Abeem Live Technologies has updated Rack Performer to version 0.97-alpha. This version marks a new milestone and introduces a fresh batch of 51 internal modules to play with, including a RoboControl LFO, various RemoteControl, metering, routing and switching modules, all multi-channel compliant. Many improvements and fixes are included as well, and even more modules are expected in the next version.
New modules:
- RoboControl LFO (modulate any parameter in the patch).
- PopupDesign x8 GUI wrapper.
- PopupDesign x4 GUI wrapper.
- PopupDesign Compact GUI wrapper.
- 16x16 Matrix Mixer (mix 16 sources to 16 destinations).
- 8x8 Matrix Mixer (mix 8 sources to 8 destinations).
- 4x4 Matrix Mixer (mix four sources to four destinations).
- 1x16 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to 16 destinations).
- 1x8 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to 8 destinations).
- 1x4 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to four destinations).
- 16x16 Matrix Router (route 16 sources to 16 destinations).
- 8x8 Matrix Router (route 8 sources to 8 destinations).
- 4x4 Matrix Router (route four sources to four destinations).
- 16x1 Matrix Router (route 16 sources to one destination).
- 8x1 Matrix Router (route 8 sources to one destination).
- 4x1 Matrix Router (route four sources to one destination).
- 1x16 Matrix Router (route one source to 16 destinations).
- 1x8 Matrix Router (route one source to 8 destinations).
- 1x4 Matrix Router (route one source to four destinations).
- 16way Switch (switch one source to 16 destinations).
- 8way Switch (switch one source to 8 destinations).
- 4way Switch (switch one source to four destinations).
- 2way Switch (switch one source to two destinations).
- 16to1 Switch (switch 16 sources to one destination).
- 8to1 Switch (switch 8 sources to one destination).
- 4to1 Switch (switch four sources to one destination).
- 2to1 Switch (switch two sources to one destination).
- DC Blocker (DC blocking filter).
- Brown Noise BNG1 (simple brown noise generator).
- Pink Noise PNG1 (simple pink noise generator).
- White Noise WNG1 (simple white noise generator).
- Label 1x1 (special module to display arbitrary text, small).
- Label 2x1 (special module to display arbitrary text, medium).
- Label 4x1 (special module to display arbitrary text, large).
- Delay Compensated Retard (special module for manual PDC).
- Non-compensated Retard (special module to insert fixed delays, non PDC).
- Latency Report (special module for manual patch delay compensation).
- Fader-cross (simple inverted cross-fader, fades one source to two destinations).
- Cross-fader (simple cross-fader, fades two sources to one destination).
- RMS Meter (simple fast RMS metering module).
- Presence Meter (multi-channel presence and over range meter).
- Peak Meter (simple peak metering module).
- Stereo Pan (pan control, -3dB center, sin/cos taper, equal power pan law).
- Stereo Balance (balance control, 0dB center, L/R cut linear taper pan law).
- CamoGain x1 (simple gain with peak LED).
- X/Y Control Pad Mk2 (assignable dual-axis controller).
- X/Y Control Pad Mk1 (assignable dual-axis controller).
- Remote Switch (assignable switch).
- Remote Knob (assignable pot).
- Fader-Box x6 GUI wrapper (with assignable faders).
- Fader-Box x12 GUI wrapper (with assignable faders).
Minor modifications:
- DSP engine time management efficiency optimization.
- CPU overload visual warning in transport bar.
- Improved multi-processor resources management.
- New option to enable strict processor affinity mode (less cores used, but more efficiently).
- Improved CPU topology detection.
- Improved Pentium TSC calibration.
- Improved reference timing precision (timestamp provider).
- Improved reference timing automatic configuration (timestamp provider).
- Improved power consumption on mobile systems.
- Improved high performance timer clock identification.
- Improved sample accurate events sequencer performance under stress.
- Improved control variation curves (all modules).
- Improved gain envelopes precision (all modules).
- Improved GUI controls magnetic notch support.
- Increased speed of mute and bypass envelopes (Cut-ports).
Bug fixes:
- Changing Live Console monitor didn't work properly (multi-screens).
- Synchronicity problem between SA and FA control ports when recalling snapshots.
- Regression in scene snapshots serialization to document.
- Loading a document with missing modules and scene snapshots would produce errors.
- Refresh problem when deleting scene snapshots.
- Regression in multi-screen code made this feature unusable.
- Transparency problem in multi-monitor mode screen switcher.
- Some VST modules GUI needed to be opened twice to be displayed with correct size in framed wrappers.
- Fixed various refresh problems in patcher (WinVista/Win7).
- Hints could be displayed unexpectedly during control drag operations.
- Filthy bug in CamoMixer module series.
- Corrected a stealthy bug in patch scheduler which could lead to out of order execution.
- Virtual screen transfer via drag and drop across multi screens was broken.
