What's new in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 2.11
Dec 11, 2022
- Added Apple Silicon support for AAX Plug-in Format.
- Fixed VST3 version not always loading properly in Ableton Live 11.
- Improved VST parameter value display in some host applications.
- 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).
- Improved undo management and automation when using the mouse wheel to move knobs.
- Fixed VST & VST3 automation not recording properly in some hosts for output parameters (Cubase 11, Ableton Live).
- AAX: Fixed erratic mouse behavior in Pro Tools on Mac.
- Mac: installers and plug-ins have been notarized to avoid security warnings on Mac OS Catalina and newer.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 2.1 (Oct 19, 2021)
- Single Installer on Mac (all plug-ins formats).
- Apple Silicon (M1 processor) support.
- Dropped 32-bit support on Mac.
- Now requires MacOS 10.9 and newer.
- Arrow keys can now be used to navigate presets.
- Added MIDI control support (MIDI CC messages) for Next and Previous Preset commands, with MIDI learn.
- Improved MIDI & automation control settings with lock, reset and "save as global setting" capabilities.
- Improved smooth plug-in bypass (faster and smoother transition).
- Unicode support.
- Reduced the number of threads used by the plug-in.
- Reduced memory footprint.
- Windows: improved GUI loading performance.
- VST3: fixed random crash in Ableton Live 11 upon load.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 2.0 (Nov 12, 2020)
- DSP:
- Spectrum analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance at all.
- FFT precision now goes up to 11.
- User Interface:
- Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
- The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%.
- Now supports retina displays on Mac (text and graphs using high resolution).
- Save each memory curve as a file that can be reloaded later as a reference.
- Copy and paste memory curves between instances using the system clipboard.
- Factory and user skins can now be selected directly from the plug-in menu.
- VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows.
- New installer on Mac.
- Presets Management:
- 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).
- Copy/paste the plug-in's current state from the presets menu using the system clipboard.
- Compatibility:
- Now compatible with MacOS Catalina and Big Sur.
- VST3 plug-in format support.
- Audio Suite support for offline analysis in Pro Tools.
- Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier.
- Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.95 (Dec 22, 2016)
- 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.
- Fixed Audio Unit validation issue on OSX Mavericks/Logic Pro X.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.94 (Jul 11, 2011)
- Output data rate (MIDI CC or automation) can now be customized, from 20 to 500 Hz.
- Increased the default output data rate (from 20 to 50 Hz) for smoother side chaining and more precise spectrum display.
- Note value for the current mouse location is now displayed, in addition to the frequency.
- Windows: improved settings dialog loading time.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.93 (Feb 10, 2011)
- Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.
- Controls visibility is now persistent.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.92 (Nov 29, 2010)
- Fixed incompatibility issues with older presets in the previous version.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.91 (Nov 18, 2010)
- 64-bit Mac VST support.
- User interface enhancements:
- Improved readability.
- Zooming is now animated.
- Controls can be collapsed to reduce the size of the user interface and focus on the analysis.
- Improved consistency with our other analysis tools.
- Improved MIDI and automation output precision: now prevents hosts from wrongly interpolating between values.
- Default release time is now shorter.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.9 (Jun 20, 2010)
- Performance Improvements (all platforms):
- Improved user interface performance and increased graphs display refresh rate.
- Improved signal processing performance (up to twice faster on some systems!). The plug-in now requires a processor supporting SSE2.
- Reduced memory footprint.
- Faster skin loading.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.82 (Mar 23, 2010)
- RTAS plug-in bug fix: when using both the mono and stereo versions in the same session, the controls of the instances were linked together.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.81 (Feb 26, 2010)
- Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session, and only when opening the user interface of the plug-in.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.8 (Feb 16, 2010)
- RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools
- 64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
- Fixed MIDI learn issues.
- Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.7 (Aug 10, 2009)
- New 3D waterfall view to monitor the evolution of the spectrum over time.
- Drag the rulers to move the curve when zoomed (can keep measurement/selection mode and still drag the curves).
- Output automation is now disabled by default.
- Updated documentation.
- Bug Fix (PC): Cubase freezes when loading a preset using a different skin while the plugin window is open.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.6 (May 5, 2009)
- Improved accuracy of MIDI output.
- Automation output can now be disabled for hosts that do not propose automated parameters choice.
- New Windows Installer (you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one).
- New documentation format.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.5 (Dec 18, 2008)
- Now available for Mac in VST format.
- Added Mid/Side analysis capability.
- Minor user interface changes.
New in Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro 1.2 (Oct 26, 2007)
- Undo/Redo.
- Load/Save presets in a host-independent format: you can now share presets between the directX and VST versions.
- New toolbar to access main functionalities.
- Improved skin loading speed.
- Improved user interface performance.
- It is now possible to choose wether displayed curves are filled or not.
- Improved the display of parameters values in the MIDI settings panel and the host application.