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Version 3.7.0 (2020/07/29)

Version 3.7.0 (2020/07/29)

• Interface changes:

  • New IProcessContextRequirements (implemented by plug-in).
    • This is a new required interface a plug-in needs to implement when building with VST SDK 3.7 or newer.
  • New IProgress (implemented by host).
  • New IParameterFunctionName (implemented by plug-in).

• New Flags/Enums:

  • New kIsHidden flag. With this flag, the parameter should NOT be displayed by the host and cannot be changed from outside the plug-in.
  • New predefined 2D speaker arrangements:
    • k90Cine, k91Cine (L R C Lfe Ls Rs Lc Rc Sl Sr)
    • k100Cine, k101Cine (L R C Lfe Ls Rs Lc Rc Cs Sl Sr)
  • New predefined 3D speaker arrangements:
    • k90_4, k91_4 (L R C Lfe Ls Rs Lc Rc Sl Sr Tfl Tfr Trl Trr)
    • k90_6, k91_6 (L R C Lfe Ls Rs Lc Rc Sl Sr Tfl Tfr Trl Trr Tsl Tsr)
  • New Bus flag: kIsControlVoltage for audio busses.

• Documentation:

  • add documentation about VST 3 and MIDI 2.0:
    • MIDI 2.0 Increased Resolution, compared to MIDI 1.0.
    • MIDI 2.0 Per-Note Controllers.

• cmake:

  • New cmake files.
  • Fix on Windows creation of VST 3 folder using powershell with admin rights.

• Examples:

  • New VST 3 plug-ins examples:
    • SyncDelay using Steinberg::Vst::IProcessContextRequirements.
    • Panner using PlugType::kSpatialFx as SubCategory, it shows how to build a Panner plug-in Mono to Stereo.
  • Added checks in HostChecker plug-in:
    • support of kIsHidden flag.
    • support of IProgress (implemented by host).
    • support of IParameterFunctionName.
    • check if Silent flag for Main and Side-chain Inputs are used.

• Plug-in Wrappers:

  • Fix for AAX/VST 2 BaseWrapper setChunk attribute Vst::StateType::kProject was not set for component.

• Helpers classes:

  • Added functions to load FXB/FXP states and to write FXB states for compatibility with VST 2.x (see public.sdk/source/vst/utility/vst2persistence.h).
  • Fix compilation with MinGW-w64 GCC compiler.
  • New helper: openurl.h allowing to open a URL in the default associated application.

• VST3PluginTestHost v2.9.0: VST 3 Plug-in Test Host.

  • Added support of:
    • IProgress
    • IProcessContextRequirements
    • IParameterFunctionName
  • Fix crashes when closing 2 or more instances of GUI of same plug-in in particular order
  • Fix support of SingleComponentEffect plug-ins that implement IMidiMapping

• VST 3 Project Generator v1.0.0:

  • New easy to use VST 3 Project Generator.