What's new in Blue Cat's Remote Control 3.11
Dec 11, 2022
- Custom control names should now be visible in automation lanes in most host applications (may require a session reload in some cases).
- Added Apple Silicon support for AAX Plug-in Format.
- VST: improved parameter value display in some host applications.
- Mac: installers and plug-ins have been notarized to avoid security warnings on Mac OS Catalina and newer.
New in Blue Cat's Remote Control 3.1 (Jul 21, 2022)
- Now available as a standalone application (can run without any host application)
- Added an option in global & preset input settings to send MIDI events when MIDI-enabled parameters are modified in the plug-in (to update control surfaces accordingly). These MIDI output messages work independently from the usual Remote Control outputs (it's only for control surface feedback).
- Improved undo management and automation when using the mouse wheel to move knobs and sliders.
- Fixed VST3 version not showing in Cubase.
- Fixed VST3 version not loading properly in Ableton Live 11.
New in Blue Cat's Remote Control 3.0 (Dec 9, 2021)
- New Features and Improvements:
- Brand new GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
- The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%.
- Now packaged as a single plug-in.
- The plug-in now sends MIDI CC events only when parameters change or a new preset is loaded.
- Now supports retina displays on Mac
- VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows.
- New installer on Mac.
- Brand new presets management system.
- Presets can now be selected using MIDI Program change and bank select messages (can be activated with the presets menu/MIDI Program Change item), or MIDI CC events for next/previous preset.
- Copy/paste the plug-in's current state from the presets menu using the system clipboard.
- Full Unicode Support.
- Updated demo limitations: up to 5 instances allowed, bypass time changed to half a second, and bypass parameter is not affected anymore.
- Compatibility:
- Apple Silicon (M1 processor) support.
- Now compatible with MacOS Catalina and Big Sur.
- VST3 plug-in format support.
- Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.8 and earlier.
- Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats.
- Note: this new version can be installed side by side with the previous version for backward compatibility reasons. Installing this new version won't break your previous projects.
New in Blue Cat's Remote Control 2.32 (Mar 24, 2014)
- Fixed 64-bit VST MIDI Events not sent for the first output parameter in the list.
- Windows VST installer now detects the VST plug-ins path and remembers previous install location for updates.
New in Blue Cat's Remote Control 2.31 (Feb 10, 2011)
- Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.
New in Blue Cat's Remote Control 2.3 (Jun 3, 2010)
- RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools.
- 64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
- Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
- Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session, and only when opening the user interface of the plug-in.
- Fixed MIDI learn issues.
- Performance inprovements (processing and user interface).
New in Blue Cat's Remote Control 2.2 (Sep 30, 2009)
- Controls names can now be customized from the user interface (no need to change the skins).
- output automation is now disabled by default.
- Bug fix (PC): Cubase freezes when loading a preset using a different skin while the plugin window is open.
- Blue Cat's Skinning Language 1.6.1 support for enhanced user interface customization.