Power Suite 6 Version History

04/23/2024

10/26/2023

Fix crash in Logic running on Apple Silicon when attempting to register from expiration window.
MacOS installers now delete previously installed AAX plug prior to install
Internal updates: Juce 7.0.6, Pace Eden 5.8.1, Xcode 14.1, AAX SDK 2.5.1
MacOS requirement now 10.13

03/16/2023

License popups don't appear until after UI is drawn, this fixes various problems with plugs getting stuck when they open and popup an alert about a license timeout.
Parameter text entry now supports tabbing to next field, Shift-tab to previous field

12/29/2022

Fix issue where clicking on controls causes the first parameter text entry field to receive keyboard focus. It is now required to click on a text entry field to enter text. To exit text entry, press TAB or ESC, or click on unused UI panel. TAB no longer advances to the next text entry.

11/07/2022

05/26/2021

04/22/2021

Apple M1 support: AU and VST3 formats have ARM/x86 universal binaries
GUI scaling now scales dialog windows too
AAX format now supports GUI scaling
Update from Juce 5.4.5 to Juce 6.0.5
MD6: fix band enable max value (showed duplicate in generic GUIs)
MD6: thumbwheel controls now respond to fine tune modifiers (SHIFT, Command, or right-click)
MV6: preference to lock wet/dry and output gain control, so you can set 100% wet on master bus and preset changes don’t reset it.
All PS6 plug installers set permissions on WA directories to resolve registration issues
Added thread locks to allow effect recreation while GUI open
AAX AudioSuite effects now come up un-bypassed
Add alternate short names for AAX format
Improved logic when plugs first opened, no longer show “Default*” as first preset
Storing dSYM files from Mac builds and PDBs from Win builds for crash forensic analysis
Added LogFlushLevel property for debugging

12/15/2020

TrackPlug:

08/25/2020

MasterVerb:

07/14/2020

07/06/2020

MD6 properly implements bypass delay to match latency
MD6 has proper gesture tracking for threshold GUI control
MD6 Mac installer writes proper Wave Arts folder permissions
FP6 and TP6 sliders implement fine-tune mode when right-clicking or SHIFT-clicking
TP6 has improved logic for setting initial EQ band, previously would crash if plug-in state saved with no EQ bands enabled
TP6 implements alt-mouse drags to affect EQ bandwidth
PN6 properly loads user presets for Direct, Reflections, and Reverb sections
MV6 implements denormalized number prevention logic
Fixed license manager bug: license file properly truncated when adding multiple licenses
Added VST logo and trademark to manual

04/21/2020

MD5 reports proper latency when bypassed
License manager creates new license file if license file corrupted
PS6 manual update
FP6 input and output right channel meters off by one pixel
Implement PS5 and PS4 preset import converters, all plugs
Add User Preset Manager to section preset menus
PS6 Installers copy PS6 manual to individual plug directories, like individual plugs, Mac and Win
PS6 installers install Panorama HRTFs, Mac and Win
Win uninstallers leave license files

04/07/2020

Fix bug in registration, all plugs
Fix bug in EQ logic on Mac when using small block sizes (32, 64, or 128 samples), TrackPlug and MasterVerb
Fix bug in TrackPlug external sidechain when switching dynamics types
TrackPlug, FinalPlug, and MultiDynamics now apply delay when bypassed to match reported latency
Bypass parameter linked with host, all plugs
PowerSuite installers now install user manual properly

03/25/2020

Initial Power Suite 6 release
MacOS Catalina and Mojave supported; plug-ins work on latest Mac DAWs such as Cubase 10, WaveLab 10, Premiere 2020, and Audition 2020
MacOS installers are properly notarized
Adding VST3 support. Power Suite 6 supports VST3, AU, and AAX (native) formats
Dropping support for VST2, DX, MAS, RTAS, AAX DSP, and 32-bit builds on Mac OS-X. 32-bit VST3 is supported on Windows
Only 64-bit formats are supported on MacOS
AAX formats support Wave Arts licensing, i.e., Pace/iLok no longer required for AAX; choose Pace/iLok or Wave Arts licensing for all formats
AAX formats no longer have confusing reduced feature configurations needed for AAX DSP
Improved Wave Arts licensing, enter serial number directly into plug-in
User preset manager to rename, delete, and organize presets
TrackPlug implements external sidechain input for all formats; there is no more TrackPlug ExtSC variation
New dark theme in menus and dialogs
Version numbers on Mac are properly reported in Get Info (plist files set correctly)