Release Notes and DSound products continuity

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Replacements of DSound legacy products by Audiffex products

  • GT Player >>> inTone | Guitar Pro: All the features of GT Player are available in inTone | Guitar Pro
  • GT Player Express >>> inTone | Guitar Express: All the features are here, added support for 3rd party plug-ins etc.
  • RT Player >>> inTone | GuitarPro: All the features of RT Player are added to inTone | Guitar Pro. For more complex setups, we suggest to use the Matrix version of inTone, offering many more possibilities than RT Player.
  • RT Player Express >>> inTone | Keys: Much more sophisticated and more flexible application
  • VL2 >>> inValve: Added Intel Mac support, new interface

Products announced by DSound, not released:

  • Bass Player >>> inTone | Bass
  • Live FX >>> inTone | Matrix

New features in inTone - comparing to GT Player (RT Player)

  • Open system: Any 3rd party VST plug-in can be opened
  • Program banks: User is not limited to 128 programs - unlimited number of banks, each bank 1-128 programs
  • XML based bank format, Mac OS X and Windows use the same format
  • Possibility to download / upload user presets, web database
  • Improved support to use chains for 2 different (stereo or mono) sources (2)
    • Improved assignment of channels, 4 independent channels may be used for input (2)
    • Individual outs for effect chains(2)
    • Chain panning
    • Individual chain metering (2)
    • New selectors for the type of audio interface - Left and Right default input
  • Enhanced MIDI
    • Multiple assignments to one parameter
    • Multiple assignments of one controller
    • Range for the parameter control can be set, even setting inverse response
    • Zones, layers and filters for virtual instruments
    • Sending controls and program changes to external MIDI devices (each program change in inTone may send several program changes to external devices).
  • Improved graphic user interface
    • Selection of a program from pop-up menu
    • Store panel: Allows to choose a location for the program to be stored
    • Layouts: User can easily select a set of visible windows
  • Opens iTunes playlists (1)
  • Simultaneous Recording and Playback (2)(1)
  • Many minor changes - automatic updates, new documentation etc.

Mac extras

  • Improved audio engine - hot plug / unplug, different SR for input and output
  • Recording to compressed format (2)

(1) Version 1.1

(2) Pro versions only

Release notes

inTone Mac

1.0.8
  • New effects added to the Pro versions.
  • Program storage redesigned. Programs downloaded from the web may be used directly.
  • Programs are stored in the Music folder instead of Preferences
  • The "New Bank" function was extended by a "Save as" function".
  • New Bank inSpector application allows drag & drop operation with programs.
  • Auto muting of empty chains.
  • New SpotLight and QuickView plug-ins - better Mac OS X integration
1.0.7
  • Track Player FF and REW buttons sometimes decreased volume - fixed
  • Utilities folder added to the package
  • The latest ReWire added to the Pro versions
1.0.6
  • Some Leopard related changes
  • Missing NIDI button in the Matrix Express version added

1.0.5

  • Added selection for MIDI program change - individual channels
  • The "." key on the numeric keypad populates the program or track menu, according to the activated rack
  • dB ranges on sliders changed
  • Mac/Windows program compatibility improved
  • MIDI commands and Pitch Bend are send to plug-ins now
  • Recording formats fixed
  • Track info displayed properly in playlist
1.0.4
  • Knob handles changed to appear correctly on Intel Macs
  • The Learn function works also for plug-in parameters
  • The update, buy and upgrade links fixed
  • Default AUX value changed to 0
  • Chain menu assigns to channels 1+2 instead of 2+3
  • Dock tile alligned
  • Initialize Program deletes all MIDI routes

inTone Win

1.0.9

  • Window focus does not switch to Fx windows when loading a program
  • Loop Start, End and Clear is indicated in the display
  • Corrected behavior when tracks in playlist are not available
  • MIDI controls are routed also in the Learn Mode
  • PW-2 Pedal Wah added to the installation bundle (only PRO versions)
  • Added bass version of the following Plug-ins (only Keys and Matrix PRO versions):
  • OD-2 Bass Overdrive
  • DT-2 Bass Distortion
  • SP-2 Bass Speaker Simulator
  • TC-2 Bass Tone Control
  • FL-2 Bass Flanger
  • PH-2 Bass Phaser
  • CH-2 Bass Chorus
  • GE-2 Bass Graphic Equalizer

1.0.8

  • VST version included
  • Unload of effects when switching programs fixed
  • Added "Save As" bank functionality
  • Menus for programs and tracks selection have multi-column layout
  • Improved both Fx and Racks windows arrangement

1.0.7

  • BYPASS is not saved in a bank anymore
  • Fast MIDI switching of programs fixed
  • MIDI channel selection added to MIDI Program Change in Preferences
  • MIDI tempo functionality fixed.
  • Synchronization added to several Plug-ins (Auto Pan, Tremolo, BPM Delay)
  • Clean Preamp a Blues Drive finalized and added to the installation bundle (only PRO versions)
  • MIDI filters modified - renamed to Route Transmits, inverted sense of the checkbox
  • Number of MIDI outs raised from 8 to 16

1.0.6

  • Six new Stomp Boxes added to the installation bundle (only PRO versions):
  • CP-2 Crunch Preamp
  • HG-2 HiGain Preamp
  • PE-2 Parametric Equalizer
  • SP-2 Speaker Simulator
  • TC-2 Tone Control
  • AT-2 Auto Tuner added to the installation bundle

1.0.5

  • Custom meters added to all editors - same as in the racks
  • EG-2 Expander added to the installation bundle (only PRO versions)

1.0.4

  • Button opening folder with recordings added to Playlist editor
  • Option to select type of FX editor's window added
  • Modified MIDI - fixed numbered list instead of the slots

 

interFX Mac

1.1.5

  • New effects added to the Pro versions.
  • Program storage redesigned. Programs downloaded from the web may be used directly.


1.1.3

  • Leopard support fixed.
  • Opens properly the inTone banks stored with Auto Chain Mute function.


1.1.1

  • Improved window behavior: Click to the Program Unit always activates the application. Click to the program icon to bring all the effects in front of the mixer.
  • Preferences - Audio: New button opening NRV10 control panel
  • New power switch and other changes in graphics


1.1

Major changes:

  • Completely new audio engine. Fixes sync problems with NRV10 HW.
  • Audio preferences changed. Sample rate can be selected in the Preferences panel.
  • All the audio parameters are switch-able during processing, hot plug/unplug does not crash the application.
  • Program storage and the program bank support unified across all the Audiffex applications, interFX can load presets of inTone family.
  • Bank Inspector application inside the package allows to publish presets to the web database
  • VST 2.4 and 2.3 support.
  • Does not crash when loading a PowerPC plug-in on an Intel Mac.
  • CPU load meter on the display

Minor changes:

  • The recovery starting with SHIFT-key down caused that built-in effects were not loaded and interFX had to be relaunched. Now the Rescan Effect Folders command loads the built in plug-ins.
  • The Dock icon indicates the status of application - power on/off
  • Effects can have 2 types of windows: Either document (can be put to the Dock) or panel (can appear in front of the main panel window). The switch is in Preferences / GUI.
  • Empty program bank is not locked by default.
  • The Window menu allows to hide the editor window or the program unit
  • Top and bottom preference settings work as expected - windows are arranged so no part exceeds the screen area.


1.0

  • The first release





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