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Bug Fixes:

AAX/RTAS on Mac: Fixed audio engine freeze or error issue with Pro Tools on some Mac configurations.
AAX on Mac: Fixed compare button that did not work well when using factory presets or any preset created on Windows.
Performance improvement when running under high CPU load for other platforms.

New Features:

New user interface.
New integrated presets manager:
Load/save presets from the plug-in's user interface.
Organize presets with folders.
Customize the default preset.
Exchange presets easily.
Automation range and response curve can now be customized for each parameter.
Automation and MIDI settings (channel, MIDI learn etc.) are now accessible from the main user interface.
AAX plug-in format is now also supported on Windows.

Improvements:

Plug-in name has been shortened for a clearer display in mixer view for most host applications.
The plug-in now appears in the "Modulation" category in Pro Tools.
Changed the default VST install path on Windows.
Improved default response curve for automation and MIDI control.
Added new presets.
Improved value display in fine edit window.
Improved user manual.
This product now includes both the mono and stereo versions.

Optimizations and Performance Improvements:

Reduced VST plug-in loading time.
Improved parameters precision (now stored as 64-bit).
More compact presets format (uses less space and loads faster).
Smaller binaries on Mac (dropped PowerPC support).

Bug Fixes:

Fixed presets-related crashes in Cubase on Mac.
Fixed user interface display issues in Wavelab on Mac.

Note: this new version can be installed side by side with the previous version for backward compatibility reasons: installing this new version won't break your previous projects.

* Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.
* 64-bit Mac VST support.

* Factory presets are now available from the plugin menu.
* RTAS plugin format support (final beta stage - currently available with the Free Pack only)
* Mac: fixed keyboard/mouse focus issues in some hosts.
* Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts, when used with particular display settings.
* Mac-AU: fixed user interface resizing issue when changing skin in some hosts (Logic).
* Mac-AU: fixed settings lost issue when doing offline rendering in some applications.

* New Windows Installer (much faster install, improved upgrades).
* Bug Fix (PC): Cubase freezes when loading a preset using a different skin while the plugin window is open.
* Blue Cat's Skinning Language 1.6.1 support.

Mac VST update: fixed incompatibility issues with Cubase 5 on Mac.

V2.3
* First Mac version.
* New skins with enhanced usability and new look and feel.
* New toolbar to access main features.
* Undo/Redo.
* Import/Export presets in a host and platform independent format.
* Smooth Bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise.
* Improved parameters display in host application and settings window.
* Performance improvements.

V2.2
* Now supports Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.2.4.
* Parameters can be fine tuned when the shift key is down.
* CPU efficiency improvement: no processing occurs when input is silent.
* Settings window now loads faster.
* (Bug fix): in some plug-in adapters (such as FxPansion's VST to RTAS adapter) the GUI did not display properly when first loaded.
* (Bug fix): when reinstalling the software in another directory, the "skin not found" message was displayed.

V2.1
* Minor UI enhancement for hosts not supporting Windows XP Theme.
* (Bug fix): presets load/save did not always work properly in Sonar 5 for some european versions of Windows XP.

V2.0
* Brand new skinnable graphic user interface using Blue Cat's skinning language v1.2.2.
* Advanced MIDI control with customizable parameters curve response and MIDI learn.
* All parameters can now be fine tuned thanks to a text-edit popup window that appears when double clicking on user interface widgets.
* User Manual accessible from plug-in UI.
* Warning: because it now supports MIDI events, the DirectX plug-in may appear in the "Synth" or "DXi" category instead of "effects" in some hosts (such as Cakewalk Sonar). If it does not appear in you host, you might want to use our DXi Manager to de-activate MIDI features.
* Warning: this new version breaks the presets compatibility, and is thus installed as a new plug-in. If you have a previous version installed and do not want to keep it, just uninstall it manually.