Mixbus, Mixbus32C: v5.2 update available FREE

[Ben@Harrison]

A new version of Mixbus and Mixbus32C is available: v5.2.

This update is free for both "Demo" and "Licensed" users of Mixbus and Mixbus32C.

The v5.2 update provides dozens of improvements: see a full list below!

You can always get the latest version of Mixbus by visiting the appropriate product page, and clicking "Download"

Mixbus:
http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/site/mixbus.html

Mixbus32C:
http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/site/mixbus32c.html

Changes in v5.2.130


Additions:

• x42-limiter plugin: a brickwall lookahead limiter with intuitive graphical metering, and an in-line mixerstrip display of gain reduction. (FREE)
  

Improvements:

• Allow exporting directly to mp3 format (with selectable quality settings, and an option to include session metadata)
  
• Allow recording directly to FLAC format files (approx 50% space-savings over .wav)
  
• Tweak to channelstrip compressor to avoid objectionable distortion on certain signals.
  
• When auditioning a MIDI file in the Import dialog, you will now hear the synth that is selected in the Track setup menu. So you can audition the file through the synth that will be placed on the track after import.
  
• GMSynth now defaults to Drum patch on Ch10 (this fixes General MIDI files that don't explicitly set a drum patch on channel 10)
  
• Selection-after-split improvements
  
  • The "entered" region now has priority when doing a region split action ('S' shortcut)
    
    • This fixes the unexpected case where you try to split an unselected a region, but
      
      • Nothing happens OR
        
      • Some other selected region (maybe off-screen) is split
        
• Range mode now has its own options, after a Split:
  
  • Clear the selection
    
  • Preserve the Selection ( default )
    
    • Click U to select all the regions inside the range
      
    • Click ESC to clear the range
      
    
    
  • Force a Selection (changes the Range to a Region selection)
    
• Additional selection-after-split options are now available:
  
  • Automatically select only the regions BEFORE or AFTER the split point. (this might be nice for voiceover or podcast editing, where you are advancing left-to-right, making edits on a single track)
    
• Range->Draw Tool->Drag fixes
  
  • Fixed problem where you could not adjust a range of automation if there wasn't already a line there.
    
  • Brightened the ghost waveforms in automation lanes (click "Preferences->Appearance->Colors->Reset to defaults" to see the new color)
    
• New shortcuts to hide/show parts of the Mixer section:
  
  • Shift +
    
  • S = Summary
    
  • L = editor and mixer Lists
    
  • V = VCAs
    
  • B = mixbuses
    
  • M = Monitor section
    
• New Shortcuts for actions in the Monitor section:
  
  • Cmd+M = Mute
    
  • Cmd+Shift+M = Mono
    
  • Cmd+Alt+M = Dim
    
• The session's start marker should never move automatically after the user has manually set the start or end marker time. In the past, the start marker would always move to accommodate any recording that was done before the start time; now, the start marker won't move if the user has explicitly set the start (or end) marker somewhere.
  
• New "Window->DSP Usage" reports the cpu usage of your plugins.
  
• "Grouped" tracks were set to use a default region-selection mode which made no sense. We've created a new mode that uses the Layer information, and made this the default. (I should probably make a video to explain this)
  
• VCA's and Mixbuses will now "snap" to the left edge of the scrolling pane
  
• VST plugins will now show the correct bypass state, when loaded, if the plugin publishes its bypass control with effSetBypass
  
• VST plugins will now show natural numbers in addition to the 0...1 range in automation lanes and Generic UI window. This requires that the plugin provides the functions to convert values into their text representation
  
• When a new VCA is added, force the VCA pane to appear in the mixer (solves the problem where: user creates a new VCA, but it doesn't appear anywhere)
  
• Replicated plugins (multi-mono) now just show a prefix of "*" in the plugin area; instead of "(2x1)" or similar. This saves space in the plugin.
  
• Ogg/Vorbis encoding quality can now be selected in the Export format.
  
• Add phase labels -180..180 deg for plugin analysis display
  
• (yet another) change to VST instrument handling: Should correctly categorize more VSTi's in the "Instrument" category.
  
• Preserve sidechain port-count, when a track is created from a template
  
• Observe preference to name new markers when making a range marker
  
• Mix save/recall will now remember the last recalled setup
  
• When clicking Tab to enter track names, automatically skip over any rec-armed tracks
  
• Dramatic speedup of populating the region-list in the editor; this will speed-up loading of sessions that have lots of edits.
  
• Put the sidechain ports into a dedicated tab of the audio i/o dialog
  
• Sort factory-presets alphabetically in the VST preset menu
  
• Region list should use Primary clock mode, not the secondary clock
  
• Updated French and German language translations
  

Control Surfaces:

• Added support for Novation Launch Control XL (LCXL) control-surface (thanks to Jan Lentfer)
  
• KNOWN BUG in 5.2.130: If you had a shortcut "Hide/Show Mixer Window" assigned to one of your F-keys, on any control surface that uses the Mackie MCU protocol, this might result in a crash. If this bug affects you, please write our support email and we will send you instructions to avoid this problem.
  

Fixes:

• Fix an issue where the message "some files cannot be used by Mixbus" would occur randomly during mixing/editing for some users
  
• Fixed an issue where session archives required a manual unzip step, rather than using the archive action
  
• Fixed a long-standing problem where the visibility state of some mixer elements ( mixbus pane, vca pane, monitor section ) would not be saved correctly, the first time you opened a session after creating it
  
• Fix automation edits, when doing a "Track->remove-time"
  
• Fixed a crash when importing a file that requires resampling, into a session with a fixed-point audio file format (24bit or 16bit)
  
• Fix an issue with midinam files that could result in extra patch names in the menu
  
• Fix various issues arising when the audio engine is disconnected
  
• Honor the session sample-rate and don't let it be changed when the engine is off
  
• Fix an issue in video export (changes to the "time range" dropdown menu were ignored after the first export)
  
• Fixed a problem that -might- cause some dropped notes feeding VST instruments
  
• Fixed a possible crash when printing keybindings
  
• Fixed a potential crash when opening a popup menu
  
• Fixed a crash when loading some .sf2 soundfonts in a-fluidsynth
  

Windows:

• Allow "global" path C:/ProgramData/harrisonconsoles as a search path for license file.
  

MacOS:

• Make it easier to find external drives (some users didn't understand they are shown under 'Volumes')
  
• AU plugin presets:
  
  • in v5.1, AU presets could not be created or recalled. This has been fixed.
    
  • Mark preset 'dirty' when a parameter changes
    
  • Allow removing AU presets
    

Linux:

• Allow dynamic MIDI port detection/re-connect (hotplug hardware)
  
• Fix key-forwarding to linux VST plugin windows<br />
  

[doncolga]

Yay! What a treat!

[mrskytown11]

Yay sounds like fun.


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[Harvey Stuart]

A new version of Mixbus and Mixbus32C is available: v5.2.
...
[*]Allow dynamic MIDI port detection/re-connect (hotplug hardware)
[*]Fix key-forwarding to linux VST plugin windows<br />

Not yet tested but -- anyway -- thanks for these points!
Now I might eventually live a bit less shorter!

[doncolga]

Fixes:

• Fix an issue where the message "some files cannot be used by Mixbus" would occur randomly during mixing/editing for some users

This is great! I'm checking this out tonight! Super awesome to see this!

Donny

[Tassy]

Thanks Ben,
The best ever update in MB history. Works great.
Tassy

[doncolga]

Doing my first mix on it right now...see how long it takes...10:52 PM...

11:18 PM.

First impressions here:

I did not get the message "MixBus Can't use the Files..." Hurray!!! It felt noticeably more snappy and fluid. Digging this!

Donny

[mrskytown11]

Thanks Ben,
The best ever update in MB history. Works great.
Tassy

I think I saw a issue fixed when editing lol then I thought of you, hopefully the issue you had is resolved


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[Tassy]

Yes, thank for remembering me, it is solved for sure and even some others, thogh, not listed, for examle to open a snapshot in a session now can be clicked and opens, no more jumping back or need up/down arrows to select one.

[mrskytown11]

Yes, thank for remembering me, it is solved for sure and even some others, thogh, not listed, for examle to open a snapshot in a session now can be clicked and opens, no more jumping back or need up/down arrows to select one.

Awesome [CLAPPING HANDS SIGN]


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