Rack Performer 0.97-alpha is released


Rack Performer 0.97-alpha is released
Rack Performer version 0.97-alpha is now available here.

A long time has elapsed since the last release, but this new version marks a new milestone. With 51 new modules to play with, and even more in preparation, things are getting serious. And this is only the beginning...

As engine is becoming very stable we can now focus on the application content itself. There is no major new feature in this release, but instead we added a lot of modules, many improvements and some fixes.

We hope that the RoboControl LFO and the various RemoteControl, routing and switching modules will show you a glimpse of the kind of modular capacities Rack Performer has, while keeping the complexity at a minimum.

All these new modules are of course multi-channel compliant (the 4x1 matrix for instance, has up to 4 x 8-channels inputs etc)

Here's the list of what has changed. We hope you'll enjoy this new version.


New modules:

  • RoboControl LFO (modulate any parameter in the patch)
  • PopupDesign x8 GUI wrapper
  • PopupDesign x4 GUI wrapper
  • PopupDesign Compact GUI wrapper
  • 16x16 Matrix Mixer (mix 16 sources to 16 destinations)
  • 8x8 Matrix Mixer (mix 8 sources to 8 destinations)
  • 4x4 Matrix Mixer (mix four sources to four destinations)
  • 1x16 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to 16 destinations)
  • 1x8 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to 8 destinations)
  • 1x4 Matrix Mixer (mix one source to four destinations)
  • 16x16 Matrix Router (route 16 sources to 16 destinations)
  • 8x8 Matrix Router (route 8 sources to 8 destinations)
  • 4x4 Matrix Router (route four sources to four destinations)
  • 16x1 Matrix Router (route 16 sources to one destination)
  • 8x1 Matrix Router (route 8 sources to one destination)
  • 4x1 Matrix Router (route four sources to one destination)
  • 1x16 Matrix Router (route one source to 16 destinations)
  • 1x8 Matrix Router (route one source to 8 destinations)
  • 1x4 Matrix Router (route one source to four destinations)
  • 16way Switch (switch one source to 16 destinations)
  • 8way Switch (switch one source to 8 destinations)
  • 4way Switch (switch one source to four destinations)
  • 2way Switch (switch one source to two destinations)
  • 16to1 Switch (switch 16 sources to one destination)
  • 8to1 Switch (switch 8 sources to one destination)
  • 4to1 Switch (switch four sources to one destination)
  • 2to1 Switch (switch two sources to one destination)
  • DC Blocker (DC blocking filter)
  • Brown Noise BNG1 (simple brown noise generator)
  • Pink Noise PNG1 (simple pink noise generator)
  • White Noise WNG1 (simple white noise generator)
  • Label 1x1 (special module to display arbitrary text, small)
  • Label 2x1 (special module to display arbitrary text, medium)
  • Label 4x1 (special module to display arbitrary text, large)
  • Delay Compensated Retard (special module for manual PDC)
  • Non-compensated Retard (special module to insert fixed delays, non PDC)
  • Latency Report (special module for manual patch delay compensation)
  • Fader-cross (simple inverted cross-fader, fades one source to two destinations)
  • Cross-fader (simple cross-fader, fades two sources to one destination)
  • RMS Meter (simple fast RMS metering module)
  • Presence Meter (multi-channel presence and over range meter)
  • Peak Meter (simple peak metering module)
  • Stereo Pan (pan control, -3dB center, sin/cos taper, equal power pan law)
  • Stereo Balance (balance control, 0dB center, L/R cut linear taper pan law)
  • CamoGain x1 (simple gain with peak LED)
  • X/Y Control Pad Mk2 (assignable dual-axis controller)
  • X/Y Control Pad Mk1 (assignable dual-axis controller)
  • Remote Switch (assignable switch)
  • Remote Knob (assignable pot)
  • Fader-Box x6 GUI wrapper (with assignable faders)
  • Fader-Box x12 GUI wrapper (with assignable faders)

Minor modifications:

  • DSP engine time management efficiency optimization
  • CPU overload visual warning in transport bar
  • Improved multi-processor resources management
  • New option to enable strict processor affinity mode (less cores used, but more efficiently)
  • Improved CPU topology detection
  • Improved Pentium TSC calibration
  • Improved reference timing precision (timestamp provider)
  • Improved reference timing automatic configuration (timestamp provider)
  • Improved power consumption on mobile systems
  • Improved high performance timer clock identification
  • Improved sample accurate events sequencer performance under stress
  • Improved control variation curves (all modules)
  • Improved gain envelopes precision (all modules)
  • Improved GUI controls magnetic notch support
  • Increased speed of mute and bypass envelopes (Cut-ports)

Bug fixes:

  • Changing Live Console monitor didn't work properly (multi-screens)
  • Synchronicity problem between SA and FA control ports when recalling snapshots
  • Regression in scene snapshots serialization to document
  • Loading a document with missing modules and scene snapshots would produce errors
  • Refresh problem when deleting scene snapshots
  • Regression in multi-screen code made this feature unusable
  • Transparency problem in multi-monitor mode screen switcher
  • Some VST modules GUI needed to be opened twice to be displayed with correct size in framed wrappers
  • Fixed various refresh problems in patcher (WinVista/Win7)
  • Hints could be displayed unexpectedly during control drag operations
  • Filthy bug in CamoMixer module series
  • Corrected a stealthy bug in patch scheduler which could lead to out of order execution
  • Virtual screen transfer via drag and drop across multi screens was broken

For even more detailed release notes, please read this post.

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