PlugTools
RELEASE NOTES
Important : Logic Pro 13 currently ignores track selection through Accessibility. Functions that depend on selecting tracks now show a warning in Logic Pro 13 instead of acting on the wrong track. We have informed Apple about this issue and expect it to be fixed as soon as possible.
New in PlugTools 5.4.1
- Fixed: PlugTools now works as expected in Logic Pro 13, except for functions that require changing the selected tracks
- New : ‘Project Plug-Ins Browser’ . This key command command opens a search window, showing all Plug-Ins in use in the project. From this window you can enable/disable all Plug-Ins at once, or open its Plug-In window.
- New : ‘Batch Rename Audio Files/Regions’. Use this command to batch rename audio files or regions in the Project Audio window.
- New : ‘Export Track Names’. Saves the project track names as a CSV file.
- New : ‘Search Inputs’, ‘Search Outputs’,’Search Sends’ key commands. Each key command can be used without requiring the cursor to be on its corresponding slot.
- New : ’Search Audio Patches and Channel Strip Settings’ and ‘Search Instrument Patches and Channel Strip Settings’ key commands
- New : The I/O Label Manager window has been updated and now includes date created and date modified columns for presets
- New: I/O labels are now grouped in Inputs, Outputs and Busses, groups and labels can be reordered by dragging
- New : The I/O Label Manager now has a 'Show User Only' filter, and its now possible to copy and paste label names. Stereo channels are now listed before their mono channels.
- Changed : performance of the Plug-Ins search window has been improved
- Changed : if the Inspector was closed, it now automatically closes after applying gain or fade changes
- Changed: in the Plug-In search window, when a category or factory folder is open, the 'random' function is limited to only those Plug-ins
- Changed : the mixed view of the Patches and Channel Strip Settings search window now also shows folders and sub-folders
New in PlugTools 5.3.2
- Fixes an issue where Art Conductor does not respond when selecting a track with the mouse
New in PlugTools 5.3.1
- Set Panning Mode key commands : Three new actions in the Track Panning group:
- Set Panning Mode to Stereo
- Set Panning Mode to Binaural
- Set Panning Mode to Balance
Open PlugTools › Preferences › Key Commands and assign a key to one of the three actions. When the Mixer is visible, the panning mode of all selected tracks is changed at once. With the Mixer closed, only the focused track is changed.
- Plug-In Tags : You can now tag plug-ins and filter by them in both the Plug-Ins window and the search popover.
In the Plug-Ins window:
Select one or more plug-ins, use the ‘+’ button in the tag cloud field at the right to add or remove tags. Control-click a tag pil to rename, change its colour, or remove it for all plug-ins carrying that tag. A new Tags column shows each plug-in's tags as coloured pills. Click a tag in the filter bar to limit the list to plug-ins carrying that tag.
In the Plug-In search window:
Press # in the search field to open the tag picker, type to autocomplete, press Enter or click a tag to apply. Press the ‘+’ button in the filter bar to limit the list to plug-ins carrying that tag. The Plug-In Info panel (open it by using the right arrow on a Plug-In) shows the plug-in's tags. The + button opens a popover to add or remove tags
- The new key command 'Apply Buss Track Names to Labels' allows applying the names of buss tracks to buss I/O labels directly
- The default tab view in the Channel Strip Setting and Patch search window can now be set to Default, Favourites, or Folders in the Appearance preferences
- Individual articulations can now be assigned to a different articulation category in the Articulations window
- PlugTools now supports running Logic Pro 12.3 in Italian and Portugese
- Fixes an issue with Art Conductor Remote when running Logic Pro 12.3 in French or Spanish
- Fixes an issue when control-click dragging in Logic Pro 12.3
- PlugTools can now be quitted or hidden when a regular management window is frontmost
- The I/O Labels window will now show an alert when no Logic Pro project is active
- Added 'Upward Compressor' as Dynamics sub-category
- The Control Grids window is no longer automatically closed when a PlugTools key command is pressed
- Scanning articulation settings has been optimised
- Column order in the Plug-In window is now preserved
- You can now control-click any column header in the Plug-In window to show or hide individual columns
New in PlugTools 5.1.4
- Fixed an issue where PlugTools would incorrectly select a mono version of Instruments instead of stereo PlugTools no longer unexpectedly quits when scanning user Settings
New in PlugTools 5.1.3
- Searching and inserting Patches and Channel Strip Settings no longer requires opening the Library browser for Logic Pro 12.0 or higher
- PlugTools now correctly ignores key-switch MIDI on its own port
- Custom articulation settings with Poly Aftertouch now work
- PlugTools now correctly updates its MIDI ports when they are changed
- It is now possible to set a dedicated MIDI input port for each Controller Grid
- Fixes an issue when re-ordering Favourites
- Added the option 'Single-Key Favourite Selection' in the Preferences. When checked, pressing a single digit between 1 and 9 in the Favourites tab of the search window will immediately select the corresponding favourite
- Sorting by Plug-In name, custom name, architectures and version in the Plug-Ins window now works as expected
- Fixed an issue with the help popovers in the Project Scanner
- The Project Scanner now shows and sorts the Logic Pro version as expected
- Sorting by project name in the Project Scanner now works as expected
New in PlugTools 5.1.1
- PlugTools now correctly scans factory Logic Pro 12 articulation settings
- PlugTools now no longer unexpectedly hangs when migrating GainControl settings
- The location of the Logic Pro resources is now correctly set for Logic Pro 12
- Items in the Key Commands window now correctly expand when searching, and option-clicking items will now correctly expand or collapse all items
- Fixes an issue where key commands for windows were not correctly recalled
- Syncing visibility now works for all supported Logic Pro languages
- Syncing visibility of Plug-Ins now works as expected with Logic Pro 12
- Fixes an issue where the data limit of the PlugTools preference file is exceeded
- Plug-In categories are now correctly exported for CSV files
- The Project Scanner no longer hangs when it tries to open an invalid Logic Pro project file
New in PlugTools 5.0.18
- Decreasing track volume and panning for custom values now works as expected
- It is now possible to select which Articulation Settings to re-scan: Art Conductor, User, or Logic Pro