Release Notes
Version 3.1.1
- Fix dry/wet (limiter)
Version 3.1.0
- Dry/wet parameter (limiter)
- Change AUTO panel layout (limiter)
- Fix threshold rendering for ceiling < threshold (limiter)
- Smoother history animation with large buffer sizes
- Support custom panel and meter textures via theme tab
Version 3.0.7
- Fix file load deadlock during analysis (meter/optimizer)
- Raster shader improvement
- Logo update
Version 3.0.6
- Analyze all bool parameter for faster file loading capability (meter/optimizer)
- Improve load file performance (meter/optimizer)
- Close file but don’t full reset after preset invalidates analysis (optimizer)
Version 3.0.5
- Panel and GPU performance improvements
- Shrink binary file sizes a bit more
Version 3.0.4
- Shrink binary file sizes, add bundle installer
- Defer trial start until explicitly activated (limiter/compressor/optimizer)
Version 3.0.3
- Limiter threshold + ceiling configuration (limiter/compressor/optimizer)
Version 3.0.2
- Limiter layout improvement (limiter)
- Consistent font for tabs
Version 3.0.1
- Performance optimizations
- Fix integrated statistics for file load (meter)
Version 3.0.0
- Set channel-split LUFS channels as dual-mono for consistent loudness
- Look-ahead performance improvement (compressor/optimizer)
- Remove negative look-ahead for limiter (optimizer)
- Fix rare source max percentile range detection inaccuracy (optimizer)
- Fix expansion ratio text parsing (compressor)
- Support lower visualizer delta field decay rates
- Filename in title bar (optimizer/meter)
- Initial limiter release (limiter)
Version 2.9.2
- Fix panning issue for channel-linked modes w/output gain (compressor/optimizer)
Version 2.9.1
- Fix target histogram not always refreshing (optimizer)
- Minor fixes and improvements
Version 2.9.0
- Integrated loudness types (compressor/optimizer)
- Fix for True Peak limiter (compressor/optimizer)
- Fix for bypass not bypassing limiter (compressor/optimizer)
- Apply output gain post-limiter (compressor/optimizer)
- Apply output gain post-dry/wet (compressor/optimizer)
- Match limiter linked/unlinked to loudness type (compressor/optimizer)
- Parameter refresh optimization
- Improved peak mode visualizer auto range
- Improved target visualization accuracy in some cases
Version 2.8.9
- Painting optimization
- Condense user interface layout
Version 2.8.8
- Minor visual improvements
Version 2.8.7
- Fix distribution range type min/max (optimizer)
Version 2.8.6
- Support configurable momentary window duration
- Fix dithering for some cases (compressor/optimizer)
- Option to show/hide parameter change context text bubbles
- Tweak transfer function location (compressor)
Version 2.8.5
- Input gain mapping for DAWs which support it
- Group outlines for better visibility
Version 2.8.4
- Fix file open for certain cases
Version 2.8.3
- Enable ASIO support in standalone applications
Version 2.8.2
- Fix panning startup glitch in certain cases (compressor/optimizer)
Version 2.8.1
- Fix tab issues (meter)
Version 2.8.0
- Built-in limiter (compressor)
- Load limiter settings from target ranges (optimizer/compressor)
- Playback loop option (optimizer)
- Look and feel improvements
Version 2.7.2
- Fix WaveLab crash on startup (compressor/meter)
Version 2.7.1
- Improve history scrolling smoothness
- Possible fix for manual range flicker
Version 2.7.0
- Enable Windows Trusted Signing
Version 2.6.5
- Fix crash on export/playback with certain channel count combinations (optimizer)
Version 2.6.4
- Add resize handle to plug-in window
- Add option to disable velocity sensitive knobs
Version 2.6.3
- Fix exporting silence (meter)
- Optimize reset, avoid glitching (meter)
Version 2.6.2
- Fix annoying combo-box loading glitch
Version 2.6.1
- Update JUCE version
- Drop shadow for knobs and sliders
Version 2.6.0
- Add peak meter w/built-in gain reduction meter (compressor/optimizer)
- Apply output gain and dry/wet pre-ballistics (compressor/optimizer)
- Remove OfflineHD, not applicable to optimizer (optimizer)
Version 2.5.9
- Normalize histograms across panels
- Fix bypass applying output gain (compressor/optimizer)
- Fix gain reduction rendering during silence (compressor/optimizer)
Version 2.5.8
- Support dynamic audio playback changes (optimizer)
Version 2.5.7
- Fix axis lines visibility
- Load meter statistics per-loudness type
Version 2.5.6
- Fix occasional audio glitch on export (optimizer)
- Improve button layout (optimizer, meter)
- Bring back default delta field
Version 2.5.5
- Target range can be set using loudness + range (optimizer)
- Smoother bypass via gain ramp matching using ballistics params (optimizer, compressor)
- Improve histogram bucket interpolation
- Improve peak history rendering
- Enable target range combo-box for peak loudness types
- Switch to velocity-based rotary dials
Version 2.5.4
- Configurable RMS window duration
- Move statistics away from axis (meter)
Version 2.5.3
- Look-ahead modes now fully functional (optimizer)
- Look-ahead improvements for peak and floor (compressor)
- Source and target learn now use Integrated + LRA w/400ms startup (compressor)
Version 2.5.2
- Fix sample rate issue during export (optimizer)
- Flip axis to right side for better visibility
Version 2.5.1
- Fix target range presets glitch (optimizer)
Version 2.5.0
- Initial release (optimizer)
- Switch default settings to look-ahead momentary (compressor)
Version 2.4.9
- Improved handling of silence in history metering
- Separate loudness type and channel-link
- Max range parameter for alternate dynamics types (compressor)
- Source learn now yields far more accurate target average (compressor)
- Bypass output gain and dry/wet for delta output type (compressor)
- More sensible source range presets (compressor)
Version 2.4.8
- Look-ahead link modes for attack/release (compressor)
Version 2.4.7
- Improved audio quality for low block sizes
Version 2.4.6
- Fix ranges loading incorrectly on open/close in some cases
Version 2.4.5
- Fix channel-split auto-range jitters
- Show normal output history/histogram when delta enabled (compressor)
Version 2.4.4
- Add ballistics dither strength parameter (compressor)
Version 2.4.3
- Fix input/output loudness alignment
- Fix integrated history while stats disabled (meter)
Version 2.4.2
- Fix delay compensation, gain ramp glitch (meter)
Version 2.4.1
- Fix macOS universal binaries not being built
Version 2.4.0
- De-clutter user interface layout
- Fix axis when resizing
- Performance optimizations
- Re-enable AUv3 builds
- Sample-accurate ballistics dithering, improved gain ramp (compressor)
- Hide look-ahead when no budget (compressor)
Version 2.3.9
- Re-fix macOS stand-alone microphone permissions
- Disable AUv3 to prevent conflicts and confusion
Version 2.3.8
- Small performance improvements
- Fix macOS stand-alone microphone permissions
Version 2.3.7
- Support gain reduction metering in more DAWs
- Fix axis flowing over knobs
- Show transfer function even with thresholds disabled
Version 2.3.6
- Update JUCE module versions
- Super-sampling applies to panel and widgets
- Fix coloring on audio hardware settings buttons
- Improve font rendering
- Manual range fixes
Version 2.3.5
- Quick light/dark mode switch, replace theme presets
- Fix BPM incorrect evaluation in some scenarios
- Improved buttons etc
Version 2.3.4
- Gain reduction meter under Layout options (compressor)
- Fix shader param 2, other minor improvements
Version 2.3.3
- macOS Sonoma support
- Performance optimization (meter)
- Smoother history rendering w/large block sizes
- Report gain reduction and output for some supported DAWs
- Shader tweaks for visualizer clarity
- Disable delta field by default
Version 2.3.2
- Finally, good light themes
Version 2.3.1
- Ballistics type parameter supporting natural, inertial, dithered variations (compressor)
- Fix target delta visualization (compressor)
- Fix host BPM toggle behavior (meter)
Version 2.3.0
- Improve range axis ticks/labels
- Improve consistency of look-and-feel
- Show axis lines setting in layout options
- Fix Integrated + LRA calculations (meter)
- Fix statistics resetting at wrong time (meter)
- Reset meter on timeline discontinuity (meter)
- Pause meter on timeline idle (meter)
- Automatically show stats during file load (meter)
Version 2.2.2
- Improve font and other UI elements
- Disable adaptive edges by default
Version 2.2.1
- Reduce CPU usage at adaptive window edges
- Bring back preset theme hints (themes are better now)
Version 2.2.0
- Improve knob layout (compressor)
- Improve ballistics when dipping below threshold (compressor)
- Improve default presets (compressor)
- Improve history/histogram clear behavior
- Improve visualizer range chasing
- Improve combo box look and feel
- Added combined history + histogram raster type
- Fix theme changes not refreshing some UI elements
- Fix gate low level type behavior
- Lots of other minor fixes and improvements
Version 2.1.5
- Upgrade JUCE platform version
- Fix history output types (meter)
Version 2.1.4
- Smoother rendering with large audio buffer sizes
- Improve histogram rendering
- Improve surround channel type detection
- Reset histogram on loudness type change
- More consistent channel split visuals
- Tone down default delta field settings
- Fix Layout Options popup menu coloring in some DAWs
Version 2.1.3
- Fix preset delta fields (compressor)
- Improved peak loudness types auto-range behavior
Version 2.1.2
- Fixes for channel-linked adaptive window measurements
- Layout and transfer function improvements (compressor)
- Save dynamics type with presets (compressor)
- Default to downward compression layout (compressor)
Version 2.1.1
- Performance optimization for adaptive window sizes
- Performance optimization for RMS calculations
- Improve rendering of below range loudness history samples
- Fix adaptive window behavior during file load
Version 2.1.0
- Introducing adaptive window sizes for LUFS/RMS measurements
Version 2.0.3
- Fix panel shading glitch in zoomed mode
- Fix channel split histogram threshold
- Clear history on loudness type change
- Merge output type into 2 toggles (compressor)
Version 2.0.2
- Switch knee to bezier interpolation for smoother transitions (compressor)
- Constrain effective knee to avoid overlapping knee artifacts (compressor)
- Switch to center-threshold knee positioning (compressor)
- Panel shader visualization parameters
- Recreate all themes based on hue rotation
Version 2.0.1
- Fix and improve knee behavior (hermite interpolation) (compressor)
- Soft Limiting dynamics type now also utilizes knee (compressor)
- Radio button output type for quicker access (compressor)
- Reduce flicker on parameter changes
Version 2.0.0
- Redesign much of visualizer into GLSL for improved quality and accuracy
- Configurable visualization layout
- Theme improvements, much improved ‘light’ theme variations
- Visual range presets for manual visualization range
- Introducing ‘milk mode’ parameter and presets (meter)
- Fix glitch when loading saved look-ahead settings (compressor)
- Overlap target+output to utilize more screen real estate (compressor)
- Theme hints removed from presets
- Various fixes and improvements
Version 1.9.15
- Replace look-ahead dial w/slider (compressor)
- Fix sidechain layout (compressor)
- Improve dials layout (compressor)
- Fix notification coloring
Version 1.9.14
- Drag & drop file open support (meter)
- Look and feel improvements
Version 1.9.12
- Lots of cosmetic improvements
Version 1.9.11
- Improve visualization rect cropping glitch
- Update tab for checking latest product versions
- Additional minor fixes and improvements
Version 1.9.10
- Fix transfer function visualization for gate (compressor)
- Detect all loudness types for file i/o (meter)
- Improve quick-access layout
- Improve panel and other layout elements
Version 1.9.9
- Fix look-ahead behavior in some cases (compressor)
- Transparent statistics group (meter)
Version 1.9.8
- Improve visualizations
Version 1.9.7
- Logo update
Version 1.9.6
- Add Soft Limiting dynamics type (compressor)
- Extend source/target min to -70.0 to match LUFS gate
- Adjust default range/threshold settings
Version 1.9.5
- Fix license key displaying incorrectly (compressor)
Version 1.9.4
- Add makeup/bypass/gate low-level modes for source:target dynamics type (compressor)
- Panel texture and shadowing improvements
Version 1.9.3
- Update default theme
- Various minor fixes
Version 1.9.2
- Fix single-value slider thumb offset, improve coloring
Version 1.9.1
- User interface improvements
- Revert maximum loudness range change, causing issues with sliders
Version 1.9.0
- Expand maximum loudness range
- Improve Atmos histogram alignment
- Fix histogram bucket range end text
Version 1.8.9
- Fix auval validation failure
- Minor fixes and improvements
Version 1.8.8
- Transfer function raster type (compressor)
- Fix layout issues, give manual range its own row
- Exclude threshold from manual range
- Center histogram buckets for channel-linked
Version 1.8.7
- History and histogram rendering quality improvements
- Fix settings tab parameters not updated in some cases
Version 1.8.6
- Add Save as Default preset/theme manager buttons
- Fix missing tooltips for preset/theme manager buttons
- Fix histogram hold toggle location in visualization tab
Version 1.8.5
- Fix missing threshold for alternate dynamic types in peak modes (compressor)
- Minor gui improvements
Version 1.8.4
- Reduced CPU usage for LUFS calculations
- Reduced CPU usage during source/target range changes
- Switch from bucket count to bucket size for consistency
- Support manual BPM configuration in settings tab
- Flip histograms to be vertical
- Minor fixes and improvements
Version 1.8.3
- Possible fix for OpenGL compatibility issues
- Add error message when OpenGL >= 3.2 is not available
Version 1.8.2
- Switch OpenGL from compatibility profile to core profile
- OpenGL related performance optimizations
- Layout improvements, auto/manual range configuration, show/hide thresholds (meter)
Version 1.8.1
- Learn function for source/target ranges
Version 1.8.0
- Fix default preset/theme migration
- Cleanup button corners
Version 1.7.12
- Various user interface improvements
Version 1.7.11
- Improvements to visualization / threshold rendering (meter)
Version 1.7.10
- Improvements to parameter defaults
- Display ratio as source/target instead of target/source
Version 1.7.9
- Improve texture compatibility
Version 1.7.8
- Relocate side-chain to fix layout glitch
- Fix normal color slider thumb contrast
- Tweaks to panel texture
- Improve performance with automation w/editor open
- Fix potential deadlock during rendering
Version 1.7.7
- Add show thresholds option (compressor)
- Various minor fixes and improvements
Version 1.7.6
- Fix panel rendering when delta field is disabled
Version 1.7.5
- Style toggle buttons
- Improved panel texturing
Version 1.7.4
- Increase the font size
Version 1.7.3
- Loudness axis ticks/labels
- Enable minimize/maximize window buttons for standalone
- Fix loudness range text box editing (compressor)
- Fix ordering on delta histograms (compressor)
- Quick-access manual range slider when auto-range disabled (compressor)
- Exclude threshold from manual range, except when changing (compressor)
Version 1.7.2
- Fix A/B buttons showing over zoomed visualization (compressor)
- Fix some text elements not fully displaying
- Fix visualization area clicks not always registering
- Fix minor layout issues
- Textured panel background shader
Version 1.7.1
- Textured meters
- Quick-access buttons for auto-range & breath residual (compressor)
Version 1.7.0
- User interface cleanup
Version 1.6.16
- Simplify switching between raster types and dynamics types
Version 1.6.15
- Support Dolby Atmos/SMPTE channel orderings
Version 1.6.14
- Fix sidechain output! (compressor)
Version 1.6.13
- Improve license input visibility (compressor)
Version 1.6.12
- Small improvements to context sensitive help (compressor)
Version 1.6.11
- Disable output gain during bypass! (compressor)
Version 1.6.10
- Support traditional compression/expansion configuration types in addition to source => target (compressor)
Version 1.6.9
- Knobs, dry/wet, output gain (compressor)
- Aesthetic improvements
Version 1.6.8
- Support for Pro Tools
- Support mouse wheel for combo-boxes
- Condense user interface a little
Version 1.6.7
- Support for macOS Mojave (10.14)
Version 1.6.6
- Output types: Standard, Bypass, Delta (compressor)
- Fix output offset in extreme cases (compressor)
Version 1.6.5
- Improved preset save
- Fix missing source knee threshold drawing
- Fix missing font characters
Version 1.6.4
- Default manual reset, with a reasonable general-purpose default loudness range
- Default breath residual mode enabled
Version 1.6.3
- Aesthetic improvements
Version 1.6.2
- Fix mono channels when using stereo loudness types
Version 1.6.1
- Fix discontinuities at compression curve extremes (compressor)
Version 1.6.0
- Presets & Themes management
- A/B comparison buttons (compressor)
Version 1.5.2
- Minor graphical improvements
Version 1.5.1
- Fix Logic Pro validation failure
- Darken the shading a bit outside the visualizer HUD
Version 1.5.0
- Improve/fix breath residual feature (compressor)
Version 1.4.9
- Support loading from file for analysis (meter)
Version 1.4.8
- Many cosmetic & visualizer improvements, configurable bit-depth
Version 1.4.7
- Fix mutex double-lock freeze on latency change in Cubase (compressor)
Version 1.4.6
- Additional optimizations and re-fix plug-in resize
Version 1.4.5
- Fix FLStudio crash on startup (meter)
Version 1.4.4
- Fix plug-in resize AU JUCE bug
Version 1.4.3
- Reduce overlay redraw overhead
Version 1.4.2
- Reduce CPU usage when editor is closed (meter)
Version 1.4.1
- Fix rare crash due to text rendering race condition
- Fix settings apply/discard buttons sometimes enabled unnecessarily
- Apply look and feel to standalone application audio settings dialog
- OpenGL performance improvements
Version 1.4.0
- Improve sound quality (compressor)
- Improve performance (especially meter)
- Smoother history rendering
- Improve various minor visual elements
- Fix stereo RMS reset in certain cases
- Support offline license activation (compressor)
Version 1.3.1
- Improve performance via more reasonable default block size (meter)
- Minor aesthetic improvements
Version 1.3.0
- Fixes & improvements to stereo and integrated LUFS
- Fix for combo-boxes closing themselves.
- Fix for trial/license activation glitches while offline (compressor).
Version 1.2.2
- Updated EULA: Added a commitment to provide unprotected builds in the event the business ceases operations or goes offline, ensuring long-term access to the software for licensed users.
Version 1.2.1
- Support LRA, improvements to peak/min history (meter)
Version 1.2.0
- Initial release of APU Loudness Meter
- Bug fixes and quality improvements (compressor)
Version 1.1.0
- Fix knee boundary artifacts (compressor)
Version 1.0.4
- Eliminate visual discontinuity during history length increase (compressor)
- Improve target range behavior (compressor)
Version 1.0.3
- Reduce pixel shader artifacts (compressor)
Version 1.0.2
- Fix license status text not updating in certain cases (compressor)
Version 1.0.1
- Enable sandbox safe for audio unit compatibility (compressor)
Version 1.0.0
- Initial release of APU Loudness Compressor