What's new in Alchemy 1.55.0
Feb 22, 2013
- Powerful New Browser:
- The new browser is probably the most fully-featured sound browser available anywhere, allowing users to find all their slow attack strings, glitchy dubstep basses, tempo-synched warm pads, or whatever they need in a matter of seconds. All previously-released Camel Audio presets have been carefully tagged by category, subcategory, genre, sound library, sound designer, articulation, and timbre. Finding favourites is a breeze — simply rate presets with a single click and then sort by rating. Users can add tags to make it easy to call up presets associated with a particular project or live set, and can also add comments to presets with playing tips or other notes. Track down the perfect sound in a host of different ways with this powerful browser.
- Dedicated iOS Remote:
- Alchemy Player v1.55 with the latest update to Alchemy on iOS offers even smoother and more expressive remote control. Change preset, move the remix pad, and access performance controls — all without leaving the comfort of your controller keyboard. Previously the domain of multi-thousand dollar devices, polyphonic pitch bend is new to this update, and offers an amazingly expressive way of playing instruments — especially when combined with polyphonic aftertouch.
New in Alchemy 1.25 (Oct 6, 2011)
- New Features:
- Enhanced Analog Modelled Filters with Better Sound and Lower CPU (by Cytomic).
- Added iPhone/iPad Remote Control Support.
- Additional Skin by biolabs Previously Only Available with the biolabs Bank.
- Performance Control Automation Parameters Moved to Top of List For Easy Access.
- No Clipping of Filters - Now You Can Drive Them Hard.
- FX Presets Can Now Include Modulation Assignments.
- Skins with Only Player Controls Now Possible, Making Skinning Much Easier.
- Improved Release Time for Compressor.
- Enhanced Bit-crusher.
- Acoustic Reverb CPU Peaks Eliminated.
- Edit Perform Control Labels With a Single Click.
- Progress Bar Now Updates Smoothly.
- Added Help Button to Key File Not Found and Missing Samples Dialog Boxes.
- Mac: Reduced the Size of the DMG.
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed Crash Caused by Some Presets.
- Spectral Element Volume Scaling Improved.
- Adjusting or Modulating Symmetry Causes Click In Some Cases.
- Moved Snapshot File Menu's to Remix Pads Right-click Menu.
- Sustain Pedal in Arp Mode Fails to Engage or Release Notes.
- Sample Clips Output, Source Meters Only Register 50%.
- Forward Back Granular Loops Not Looping Properly.
- Prompt User for Data Folder if Skin Files Not Found.
- After Loading a Preset a Different Explorer Dialog Is Displayed for File -> Load.
- Random Glide Jumping Between Values.
- Scaling of MIDI Pitch to Frequency Fixed for Extreme Values.
- Unnecessary Warp Markers Added to Some Presets.
- Poly Mode Portamento Gliding to / from Wrong Note.
- Selecting 32-Bit Audio File Via Import Browser Causes Crash.
- Wrong Preset Name Displayed During Slow Preset Load when Selecting New Category.
- Rename Skin File Handle_Zoom_Left.Png for Case Sensitive Disk Formatting.
- Remove Modulation Indicator for Acoustic Reverb Control "Size".
- Some Samples Fail to Load when Referenced Via SFZ File.
- Search for Sample May Override Region Settings in SFZ File.
- SFZ Volume Opcode Scaling Incorrect.
- Save Consolidated After Import of AAZ References Incorrect Files.
- Bonjour Installer Added to Alchemy Windows Installer.
- Cubase 6: Prompt to Save Analysis Data Cases Cubase 6 Freeze.
- Ableton Live: Problem With Cursor Display when Moving It over Alchemy Window.
- Digital Performer: Alchemy Not Passing Keyboard Input to Digital Performer 7.
- Orion: GUI Redraw Fails on Switch to Advanced Mode.
- Mac: MIDI Program Not Working when GUI Closed.
- Mac: Vienna Ensemble Pro Crashes on Exit.
- Mac: Spectral or Additive Import Image Allows Any Image Type Leading to Crash.
- RTAS: Alchemy out of Tune at Project Sample Rates Other Than 44.1 Khz.
- RTAS: Improved Step and Arp Sequencer Timing and Note Triggering.
- RTAS: Fixed Spectral Painting Crash.
- RTAS: Pre-Gain Distortion Control Fails to Update With Mouse Movement.
New in Alchemy 1.20 (Apr 28, 2011)
- New Features
- 64-bit support for Mac and Windows - access unlimited memory
- Native RTAS Support for Pro Tools on Mac and Windows
- Improved SFZ support - high quality loading of 3rd party and converted SFZs
- Key switching for fast access to articulations
- Round robin for added realism
- Unlimited zones for velocity, round robin, key switches...
- Intelligent sample memory handling - half the sample memory required
- Easy SFZ loading via File -> Load
- Last used folder remembered for File -> Load in each instance
- New 'Nightshade' skin by BitPlant
- Switch skins from the file menu
- Improved auto-assign for performance controls
- Randomise snapshots option
- Improved MIDI program change implementation
- Easier, faster, more reliable sound library installation
- Supports new '.CamelSounds' file type for easier installation
- Improved stability and GUI handling in all hosts
- Improved Cameleon preset import
- Demo period increased to 4 weeks
- User details only displayed once per instance
- Faster updating of re-mix pad and other controls
- Copy to all snapshots now works for snapshot volume
- Comment lines now supported in SFZ files
- Bug Fixes
- Improvements to loop point reading to avoid clicks
- Control selection after right click menu displayed
- Granular engine causing crash with some few presets
- Non-english OS language setting causing crash [Mac]
- Envelope release phase observed for MIDI CC #123
- Remix octave no longer saved with preset
- Error message display when a preset fails to load
- Audio glitch with distortion FX + perform controls
- Alchemy not loading correctly in some hosts
- Changing category via arrows loading preset twice
- Missing file dialog no longer allows preset change
- Perform control text field could cause crash
- V-Machine MIDI program change causing crash
- Load preset from any folder in Reaper VST crashing
- Crash due to high number of warp markers
- File -> Load sometimes result in stuck notes
- Smoother random glide LFO
- Correct version now reported in Finder and Explorer
- Tuning problems when used with some other plugins
- Large number of files or folders crashing on Mac
- Crash when using case sensitive disk format on Mac
- Mac spectral engine output now matches PC output
- Add-on bank installer occasional crashes on Mac
- Installer crashes on PPC based Macs
- Mac installer now sets correct permissions
- Using Alchemy with other plugins causes crash in some hosts
- MIDI program change audio buffer glitch
- Portamento now starts from pitch of first note
- Text label alignment
New in Alchemy 1.12 Build 23 (Mar 9, 2010)
- Major changes:
- New page Custom Oscillator and LFO waveforms: RAW files;
- More accurate description of MSEG TRIGGER settings;
- Revised description of Additive image import to reflect new behavior in version 1.12; More detailed description of the amplitude scaling used in the additive CSV format (and cautionary remarks on pitch scaling);
- More accurate depiction of the Par/Ser knob in the main Filter signal-flow diagram; Additional details on support for SFZ files.
New in Alchemy 1.11 (Oct 2, 2009)
- Cameleon 5000 preset import
- New formant filter for additive and spectral engines, accessed via Amp knobs
- Much enhanced spectral synthesis quality when pitching sounds up and down
- Improved additive editor modes including dark and bright partial editing
- Can now edit multiple breakpoints at once in the additive editor
- CSV file import and export for additive and spectral engines
- AAZ file import and export for additive and spectral engines
- In VA mode PVar values less than 100% now set all oscillators to given value
- Much more responsive MSEG and additive editors on Windows
- Zoom position of all editors now anchored to current scroll bar location
- MIDI learn and automation read / write for individual source edit controls
- SFZ files listed at the top of the import browser list for easier selection
- Swap Snapshot command added to Perform section file menu
- Spectral editor loop indicators are displayed using a different colour
- New indicator to show that second level modulation depths are being edited
- Additive oscillator count updates when higher partials are created in editor
- Displays message when attempting to load presets created in more recent version
- MIDI Unlearn All is now displayed on the main file menu
- Easier to skin skin folder tidied up
- Fixes:
- Fixed Move Up / Move Down reordering of effects in FX section
- Fixed double clicking of FX section and spectral editor scroll bars
- Fixed closing and re-opening the GUI locating the wrong preset in the Alchemy folder structure when two presets have the same name
- Fixed missing import path variable in config file causing file browser crash
- Fixed Alchemy save dialog boxes to display in front of host
- Fixed click when modulating additive mode symmetry across zero point
- Fixed effects disappearing when clicking on scroll bar
- Fixed saving of presets while a project is being loaded
- Fixed bank and category to set the current folder on File -> Clear
- Fixed Copy & Paste of modulation source to include modulation depth
- Fixed additive editor to allow dragging of last breakpoint
- Fixed blank references to missing sample files in a cleared patch
- Fixed host reserved MIDI CC values in MIDI learn mode
- Fixed termination of additive data when all breakpoints deleted
- Fixed 'Auto-Assign Empty' to no longer create variations of remix pads
- Fixed Invert Knob causing the sound to change under certain conditions
- Fixed Perform Clear causing some presets to sound different
- Fixed click in output when modulating the number of oscillators
- Fixed update of source GUI controls when receiving automation values
- Fixed foreign language characters causing crash or folder display to fail
- Fixed menu display for snapshot volume and removed modulation
- Fixed memory leaks in file sub-menu selector
- Fixed current preset folder when re-opening the GUI after clearing a preset
- Fixed PVar modulation in VA mode
- Fixed display of modulation depth ring image after reset
- Fixed loop syncing between sources when modulating position control
- Fixed randomise menu commands crashing new instances of Alchemy
- Fixed rare crash when importing a PNG file to the spectral editor
- Fixed additive editor not displaying partials after importing a sound
- Fixed Morph-XY mode when morphing between different synthesis types
- Fixed spectral rendering after import from source menu
- Fixed 96 KHz project sample rate when rendering spectral sources
- Fixed handling of missing data files
- Fixed automation data not sent to host for learned midi controls
- Fixed looping not working correctly when morphing in some circumstances
- Fixed incorrect message after cancelling Save Consolidated
- Fixed rare crash when re-opening GUI after loading a preset after Clear
- Fixed source labelling after PNG file import
- Fixed scaling of the spectral high-pass filter
- Fixed save consolidated creating AAZ files for inactive sources
- Fixed EQ effect buffer clear causing click at note on
- Fixed rare crash importing SFZ that fails to specify 'keycenter' on Mac
- Fixed Automap / Kore perform controls not updating in AU version
- Fixed alt-click circular knob mode for GUI controls on Win
- Default installation path on Windows Vista and Windows 7 is now "My Documents/Vstplugins" to avoid permissions problems