RayBlaster Changelog

What's new in RayBlaster 3.0

Oct 31, 2023
  • New features:
  • GUI with 22 different sizes (with and without keys).
  • Native support for WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays.
  • You can now drag & drop wav files on the wave displays to import them.
  • Support for hardware-acceleration.
  • Ultrasharp graphics with enhanced HiDpi and Retina Display support.
  • Automatic detection of the ideal GUI size.
  • GUI can be scaled from 100% up to 450% by clicking in the lower right corner.
  • Patch browser can now also be opened by clicking on 'Browser' or the display on the upper left.
  • Higher sound-quality:
  • More transparent and clear over-all sound.
  • The synth 'sits better in the mix', especially when it is combined with other instruments.
  • The audio-engine now uses 64-bit precision instead of 32-bit, which results in a higher sound-quality.
  • Enhanced sound of the automatic micro-tuning.
  • More precise pitch calculation.
  • Higher quality resampling in 44 and 88 kHz sample-rate.
  • More linear frequency-response for certain configurations.
  • Enhanced sound of the Reverb Large. It has a more transparent tail and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanned sound of Reverb Huge. It has a more transparent tail and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Small. It sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Ultra. It has a more transparent tail and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Big. It has a more transparent tail and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Infinite. It has a more transparent tail and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Trance. It has a more transparent tail.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Band. It sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Glass. It sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Reverb Spring. It sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Delay. It has a more precise interpolation and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Delay Band. It has a more precise interpolation and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of PingPong. It has a more precise interpolation and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Delay Fat. It has a more precise interpolation.
  • Enhanced sound of Delay Diffuse. It has a more precise interpolation and sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Delay Dual. It sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Tape Delay. It sounds less detuned.
  • Enhanced sound of Chorus. It has a more precise interpolation now.
  • Enhanced sound of Hypersaw. It has a more precise interpolation now.
  • Enhanced sound of Chorus2. It has a more precise interpolation now.
  • Enhancements:
  • Higher performance.
  • Reworked and enhanced graphics.
  • Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
  • Several small enhancemets for the patch-selector and patch-browser.
  • Completely rewritten GUI code.
  • More contrast for the LCD displays.
  • Several small enhancements for the VST3 and AU version.
  • Reworked some tool-tips.
  • More beautiful sectors for knob-modulation.
  • Fine-tuned some coordinates in the interface.
  • Re-sizing the VST3, Standalone and Audiounit works more reliable.
  • Enhanced stability.
  • Smarter installer.
  • Re-renderd the background bitpmap skin with a higher resulution.
  • More beautiful font for the patch-browser for certain configurations.
  • Fine-tuned some colors.
  • Added Color bleeding for the glowing displays on the main screen.
  • The installers come with a Microsoft/Apple approved certificate.
  • Lots of further small enhancements.
  • Changes:
  • Removed the demo-version timeout and added a voice-over.
  • Fixes:
  • Some DAWs could show the VST3 version on PC with an incorrect size when Windows scaling was used.
  • Downward compatibility:
  • All patches created with previous versions can be loaded with RayBlaster3.
  • All existing songs and patches will benfit from the enhanced sound quality.
  • The Vst2 and Vst3 versions are downward compatible with all previous versions
  • The Audiounit version is downward compatible with RayBlaster 2.9 or later
  • Further notes:
  • RayBlaster v3.x will be the final version. There will be no RayBlaster4.

New in RayBlaster 3.0 Beta (Apr 28, 2023)

  • New features - interface:
  • GUI with 22 different sizes (with and without keys).
  • Native support for WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays.
  • GUI can be scaled from 100% up to 450% by clicking in the lower right corner.
  • You can now drag & drop wav files on the wave displays to import them.
  • Reworked and enhanced graphics.
  • Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
  • Support for hardware-acceleration.
  • Ultrasharp graphics with enhanced HiDpi and Retina Display support.
  • Automatic detection of the ideal GUI size.
  • Completely rewritten GUI code.
  • More contrast for the LCD displays.
  • The animations are faster and smoother.
  • Fine-tuned some coordinates in the interface.
  • Re-sizing the VST3, Standalone and Audiounit works more reliable.
  • Fine-tuned some colors.
  • Removed the demo-version timeout and added a voice-over.
  • Patch browser can now also be opened by clicking on 'Browser' or the display on the upper left.
  • Lots of further small enhancements.
  • Enhancements - sound quality:
  • The audio-engine now uses 64-bit precision instead of 32-bit, which results in a higher sound-quality.
  • Slightly enhanced sound of the automatic micro-tuning.
  • Enhanced sound of the Reverb Large, Huge, Small, Ultra, Big, Infinite, Trance, Band, Glass and Spring.
  • Enhanced sound of Delay, Band, PingPong, Fat Diffuse, Dual and Tape.
  • Enhanced sound of Chorus, Hypersaw and Chorus2.
  • Fixes:
  • Some DAWs could show the VST3 version on PC with an incorrect size when Windows scaling was used.
  • Downward compatibility:
  • All patches created with previous versions can be loaded with RayBlaster3.
  • The Vst2 and Vst3 versions are downward compatible with all previous versions
  • The Audiounit version is downward compatible with RayBlaster 2.9 or later