Release 1.2.0 Beta 7

[apohl79]

GENERAL

• NEW Use unix domain sockets for the communication between plugins, server and sandboxes:
  
In the following cases we will prefer unix domain sockets over TCP for performance improvements:
  • A plugin connects to a server/sandbox with local mode enabled
  • Plugin communication with the tray application
  • Sandbox communication with the server in plugin isolation mode
• NEW Added IPv6 support
• NEW Clipboard sharing and Copy & Paste support
• Improved window positioning with local mode enabled:

  Plugin windows are properly positioned by aligning to the DAW window size rather than the rendered editor space. This resolves issues with AG zoom enabled, if DAW plugin windows are larger than the AG editor itself and scaling on Windows.
• Improved mDNS server detection:
  
The plugin will perform connectivity checks before showing a server entry. Also, remote servers in local mode will not be shown anymore.
• Fixed memory file access flags on windows, this could have led to loosing window positions
• Fixed numpad support (resolves Numpad does not work properly #938)

PLUGIN

• NEW Added an option to bypass the AG plugin when disconnected or not loaded (resolves Feature request: allow audio passthrough when AG plugin is disconnected from AG server. #778)
• NEW Added an option to keep the plugin window open on the server when closing the AG plugin in the DAW (resolves Keep plugin window open on the server when DAW plugin windows closes #710)
• NEW Allow individual buffer settings by AG plugin
• NEW Added tooltips to failed remote plugins that show the error string
• Improved Plugin Monitor:
  • Added "not loaded" (yellow) state and error tooltips
  • Scrolling support
• Improved AudioStreamer outbound buffering
• Improved instrument bus/channel setup (mainly for Logic, enable more mono/stereo bus combinations)
• Fixed a memory leak in processBlock
• Fixed search window crashes
• Fixed removal of failed remote plugins

SERVER

• NEW Sandbox mode - Plugin Isolation:

  In addition to isolating a plugin chain in a separate process, each loaded remote plugin will be isolated in its own sandbox process.
• NEW ID based configurations: 

  Multiple servers can be run on one computer using different IDs. Each server will have a dedicated config going forward. This allows for running x86 and arm servers on the same macOS instance using different plugin folders etc.
• NEW Much faster plugin scans
• NEW Multi-select actions (activate/deactivate/unban) in the plugin manager (resolves Activate/deactivate multiple plugins #892)
• Try a few more channel layouts before falling back to the plugin default
• Improved plugin ID (VST3) cross platform compatibility
• Improved plugin UI bounds detection
• Make sure plugin windows get positioned in the user area to avoid overlapping taskbars (resolves Screen capture doesn't work properly when the taskbar is placed on the left #671)
• Show a warning with plugins that failed after scanning
• Fixed a VST3 initialization bug
• Fixed mouse position calculation in fullscreen mode
• Fixed some memory corruption errors

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This discussion was created from the release Release 1.2.0 Beta 7.

[Pabloscotty]

Thank You Andreas!!!

[Fittkenny]

Sweeeeet!

[emerymastering]

Ohh, nice, lets try!)
BBigg ups Andreas!!

[djschultz123]

I had to revert to v6 on my Win10 computer in Studio One Pro 5.latest,

With v7, the plugin window anchored in one place and also the Audiogridder plugin and the synth plugin it loaded were also locked into relative position to one another. Very weird.

Worse, I couldn't use a menu in the softsynth loaded into Audiogridder because the menu kept automatically closing as I tried to use it.

I'll try again with the next version.

[apohl79]

Sounds weird. I assume you have the local mode enabled. I tested this with the S1 5 demo version and things look good. The server plugin window attaches itself to the AG plugin window in S1. Maybe, when you get a chance, you could provide a short screen recording showing the issue. Cheers.

[jaacMusic]

I'm experiencing the same issue when trying to load a plugin. The dropdown menu listing keeps closing when I'm about to click on a plugin. It happens randomly; need to conduct more testing!

Thanks!

[emack999]

Thanks for the update.
Windows version, running in Local mode--connection between the AG plugin and server gets interrupted. Have never had connection issues in any other version before. So, I isolated it down to an issue with IPv4 and IPv6 running at the same time on the loopback adapter. Once I disabled IPv4, the connection issue resolved itself, with no further disconnections. You should probably should have a look at that though.

Also, when loading a plugin, the plugin window appears. If I 'x' it out, it just reappears a few seconds later. I have to click on the plugin name in the AG window to 'un-highlight' it, and then the plugin window stays closed. Don't know if this is intentional, but I'm just noting it because it is different behavior from v6.

I'm also not able to reposition a loaded plugin window without it returning to the original position. For instance, I can move a plugin window to a 2nd monitor, but it returns to the 1st monitor almost instantly.

[apohl79]

great stuff, I realized some issues in that area a few mins ago, but intended to continue debugging tomorrow. thx for this info.

[apohl79]

Thanks for the info last night. Speeded up my analysis a lot. This is fixed in beta8.

[tbffbt]

I realize I'm not exactly the main target audience, this being a beta version. but my somewhat obsolete system (Mojave 10.14.6 and Ableton 11.0.11) only runs into issues with the main FX instance, with the same old constant CPU spikes of over 1000% from just loading AG. both MIDI and Instrument instances didn't cause spiking. hope this is useful

[AmnesiaJones]

I'm using the same OS and DAW versions as you. Stable with no issues, running in local mode. What buffer size are you set to in audiogridder?