DSP-Quattro Changelog

What's new in DSP-Quattro 4.4

Dec 4, 2015
  • Plug-ins:
  • the support of AU plug-ins has been extended: now compatible with AU WAVES v9.6.
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • now the replace function does not reset Xfades or CDTexts settings.
  • several minor bugs fixed.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.3.1 (Aug 26, 2015)

  • AudioCD Layout:
  • fixed a problem of shifted CDTrack info importing DDPs

New in DSP-Quattro 4.3 (Aug 26, 2015)

  • General:
  • fixed a problem starting DSP-Quattro from an account which has not administrator privileges
  • new option on preference panel to set default mp3 settings to be re-used also after rebooting.
  • new option on preference panel to turn the redbook time quantization of CDTrack markers off.
  • fixed a problem of back and forth jumps on waveform page live scrolling during playback.
  • other minor bug fixes
  • Plug-ins:
  • better AU cocoa GUI compatibility: now DSP-Quattro resizes correctly cocoa based AU plug-in GUIs, also dynamically.
  • fixed a problem of a +3dB gain processing off-line mono audio files.
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • no more limitations on the size of temporary files, burning CDs or exporting as DDP: now also AudioCD Layouts at 96 kHz and more than 1 hour long will complete the burn/export without having to resample the audio files.
  • the Replace audio region function on AudioCD Layout changed: now the imported audio region has the length of the imported audio file.
  • fixed a potential problem of audio clicks at CDTrack transitions during real time playback
  • fixed a potential problem after reordering audio regions.
  • fixed a compatibility problem exporting the AudioCD Layout as DDP when the audioCD layout had sample rate different from 44.1 kHz.
  • fixed a problem of random jumps at start of the playback marker when clicking on AudioCD layout waveform view.
  • fixed a problem of white noise re-loading AudioCD layouts which include imported DDP.
  • fixed a problem importing DDP with audio on pauses
  • other minor bug fixes
  • Projects:
  • fixed a problem of white noise re-loading projects which include imported DDP.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.2.4 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem overwriting audio files on external HDs introduced in 4.2.3.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.2.3 (Nov 21, 2013)

  • General:
  • full compatibility with MacOS X Maverick.
  • the application bundle is now compatible with Gatekeeper of MacOS X 10.7.5 or newer, no more Security warning during the installation.
  • new 'safe' project and AudioCD loading procedure in case of emergency: keeping the ALT key pressed while loading a Project or AudioCD Layout, DSP-Quattro will skip to load any plug-in or effx.
  • several bugs fixed
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • new export function of all CDTracks as separate AIFF, WAVE, SDII or .mp3 audio files
  • new export function of a single CDTrack as independent AIFF, WAVE, SDII or .mp3 audio file.
  • extended DDP support without CD-Texts or with empty CD-Texts fields.
  • faster procedure for burning AudioCD without the need of keeping image files.
  • several bugs fixed

New in DSP-Quattro 4.2.2 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • Audio Editor:
  • fixed a bug causing a crash when using the gainer tool
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • fixed a bug burning DDP files directly without rebuilding the AudioCD layout.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.2.1 (Oct 9, 2012)

  • Audio Editor:
  • fixed a bug causing a crash when editing a mono file with the pencil tool
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • fixed a bug which was stopping the procedure of loading saved AudioCD layouts using the AudioCD layout file browser.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.2 (Oct 8, 2012)

  • General:
  • new: PreRoll button on transport bars, and preroll default options on preferences
  • fixed a problem of audio glitches when playing backward with audio scrub
  • fixed a potential problem on RMS Meter display (version 4.1 had still this problem on special cases).
  • fixed several other bugs.
  • global code optimization
  • Audio Editor:
  • new: added the output sample rate parameter on audio file save as, to make resampling and saving as with only one command.
  • some other bugs fixed.
  • Plug-ins:
  • improved compatibility.
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • new: added the sample rate and bit depth exporting audiocd layout and cdtracks
  • new: new Export AudioCD layout as mp3 menu command
  • new: AudioCD total length and current sample rate display on the bottom right of the audioCD waveform
  • new: Absolute CD Time display on the AudioCD layout
  • fixed an annoying warning dialog about the need to save the AudioCD layout also when it was already saved.
  • export of CDTrack CUE sheet as text file has been revisited and improved
  • now clicking on the AudioCD Layout waveform window will place the Playback cursor on that time frame
  • the pause before the first CDTrack is now fixed to 2 secs and it is always correctly displayed on AudioCD GUIs
  • now CDTrackTo File uses the sample rate of the AudioCD layout
  • set all pause to function on audioCD layout has been revisited
  • burn by DDP menu command now works
  • now if Write CDTexts on Disc option is OFF, CDTexts will not be written on DDP images
  • import DDPs compatibility has been improved (fixed a problem importing ISRC codes from Sonoris DDP Creator)

New in DSP-Quattro 4.1 (Jul 31, 2012)

  • General:
  • support of MacOS X 10.8
  • fixed a potential problem on RMS Meter display.
  • improved md5 file compatibility exporting DDPs.
  • fixed several bugs.
  • global code optimization
  • Audio Editor:
  • Fixed the problem of the PlayBack Marker going at audio file start after doing processing with preview.
  • some other bugs fixed.
  • Plug-ins:
  • improved compatibility, no more grayed GUI hosting some AU plug-ins (like iZotope Ozone, gForce MiniMonsta)
  • AudioCD Layout:
  • the AudioRegion Replace function has been revisited and improved - now also any CDTrack starting at the same point will change its Title.
  • fixed the annoying bug of plug-in GUIs always open when loading a saved AudioCD layout.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.0.5 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • The Output Recorder GUI is new, to let the user to record to file the outputs addressing any audio port, independently from the MasterOut assignment, there is an improved plug-ins compatibility and several minor bugs have been fixed.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.0.3 (May 16, 2012)

  • A very important global code optimization to improve the performances drastically, now the application is very much faster and needs up to 40% less CPU.
  • Several minor bugs have been fixed.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.0.2 (Apr 27, 2012)

  • DDP import compatibility has been drastically improved, there is a better support to import audio file formats like .m4a, .mp4 and others also by drag&drop, and several other minor bugs have been fixed.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.0.1 (Apr 23, 2012)

  • The Frequency Shifting algorithm demands less CPU and plays very much better, and several other bugs have been fixed.

New in DSP-Quattro 4.0.0 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • General:
  • New Customizable KeyCommands
  • New Peak+RMS Meters
  • New Drag&Drop features also to copy&paste audio waveforms between audio editors
  • New CDDA time units
  • New Effx Slot management
  • New audio file menu
  • New multiple Aux output busses
  • New 32 bits HQ Graphic Level Waveform Display
  • New Master BPM MIDI clock to synchronize Effect and Instrument plug-ins
  • Audio Editor:
  • New Declicker
  • New Pencil Tool
  • New Gain Tool
  • New Cut&Paste graphic editor
  • New Graphic editor for Fade IN/OUT
  • New Auto-Blend option
  • New HQ TimeStretching Algoritm by HQ Spectral Re-synthesizer
  • New HQ FrequencyShifter Algoritm by HQ Spectral Re-synthesizer
  • New Option for Grouping/Ungrouping Audio File Editor Windows
  • Plug-ins:
  • New AU cocoa GUI support
  • New External I/O device send/return internal plug-in module, to address external hardware as “plug-in”
  • New AU preset management
  • PlayList (now AudioCD layout)
  • New Generic Markers support also on the PlayList
  • New Replace command on PlayList to replace an existing region audio file with another one.
  • New Normalize commands on PlayList to normalize one region only, all regions one by one, or the PlayList.
  • New Extend mode for XFades between PlayList audio regions (keep option+shift pressed)
  • New capability to drag&shift PlayList audio region without shifting all the rest (keep option key pressed)
  • New Equal Power XFade mode, when setting Xfade curves between audio regions in auto mode (keep the shift key pressed)
  • New DDP import
  • New Export of CD-Tracks as separated audio files.
  • New ENV Cntrl point visual management

New in DSP-Quattro 3.5.3 (Mar 24, 2012)

  • An annoying bug causing a rare freezing at startup has been fixed.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.5.2 (Mar 21, 2012)

  • This version offers compatibility with MacOS X 10.7 Lion. Moreover, some bugs have been fixed. All DSP-Quattro 3 users are highly recommended to update their version to 3.5.2.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.5.1 (May 11, 2011)

  • This is a bug fix release, in the previous 3.5 there was a potential problem in audio CD-ROM burning procedure.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.5 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • This is a major update for all DSP-Quattro users. The most important new feature is that version 3.5 introduces the full DDP 2 files export for professional error-free audio CD mastering, even including MD5 checksums. Not only this, of course: there are dozens and dozens of major and minor new features, changes and improvements, including the possibility to load an un-limited number of AU/VST plug-ins effects on each Effx send module, improved plug-in compatibility, new look for several GUIs, and very very much more

New in DSP-Quattro 3.1.3 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • A maintenance release.
  • Several important improvements.
  • Better VST plug-in management.
  • Some new options on interfaces and several bug fixes.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.1.2 (Oct 28, 2009)

  • A problem displaying English characters on Japanese systems has been fixed, there is a new menu command to create a PlayList from the audio file Generic Markers List in one step only, and there are some other important improvements and bug fixes. All DSP-Quattro 3.0 users are highly recommended to update their version to 3.1.2, it is a free upgrade!

New in DSP-Quattro 3.1.1 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • This is a maintenance release, there are several important improvement, improved plug-in compatibility and some bug fixes.
  • All DSP-Quattro 3 users are highly recommended to update their version to 3.1.1.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.1.0 (Aug 13, 2009)

  • A very important major release, coming with long-waited new features:
  • New VST 2.4 Instruments and Effect plug-ins native support on both PowerPC and Intel based macs.
  • Now the PlayList offers full CD-Text support for Audio CD-ROM mastering and CD burning, and the Project has been totally revisited and extended.
  • Moreover, there are several other important improvements and some bug fixes. All DSP-Quattro 3 users are highly recommended to update their version 3 to the 3.1, it is a free upgrade!

New in DSP-Quattro 3.0.5 (Jul 12, 2009)

  • This is a maintenance release, there are several important improvements and some bug fixes.
  • All DSP-Quattro 3.0 users are highly recommended to update their version to 3.0.5.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.0.4 (Jun 11, 2009)

  • There are several important improvements and some bug fixes on the PlayList, extended Effect and Virtual Instrument plug-in compatibility and some other bug fixes.
  • All DSP-Quattro 3.0 users are highly recommended to update their version to 3.0.4.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.0.3 (May 9, 2009)

  • Several important improvements on the PlayList management, improved plug-in compatibility and several minor and major bug fixes.

New in DSP-Quattro 3.0 (Apr 7, 2009)

  • Version 3 introduces a new graphic interface for all GUI elements, and also a very new advanced PlayList tracks waveform editor, for assembling AudioCD with outstanding simplicity, offering all the features you may need for Mastering your music.