What's new in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.05

Jan 11, 2014
  • New Features:
  • Copy/paste the plug-in's current state from the presets menu using the system clipboard.
  • Improvements:
  • Reduced the plug-in's memory usage.
  • Windows VST Installer now remembers where the plug-in was initially installed to simplify upgrades.
  • (Mac) plug-in version number is now available when using "Get Info" in the Finder.
  • (Mac) Improved display of Audio Unit parameters in most host applications.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed window frame not showing with Cubase 7.5 (32-bit) on Mac.
  • (Mac) About window does not show up first in the corner of the screen anymore.
  • (Win) Alt-Click on a control now resets the value to default in Pro Tools, as expected.
  • Fixed version number reported to host application for VST and Audio Unit versions.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.04 (Jun 22, 2013)

  • 64-bit AAX support for Pro Tools 11.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.03 (Jun 22, 2013)

  • Fixed AAX version not showing up in Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows.
  • Fixed user interface display issues when first opened in Ableton Live 9 (Mac).
  • Mac: Control MIDI settings dialog now brought back to front when already opened in the background.
  • Mac: fixed copy/paste keyboard shortcuts for plug-in registration that did not work in some hosts.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.03 (May 14, 2013)

  • Fixed AAX version not showing up in Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows.
  • Fixed user interface display issues when first opened in Ableton Live 9 (Mac).
  • Mac: Control MIDI settings dialog now brought back to front when already opened in the background.
  • Mac: fixed copy/paste keyboard shortcuts for plug-in registration that did not work in some hosts.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.03 (May 14, 2013)

  • Fixed AAX version not showing up in Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows.
  • Fixed user interface display issues when first opened in Ableton Live 9 (Mac).
  • Mac: Control MIDI settings dialog now brought back to front when already opened in the background.
  • Mac: fixed copy/paste keyboard shortcuts for plug-in registration that did not work in some hosts.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.02 (Apr 16, 2013)

  • Fixed yellow zone that disappeared in some cases.
  • Fixed MIDI and automation settings that were reset when using undo.
  • Fixed compare button issues in Pro Tools.
  • AAX: Fixed initialization issues on some Pro Tools HD configurations.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.01 (Mar 7, 2013)

  • Changed default preset so that the plug-in fits into small laptop screens when opened.
  • Mac-VST: Fixed window resize issues on Cubase and Nuendo (Mac).
  • Mac-Audio Unit: Fixed random crashes at startup in some host applications.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 4.0 (Feb 20, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Instant and average crest factor measurement.
  • Peak, RMS and crest factor histograms.
  • Control the attack and release shape of the peak envelope.
  • Surround support (up to 8 channels).
  • Brand new fully customizable user interface:
  • New look and feel.
  • Show/hide what you need.
  • Fully customizable meters characteristics (range, headroom, color ranges).
  • Control the brightness of meters and graphs.
  • Meters and curves can now be frozen.
  • New colored statistics display.
  • Multiple display sizes.
  • Improved readability.
  • Animated transitions.
  • 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 (in and out).
  • 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 (Pro Tools 10.2 required).
  • Audio Suite support for the AAX version for offline levels measurements in Pro Tools.
  • Improvements:
  • Increased levels range (120 dB).
  • Increased maximum levels value range for overshoot measurement (up to +10dB).
  • Peak average precision has been improved.
  • Use hold values and crest factor for transformed enevlope generation.
  • Simplified transformed envelope generation.
  • New presets to get started faster.
  • Plug-in name has been shortened for a clearer display in mixer view for most host applications.
  • The windows installer now automatically detects the most appropriate VST install path.
  • License is now shared between plug-ins types (register only once for all formats).
  • Improved value display in fine edit window.
  • Improved parameters display on control surfaces.
  • Optimizations and Performance Improvements:
  • 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:
  • (RTAS) Fixed parameters control with EUCON control surfaces in Pro Tools.
  • Fixed user interface issues in Final Cut Pro X.
  • Fixed MIDI CC i/o issues with 64-bit VST.
  • Fixed user interface display issues in Wavelab on Mac.
  • Fixed keyboard stealing issue in Digital Performer 7 on Mac.
  • AAX/RTAS on Mac: Fixed audio engine freeze or error issue with Pro Tools on some Mac configurations.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.5 (Jul 11, 2011)

  • Output data rate (MIDI CC or automation) can now be customized, from 20 to 500 Hz.
  • Increased the default output data rate (from 20 to 50 Hz) for smoother side chaining and increased meters precision.
  • All meters can now be reset with a single button.
  • Envelope graphs can now be zoomed.
  • Windows: improved settings dialog loading time.
  • Mac: user interface performance improvement (up to 30% lighter on cpu).

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.42 (Feb 10, 2011)

  • Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.41 (Dec 1, 2010)

  • Fixed incompatibility issues with older presets in the previous version.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.4 (Nov 18, 2010)

  • Added custom K-10 scale support.
  • 64-bit Mac VST support.
  • User interface enhancements: new look and feel and improved readability.
  • Faster user interface loading.
  • Reduced memory footprint.
  • Improved MIDI and automation output precision: now prevents hosts from wrongly interpolating between values.
  • Default release time is now shorter.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.32 (Apr 22, 2010)

  • This update only concerns the RTAS version of the plug-in:
  • RTAS plug-in bug fix: when using both the mono and stereo versions in the same session, the controls of the instances were linked together.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.31 (Feb 26, 2010)

  • Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session, and only when opening the user interface of the plug-in.
  • Mac: fixed crash with demo version in Ableton Live 8.1.1.
  • Mac AU: output parameters routing now works for more than one instance in Logic Pro's Environment.
  • Mac AU: fixed output parameters that could exceed defined range and not record properly as automation curves.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.3 (Feb 16, 2010)

  • RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools (Mac and Windows).
  • 64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
  • Mac AU 64-bit format support (compatible with 64-bit Logic 9.1 on Snow Leopard)
  • Fixed MIDI learn issues.
  • Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
  • Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts under Snow Leopard.
  • 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 in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.21 (May 5, 2009)

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

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.2 (Mar 3, 2009)

  • Mac Audio Unit support.
  • Improved accuracy of MIDI output.
  • Automation output can now be disabled for hosts that do not propose automated parameters choice.
  • The average RMS value now corresponds to the RMS level of the entire song played thru the plugin.
  • New Windows Installer (you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one).
  • New documentation format.

New in Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro 3.1 (Jan 27, 2009)

  • Now available for Mac in VST format.
  • Minor user interface changes.
  • (Bug fix): keyboard shortcuts are no longer forwarded to host application when entering values in edit boxes.