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Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer Changelog

What's new in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.51

Jul 16, 2015
  • Last loaded preset can now be saved directly from the presets menu without having to select the file.
  • VST: fixed latency compensation reporting in Cubase (no need to re-enable the plug-in to update the latency anymore).
  • AAX & RTAS: fixed feedback loop that could occur in bypass mode when the plug-in was inserted before another one.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.5 (Apr 30, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • External side chain support: side chain input can be used by sub plug-ins on each band.
  • Sub plug-ins audio i/o routing: connect the inputs and outputs of each plug-in to any channel (enabling multi-mono or creative side chain usage).
  • Latency is now compensated for individual channels when a plug-in is processing only a subset of all available channels.
  • GUI-less plug-ins support: a generic user interface is now provided for VST or AU plug-ins that do not include a graphical editor.
  • Presets can now be selected using MIDI Program change and bank select messages (can be activated with the presets menu/MIDI Program Change item).
  • Factory and user skins can now be selected directly from the plug-in menu.
  • Improved crossovers precision and performance.
  • Improved presets and session load/save performance (up to 4 times faster in some situations).
  • Fixes and compatibility improvements:
  • Fixed issue with Izotope Audio Units that were configured as mono effects on stereo tracks.
  • Fixed issue with some Audio Unit instruments that did not produce any sound (IK Multimedia, Kontakt...)
  • Fixed crashes during auto save with Kontakt 5 in Pro Tools 11.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.4 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Missing VST plug-ins can now be relocated if not found.
  • The plug-in now saves missing plug-ins' state so that they can be restored later.
  • Fixes and compatibility improvements:
  • Fixed issue on Mac when loading sessions created on Windows using VST plug-ins in sub-directories.
  • Fixing compatibility issues with several plug-ins that used to crash when unloaded (Image Line, MeldaProduction, Catanya...).
  • VST Plug-in name is now displayed when loaded from a missing VST shell bundle (instead of just the name of the bundle).
  • (Mac) Fixed randrom crashes when using keyboard shortcuts in the host application to switch between plug-ins or tracks.
  • (Mac) Fixed crash introduced in 2.3 when trying to load missing VST plug-ins.
  • (Mac) Fixed crash after closing the editor of an Audio Unit plug-in loaded with SoundRadix's 32Lives.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.3 (Jul 4, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Audio Unit hosting support: Audio Units can now be loaded into the plug-in on Mac.
  • Plug-ins can now be cut from a slot for cut/paste operations.
  • Improvements:
  • User interface loading or resizing is now faster.
  • Reduced the size of windows installers.
  • Fixes and compatibility improvements:
  • Fixed undo/redo compatibility issues with some plug-ins.
  • (Mac) Fixed random crashes when unloading some plug-ins on Mac (Waves plug-ins for example).
  • (AAX) Fixed inaccurate transport information reported to sub plug-ins when stopping playback in Pro Tools.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.2 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Plug-in instance Renaming: it is now possible to give a name to each instance of a plug-in.
  • Improvements:
  • Improved performance of undo tracking when loading presets for plug-ins with many parameters.
  • Fixes and compatibility improvements:
  • Fixed keyboard stealing issue in many host applications when sub plug-ins editors are opened (except 32-bit applications on Mac).
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Pro Tools 9 on Mac (random crashes).
  • Fixing crashes with some plug-ins requesting information while being opened.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.11 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • Plug-ins compatibility improvements:
  • Improved compatibility with plug-ins that do not support sample rate changes (Nebula).
  • Improved compatibility with synths or effects that internally use VST presets banks: the entire state was not properly restored with the session (Nexus, Korg Legacy series or D16 Sigmund for example).
  • Other improvements:
  • Reduced the plug-in's memory usage so that more instances can be used in a session.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.04 (Oct 1, 2013)

  • Plug-ins Compatibility Improvements:
  • Fixed: some reverb plug-ins used to have their tail cut.
  • Fixed: some VST plug-ins sometimes prevented Pro Tools from exiting (Kontakt 5 for example).
  • Fixed: when inserting plug-ins with different latencies on different bands, tempo and MIDI events were not always in sync.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.03 (Sep 23, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Tempo sync support for hosted plug-ins.
  • AudioSuite support (offline processing) for the AAX version.
  • Plug-ins Compatibility Improvements:
  • Some plug-ins that required tempo sync used to crash on load.
  • Fixed compatibility issues with FabFilter plug-ins.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.02 (Sep 17, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for plug-ins bundled into a VST Shell.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Some plug-ins used to crash when reloading a Pro Tools session in Pro Tools 11.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 2.01 (Sep 13, 2013)

  • When inserting soft synths in the plug-in, no output was produced when the plug-in was fed with silence.

New in Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer 1.1 (Sep 1, 2011)

  • 64-bit AAX support for Pro Tools 11.
  • A "dual channel" version of the plug-in is now available. It can process the left/right or mid/side channels separately.
  • 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 more precise spectrum display.
  • Mac: user interface performance improvement (up to 20% lighter on cpu).