Reaper updated to 6.38

[Larry Shelby]

http://reaper.fm/download.php

6.38

Loudness Meter: add options for writing automation inverted and selecting single output value

macOS: improve textfield behavior with certain key mappings in menu items •

Media explorer: separate multichannel peaks display by one pixel

ReaComp/ReaGate: perform extra validation on multichannel mode configuration state

ReaEQ: fix UI update issues when loading presets on Windows

ReaEQ: update graph display when resizing and analysis is disabled •

ReaScript: fix potential crash when hit testing over TCP mono button •

ReaScript: fix TakeFX_GetParamFromIdent •

ReaScript: hit test functions now detect master.tcp.mono etc

ReaVerb: fix incorrect processing on very sparse non-mono signals (e.g. click sources) •

ReaVerb: fix reverb generator crash with zero-width (6.37 regression) •

ReaXcomp: fix UI update issues when loading presets on Windows

Render: localize "dry run" text

Theme: add mcp_fxembed scalar to WALTER •

plus 6.37 updates:

ReaLimit

add new program-dependent brickwall limiter plugin

support embedded UI

support up to 64 channels, optional multi-mono and multi-stereo modes

ReaPlugs

most built-in plug-ins now support multichannel/multi-mono/multi-stereo modes

FX

support delta solo (difference between dry and wet signal) for VST, LV2, AU, JSFX

enable delta solo via alt+click or right-click on wet/dry knob, or I/O menu in pin connector dialog

add action to toggle delta solo for last focused fx

show FX shortcut actions in action list even when FX is not available

fix "only when selected/focused/visible" preference when using controller soft takeover •

FX pin connector

change track channel count via dropdown, rather than +/- buttons

support changing plug-in channel count, mulit-mono, multi-stereo configuration for ReaFX that support it

support configuring requested VST3 bus size

JSFX

fix loudness meter peak value display for certain channel counts •

improve Oscilloscope scrolling smoothness

increase Oscilloscope maximum view length to 5s

Loudness Meter integrated values (LUFS-I, LRA, RMS-I) only update when playing back

support regular peak (in addition to true peak) metering in Loudness Meter

update Flanger preset •

ReaScript

add MIDIEditor_EnumTakes()

add TakeFX/TrackFX_GetParamIdent/GetParamFromIdent

ensure envelope point shape input is valid

for Lua, make final string parameter to various Get functions that return strings optional

MIDIEditor_GetTake and MIDIEditor_EnumTakes return nil if the MIDI editor is empty

Track/TakeFX_GetNamedConfigParm() can retrieve fx_name, fx_type, fx_ident

VST

fix initializing pin connector when plugin I/O increases

improve hard-reset behavior when used with plugins that only support soft-reset

improve naming of unnamed programs

improve program handling when loading state for plugins that support chunks (e.g. Maize Sample Player)

improve support for VST2 plug-ins that do not support effGetProgramNameIndexed

run preset loading synchronously with audio processing

Actions

duplicate selected items obeys item grouping, creates new groups when originals are grouped •

fix quirks with 'Expand selected track height, minimize others' action and mouse mapping •

update solo button after MIDI CC solo state action •

fix some soft-takeover corner cases for midi CC actions

LV2

fix creating shortcuts to plug-ins via FX browser/script •

improve support for localized plug-ins, use LANGUAGE environment variable to choose language for plug-in, parameter, and preset names •

notify UIs when time:beatsPerMinute or core:freeWheeling parameter changes occur

support pin connector dialog I/O menu option to zero out unmapped channels

Media explorer

inform user if maximum number of user-customized metadata columns has been added •

localize dialog to add user metadata column

remember original playback start position when stopping (not pausing) preview, restart playback from that position

when selecting new media, if both autoplay and show peaks for selected media are disabled, previous playback will continue

MIDI editor

add custom note order/visiblity mode (ctrl+drag note key in named notes view)

do not quantize behavior of "drawing or selecting a note sets new note length" preference •

import/export of note names includes custom-view ordering information if set

obey option for Preferences/Keyboard/alt key to main menu on Windows

ReaVerb

add Channel Tool to allow combining multiple files by channel

support up to 64 channel impulses

load channel count configuration from presets

reverse impulse modifier can apply to all channels or single channel

Render

add brickwall limiter option

add support for renaming render presets

display gain reduction in render peaks display when limiting

fix peaks display with very short files

report rendered file length, full file path in HTML render statistics

VU meters

don't show clip indicators for not-soloed tracks •

consistent rounding and clip indicator behavior across all peak metering

display overs if record-input signal is >= +0dB, or playback signal is > +0dB

improve appearance when using DPI-mapping •

fix RMS calculation with certain sample rates •

Audio Units

preserve input audio for instrument plugins (same behavior as VST and LV2 instrument plugins)

fix creating shortcuts to renamed plug-ins via FX browser

support IO menu in pin connector dialog

Batch converter

add brickwall limiter option

prevent occasional incomplete normalization with very short files •

Envelopes

add advanced project preference (default enabled) to prevent bezier envelope segments from being affected by preceding/following non-bezier points

correct invalid envelope point shape data when loading project (protect against buggy scripts or extensions)

fix potential odd behavior when editing FX parameter envelopes with inverted range •

FX browser

display error when FX shortcut creation fails

improve behavior adding to folders when using search

scan for new LV2 plug-ins when refreshing list via F5 •

Linux

allow mousewheel to scroll menus/combobox lists

improve appearance of menus and list/tree views •

MIDI

reset CC/pitch on playback stop is now enabled by default

fix processing sysex messages when the terminating byte is a standalone packet •

Razor edit

allow pressing copy modifier key after mousedown, but before initial mouse move •

fix envelope edits affecting automation items incorrectly •

ReaEQ

support various channel metering options

support up to 64 channels

update display after resizing when not processing audio

ReaFIR

support up to 64 channels, optional multi-mono and multi-stereo modes

support various channel metering options

Automation items

fix possible hang on linux/i686 •

macOS

fix Big Sur save dialog behavior when exporting to project types other than .RPP •

Pan

improve rounding behavior when adjusted via control surfaces/actions

Project bay

read source file attributes from cache if possible, to improve loading time for bays that contain many retained files

ReaComp

support up to 64 channels, optional multi-mono and multi-stereo modes

ReaGate

support up to 64 channels, optional multi-mono and multi-stereo modes

ReaSurround

update I/O size immediately when changing speaker configurations while bypassed

ReaXcomp

support up to 64 channels, optional multi-mono and multi-stereo modes

Recording

improve recording behavior with time selection autopunch and PDC •

Theme

fix display of 200% layouts on retina displays

Track panels

improve behavior of FX parameter knobs for toggle parameters

Transport

fix issues with docked/undocked transport and screensets •

Video

fix gfx_deltablit documentation •

API

improve resolution and remove center-snap logic from CSurf_OnPanChange*() and CSurf_OnWidthChange*()