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MultitrackStudio Lite Changelog

What's new in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.8.0

Jan 24, 2024
  • Samplerate conversion is applied behind the scenes if a song uses a samplerate which isn't supported by the audio device(s). (Mac, and "Windows" driver type on Windows)
  • "Windows" audio driver type: Automatically uses shared mode if exclusive mode isn't available. Newly recorded audio tracks align better with existing tracks. Soft Monitoring latency is a bit lower.
  • Effect, Instrument and MIDI Effect windows: there are now up/down arrows next to the Presets button. You can click them to step through the presets without opening the presets menu.
  • "Mute click track during playback" option in Preferences window.
  • The articulation settings from the Note Editor are now available in the Multi Note Editor too.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.7.0 (Sep 26, 2023)

  • New:
  • Mac: Uses MIDI-CI to retrieve program names and controller names from MIDI Out Device 1. MIDI-CI is part of MIDI 2.0. Works with USB MIDI 2.0 class compliant devices (requires macOS 14).
  • Can import .midi2 files (MIDI 2.0 Clip File).
  • MIDI Multi Effect.
  • Effect windows: S+Left/Right Arrow key closes current window and opens the first slot on the left/right that isn't empty. Works in Mixer Sections, and also in the Multi Effect etc.
  • Improved:
  • Sampler: improved .dls importing. On Windows you can now import the system MIDI bank (see the manual).
  • Note Velocity editor now tries to keep the vertical bars within the measure the note's in. The vertical bars will be narrower for measures with many notes.
  • MIDI 2.0: the new RPN 7 (per-note pitchbend sensitivity) is sent to MIDI Out Devices and AU / CLAP / LV2 plugins that support the MIDI 2.0 protocol.
  • VST3 plugins: MIDI controller info (names and which ones are supported) from plugin is used if it looks like the plugin implements this correctly.
  • Windows: Multi MIDI Editor doesn't have OK button for score view, so there's a bit more room for the score.
  • Windows: Multi MIDI Editor window appears a little bit taller, so it fills the available space.
  • Windows touchscreen: Note Velocity editor indicates which note you're pressing immediately, so you can see it without having to wait for the mode selector to pop up.
  • Windows touchscreen: MIDI controller editor / Automated Fader / Automation editor (Pro edition) 'draw' mode: the first bit you draw is now predictably smooth.
  • Windows touchscreen: External MIDI Instrument: swiping over the patch name box vertically increases/decreases the MIDI program number.
  • Fixed:
  • MIDI controller editor / Automated Fader / Automation editor (Pro edition): clicking to unselect could accidentally select a dot.
  • VST3 plugins: some plugins containing an editor would keep their position needle moving while the transport was stopped.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.6.0 (May 23, 2023)

  • New:
  • Remote Controls work better with effects/instruments. Pages of controls have better layouts. 'Find on Remote Control' option on rightclick menus of controls.
  • MIDI Controller editor 'view' menu: 'Other' submenu is now 'All', and contains all controllers, including the ones in the VIEW menu itself. This makes finding controllers using the search box easier.
  • The VIEW menu itself now lists the controllers that are actually supported by the track's current MIDI instrument. This isn't possible for External MIDI Instruments and plugins, some widely supported controllers appear instead for those. You can type 'used' or 'checked' in search boxes to see the list items 'with dots' or 'with a check mark'.
  • Automation Editor VIEW menu (Pro edition): parameters now always appear in the VIEW menu itself (no submenu).
  • Plugin parameters that aren't supposed to be automated are no longer listed. Plugin parameters can have clearer names (depending on the plugin). You can type 'used' or 'checked' in the search box to see the list items 'with dots' or 'with a check mark'.
  • AU plugins: MIDI output can be MIDI 2.0 (requires macOS 13).
  • CLAP plugins: Preset menu now lists the plugin's own presets.
  • VST3 instrument plugins: note names defined by plugin appear in Drum Editor.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: Sine Wave instrument now responds to polyphonic aftertouch.
  • Sampler supports MIDI 2.0 per-note pan controller.
  • Matrix Sampler supports pan MIDI controller and per-note aftertouch ('poly aftertouch'). Also supports MIDI 2.0 per-note volume, pan and expression.
  • Keyboard Mapper can now convert incoming controllers to NRPN.
  • Multi MIDI Editor: the score view now has a System Spacing setting (click a clef on the left to access it).
  • Also, the system spacing now takes the actual notes into account. As a result you can see more systems simultaneously.
  • Multi MIDI Editor now simply remembers the state of the 3 editor mode buttons in the bottom left corner (it tried to be smart instead until now).
  • The MIDI 2.0 resolutions (16 bits for velocity, 32 bits for controllers etc.) are now preserved in MIDI files used in tracks. The high resolutions do not appear in exported MIDI files. NRPN parameters are used for this, similar to how MultitrackStudio stores per-note controllers in MIDI 1.0 files.
  • MIDI values that are 7 bits in MIDI 1.0 are now displayed with one decimal place, unless the decimal is zero (60.9, 61, 61.1 etc.). This applies to note velocities, controller values, aftertouch etc.
  • You can rightclick a Note Editor window's Velocity fader and choose Type Value to enter values like 60.9. The controller editor's Dot Editor accepts values like 60.9.
  • PatchMap files can define names for MIDI channels. They appear in the External MIDI Instrument window channel selector dropdown menu.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard: Matrix layout pads display note names. The names depend on the MIDI instrument that's responding to the keyboard. The Keyboard Mapper is taken into account.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard: Slider menu controller names depend on the MIDI instrument that's responding to the keyboard. Controllers that are actually supported appear bold.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard: Presets and Layout menus now have icons.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard: Supports presets.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard: New 'Fourths' layout. Has 8 rows of cells, supports Glide and supports playing multiple notes on a single row.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard: Guitar, Bass and Violin layouts now (optionally) support Glide.
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard (Mac): added 'Finger Vibrato' and 'Use per note pitch bend'.
  • When a song is saved for the first time the program settings are now saved too, so the song will still appear at the bottom of the Song menu even if MultitrackStudio crashes.
  • Fixed:
  • MIDI "poly mode" controller messages were sent instead of "all notes off".
  • Remote Control didn't handle certain incoming note-off MIDI messages correctly.
  • MultitrackStudio Remote preset didn't map the Add Group/Add Effect Return actions.
  • Error could occur on closing Master section audio view using the X on the left (using the Desktop layout).
  • Various other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.5.1 (Dec 29, 2022)

  • Improved:
  • EQ: preset menu items show a small version of the curve you see in the EQ window.
  • Note Velocity Editor: with the Drum editor you can now make just a single instrument appear in the Note Velocity Editor by clicking an instrument name on the left (so it's highlighted).
  • Grid bars (above the editors) now show marker names instead of just a triangle.
  • Sampler: importing .exs files works significantly better. On Mac .caf files are now supported, including consolidated ones.
  • Remote Control: MIDI device selectors are now in the Remote Control window itself.
  • CLAP plugins: supports a few new draft extensions.
  • Fixed:
  • Mac: ARA didn't work on M1 Mac (unless running in Rosetta).
  • Mac: Sampler's Loop Editor display showed no data.
  • Un-bypassing Saturator effect could cause exception error.
  • Issue with saving/loading MIDI patterns.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.5.0 (Sep 6, 2022)

  • New:
  • Poly Modulator MIDI effect, generates MIDI 2.0 per-note controllers or CLAP polyphonic modulation.
  • Velocity Curve MIDI Effect.
  • Automation editors (Pro edition), MIDI controller editors and Automated Fader effects: the Dots Editor window that pops up on clicking EDIT when multiple dots are selected can now generate Square waves. The Triangle option now has a Shape slider that can turn the triangle into a sawtooth.
  • Audio effects no longer emit old reverb tails etc. when the effect is un-bypassed.
  • MIDI effects: 'Apply to track' option can now generate MIDI controllers etc. (it used to do notes only).
  • Mac: AU plugins can now receive MIDI 2.0 protocol messages (requires macOS 12).
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: synths have a MIDI effect slot. Some sounds use a Poly Modulator.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: synths respond to MIDI 2.0 per-note Timbre controllers (controls Resonance).
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: synths respond to MIDI 2.0 per-note Attack and Decay controllers (values at start of note count).
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments respond to MIDI 2.0 per-note Release Time controller (value at note-off time counts).
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: Electric pianos respond to note-off velocity.
  • Sampler responds to Poly Aftertouch and MIDI 2.0 per-note Volume and Expression controllers.
  • Sampler can import .exs (EXS24) instruments.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): score editor note duration touch handle now offers dotted quarter note.
  • Improved:
  • The feature that prevents plugins from stealing keyboard focus has been tweaked a bit to make plugins work better.
  • Some (minor) CLAP and VST3 plugin compatibility improvements.
  • Fixed:
  • Plugin Manager category selector menus didn't fit the screen if the number of categories was very high.
  • Score editor: lasso could select tied notes twice.
  • Windows: an exception error could occur if the system clipboard wasn't available for use.
  • Windows: crash after punch-in recording with an audio track containing an EQ effect which has multiple automated knobs (Pro edition).
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard "Keyboard" layout note-on velocity sensitivity didn't work.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.4.1 (Jun 15, 2022)

  • New:
  • Supports CLAP plugins.
  • Improved:
  • Audio track scrubber uses less CPU (this could be a noticeable problem when running in Rosetta on an M1 Mac).
  • Some plugin compatibility tweaks.
  • Fixed:
  • Mac: Copy-and-paste from a .m4a audio track to another audio track could result in garbled audio on Intel (or Rosetta) Macs.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.4 (May 17, 2022)

  • New:
  • Track editor COPY / PASTE buttons now use OS clipboard. On a Mac you can now copy/paste audio/MIDI between MultitrackStudio for iPad and MultitrackStudio on your Mac using Universal Clipboard.
  • "Import Audio/MIDI File" menu option can now paste if you press the Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac) key while clicking. On a Mac you can use this to import audio/MIDI copied on MultitrackStudio for iPad.
  • Mac: 'Export Song' / 'Import Song' can now copy / paste if you press the Option key while clicking. You can now copy/paste songs between MultitrackStudio for iPad and MultitrackStudio on your Mac.
  • Mac: Export / Import Presets button can now copy / paste if you press the Option key while clicking. You can now copy/paste the presets between MultitrackStudio for iPad and MultitrackStudio on your Mac.
  • Missing instrument or MIDI effect plugins are now remembered as 'substitutes'. This makes moving songs back and forth between devices easier. You can replace the Missing Instrument / Missing MIDI Effect placeholder with something you do have. When the song is back on the original device you can load the substitute using the instrument/MIDI effect's options menu. Not available for External MIDI Instruments.
  • .midi and .kar files can be imported, pasted or dropped.
  • Improved:
  • There's now just one message dialog if multiple plugins are missing while loading a song. Also applies to SoundFonts for the Mac version's SoundFont Player.
  • Pianoroll lasso now catches note starts (rather than requiring the first half of the note to be in the lasso).
  • Remote Control: "Mouse Control" and "Effect Mouse Control" actions now work with 3rd party plugins. You need to click a knob to make it work, some plugins need the knob to be moved a bit.
  • External MIDI Instrument: options menu has 'Import' option for patchmap files.
  • A few bugs have been fixed.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.3 (Feb 28, 2022)

  • New:
  • User interface has been refreshed.
  • Preferences window has Layout setting with Desktop/Laptop/Classic/Custom options.
  • Mixer sections can now have 3, 4, 5 or 6 effect slots (the 4 and 5 options have been added).
  • Small buttons are larger.
  • Preferences window has Name Width setting to control width of track name boxes.
  • Track editors can now be opened by clicking the Editor Preview pane.
  • Audio editor data appears much faster. It also works better with looping.
  • The level meters are now between the Rec buttons and the faders.
  • You can now right click a meter to change its size (Small / Large / Huge).
  • Effect/Instrument slots now show the first 4 or 5 characters of the plugin name instead of "VST" etc.
  • Effect Bypass buttons can be toggled by clicking the bottom left corner of the effect slot.
  • On larger screens the transport controls are in the middle instead of on the right, so they're closer to the track Rec buttons etc.
  • The current value of knobs (and faders) appears above the knob rather than below, so they're no longer covered by a mouse pointer, pencil or hand while moving the knob.
  • You can use Click...Shift+Click to toggle buttons on a range of mixer sections. Applies to Play, Rec, Mute, Edit and Collapse buttons and the Editor Preview panes.
  • Some names changes: "Cycling" is now "Looping", "Content Panes" are now "Editor Preview panes", "VST Scaling (ugly)" is now "Plugin Scaling (blurry)".
  • Windows: VST plugins can be scaled individually, so you don't have to use the "Plugin Scaling (blurry)" option from the Preferences window.
  • Windows 11: updated menus, fixed some missing round window corners.
  • Windows: now requires Windows 7 or newer.
  • Improved:
  • Improved VST3 window resizing.
  • Compressor: curve and history displays more accurately represent what's going on for Vintage and Vintage Warm programs.
  • Audio track data that appears on the Overview Bar while scrolling editors now takes the track editor's vertical zoom setting into account.
  • MultitrackStudio Remote: audio track data that appears during rewind/FF now takes the track editor's vertical zoom setting into account.
  • The Loop button is now disengaged automatically if it was engaged automatically. This happens when you've used Alt+draw to define the loop region, and when you've pressed F6 to play the selected part of an editor.
  • Added L+Left/Right keyboard shortcut to go to loop start/end point.
  • Editor rightclick menus now have 'Play Looping' (F6) option to loop selected part.
  • Overview Bar / Grid Bar: Removed the 'click-and-drag' way of loop region selection (nobody liked it).
  • Overview Bar / Grid Bar: Drawing loop range with Alt (or L) modifier now also works outside the thumb. And it can now be used while tracksport is running.
  • Overview Bar / Grid Bar: Double click to start now also works outside the thumb.
  • Overview Bar shows the current editor view area while the editors are scrolling horizontally.
  • Pianoroll: step recording works a bit different: Ctrl/Cmd=add note, Shift=add rest, Alt=reverse direction.
  • Some keyboard shortcuts / mouse modifier keys changes to make them easier to memorize ('A'=All, 'C'=same Color, 'L'=Loop).
  • Dropping MIDI files with SysEx-only streams on editors works better.
  • MIDI file import: markers are ignored if there are more than 20.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed some VST3 and LV2 plugin bugs.
  • Matrix Keyboard produced notes with extremely low velocity.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: "Strength" knobs didn't work.
  • Many other small improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.2 (Sep 13, 2021)

  • New:
  • Mac: native Apple Silicon (M1) code. It's now a universal binary with both Intel and Apple Silicon code.
  • Track name box menus now have Duplicate option. It creates a new track with a copy of this track's content.
  • Note Editor has per-note articulation setting. It's only available if articulations have been set up for the MIDI instrument.
  • Added 'Raw MIDI Channels' Articulation preset.
  • Audio can be dragged or copy/pasted from audio track editor to Automated Fader, MIDI controller and automation editors. The amplitude envelope or audio pitch will be converted to dots.
  • Dots Editor has new Invert action, it flips the dots vertically. Applies to Automated Fader, MIDI controller and automation editors.
  • Dot Editor now has Position box and "To grid" button. Applies to Automated Fader, MIDI controller and automation editors.
  • Supports MIDI NRPN parameters.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Multi MIDI Editor: Ctrl+U (Windows) / Command-U (Mac) = all MIDI tracks, Ctrl+Alt+U (Windows) / Option-Command-U (Mac) = MIDI tracks having same color as focused track.
  • Windows: Removed DirectX plugin support from 32 bits version.
  • Improved:
  • Pianoroll: lassoing notes has been improved to work better with consecutive notes.
  • Windows: UI looks better at scaling sizes >= 200%.
  • Fixed:
  • MIDI Pattern Editor's "Instance Transpose" setting didn't work right for Poly Aftertouch, Per Note Pitchbend and Per Note Controllers.
  • Issue with deleting lassoed notes in pianoroll/score editor.
  • Windows: a bridged VST2 plugin could appear a bit too high in its window, depending on display scaling settings.
  • Windows: fixed some (minor) editor graphics drawing artefacts.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.1 (Jun 19, 2021)

  • New:
  • Supports VST3 MIDI effects. VST3 instruments and audio effects can now have MIDI output.
  • Supports LV2 effect, instrument and MIDI effect plugins.
  • 3 additional track colors. The existing ones have been fine tuned.
  • 'R' mouse modifier for transport play/stop button: engage the Rec buttons of the last recorded tracks ('Re-Arm').
  • 'Alt' mouse modifier for track's Play, Rec, Mute, Solo, Edit and collapse buttons: toggles all same-color tracks.
  • Track name box can be made wider using W+Click. Add Shift to make it narrower.
  • Improved:
  • Significantly improved VST3 plugin compatibility.
  • Mac: Improved AU plugin compatibility.
  • You can still use the keyboard to control transport if a plugin steals keyboard focus (in most cases). This new behaviour can be turned off in the Plugin Manager.
  • Onscreen MIDI keyboard still works if a plugin steals keyboard focus (in most cases).
  • Multi-output plugins: names of outputs provided by plugin now appear in Output Mixer. They're also used for sidechain source names (Pro edition).
  • Remote Control: 'Mouse Control'/'Effect Mouse Control' actions work with VST3 plugins that support IParameterFinder.
  • Missing VST2 plugins: the Missing Effect/Instrument windows now have a 'Find VST3 version' button. Only works if the VST3 plugin exposes its VST2 ID.
  • MIDI tracks respond to MIDI keyboard if one of its effects is visible (just like it already did for the instrument slot).
  • Collapsed track's name now appears in the track's color.
  • Pianoroll/Drum editors: Shift key can be used to ignore the Snap button, so you can add/move notes anywhere.
  • Pianoroll/Score/Drum editors: keyboard shortcuts now always work, even if the track's controller editor is visible.
  • Score editor: 'A' modifier can be used on the note duration box to add/remove dot.
  • Windows: editors work with the mouse while the program is in touchscreen mode.
  • Fixed:
  • The Quantize and Legato options in a MIDI track editor's Edit Control window didn't update per-note controls.
  • Copying (imported) MIDI controllers to automation editors: multiple values at the same time location are handled better.
  • Windows touchscreen mode: Tempo editor 'Stretch Accelerando' option (from SEL menu) now works as expected with pen or mouse.
  • Windows: doubleclicking a song in File Explorer to open it wouldn't work on certain drives.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.1 (Jun 19, 2021)

  • New:
  • Supports VST3 MIDI effects. VST3 instruments and audio effects can now have MIDI output.
  • Supports LV2 effect, instrument and MIDI effect plugins.
  • 3 additional track colors. The existing ones have been fine tuned.
  • 'R' mouse modifier for transport play/stop button: engage the Rec buttons of the last recorded tracks ('Re-Arm').
  • 'Alt' mouse modifier for track's Play, Rec, Mute, Solo, Edit and collapse buttons: toggles all same-color tracks.
  • Track name box can be made wider using W+Click. Add Shift to make it narrower.
  • Improved:
  • Significantly improved VST3 plugin compatibility.
  • Mac: Improved AU plugin compatibility.
  • You can still use the keyboard to control transport if a plugin steals keyboard focus (in most cases). This new behaviour can be turned off in the Plugin Manager.
  • Onscreen MIDI keyboard still works if a plugin steals keyboard focus (in most cases).
  • Multi-output plugins: names of outputs provided by plugin now appear in Output Mixer. They're also used for sidechain source names (Pro edition).
  • Remote Control: 'Mouse Control'/'Effect Mouse Control' actions work with VST3 plugins that support IParameterFinder.
  • Missing VST2 plugins: the Missing Effect/Instrument windows now have a 'Find VST3 version' button. Only works if the VST3 plugin exposes its VST2 ID.
  • MIDI tracks respond to MIDI keyboard if one of its effects is visible (just like it already did for the instrument slot).
  • Collapsed track's name now appears in the track's color.
  • Pianoroll/Drum editors: Shift key can be used to ignore the Snap button, so you can add/move notes anywhere.
  • Pianoroll/Score/Drum editors: keyboard shortcuts now always work, even if the track's controller editor is visible.
  • Score editor: 'A' modifier can be used on the note duration box to add/remove dot.
  • Windows: editors work with the mouse while the program is in touchscreen mode.
  • Fixed:
  • The Quantize and Legato options in a MIDI track editor's Edit Control window didn't update per-note controls.
  • Copying (imported) MIDI controllers to automation editors: multiple values at the same time location are handled better.
  • Windows touchscreen mode: Tempo editor 'Stretch Accelerando' option (from SEL menu) now works as expected with pen or mouse.
  • Windows: doubleclicking a song in File Explorer to open it wouldn't work on certain drives.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 10.0 (Mar 15, 2021)

  • New:
  • Supports per-note MIDI controllers (MIDI 2.0 pitch bend and all MIDI 2.0 registered controllers except for #3).
  • macOS 11: can use MIDI 2.0 input/output devices.
  • Supports MPE keyboards.
  • Supports VST3 note expression.
  • Supports MPE VST3/VST2/AU instruments.
  • The MultitrackStudio Instruments support MIDI 2.0 per-note pitch bend, the synths also support per-note brightness (controls the filter cut off frequency).
  • The Sampler supports MIDI 2.0 per-note pitch bend and per-note modulation.
  • Per-note expression for external MIDI instruments ('multitimbral expression').
  • Windows touchscreen: onscreen MIDI keyboard has 'Use per-note pitch bend' option.
  • Keyboard Mapper (formerly Keyboard Splitter) can now convert controls to other controls, and it can transpose by a number of semitones.
  • All editors update the per-note controls automatically.
  • Note Off Velocity editor. Note-off velocity is supported throughout.
  • Pitch bend editors can now zoom and scroll vertically.
  • Some other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.7.1 (Sep 8, 2020)

  • New:
  • Automation editors (Pro edition), MIDI controller editors and Automated Fader effects: the Dots Editor window that pops up on clicking EDIT when multiple dots are selected now offers several new functions. Sine or triangle shapes can be created, either in Hertz or in beats. Amplify and the new Vertical Shift can gradually fade in or out.
  • SysEx editor supports "sequencer specific meta events". They aren't sent to MIDI instruments (MIDI doesn't allow for that), but they are saved in MIDI files.
  • Improved:
  • Songs with huge amounts of automation data save/open faster (Pro edition).
  • Quantize and custom grid resolutions can now go up to 16/4.
  • MIDI file import/export: Some tweaks regarding SysEx messages. Messages like "XG On" will now appear in exported MIDI files before any other messages if you make sure it's at position 0.
  • External MIDI Instrument slot mentions patch, bottom bar also mentions MIDI channel. MultitrackStudio Instruments, Sampler, SoundFont Player (Mac) and Convolutor tooltips have been updated accordingly.
  • Fixed:
  • MIDI Patterns could disappear if the Song Editor's insert options were used.
  • Windows version wouldn't find some VST2 plugins if song came from Mac version.
  • Mac: fixed some problems with macOS 11 (Big Sur).
  • Fixed many significant issues that caused exception errors. Thanks for sending error reports!

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.7.0 (Jul 14, 2020)

  • New:
  • SysEx support: import from/export to MIDI files, edit and playback. Recording not supported. SysEx messages are sent to External MIDI Instruments and to VST2/VST3/AU instruments/MIDI effects.
  • MIDI import: XF-style chords are now detected.
  • Export MIDI Tracks: chords can now be included (they're stored in XF style, but the file isn't a full blown XF file).
  • Export MIDI Tracks: can optionally export to format 0 file.
  • MIDI export/import: lyrics can optionally be UTF8 encoded.
  • Label colors can be changed. The option appears on a label's rightclick menu.
  • Added General MIDI 2, Roland GS en Yamaha XG patchmaps.
  • Patchmap files can now be imported by dropping them on an External MIDI Instrument window. .ins (Cakewalk instrument definition) files can be dropped too, they'll be converted automatically. On Windows, user patchmaps are now stored in 'C:UsersUsernameAppDataRoamingMtStudioPatchmaps'.
  • Imported patchmaps can now be deleted: rightclick in the menu and choose Delete.
  • External MIDI Instrument: Patch Selector has 'All' category and search box.
  • Improved:
  • Saving a MIDI track as audio now uses the track's instrument plugin rather than a second instance of it. This avoids loading delays or problems with plugin demo messages etc.
  • Tuner effect now 'always works', regardless of Rec and/or Soft Monitoring buttons.
  • "Percussion Channel" button has been removed from External MIDI Instrument windows. Drum kits now appear in the Patch Selector, and the MIDI channel will be updated automatically on selecting a patch.
  • MIDI Effect selector now has Presets category.
  • Various (minor) improvements in the Lyrics Prompter and the Chords/Lyrics and Comments editors.
  • Drum editor: instrument added by user will no longer be removed automatically when it becomes empty.
  • Fixed:
  • MIDI file import: bank could be incorrect with certain format 0 MIDI files.
  • Mac: very rare exception error on closing alerts or file dialogs (now really fixed!).

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.6.2 (May 5, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Some MIDI controllers weren't sent to VST3 instruments.
  • Mac: very rare exception error on closing alerts or file dialogs.
  • Score editor: accidentals weren't correct for transposed instruments (Bb clarinet etc.)

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.6 (Apr 2, 2020)

  • New:
  • Reference Files for comparing your master to commercial tracks (Pro edition).
  • 'Export tracks to audio files...' is renamed to 'Export audio stems...'. It can now export groups as well, and there's an "Include track effects" button (Pro edition).
  • Tuner has Pianoroll mode.
  • Improved:
  • Onscreen MIDI keyboards: changed keyboard shortcuts, they're more convenient now.
  • "Scrubber on track editor" setting now also affects MIDI notes lassoing: if you turn it off you won't hear MIDI notes being lassoed.
  • MIDI Controller editors: Dots Editor now has 'Straight Line' option, it connects the first and last selected dots using a straight line.
  • New 'higher' mp3 quality in 'Mix down to audio file' window. Creates 192kbps (stereo) / 96kbps (mono) files.
  • Track output selector dropdown lists now show the text of any labels on group sections (eg. 'Group 1 (Backing Vocals)' instead of just 'Group 1').
  • 'Save everything in song' now remembers collapsed mixer sections.
  • Quantize and custom grid resolutions can now be something like "2 in 3/8", which would be duplets. Until now the "3" in this example could only be "1".
  • Track sidechaining: a track that is sidechain source now still sends sidechain signal if its Mute button is engaged. A track that consumes a sidechain can now be soloed with working sidechains. And it's now easier to use a track as sidechain source only (until now you had to route it to a muted group to mute it). (Pro edition)
  • Pianoroll/Score editors have new 'L' (legato) mouse modifier. It makes the note(s) play until the next note starts.
  • Tuner: pitch detection is more reliable, meter is easier to read, reduced CPU usage.
  • Easier mapping of effect controls to Remote Control knobs: tweak an effect control using the mouse, and then click the Remote Control Bar. The effect control is now highlighted in the selector window, and you can click OK to map it.
  • Remote Control Bar now has more than 8 sections if the remote control is set up to use more than 8 mixer sections or effect knobs.
  • External MIDI instruments: patchmap can now be set to 'None', this may be more convenient than using a patchmap for a different device.
  • External MIDI instruments: the Bank:prog box now accepts something like MSB:LSB:2 (the bank will be calculated from the MSB and LSB values).
  • Clip Shelf: parts can now be dropped anywhere (rather than only on the 'Audio/MIDI Clips' header). You can now drag files from Windows/macOS to the Clip Shelf. Songs remember whether Clip Shelf is visible if 'Save everything in song' is on.
  • Comment / Lyrics / Chords editor windows: Ctrl++/- (Windows) / Cmd-+/- (Mac) shortcuts zoom text in and out.
  • Fixed:
  • Remote Control: Info button was disabled for MMC preset.
  • Deleting a MIDI pattern in Ripple mode could cause exception error.
  • Importing audio files: file names starting with a space caused problems.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.5 (Dec 12, 2019)

  • New:
  • Sampler: New 'library' concept. A library is a collection of patches. Importing a GM soundfont file will generate a library of about 128 patches, for example. Libraries can be exported as .zptc files, so they can be moved to another computer etc. The .zptc file is actually simply a zipped version of the folder that contains the .ptc (patch) and sample files.
  • Sampler: Library Manager, where you can add category names. The categories appear in the Libary selector.
  • Sampler: Optional 8 channel output mixer. This will typically be used for drums. In the Pro edition these output channels are available as sidechain sources in other tracks.
  • Sampler: Multiple samples can be added for the same note and velocity. They'll be used in Round Robin fashion.
  • Sampler: Loop Editor for optimizing loop points.
  • ARA 2 plugins can be used in Audio Edit Control effect slots.
  • 'Rewind on stop' option in Preferences window.
  • Improved:
  • Sampler: Release time can now be set for each sample. The UI has a Release knob that multiplies these values. The 'Discard Note Off' option is removed (a release time >= 100 seconds is interpreted as 'infinite').
  • Sampler: Pan controller now affects notes that are playing when the controller message comes in.
  • Sampler: Improved disk streaming.
  • Sampler: Improved .sf2/.gig/.sfz importing.
  • Sampler: sf2 files can be up to 4GB
  • Sampler: Memory limit settings moved from Preferences window to Sampler options menu.
  • Windows: 32 and 64 bits versions now share a single installer which installs the right version. You'll be moved to the 64 bits version if you used the 32 bits version in 64 bits Windows. If you need the 32 bits version in 64 bits Windows you can run the installer with command line parameter /32.
  • Help/manual layout and image quality improvements.
  • Mac: help viewer table-of-contents button is now enabled.
  • Mac: Onscreen MIDI Keyboard in macOS 10.13 and older: the keyboard shortcuts which were missing since version 9.4 now do appear after the corresponding computer keyboard key has been pressed.
  • Mac: SoundFont Player's SoundFont selector can now be controlled with MultitrackStudio Remote.
  • Mac: SoundFont Player's SoundFont selector now has search box.
  • Windows touchscreen: swiping left/right over counter now steps through recent start positions (just like pressing alt+left/right arrow).
  • Fixed:
  • Windows: An error occurred on editing a .m4a file (and some other file types).
  • Mac: Effect selector sometimes caused crash on clicking it.
  • Some other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.4 (Jul 19, 2019)

  • New:
  • Mac version is now 64 bits. No longer works with OS X 10.6, 10.7 or 10.8.
  • Mac: Supports VST3 and AUv3 plugins.
  • Mac: SoundFont Manager. You can override soundfont name and add category to name.
  • Improved:
  • AU/VST2/VST3 plugins can now reliably detect the transport stopped.
  • Several VST3 compatibility improvements.
  • Windows: the right version is now used if 32 and 64 bits version of a VST2 plugin have the same name.
  • There's now always monitoring for Melodyne plugin if transport is stopped, even without engaging the Rec and Mon buttons.
  • Audio track Edit Control: effects are now applied while you're tweaking them, rather than when you close their window.
  • Added 133% UI scaling option.
  • Fixed:
  • 'Save everything in song' didn't remember 'Snap' button state.
  • Matrix Sampler presets didn't load any associated effects in track effect slots.
  • Vocal Tuner sometimes threw exception errors.
  • VST3 plugins with multiple outputs: last channels contained random noise.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.3.1 (Jul 19, 2019)

  • Fixed: Plugin Manager crashed on Windows computers without VST plugins.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.3 (Jul 19, 2019)

  • New:
  • Plugin Manager.
  • The editor grid can now show triplets (or any tuplet), or have swing.
  • "Save 'everything' in song" option in Preferences window.
  • Improved:
  • Solo buttons are now stored in the song file. Applies to mixer sections, Multi Instruments and plugin output mixers.
  • VariSpeed settings are now stored in song file (Pro edition).
  • Songs now continue loading after a plugin caused an exception error.
  • Some score editor improvements, most have to do with the appearance of notes that are being moved.
  • The editor zoom shortcuts have been changed to the standard Ctrl +/- (Windows) / Command +/- (Mac).
  • Touchscreen (Windows): Score editor vertical zooming now uses much smaller steps, this makes it more useful.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): Onscreen MIDI keyboard's keyboard, string, drum and matrix layouts are now (optionally) velocity sensitive.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): Onscreen MIDI keyboard Finger Vibrato option no longer makes keyboard and string layouts monophonic (but finger vibrato only works if just one note is playing).
  • Touchscreen (Windows): Onscreen MIDI keyboard's keyboard, string and matrix layouts can now generate polyphonic aftertouch (by moving finger upwards).
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: bowed strings, winds and synths now respond to polyphonic aftertouch (it increases the volume level).
  • Polyphonic aftertouch editor names now mention note name rather than key number (ie. 'C5' instead of '60').
  • Fixed:
  • EQ: creating spectrum presets didn't work if you never created any preset on this computer.
  • Quantization triplet options had wrong names (triplets of 1/4 instead of triplets of 1/8 etc.)
  • Some other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.2 (Feb 14, 2019)

  • New/Improved:
  • Audio/MIDI editors: 'edit controls' (the windows that appear on clicking an EDIT button) now work live. Any changes you make are applied immediately, so the result is visible (and audible if transport is running). The Apply button is removed, you can of course use the editor's Undo button if necessary. There are several other 'edit control'-related improvements.
  • Note velocity editor: mouse moves are now applied immediately, so you can hear the result before releasing the mouse button.
  • Quantize 'swing' options are now separate controls (this makes tweaking it 'live' easier).
  • MIDI editors: New 'Duration only' quantization type. The existing 'Full' en 'Keep Note Off' types have been renamed to 'Start and End' en 'Keep End'.
  • MIDI editors: Quantize resolution selector menu now has 'Type value' option which allows for entering tuplets. You can type '5 in 1/4' to quantize to quintuplets of 16th for example.
  • Mixer section knobs, faders and mute/solo buttons can now we used while an editor or 'edit control' window is visible (without hiding this window).
  • EQ: graph now has 6 colored dots, corresponding to the 6 EQ bands. Dots can be moved (the corresponding frequency and gain knobs will be adjusted accordingly). Dot movements can be recorded as automation (Pro edition).
  • EQ: 'no bands' spectrum looks nicer.
  • EQ: the graph can now display a reference spectrum. A standard one is built-in, and you can extract the spectrum from audio files. This feature replaces the 'flat mastering' option.
  • The Devices window, with the 'Select Devices' button, is removed. You now go straight to the former 'Select Devices' window. The info that was displayed in the Devices window now appears on hovering the Devices menu item.
  • Windows 10: a helpful message appears if audio recording isn't possible because of Windows privacy settings.
  • Master Limiter / Noise Gate: histogram 'curtain' movements can be recorded as automation (Pro edition).
  • External MIDI Instrument windows: Patchmap selection is moved to options menu ('hamburger' button). The default patchmap can be selected there as well (it was in the MIDI Out Options window).
  • Multi Instrument: option to switch between Layered and Articulation modes is now easier to discover.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed some issues that caused exception errors (and hence error reports being sent).

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.1 (Oct 31, 2018)

  • New:
  • Fader/knob movements can now be recorded as automation. VST/AU plugin parameters can be recorded too. (Pro edition)
  • Faders and knobs now have rightclick menu with 'Show automation editor' (Pro edition) and 'Type value' options. Knobs also have 'Center' option.
  • The Sustain MIDI controller is now continuous rather than on/off. This allows for 'half pedalling'.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments acoustic pianos now support half pedalling (values 64..95 are 'half').
  • Improved:
  • VST/AU plugins: in playback mode the plugin UI graphics now sync better with the audio you hear (meters and timelines etc. used to lead very noticably).
  • MIDI editor 'Legato' option now works on all notes, not just the ones that are close already.
  • Overview bar: markers that are moved now go to 'nice' position if counter is showing bar:beat (just like thumb).
  • Updated fader/knob mouse modifiers are easier to remember: 'a'=show automation editor, 't'=type value, 'c'=center (knob only). 't' now works on counter too.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): swipe left over start/stop button to rewind. Also stops transport if it's running.
  • Error dialogs now let you read the report before sending it.
  • Fixed:
  • MIDI pattern editor: track didn't update immediately after editing certain controllers.
  • Mac: Cmd-Option-L shortcut (for Lyrics editor) didn't work.
  • Chord tracks inadvertently depended on 'Middle C Name' setting.
  • Score editor didn't immediately display recorded notes after cycle recording.
  • MIDI effect 'apply to track' option didn't always use the right MIDI channel.
  • Loading a Multi Instrument in a Multi Instrument caused error.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 9.0 (Sep 5, 2018)

  • New:
  • Content Panes on tracks (display editor data compactly).
  • VST3 support (currently Windows only).
  • MIDI effects (Arpeggiator, VST2, AU).
  • Articulations for External MIDI Instruments and VSTi/AUi plugins. You can use a MIDI controller to switch between bowed and pizzicato violin, for example.
  • Multi Instrument: combine up to 5 MIDI instrument in one instrument. Can be used for different articulations (one plays at a time) or for layering (all play simultaneously).
  • All MIDI Instruments now have an option to specify note names (these names appear in the drum editor).
  • Improved:
  • Better support for Waves VST2 plugins. They can now run bridged (Windows). Songs will still load the plugins after updating Waves plugins to a newer version.
  • Most VSTi plugins that fail to stop any playing notes when transport stops now become silent anyway.
  • Cycling transport: transport bar now has Cycle button.
  • Rewind/Fast Forward now try to move to 'nice' position if counter is showing bar:beat.
  • EQ spectrum display: 'Full Scale" box goes to lower value if 'dB/div' is set to 10.
  • Note Editor window: you can now type semitone offset in Note box (for example: if it's C5 and you type -2 it becomes Bb4).
  • Pianoroll/Score/Drum editors: a series of notes can be selected by clicking one, and then clicking another while pressing the Shift key.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments synths: attack is now linear rather than exponential, in order to avoid the synths being noticably 'late'.
  • Level meters no longer have 'LED' segments.
  • The MultitrackStudio Remote iPad app has been updated.
  • Fixed:
  • "Revert to Version" menu didn't always list versions in chronological order.
  • Running an audio track in practice mode no longer clears the track editor undo history.
  • Windows touchscreen: automatic horizontal scrolling while resizing selected part on the right hand side didn't work reliably.
  • Mac: some windows other than the main window would go full-screen if the main window was full screen.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.5 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • New:
  • MIDI Patterns received a major overhaul. You can now tweak a pattern live while the transport is running. You can now save your patterns as presets. Comes with built-in preset patterns. Patterns can have different colors. Etc.
  • New "Follow" button. Editors don't follow transport position if this button is off. You can use this if you want to apply some edits while the transport is running so you don't have to worry about the editor moving to the next page unexpectedly.
  • Lyrics prompter now appears automatically on loading a song which contains lyrics or chords. This is more convenient when used on stage.
  • Pianoroll: 'Split at transport position' and 'Split note here' now also works when multiple notes are selected.
  • Pianoroll/Score editors: Repeat now also works if just a single note is selected.
  • Score editor: S and F mouse modifiers (Sharpen/Flatten) now work while dragging just like they do while adding a new note.
  • Editors show stretch percentage value while stretching a part.
  • Editors: richtclick menu now has 'Unselect Right' option.
  • Remote Control: added basic MMC (MIDI Machine Control) preset.
  • Improved:
  • Better visual feedback while dragging audio/MIDI files over MTS windows.
  • Some (minor) MIDI editor improvements.
  • Fixed:
  • Removing click track could cause error in some cases.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.4 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • New:
  • Windows 10: audio playback device can be used in 'shared mode', so other programs can use it while MultitrackStudio is running.
  • Windows 7 and newer: .m4a files are now supported (you can open them and export to .m4a).
  • Windows 7 and newer: existing aac/ac3/mp4/wma files can be used.
  • Mac: can now save to .m4a 'everywhere' (rather than just in the Mix Down window).
  • Mac: added 'lossless' to the list of .m4a file qualities. This creates a 16 bits Apple Lossless ('ALAC') file.
  • Windows 8 and newer: An mp3 encoder is no longer required in order to export to mp3.
  • Native support for PreSonus FaderPort remote control.
  • VST plugin folder(s) can be rescanned by pressing F5 (Windows) / Cmd+R (Mac) in effect/instrument selector.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): Redesigned editor user interface: The mode buttons have been removed. A selector now appears on touching an editor, and you can pick an action by moving your finger in that direction. Editors can now be scrolled at any time without having to worry about the mode buttons. MIDI and automation editors now always use 'handles' to move notes/dots.
  • Improved:
  • Sampler: improved SFZ import (now supports 'default_path')
  • MultitrackStudio Remote and 'Web Browser' remote controls can now handle more than 128 mixer sections.
  • Automated Fader / automation editors / MIDI controller editors: dots are easier to grab with the mouse.
  • Remote Control Device window: MIDI device selector dropdowns now update if you (un)plug the device.
  • Windows: 'Select Devices' window: MIDI device selector dropdowns and WASAPI audio device selector dropdowns now update if you (un)plug the device.
  • Time signature can now be edited while transport is running (unless there are recording MIDI tracks).
  • Mac: Comment, Lyrics, Chords windows and Lyrics prompter can be zoomed using two finger pinch gesture on trackpad.
  • Various editor improvements (both visible and invisible).
  • Fixed:
  • Automated Fader / automation editors / MIDI controller editors: value next to dots didn't always appear correctly.
  • Mac: "Mix down to audio file" can now create 48 kHz .m4a files (it always created 44.1 kHz files).
  • Various other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.3.1 (Mar 10, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Convolutor / Guitar Amp: very short IR files didn't work right.
  • Mac: got rid of "is from an unidentified developer" message recent macOS versions showed on launching MultitrackStudio for the first time.
  • Some VST plugins would cause an access violation while processing audio.
  • Some VST plugins would crash immediately on loading the plugin.
  • Resizing VST plugin window didn't work properly if plugin UI had very small height initially.
  • Monitoring the 'Internal' sidechain input on a VST plugin could result in silence. Also applies to AU plugins on Mac.
  • Mac: user interface of some VST plugins was not visible (window very small).
  • Mac: sidechaining an output from a multiple-output AU instrument to an audio track would crash. (Pro edition)
  • Mac: some multiple-output AUi plugins didn't have output mixer.
  • Mac: some AU plugins turned stereo signal into mono.
  • Mac: unloading certain AU plugins no longer leads to MTS crashing and terminating.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.3 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • New:
  • Audio track input selector now has 'Practice Mode tracks' option.
  • Tempo editor: "Conduct" (tap new tempo for selected part). You can tap an accelerando for example.
  • Tempo editor: Ctrl key can be used to create a gradual tempo change (accelerando/decelerando) while moving the righthand side of the selected part.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): Tempo Editor SEL menu features 'Stretch' and 'Stretch Accelerando' options. After picking one you can resize the righthand side of the selected part. The accelerando version creates a gradual tempo change.
  • Tempo editor now updates live while stretching or warping selected part.
  • Tempo / Time Signature editor buttons (Undo etc.) can be controlled using keyboard shortcuts. There's a dot on the left that indicates which of the two editors is has keyboard focus (similar to tracks).
  • Auto Wah effect.
  • Punch recording with External MIDI Instruments: existing signal is now audible, just like it is with audio tracks and software instruments.
  • Improved:
  • Tempo editor: Undoing a "tweakable edit" now undoes the last tweak only, rather than all tweaks. All other editors work this way already.
  • Tempo / Time Signature editor: lesser used buttons (Cut, Copy, Paste, Repeat etc.) are now in new 'More' menu.
  • 'Add Click Track': BPM value is no longer limited to whole numbers.
  • OS X: 'Tap tempo' boxes are more accurate.
  • Fixed:
  • Various bug fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.2 (Dec 30, 2015)

  • New:
  • Guitar Amp effect now features 3 stompbox effects. Each can contain Auto Wah, Booster, Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Echo, Flanger, Noise Gate, Phaser, Pickup EQ, Reverb or Tremolo. Comes with 40 presets by Christian C. Thompson.
  • Guitar Amp now allows for loading your own speaker impulse response file.
  • Convolutor effect now has Random button to make reverbs sound smoother.
  • Windows: more VST DPI scaling options. The "Auto (VST, ugly)" UI size is replaced with "VST Scaling (ugly)" option. This can be used with any size setting, not just "auto".
  • While the Automation button is engaged an 'A' appears on all controls which can be automated, so you can see what can be automated. (Pro edition)
  • Edit menu now features several options for opening Multi MIDI Editor: you can show all MIDI tracks of a certain color, all MIDI tracks which have their editor open or all MIDI tracks.
  • Edit menu has similar options for the Multitrack Editor. (Pro edition)
  • Time Signature editor: Time Signature picker now allows for quickly picking any of the song's time signatures without having to type it.
  • Improved:
  • Noisegate effect: the Reduction knob now has immediate effect on sound, even if the gate was closed already.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): the 'Vertical' knob mode now responds to vertical movements exclusively.
  • Fixed:
  • Multiband Compressor compression algorithm didn't work quite right. (Pro edition)
  • VST and AU automation sometimes wasn't stored in song file. (Pro edition)

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.1.3 (Oct 31, 2015)

  • New:
  • Includes over 160 effect presets by Christian C. Thompson.
  • Onscreen keyboard: the volume slider can now be assigned to any controller (including pitch bend and note velocity).
  • Touchscreen (Windows): rotary knobs can now optionally be controlled using vertical movements. See the 'Allow vertical' box in the Preferences pane.
  • Windows: added 250% and 300% values to UI Size box in Preferences window. These options are intended for the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
  • Improved:
  • Touchscreen (Windows): the onscreen keyboard Drum layout pads sound a bit louder in the top-right corner, allowing for more expression. The Bass, Snare and Side pads sound a bit louder in the top-left corner because they are typically played using the left hand.
  • Some minor graphics/layout improvements.
  • Fixed:
  • Song time signature/key signature info could change under some circumstances when importing a MIDI file.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.1.2 (Sep 24, 2015)

  • New:
  • Touchscreen (Windows): pianoroll, drum and score editors now optionally feature handles for manipulating selected notes. The handles appear at the bottom and right hand side of the editor. There's a "Handles for MIDI notes" option in the Preferences pane.
  • Improved:
  • AU, VST and External MIDI instruments no longer solely rely on 'all notes off' MIDI messages to mute pending notes.
  • Exception errors while saving song are handled better to avoid data loss.
  • Fixed:
  • Most text was missing from the user interface under OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
  • Multi Column Rack: VST/AU automation windows could appear outside of the screen (Pro edition).
  • Various bug fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.1.1 (Jul 15, 2015)

  • New:
  • Pianoroll: notes that are too high/low to appear in the pianoroll appear dimmed above/below the pianoroll while scrolling vertically.
  • Touchscreen (Windows): selected pianoroll notes which are long enough get resize grip to move start of note (in addition to the one at the end of the note).
  • Improved:
  • Now detects if the default audio output device changes (on Mac the default audio input device is monitored as well).
  • External MIDI Instruments and VST/AU plugins Instruments: no pitch bend range messages are sent if the pitch bend range is set to zero. Can be useful if the instrument uses controllers 100/101 for something other than RPNs.
  • Score editor: notes shorter than current grid can be added/moved accurately without having to change the grid first.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8.1 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 3: new 'Pen with touch scrolling' mode. This mode works with pen exclusively, so you can't tap something accidentally with the hand palm. You can still scroll editors and lists with touch. A button is available for switching between pen and touch mode quickly
  • Added '200 %' and '240 %' values to Size box in Preferences window, so the UI can be scaled large enough on high-DPI screens like the Surface Pro's. Also added 'Auto (VST, ugly)' option which makes the program not dpi-aware so Windows scales the UI (including VST plugins) in a blurry way
  • Semi-transparent 'Rewind' / 'To last start' hints appear on touching the transport counter box
  • Time stretching in track editors
  • Onscreen MIDI keyboard can be zoomed horizontally using two fingers on the bar at the top
  • Pianoroll, score and audio editors can be zoomed vertically using two fingers on the editor itself (requires Windows 8 or newer)
  • Pianoroll: selected notes which are long enough get resize grip to move start of note (in addition to the one at the end of the note)
  • "Sticky add/draw modes (touch)" option in Preferences window
  • Improved transport cycling: overview bar remembers cycle region after transport stopped, transport menu features 'Set Cycle Start' and 'Set Cycle End' options which can also be invoked with the F7/F8 keys. Cycling can be started by clicking the start button while pressing the C key, or by pressing C+Space. With touchscreen (Windows) or pen you can press-and-hold the start button
  • "Section Practice Mode" and "Set Cycle Start" Remote Control actions
  • Improved:
  • Punch-in recording: transport now automatically starts at least one bar before punch-in point (2 seconds if editor timescale isn't set to bars)
  • Matrix Sampler now displays the note to which the current cell responds
  • Redesigned Tuner effect
  • Tempo editor shows mixed version of tracks in background
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: use up/down arrow keys to step through instruments. With touchscreen (Windows) you can swipe up or down over the instrument box. Also works with the SoundFont Player presets (OS X)
  • MP3 importing: file samplerate will now be converted if it doesn't match the song's
  • MIDI editors: tweaked graphics to make it easier to see which mode the editor is in
  • Fixed:
  • Issue with sending volume controllers (#7) to External MIDI Instruments
  • Matrix Sampler's Volume knob settings weren't stored and recalled correctly
  • Pitch bend range messages are no longer being sent to Garritan 'CFX Concert Grand' VSTi (it conflicts with the plugin's stretch tuning controller #100)
  • Playing legato on the Chords onscreen keyboard was difficult
  • Various other improvements and fixes

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 8 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Names changed: 'Pro Plus' edition is now called 'Pro', 'Professional' edition is now called 'Standard'
  • Standard edition now contains the Guitar Amp effect and it can open existing 24/32 bits audio files. It comes without the Multitrack Editor
  • Multiband Compressor effect (Pro edition only)
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: virtually all instruments sound better. Acoustic pianos respond to Soft pedal (controller #67). Bowed strings and many winds respond the Legato controller (#68). Synths have Filter and Resonance knobs (and no longer use EQ effects for filtering). Drums have Bass/Snare/Toms/Hihat/Ride/Crash level knobs
  • MIDI editors: added 'swing' options to quantize resolution box
  • Note velocity editor now has 'draw' mode
  • Importing MIDI files: files can optionally be adjusted to song tempo
  • Mixer sections can be moved vertically using trackpad/mousewheel 'anywhere' (no need to use the scroll bar)
  • Tracks can be switched to Practice Mode by doubleclicking the track's Play button
  • Tracks can now be in Practice Mode regardless of instrument or effect windows being visible. Having multiple tracks in practice mode simultaneously is now possible
  • Soft-monitored audio tracks: level meter shows speaker symbol to indicate output clipping (the meter itself shows the input level)
  • Importing audio/MIDI files: files are now copied to song folder. A track's 'Open' option still opens file without copying
  • 'Import Audio/MIDI file' dialog now remembers folder
  • New songs automatically have a Reverb effect in the first Effect Return section
  • Presets can be imported/exported (see Preferences window)
  • Improved:
  • Tempo editor: BPM lower limit lowered to 8 BPM, so there's more room for fermata
  • External MIDI Instruments: controllers are now being sent right from the start (it used to wait until a note was played)
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed possible crash after disconnecting audio device (using 'Windows' audio driver type)
  • Stereo Imager wouldn't convert stereo input to pure mono (Width=0 didn't work)

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.81 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • Improved LAME MP3 encoder compatibility.
  • Fixed issue with playback /recording level controls using Windows audio driver type.
  • Sampler: Improved sf2 file compatibility.
  • Audio track input selector: level meters work smoother with some audio devices.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.7.1 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • Fixed:
  • Recording the master output to an audio track and the 'Mix down to audio file' feature didn't work if there were only MIDI tracks and no audio tracks.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.7 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Editors:
  • Track editors ('part mode'), Multi MIDI Editor and Multitrack Editor: data moves visually while dragging/stretching/warping selected part.
  • Drum editor: instruments can be re-ordered by dragging the names up or down.
  • Drum editor no longer prematurely removes empty instruments.
  • Dragging from audio to drum editor now always converts to beats rather than pitched notes.
  • Pianoroll/score/drum editors: lassoed notes are now audible.
  • Pianoroll/score: flattened/sharpened note is audible on clicking note using flatten/sharpen modifier key.
  • Score Settings window no longer prematurely removes redundant key signature lines (from 'Edit changes' table).
  • Audio editor Edit Control: Semitones and Cents boxes merged into a single box.
  • Remote Control:
  • Renamed 'Control Surface' to 'Remote Control'.
  • Remote Control MIDI devices selection and Remote Control Bar visibility button moved to Remote Control window.
  • Remote Control: effect knobs can be mapped from Remote Control Bar or via new 'Effect Control Map' action.
  • Remote Control: mixer section or effect control can be unmapped by dragging it from Remote Control Bar to Garbage Bin.
  • Other:
  • 'Stop playback at end of song' option in Preferences window.
  • F8 key = Recycle (cycle last cycled part again).
  • Click track: bar accents are more pronounced.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments and External MIDI Instrument windows: rightclick a control to make the corresponding controller editor visible.
  • 'Export MIDI Tracks' can merge tracks using same MIDI channel, so file plays back corrrectly.
  • (Windows) Touchscreen mode: editor 'Select All' button is now 'Sel', offers Select All/Select Right/Unselect Right/Play Cycling options.
  • (Mac) Can install libmp3lame.dylib MP3 encoder by dropping it on main form.
  • 'Record Master' is removed from recording options menu. An audio track's input selector now features a 'Master Out' option instead.
  • 'Playback mixed down file' no longer switches off 'Enable Mixer' (in Song Properties window). The 'Enable Mixer' option will likely be removed in future releases.
  • Audio Input Control window: 'Automatically assign channels to tracks' is now off by default. This option will likely be removed in future releases.
  • DX/DXi plugin support is disabled by default but still available (32 bit Windows versions only).
  • Various bug fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.61 (Mar 27, 2014)

  • Import/export zipped songs.
  • Performance improvements in Guitar Amp (Pro Plus edition), Master Limiter, and EQ effects.
  • MIDI input/output devices: tighter timing.
  • Some touchscreen support improvements.
  • Some bug fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.4 (May 1, 2013)

  • Improved touchscreen support
  • To Song (Hi)' control surface action to make 'To Song' work with more than 128 songs.
  • Automation Editor (Pro Plus) and Automated Fader windows can be resized vertically.
  • Score editor has 'Split in equal parts' option, just like pianoroll.
  • Size' setting in Preferences window to scale user interface independently from Windows DPI setting (Windows).
  • Better DPI scaling for DPI value just above 96 (Windows).
  • Tempo editor: tempo line is now updated while moving it vertically.
  • Editor Edit/Delete and Undo/Redo buttons have been swapped.
  • Score editor: '1'..'6' and dot buttons are replaced with a single dropdown list next to the '+' button.
  • Score/pianoroll editor: 'Merge Notes', 'Expand to Chord' and 'Split in equal parts' now appear in 'More...' button list.
  • Drag-and-drop: an image is visible while dragging an effect slot or mixer section etc.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.31 (Mar 19, 2013)

  • Fixed:
  • Gapless cycling: VSTi plugins which use transport information (Jamstix etc.) wouldn't cycle.
  • Unmuting a stereo track which contains an Echo effect could cause crash.
  • Audio track editing: crash when editing a new file, clicking undo, starting transport and then clicking redo.
  • Songs having exactly one group section wouldn't open correctly (Lite and Professional edition).
  • Score editor: issue with adding notes using the '1'..'5' mouse modifier keys.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.3 (Feb 28, 2013)

  • Audio and MIDI tracks can be edited on-the-fly:
  • Audio and MIDI tracks can now be edited while they're playing back. This nicely complements the gapless cycling feature that was introduced in version 7.2. You can now, for example, cycle a couple of bars and get that MIDI drum fill right while hearing it.
  • Audio Input/Output Control improvements:
  • The Audio Input Control windows and track input channel selectors now have per-channel level meters if at least one audio track rec button is engaged. This takes the guesswork out of picking the right input.
  • VistaSound (Windows) and CoreSound (Mac) Audio Input/Output Control windows now have a level fader if the audio device supports this.
  • Changes are effected immediately: no need to click OK. (Note: the AsioSnd Audio Output Control still works the old way)
  • Web Browser control surfaces:
  • The Control Surface Settings window features Web Browser (Phone) and Web Browser (Tablet) presets. Once a preset is loaded MultitrackStudio's network address is shown, you can type this address in your phone or tablet's web browser. The phone/tablet must communicate via WIFI (3G etc. is not supported).
  • Chord track improvements:
  • The Chords editor has been improved
  • Automatic capitalization.
  • Unrecognized chords are underlined in red.
  • Now supports '|C F|' instead of '|C - C - F - F|'.
  • You can type '\' instead of '|'.
  • Tab/Shift+Tab take you to the next/previous bar.
  • Chord tracks (MIDI tracks generated from chords) have been improvement significantly as well. Using the Add Track menu's Chord Track option you can create MIDI tracks from the chords. Chord tracks can be used to make sure the chords are OK, or to quickly create backing tracks for practicing a guitar solo etc. Bass, Piano, Organ, Strings, Guitar, Banjo and Drums tracks can be created.
  • Other:
  • Windows 8 tablet support: several improvements. Most notably score editors can zoom vertically, and track editors open 'full size' when running on a small screen.
  • Tracks can be routed to audio device channels directly, just like Groups and Effect Returns (Pro Plus edition).
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: acoustic pianos sound better, and sustain pedal sympathetic resonance is more realistic.
  • Pianoroll editor can now change duration of multiple notes simultaneously.
  • Pianoroll/Score/Drum editors can copy/past single notes.
  • Patchmap files can now specify 'initialization sysex'.
  • (Mac) Custom patchmap files can now be placed in the user's Library/Application Support/MultitrackStudio/PatchMaps folder.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for transport cycling: Ctrl+F7 (Windows)/Command-F7 (Mac) sets cycle end marker, F7 starts cycling to cycle end marker.
  • Edited audio track files can be saved to file with original file name (for example: Piano.aem can be saved as Piano.wav).
  • Various other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.2.1.0 (Oct 19, 2012)

  • Transport cycling: stereo audio files could cause program crash.
  • Cycle recording: after a couple of cycles the Overview Bar no longer showed part after cycle region.
  • Drum editor: Redo could cause exception error in certain situations.
  • Song Properties-->Clean Up: deleting a .aem file could in rare cases cause crash when editing this track again.
  • Control Surface: track Play/Rec buttons could be toggled when this shouldn't be possible.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.2.0.0 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • The user interface can now scale down to a smaller size if screen estate is limited, so MultitrackStudio can run comfortably on the new 10-inch Windows 8 tablets several manufacturers have announced.
  • In order to utilize all the space provided by a large monitor there can now optionally be multiple columns of mixer sections. There's a "Multi Column Rack" setting in the Preferences window.
  • This new feature can be used for multi-monitor setups as well. In this case track width is automatically adjusted to fit a monitor. Multi monitor support has been improved by making sure secondary windows don't appear "on the fold". On Windows full screen mode now fills all monitors which where covered by the main windowCycling transport can be started by performing a click-and-drag operation on the overview bar thumb
  • Click the thumb:
  • Immediately click the thumb again, but this time keep the mouse button down.
  • Now move the thumb to the point where you want the cycle to end.
  • Release the mouse button.
  • Note that this click-and-drag action is a variation on a doubleclick, which starts the transport without cycling.
  • Click-and-drag works on the editor needle thumbs as well, so you can quickly cycle the part you're interested in.
  • Automation editors (Pro Plus edition), Automated Fader effect and Vocal Tuner key editor can now be used while the transport is running.
  • Transport position indicator and overview bar now show bars automatically if there are any MIDI tracks (can be switched off in Preferences window). When you start cycling using the overview bar it snaps to bars automatically, so it's easy to cycle a couple of bars.
  • Score editor supports transposing instruments (Bb clarinets etc.).
  • "Ultra Dark" color theme. On Windows the Light theme is replaced with a new High Contrast theme.
  • "To Song" control surface action, intended for playing backing tracks during live shows.
  • "Start Playback" and "Start Recording" control surface actions.
  • Improved VST/AU plugin compatibility (Melodyne).
  • Various user interface improvements (redesigned transport counter and group selectors etc.).
  • BPM tappers are now embedded in windows like Add Click Track, so you don't have to click the Tap button first.
  • A Control Surface can now have up to 64 channels (was 8).
  • Narrow vertical strips next to the mixer sections are removed, this makes the vertical scrollbar easier to use. The Clip Shelf can now be made visible using the Studio menu.
  • Editor and transport units (bars or seconds) are now stored in song files.
  • Removed "Large Meters" setting from Preferences window. Meters now become large automatically if there's room for them.
  • EQ effect: 1/3 octave and critical bands spectra now show vertical bars rather than lines.
  • (Windows) VST plugin causing exception error will automatically run bridged next time.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.14 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • (Windows 64 bit) Issue with 24 bit .gjm/.gjs files. (Pro Plus edition)

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.1 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • New:
  • Transposer effect.
  • Automatic effect delay compensation.
  • Can drag effects from mixer sections to track editor's Audio Edit Control.
  • Grid bars (above editors): double clicking thumb starts transport, clicking anywhere on grid bar stops it.
  • Overview Bar: double clicking thumb starts transport, clicking thumb again stops it.
  • "Record Master" is no longer limited to two audio channels (Pro Plus edition).
  • "To Next Song" control surface action added.
  • Faders and rotary knobs let you type value after Ctrl+click (Windows) / Cmd-click (Mac).
  • Clean Up tool (Song Properties window) now lists unused alternate/partial takes as well.
  • Effect/Instrument selectors show format (VST/AU/DX) if the effect is available in multiple formats.
  • EQ spectrum display updates faster. Averaged "Output" or "Master Out" spectrum reflects changes immediately after turning knobs.
  • Fixed:
  • Various other fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 7.0.0.0 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • Improved:
  • New Standard color theme.
  • Better DPI scaling.
  • All versions now support .aif files (was Pro Plus only)
  • Onscreen MIDI keyboard now works while MIDI Keyboard Splitter window is visible.
  • Mousewheel on small strips on left/right side now scrolls mixer sections vertically.
  • Fixed:
  • "Bridged" VST plugins received incorrect tempo information.
  • Master Limiter's RMS meter didn't work at 192 kHz samplerate.
  • A couple of other fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.32 (Jan 24, 2011)

  • Some VST plugin windows were too small in version 6.31 (Albino 3 for example).
  • The Pitch Bend Range setting, introduced in version 6.3, now has no effect on Waldorf VST plugins because Largo uses the MIDI RPN controllers for other purposes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.31 (Dec 22, 2010)

  • New:
  • VST windows better support plugins that change size.
  • VST GUIs get scrollbars if they're too big for the window/screen so they're still useable.
  • VST windows: SideChain boxes are now on the right rather than on the left. Looks better and saves space. (Pro Plus edition).
  • Lite edition: Added fade in/out to MultitrackStudio Instruments "demo" noise bursts. Hopefully this stops people thinking it's a bug.
  • Fixed:
  • Sampler: keys had wrong pitch if pitch bend range not equal to 2 semitones.
  • MultitrackStudio Instruments: loading preset that includes track effects could cause error.
  • Multi MIDI editor: drum instrument selector could cause error.
  • Cosmetic issue in Contact window method selector.
  • VST output mixer wouldn't close with escape key.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.21 (May 24, 2010)

  • New:
  • MP3 encoding: a "lame_enc.dll" file in the "Program Files\MtStudio" folder can now be used for MP3 encoding. This feature was added because ACM codecs may not work properly in 64 bit Windows.
  • This forum post tells you more about the MP3 encoder.
  • Fixed:
  • Some small fonts looked bad with Windows DPI settings between 96 and 112.
  • Song files (.hdr) had issues with some Asian Windows versions.
  • Audio/MIDI devices settings couldn't be saved on a (very) small number of computers.
  • Chord and Lyrics windows: the Keybrd button was present even if not in touchscreen mode.
  • Clicking overlapping markers has been improved.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.2 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • 1. Effects improvements:
  • 1.1 Improved Guitar Amp effect (Pro Plus edition only)
  • The Guitar Amp effect sounds much better and uses significantly less CPU power.
  • Listen to the demo mp3, which was made with nothing but the Guitar Amp and the Reverb effect.
  • The tube models have been improved, and there are now 7 mic positions per amp model to choose from. The Combo UK and Stack amps now have some extra buttons for more variation. There's a "Shrill Kill" knob to tame glassy sounding guitars.
  • Guitar Amp window
  • 1.2 Improved Saturator effect
  • The Saturation effect wasn't exactly the most impressive member of the effects family. It has got a major overhaul and is now called Saturator. The Tape program now has some more knobs, and now models HF compression, LF "bump" and flutter, besides distortion. The Tube program models a transformer-coupled tube preamp.
  • Saturator window, tape program
  • 1.3 New Mid/Side Effect (Pro Plus edition only)
  • The Mid/Side Effect lets you apply effects to the Mid and Side parts. The incoming stereo channels (left and right) are converted to Mid and Side parts. Then any effects or level changes are applied. Finally the Mid and Side parts are converted back to left and right channels.
  • Mid/Side Effect window
  • The Mid/Side Effect can be used to correct problems in a full mix. In a typical pop song lead vocals and bass will be in the Mid part exclusively, while many backing instruments are in the Side part or in both parts. An EQ is the most commonly used effect. You can use it in the Mid section to EQ the lead vocals, for example.
  • 1.4 New Vocal Removal preset
  • The new Vocal Removal effect preset is a vocal remover built with a Band Effect. The Mid Band includes a Stereo Effect with a Phase Inverter effect in order to remove the sound at the center of the stereo image. As a result, the mid frequencies at the center of the stereo image are removed. The Bass/Mid and Mid/Treble knobs can be adjusted to keep as much bass and treble as possible while still attenuating the vocals sufficiently. Vocal Removal only works if the audio signal is stereo, the vocals are panned center, and there's not an excessive amount of stereo reverb on the vocals.
  • 2. MIDI Instruments improvements:
  • 2.1 Improved Electric Piano instrument
  • The Electric Piano instrument sounds better and features a new "Sticky Hammers" model. Bass and Treble knobs have been added.
  • 2.2 New Bass instrument
  • The new Bass instrument offers both fingered and picked bass guitar sounds.
  • Bass window
  • 3. Other:
  • MIDI "Key Aftertouch" support.
  • Better soundfont compatibility.
  • VST output mixer gets scrollbar if the channels don't fit the screen.
  • "File Save" dialogs now use the file type you think it does.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.1 (Mar 9, 2010)

  • New:
  • Vocal Pitch Correction (in audio track editors).
  • Track editors can stretch or 'warp' parts. Both audio and MIDI.
  • Audio pitch shifting (in audio track editors).
  • Tempo editor can optionally change tempo of audio tracks.
  • Audio/MIDI editors can reverse selected part.
  • VSTi plug-ins can run 'bridged' (out-of-process). This can be used to utilise more than 2 GB of RAM on 64 bit systems.
  • Improved:
  • .aem files: you can now browse for any missing edit files.
  • Audio scrubbing tries to keep original pitch.
  • MIDI: improved handling of overlapped unison notes (in MIDI files and while playing back)
  • Pianoroll: "Join Previous Notes" is now "Merge Notes", and can merge more than two notes.
  • A couple of bugs have been fixed.
  • The lower editions now have some features which used to be Pro Plus only. Most notably, scrubbing is now in all versions, and the Professional edition now comes with the Wheel Organ and Electric Piano.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.0.1.0 (Dec 23, 2009)

  • Fixed:
  • Sidechaining VSTi outputs to tracks sometimes didn't work (Pro Plus edition).
  • Multitouch screens: scrolling the main window vertically could change the track order.
  • .lst files (made with version 4 or older) could be deleted when undoing the first edit.
  • Dragging a MultitrackStudio effect over a Jamstix VSTi window would lead to errors.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 6.0.0.0 (Oct 23, 2009)

  • added TOUCHSCREEN SUPPORT
  • Half-speed recording
  • Automation / MIDI Controller editor improvements
  • Manual audio input channel assignment
  • Onscreen MIDI Keyboard

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 5.2 (May 20, 2009)

  • Notes are nicely spaced horizontally. This is essential for readable music notation. Note that this means that the notes no longer 'line up' visually with other tracks (the bar lines still do). There's a one-bar 'helper grid' when adding or moving notes.
  • There's a row of buttons which determine to duration of new notes.
  • Time signature changes are shown in the editor like you'd expect them to be.
  • There can be key signature changes throughout the song, they too appear in the editor the way you expect them to.
  • Quintuplets and septuplets. More triplets.
  • Less overlapping notes and other layout improvements.
  • Smarter handling of unquantized notes.
  • And, last but not least, the Multi MIDI Editor now does notation as well!
  • MultitrackStudio 5 introduced the 'lasso' which can select multiple notes. Version 5.2 makes this feature more prominent and more powerful.
  • The Notes Editor, which pops up on clicking the editor's EDIT button if multiple notes are selected, now has Dynamics, Humanize, Quantize and Legato controls.
  • The MIDI editors can work in one of three modes:
  • Select Part: works just like an audio editor, ie. the mouse doesn't "see" the notes at all.
  • Select Notes: clicking a note selects it, pressing the mouse button in "empty space" and moving it lassoes notes. Selected notes can be moved.
  • Add Notes: clicking in "empty space" adds a note, clicking a note selects it.
  • Moving the selected note(s) is possible as well.
  • Three new buttons in the bottom left corner of the editors can be used to switch mode. The Alt key can be used to temporarily switch between Select Notes and Add Notes mode: in Select Notes mode you can add a note using the Alt key, in Add Notes mode you can lasso notes using the Alt key.
  • Besides making the lasso more prominent, these modes also reduce the risk of accidentally adding notes. Note that the Select Notes and Add Notes modes can do more than their names suggest, so you don't have to switch mode very often.
  • MIDI controller and automation editors now have 3 modes as well: Select, Add and Draw.
  • Dragging audio/MIDI between tracks now snaps to the original position if you're close.
  • Pianoroll/notation editors: lasso shows name of lassoed chord, if any.
  • Drum editor: notes appear like diamond shapes.
  • Drum editor: "select similar notes" can now work on selected notes only.
  • Number of first bar can be -9..1, allowing for various numbers of count-in bars.
  • Audio and Pianoroll editors can zoom vertically.
  • Editors: mouse pointer behaves more in line with Windows standards (when dragging etc.).
  • Editors can do standard Windows style "click at start, Shift-click at end" selecting.
  • Add Click Track: "Accent on Beat One" is now "Bar Accents", and does a bit more to make the click track sound more pleasing.
  • Time signatures can be typed instead of using the up/down buttons.
  • "Extract temp from track": beats can represent 3/8, 7/8 etc. (not just 1/8, 1/4 etc.).
  • Effects can be bypassed quickly by clicking the slot while keeping the B key down.
  • Tuner effect has been redesigned for better visibility from a distance. New per-note offsets let you create custom tunings.
  • "Export MIDI Tracks" can optionally include lyrics and/or markers in the MIDI file.
  • Tested with Windows 7 RC (both 32 and 64 bits).

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 5.12 (Mar 27, 2009)

  • Improved VST compatibility (EMU Proteus / Emulator).
  • Song Editor: pasting could lead to incorrect Chords and Lyrics.
  • VistaSound driverset: fixed crash-waiting-to-happen with multichannel audio playback devices.
  • Patch Editor no longer creates superfluous empty backup copies.
  • A couple of other fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 5.11 (Mar 26, 2009)

  • MIDI Quantize: problem with "Keep Note Off" quantization type
  • Import audio/MIDI file: optional samplerate conversion worked with .wav files only
  • Improved VST compatibility (DFH, D16 plugins)
  • Multiple monitors: mousewheel didn't work on all monitors with some setups
  • Multiple monitors: position of window is now correctly remembered, even if it's maximized
  • A couple of other fixes

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 4.31 (Dec 10, 2007)

  • New:
  • Support for Frontier Design's AlphaTrack control surface.
  • Improved:
  • Multiple Core CPU support: all instances of some "bad" VSTi plugins are now run on a single processor to work around their flaws.
  • Hardware Control Surface still works if another program is active.
  • Fixed:
  • Convolutor's Mix button wouldn't mix mono input to the right stereo channel if a stereo IR was used.
  • Multiple Core CPU support: effect sidechaining could lead to buffer-underrun messages if softsynth tracks where involved (Pro Plus edition).
  • The "Mix down to file" option caused an error message if the Punch button was on.
  • Random noise when using VSTi plugins which expect audio input.
  • A couple of other fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 4.30 (May 1, 2007)

  • New (Recording):
  • Cycle Recording: recording multiple takes automatically. Works for both normal and punch-in recording.
  • Improved punch-in recording: you now can hear the existing parts before and after the punch-in region while recording. The recorded signal can be monitored all the time or in the punch-in region only. (Works for audio and softsynths, not for external MIDI synths).
  • New (Effects):
  • Pro Plus edition: Compressor, Dynamics and Noisegate effects in tracks can now use other tracks as sidechain trigger.
  • Pro Plus edition: Guitar Amp has been overhauled for more realistic, less brittle, sounds. There are now three mic positions to choose from.
  • Doubler now models tape based artificial doubletracking. Also allows for sixties style phasing/flanging.
  • Some effects now use significantly less CPU power if there's no audio signal present. This includes the Guitar Amp and the Convolutor effect, which are the most cpu hungry ones by far.
  • Loading a Multi Effect in a slot now loads the effect that was present in the slot in the Multi Effect.
  • Dragging a Mixer Section to the Effect Presets shelf section creates a Multi Effect preset containing all the mixer section's effects.
  • Unified Selector: all effects appear in one list which can be text-searched. This includes the native MultitrackStudio effects,VST and DX plugins, Convolutor impulse responses and effect presets.
  • New (Synths):
  • Wheel Organ sounds more realistic (Pro Plus edition only).
  • New "Electric Piano" synth (Pro Plus edition only).
  • Create simple sampler patches easily: you can now drag a part from an audio track editor, an audio clip from the shelf, or an audio file from Windows Explorer to a Synth Slot. A sampler patch will be created from the audio part automatically.
  • Sampler can import sfz files (OGG compressed audio files not supported).
  • Dragging a Track to the Synth Presets shelf section creates a Synth preset with the track's effects included.
  • Unified Selector: all synths appear in one list which can be text-searched. This includes the native MultitrackStudio synths,VSTi and DXi plugins, sampler patches and synth presets.
  • Other new features:
  • Audio and MIDI files can be dropped on track editors. This is very useful for plugins like EZdrummer.
  • Audio edits can be removed from .lst file in a track's properties window.
  • Mixdowns are now compensated for the delay which may be introduced by effects in the Master section (like the Master Limiter), so any track bounces are in perfect sync.
  • The VistaSound driverset (for WaveRT drivers) now supports multichannel playback (not recording) in the Pro Plus edition. It's now included in the MultitrackStudio installer and it's the default driverset on Vista.
  • 32 bit floating point .aif files and AIFC-type fixed point .aif files supported (Pro Plus edition only).
  • Audio engine can now use up to 8 CPUs.
  • Fixed:
  • 32 bit .wav files didn't properly clip overloaded signals.
  • CPU usage indicator now works in Vista even if not running as administrator.
  • Various other improvements and fixes.

New in MultitrackStudio Lite 4.1 (May 29, 2006)

  • User Interface improvements:
  • New improved help system.
  • Yellow hint balloons appear at more convenient locations.
  • Hardware control surface support.
  • Mixer sections can be collapsed to save space.
  • Selector windows (the VST plugin selector etc.) can be resized.
  • Level meters of recording audio tracks: righthand segment flashes if overload occurred. Rightclicking resets it.
  • The intensity (brightness) of the green displays and editors is adjustable.
  • VST/DX windows: click the 'metal' to return keyboard focus to MultitrackStudio (if plugin has taken it).
  • Chords and Lyrics. Can be displayed in almost any editor.
  • Toggle Play, Rec, Mute or Edit buttons of all tracks simultaneously (use Ctrl key)
  • MIDI editing improvements:
  • Click Track Generator and Tempo Editor: tempo values can be entered by tapping on the space bar.
  • Pianoroll: added big size view.
  • Pianoroll: While selecting a part: if the selected notes make a chord the chord's name is displayed.
  • Notation Editor: better 'cleaning up' of non-quantized notes.
  • Notation Editor: added Tenor and Alto clefs.
  • Drum Editor: delete, drag or change volume of similar notes in similar bars simultaneously.
  • 'Mouse Modifiers' to edit individual notes quickly (volume, duration etc., or even 'expand to chord').
  • Performance improvements:
  • 24 bit losslessly compressed .gjm and .gjs audio files (Pro Plus Edition only).
  • Audio engine takes advantage of dual core CPU.
  • MIDI file resolution doubled.
  • Convolutor effect works faster when used 'live', or when using an Intel CPU (it was fast on AMD already).
  • Various other improvements and minor fixes.