Helgoboss Projects updates Playtime to v1.8.0 for REAPER

Helgoboss Projects has released Playtime version 1.8.0. Playtime is a Session View (aka clip launcher) for REAPER.

New features:

• Clip progress visualization.
• Group renaming.
• Easy creation of empty MIDI clips.

Complete list of changes:

• #139 Added useful indication of clip playing progress. Playtime feels more "alive" now.
• #39 Added group context menu entry 'Rename...'.
• #32 Added creation of empty MIDI clip when double clicking empty slot.
• #133 Added basic Ableton Push controller template with support for clip triggering and visual feedback. Requirements: Push must be in User Mode and the software PXT-General is necessary. Thanks to Guod3 for this contribution.
• #141 Improved GUI design by using rounded corners for clips as well.
• #137 Improved feedback to user by displaying a message if recording doesn't work because group track not set.
• #138 Improved consistency by triggering memorized clips also when recording.
• #143 Improved consistency by discarding recorded clip when pressing stop while still counting down.
• #147 Improved consistency by broadening automation parameter 'Trigger selected slot' to 'Trigger selected cell'.
• #125 Improved error message if Playtime fails to startup.
• #125 Improved usability by automatically forcing Playtime to run in native mode next time after startup has failed because Playtime was run in separate process due to REAPER preferences.
• #142 Fixed truncation of long automation parameter names.
• #140 Fixed automation parameters 'Record selected slot and go right/down' sometimes going right/down although not currently recording.
• #136 Fixed unexpected auto-playing when pressing stop.
• #134 Fixed too late auto-playing of recorded clips.
• #135 Fixed occasional crash when enabling/disabling GUI parts.
• #144 Fixed incomplete GUI refresh if starting to record while transport running.
• #145 Fixed unreliable GUI refresh in docked mode.
• #146 Fixed bug that caused live-only automation parameters to be restored on project load.
• #148 Fixed bug that caused slot recording when triggering a scene in 'record-if-slot-empty mode'.
• #149 Fixed automation parameter 'Trigger selected slot' causing retriggering instead of stop in one situation.
• #152 Fixed incomplete restore of MIDI triggers on controller change.
• #151 Fixed non-appearing message boxes in docked mode.