Shift Changelog
What's new in Shift 2.4.1
Aug 28, 2021- This release includes the following changes:
- (new) VST3 (64-bit) versions for macOS and Windows.
- (new) Freeze the wet/dry mix amounts when changing presets.
- (new) Keyboard shortcuts are listed and can be redefined.
- (new) Can specify various graphics rendering engines for improved graphics performance.
- (new) Can specify default author for newly created presets.
- (new) MIDI learn can now map parameters in omni or per-channel modes.
- (new) Show recent files in the preset browser.
- (improvement) Vastly improved the speed and responsiveness of the preset browser.
- (new) Presets can be shown in a grid or list format.
- (improvement) Can better handle hosts that misreport their buffer sizes.
- (fix) Various host compatibility fixes.
- (improvement) Various minor performance improvements.
- (new) New "dark-theme" interface.
- (new) Diatonic tracker now shows the history of recently tracked notes.
New in Shift 2.3.1 (Feb 12, 2015)
- (new) AAX 64-bit Native plug-ins for Windows and Mac OS X.
- (new) New modern flat-style UI.
- (new) UI can now be dynamically rescaled.
- (feature) Keyboard entry of rotary parameter values. Rotary controls can now be typed directly into by clicking on the text value below the control.
- (improvement) Improved performance on real-time and very low-latency systems.
- (improvement: Windows) The 32-bit and 64-bit VST plug-ins are now installed as separate components. You can choose which one(s) to install, as well as selecting different install folders for each architecture.
- (feature: Linux) Added "Show Directory" to the preset browser, which will will reveal the selected preset directory in your window manager.
- (improvement: Mac OS X) Installer and all installed components are now signed in compliance with Mac OS X's Gatekeeper system.
- (improvement) Significantly improved UI response speed; reduced CPU usage when parameters are automated whilst the UI is open.
- (improvement: Linux) Presets and configuration files are now located to comply with the XDG Base Directory Specification. Older installations will still use any existing preset library location to maintain backwards compatibility.
- (fix: Mac OS X Audio Unit) Fixed minor memory leak in parameter names.
- (improvement) Fixed CPU spikes which could occur when changing quickly cycling through presets.
- (fix) Fixed typo in display when detuning by a diatonic fourth or fifth.
- (fix) Fixed parameter jumps that could occur in certain hosts when modulating parameters using the XY pad.
- (improvement) Added notches to mid-point of bi-directional modulation rotaries to make it easier to set the values to 0.
New in Shift 2.2.3 (Jan 6, 2012)
- Fixed incredibly rare crash which may occur when first opening the plug-in on certain 32-bit VST Windows hosts.
- Massively improved speed and responsiveness of all UI controls.
- Improved CPU usage when tweaking parameters from a hardware controller.
- Standalone versions now support multiple simultaneous hardware controllers.
- For the Windows VST plug-in, when using a relative path for the presets folder, the path is now relative to the DLL, not the host.
- MIDI Program Changes are now multi-threaded, and so will no longer potentially stall the audio synthesis.
- Preset searches are now multi-threaded. Preset browser can now immediately respond to user interaction, even whilst searching a massive preset library, or when browsing a folder containing a large number of presets.