FL Studio 7.4 beta 2 ...

[jmc]

FL Studio 7.4 beta 2 (2007/12/27)

The public beta 2 version of FL Studio 7.4 is available now. To test it, simply download the installer and run it. This beta will expire February 15th.
FL Studio users can download it from the Producer Editon box in their my FL Studio page.

Latest manual here [.CHM, unzip it into \Program Files\Image-Line\FL Studio 7\Help].

Changes
(7.4 beta 2)

1. Changed piano roll keyboard modifiers a little (see help file) to add a new SHIFT+click to add note in resize mode.
   
2. Added 'Send previous/next to selected channel' option in browser.
   
3. Fixed some possible deadlocks when MIDI-controlling parameters.
   
4. Fixed little bug in Fruity Slicer's note dump.
   
5. Default peak meters scale bottom changed to -70dB, alternate scale down to -50dB.
   
6. Introducing FL-chan in wallpapers.
   
7. Changed Edison spectral display's windowing to Kaiser.
   
8. FPC: fixed midi loop loading, it now takes into accounts the steps per beat
   
9. Video Player: "render fast" is now the default
   
10. DirectWave: fixed bug showing save program dialogs
    
11. DirectWave: added file compatibility options to (global) options dialog
    
12. DirectWave: "gain" control on zone tab now defaults to 0.0dB again
    
13. DirectWave: "gain" control on zone tab is now multiplied to the volume instead of added
    
14. DirectWave: updated downloader implementation
    
15. DirectWave: double-click on zone (or zone index) now opens sample tab
    
16. DirectWave: now need to right-click on sample scroll bar to zoom
    
17. DirectWave: fixed drag&drop crash
    
18. DirectWave: made library scan (for popup menu) a lot faster
    
19. DirectWave: fixed browser resizing from config dlg
    
20. DirectWave: fixed behaviour of browser expansion with multiple instances
    
21. DirectWave: changed volume and velocity implementation
    
22. DirectWave: re-implemented soundfont support, now supports 24bit soundfonts
    
23. DirectWave: fixed resizing in FL version, made it more spec-compliant in VSTi version
    
24. DirectWave: some VST specific improvements
    
25. DirectWave: fixed crash in VSTi when opening/closing browser because of incorrect FL version check
    
26. DirectWave: effect switches on the zone page now also act according to the "global" switch
    
27. DirectWave: improved demo mode save/restore for VSTi version
    
28. DirectWave: fixed window size bug (browser open/closed) when opening editor
    
29. DirectWave: fixed ogg import, made it use 32bit float samples instead of 16bit int
    
30. DirectWave: restructured files, recompiled
    

(7.4)

1. Improved smoothness when recording for several minutes in Edison.
   
2. Edison: new drum(loop) stretching tool (& paste replace (drum)), with improved gaps filling.
   
3. Edison: CTRL+DRAG drums from one instance to another, to replace drums in a loop with drums from another loop.
   
4. Edison: slide option now works on markers/regions too.
   
5. Edison: hold right-shift to move markers more accurately (temporary zoom).
   
6. Edison: new Tools->Send to playlist as audio clip, to send the clip to the playlist at selection, linked to the same mixer track as Edison.
   
7. Added recording filter (right-click record button).
   
8. Newbie enhancement: snapping is on by default.
   
9. Newbie enhancement: browser snapshot now defaults to slot 1.
   
10. Newbie enhancement: window menu icons replaced by holly down arrows.
    
11. Bugfix: quick quantize no longer resizes playlist clips.
    
12. New spectral view in monitor panel.
    
13. Automation now displayed in pattern clips, improved event editor display.
    
14. Channels in piano roll channel selector are now sorted by channel group.
    
15. New list of available patterns when right-clicking the pattern selector.
    
16. Patterns named '-pattern name' now act as separators in lists.
    
17. Edison: new 'dual view' mode showing both waveform & spectrum.
    
18. Added OGG Vorbis rendering target.
    
19. Added randomize & humanize to multilink menu.
    
20. Edison: added tools->sequencing->send to selected channel, to quickly send audio to the selected channel without dragging (mainly for Fruity Slicer).
    
21. Little bugfix in Sytrus envelope release combined with sustain level.
    
22. Default audio device changed to ASIO4ALL.
    
23. Newly-recorded patterns now added as pattern clips (when in song mode).
    
24. Fixed rare arpeggiator bug.
    
25. Dashboard: fixed "full range" behaviour for selectors
    
26. FPC: small UI changes
    
27. FPC: better behaviour when samples are missing
    
28. FPC: changed direction for changing pads from mouse wheel
    
29. Fruity Wrapper: implemented support for sysex messages sent by the plugin (untested)
    
30. Fruity Wrapper: let FL re-read key names when updateDisplay message is received from VST plugin
    
31. Fruity DX10: mod init and sustain calculations now also take samplerate into account
    
32. Fixed crash in Vista when Data Execution Prevention is on

(7.3)

1. Bugfix in envelope point snapping.
   
2. Added error message at startup when MMX or SSE1 is not found.
   
3. Bugfix in Sytrus unison sub.
   
4. Cleartype not forced on anymore for mixer labels for Win9X platforms.
   
5. Fixed little bug when reordering mixer tracks.
   
6. Little Bugfix in Edison's looping tool & trimming option.
   
7. New phase editing feature in Edison's EQ.
   
8. Bugfix in stretching engine.
   
9. Bugfix in monophonic mode combined with Fruity Slicer plugin.
   
10. Fixed weird bug importing corrupted playlist data from FL6 projects.
    
11. Added middle note & score detection to Edison.
    
12. Fixed keystrokes not getting to FL when mixer was detached & focused.
    
13. Fixed strange bug with ASIO.
    
14. Right-clicking splitters (browser, Piano roll, playlist) for spare position.
    
15. Edison's EQ, blur & reverb tools now remember their envelope editor settings.
    
16. FL finally supports MIDI SysEx input, and handles basic MMC functions.
    
17. Fixed crash when closing FL while project browser was open.
    
18. Project browser: can show/hide plugin editors from the generators/effects folders.
    
19. Generator smart disable is now compatible with threaded rendering.
    
20. Added mouse wheel support to popup menus & combo selectors.
    
21. Added (manual) plugin editor thumbnails to project browser.
    
22. Edison: unselects when live selection is too short (<150ms), and added live selection as published parameter.
    
23. Sinc interpolator now faster (64point sinc now usable realtime).
    
24. Edison: new fancy waveform display mode, and option to export display to bitmap file.
    
25. Edison: added stereo waveform display.
    
26. New slope modes for LP/HP/LS/Peak/HS bands in Parametric EQ 2 plugin.
    
27. New 'multilink' option for quicker remote control assignment, creation of multiple automation clips, etc.
    
28. Added 'Edit whole mapping' to Remote control part of the project browser.
    
29. Optional stereo waveform display in playlist.
    
30. Fixed tiny browser bug.
    
31. Re-implemented CME UF keyboard support (although MIDI feedback sometimes makes no sense).
    
32. Fixed bug in WaveShaper & Sytrus bipolar to unipolar mapping conversion.
    
33. Parameter smoothing now works for relative knobs or other incremental MIDI controls too.
    
34. Improved parameter smoothing.
    
35. Can now define absolute increment steps in MIDI remote control window.
    
36. Playlist->Edit->Shift left/right now works for audio clips too (including using control surface jogs).
    
37. Added full support for the Mackie Control Universal.
    
38. Improved support for some controllers.
    
39. Fixed thread-locking issue with multiple smoothed up remote control combined with visible project browser and knob tweak undo enabled.
    
40. Edison: new slave sync, pause button, transport active when not playing, support for control surfaces and keyboard input (to slice or for sampler preview).
    
41. Edison: can now link notes to markers/regions (for use in Fruity Slicer).
    
42. Edison: added "Undo mix (spectral)" and "Paste mix (spectral)" features.
    
43. Edison: added keyboard (to note or to slice) preview.
    
44. Edison: added 'quick rename (all)' option to rename all regions to drum names.
    
45. Improved 'undo knob tweaks' to support tweaking several parameters at once without slowing down.
    
46. Love Philter: piano keys assigned to patterns.
    
47. Tweaking controls on VST(i)s now show a hint message in FL's hint bar (when possible).
    
48. FPC: fixed some save dialog glitches.
    
49. FPC: fixed envelope handling.
    
50. FPC: added wave preview in open dialog.
    
51. Fruity Wrapper: Bugfix: don't send "all note off" message for effects.
    
52. Fruity Wrapper: renamed menu items for saving/loading fst and fxb files to "VST" instead of "Cubase".
    
53. Fruity Wrapper: added "Send note off velocity" option.
    
54. Video Player: Bugfix: prevent rising cpu usage.
    
55. Video Player: Bugfix: detached video will now keep playing if the plugin editor window is hidden.
    
56. Video Player: added "Ignore tempo changes" option.
    
57. Wave Candy: fixed some bugs & added Vista window background blur.
    
58. Updated to LAME 3.97.
    
59. Improved latency compensation 'Set from' option.
    
60. Rendering with latency compensation.
    
61. Added slip editing in playlist clips, as well as little changes in resizing tools.
    
62. Improved accuracy of MIDI input recording under high GUI CPU load.
    
63. Can now move effect slots around using the mouse wheel.
    
64. Edison & Sytrus now captionize themselves when starting a sample drag.
    
65. FL (& some FL plugins) now support .ogg format.
    
66. Introducing 'Selected' mixer track, to which the selected mixer track is routed, and in which you place visual effects or a recording Edison.
    
67. Ctrl+E to quickly open an audio editor in a mixer track, or Shift+E to open an audio logger.
    
68. Added score logging feature, not to miss scored played while testing.
    
69. Piano roll: added 'Select at random' to select 10% random notes, for variations.
    
70. Playlist: clip source selection now in titlebar, and clips panel now on top by default.
    
71. One-click audio recording now prompts to record in Edison.
    
72. Improved RAM usage meter for some systems.
    
73. Edison: new Tools->Send to playlist as audio clip, to send the clip to the playlist at selection, linked to the same mixer track as Edison.
    
74. Can now resize multiple playlist clips at once.
    
75. Caps lock function changed to allow resizing of notes from left side in Piano roll.

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