What's new in Zen 1.7.1
Jun 7, 2013
- Fix errors with AU version in Logic
- Fix random freezes when switching presets
- Fix rendering bugs with Zebralette and Absynth
- More bug fixes..
New in Zen 1.7.0 (May 29, 2013)
- Countless stability fixes and performance enhancements.
- 64bits OSX version..
- Smooth transition between presets.
- New standalone host on Windows and Mac.
- Plugin scan runs in a different process - no more crashes while scanning !
- Presets database can be shared across systems and architectures.
- Option to automatically scroll to the top of the list when search results change.
- Option to clear the plugins cache.
- Presets changes are now saved when saving from a host.
- Increased the number of user controls from 8 to 8*4.
New in Zen 1.6.4 (Jul 21, 2011)
- Automatic scan of supported VST plug-ins.
- Fixed crashes when entering text data in Reaper.
- Non-commercial presets are now stored in a fully open format (fxp + sqlite for metadata).
- Added commercial presets bundles.
- Fixed bug with preset tags updates.
- Fixed some "preset not found" errors when loading back projects saved with Zen.
- Importing a modified preset wouldn't work for hosts that don't support getTimeInfo.
- Add an option to silently ignore duplicate presets while importing.
New in Zen 1.6.1 (Apr 28, 2011)
- Allow to edit the name of a local preset.
- Moved everything to VSTGUI4.
- Made volume control more visible.
- Dropping a plugin file for an existing synth automatically activates this synth.
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed crashes when the hosted plugin has more I/O than Zen.
- Fixed scrollLists smoothness when using mouse wheel.
- assignment for sliders 7 & 8 were not saved properly.
- user fields could not be edited.
- crashes with Reaper (and probably other hosts that don't unload the dll dynamically) when the last instance was removed.
- Zen would sometimes lock up when an http exception was received.
- crashes when deactivating a synth, while Zen is downloading presets for this synth.
New in Zen 1.5.3 (Feb 21, 2011)
- Added an option to extract/expand tags list with no matches.
- Extended virtual banks slots to 127.
- Added a dot indicator to identify untagged presets.
- Added support for Audjoo Helix.
- Added infobox messages and credits in the config page.
- Bug fixes
- Fixed tooltip message for the previous preset button.
- Fixed - sometimes tagging a preset would not be uploaded properly.
- Reduced CPU usage with UI refreshes.
- Fixed bug with uploading icon (would keep flashing after uploads were finished).
New in Zen 1.5 (Feb 7, 2011)
- Major code rewrite, separating Zen into a core library (ZenCore) and the Zen Browser itself.
- Added midi-controlled "virtual bank" slots, where presets from different vstis can be stored.
- Replaced tooltips with a contextual help box.
- Added support for Zen-aware plugins, including assets management.
- Added 'hidden' flag to permanently hide presets from search results.
- Fixed various UI refresh issues.
- Fixed crashes when duplicating instances in Ableton Live.
- Fixed button for creating own tags on OSX.
- Invalid designer keys are now rejected immediately.
- Optimized dynamic memory allocations.
- Changes for 64-bits compatibility.
New in Zen 1.3 (Dec 27, 2010)
- A lot of things have changed internally, leading to:
- Much better performance, with local databases of more than 10000 presets.
- Faster downloads and uploads.
- More stability and many bug fixes.
- Tagging presets is now a little bit more cleer, i.e., if you tag presets while offline, the tags will be pushed to the serer the next time you go online. Tags are also managed indiidually, which was a mandatory step before implementing the fully distributed tags definition model discussed some time ago.
New in Zen 1.2 (Dec 7, 2010)
- New features:
- Property to define the number of I/O channels.
- MIDI control over the next/previous preset buttons.
- Option to automatically open the plugin editor when selecting a preset.
- Support for Linplug MorphoX, Korg MS20, Korg PolySix, Korg Mono/Poly.
- Bug fixes:
- Better re-synchronization with the server.
- Occasional infinite loop upon exit.
- Crashes with Oatmeal.
- UI issues with Orion and PreSonus Studio1.