ZincT Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Download from your PG account https://www.pluginguru.com/my-account/ or from https://www.ilio.com/unify-updates if you bought from a 3rd party. Lots of great new stuff including a Load Random Patch option. Change Log: Version 1.8.0 (released 17 February 2022) This update is recommended for all Unify users. It includes significant enhancements and important bug fixes. New feature: Key Zones Patches can now optionally reference a "key zones" text file, which defines colored/named zones on the MIDI keyboard view in the GUI footer area. When zones are defined, ops-menus for MIDI and INST layers include a sub-menu to quickly set the layer key-range to match any named zone. New feature: Linked Media Patches can now have associated media links, which can reference local image files or web pages. Green border around thumbnail image indicates a local file link, blue border indicates a web link. Click on thumbnail to open linked content. New feature: INST layer titles automatically track name of the instrument preset Explicitly adding your own title disables this (edit back to blank to re-enable). Note not all third-party plug-ins report their current preset name to host. Unify itself and Guru Sampler now do report their current patch/SFZ name. Layer titles now update correctly when layers are rearranged/renumbered. New feature: Global Gain control Red slider next to thumbnail image, only active in stand-alone app. Allows reducing output level to avoid distortion due to overdriving audio hardware. Setting can be saved once the right level is found. New feature: Random patch button New "dice" icon between arrow buttons next to patch thumbnail image. Click to select a patch at random from among those currently displayed in Chooser (lower half of sidebar). Respects current Load-mode selection (menu at bottom-right corner of sidebar). Patch Browser changes All lists in Patch Selector (top half of sidebar) now update after you select a Library. All lists in Patch Selector display a "Clear" button when any items are selected. New "..." button next to Search text box allows selecting which fields are searched. "Genre" items have been removed. (They were unused, and there was no way to set the "genre" field.) Patch-load modes menu (bottom right of sidebar) now labeled "Mode", has an added "INST1 only" choice. Guru Sampler Numerous changes to SFZ file format, for compatibility with Bjoern's Sample Mapper. Several bugs fixed, mainly relating to mono/legato mode. Pump House Smoothing checkbox added. On by default: reduces DC clicks due to discontinuity between end of one cycle and start of next. Switch off to restore original, perfectly sample-accurate modulation. MIDIBox Added rising-edge triggered parameters corresponding to next/prev track and next/prev MIDI file. You can now use knobs and host-automation to select tracks and files. MIDI Filter New checkbox to filter out ALL note-events. Bundled plug-ins LoudMax updated to v1.4.1. All MOrgan plug-ins updated to latest versions. Smaller changes Channel pressure (aftertouch) can now be assigned to any macro knob. All pop-up (right-click) edit boxes now close automatically when you press Enter. Mouse wheel now works in CC sliders in ShowMIDI View. Ops menu for VST3 plug-ins includes "load .vstpreset" item. ShowMIDI keyboard-size and number of CC sliders are now remembered for future sessions. New setting to force embedded Unify layers to load with Master Effects layer enabled. Edited February 18, 2022 by ZincT 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 The random dice button is fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, abacab said: The random dice button is fun! That combined with the embed patch mode - killer! 😎 The patch that Skippy comes up with in the video using Hive, Dune etc I now have recreated and saved! Edited February 18, 2022 by ZincT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, ZincT said: That combined with the embed patch mode - killer! 😎 Yup, tried that out with the newly "Unified" factory Phase Plant presets. BIG sound!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, abacab said: Yup, tried that out with the newly "Unified" factory Phase Plant presets. BIG sound!!! Having Phase Plant Unified is also killer 😀 I love how the randomise feature works as you have a lot of flexibility over which libraries/patches it can choose from. This one feature should sell a lot of copies of Unify! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 minute ago, ZincT said: I love how the randomise feature works as you have a lot of flexibility over which libraries/patches it can choose from. I just tried stacking Phase Plant with Saurus, using a bunch of random presets from each. Then soloed each layer and deleted those that didn't work. Ended up with a nice fat bass, lead, and riser stack, that I never would have discovered on my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, abacab said: I just tried stacking Phase Plant with Saurus, using a bunch of random presets from each. Then soloed each layer and deleted those that didn't work. Ended up with a nice fat bass, lead, and riser stack, that I never would have discovered on my own! That's just it! You can build up amazing patches super quick, using all the synths you own, and quickly get rid of any layers that don't work. Brilliant update 👍 Edited February 18, 2022 by ZincT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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