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Blue Cat's Liny EQ Changelog

What's new in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.21

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.
  • 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 Liny EQ 5.2 (Nov 9, 2021)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
  • The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%.
  • New high resolution graphics for knobs.
  • Now supports retina displays on Mac (high resolution).
  • Last loaded preset is now remembered in session and displayed in the presets menu.
  • Plug-in state can now be reverted to the last loaded preset.
  • Improved MIDI & automation control settings with lock, reset and "save as global setting" capabilities.
  • MIDI Program Change preference is now saved into session instead of global preferences, so each instance can now use different MIDI channels. It is also saved in the user default preset.
  • VST3: added program change support for VST3 plug-in format.
  • Mac: faster GUI rendering on recent Mac OS systems (up to 8x faster).
  • Spectrum analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance.
  • Level meters, spectrum analyzers and tuner stop processing when the user interface is closed, reducing CPU usage.
  • Reduced disk footprint.
  • Full Unicode Support.
  • Mac: new installer.
  • Updated demo limitations: up to 5 instances allowed, bypass time changed to half a second, and bypass parameter is not affected anymore.
  • Fixes:
  • VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows.
  • VST3: fixed random crashes in Ableton Live 11 when inserting the plug-in.
  • Mac: Fixed keyboard not responding in registration panel in some host applications (LUNA, Garage Band...).
  • Mac: Fixed demo version that could hang Logic when reloading projects using the plug-in.
  • Mac Audio Unit: fixed plug-in listing in some host applications (Plogue Bidule).
  • Compatibility:
  • Native Apple Silicon (M1 processor) support.
  • Now compatible with Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur and Newer.
  • Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.8 and earlier.
  • Dropped 32-bit support on Mac.
  • Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats.
  • Fully compatible with previous versions of the plug-in (except for VST3 on Mac, as explained below).

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.1 (Sep 7, 2016)

  • VST3 plug-in format support.
  • Custom skins can be selected directly from the main menu.
  • Presets can now be selected using MIDI Program change and bank select messages (optional).
  • Last loaded preset can now be saved directly from the presets menu without having to select the file.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.02 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Audio Suite support for offline processing in Pro Tools (AAX).
  • Copy/paste the plug-in's current state from the presets menu using the system clipboard.
  • Improvements:
  • Reduced the plug-in's memory usage.
  • Windows VST Installer now remembers where the plug-in was initially installed to simplify upgrades.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • (Win) Alt-Click on a control now resets the value to default in Pro Tools, as expected.
  • Fixed version number reported to host application for VST and Audio Unit versions.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.01 (Jun 21, 2013)

  • 64-bit AAX support for Pro Tools 11.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.0 (May 23, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Brand new, fully customizable user interface:
  • New look and feel.
  • Show/hide what you need.
  • New EQ curve display.
  • New instant spectrum curves display.
  • New color or greyscale overlayed spectrogram view.
  • New output peak levels meters.
  • Multiple display sizes.
  • Improved readability.
  • Animated transitions.
  • New "mix" parameter for instant dry/wet control or side chain dynamic equalization.
  • New interpolation mode for up to four different EQ shapes.
  • Now includes both single and dual channels versions and superseds the three plug-nis previously included in the Blue Cat's Liny EQ Pack bundle.
  • Spectrum and spectrogram displays can be frozen to capture spectral snapshots
  • New integrated presets manager:
  • Load/save presets from the plug-in's user interface.
  • Organize presets with folders.
  • Customize the default preset.
  • Exchange presets easily.
  • Automation range and response curve can now be customized for each parameter (in and out).
  • Automation and MIDI settings (channel, MIDI learn etc.) are now accessible from the main user interface.
  • AAX plug-in format is now also supported on Windows (Pro Tools 10.2 required).
  • Improvements:
  • Different EQ shapes can now be selected for each channel.
  • New presets to get started faster.
  • The windows installer now automatically detects the most appropriate VST install path.
  • License is now shared between plug-ins types (register only once for all formats).
  • Improved value display in fine edit window.
  • Improved parameters display on control surfaces.
  • Optimizations and Performance Improvements:
  • Improved parameters precision (now stored as 64-bit).
  • More compact presets format (uses less space and loads faster).
  • Smaller binaries on Mac (dropped PowerPC support).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • (RTAS) Fixed parameters control with EUCON control surfaces in Pro Tools.
  • Fixed user interface issues in Final Cut Pro X.
  • Fixed user interface display issues in Wavelab on Mac.
  • Fixed keyboard stealing issue in Digital Performer 7 on Mac.
  • Fixed copy/paste keyboard shortcut issues in the registration panel on Mac.
  • Note: this new version can be installed side by side with the previous version for backward compatibility reasons. Installing this new version won't break your previous projects.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 4.11 (Feb 10, 2011)

  • Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 4.1 (May 4, 2010)

  • RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools.
  • 64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
  • Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
  • Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session, and only when opening the user interface of the plug-in.
  • Fixed MIDI learn issues.
  • Fixed issue with EQ curve type that was sometimes not properly recalled.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 4.0 (May 4, 2009)

  • New user interface design.
  • The plugin now offers two types of EQ curves.
  • EQ range is now customizable.
  • Undo/Redo support.
  • Preset import/export in a host independent format.
  • Window opacity control for plugin transparency.
  • New Windows installer.
  • New documentation.
  • This version is installed as a new plugin because of the new parameters. You can keep the previous version and this one side by side.

New in Blue Cat's Liny EQ 3.0 (Oct 27, 2007)

  • Advanced MIDI control with customizable parameters curve response and MIDI learn.
  • Now supports Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.2.4 with several skins per session.
  • Parameters can be fine tuned when the shift key is down, which offers a .1 dB gain resolution.
  • CPU efficiency improvement: no processing occurs when input is silent.
  • Settings window now loads faster.
  • (Bug fix): in some plug-in adapters (such as FxPansion's VST to RTAS adapter) the GUI did not display properly when first loaded.
  • (Bug fix): when reinstalling the software in another directory, the "skin not found" message was displayed.
  • Warning: because it now supports MIDI events, the DirectX plug-in may appear in the "Synth" or "DXi" category instead of "effects" in some hosts (such as Cakewalk Sonar). If it does not appear in you host, you might want to use our DXi Manager to de-activate MIDI features.
  • Warning: this new version breaks the presets compatibility.