Uhbik 2.0 Public Beta Revision 18517

[tasmaniandevil]

Hey everyone,

a second Uhbik 2.0 public beta is now available.



You can find more general information about the beta in the Uhbik 2.0 Revision 18148 thread.

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Most noteworthy changes:

Old Delay presets had been too quiet, as we had adjusted the default input and output gain settings. Those presets now load with the correct settings in old projects.

The Compressor's range parameter scaling has been improved to give you more control over the range between 1:1 and 2:1.

The mod matrix is now dynamically loading mod slots as needed, up to eight in total.
There are some issues when using the undo/redo feature in connection with the mod matrix. Those will be ironed out for the final release.

For users who are dependent on the old VST2 version, because their hosts do not support VST3 migration yet, we added the old version 1.3.1 skin back to the installer. If the old VST2 is still installed, it will load with the old GUI, while all other plugin formats will load the new GUI.

Important: The VST2 version itself is not included in the installer. So if you need to continue using it, do not delete the VST2 from your system.

On Windows, it's also possible that the old VST3 will still exist in parallel to the new one after installing the update. In this case, please delete the old Uhbik(x64).vst3 manually to avoid issues like weird GUI glitches if the host decides to load the old VST3.

We are in the process of improving mouse drag and scroll wheel behaviour on all platforms. This is work in progress, but it's in a usable state on Mac and Windows. The Linux version still needs a lot of work, some things won't work there yet. Let us know if anything feels odd or outright wrong when adjusting parameters or using the scroll bars.

And there's a new preference, "Hide Mouse On Drag". This prevents the mouse from getting stuck at the edges of your screen when adjusting parameters. Let us know how it feels on Mac and Windows. It's not working on Linux yet, sorry.

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Downloads:

Uhbik 2.0 Public Beta 18517 Mac – last updated 2025-07-08
Uhbik 2.0 Public Beta 18517 Windows – last updated 2025-07-08
Uhbik 2.0 Public Beta 18517 Linux – last updated 2025-07-08

Fixes & Improvements:

* Version 1.3.1 skin included for users of VST2
* Mod matrix now dynamic, up to eight slots
* Compressor ratio scaling improved
* Toggle Alt key to view/hide mod assigner list (not working on Linux yet)
* Support for 2D mouse wheel scrolling
* Improved scrolling behaviour
* New preference "Hide Mouse On Drag" (not working on Linux yet)
* Tags improved
* Fixed: Delay's input/output gain levels were too low in old presets
* Fixed: drag & drop of LFO onto envelope input source menu worked only for sine LFO
* Fixed: old presets could not be dragged & dropped in the browser

Known Issues:

* Hosts without IPluginCompatibility support won't load old VST2 projects
* A plugin rescan or clearing of the AU cache might be needed to update the plugin names
* Some hosts display the old plugin names in old projects
* New Preset Factory Library is work in progress
* CLAP parameter modulation support will be added later
* Logic: surround and sidechain features are supported in Logic 11 or newer
* Studio One: surround not yet working in the CLAP version
* The "no LFE" and "Dry C+LFE" options will get renamed
* Host bypass button in Cubase won't show up; please use the plugin's own bypass
* Text in the main data display can get clipped depending on GUI size
* Scope: if the first slots are unused, the other slots might not work
* Mod assigner: mod depth indicator not showing up when using MIDI sources
* Level meters might fail to wake up after the VST3 "suspend processing" feature was triggered in Cubase/Nuendo
* Uhbik Shifter can automute if it receives too hot input signals
* Uhbik Grainshift might glitch or fall silent
* Parameter automation might be broken in projects created with the revision 9629 alpha version
* Uhbik-G: Automation of the plugin on/off button will be broken in old projects
* Tracktion Waveform not automatically detecting correct number of channels
* Mod Matrix Undo/Redo issue

Enjoy,
Tas

[zvenx]

Thank you.
rsp

[exmatproton]

awesome. Great work on the compressor (ratio) and the dynamic mod slots (much needed )

[MrJubbly]

Known Issues:

* Text in the main data display can get clipped depending on GUI size

Confirmed. Issue still presents in Win 11 - OS scaling 250%, Plugin internal scaling 100% (Default).

Uhbik - Clipped Text in Data Display panel.png

[WolfKay]

Rock solid bang for the bucks.
Also, legibility of the new large knobs is next level. It's the little details!

[daily patcher]

8 Mod slots holy f

[BassGuru@WDW]

Is there a way to type in values?

[koalaboy]

This is so good. Thank you (as always).

[tasmaniandevil]

Is there a way to type in values?

Activate key control (the KEYC button left of the main data display), select the parameter, enter a numerical value and hit Enter.

[limitlesssss]

Is there a way to type in values?

Activate key control (the KEYC button left of the main data display), select the parameter, enter a numerical value and hit Enter.

Can this be done with other u-he plug-ins? Or is it an exclusive Uhbik feature?

[Urs]

Is there a way to type in values?

Activate key control (the KEYC button left of the main data display), select the parameter, enter a numerical value and hit Enter.

Can this be done with other u-he plug-ins? Or is it an exclusive Uhbik feature?

Most of our plug-ins support this. If you look at the announcement threads in our forum (below this one), Key Control is mentioned for Repro, Zebra 2, ACE, Diva, Bazille, Hive, Colour Copy, MFM2, Twangström.

[limitlesssss]

Dear Urs, I understand the following might be a lot of work. But I'd like to share my thoughts with you.

At the moment, when you're changing a knob's value and the cursor hits the screen borders, you can't change the knob's value any further.

I think Kilohearts cracked the code when it comes to knob behavior. This is how Kilohearts behave:

When you click on a knob to change its value, the cursor disappears, and you can change the knob's value in any direction as much as you want without hitting any wall or anything like that. And as soon as you release the mouse button, the cursor reappears EXACTLY where it was before.

It would be amazing if u-he could adopt this behavior.

But again I understand it might not be what YOU like, or even if you did, it might be a lot of work. So all I can say is, thank you either way.

[Urs]

It would be amazing if u-he could adopt this behavior.

Yeah, you know, we got that, too. From the original post at the top of this page:

And there's a new preference, "Hide Mouse On Drag". This prevents the mouse from getting stuck at the edges of your screen when adjusting parameters. Let us know how it feels on Mac and Windows. It's not working on Linux yet, sorry.

[limitlesssss]

Oh wow, thank you Urs, I didn't know that. I installed the new release and have one comment:

At the moment, when you're adjusting a knob by dragging, you can't press SHIFT for finer adjustments. You have to STOP dragging first, then press SHIFT, then continue dragging again.

With the plug-ins of the company I mentioned above, you can press SHIFT while you're already dragging. You can also let go of the SHIFT key, while still dragging. Meaning you can switch between COARSE and FINE adjustments without having to first stop dragging.

Thank you.

[limitlesssss]

One last comment, when the mouse cursor is hovering on a knob, the value is only shown for around 2 seconds. I wish the value could be shown for as long as the mouse cursor is hovering on a knob/button/... .