MuTools updates MuLab and MUX Modular to v6.5

MuTools has updated MuLab and MUX Modular to version 6.5.

Highlights:

• Reworked MUX front panel system. Front panel components can now be layered and moved together and many more supported component types. The MUX front panels are the bridge between MUX' deep modular world and the effective use of synth and effect presets while creating music.
• Improved tracks management: Variable track heights and always visible sub-tracks.
• Improved Audio Limiter module: Now it can work in Hard Mode and Soft Mode. Previous versions always worked in Hard Mode which in the end really clips the audio. In Soft Mode the audio level is limited more in a soft way so that even for high audio levels there still is a difference in output level. In other words there always is some degree of dynamism preserved. This is more suited for general mixing use. The Audio Limiter now also has an Input Gain parameter and input and output level meters.
• New modules: Piano Keyboard, Note Event Pad and Audio Level Meter and Oscilloscope.
• Improved MuDrum layout: Element 3 has been minimized so it only contains a display where you can choose the extra plug-in module for this drum pad. This results in a more simple and comfortable layout where the two sampler displays have more space now. Another advantage is that you can now directly use an extra VST plug-in layer for this drum pad without having to go via a MUX Modular.
• The "TanH Distortion" module has been expanded to a much more flexible "Amp. Distortion" module. It now includes a customizable curve display, which also makes it visually more clear how the distortion works.
• VST editors now can have a focused parameter editor in their top control bar. This focused parameter editor is a handy bridge between any VST parameter and the MuLab / MUX user interface. Right-click the parameter for handy functions like Copy As Parameter Event or Copy As Envelope Point. You can easily create automation tracks for VST parameters by drag-dropping this focused parameter editor onto the [+] track button. It can also be used to monitor the value of VST parameters for VST plugins that don't show this in their editor. It can also be used to copy-paste VST parameter values even in VST editors that don't support such functionality. And more.
• You can now drag-drop a parameter on an automation envelope editor, this will create a new point with the parameter value. This also works with the new focused VST parameter editor.
• Added 3 extra fine grids: 1/256th, 1/512th, 1/1024th to support high precision editing.
• MuLab Free: Empty tracks or pure automation tracks are not counted as track any more. So you can do a lot more in free mode without encountering a switch to demo mode.
• More than 80 other important improvements.

Improved:

• Virtual Keyboard now has an Octave Shift which can also be tweaked using the Page Up and Page Down keys.
• Scanning VST plug-ins: Now an explicit diagnostic message is given when there is a 32-bit <-> 64-bit mismatch.
• Scanning VST plug-ins: The scan report is also shown now when scanning a single plug-in that fails so to see the detailed diagnostic info.
• MUX VST: Improved propagation of the audio input and output names towards the host.
• MUX VST: Support for defining the number stereo ins/outs.
• First metronome beat is louder than the others.
• LFO: When in tempo-sync mode, you can also input the frequency parameter as "1/4", "3/8" etc.
• New "Delete Unused Racks" function. Via right-click the [+] rack button.
• Drag-drop an audio stream or sample object on the [+] track button creates a new track.
• Pure Delay now also supports stereo mode.
• Improved handling of pitchbend events resulting in several advantages:
  • Pitchbend events now properly travel thru a rack, no blocking at the pre/post point any more.
  • You can use pitchbend as a controller to a parameter and meanwhile also use it to keep on controlling pitch bend, if you want.
• In case the focused VST parameter editor is off, VST editors now have a "Edit Last Tweaked Parameter" context function which pops up a temporary focused VST parameter editor, so al of its functionality can always be accessed, even when it is preferred not to have it up front.
• Envelope points now also have Copy/Paste Value context functions.
• Parameter editors now have a "Copy As Envelope Point" function.
• Copy-pasting parameter and envelope point values are more compatible and support both normalized float values and percent values.
• Parameter controls: When the parameter name is too long to be displayed, then the full name now is shown in the tool tip.
• Finetuned the automatic MIDI input focus behavior when activating module editors (more relaxed behavior = less changes).
• Modular area: when (re) connecting jacks, the tool tip could be in the way which cancelled the drop. Fixed.
• Browser -> MUX Presets -> Refresh List does not ask "Also refresh MUX preset cache data?" any more, it will always do so.
• Event graph editor: When changing multiple selected velocity bars, and they all have the same velocity, no more popup question "Change Absolute/Relative/..." any more as it doesn't make sense in that case.
• Note To Modulation Converter now has a Low and High Key which define the note key range. Notes lower than low key will generate the minimum value, notes higher than high key will generate the maximum value. If you don't want that notes outside the defined key range cause a modulation value update, insert a Note Filter before the Note To Modulation Converter.
• Event Graph Editor: Line edits are now end point inclusive. And ensured that when drawing pitchbend/controller/parameter event curves that the end value is exactly as intended.
• Event Graph Editor: When clicking a velocity beam while holding Ctrl, this will now do the value line.
• Drum Note Processor editor window now is resizable.
• Finetuned behavior wrt parameter automation parts when positioning the play cursor in a composition.
• Improved defining the target module for recording the MuDrum pads and Drum Note Processor pads.
• Constant Modulator module: Value parameter automations now are smoothed to avoid zipper noise.
• Sequence functions "Modify Keys" and "Modify Velocities" now also visible in mixed sequences that contain note and other types of events.
• Improved MIDI Sync: Upon looping a relevant MIDI Song Pos event is sent out.
• Improved stepping the play cursor forward in a composition with an active loop.
• The intensity of the panel surface texture now is a preference.Setting it to 0 results in pure clean panels, setting it to e.g. 12 adds a bit of vintagey to the panel looks.
• Event Graph Editor and Envelope Editor: In case of bipolar curves/envelopes, there now is improved behavior wrt the middle zero line.
• Modular Editor: While holding [Shift] clicking the background does not clear the selection any more. This makes it easier to multi-select cables.
• Modular editor: Right-click module jack now only pops up context menu when relevant.
• MUX Modular: In and out jacks now have same name as the respective in and out modules in the modular editor of that MUX.
• Finetuned display position of the window title text, avoiding the text to go under the window buttons. Especially relevant on OS X where the title text is centered.
• Finetuned the dialog for the "Sequence -> Change ..." functions: The buttons are replaced by a tree list.
• Soloing a rack also takes any racks into account that are sending/outputting to that rack. This is important wrt the use of racks as busses.
• Improved previewing strategy: If you add a mixer strip or rack in the Project Modular Area and name it "Preview Monitor" then all previewing is routed thru that mixer strip or rack, and so you can finetune the level there.
• Changed the "Quantize 50%" function to "Quantize N%" which uses a popup dialog where you can enter the percent value.
• Multi-Wave Oscillator: New "Multi-Waveform CPU-RAM Usage" preference which allows you to better balance between CPU and RAM usage.
• Added a "Choose From Library" function in the waveform context menu.
• When choosing a waveform from the library list, the current waveform is highlighted.
• Improved stepping forward the play cursor in a composition with an active loop.
• Multi-Point Envelope editor window now is resizable, and can be zoomed in more so to comfortably make very precise edits.
• Added "Show Preset File Path" function to the Presets function group.
• MuSynth, MuDrum and MultiSampla effect slots now have edit and options buttons at the right.
• Optimized the horizontal overview function for envelopes. (previously the result could be much too wide in case of short envelopes).
• MuDrum and Drum Note Processor: The pads now also light up when playing very short notes.
• More efficient animation of the MuDrum pads, generally resulting in a more snappy UI, especially on slower systems or upon high CPU usage.
• VST plug-in -> Show Info function now shows more detailed VST specific info. This extended info is also included when doing "Export Consolidated Project".
• Export consolidated session: VST plug-in list: VST plug-ins that are used multiple times are only listed once now.
• Improved a sonic aspect in the MultiMode and TF Lowpass filters wrt cutoff frequency and key tracking so to ensure that even low keys get the highest possible cutoff frequency.
• Several detailed improvements wrt importing/exporting MIDI files.
• More relaxed auto-delete for unused sequences and samples. (less auto-deletes).
• Finetuned positioning of popup edits, e.g. browser -> rename file, but also several others.
• Added more editable skin colors.
• Improved color picker.

Fixed:

• When removing the keyboard from the Focused Module Panel, the scroll left/right buttons were not immediately removed. Fixed.
• LFO: Fixed a sonic issue when automating LFO parameters during the fade-in or fade-out.
• Fixed a possible crash bug when zooming out very much in a small multi-sample editor.
• Fixed an inconsistency issue when dragging module (s) around in the modular area.
• Fixed a bug when creating new modular inputs and outputs via copy-paste or ctrl-drag.
• Fixed a possible crash bug when choosing another plug-in module for an effect slot in MuSynth, MuDrum, MuSampla and MultiSampla.
• Upon deleting multiple connections, the popup question had a little text error after the connection count. Fixed.
• Changing the MIDI Setup now properly updates the MIDI input and output module names.
• Fixed a possible crash bug when drag-dropping preset files.
• Fixed a low level bug that could possibly cause a crash in certain specific cases, e.g. sometimes when closing a project or when quitting.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused jacks to have irrelevant names.
• Composer: Lassoing parts could select parts on collapsed tracks. Fixed.
• Event Graph Editor: Applying a velocity line was not always working as expected wrt the start and end point of the velocity line. Fixed.
• Fixed an exceptional possible save error.
• Composer: In specific cases looped sequence parts were not drawn right. Fixed.
• Sequence part -> Consolidate: In specific cases looped sequence parts could cause a hang. Fixed.
• Sequence functions: Quantize, Quantize 50% and Quantize Lengths all take the sequence start locator into account wrt defining the grid.
• Sequence editor: When targeting a rack with a synth module that is using note key names, the mouse cursor info display was not showing the key names. Fixed.
• Sequence editor: When targeting a rack with a synth module that is using note key names, choosing a mask for the Event Graph Editor didn't show the key names. Fixed.
• LFO: Loading projects/presets made with versions prior to M6.4 now properly defaults the new End Fade parameter to the same value as the Start Fade parameter for sound compatibility.
• Fixed a sonic bug when changing synth parameters while no notes where playing, then a little quick fade from the previous value to the new value could be heard. Fixed.
• Fixed a potential crash bug when opening the multi-sample editor for the first time or when deleting multi-sample zones.
• Fixed an issue that caused that ...#AutoSaved.MuProject.Backup files were not cleaned up upon quitting.
• Fixed a bug when deleting tracks with sub-tracks.
• Added protection against loading projects that contain invalid ghost parts as a result of the previously mentioned fixed bug.
• Single click in sample display did not clear selection. Fixed.
• In some cases, target module edit fields could be a bit too short. Fixed.
• In big projects, previewing samples could be a bit slow. Fixed.
• OS X: The top bar of VST editors had an unintended white border. Fixed.
• Fixed a possible memory leak bug.

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