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Orion Changelog

What's new in Orion 8.504

Jan 25, 2012
  • New default skin by Nick Moritz
  • New effect: RNA-160 Compressor/Limiter, a faithful emulation of an outboard legend
  • New effect: Concert Hall, a new algorithmic reverb with a high-quality sound
  • New effect: Analog Phaser, an anlog-modelled six-stage phaser
  • New effect: Vintage EQ, tone stack emulation of the legendary '59 Bassman Amp
  • Compressor CV-82, an improved version of the Compressor 8 with additional features
  • Sidechain support for VST effects
  • Pro-9 extended with the Noise Spread knob, which increases the spaciousness of the Snare and Clap sound in the stereo field
  • ASIO Outputs can be freely assigned to individual subgroups in the Master section
  • Skinning system completely overhauled, skins are easier to develop and maintain now, most
  • knobs support alpha-blending and an arbitrary number of frames
  • Toxic 2 synthesizer engine completely overhauled, its performance is now up to 50% higher
  • than previously. New "Pan Spread" knob for spreading Unison voices in the stereo field
  • All workspace windows can snap to a user-definable grid, facilitating the window arrangement[/list]
  • Full Screen Mode (F11)
  • Workflow Enhancements
  • Popup Hints for generator knobs (can be turned off)
  • Current Parameter value visible in event editors (red line by default, user-definable)
  • All workspace Windows can snap to a user-definable grid
  • "Clone" function which clones all patterns and the arrangement of a generator to a new track. The source mixer strip with all its associated insert FX and EQ settings can be optionally cloned as well.[/list]
  • Bug Fixes
  • Toolbars no longer 'blink' when clicking on them
  • Some VST plugins did not redraw properly, fixed
  • Assigning Transport buttons to MIDI CC did not always work properly, fixed
  • Song Merge did not always work properly, fixed
  • MP3 Export did not work in 64-bit version of Orion, fixed
  • Incorrect meter drawing while mixer was moving, fixed
  • Audio glitches while window was moving or scrolling, fixed
  • Playlist cursor drawing bugs while window was moving, fixed
  • Song Length was not correctly updated when adding huge patterns, fixed
  • Mousewheel did not work properly in all cases, fixed
  • Modules were loosing focus and focus was set for playlist (TAB shortcut issue), fixed
  • Deprecated effect "Simple reverb" was not recovered properly from older projects, fixed
  • "Audio Input" text was not drawn properly on expanded playlist, fixed
  • Hitting [Alt]+[-] to invoke MDI window caused hang, fixed
  • Styles imported from V7 with automation in them did not show the automation, fixed
  • Pattern list Drop-down in Playlist did not always work, fixed
  • VST effect "PSP-85" crashed after inserting it, fixed
  • "Receive MIDI from..." did not work for VST effects, fixed
  • IL plugins had drawing issues, fixed
  • Recorded MIDI CC Automation was sometimes not shown for VST plugins, fixed
  • Event Editor: Events drawn with the line tool while left button was held down were erased by playlist cursor, fixed
  • Imported v7 projects with many generators did not show all mixer strips, fixed
  • Scrolling in Piano Roll and Playlist was sluggish sometimes, fixed
  • Generator window was not resizable if pianoroll was opened while window was rolled, fixed
  • After un-maximizing a window, the border was not redrawn correctly, fixed
  • Toxic 2 "Init Program" function created a silent patch, fixed
  • Calling up minimized Windows from the Window menu did not work, fixed
  • On some systems the Mixer had redraw issues, fixed[/list]

New in Orion 8.005 (Jan 25, 2012)

  • Revised mixer with 3 inserts and 8 parallel mixing busses
  • New Instrument added: Pro9
  • New Instrument added: Acoustic Grand Piano
  • New Effect added: Brickwall Limiter
  • New Effect added: Vintage Chorus
  • New Effect added: Compressor V8, superseding the former V7 one
  • Optional Navigation Bar for the Playlist
  • Revised DrumRack with up to 8 individual outputs, full General MIDI (GM) Drum Map compatibility
  • Drag+Drop support for MIDI clips and 12-Bit vintage switch per track
  • Dynamic Navigation Bar added at the top of the Playlist, which simultaneously allows to zoom+scroll and furthermore gives an overview of the entire project
  • All instruments can be shuffled (including VST plugins) using the Arp/Shuffle dialog
  • Song Merge function, which allows to merge arbitrary parts of projects
  • Powerful Templates system
  • New MIDI In manager, which displays all assigned MIDI controllers and allows to unlink them
  • Transport buttons can be controlled via MIDI CC
  • New sample content in high 24-bit stereo quality, powered by sampling company YelloW Tools
  • Extended skin system, which allows to customize window frames and title bars
  • Enhancements
  • MIDI Controller Templates or Presets can be created for any instrument or plugin
  • In Song Mode, it is now possible to record MIDI clips of arbitrary length directly, without having to insert patterns first
  • Patterns can be resized directly in the playlist now, by grabbing them at the edges
  • X-Delay gains "Color" as well as Dry/Wet Parameter
  • Distortion gains Dry/Wet Parameter
  • Multiple Sounds in the DrumRack may be stacked now by setting them to the same MIDI key number
  • DrumRack LM4 import improved so that it reads the stored MIDI key number as well
  • 64-bit double-precision summing option for the mixer
  • When streaming to disk, automation is now 8x more accurate than before
  • Custom colors defined in the arrangement view are now stored between sessions
  • Song info image supports PNG and has no size constraints anymore
  • Mixer faders can be controlled via Mousewheel now and offer increased precision by holding shift while dragging
  • Key names of VST instruments are now optionally shown in the piano roll ('rng' button)
  • Automatic PDC (plugin delay compensation) now works on busses and the master channel too, not just the mixer channels
  • LFO Tool has tempo sync and can be used in Song mode
  • Play Cursor centric zooming option for the playlist, piano roll, and event editors
  • VST scanning now uses a large database of popular plugins, greatly speeding up the VST scanning process on startup
  • Unassigned effects shown in brackets [] in popup menus
  • Mousewheel behavior in the arrangement window is now consistent with the piano roll behavior
  • Last pattern inserted into playlist is now remembered individually per track (saving a few clicks sometimes)
  • MIDI Clips can be timestretched by holding down the 'CTRL' key
  • Installed Sample content is now
  • displayed in the Sample Path configuration dialog
  • Arpeggiator dialog is now modeless so it does not interfere with the workflow
  • New Pan Laws for the Mixer added (Balanced, Equal Power, Linear)
  • Plucked String and Dune support Orion's microtuning now
  • Mousewheel support for most knobs and faders
  • Windows can be rolled by double-clicking on the title bars
  • Bug fixes
  • Mixer window did not always resize properly when new generators were added- fixed
  • Opening/Closing the Piano Roll caused the audio engine to stutter sometimes, fixed
  • When recording pattern automation and then undoing it, the event editor was not updated, fixed
  • Master channel automation was visible when opening the mixer channels event window, fixed
  • When using the T-Slide control in internal generators, copying their patterns to VSTi's crashed Orion, fixed
  • Bundling incomplete or corrupted WAV files into projects could cause crashes later when loading them, fixed
  • Assigning MIDI Controllers to master section faders while playing could freeze Orion, fixed
  • Main VU meters did not always show the correct peaks, fixed
  • StereoFX holder had L/R controls swapped, fixed
  • Plucked String had zipper noise on Volume knob, fixed
  • Sampler editor: Adding empty keymaps into an empty program then pressing keyboard keys crashed Orion, fixed
  • Toxic had issues in the delay/reverb section, fixed
  • Orion 64-bit: Minor GUI bug at the bottom of the IR reverb, fixed
  • MIDI Export did not export Pitch Bend data properly, fixed
  • Mixer channel EQ saturation option did not always work properly, fixed
  • Removed
  • Preview Drum/Sampler switches (now always ON, makes no longer sense to have them turned off)
  • ReWire enabled (always on for 32-bit version, off for the 64-bit version)
  • Autochord tool (not nearly as good as the next chord
  • tool)

New in Orion 7.620 (Jan 14, 2009)

  • Tremolo effect added under FX/Dynamics. The effect supports hard, soft and vintage tremolo and can be sync'ed to the current song tempo. The left and right channel can be optionally de-phased to provide a stereo effect.
  • The piano roll now optionally display patterns from other instruments.
  • New Tutorial Song added, demonstrating how to use the StereoFX control.
  • SSE2/SSE3 information is now displayed in the About box.
  • Keyboard shortcuts are displayed in the piano roll settings dialog.