Unfiltered Audio Battalion

[SLiC]

I am very pleased I picked this up in the 2 for 40 sale before they took it down! Looking forward to the 1.5 update, midi control is a great addition.

[stash98]

I keep waiting to hear news about an update. I have to remind myself that it hasn't been out that long.

Sounds like they will soon be beta testing a small feature update , with more in the works.

1.0.5 (In Progress)
- Add Scrapyard synth engine, a blend of FM and Modal.
- Add MIDI note controls to start or stop playback.
- Add MIDI note controls to toggle Mute and Solo status.
- Add MIDI note controls to control randomization and performance.
- Add MIDI note controls to change presets.
- Add MIDI note controls to manually choke drum channels.
- The play/stop status is now saved with DAW projects.
- The reverb control no longer jumps unpredictably when clicked and behaves more like the other knobs.
- Fixed a bug where sampler controls were not updating with correct engine tooltips.
- Added a "Show User Sample Folder" shortcut to the sample selection menu.

Good to hear. I hope they're still working on overall optimization and adding patterns like discussed earlier in this thread.

Yeah it sounds like they are committed to working this one. I say that tentatively, because you never know. But this is one of the best sounding drum machines I have owned, personally. It can do traditional and unique sounds and is very performative.

[ThomasHelzle]

I have some hope there.
They wrote earlier that the new owner of PA, NI, is much more open to feature updates than the old PA.
That would be pretty good news actually.

[AcrossTheSky]

Looking forward to Christmas sales..hoho.

[Amusesmile]

I keep waiting to hear news about an update. I have to remind myself that it hasn't been out that long.

Sounds like they will soon be beta testing a small feature update , with more in the works.

1.0.5 (In Progress)
- Add Scrapyard synth engine, a blend of FM and Modal.
- Add MIDI note controls to start or stop playback.
- Add MIDI note controls to toggle Mute and Solo status.
- Add MIDI note controls to control randomization and performance.
- Add MIDI note controls to change presets.
- Add MIDI note controls to manually choke drum channels.
- The play/stop status is now saved with DAW projects.
- The reverb control no longer jumps unpredictably when clicked and behaves more like the other knobs.
- Fixed a bug where sampler controls were not updating with correct engine tooltips.
- Added a "Show User Sample Folder" shortcut to the sample selection menu.

Good to hear. I hope they're still working on overall optimization and adding patterns like discussed earlier in this thread.

I'm working on optimization currently- top of my personal list before additional features.

[parma]

I keep waiting to hear news about an update. I have to remind myself that it hasn't been out that long.

Sounds like they will soon be beta testing a small feature update , with more in the works.

1.0.5 (In Progress)
- Add Scrapyard synth engine, a blend of FM and Modal.
- Add MIDI note controls to start or stop playback.
- Add MIDI note controls to toggle Mute and Solo status.
- Add MIDI note controls to control randomization and performance.
- Add MIDI note controls to change presets.
- Add MIDI note controls to manually choke drum channels.
- The play/stop status is now saved with DAW projects.
- The reverb control no longer jumps unpredictably when clicked and behaves more like the other knobs.
- Fixed a bug where sampler controls were not updating with correct engine tooltips.
- Added a "Show User Sample Folder" shortcut to the sample selection menu.

Good to hear. I hope they're still working on overall optimization and adding patterns like discussed earlier in this thread.

I'm working on optimization currently- top of my personal list before additional features.

Nice!

[HcDoom]

Excellent, cant wait for the update.

[SLiC]

It’s out!
https://www.unfilteredaudio.com/pages/beta

[HcDoom]

Excellent - gonna test now!

[thecontrolcentre]

It’s out!
https://www.unfilteredaudio.com/pages/beta

That was fast

[SLiC]

Full beta spec as released…


1.0.5 (In Progress)
- Add Scrapyard synth engine, a blend of FM and Modal.
- Add MiniGlitch and MegaGlitch distortion effects.
- Add Contrast distortion effect.
- Add Square distortion effect.
- Add Dropout distortion effect.
- Add MIDI note controls to start or stop playback.
- Add MIDI note controls to toggle Mute and Solo status.
- Add MIDI note controls to control randomization and performance.
- Add MIDI note controls to change presets.
- Add MIDI note controls to manually choke drum channels.
- The play/stop status is now saved with DAW projects.
- The reverb control no longer jumps unpredictably when clicked and behaves more like the other knobs.
- Fixed a bug where sampler controls were not updating with correct engine tooltips.
- Added a "Show User Sample Folder" shortcut to the sample selection menu.
- Fixed a bug where "Free Run" LFOs weren't resetting when the DAW's transport was restarted.
- "Load Sample..." now remembers the last folder opened during a session.
- Significant optimizations to GUI rendering.
- Performance: removed unnecessary repaints on envelope visualizers, sample visualizer, and play button (50% CPU gain)
- Performance: fixed infinite loop bug in sample loader
- Performance: fixed bug causing some minimized states on interface to use +100% CPU

[Amusesmile]

Thanks for finding and posting this for us right away . Yes, it's a substantial update. I know from the beginning we got a lot of comments about performance, especially with silent states. Those are significantly improved, sometimes up to 10x depending on the situation and because of an infinite loop bug that has been removed. Hope it feels like a new plugin. Mike added a ton of fun stuff and new modes. Cheers.

[kraster]

Thanks for finding and posting this for us right away . Yes, it's a substantial update. I know from the beginning we got a lot of comments about performance, especially with silent states. Those are significantly improved, sometimes up to 10x depending on the situation and because of an infinite loop bug that has been removed. Hope it feels like a new plugin. Mike added a ton of fun stuff and new modes. Cheers.

To be honest I wasn't immediately taken with the plugin at first.

But that's more to do with laziness on my part than anything else.

It does take a while to become familiar with the ins and outs of the plugin. It's a very complex beast.

Now after digging into it I really love it and this update just takes it to the next level.

Great stuff!

[simon.a.billington]

I keep waiting to hear news about an update. I have to remind myself that it hasn't been out that long.

Sounds like they will soon be beta testing a small feature update , with more in the works.

1.0.5 (In Progress)
- Add Scrapyard synth engine, a blend of FM and Modal.
- Add MIDI note controls to start or stop playback.
- Add MIDI note controls to toggle Mute and Solo status.
- Add MIDI note controls to control randomization and performance.
- Add MIDI note controls to change presets.
- Add MIDI note controls to manually choke drum channels.
- The play/stop status is now saved with DAW projects.
- The reverb control no longer jumps unpredictably when clicked and behaves more like the other knobs.
- Fixed a bug where sampler controls were not updating with correct engine tooltips.
- Added a "Show User Sample Folder" shortcut to the sample selection menu.

Hope they're working on the issue with the sample playing back at the wrong speed?!?

[morphex]

Thanks for finding and posting this for us right away . Yes, it's a substantial update. I know from the beginning we got a lot of comments about performance, especially with silent states. Those are significantly improved, sometimes up to 10x depending on the situation and because of an infinite loop bug that has been removed. Hope it feels like a new plugin. Mike added a ton of fun stuff and new modes. Cheers.

To be honest I wasn't immediately taken with the plugin at first.

But that's more to do with laziness on my part than anything else.

It does take a while to become familiar with the ins and outs of the plugin. It's a very complex beast.

Now after digging into it I really love it and this update just takes it to the next level.

Great stuff!

I agree that the Unfiltered Audio plug-ins tend to be on the more complex end of the spectrum. But they're also very rewarding to those who are able to dedicate the time and effort to learn how they function. After that initial investment of time and experimenting, UA plug-ins have become fun and exciting for me.

It's been the same for Battalion, and since the new specs look so impressive on paper, I have no doubt that they will translate to an even better user experience. I'm downloading the update now and I look forward to testing out the new features because it's an awesome-sounding drum machine. Congratulations and many thanks to the entire Unfiltered Audio team!!