
- Files:            Reduced frequency of deleting cached waveforms
- UI:               Fixed setting colour of multi tracks at once
- PluginVal:        Fixed pluginval getting partially deleted from temp folder and failing to re-install
- MIDI:             Tweaks and cleanup of MIDI typing feature
- UI:               Moved snap to bwav from popupmenu to keyboard shortcut and actions/property panel move menu
- UI:               Refactored Edit Clip popup menu
- UI:               Added popup menu to visibility button
               
11.1.36:
- UI:               Added MIDI onscreen keyboard
- Linux:            Fixed VST3 plugin locations not appearing in the settings
- UI:               Improved step clip popup menu
- UI:               Improved selected midi notes popup menu
- Step Clips:       Default is now 'Repeat Whole Sequence' on
- Step Clips:       Reworking menus and actions
- Step Clips:       Fixed UI not following selection correctly

11.1.35:
- UI:               Fixed typing in values for volume sliders
- UI:               Fixed right clicking on a plugin not selecting a plugin
- Groups:           Fixed arm linking when inputs used on multiple tracks
- UI:               Fixed clicking on clip clears multi selection
- UI:               Clicking below the tracks can no position cursor
- UI:               Fixed setting the colour of multiple clips with the popup menu
- Shortcuts:        Made [cmd/ctrl + del] the defeault key command for "Delete and close gap (ripple delete)"
- Shortcuts:        Made the "Delete and close gap (ripple delete)" work for selected clips if no range is selected
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed previewing of mono audio files when they are time-stretched or pitch shifted to match the current Edit
- Plugins:          Fixed saving/loading FXB/FXP files with VST plugins and saving/loading vstpreset files for VST3 plugins with sandboxing enabled
- UI:               Fixed not being able to click on time signatures and key signatures
- macOS:            Added support for Apple Silicon processors
- UI:               Added glow to buttons keyboard focus 
- UI:               Added new track button after last track
- Actions:          Free now gets the actions panel
- UI:               Reworked popup menu for MIDI clips
- UI:               Re-added delete to audio clip popup menu
- UI:               Fixed main menu going crazy when rolling mouse over buttons quickly

11.1.34:
- UI:               Fixed drawing glitch when groups panel resizes
- MIDI:             Fixed issue stepping backwards through the chords in the pattern generator
- UI:               Fixed Arranger track time being offset
- UI:               Let user configure snap (disconnected from zoom)
- MIDI:             Allow MIDI files and presets be dragged into the note editor panel
- MIDI:             Added keyboard shortcut for splitting notes in 3
- MIDI:             Added keyboard shortcut for selecting next/previous note
- UI:               Fixed issue where you couldn't right click on a track before a clip
- UI:               Rolled back feature 'Make track gutter fixed size in pixels instead of time', and reimplemented in a safer way
- UI:               Added 'Set loop to range' keyboard shortcut
- UI:               Added 'Loop Follows Selection' option
- UI:               Made suspending scroll less sensitive
- UI:               Made select the default action on drag
- UI:               Select all with nothing selected noe selects all clips
- UI:               Added keyboard shortcut `Create linked clip`
- UI:               Reworked audio clip Popup menu
- Groups:           Fixed 'record' not linking arm state
- UI:               Allow multiple files to be deleted from browser and search panel

11.1.33:
- Bugs:             Fixed crash using revert to saved
- Chord player:     Fixed 'Render Clips' disabling 'Chords in Key' mode 
- UI:               Fixed glitch when selection moving away from a track 
- MIDI:             Fixed 'Auto update on note resize'
- SOUL:             Updated SOUL to v0.9.59

11.1.32:
- UI:               Add scrollbars to MIDI editor
- UI:               Make track gutter fixed size in pixels instead of time
- Cloudbounce:      Removed Cloudbounce. Was no longer functional.
- UI:               Added option to disable inline midi editor
- UI:               Added transpose button to MIDI clip property panel 
- UI:               Fixed transpose hotkey to work on selected clips, not just selected notes
- UI:               Range selection now takes precedence over zooming in inline MIDI editor
- Bugs:             Fixed copy and paste of collection clips pasting into the incorrect track
- Bugs:             Fixed copy and paste of group edit clips
- UI:               Added mini action panel to groups panel. Create new group now includes selected tracks.
- Bugs:             Fixed rendering to separate tracks with the same name overwriting files
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed digital noise when using Insert plugins
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed Insert plugins
- UI:               Improved clip fade in / out popup menu
- UI:               Fixed right clicking a clip deselecting other clips
- UI:               Grab cursor when scroll enabled
- UI:               Temporarilly disable scroll when user adjusts scroll
- UI:               Disabled snap for audio clip slip (Can still be enabled with command/control)
- UI:               When adding a synth to a track, swap a audio input to midi. Otherwise never swap an existing input.
- Racks:            Added support for dragging plugin presets into racks
- UI:               Added hotkey to toggle visible plugin windows
- UI:               Tracks panel now follows selection of tracks

11.1.31:
- MIDI:             Added 1 click Step Clip <> MIDI Clip conversion
- UI:               Removed option 'Keep cursor on screen'
- UI:               Added popup menu to scroll button
- UI:               Moved automation options to advanced settings
- UI:               Fixed view jumping on stop when "scroll with playback disabled"
- Bugs:             Fixed typing in values for plugin wet and dry params
- Bugs:             Fixed 'Racks: output wiring graphic not refreshed when adding tracks'

11.1.30:
- Groups:           Changed logic for grouping clips in grouped editing
- UI:               Fixed moving or resizing arranger clip from scrolling tracks up 
- UI:               Allow for scrolling when dragging Arrangement clips
- UI:               Consolidate save, import and export menus into file menu
- UI:               Moved “Default remapping options” from Timecode menu to Settings > General Behaviour
- UI:               Simplified timecode menu and renamed to sync
- UI:               Simplified timebar popup menu
- UI:               Create MIDI section in Setting > General Behaviour
- UI:               Added view menu to main menu 
- UI:               Removed popup menu from new clip creator button
- UI:               Added Advanced settings panel
- UI:               Improved view menu
- UI:               Redid layout of main menu when using compact transport bar
- UI:               Improved zoom menu
- UI:               Cleaned up click menu
- UI:               Removed option 'Only Show Enabled Devices'
- UI:               Added global tracks to tracks panel
- Shortcuts:        Fixed the "Delete marked region of selected clips and move up all on track" action
- Shortcuts:        Added a new "Delete and close gap" shortcut for quick range-selection based ripple editing
- MIDI:             Increased maximum pattern generator chord duration from 16 to 1024 beats
- UI:               Cleaned up snap menu
- UI:               Added PopupMenu to snap and click buttons
- UI:               Increased hit box of automation curve points
- UI:               'Select all plugins of same type' no longer crosses in/out of racks
- Bugs:             Edits will now be marked dirty if a plugin changes a non-automatable parameter
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed an issue where a plugins were muted during recording rather than just clips
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed an timing of recorded MIDI notes with high latency plugins
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed an timing of retrospective recorded MIDI notes with high latency plugins

11.1.29:
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed a problem where recordings would be out of sync by one buffer
- Engine:           [Experimental] Fixed a problem where an inserted retrospective record clip would have 0s length

11.1.28:
- UI:               Plugin list context menu operated on incorrect plugin when filter applied 
- UI:               Ask for confirmation before deleting plugins from plugin list via context menu
- UI:               Added button to project settings to create backup
- Bugs:             Fixed recalling of single channel step clips
- Bugs:             Fixed favourite star appling to multiple actions
- UI:               Added context menu to new clip button
- UI:               Added context menu for adding clips
- UI:               New clips are now one bar in length by default
- UI:               Fixed some built in plugins not appearing in recent plugins list
- Bugs:             Fixed glitch ungrouping clips
- UI:               Added keyboard shortcut for edge fade
- UI:               Added keyboard shortcuts for track editor
- Bugs:             Fixed glitch unlooping audio clips
- Bugs:             Fixed search panel not playing midi files if autoplay disabled
- UI:               Moved thumbnail zoom slider to right click of thumbnail toggle button
- UI:               Cleaned up options menu, moved some options to settings panel
- Groups:           Editing now applies to pitch changes
- UI:               Fixed not being able to resize last global track if the main track list is scrolled
- UI:               Added maximise button to Quick Actions window
- Bugs:             Fixed clip link status not surviving copy / paste

11.1.27:
- UI:               Changed defaults for MIDI note colours
- UI:               Added options to hide / show arranger, marker, chord, tempo tracks from track header context menu
- UI:               Added hotkey to hide / show arrangement panel
- Sampler:          Fixed next and previous arrow buttons
- UI:               Fixed file import dialog preview
- UI:               Fixed track snapshot menu in action panel
- UI:               'Default input follows selected track' will no longer replace an existing input
- UI:               Always draw muted midi notes in grey when multiple midi clips selected
- UI:               Fixed backwards mute checkbox for selected midi notes
- UI:               Support multi select for deleting backups
- UI:               Fixed automation learn not opening 4OSC plugin UI
- Sampler:          Fixed 'reset to default' when on the pad page leaving multi sampler in an unstable state
- Bugs:             Fixed deadlock trying to cancel freezing a track
- UI:               Added confirmation dialog to files / search panel for deleting files

11.1.26:             
- UI:               Fixed 'Delete marked region of selected tracks and close the gaps' 

[boomt]

Really enjoying these quality of life fixes @Figbug and @DrowAudio, many thanks for these it's really appreciated . So far after a quick play it's seems good.

[Watchful]

Just a heads up, we are probably breaking our usual cadence of a new major version every year as this clean up / bug fix process will take us into the new year to complete. Expect a 11.5 in the new year, rather than 12.

This both answers a question I had as well as anticipates a very strong suggestion I was going to make.

I have to say this "heads up" is, in my opinion, excellent news. I'd rather see a sleek, fast, well-vetted v11.5 than a v12.

I suspect there's not a Waveform user out there who would disagree. I think Tracktion is making a significantly smart move, here.

[boomt]

With the new caps lock to enable typing keyboard it toggles when renaming a track which is confusing at first. Also a visual indicator in the UI for if it is enabled would be useful?

[mikoatkvr]

* MIDI typing: Press caps lock and the computer keyboard always acts as a MIDI keyboard.

This Doesn't seem to work on Linux ( e.g V shows plugins B the browser etc )
Am I missing something obvious? thanks

[terrynoakes]

Just a heads up, we are probably breaking our usual cadence of a new major version every year as this clean up / bug fix process will take us into the new year to complete. Expect a 11.5 in the new year, rather than 12.

This both answers a question I had as well as anticipates a very strong suggestion I was going to make.

I have to say this "heads up" is, in my opinion, excellent news. I'd rather see a sleek, fast, well-vetted v11.5 than a v12.

I suspect there's not a Waveform user out there who would disagree. I think Tracktion is making a significantly smart move, here.

Agree 100%, I've always thought the yearly version release put themselves under unnecessary pressure.

[asprog]

Agree 200%

[FigBug]

* MIDI typing: Press caps lock and the computer keyboard always acts as a MIDI keyboard.

This Doesn't seem to work on Linux ( e.g V shows plugins B the browser etc )
Am I missing something obvious? thanks

This currently isn't implemented for Linux. Still trying to find a way to steal keystrokes from plugins.

[mikoatkvr]

This currently isn't implemented for Linux. Still trying to find a way to steal keystrokes from plugins.

Thanks @FigBug , hopefully a fix comes soon

[Kott]

I agree too. Big thanks to Tracktion team!

[boomt]

Liking the new step clip editor in the MIDI editor window. One thing I would like to see on it is the beats and bar lines should be more noticeable rather than all the lines being the same. You can see this when you compare the standard piano roll to the step clip editor.

[Paree]

I can confirm that the bug associated with some plugin GUIs not appearing on linux (notably Uhe plugins, Xhip, LSP plugins) due to a JUCE bug is now fixed.

[ibne]

Hello There,

Since you guys are doing some UI Cleanup why also not some GUI improvement like Drawing "Curves" in Per Note Expression. 1 more thing, add the option to export midi just by selecting midi clip and export midi.

[gigazaga]

I recorded a video walk-through of the new interface changes and features.

I did this partly to organize my own thoughts while working on the documentation. Anyone that is interested in getting a snap shot of what has been done so far might enjoy watching this.

It runs about 30 minutes.

11.2 Beta Walkthrough - w-edstrom
https://w-edstrom.wistia.com/medias/d26inbnjth


Note. This is beta software and all the features are preliminary and may or may not be included in a released version.

[Lutin mutin]

@ gigazaga

Hi Will !
Since some weeks, the TSC team says us and proposes us a lot of very interesting things, explanations, Betas and comments and...
I was a little bit lost !

You have had a very interesting idea, making a "summarizing" video of the actual state, really very clear and very useful, as always with each of your informative and/or videos (or user guides) tutorials.

So, thank you very much for your help in maintaining my brain in a "non too heating" state,
and... waiting for the new Waveform DAW, and,
as usual, waiting for more videos from you !

Cheers

Lutin mutin
(a french user since T1)