Renoise users rejoice as version 3.5 is released today - by far the most substantial update since 3.0. They have rolled out a huge number of upgrades and improvements, all of which can be seen here: https://forum.renoise.com/t/renoise-3-5-and-redux-1-4-released/76590 Native microtuning, splitter effect device, MIDI channels on the phrase editor, support for live coding, built in notepad, multi-CPU  enhancements and MIDI out for Redux is just the icing on the cake! There is also new factory content. 

 

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Phrase Scripting Engine

03:49 - Splitter Effect Device

06:26 - Microtuning Support

07:36 - Redux VST3 & MIDI Out

08:38 - Ableton Link Start/Stop

08:53 - Phrase MIDI & Multi-Timbral Plugins

09:23 - Phrase Keyboard Focus

09:51 - EQ Mid/Side Channels

10:19 - Notepad "Effect"

10:36 - Plugin Instrument Parameter Targetting

10:45 - Scripting & API Updates

10:57 - Formula Device External Editor

11:05 - Tool API Enhancements & Canvas View

11:21 - Resizeable Instrument Selector

11:27 - Hide-able Disk Browser

11:32 - RMS All Over Your Meters

11:41 - WHY CAN'T I HOLD ALL THESE UPDATES

11:48 - ...And More

 

Here's a couple of tutorials I made on Renoise if you ever want to get started...

 

 

And here is the full run-down of features in this latest version... 

Features

General Enhancements

• Phrase Scripting Engine: Experimental new real-time phrase scripting system that allows programmatic creation or live coding of musical phrases using Lua.

  This feature integrates pattrns 50, a new open-source project that provides an imperative-style music sequence generator with support for Tidal Cycles' mini-notation 24.

  Detailed information, API reference and examples can be found in the pattrns guide 23.

• Splitter Effect Device: Works just like a Doofer when it comes to adding effects and setting up macros, but has the additional ability of splitting the audio into two sub-signals, each with their own effect chain. The sub-signals can be one of three types: Parallel for two identical copies, Mid/Side separates the mid and side channels of the sound, while Frequency separates it into low and high frequency bands.

• Microtuning Support: Support for MTS-ESP 6 microtuning and Scala tuning files has been added as part of an instrument's native scaling.

  Renoise sample-based instruments can now act as MTS-ESP clients. You'll need to use an MTS master such as the free MTS-ESP Mini plugin 5 on Windows and MacOS or Surge XT 2 on Linux.

  Scala tuning files 2 can be used without any additional software and are saved with any instrument or song that uses them.

• Ableton Link Start/Stop: Optional start/stop synchronisation with Ableton Link 4. (Renoise only)

  For improved collaboration with other Ableton Link compatible devices and software. Note that start/stop synchronisation must be enabled on all Link peers for them to start/stop together.

• Multi-CPU Performance Enhancements: Significant performance improvements on multi-core systems. (Renoise only)

  Reduced initial CPU load in complex songs and lowering CPU usage in many songs, allowing you to use more DSP FX and instruments.

• New Factory Content: Fresh presets and additional material contributed by zensphere to inspire new creative workflows.

  The new content includes a whole bunch of new instruments, samples, doofers, splitters and DSP effect presets.

Redux Enhancements

• MIDI Out: Notes and other instrument data can be sent to the host DAW through MIDI, with the most obvious use being Redux directly controlling other instruments.

• VST3 Support: Redux is now available in VST3 format.

• Preference Sync: Changes in one Redux instance will apply to other running Redux plugin instances.

Tooling & Scripting Enhancements

• Lua API Enhancements: New APIs, bindings and vastly improved UI possibilities for tool developers. (Renoise only)

  See Lua API v6.2 changes 9 for a complete list of changes.

• LuaJIT Interpreter: Replaced Lua 5.1 with LuaJIT for improved performance in Renoise Tools, Formula device, and the Phrase Scripting Engine.

• Scripting Terminal Updates: Adjustable font sizes, better auto-reload functionality with external editors, and improved error navigation.

• LuaLS Language Server Integration: Smarter editing with advanced features like code suggestions and error checking in Renoise's built in script editor.

User Interface Updates

• UI Scaling Options: More fractional scaling settings for better compatibility with HiDPI displays.

• New Pattern Font: Refined visuals for improved readability, especially on HiDPI displays.

• Updated Font Rendering Engine: With enhanced/fixed kerning.

• macOS Fullscreen Mode: Now uses the default macOS fullscreen mode with spaces and tiling options.

Workflow Improvements

• Sample Editor Improvements: Copy/pasting sample selections into new sample buffers now includes basic sample properties as well.

• Instrument List Enhancements: Resizable list with note and sample playback previews. Also indicates the last track the instrument was played on. (Renoise only)

• Browser Enhancements: Hide-able Disk Browser and improved default naming. (Renoise only)

• Mixer Updates: Adjustable meter sizes, RMS and peak level display. (Renoise only)

• Insert Group From Selection: New command (Control + Alt + G) for quick group creation from selected tracks. (Renoise only)

• Notepad Device: Remind yourself, or inform others, of what's going on in an effect chain. Especially handy for complex Doofers and Splitters.

• EQ5 & EQ10 Enhancements: Channel selection is now always available and there's two new options for applying the EQ to only the Mid or Side channels.

• Instrument Automation: This device now has 'target' buttons which allow clicking on an external plugin GUI to assign a parameter (if supported by the plugin).

• Piano In Phrase Editor: Can now be focused by clicking on it or via 'Control + Tab', so instead of playing single notes or editing, keypresses will play the phrase.

• Phrases & Multitimbral Plugins: If an instrument is using Plugin or MIDI, the Phrase Editor's sample column can now direct notes to a specific MIDI channel. This is huge for multi-timbral plugins, since this is an alternative to aliasing across multiple instruments.

• MIDI Controlled Macros: An instrument's macros can now be controlled by MIDI CC#70-77.

• Pattern Editor Selection Operations: The pattern and phrase editor will use the note or FX under the cursor when there's no selection set.

• Pattern Editor Pasting: Now automatically enables columns from the clipboard content.

• Formula Device: Has the Tool enhancements mentioned above and a new External Editor.

• MIDI Octave Transpose Option: A new button in the Transport Panel toggles whether MIDI notes from external keyboards will be transposed by the Octave setting.

• Windows WASAPI: Added support for mono devices, enhanced automatic audio channel conversions. (Renoise only)

VST3 Compatibility & Fixes

• Track names and colors will be passed to VST3 plugins that support it.
• Beat positions of patterns are passed as bar start to plugins. Signature changes are guessed from pattern lengths.
• VST3 parameter set change issues/crashes: Resolved parameter set change errors in plugins like Reaktor VST3 (Forum Link 1).
• Korg VST3 plugin should now display correctly on Windows. (Forum Link 1).
• PlugdataFX VST3 crash (Forum Link).
• Linux VST3 plugins scanning issue (Forum Link 2).

Other Bug Fixes

• Beatsync crash with time-stretch and texture mode (Forum Link).
• Possibly wrong applied volume I/O commands with phrases (Forum Link).
• Key Tracker inconsistencies (Forum Link 3).
• Convolver reload activation issue (Forum Link).
• Repeater BPM sync failure (Forum Link).
• Faulty Mono In mpReverb DSP FX (Forum Link).
• MixerEQ mid frequency display was wrong (Forum Link 1).
• Filter modulated ghost notes causing noisy pops (Forum Link).
• Stepper Length can be 257 steps (instead of 256) (Forum Link).
• External editor resizing quirk for modulation macros (Forum Link) (Renoise only).
• Right clicking DSP effect bypass now respects "Record into Envelopes" settings (Renoise only).
• Stop FX command now works in Send tracks (Forum Link) (Renoise only).
• Send Receiver now always matches routing when automated by Meta devices (Forum Link).
• Copy/Paste issues between Renoise and other apps on Linux with Wayland (Forum Link) (Renoise only).
• Holding Shift Doesn't Stay On Line in Sample FX Column (Forum Link).
• Changing parameters in sandboxed plugin editors caused a flood of "Change Value" undo steps.

System Requirement Updates

• Windows: Windows 10 or later, 64bit
• macOS: Intel or Apple Sillicon based Mac with macOS 11.0 or later
• Linux x86_64: glibc 2.31 or later and X.org 7.1+ (e.g. Ubuntu 20 LTS or later)
• Linux arm64: glibc 2.28 or later and X.org 7.1+. (e.g. Debian 10, Raspberry Pi 64-bit OS)

 

Get Renoise here: https://www.renoise.com/

 

 

 

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