Here is some info about the current status of the update. All the stuff has already been finished. The listing can of course still change.
New features:
- Added support for *.sfz files. They can be imported with the FILE menu.
- New triangular waveshaper 'ShapTri' for the distortion section.
- New asymetric waveshaper 'ShapAsy' for the distortion section.
- New pulseoid waveshaper 'ShapPul' for the distortion section.
- New warping waveshaper 'ShapWar' for the distortion section.
- New asymetric waveshaper 'ShapHal' for the distortion section.
- New zapping waveshaper 'ShapZap' for the distortion section.
- New symetric waveshaper 'ShapSym' for the distortion section.
- New distortion type 'Selfsync' which creates a subharmonic sound.
- New distortion type 'Degrade' which adds mirror-frequencies to the signal.
- New distortion type 'Noise' which mixes white noise with the signal.
- New distortion type 'NoiseRM' which ring-modulates the signal with noise.
- New distortion type 'Scream' with fractal feedback.
- New sample-oscillator-effect: 'Rectify' distorts a sample.
- New sample-oscillator-effect: 'Noisify 2' destroys a sample.
- New sample-oscillator-effect: 'Invert' changes the phase of a sample by 180 degrees.
- New sample-oscillator-effect: 'Fold' flips the negative amplitude of a sample.
- Plugin editor can be minimized permanently by clicking the EDIT button.
- Multi-line tooltips for better readability and more detailed descriptions.
- New microtuning-modes '432Hz -32cent','424Hz -66cent','449Hz +33cent' and '457Hz +66cent'.
- When multilayer-editing is active the knobs show a red line.
- Added drag&drop support for multilayer-editing.
- 'Quick import sample' does generate a new program name automatically.
- 'Quick import sample' maps the modwheel to vibrato automatically.
- 'Quick import sample' automatically generates a soft velocity mapping to volume.
Enhancements:
- Patches are loading up to 10x faster.
- Songs are loading faster.
- Drastically reduced CPU-load after switching through the patches.
- Enhanced sound of the 'Shape' waveshaper (20x oversampling & removed a click).
- Enhanced sound of 'Tube' distortion (10x oversampling).
- Enhanced sound of 'Soft' distortion (10x oversampling).
- Enhanced sound of 'Crush' distortion (10x oversampling).
- Better default values for some effects.
- Useless scrollbars are not longer shown in the standalone version on PC.
- More detailed descriptions for many tooltips.
- Parallel and serial filter-routing is more easy to set-up.
- Fine-tuned the coordinates of some controls.
Changes:
- ElectraXmidi.cfg is now stored within the ElectraX_data directory.
- ElectraMouse.cfg is now stored within the ElectraX_data directory.
- ElectraTooltips.cfg is now stored within the ElectraX_data directory.
- Electra2.pdf is now stored within the ElectraX_data directory.
- Sample effect 'Square' has been renamed to 'Quadrature'.
- The sinoid-waveshaper 'Shaper' has been renamed to 'ShapSin'.
Fixes:
- Fixed a compatibility problem with recording automation in some hosts.
- The grid of the step-lfo was displayed incorrectly.
- Workaround for a Cubase-bug which sets the window-size incorrectly after 'save a default preset'.
- A double-click to the matrix-send-level did not update the modulation-depth-sectors for the knobs properly.
- Fixed a possible crash which could happen when the plugin is closed while a tooltip is shown.
- Fixed a bug in the fast-sine-approximation on PC.
- Keyrange for note-filtering was displayed incorrectly.
- Fixed some typos in the tooltips.
- Initializing a new patch did not always update the program name correctly.
