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SEM V2 Changelog

What's new in SEM V2 2.13.0.4395

Dec 13, 2023
  • New features:
  • New light theme
  • Multiple look and style improvements
  • Startup preset can now be customized from the hamburger menu
  • User preset banks picture can now be customized
  • Keylab Essential 3 Integration
  • Support of Mac OS Sonoma
  • Improvements:
  • Tags are now displayed alphabetically by columns
  • Augmented do not process bypassed engines anymore
  • Bugfixes:
  • No more recall issues when recalling projects
  • All Augmented instruments have resizable corners
  • No more GUI issues with last selected preset after closing
  • Amp on Pedal board, no longer enabled when set to None
  • Liked presets can now be selected when no color favorites are displayed
  • No more issues with MIDI channels on Studio One
  • MiniLab screen now has feedback on all instruments
  • No more default presets when recalling old sessions
  • No more issues when recalling VST3 automated parameters in Ableton Live
  • Audio Input now work as expected in ARP 2600
  • No more ghost folders when installing CS-80V4
  • No more display issues with envelopes in the Synclavier V

New in SEM V2 2.12.0.3420 (Mar 9, 2023)

  • New features and improvements:
  • Window can now be resized by dragging the bottom right corner
  • Added audio protection on plugin output (Limiter at +12dB)
  • AAX is now compatible with Mac M1
  • NKS is now compatible with Mac M1 and VST3
  • Graphic performance improvements
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed crash in preset browser on Windows
  • Fixed crash when dragging & dropping a MIDI Clip in Ableton Live
  • Fixed potential install issues with .pkg files on macOS 13 Ventura
  • Fixed automation from controller in FL Studio

New in SEM V2 2.11.1.2983 (Jan 13, 2023)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issue causing the text-to-speech to read messages while disabled

New in SEM V2 2.11.0.2880 (Jan 3, 2023)

  • New features:
  • Included visually impaired accessibility across all V Collection instruments
  • New sound design tutorials for selected V Collection 9 instruments
  • MiniLab 3 compatibility with all V Collection instruments
  • Improvements:
  • Improvements to playlists and preset browser
  • Bug fixes:
  • No more tag issues after updates
  • Improved loading times for our sampled instruments
  • Correct presets appear in the playlist after reload
  • No more browsing issues in NKS software after changing preset from Arturia's preset browser
  • All instrument now recall their previous UI size
  • Added polyphony voice count to the bottom toolbar on selected instruments

New in SEM V2 2.10.1.2674 (Sep 9, 2022)

  • Bug fuxes:
  • No more crashes with the tagging system in the preset browser
  • No more issues with the portamento with high polyphony

New in SEM V2 2.10.0.2545 (Jun 7, 2022)

  • New features:
  • New preset tagging system (right click to open tag menu)
  • New Preset browser, toolbars and menus design
  • New sound bank view
  • New instruments icons
  • Improvements:
  • Project opening time improvements
  • Preset loading time improvements
  • Preset store performance improvements
  • Enhanced preset drag & drop to playlists
  • Moved user preset category in Explore
  • Playlist menu improvements
  • Playlists can now be edited simultaneously on plugin instances
  • Preset info menu improvements
  • Improved home page pop-up behavior
  • Edits made in playlists are now automatically saved
  • Added multiple preset selection count
  • Bug fixes:
  • MPE no longer conflicts with standard pitch bend messages
  • No more freezes when displaying two instances of the same instrument with AMD GPU
  • No more missing presets when importing large banks
  • Playlists can now be selected with program changes messages (MSB)
  • No more pop-up display issues
  • Installers no longer proposes Rosetta install on non-Rosetta systems
  • No more missing presets when using several Analog Lab instances

New in SEM V2 2.9.1.1843 (Jan 2, 2022)

  • Bug fixes:
  • No more issue when renaming a bank
  • No more macro issue in Fruity Loops
  • MIDI channels are now available in global settings in DAW

New in SEM V2 2.9.0.1783 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • New features:
  • Added a condensed list view to the browser to view the preset list and filters at the same time
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed UI issues in FL studio
  • No more issues when opening V Collection stand-alone from 'Macs recent items'
  • Updated Synclavier and Emulator Timers
  • All V Collection works on Big Sur
  • Imported and old playlists loading times have been vastly improved
  • No More issues when using Luna running Big Sur with V Collection and FX collection instruments/effects
  • Standalones are now all working with ASIO4ALL & Realtek ASIO

New in SEM V2 2.8.0.1552 (Jul 17, 2021)

  • New features:
  • Macro workflow improvement, indlucing a new look, Learn button & easier mapping format
  • MIDI workflow improvements, including Learn on/off and access to more detailed MIDI parameters
  • All tutorials in V Collection 8 instrument have now been updated in our new format
  • All instruments in V Collection 8 are now NKS compatible
  • New 128 preset sound bank for VC8.1 exploring new sound territories
  • Bug fixes:
  • Sustain pedal action now works in low buffer sizes
  • Allow saving a preset with space after the word
  • Controller template namings are now consistent across all VC instruments
  • Preset comments now remain, when presets are added to a playlist

New in SEM V2 2.7.1.1263 (May 6, 2021)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed LFO1 & LFO2 tooltips
  • No more font issues on case-sensitive operating systems
  • VST3 MIDI learn now properly maps to CC in Live (Windows)
  • VST toolbar is now properly displayed in Reason 10 instruments
  • No more conflicts between the side panel and the resize function
  • Improvements:
  • Type icons size have been reduced to avoid scrolling when browsing presets

New in SEM V2 2.7.0.1180 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • New features:
  • New Browser
  • New Preset Library
  • New side panel with:
  • New Global & Preset Settings menu
  • New Brightness, Timbre, Time and Movement Macro controls
  • New MIDI Controller and Config menu
  • New built in Tutorials
  • Bug fixes:
  • Welcome tutorials no longer opens after checking “don’t show again”
  • “Clear all” function now works properly with Keylab Essentials and KeyLab MKII
  • Banks can no longer be cropped when resizing the interface

New in SEM V2 2.6.2.3882 (Oct 10, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Instruments state is now properly recalled when reloading an FL Studio project
  • Reduced projects loading time and size optimisation

New in SEM V2 2.6.1.3856 (Aug 3, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • First notes are no longer missed when starting the DAW playback
  • No more CPU overload when opening Cubase projects
  • Program changes are no longer crashing Live when rendering audio
  • Opening a standalone no longer resets the sample rate to 44,1Khz
  • Preset name is now properly displayed when browsing presets from KeyLabs
  • Audio Unit state is now properly recalled when reopening a project

New in SEM V2 2.5.1.3457 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Presets can not be saved as Factory Presets anymore
  • AAX is now correctly detected in Pro tools
  • Improved program change handling in vst2

New in SEM V2 2.5.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Improved touchscreen support
  • Added undo/redo, with keyboard shortcuts available in standalone
  • Assured compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • Bug fixes:
  • No more preset packs samples missing after updating an instrument
  • No more black interface after closing the interface during tutorial in Komplete Kontrol VST
  • Standalone sample rate is now limited to 96kHz
  • Deleting a track containing a VST3 instrument won't result in a crash in Live 10.1 anymore
  • Preset browser buttons text is not cropped in small resolutions anymore
  • Individual instruments playlists cannot be imported in any instrument anymore
  • (Mac) No more crash when closing DAW after browsing preset with an instrument AU
  • (Mac) Installers now display the right size for VST2 and VST3 files
  • Case sensitive names for presets, banks and playlists are now handled properly
  • A message is now displayed if the loading of the interface failed
  • No more display of preset packs in individual instruments preset browser search suggestions
  • Resized instruments upper toolbar
  • It is now possible to rename the bank field for multiple presets simultaneously

New in SEM V2 2.4.1 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Playlist edition improvements
  • Playlist preset naming improvements
  • Favorite presets management improvements
  • Preset naming improvements
  • Preset search improvements
  • Bug fixes:
  • Playlists now visible after recalling a project
  • No more crash when browsing presets
  • No more crashes when naming preset
  • Favorite presets now properly sorted when shuffle is enabled
  • Links to FAQ now available
  • Playlists are now visible after uninstalling/reinstalling an instrument

New in SEM V2 2.4.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Sliders now hold the mouse position to avoid drag limitations due to screen bounds
  • When editing a control, the value is now showed next to it and lower bar shows parameter description
  • Tutorials added on the instruments
  • Advanced search allowing to quickly access several categories such as instrument, bank, or even preset comments
  • It is now possible to play the instruments from a computer keyboard in standalone mode
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to resize the plugins window
  • New shuffle feature to avoid browsing presets in the same order each time
  • Reworked playlists workflow, presets are now copied in playlists to avoid unwanted preset modifications
  • Added “new preset” entry in instruments menu to start a sound from scratch
  • Reworked audio / MIDI settings window, including standalone BPM parameter
  • Drop of 32 bits support
  • Bugfixes:
  • 8 Voice Programmer Forward retrig mode is now retriggered properly
  • Changing the name of a user preset doesn’t create a copy anymore
  • No more crashes when selecting ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Driver in standalone on Windows
  • No more crashes in Juce based hosts when resizing the plugins window
  • Reduced Fiber Local Storage consumption on Windows

New in SEM V2 2.3.1 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New Features
  • KeyLab MK2 Integration
  • Clicking on the preset browser "Clear All" button now scrolls back the result list to its top
  • Improvements:
  • Reworked preset leveling and consistency
  • Bugfixes:
  • No more crashes in Cubase when using automations
  • User MIDI configuration is now properly recalled when loaded from an external file
  • Fixed an issue where you had to click twice on the empty MIDI configuration to properly select it
  • Default MIDI configuration is now properly working
  • No more white flash when resizing our instruments inside macOS applications in AU
  • Various Komplete Kontrol / Maschine improvement
  • No more crash when a "Song Select" message is received
  • No more cracks and glitches appearing when modifying effects dry/wet parameters
  • User preset saving feature is now working properly
  • No more duplicated presets
  • Live 10 doesn't crash anymore when browsing preset from AU version
  • Resizing the plugin window don't open the export bank popup for some users anymore
  • No more crash when switching instruments on a track in FL Studio on macOS

New in SEM V2 2.3.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Redesigned Preset Browser interface
  • Added 50% zoom size
  • Added maximize height button
  • Bugfixes:
  • Improved GUI integration in DAWs
  • Improved retina / multi-screen GUI support
  • Instruments user interfaces now open properly on case sensitive OS
  • It is now possible to process audio at different sample rates with RME Babyface audio interfaces
  • No more crash happens when deleting two tracks with the same instrument in a DAW
  • Sharp automations applied to on/off type parameters now work properly in AAX

New in SEM V2 2.2.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Added an Empty Midi config
  • Playlist export
  • More special characters are allowed in the comments section of presets
  • Bugfixes:
  • Cancelling a preset overwrite now brings back to the Save As panel
  • GUI is now properly shown after closing and reopening GUI in VST3 in FL
  • Program Change message now won't load an empty playlist
  • ASC uninstall now always maintains user presets
  • No more horizontal scrolling using a track pad on OSX
  • Parameters are now properly shown on a KeyLab Essential screen
  • Default KeyLab mapping cannot be deleted anymore
  • Empty slots in a playlist can't be selected with an Arturia MIDI controller
  • Preset browser and toolbar preset display are now synchronized
  • NKS LEDs to show parts on the keyboard are now properly loaded
  • Save/Delete MIDI Configuration window is now properly looked
  • Unassigned MIDI buttons are not shown as active anymore
  • It is now possible to load presets from a controller in Reaper
  • Textboxes for preset info are now editable with a single click

New in SEM V2 2.1.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • New "Featured" preset sorting option - Replaces Arturia Picks playlist
  • It is now possible to browse in all V Collection instruments with Arturia MIDI controllers
  • Bugfixes:
  • No more quantization in 8 Voice Programmer
  • Some default values (set with double click) were wrong
  • Note On LED under ENV 1 module now properly handled
  • Decay Time Env tooltip is now correct
  • Various tooltip improvements
  • Various NKS improvements
  • State now properly recalled even when GUI has not been opened at least once
  • Crashes when GUI is hidden
  • No more blank GUI with VST version on OSX 10.12 in Live 32 bit
  • Dragging a preset on another in the playlist now swaps them instead of deleting
  • No more jumps in presets when using previous and next buttons in toolbar
  • Moving pitch or mod wheel does not interfere with tooltips
  • MIDI learn improvements and consistency
  • GUI improvements in browser
  • Keyboard focus now properly handled in all DAWs

New in SEM V2 2.0.4 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Bugfixes:
  • No more skipped steps on the step-sequencer GUI
  • Inactive steps in the step-sequencer are now properly shown
  • NKS integration improvements
  • No more crashes in MainStage after a time of use
  • No more issues with OpenGL 2.0 computers
  • Plugins now handle MIDI properly in all DAWs when the interface is minimized
  • Exporting - importing presets can now be done when the folder name contains special characters
  • Reloading preset in upper toolbar now properly reloads the preset
  • REAPER - State is now correctly saved / recalled
  • Keyboard GUI is now properly displayed when playing with the mouse
  • MIDI CC automations are smoother when bouncing offline
  • Program changes are properly implemented in AU version
  • Added "OK" button on bottom of audio device settings
  • No more parameter transmitted when the plugin receives a MIDI Stop message
  • Communication with Arturia Software Center is now properly handled on Mac OSX
  • MIDI mapping is now functional in REAPER 5
  • MIDI Sync are now properly transmitted in Standalone

New in SEM V2 2.0.2 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • VCO Frequency fine tune is now MIDI assignable with shift+click
  • Windows installer now remembers the VST installation path across all the VCollection instruments
  • Favorites are now directly accessible from the preset browser result list
  • Various graphical improvements (presets browser, playlist, favorites)
  • Various stability and compatibility improvements on DAWS
  • Bugfixes:
  • No more preset loss that would show an empty preset browser when launching the plugin

New in SEM V2 2.0.1 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Bugfixes:
  • GPU handling improved - No more black screens when OpenGL 2.0 is not compatible
  • Wheels are now properly placed on the GUI
  • Tooltips are shown for the VCO fine tune
  • Low Pass / Band Pass switch properly aligned between the sound and the GUI
  • The 8 Voice Programmer now controls the right voice

New in SEM V2 2.0.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Resizable GUI
  • Advanced preset browser
  • New presets for all instruments
  • Improved sound engines
  • Bugfixes:
  • No more crash with high notes in the arpeggiator
  • Panic button now works consistently
  • Delay effect is now loaded instantly
  • No more crashes in Cubase in Reassign mode
  • No more crashes in Cubase when using multiple instances

New in SEM V2 1.4.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Added Native Instrument NKS support
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a crash when validating Audio Unit or when opening the plugin on OSX 10.9 and 10.10
  • Performance improvement on GUI when the plugin window is open

New in SEM V2 1.3.1 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Multiple simultaneous MIDI devices not working in standalone (case 119046)
  • Failing to restore the MIDI settings preferences (case 119081)
  • Output channels settings not recalled (case 119077)
  • Known issues:
  • Crash on close if the authorization popup has not been closed first (case 119027)

New in SEM V2 1.3 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Crash keyboard follow GUI (case 116060)
  • Stuck GUI on Mashine 32 bit MAC (case 116978)
  • Error c++ on close PT10 (case 118176)
  • Funny upper panel GUI bug (case 118493)
  • List all audio output channel in PREF (case 117053)
  • No sound on delay FX (case 118202)
  • Crash on close PT11 (case 118180)
  • Standalone crashes if midi messages are sent while exiting (case 118358)
  • Clear option in Keyboard follow doesn't work (case 118345)
  • Midi device input bad display (case 118167)
  • Crash when connecting new usb/midi device (case 117458)

New in SEM V2 1.1.6 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Compatibility
  • This version supports Mac OSX 10.6 and higher, and Windows 7 and Windows 8 The Host supported list is : * Cubase 6 and 7 * Live 8 and 9 * Maschine 64bit * PT 9 and 10 * DP 8 (Windows and MAC) * Sonar X 2 * Reaper (latest) * Studio One (latest) * FL Studio 10
  • Warning
  • This version features a fixed and improved MIDI configuration system, but we are sorry to announce that the compatibility with previous MIDI configurations is lost.
  • Features:
  • The new MIDI configurations supports channel differentiation of CC, and relative mode (with values centered on 64)
  • MIDI events transmission to the engine has been improved. Fixes:
  • Bugs when learning MIDI is fixed.
  • Bugfixes:
  • the MIDI assignment is now to absolute by default
  • crash in event.cpp
  • midi import/export
  • upgrade installer
  • upgrade eLicenser version, dotnetfx version
  • crash in DP 8 scan
  • fix GUI opening
  • changed message management for performance and stability

New in SEM V2 1.1.1 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Bugfixes:
  • No sound when loading Logic session
  • MIDI Notes work only on first channel
  • Voice Programmer retrig mode does not work on some presets
  • Known issues:
  • In Mashine : GUI frozen on MAC when using the 32bit plugin. (the 64bit plugin works fine)
  • Arpegiator sometimes not well synced
  • Timing of played note may be wrong in Logic Pro

New in SEM V2 1.1.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • Features:
  • Polyphony parameter : to limit the polyphony of the plugin (by default set to 8 on factory polyphonic presets)
  • Sustain pedal is now active
  • Adding Brendan Perry presets as factory presets
  • Warning popup when trying to export only factory presets
  • Changing preset names and bank names from filesystem does not create inconsistencies with the standalone preset list
  • The 5 presets of Brendan Perry published sooner on the website are now part of the library as factory
  • 20 new factory presets from Ian boddy
  • 21 new factory presets from Erik Norlander
  • 35 new factory presets from Richard Courtel
  • 11 new factory presets from Kevin Lamb
  • 14 new factory presets from Drew Newmann
  • Reassign moide in the Voice Modulator (like in the original one, the SEM will use boards that are not gated first in his voice assignment)
  • The Forward retrig mode : it restarts from the first board if you release all gates, (or if you change Mono/Poly, or if you change Arpeggiator On/Off) – This feature enable a much easier use of the arpeggiator with the voice modulator.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Mono/Poly not saved in host preset or when restarting the standalone without saving preset.
  • Keyboard follow 6th GUI curve badly saved in host preset or when restarting the standalone without saving preset.
  • Installer mac : Pre flight script issue
  • Better smoothing of cutoff parameter
  • Some memory leaks
  • fix in VCA Attack
  • Aftertouch polyphonic working badly
  • Stuck notes in PT and Multitrack
  • Toolbar Brendan perry : fix of the bank's corrupted data
  • Toolbar Kevin schröder : fix of accented caracters and unicode filenames with mac filesystem.
  • Bundle version names
  • Do not export an empty export file if trying to export factory presets
  • Clear keyboard follow curves
  • Envelope decay
  • 1 Input was declared in 1.0.0 that should never have existed.
  • bad_access Crash when changing preset (very rare)
  • When using the Automap version of the vst3 plug-in it is impossible to open Modulation Matrix panel. This will be fixed with Automap 4.3, until then, Just use the vst3 if you need to save a patch using these panel.
  • Multi-midi controller support improved
  • Retypage des preset « 80sCarpet et Lush » de Kevin Lamb de « Pads » à « Pad »
  • Multitrack studio stuch notes (implementation of the all note off MIDI cc)
  • Crash when loading a lot of presets (especialy on slow computers)
  • crash in PT10
  • Known issues:
  • In Mashine : GUI frozen on MAC when using the 32bit plugin. (the 64bit plugin works fine)