What's new in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 2.32
Nov 12, 2020
- New high resolution graphics for knobs.
- Reduced disk footprint.
- Mac: fixed GUI performance issues on native P3 displays and improved performance on other displays.
- Mac: fixed mouse wheel that required large movements to change parameter values.
- Mac: fixed mouse cursor flickering issues.
- Mac: fixed Esc key not closing fine edit parameter dialog.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 2.31 (Apr 28, 2020)
- Fixed plug-in layout not properly saved and restored.
- Mac: faster GUI rendering on recent Mac OS systems (up to 8x faster).
- Mac: fixed user interface not properly shown on retina displays in some applications built with the 10.14 Mac OS SDK.
- Mac: fixed settings panel rendering issues in dark mode on Mac OS Mojave and newer.
- Mac: fixed registration dialog not working in some applications (LUNA, Garage Band, Gig Performer).
- Mac: fixed demo version causing Logic to freeze when reloading a project.
- Mac: fixed Audio Unit plug-in listing in some host applications (Plogue Bidule...).
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 2.3 (Jun 12, 2019)
- Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
- The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%.
- Stereo field analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance.
- 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.
- Now supports retina displays on Mac (text and graphs using high resolution).
- VST3: added support for MIDI program change messages to change presets via MIDI.
- VST3: fixed audio muted in some host applications.
- VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows.
- Mac: new installer.
- Mac: fixed minor compatibility issues with Mac OS High Sierra and Mojave.
- Fixed a crash when the plug-in was fed with invalid audio data (infinite numbers).
- Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier.
- 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 StereoScope Multi 2.2 (Dec 1, 2016)
- VST3 plug-in format support.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 2.1 (Sep 12, 2015)
- 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.
- Last loaded preset can now be saved directly from the presets menu without having to select the file.
- Fixed demo version popup window freezing Pro Tools in some situations.
- Presets can now be selected using MIDI Program change and bank select messages (can be activated with the presets menu/MIDI Program Change item).
- Factory and user skins can now be selected directly from the plug-in menu.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 2.03 (Jan 14, 2014)
- New Features:
- 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 StereoScope Multi 2.01 (May 14, 2013)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed AAX version not showing up in Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows.
- (RTAS) Fixed parameters control with EUCON control surfaces in Pro Tools.
- Fixed user interface issues in Final Cut Pro X.
- Fixed compare button issues in Pro Tools.
- Fixed MIDI and automation settings that were reset when using undo.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 2.0 (Nov 10, 2012)
- New Features:
- Brand new fully customizable user interface
- New look and feel.
- Show/hide what you need.
- Curves names can now be displayed on the graph (overlay).
- Single or multiple displays modes.
- Multiple display sizes
- Improved readability.
- Animated transitions.
- All instances can now be forced to synchronize.
- 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.
- 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:
- Improved Graph rulers display when zoomed.
- Routing matrix automatically displayed when opening the plug-in for the first time for easier setup.
- New presets to make setup easier.
- Plug-in name has been shortened for a clearer display in mixer view for most host applications.
- 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).
- Added new presets.
- Improved value display in fine edit window.
- Optimizations and Performance Improvements:
- Reduced VST plug-in loading time.
- Improved parameters precision (now stored as 64-bit).
- More compact presets format (uses less space and loads faster).
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.91 (Jul 11, 2011)
- Output data rate can now be customized, from 20 to 500 Hz.
- Increased the default output data rate (from 20 to 50 Hz) for more precise display.
- Several pan laws can now be selected to match your preferences.
- Windows: improved settings dialog loading time.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.9 (May 23, 2011)
- Difference curves can now be saved for easier comparisons and stereo spread matching tasks.
- Windows uninstaller now proposes to remove preferences as an option.
- Misc minor user interface and windows installer changes.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.82 (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 StereoScope Multi 1.81 (Nov 29, 2010)
- Fixed incompatibility issues with older presets in the previous version.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.8 (Nov 18, 2010)
- Analysis parameters can now be pushed from one instance to others to simplify the workflow.
- 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.
- Drag the rulers to move the curve when zoomed (can keep measurement/selection mode and still drag the curves).
- Improved synchronization of curves within a single instance.
- Default release time is now shorter.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.7 (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 StereoScope Multi 1.61 (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.
- Fixed a crash on 64-bit Windows that randomly occured when opening and closing the user interface multiple times.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.6 (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 StereoScope Multi 1.5 (May 6, 2009)
- Improved Performance.
- New Windows Installer (you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one).
- New documentation format.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.4 (May 6, 2009)
- Minor user interface changes.
- (Bug fix): keyboard shortcuts are no longer forwarded to host application when entering the names of the curves in edit boxes.
New in Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi 1.3 (Jul 4, 2008)
- New diff view to compute and visualize the difference between several stereo images.
- The graphics rendering has been improved for smoother analysis curves display in some hosts (such as Cubase).
- Minor user interface changes (fonts, layout).