MSpectralDynamicsLE changes

Please note that we use kernel version numbers, therefore all plugins have the same version number.

17.02 changes

Added “Phase reset” feature to frequency shifters.
Small improvements and fixes.
Fix Plugin vertical panels like the Toolbar or Multiparameters had incorrect scaling on external screen with different DPI on macOS.
Fix Learning multiparameters/modulators didn’t learn range for new parameters properly.
Fix Latency caused by the oversampling settings wasn’t properly reported for subplugins.
Fix Clipboard was triggered by the Alt + c/v keys on Windows.
Fix The Option key did not work properly and prevented typing special characters in macOS.
Fix Fixed bugs in module bank management.

17.01 changes

Improved parameter right click menu - added Lock, assigning to MP/Mod…
Fix Plugins with devices had missing fonts; the font cache was rebuilt when upgrading to v17 plugins.
Fix The VST3 parameter (right-click) menu was displayed far away from the parameter on macOS and HiDPI screens.

17.00 changes

Plugin installation and activation via the new MPluginManager application.
Added UraniumDark GUI style to all plugins.
Added “Maximum from average” analysis graph to most analyzers.
Added ”Remove resonances trigger” to all MAutoDynamicEQ plugin and DynamicEQ module.
Added a “+” button next to most preset buttons that will create a new preset named by current date and time.
Added presets for individual instruments to areas feature in equalizers.
Added “Enable scrolling without ctrl/cmd” option to global settings.
Added zooming support to oscillator harmonics.
Added FL Cloud support.
Various small fixes and improvements.
Fix Plugin easy screen window was not updating correctly, when detached from main plugin window (edit and easy screen visible at the same time).
Fix MIDI note controllers could not be disabled using the checkbox.
Fix AU plugins sometimes loaded without Toolbar and Meter expander buttons.

16.11 changes

Added “Machine learning” feature to most plugins (in the Utilities panel). Note: Not for beginners.
Multiparameter banks in “Bank name” editor mode and “Switch” and “Checkboxes” no longer show default numbers instead of names if not specified and instead these values simply disappear.
Highly optimized searching for missing files (samples usually).
Improved module banks in modular plugins: Maximal number increased to 128 matching MP banks, created a proper editing interface, added ability to name banks, change their order, exchange names between MPs and the module…
Various small fixes and improvements.
Fix Modulators / Envelope / MIDI settings / Note max didn’t work.
Fix Modulators, first modulator did not lead its sync group.
Fix When using the menu in Feedback module / Channel, the values set were wrong by 1.
Fix license check, when plugin runs under MS Windows service, i.e Equalizer APO.
Fix Gain reduction (R Meter) in multi band plugins, when some band was bypassed.
Fix VST3 plugin size issues on external screen under Presonus Studio One 6.
Fix Snap to grid in graphs was sometimes changing units even if there was no need to.
Fix Input gain was performed for each band in Serial crossover in multiband plugins.
Fix Multiparameter “edit information about the MP” dialog, if edit window was canceled.
Fix No GUI for VST3 plugins under Native Instruments products, i.e. Izotope RX10.

16.10 changes

Minor fixes and improvements.
Fix Multiparameter selection didn’t choose actual MultiParameter.
Fix Multiparameters in randomizer mode didn’t store proper undo points.
Fix XYPad sluggish behaviour under macOS.
Fix AU GUI plugin size issue with GPU OFF under macOS Sonoma (Logic Pro, GarageBand).

16.09 changes

Added “Custom” ambisonics order, where you can set any number of channels from 1 to 64. Useful for Dolby Atmos for example.
Target & Source have been renamed to This & Ideal in all automatic equalizers.
Various improvements and fixes.
Fix Help window could not be closed/not responding in some plugins.
Fix Using MIDI to control parameters didn’t store undo points and send automation.
Fix Buzzing on higher channels in Adobe Audition / Premiere Pro under certain circumstances.
Fix Graphs may have not been stored correctly if there were only 2 default points and the only difference was smoothing of the second point.

16.08 changes

Added Tap feature to all time as text editors.
Added text convertors to multiparameter’s expression value modes allowing to easily produce text such as “12.3 kHz” or “46.91 Hz - F#1 (+24 cents)”.
Fix Mouse cursor behavior under macOS, when changing parameters (i.e dragging knobs).
Fix Multiband plugins didn’t update Solo button state when Mute was automated/modulated.
Fix Serial crossover in multiband plugins didn’t work properly when bands where bypassed.

16.07 changes

Added “Nonlinear gain” feature to parametric & dynamic equalizers.
Added “Key (in octave)” mode to MIDI / Note controllers.
Various small changes and improvements.
Fix AU GUI plugin size issues under macOS with multiple displays (Logic Pro, GarageBand).
Fix Plugins could incorrectly store certain paths and text featuring some characters.
Fix Mouse cursor behavior under macOS, when changing parameters (i.e dragging knobs).
Fix Setup may have caused errors (able to skip) when merging presets.
Fix Setting the default parameter value through the context menu did not update host automation.
Fix Hacked a bug in Ableton Live causing text input in the main plugin to ignore backspace and enter keys.

16.06 changes

Added “Rainbow opacity” setting to analyzers.
Added “Normalize above 0dB” option to analyzers, on by default.
Added “Process side-chain” option to all multiband plugins, which allows you to avoid processing the side-chain using the selected crossover.
Fix VST2 and VST3 GUI plugin size issues under macOS with multiple displays.

16.05 changes

Note: DC filters have been auto-enabled for MTurboComp to avoid saturators creating DC offset. DC filters have also been switched to a more transparent version. None of the changes seems to have any audible effect, but should fix potential problems for longer effect chains.

Added filter band graphs for better visualization to all equalizers.
Added “Fix all targets” feature to GUI designer.
Plugins now store undo points when adding/removing parameters from multi parameters and modulators.
Added option “Origin is Off” to all multiparameters.
Minor improvements and fixes.
Fix Unnamed group of MPs after another named group created an unnamed panel in the device GUI.
Fix Preset backup restore was failing.
Fix VST2.x and VST3 GUI plugin size issues under macOS with multiple displays used.
Fix GUI has sometimes been resized in some rare conditions.
Fix Analyzers didn’t store the “Global normalization” option.

16.04 changes

Improved multi-core processing for Apple silicon processors.
Most analyzers now let you customize the axis & grid colors.
Added Parameter expressions to Muliparameters in normal and meter modes.
Added “Min is Off” and “Max is Off” options to multiparameters.
Added Gain parameter to Mixer module.
Multiparameters used for Order controls can now have additional info about color and enable MP index in the multiparameter info.
Various small improvements and fixes to plugins and MDownloader.
Fix Title enable buttons didn’t work in non-custom GUI if the multiparameter mode wasn’t Switch.
Fix Randomizer could change the global oversampling.

16.03 changes

Added native ARM AAX support on macOS.
“MPs to update in root” option for banks in modules in modular plugins exchanged to “MPs to update level” providing more flexibility.
Advanced right click menu on easy screens now works even in submodules.
Various minor improvements and fixes.
Fix Destroying a plugin with tabset, in which some tabs are disabled as popups, could lead to a crash.
Fix Sample rate reducer caused infinite feedback when the reduced sample rate was above the project’s sample rate.
Fix Reordering multiparameters with partly enabled “Assignable parameter ranges” could mess up the targets.
Fix Preset backup may have not imported presets created by versions prior to V16.

16.02 changes

Arpeggiator allows selecting multiple octave shifts per step.
Minor improvements and fixes
Added “Expression” value mode to multiparameters, which lets you produce custom units using mathematical expressions.
Most plugins now contain the global Menu button for easier access to the Downloader and the “Detach device” feature.
Randomizer multiparameters (and triggers in general) can be now triggered from other MPs, modulators etc.
Downloader now displays version number for each installed product. The updates are still installed automatically upon startup.
Added “High-resolution automation for Logic” option for AU plugins on Mac, which could solve the horrific automation resolution problem in Logic. It is dangerous, so use it at your own risk.
Fix Equalizers could crash in ambisonics channel mode.
Fix Uninstaller could produce “Cannot delete registry key” error message.
Fix Using global modulators driven by feedback could lead to problems if the buffer sizes were changing or if MIDI (or other) events have been intercepted.
Fix Plugins could freeze when changing multiparameter mode in some extreme circumstances.
Fix Multiline edits did not properly understand Mac newlines.
Fix Preset backup didn’t work properly with the new format.
Fix Group based phase sync between modules & modulators didn’t work.

16.01 changes

Added color frequencies for spectrum analyzers (red to violet like rainbow spectrum).
Various small fixes and improvements.
Fix Linear-phase equalizers could crash when changing oversampling settings.
Fix Hopefully hacked a macos bug crashing when installer is closing.
Fix DIsabling note MIDI controller made it not saved with the settings.

16.00 changes

Backwards compatibility is intact, however note that there is a new optimized storage system using a new format. If you save projects with the new version, old versions won't be able to read the settings. If you'd need to downgrade for any reason, first go to "Settings / Compatibility settings" and enable "Storage compatibility mode for V15", then save the settings.

Also note that V16 no longer provides 32-bit plugins on Windows. You should be able to run V15 32-bit along with V16 though. Simply do not uninstall V15 and do not perform plugin cleanup.

Added "Parallel loading threads" global setting useful for older systems with HDDs, where parallel loading may be contraproductive.
Added Surround & Ambisonics presets.
Preset name of Main controllers is stored now.
Added solo button to Mixer module inputs.
Holding Ctrl/Cmd while right clicking any oscillator editor now resets the phase.
Categorizers now show a heart icon instead of “Favourites” to make the purpose more obvious.
Custom buttons generating MIDI notes flash when their MIDI note is received.
Product generator now allows manually enabling/disabling each file to include.
Added “Detach device” to plugins without categorizer, which removes association with any device, so one can create devices as presets.
Added Multi parameter value mode: “By bank number and name”, which displays MP number and name at the same time.
Fix Band selection feature in equalizers was colliding with auto-listen.
Fix WAV import could lead to a crash in case of corrupt metadata.
Fix Improved SFZ import compatibility.
Fix Uninstaller could crash on macOS.
Fix Serial crossover was displaying unused parameters in MB plugins.
Fix Cancelling graph editing may have not taken effect when it comes to audio.
Fix Showing and hiding an invisible tab popup could cause visual glitches.
Fix Online licence update displayed weird message with account containing no licences.
Fix Multiparameters in switch/trigger mode didn’t have a edit screen context menu for MIDI learn etc.
Fix Finetuning graphs/eqs in zoomed mode didn’t work well.
Fix Editing oscillator shape phase by dragging the main view didn’t tak effect in some cases.
Fix Global modulators in Random mode with “Change on MIDI note” option may have not worked in some cases.
Fix Creating easy screens in plugins without categorizer automatically attached the first device.
Fix removed help caption button in help window.

15.02 changes

Major memory and loading speed optimizations.
Added sonogram to various audio file view (samplers, convolution..).
Improved default sonogram colors.
Improved searching for missing files.
Added "Sort banks by name" to multiparameter Bank mode features.
Added zooming in individual axes in graph editors using mouse wheel with cursor over that axis.
Tablet mode returned for sake of problematic tablets.
Custom GUI buttons can now generate MIDI notes to create drum triggers for example.
Added MIDI channel & note range to Envelope mode in modulators.
Added Infinite mode to Integrator module.
Added selection using rectangle dragging to all equalizers.
Added "Each target different" option to Random mode of all global modulators.
Position and size of controls can now be set from Custom GUI designer's item window.
Added Shift to all parametric equalizers (including plugins featuring a parametric equalizer) allowing you to pitch shift the EQ curve.
Scrollable panes will now only accept mouse wheel when holding Alt (or potentially other keys) to provide a safer and cleaner workflow.
Added "Disable when bypassed" option to modular systems. Note that this option is somewhat dangerous, so please check the information about it.
IR export (in plugins with this feature) now produces 24-bit wav files if the maximum is in range -40dB to 0dB to improve compatibility with HW processors.
Added "Controls MPs" option to multiparameters. Useful in more complex device design.
Added "Single shot" option to most MIDI reset processors.
Added prev/next device arrows to device selectors.
Improved MPE support by sending sustain to all channels.
"Enable MIDI program change" to solve problems with DAWs/controllers sending program changes for no reason.
Changed multiparameter list on edit screen for easier workflow.
Improved downloader.
Various improvements and fixes.
Fix Notes with velocity 1 were ignored by VST3 plugins.
Fix Multiparameters with "By bank name interpolated" value mode couldn't parse text values when the values were not ascending.
Fix Online activation could fail with odd characters in the email address.
Fix VST3 native parameter menu didn't contain all items.
Fix ARP MIDI output could be inaccurate in timing for big audio buffer sizes in some cases.
Fix Using some advanced graph editing features on oscillator custom shapes may have not updated the audio processing.
Fix Using frequency modulation in MSynthesizer4NN could cause problems.
Fix Integrated loudness meters provided incorrect results after measuring more than 1 hour of audio.

15.01 changes

Fix Oversampling editor didn't allow the maximum value.
Fix Right-click default didn't work well with bar graphs.
Fix Improved VST3 compatibility with Studio One for plugins with multiple outputs.

15.00 changes

Added easy screens to most plugins with easy screen devices.
Added Transient feature to dynamic equalizers, which lets the bands react not only to the level, but also transients, or both.
Right click now provides more common menu with ability to get default value, MIDI learn etc. and smoothly integrates with VST3 DAWs. For default value without menu please hold ctrl when right-clicking.
LP/HP filter frequencies are now available in the EQ editor title as parameters, so that the frequencies can be set accurately.
Plugins now support multimonitor setups with different DPIs between monitors.
Added Serial crossover to all multiband plugins.
Added "Neon JP" style, which supports Japanese characters.
Added "Silence when busy" advanced option into the Settings.
Added "Enable bank & program change for the categorizer" option (default on) to plugins with categorized devices, which let you switch between the devices and their presets using bank select and program change MIDI messages.
XY pads with "XY-pad between banks" flag can now use 3 banks or more. For 4 banks a classic XY pad is created, for other number of banks a new circular pad is used.
Global bypass is now available as a parameter accessible via multiparameter for example.
Modular plugins now use horizontal scrollbars to make sure everything fits inside them even when nesting modulars inside modulars etc.
Crossover Disabled renamed to Parallel to avoid confusion.
Added "Advanced" switch to multiparameters allowing to create 2 easy screen GUIs - Basic and Advanced.
Upsampling renamed to more appropriate Oversampling and is now available as a target for multiparameters.
It is now possible to drop files into ConvolutionBank's list.
Many improvements in custom GUI editor for devices.
Various GUI, performance and stability improvements.
Installer has been optimized.
Added "Store" and "Store in presets" option to multiparameters, useful when designing devices.
MIDI thru option has been added to Settings.
Plugins now regularly check for updates and potential quick tutorials (to be made).
Holding ctrl/cmd while double clicking a popup title will smaller it to the minimum possible size.
Invert parameter of all oscillators is now available as target for modulators/multiparameters.
Plugins now preset parameter names to the DAW starting with the name followed by the group, to ensure it will be displayed better in limited size automation lanes for example.
Map feature now detects duplicites (a parameter being modified by multiple subsystems, such as multiparameters and modulators), which are typical sources for incorrect device behaviour.
Improved touch-screen support.
LU meters now let you select Target via right click menu. Especially useful for limiters.
Added ability to display both Easy and Edit screens at the same time by ctrl + clicking the Edit button.
Band list in parametric equalizers is now layouted vertically for better workflow.
Improved activation & subscription workflow.
FreqShifter improved to allow extremely quick shift modulation and avoid clicks when crossing 0Hz.
Added support for VST3 AI knob (only main plugin window, AI knob cannot support popup windows).
Right-clicking a parameter attached to a subsystem (multiparameter/mod/MIDI) lets you display the subsystem's editor.
Added virtual folders to the root of all directory trees allowing easier access to user, desktop etc. and solving macOS's problem with inaccessible /Users.
Added icons for folders and files in all file and folder browsers.
Fix Modulating saturation in equalizers could produce zipper noise.
Fix Double clicking a "Load source" file in automatic equalizers would setup the EQ even if target wasn't analyzed yet.
Fix Displaying tabs as popups could lead to various problems with windows positioning and crashes.
Fix "Automatic sleep on silence" could cause trouble in some specific percussive cases.
Fix Learning multiple module Enable states in a modular systems might have not worked, learning would stop after the first one.
Fix ConvolutionBank module selection via an MP didn't work.
Fix Installer installed hidden alpha plugins after using "Select all" and didn't mark version in Windows system.
Fix "Meter In dB" modular parameter for metering didn't work.
Fix Plugins could crash in plugin benchmark and some other circumstances if VST2 interface was used with surround enabled.
Fix Multiparameters ignored transformation shapes per parameter in banks mode.
Fix Some equalizers produces zipper noise when a was being moved while having soft saturation enabled.
Fix Windows installer may have not installed user data when executed on nonadmin account.
Fix Per-band mute didn't work for multiband plugins if they had just a single band.
Fix MIDI thru wasn't saved with default settings in some plugins.
Fix Prefiltering option in Integrated loudness meters didn't have any effect.
Fix Settings the crossover mode to Serial would cause a crash in some plugins.

14.16 changes

Added enhanced aliasing improving the audio quality for most saturation algorithms available throughout the plugins. The downside is slightly higher CPU usage. It can be disabled from settings if needed.
Added native Apple Silicon CPU (currently M1) support.
Easy screen locks for title buttons have been moved to the left for consistency reasons.
Preset search fields are now highlighted in red to highlight them and avoid confusion when user forgets that something is written in there.
MultiParameters in banks mode can now create custom categorization for switcher menu by setting banks names to "category#text".
Added Channel parameter to MIDI settings / Program change in presets.
Holding Alt when clicking various copy buttons will allow exporting as XML button for editing as text. You can then edit the text and ctrl + pasting it back.
Fix Automating multiparameters when the plugin was sleeping made no effect.
Fix Closing text edit popup with escape key didn't work.
Fix Keys A, C and V were forwarded to the DAW even if the plugin edit was actually using them.
Fix Downloader could crash when installing certain 3rd party products.
Fix Installer didn't show proper products when clicking on the home icon in the product selection page.

14.15 changes

Improved the default Neon style.
Fix Keyboard forwarding disabled on Bitwig due to some problems in it.

14.14 changes

Improved plugin selection page in the installer.
Improved VST3 support.
"Intelligent disable on silence" renamed to "Intelligent sleep on silence" to avoid confusion.
Improved keyboard to forwarding to DAW on Windows and added "Forward unused keyboard input to DAW" option in case you want to disable it.
Fix Any info/error message containing "_" made this character replaced by a whitespace.
Fix Several plugins (such as compressors) didn't update the visual state when bypassed or in disabled mode.

14.13 changes

Windows plugins now forward unused keyboard commands to the DAW to make sure the DAW doesn't loose spacebar as play/stop for example, even if a plugin popup is displayed.
Parametric equalizers now have band presets.
Several minor fixes and improvements.
Fix Some windows didn't save position and size.

14.12 changes

Most plugins now provide "Intelligent disable on silence" feature allowing them to disable themselves to save CPU whenever there is no signal and the plugin doesn't produce anything anymore. It can be disabled from settings. It works with all plugin interfaces and DAWs.
Added "XY-pad 4 banks" to banks mode of all multiparameters, allowing you to create XY pads, which would interpolate between 4 banks. Note that such multiparameter also occupies the next one, which is needed for the Y value.
Added band Solo & Mute to all parametric equalizers. Available from band settings popup.
Minor GUI, stability and performance improvements.
Installer now logs installation of the MSVC redistributables and installes it only once.
Fix "Do not load from presets" option in MIDI controllers didn't work properly.
Fix Ambisonics wasn't available in ProTools.
Fix Changing an Enable title button with a multiparameter didn't enable/disable other title buttons.
Fix Multiparameter bank reordering didn't work with more than 100 banks.

14.11 changes

Minor GUI and performance improvements.
Fix Impulse response export wasn't working properly for plugins with latency.
Fix Having a "<" or ">" symbols in multiparameter name would make multiparameter manager impossible to display.
Fix Some MB versions of certain plugins could share the default settings with the non-MB versions.
Fix Changing presets in VST2 didn't update all the parameters in the DAW.

14.10 changes

Improved font engine for nicer and more readable GUIs.
Minor GUI and performance enhancements.
Random preset feature makes sure the next preset is different from the previous (if possible).
Fix Displaying a tab as popup didn't properly store it's position and size.
Fix Multiparameter units could sometimes go wrong with "By bank name interpolated" mode.
Fix Global "Set" button may have produced incorrect results.

14.09 changes

Added support for Ambisonics multichannel for all orders up to 7 (64 channels). Available in all effects, which are not stereo-specific.
Input meters in multiband plugins now follow the global Input gain.
Added Toggle and Trigger options to MIDI controllers.
MIDI controllers now follow high precision 14-bit MIDI specification.
Various optimizations and GUI improvements.
Fix Some graphics aliasing was occuring on some computers.

14.08 changes

MSoundFactory: Note: MSoundFactoryEssentials has been updated, so please use the new downloader to get it and install it.

Added back all upsampling ratios to 8x (then powers of 2 up to 1024x).
Graph presets now convert ranges, so it doesn't matter from which plugin/subsystem it is stored to or loaded from.
Minor GUI and performance improvements.
Fix Panorama MIDI controller lead to slightly inaccurate values.
Fix Some algorithms could hypotetically crash when processing data bigger than 2GB.
Fix Arpeggiator could sometimes play multiple notes if the DAW sends notes in incorrect times. ARP now shifts everything in a time back a few samples to avoid that.
Fix Hacked a bug in new Bitwig closing some windows before they even get displayed.
Fix Plugins crashed using some styles on some rare computers.
Fix Vertical sliders had invisible units in some styles.
Fix "Help / Show in web browser" feature was crashing on OSX.
Fix Randomizer could cause problems with plugins featuring modulators.

14.07 changes

Legacy changelogs: Effects V5—11 · MDrummer V5—7 · MPowerSynth V8—11 · MDrummer 4 an dolder