Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro

V4.03

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Fixed AAX version not showing up in Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows.
Fixed user interface display issues when first opened in Ableton Live 9 (Mac).
Mac: Control MIDI settings dialog now brought back to front when already opened in the background.
Mac: fixed copy/paste keyboard shortcuts for plug-in registration that did not work in some hosts.

V4.02

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Fixed yellow zone that disappeared in some cases.
Fixed MIDI and automation settings that were reset when using undo.
Fixed compare button issues in Pro Tools.
AAX: Fixed initialization issues on some Pro Tools HD configurations.

V4.01

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Changed default preset so that the plug-in fits into small laptop screens when opened.
Mac-VST: Fixed window resize issues on Cubase and Nuendo (Mac).
Mac-Audio Unit: Fixed random crashes at startup in some host applications.

V4.0

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New Features:

Instant and average crest factor measurement.
Peak, RMS and crest factor histograms.
Control the attack and release shape of the peak envelope.
Surround support (up to 8 channels).
Brand new fully customizable user interface:
- New look and feel.
- Show/hide what you need.
- Fully customizable meters characteristics (range, headroom, color ranges).
- Control the brightness of meters and graphs.
- Meters and curves can now be frozen.
- New colored statistics display.
- Multiple display sizes.
- Improved readability.
- Animated transitions.
New integrated presets manager:
- Load/save presets from the plug-in's user interface.
- Organize presets with folders.
- Customize the default preset.
- Exchange presets easily.
Automation range and response curve can now be customized for each parameter (in and out).
Automation and MIDI settings (channel, MIDI learn etc.) are now accessible from the main user interface.
AAX plug-in format is now also supported on Windows (Pro Tools 10.2 required).
Audio Suite support for the AAX version for offline levels measurements in Pro Tools.

Improvements:

Increased levels range (120 dB).
Increased maximum levels value range for overshoot measurement (up to +10dB).
Peak average precision has been improved.
Use hold values and crest factor for transformed envelope generation.
Simplified transformed envelope generation.
New presets to get started faster.
Plug-in name has been shortened for a clearer display in mixer view for most host applications.
The windows installer now automatically detects the most appropriate VST install path.
License is now shared between plug-ins types (register only once for all formats).
Improved value display in fine edit window.
Improved parameters display on control surfaces.

Optimizations and Performance Improvements:

Improved parameters precision (now stored as 64-bit).
More compact presets format (uses less space and loads faster).
Smaller binaries on Mac (dropped PowerPC support).

Bug Fixes:

(RTAS) Fixed parameters control with EUCON control surfaces in Pro Tools.
Fixed user interface issues in Final Cut Pro X.
Fixed MIDI CC i/o issues with 64-bit VST.
Fixed user interface display issues in Wavelab on Mac.
Fixed keyboard stealing issue in Digital Performer 7 on Mac.
AAX/RTAS on Mac: Fixed audio engine freeze or error issue with Pro Tools on some Mac configurations.

Note: this new version can be installed side by side with the previous version for backward compatibility reasons. Installing this new version won't break your previous projects.

V3.5

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Output data rate (MIDI CC or automation) can now be customized, from 20 to 500 Hz.
Increased the default output data rate (from 20 to 50 Hz) for smoother side chaining and increased meters precision.
All meters can now be reset with a single button.
Envelope graphs can now be zoomed.
Windows: improved settings dialog loading time.
Mac: user interface performance improvement (up to 30% lighter on cpu).

V3.42

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.

V3.41

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Fixed incompatibility issues with older presets in the previous version.

V3.4

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Added custom K-10 scale support.
64-bit Mac VST support.
User interface enhancements: new look and feel and improved readability.
Faster user interface loading.
Reduced memory footprint.
Improved MIDI and automation output precision: now prevents hosts from wrongly interpolating between values.
Default release time is now shorter.

V3.32

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

This update only concerns the RTAS version of the plug-in:

RTAS plug-in bug fix: when using both the mono and stereo versions in the same session, the controls of the instances were linked together.

V3.31

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session, and only when opening the user interface of the plug-in.
Mac: fixed crash with demo version in Ableton Live 8.1.1.
Mac AU: output parameters routing now works for more than one instance in Logic Pro's Environment.
Mac AU: fixed output parameters that could exceed defined range and not record properly as automation curves.

V3.3

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700

RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools (Mac and Windows).
64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
Mac AU 64-bit format support (compatible with 64-bit Logic 9.1 on Snow Leopard)
Fixed MIDI learn issues.
Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts under Snow Leopard.
Mac: fixed keyboard/mouse focus issues in some hosts.
Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts, when used with particular display settings.
Mac: fixed multiple screens issue.
Mac-AU: fixed user interface resizing issue when changing skin in some hosts (Logic).
Mac-AU: fixed settings lost issue when doing offline rendering in some applications.

V3.21

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Mac VST update: fixed incompatibility issues with Cubase 5 on Mac.

V3.2

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Mac Audio Unit support.
Improved accuracy of MIDI output.
Automation output can now be disabled for hosts that do not propose automated parameters choice.
The average RMS value now corresponds to the RMS level of the entire song played thru the plugin.
New Windows Installer (you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one).
New documentation format.

V3.1

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Now available for Mac in VST format.
Minor user interface changes.
(Bug fix): keyboard shortcuts are no longer forwarded to host application when entering values in edit boxes.

V3.0

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New user interface design.
Bob Katz's K-System scales support (K-12 / K-14 / K-20).
You can now blend RMS and Peak envelopes for the tranformed output.
New mid-side mode: you can now easily switch from Left-Right to Mid-Side stereo mode for instant mono compatibility check.
Average values display.
The output envelope can now be a combination of the peak and RMS envelopes.
Main MIDI settings are now available from the main panel.
Undo/Redo support.
Import/Export presets in a host independent format and share them between the directX and VST versions.
Window Opacity Management: make the plugin window transparent and see behind.
New toolbar to access main functionalities.
Main MIDI settings are now available from the plugin user interface.
Curves are now anti-aliased.
Improved the display of parameters values in the MIDI settings panel and the host application.
Improved graphs refresh rate.
Reduced memory consumption when using several instances.
Improved Skins loading performance.
Default values for MIDI controllers have been changed to be more convenient.
Blue Cat's Skinning Language 1.4.2 support.
Warning: this new version has so many new features that it is installed as a new plug-in. If you have a previous version installed and do not want to keep it, just uninstall it.

V2.4

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700

(Bug fix): the preset MIDI output settings were not restored correctly when re-opening a project or changing a preset.

V2.3

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Now supports Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.2.4.
Curves are now antialiased.
Parameters can be fine tuned when the shift key is down.
CPU efficiency improvement: no processing occurs when input is silent.
Settings window now loads faster.
(Bug fix): in some plug-in adapters (such as FxPansion's VST to RTAS adapter) the GUI did not display properly when first loaded.
(Bug fix): when reinstalling the software in another directory, the "skin not found" message was displayed.

V2.2

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Minor UI enhancement for hosts not supporting Windows XP Theme.
(Bug fix): presets load/save did not always work properly in Sonar 5 for some european versions of Windows XP.

V2.1

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0600

VST version bug-fix: some host applications did not see the MIDI output of the plug-in.

V2.0

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0600

The plug-in is now 100% real time thanks to the MIDI output capability: generated envelopes can be used to control any MIDI device or plug-in.
Advanced MIDI control with customizable parameters curve response and MIDI learn.
Skinnable User Interface with Blue Cat's Skinning language V1.2.1 support.
RMS value
Real time envelopes display
All parameters can now be fine tuned thanks to a text-edit popup window that appears when double clicking on user interface widgets.
Warning: because it now supports MIDI events, the DirectX plug-in may appear in the "Synth" or "DXi" category instead of "effects" in some hosts (such as Cakewalk Sonar). If it does not appear in you host, you might want to use our DXi Manager to de-activate MIDI features.
Warning: this new version breaks the presets compatibility, and is thus installed as a new plug-in. If you have a previous version installed and do not want to keep it, just uninstall it manually.

V1.1

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0700

VST Version released.
GUI Improvement: now supports non-standard DPI Settings.
The plug-in now also records clip information.
The parameters have been simplified.
Version info now shown in about box (click on logo).
(Bug fix): host may crash when stopping playback and the "Off" button of the peak meter is pressed.
decay time can be set up to 1000 ms.

V1.0

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0700

First DirectX Version