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SurferEQ Changelog

What's new in SurferEQ 2.1.1

Mar 29, 2022
  • Fixes:
  • Various JUCE framework fixes.
  • Graphical band control might "get stuck" on upper top area.
  • New Features & Improvements:
  • Native Apple silicon support.
  • Ability to turn off spectral meters.
  • macOS 10.9 or greater is now required.
  • Removed 32bit support.
  • Removed support for RTAS.

New in SurferEQ 2.1.0 (Mar 17, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Redesigned Toolbar and Settings.
  • Additional Factory Presets!
  • Resizable UI.
  • Added user-definable meter peak hold.
  • Slope/Q can be adjusted on the graph by holding Ctrl.
  • NKS Support.
  • Tempo-Sync Recovery.
  • Fixed:
  • UI can be sluggish on Mojave (macOS 10.14) or greater.
  • UI can be sluggish when Bypassed.
  • AAX: Fixed Factory Presets Missing.
  • Parameters might show suffix twice (0.0 dB dB)
  • Improved Automation compatibility with several hosts.
  • MIDI Indicator might falsely show when inserting plug-in in some hosts.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.6 (Oct 18, 2020)

  • AAX presets not working
  • AAX might not re/install properly since 2.0.5
  • UI could freeze when toggling bypass.
  • To be fully compliant with future macOS this version is 32bit only.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.5 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • hanges & Improvements:
  • Add support for Pro Tools EQ Curve.
  • (Note: Pro Tools EQ Curve updates are slower than plug-in UI)
  • Windows: Improved HiDPI support.
  • Removed RTAS Support. If you need older versions, please contact our support.
  • Fixed:
  • AAX: Automation could stop working when using automation shortcut keyboard modifiers.
  • VST3: Presets might not recall on some hosts.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.4 (Aug 5, 2019)

  • Fixed:
  • SurferEQ might crash when opening UI.
  • Possible graphics corruption when toggling bypass.
  • Level Meter isn't filling entire meter area.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.3 (Dec 4, 2018)

  • Changes & Improvements:
  • Bypass makes UI grayscale.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Avoid possible rare race condition when loading/saving parameters.
  • AAX with side-chain could produce silence when rendered offline. (Commit/Freeze/Bounce Offline).
  • VST3 No sound with Direct Offline Processing.
  • VST: LIVE mode latency restored correctly under Ableton Live.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.2 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • New! Customizable MIDI pitch-band range.
  • Add Pro Tools (AAX) automation modifiers support.
  • Improved Pro Tools (AAX) Control Surface Support
  • Improved Harmonic Filter behavior.
  • Improved Multi-Channel/Surround support
  • Text-field snap improvements.
  • Minor bugfixes and optimizations.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed VST performance denormalization issues.
  • Fixed MIDI Enabled might not work correctly on some cases.
  • Fixed MIDI might get stuck when returned from MIDI Mode to detection.
  • Fixed MIDI modes with GTE.
  • Fixed latency reporting when using MIDI.
  • Fixed spurious undo state on start.
  • Fixed undo for graphics bands.
  • Fixed crashes for VST3 for Adobe Audition & Premiere.
  • Fixed UI not showing under Wavelab Mac.
  • Fixed Digital Performer mutes audio when no side-chain.
  • Fixed Resizing Bug for Samplitude.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.1 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • Features:
  • Added support for PACE disk-based authorization.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed PACE iLok 1 compatibility.
  • Fixed noise issue in demo.
  • Fixed saving in Pro Tools issue in demo.

New in SurferEQ 2.0.0 (Aug 26, 2016)

  • Side-chain input: Makes it possible to use pitch from another track to process polyphonic audio tracks to make "space" in the mix.
  • Spectral Gate (normal and reversed): Allows engaging or disengaging the EQ when the input level crosses a set threshold level.
  • Live mode with zero latency
  • Four new and extremely creative Harmonic Filter modes
  • Morphing filters
  • Surf-time control: Allows setting the speed at which SurferEQ will "Surf" from one note to another.
  • HP and LP Surf-frequency limit: Allows setting a limit to the high- and low-pass filters when Surfing.
  • Undo/redo
  • Added PACE iLok for protection and easy mobility
  • Completely re-designed, retina-compatible and OpenGL optimized vector graphics
  • UI:
  • Spectral Level Meters
  • Frequency analyzer

New in SurferEQ 1.2.6 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved parameters and automation handling

New in SurferEQ 1.2.5 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Add HPF surfing frequency limit parameter
  • Improvements:
  • Plug-In accessibility improvements for Pro Tools with Apple VoiceOver
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed AAX 32-bit issues under Windows
  • Fixed RTAS issues
  • Fixed AU Validation under Mac OS 10.6.x

New in SurferEQ 1.2.4 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed repeated switching between "Pitch" and "Hz"
  • Fixed incorrect display of harmonic as a note after closing and re-opening plugin window

New in SurferEQ 1.2.3 (Feb 2, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Significantly reduced windows installer loading time
  • Improved Harmonic Filter accuracy
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed midi-mode switching not being recorded in automation
  • Fixed bypass not working correctly in Pro-Tools
  • Fixed a crash in OpenGL when running on very old windows drivers
  • Fixed AAX 32-bit issues
  • Fixed VST3 issues

New in SurferEQ 1.2.2 (May 7, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • VST3 format available
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Windows: Fixed crashes in Pro Tools in machines with Nvidia GPUs
  • Fixed rare crashes in plugin validation

New in SurferEQ 1.2.1 (Oct 18, 2013)

  • SurferEQ AAX now works in the released version of Pro Tools 11.

New in SurferEQ 1.2.0 (Oct 18, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • MIDI support: SurferEQ now has MIDI note input and supports 3 operation modes (described in detail below)
  • AAX compatability. 32 and 64 bit, Pro Tools 11 compatible
  • Settings window allows tweaking pitch tracking parameters
  • Improvements:
  • Improved filter transitions (Fixed "pop"s on extreme settings)
  • CPU usage optimized by up to 75%
  • Trial version is now a 30-day fully functional trial
  • Bug-fixes:
  • Graphics compatibility with Retina displays
  • Fixed keyboard input issues in some Windows hosts
  • Fixed rare crashes in Windows
  • MIDI Modes:
  • MIDI mode 1: Note Overrides Detection
  • Designed for easy correction of the pitch-detection engine when required. A MIDI Note On input will override the internal pitch-detector. On MIDI Note Off, the pitch-detection engine will resume its operation.
  • MIDI mode 2: Surf By Note
  • Designed for frequency specific ducking. Pitch / Frequency is controlled by MIDI, Internal pitch-detection engine is disabled. MIDI Note On / Off toggles Surf-enabled bands.
  • MIDI mode 3: Instrument Mode
  • Designed to be played like an instrument where the source audio acts as an oscillator. Pitch / Frequency and sound are controlled and triggered by MIDI Notes.