Stylus RMX 1.9.2d Release Notes

Requirements
This version requires a minimum of OSX 10.5 on the Mac. When using the Audio Unit, your host must be capable of supporting Cocoa plugins.

Contains fixes for the following:
• Prompt for SAGE folder when the alias present would not work.

• Problems with power filter and flame effect.

• Kit mode not working in some cases in 64 bit version on Mac.

• Knob mode was incorrectly set to circular on Pro Tools.

• Ctrl-click on Mac not emulating right-click.

Stylus RMX 1.9.0e Release Notes

Requirements
This version requires a minimum of OSX 10.5 on the Mac. When using the Audio Unit, your host must be capable of supporting Cocoa plugins.

• Mac 64 bit support
This version includes 64 bit support on the Mac. At the moment, the only 64 bit host on the Mac is AULab 2.0.1, but expect more shortly.

• Logic 9 compatibility
This version provides compatibility with Logic 9, including a fix for the crash when typing in a tempo into Logic's transport window. Also, this version supports the new feature in Logic9 where parameter names are displayed in Logic9's automation menu.

• OSX 10.6 compatibility
Fixes AU Validation problem in 10.6.

• Host Sync Improvements
Fixes a problem where the first beat would be missing when working with slow tempos or large audio buffer sizes.

Stylus RMX 1.8.2d Release Notes

Contains the following changes:

• Loading a midi learn template now clears current assignments.

• Improved timing precision in RTAS version when using very large audio buffer sizes.

• Changed Time Designer templates so they have an effect when non-Main edit group selected.

• Improved graphics performance with some video cards.

• Fixed Flame Distortion in 64 bit version of plugin.

Stylus RMX 1.8.1d Release Notes

Contains fixes for:

• Clear All not working properly with parameter automation.

• Swing, strength, and simplify not automatable.

• Stylus window must remain open for automation to work in Pro Tools.

• Graphics problems on occasion when scaling Time page display.

• LFO random shape not working properly.

• Kit mode edit group names displayed in multi mode.

• Host sync not working in some cases with Pro Tools.

• Windows SAGE Converter was using incorrect SAGE folder location.

Stylus RMX 1.8.0 Plugins

Stylus RMX 1.8 introduces a new and more flexible system for parameter automation. This new system is similar to the automation system in Omnisphere, so if you've used Omnisphere, you'll find this system familiar. To enable a parameter for automation, pop up the RMX Utility Menu (in the lower right corner of the plugin window) and choose MIDI Learn->Enable Host Automation. Then touch any knob, slider, or on/off button which you want to enable for automation. Once enabled, the parameter for that control may then be automated.

In addition, this version contains a fix for a display problem on Windows when using multiple monitors while using the 3GB switch in your boot.ini file.

Stylus RMX 1.7.2f Plugins

Contains fixes for:

• Improved groove menu loading performance and fixed the following problems:

• In Logic and Live, when using host sync mode, the first beat sometimes doesn't play at the beginning of playback.

• In Energy XT, grooves sometimes don't sync properly when transport is stopped at certain points in the song.

• With unusual grooves which only have a small number of slices, changing the time signature sometimes leads to incorrect results.

• Grooves with & character in name would not load properly.

• Chaos export would not work on some systems.

• In Cubase, when using large audio buffer sizes, playback sync would be briefly incorrect at beginning of song.

• Using host sync for a part while simultaneously sending midi to the same part in slice mode could interfere with the sync.

Stylus RMX 1.7.1e Plugins

Contains fixes for:

• Automatic creation of SAGE shortcut doesn't perform validation on SAGE folder.

• Sync-to-host initially plays out of sync from bar 1/beat 1 in Cubase.

• Auditioning grooves with sync-to-host on but transport stopped sometimes play out of sync.

• Phew and Phar grooves in Example Groove Menus/Classic Stylus Groove Menu 1 cause crash.

• Automating certain parameters causes graphics artifacts in some hosts.

• Mixer page doesn't update mute display properly when restoring a song which has solo on.

• Including tempo in midi causes problems on some hosts.


Stylus RMX 1.7 Plugins

TIME DESIGNER™

• Groundbreaking ability to rearrange audio loops in RMX into different time signatures in real-time!

• Create instant Pattern Variations for any groove, with smart algorithms based on musical rules

• Groove Lock™ any RMX groove to another RMX groove’s feel

• Groove Lock™ to external MIDI files

• ‘Simplify’ control alters the pattern complexity of any RMX loop

• Strengthen or Loosen the feel of any groove.

• Browse core library in real-time with any time signature, feel or variation you need

• Time Shift can rush, drag or offset the groove in milliseconds or rhythmic values

• Grid Quantize and Swing controls

• Factory Groove Lock templates library includes legendary Akai MPC, SP-1200, TR-808/909, Latin, Blues, New Orleans, Breakbeat, Jazz feels

• Make your own library of Time Designer Presets with your own REX or MIDI Files.

• Time Designer works with Third Party and User REX/RMX libraries too

• Greatly expands creative potential of any RMX user’s existing library, with unlimited useful variations

• New online Time Designer video tutorials show production techniques with the new features

64 BIT SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS

• RMX 1.7 includes native 64-bit support for Windows hosts.

CUSTOM SUITE MANAGEMENT

• New Edit Buffer suite that acts as a temporary work area for editing and managing Custom Suites and Groove Menus.

• Edit Buffer suite is saved with the host session for later recall.

• Elements inside the Edit Buffer suite and be renamed and reordered.

• Elements inside custom suites can be deleted.

• Elements can be added to any Custom Suite by right-clicking on "Add".

NEW FX UNITS FROM OMNISPHERE INCLUDED

• Formant Filter: Adds characteristics of the human vocal tract by chaining a narrow set of bandpass filters, set at specific frequencies, which reflect the formants of the human voice.

• Smoke Amp: An amp/speaker simulator with a full set of amplifier controls, speaker combinations and modeled versions of several classic guitar amplifiers.

• Ultra Chorus: A 'lush’ custom chorus, with a very dense, rich character compared with standard Chorus units.

• Retro-Phaser: A vibey sounding vintage Phaser, with more features than the EZ-Phaser and a dedicated page for tone shaping.

• Retro-Flanger: A vibey sounding vintage Flanger, with more features than the original Flanger and a dedicated page for tone shaping.

• Chorus Echo: Inspired by the classic Roland Chorus-Echo units from the 1970s, this unit combines both analog-style delay and chorusing, but includes new features, like stereo width control and a dedicated ‘Dirt’ control for a more gritty sound.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Host Sync: The Host Sync Button enables RMX to sync with the transport controls in the host. When the Play button is activated in the host, all Host Synced Parts in RMX will also begin playing. The song position of the host is also synchronized to RMX when Host Sync is enabled.

• Groove Menu Mode Keyboard Display: In the Browser, when setting a Part to Groove Menu Mode, a keyboard display will show up next to the elements in the Suite.

• Making a selection in the Trigger Mode menu now sets the mode for all parts. To change the Trigger Mode just for the current Part, hold the Option/Alt key while selecting the desired Mode.

• Buzz Attenuation: New Chaos Page switch lowers the volume of the Buzz effect.


Stylus RMX 1.6 Plug-Ins

• AU 1.6.1 / VST 1.6 / RTAS 1.6

• Fixes "next bar" triggering in Pro Tools on Intel Macs.

• Fixes a crash in Logic 8 when attempting to use AU presets.

• Multiple output compabitility for Logic 8

• Added Intel Mac support

• New Feature: Recent Sound Directories Pop-Up Menu You can now view the directories that you have recently visited by right-clicking anywhere in the Browser window. (CTRL-CLICK on the Mac) Once the directory is open, you can click on the directory name to immediately jump to that directory. This is very useful when you want to use a particular set of user or expansion libraries on multiple parts. It saves the time of having to navigate to the same place each time.

• Fixed problem with Edit Group selection menu font in Cubase SX OSX

• Fixed problem with deleting multiple instances of plugin

• Fixed "PRE" option for Overdrive in BPM Delay FX Units

• Fixed problem with length of slices at 96khz

• Fixed problem with LFO sync when using non 4/4 time signatures

• Fixed Windows authorization problem related to permissions

• Embedded HELP system: this is a new Utility Menu item to bring up your computer's html browser to display the new Stylus RMX Reference Guide electronic manual.

• Native Windows RTAS wrapper released.

• Buzz: this new Chaos page feature is useful for creating Aphex Twin-style stuttering effects.

• Maximum number of active Edit Groups per part doubled to 16.

• LFO phase locked to song beat: when the LFO has sync is turned on, the LFO retrigger button may be used to lock the phase of the LFO to the song beat so, for example, the sawtooth shape will always start on a beat boundary.

• Various MIDI Learn enhancements: a new MIDI learn submenu has been added to the Utility Menu and contains several new features, including "show all" which displays your current settings in a browser window, Load/Save template, which loads/saves a MIDI learn template file, "clone" which makes assignments "paged" by cloning all part 1/channel 1 assignments to part/channel 2-8, "make non-cloned assignments omni" which takes all assignments that are not paged and makes them respond to all MIDI channels, and "ignore MIDI learn assignments when loading multi" which is a preference that controls whether MIDI learn assignments are loaded when loading a multi. Also, "MIDI Learn" has been added as an option to the status display which shows the MIDI CC assignment, if any, of a parameter when you tweak it.

• Display most recently played groove in browser: the most recently played groove for a part is now indicated in the browser with the speaker icon, which is very useful for Groove Menu MIDI mode.

• Automatic switch to Sound Menu MIDI mode when selecting a Sound Menu element: selecting a Sound Menu now automatically puts RMX into Sound Menu MIDI mode.

• Edit group create/add/remove works in Groove Menu mode: when Groove Menu mode is on, choosing "Create edit group" will create an edit group for the groove and put the entire groove in that edit group. Likewise for the add/remove button.

• Show Author Info: Item added to the Utility Menu to display author info for the current suite.

• Display an alert when loading a missing element: when you load a multi or part and the element can't be found, an alert is displayed.

• Confirmation Dialogs: confirmation dialogs are now displayed at various points where a significant amount of work could be lost. This includes: part clear, part revert, multi clear, favorites delete, and switching to/from kit mode.

• Display an alert when the SAGE directory can't be found: when you start RMX and the SAGE folder can't be found, a dialog is displayed which asks you to locate it.

• Effects parameters: improved display of effects parameter values.

• Efficiency changes: reduced memory usage requirements and improved performance on Windows.

• New and Updated Factory Multis directory includes hundreds of new Multitrack grooves created by the Spectrasonics sound design team, which take advantage of all the new functions and effects. Factory Multi patches are now categorized by genre.

• New and Updated Factory Kits directory includes hundreds of new Kits created by the Spectrasonics sound design team, which take advantage of all the new functions and effects. Factory Kit patches are now categorized by genre.

• New Documentation directory with all files for the comprehensive RMX Reference Guide. (accessed via the new RMX Utility Menu "HELP" function. Reference Guide can also be viewed directly by clicking the "Stylus RMX Reference Guide" alias/shortcut in the SAGE directory)

• New 1.5 video tutorials uploaded to RMX Community site.

• Updated Groove Elements.db includes new Tonal elements and newly created 4X4 Kicks suites

• Updated Example Groove Menus.db includes new genre-based example suites for use when the MIDI Mode is set to Groove Menu. (includes new Urban, Drum n Bass, Film, Percussion templates)

• New Core Library genre-oriented libraries added for style & category browsing including: Urban.db, Club.db, Epic Energy.db, Swing.db, Epic Energy.db, Electro.db, Breakbeats.db

• New MIDI Learn directory includes factory MIDI controller templates for popular hardware devices including Korg microKontrol and Kontrol 49, M-Audio Ozonic, O2 and Trigger Finger, and Behringer BCF-2000 and BCR-2000. Documentation and support files are located within sub-folders for each device. An MS Word User documentation template for sharing controller templates is also included.

• Updated Default.mlt_rmx and Default.kit_rmx files to use lower CPU setting and higher quality sounding PRO-Verb patch on Aux 1 Rack

• New "Files" directory added for preferences

• Updated Core Library order.txt file

SAGE CONVERTER v1.5.1d

• Fixes for Akai/Roland conversions of Groove Control CD-ROM Libraries. Measure "rounding" and MIDI note issues are now corrected. This repairs several looping errors on Spectrasonics libraries.

Please reconvert any of the six Spectrasonics GC libraries that were converted with SAGE Converter v1.5k, including: BackBeat, Retro Funk, Liquid Grooves, Metamorphosis, Bizarre Guitar and Vocal Planet. (However, ILIO libraries and conversions with version SAGE Converter v1.1 do not need reconverting.)

• Bug fix: REX conversion of non 44/48k sample rates works correctly now.

• Bug fix: Import Button now functions correctly with multiple file importing from open file dialog window. (However, you should use drag and drop conversion as it is so much faster and more efficient.)

• Enhancement: Previously there was a limit to how many Rex files you could convert in a library of rex files (2000). Converting more than 2000 also caused the converter to crash. The file limit has been removed.

SAGE CONVERTER v1.5k

• Additional Groove Control CD-ROM Library Support In addition to the Spectrasonics titles, this version now converts Roland and Akai versions of ILIO Groove Control activated CD-ROM sample libraries including:

Big Bad Beats, Ethno Techno, Stark Raving Beats and NoizBox

NOTE: With version 1.5 of the SAGE Converter, is NOT necessary to reconvert any Spectrasonics Groove Control libraries or REX files that were previously converted with version 1.1 (unless you are specifically having trouble with previous conversions)

• Drag & Drop Batch conversion for REX Suites and Libraries
You can now Drag and Drop entire REX libraries onto the Converter's main window. This version supports a batch REX library conversion if the REX files are organized properly.

You can also drag multiple folders containing REX files onto the converter, which will batch convert a Suite for each folder of REX files.

• Fixed various issues with REX files with non-standard lengths.

• Eject CD (MAC) Located in the main menu.

NOTE: "Eject CD" menu function cannot eject DVDs. Please remove any DVD from your drive before launching the Converter.

• Suite Name Dialog now responds to the Enter key to begin conversion.

SAGE CONVERTER v1.1i

• Superior Akai and Roland format conversion of all Spectrasonics Groove Control® CD-ROMs...many issues addressed on specific libraries. Please reconvert all Groove Control libraries, this will be important for compatibility with SAGE Xpander patches and song data. (Please note that new conversions of Groove Control libraries are not 100% compatible with songs and multi patches created with version 1.0 SAGE Converter)

• Numerous minor bug fixes and directory creation/location issues addressed.

THE PLUG-IN UPDATER FOR OSX

IMPORTANT NOTE: When you run the updater it installs additional support files in the Application Support Folder, which is why it’s necessary to always run the updater for new computers and not just copy the plug-in as was previously possible.

(If you are a new user, please see the information below on how to install on OSX from the CD-ROMS that come in the product box.)


AUTHORIZATION

When updating from the previous OSX versions, you may need to reauthorize the plug-ins again at http://www.spectrasonics.net/authorization/

The process of authorizing for OSX is the same as explained in the original Users Guide. As of the current versions, one authorization response code will now work for all platforms and hosts on that computer, regardless of the operating system.

NOTE: If you have a dual-boot Mac (OS9/OSX), and have a previous authorization response code from OS9, you can still use that response code for OSX on that same computer -which eliminates an extra step of reauthorizing on the web site.

INSTALLING ON OSX FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE CDs
(info for new users)

Three types of files have to be installed on your computer for Spectrasonics Plug-Ins to run successfully in OSX:

The Plug-In:
Application Support Files (which are hidden)
The Sound Data file: ****.dat

Here are the details of how these are installed on your computer.

Step 1 - Installing the Plug-In and Support Files ALL USERS need to run the Updater application. It places the Plug-In and Support Files in their proper locations. The Support Files are a new addition starting with these versions, so ALL USERS must run the installer.

Step 2 The .dat file
Only NEW USERS who have not already installed the .dat file need to do this step.

The large three gigabyte .dat file which contains all the sound and preset data has to be installed on your computer for your Spectrasonics Instrument Plug-In to work properly. You can install the .dat file on your Mac several different ways:

1. Dual-boot Macs
When running in OS9 (not Classic), you can use the OS9 compatible Installer that is located on Disc 1 of the original CD-ROMS.

2. All OSX Macs
Run the downloadable OSX Joiner application, located in the Updates section of our web site. http://www.spectrasonics.net/updates

*please see the OSX Installation Guide.pdf for more details about using the OSX Joiner Application

Once the .dat file has been created on your computer, locate it and put it in the correct folder. See individual platform READ ME files for the correct folder location for your platform. (if you don't know the location of the .dat file on your computer, COMMAND-F to find it)

If you'd like to have the .dat file located somewhere else, you can create an alias to the it in the Plug-In folder for your platform. If you don't have the .dat file or an alias to it, the plug-in won't be able to find the presets and you'll get an error message when opening the Spectrasonics plug-in in your host.

To make an alias of the .dat file, hold the COMMAND and OPTION keys simultaneously, and drag the .dat file into the new folder. It's preferable to use this method instead of Command-M "Make Alias", since it avoids the problem of having the word "alias" in the name.

Once you have the files installed properly, you can can open the plug-in within your host and begin the authorization process as described in the Users Guide.

Let us know if you experience any problems.

The Spectrasonics Team info@spectrasonics.net