The JUCE cross-platform C++ framework, with DISTRHO/KXStudio specific changes
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  1. == Major JUCE features and updates ==
  2. This file just lists the more notable headline features. For more detailed info
  3. about minor changes and bugfixes, please see the git log!
  4. Version 5.4.3
  5. - Added a Visual Studio 2019 exporter to the Projucer
  6. - Added options to configure macOS Hardened Runtime in the Projucer
  7. - Fixed a potential memory corruption when drawing on macOS/iOS
  8. - Fixed file drag and drop for Windows 8
  9. - Multiple DSP module enhancements
  10. - Various bug-fixes, improvements and documentation updates
  11. Version 5.4.2
  12. - Restructured the low-level Android native code
  13. - Added an ADSR envelope class
  14. - AudioProcessorValueTreeState performance improvements
  15. - Improved Xcode 10 support
  16. - Improved VST3 hosting
  17. - Windows hiDPI scaling enhancements
  18. Version 5.4.1
  19. - Fixed a VST2 compilation error in VS2013
  20. - Fixed some live-build compilation errors in the Projucer
  21. - Fixed a bug in the Oversampling class
  22. - Made MPESynthesiserVoice::noteOnTime public
  23. - Fixed some bugs in the Unity plug-in wrapper
  24. - Fixed some VS2015 compiler errors
  25. Version 5.4.0
  26. - macOS Mojave and iOS 12 support
  27. - Windows hiDPI support
  28. - Unity native plug-in support
  29. - Microsoft BLE MIDI support
  30. - Plug-in parameter groups
  31. - Support for production-ready Android OBOE
  32. - Video playback support on Android and iOS
  33. - AudioProcessorValueTreeState improvements
  34. - Support for Android Studio 3.2
  35. - Various bug-fixes, improvements and documentation updates
  36. Version 5.3.2
  37. - Removed the OSX 10.5 and 10.6 deployment target options from the Projucer and enabled more C++11 features across all platforms
  38. - Replaced all usage of ScopedPointer with std::unique_ptr
  39. - Added camera support for iOS and Android
  40. - Fixed some issues using an UndoManager with an AudioProcessorValueTreeState
  41. - Added MIDI input to IAA plug-ins
  42. - Made multiple calls to MidiInput::openDevice share the same underlying win32 MIDI handle
  43. - Added a config flag to juce_audio_processors for enabling LADSPA plugin hosting and enabled it in the AudioPluginHost
  44. - Added a "plug-in can do" callback to the VSTCallbackHandler interface
  45. - Fixed various undefined behavior in SIMDRegister
  46. - Added the methods AudioBlock::copyTo/AudioBlock::copyFrom which facilitate copying to/from an AudioBuffer
  47. - Added a lambda callback to OpenGLGraphicsContextCustomShader to allow custom set-up when the shader is activated
  48. - Fixed a bug causing an unintentional menu item highlight disco party when using a popup menu in a plug-in's UI
  49. - Marked as deprecated: String::empty, var::null, File::nonexistent, ValueTree::invalid and other problematic statically-initialised null values
  50. Version 5.3.1
  51. - Add Android and iOS support to AudioPluginHost
  52. - Added support for Bela in the form of an AudioIODeviceType
  53. - Add bypass support to both hosting and plug-in client code
  54. - Added an isBoolean flag to APVTS parameters
  55. - Re-worked plug-in wrappers to all use new parameter system via LegacyAudioParameter wrapper class
  56. - Fixed an issue where opening the same midi device twice would cause a crash on Windows
  57. - Deprecated MouseInputSource::hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() and replaced with more descriptive methods
  58. - Added support for relative or special path symbolic links when compressing/uncompressing zip archives and creating/reading files
  59. - Ensured that File::replaceInternal does not fail with ACL errors on Windows
  60. - Merged-in some Ogg-Vorbis security fixes
  61. - Fixed a bug which would prevent a SystemTrayIconComponent from creating a native popup window on macOS
  62. - Various Android and iOS fixes
  63. - Added a "PIP Creator" utility tool to the Projucer
  64. - Added options for setting plugin categories and characteristics with MultiChoicePropertyComponent in the Projucer
  65. - Fixed a Projucer bug where the OSX base SDK version was not being set
  66. - Added a command-line option to use LF as linefeeds rather than CRLF in the Projucer cleanup tools
  67. - Multiple documentation updates
  68. Version 5.3.0
  69. - Added support for Android OBOE (developer preview)
  70. - Updated JUCE's MPE classes to comply with the new MMA-adopted specification
  71. - Multiple documentation updates
  72. - Restructured the examples and extras directories and updated all JUCE examples
  73. - Multiple hosted parameter improvements
  74. - Overhauled the GenericAudioProcessorEditor
  75. - Added support for a subset of the Cockos VST extensions
  76. - Added support for loading VST3 preset files
  77. - Added boolean AudioProcessorParameters
  78. - Added thread safe methods for getting and setting the AudioProcessorValueTreeState state
  79. - Added customisable MacOS icons
  80. Version 5.2.1
  81. - Added native content sharing support for iOS and Android
  82. - Added iOS and Android native file chooser support
  83. - Implemented WebBrowserComponent on Android
  84. - Added SystemStats::getDeviceManufacturer()
  85. - Ensured that JUCE will always use the high-performance audio path on Android if the device supports it
  86. - Added memory warning callbacks on iOS
  87. - Refactored iOSAudioDevice to support multi-channel audio devices and improve the handling of sample rate changes from other apps
  88. - Added SidePanel and BurgerMenu component classes
  89. - Added PushNotifications support on OSX
  90. - Added support for VST3 SDK 3.6.8
  91. - Added support for loading VST3 preset files
  92. - Added higher-order ambisonics support
  93. - Added thread safe methods for getting and setting the AudioProcessorValueTreeState state
  94. - Cleanup and refactoring work on the AudioProcessorGraph and the audio plugin host demo
  95. - Changed the default language standard for new projects from C++11 to C++14 and set all JUCE projects to use C++14
  96. - Made the ScopedPointer interface more compatible with std::unique_ptr
  97. - Changed Windows projects to use dynamic runtime linking by default
  98. - Added lambda callbacks to ListenerList, Slider, Button, Label, ComboBox and TextEditor
  99. - Fixed the live-build engine on Windows
  100. - Multiple DSP module fixes and features
  101. - Multiple threading and undefined behaviour fixes and improvements
  102. - Various graphics optimisations
  103. - Multiple Projucer UI and UX improvements
  104. - Various documentation tweaks and fixes
  105. Version 5.2.0
  106. - Added a CMake exporter to the Projucer
  107. - JUCE analytics module
  108. - Added support for push notifications on iOS and Android
  109. - Added in-app purchase support for macOS
  110. - Added a plugin binary copy step to the Visual Studio exporter
  111. - Added an option to set the debug information format in the Visual Studio exporter
  112. - Added a link-time optimisation option to all exporters
  113. - Added support for adding asm files to Android projects
  114. - Improved the reliability of the Projucer's live-build engine
  115. - Added support for AUv2 Midi Effect plug-in hosting
  116. - Added support for Atmos 7.0.2 and 7.1.2 Surround formats
  117. - Added support for the OGG sub-format inside a WAV file
  118. - Added support for querying the audio hardware on how many overruns/underruns occurred
  119. - Implement Process::hide on mobile platforms
  120. - Added support for multi-touch drag and drop
  121. - Improved the performance of 3D rendering when multiple OpenGL contexts are used at the same time
  122. - Tweaked the rate at which EdgeTable grows its internal storage, to improve performance rendering large and complex paths
  123. Version 5.1.2
  124. - Fixed multiple plugin-resizing bugs
  125. - Added support for AUv3 MIDI and screen size negotiation
  126. - Added support for Xcode 9 and iOS 11
  127. - Added an In-App Purchases module
  128. - Added backwards compatible constexpr support
  129. - Standalone plug-in improvements
  130. - Better .jucer file change monitoring in the Projucer
  131. - Increased the speed of AU parameter lookup
  132. - Improved the Android thread management when dealing with web requests
  133. - Better denormal support
  134. - Plug-in parameters can be explicitly marked as continuous or discrete
  135. - Multiple documentation updates
  136. Version 5.1.1
  137. - Fixed Windows live build engine on Visual Studio 2017
  138. - Fixed a compiler error in juce_MathFunctions.h in Visual Studio 2013
  139. - Fixed a potential crash when using the ProcessorDuplicator
  140. - Fixed a compiler-error in Filter::IIR
  141. - Fixed an issue where the WavFileFormatWriter could not create files with discrete channels
  142. - Fixed an issue where a window which is beneath a hidden window would not receive any clicks on Linux
  143. - Altered the format of BREAKING-CHANGES.txt to display better on GitHub
  144. - Projucer: Fixed an issue in exporter tilde expansion
  145. - Fixed compiler errors when building the DSP module with a static version of FFTW
  146. - Fixed an audio glitch when bypassing the convolution engine
  147. - Fixed an issue where a JUCE VST2 would not correctly report that it supports resizing of it’s plugin editor
  148. - Various documentation tweaks and fixes
  149. Version 5.1.0
  150. - Release of the JUCE DSP module
  151. - Multichannel audio readers and writers
  152. - Plugin editor Hi-DPI scaling support
  153. - Major improvements to Projucer module search paths
  154. - Added Projucer support for iOS app groups
  155. - Added support for AVFoundation and deprecated the use of Quicktime
  156. - Added a new real-time audio thread priority for Android
  157. - Various Projucer UI fixes
  158. - Various documentation fixes
  159. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  160. Version 5.0.2
  161. - Improved project save speed in the Projucer
  162. - Added option to save individual exporters in the Projucer
  163. - Added the ability to create custom colour schemes for the Projucer’s code editor
  164. - Minor fixes to JUCE’s SVG parser
  165. - Various bug fixes in the way JUCE handles Hi-DPI monitors
  166. - Improved code browsing in Visual Studio Exports
  167. - Improved the handling of audio device buffer size changes on iOS
  168. - Fixed bug in the Win32 FileChooser dialog when selecting a nonexistent root drive
  169. - Fixed a Projucer crash when saving projects with no targets
  170. - Fixed a bug where Projucer generated Makefiles would not trigger a recompilation when header files had changed
  171. - The standalone plugin target is now compatible with effect plug-ins
  172. - Fixed an issue where it was not possible to use the live build engine on plugin projects
  173. - Improved the way the Projucer’s live-build engine searches for platform headers on Windows
  174. - Fixed an issue where the Projucer would complain about not having internet even if the user had a license
  175. - Fixed a use-after-free in the AUv3 wrapper
  176. - Fixed an issue where the channel layout would not be reported correctly in the AUv3 wrapper
  177. - Fixed a potential memory overrun issue when hosting VST2 plugins with more than eight channels
  178. - Fixed a problem with the Mac main menu bar showing menus in the wrong position
  179. - Various Projucer UI fixes
  180. - Various documentation fixes
  181. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  182. Version 5.0.1
  183. - Fixed Windows live build engine on Visual Studio 2017
  184. - Fixed memory-leak in Projucer live build engine
  185. - Fixed an issue where you could not paste your redeem serial number with Cmd+V on macOS
  186. - Fixed an issue where the Projucer would crash on linux due to missing symbols in WebKit
  187. - Minor Projucer UI improvements
  188. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  189. Version 5.0.0
  190. - New licensing model
  191. - Projucer UI/UX overhaul
  192. - New look and feel (version 4)
  193. - New standalone plug-in format
  194. - Added support for Visual Studio 2017
  195. - Added support for VST3 SDK 3.6.7
  196. - Added support for Apple Inter-App Audio on iOS
  197. - Various Android stability and performance improvements
  198. - Added support for non-experimental gradle plug-in versions >= 2.2 and Android Studio 2.3
  199. - Added support for closed-source third-party modules
  200. - Added support for Windows 10 Bluetooth LE MIDI devices
  201. - Modernised JUCE codebase to use C++11/14 features
  202. - Added support for Linux embedded platforms
  203. - Added support for WebBrowserComponent on Linux
  204. - Added support for IPv6
  205. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  206. - Various documentation improvements
  207. Version 4.3.1
  208. - Added support for iOS download tasks
  209. - Added support for AAX plug-in meters
  210. - Added support for dynamically disabling/enabling sidechains in ProTools
  211. - Re-introduced support for VST3 plug-ins reporting which VST2 plug-in they can replace
  212. - Added withRightX and withBottomY methods to Rectangle
  213. - Added support for windows 10 on screen keyboard
  214. - Added move semantics to AudioBuffer
  215. - Added colour coding scheme to module icons in the Projucer to indicate which type of license a module uses
  216. - Removed all deprecation warnings for macOS Sierra
  217. - Fixed multiple touch, pen and mouse input related bugs on Windows
  218. - Added submenu support to ComboBoxes and simplified the usage of ComboBoxes
  219. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  220. - Various documentation improvements
  221. Version 4.3.0
  222. - Added API and examples for ROLI Blocks
  223. - Multiple Projucer live-build UI and diagnostics improvements
  224. - JUCE now supports hosting multi-bus plug-ins
  225. - BufferingAudioSource now supports pre-buffering (useful for offline processing)
  226. - Added microphone permissions switch to Projucer for iOS targets
  227. - Standalone wrappers now correctly save and restore midi settings
  228. - Various performance improvements to BigInteger
  229. - Fixed various FlexBox bugs
  230. - Added a workaround for the broken “Open Recent…” menu on os x
  231. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  232. - Various documentation improvements
  233. Version 4.2.4
  234. - Pre-release of live build engine on Windows
  235. - Added FlexBox layout engine
  236. - Removed dependency on external Steinberg SDK when building and/or hosting VST2 plug-ins
  237. - Added support for MIDI network sessions in the iOS simulator
  238. - Added support for symmetric skew to Slider, NormalisableRange and SliderPropertyComponent
  239. - Projucer now asks the user what to do when it detects that the .jucer file was modified outside of the Projucer
  240. - Improved support for Windows 10 touch devices
  241. - Added begin/end iterator methods for ValueTree, for handy range-based-for loops over its children
  242. - Added support for recent mingw-w64 compilers
  243. - Added useful proportional Rectangle utility methods
  244. - Significantly improved the performance of BigInteger
  245. - Added support for expiring licenses to juce_tracktion_marketplace
  246. - Added support for retina mouse cursors on OS X
  247. - Added a new low-quality mode for the CameraDevice
  248. - Added pkg-config support for Linux
  249. - Projucer will now wrap your AAX plug-in in the bundle format expected Pro Tools on Windows
  250. - Multiple bug-fixes for AudioUnit parameter ids
  251. - Fixed a bug where AlertWindows weren’t always on top
  252. - Multiple fixes for web InputStreams
  253. - Various improvements to the live build engine
  254. - Various minor improvements and bug fixes
  255. - Various documentation improvements
  256. Version 4.2.3
  257. - Various VST3 improvements: resizing VST3 windows, plug-in compatibility issues
  258. - Use NSURLSession on newer OS X versions
  259. - Add compatibility for VST 3 SDK update 3.6.6
  260. - Miscellaneous fixes and improvements
  261. Version 4.2.1
  262. - New class CachedValue, for providing easy and efficient access to ValueTree properties
  263. - Reduced audio plug-in binary sizes on OS X and added symbol-stripping option
  264. - Miscellaneous fixes and improvements
  265. Version 4.2
  266. - Added support for AudioUnit v3 on OS X and iOS
  267. - Simplified the JUCE module format. Removed the json module definition files, and made
  268. it easier to manually add modules to projects. The format is fully described in the
  269. document juce/modules/JUCE Module Format.txt
  270. - iOS project support: added custom resource folders, custom xcassets, app capabilities,
  271. and screen orientation settings.
  272. - Deleted the Introjucer.. But don't panic! All of its functionality is now supplied by a
  273. more open-source version of the Projucer. By refactoring the closed-source LLVM compilation
  274. code into a DLL, we've been able to unify the Introjucer and Projucer into a single
  275. open-source project. This will allow everyone to compile the Projucer's IDE themselves, and
  276. having just one app instead of two will make things a lot less confusing!
  277. Version 4.1
  278. - Added multi-bus support for audio plug-in clients
  279. - Added support for MIDI effect plug-ins (AU and AAX).
  280. - Added new example: Network Graphics Demo
  281. Version 4.0.3
  282. - Added MPE (Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression) classes
  283. - Added full support for generating and parsing Midi RPN/NRPN messages
  284. - Made the LinearSmoothedValue class public
  285. - Miscellaneous fixes and minor improvements
  286. Version 4.0.2
  287. - Miscellaneous fixes and house-keeping
  288. Version 4.0.1
  289. - Initial release of the Projucer!
  290. - Full OSC support!
  291. - Android Studio exporting from the Introjucer
  292. - Android-M pro-audio low-latency i/o support
  293. - Bluetooth MIDI device support on iOS and Android
  294. - AudioSampleBuffer refactored into a templated class AudioBuffer, to allow
  295. 32 or 64 bit float support
  296. - Audio plugin and hosting now supports 64-bit data
  297. - Support for force-touch and pen pressure on iOS and Windows
  298. - Added easy sound-file playing methods to AudioDeviceManager
  299. - Many updates to Introjucer
  300. - Many new tutorials and examples
  301. Version 3.3.0
  302. - New functions for Base64 conversion
  303. - New command-line options in the introjucer for trimming whitespace and
  304. replacing tabs in source files
  305. Version 3.2.0
  306. - Major OpenGL performance/stability improvements
  307. - Performance improvements to FloatVectorOperations math functions
  308. - New FloatVectorOperations: abs, min, max, addWithMultiply, clip
  309. - Midi channel pressure support
  310. - New example projects ComponentTutorialExample, SimpleFFTExample,
  311. PluckedStringsDemo
  312. - New class ValueTreeSynchroniser, for remote-syncing multiple
  313. ValueTrees
  314. - HTTPS/SSL support on Linux
  315. - Added methods for degrees to radians conversions
  316. - Added Neon instruction set support for Android targets
  317. - JUCE ValueTree performance improvements
  318. - Linux and Android multi-monitor HiDPI support
  319. - Support the “display=none” attribute in SVG files
  320. - Support for text elements in SVG files
  321. - Added Whirlpool hash class to the cryptography module
  322. - Various improvements for parameter automation in VST, VST-3,
  323. AudioUnits and AAX
  324. - Various improvements to JUCE Synthesiser
  325. - Linux Code::Blocks project support
  326. - Multicast support
  327. - Add support to generate project version numbers from project git tags
  328. - Various updates to example projects
  329. - Stability improvements to re-order and resize code of plug-in windows
  330. - Support for external third-party native libraries on Android
  331. - Introjucer’s auto-update now displays release notes
  332. - Various Introjucer usability improvements
  333. - Support for in-memory fonts on Android
  334. - New FFT class
  335. - WASAPI exclusive mode support
  336. - More C++11 feature support macros
  337. - Performance improvements to XML parsing
  338. - Add compatibility for AAX SDK 2.2.0
  339. - Added parameters to the ValueTree::Listener::valueTreeChildRemoved()
  340. and valueTreeChildOrderChanged() methods to include more info about
  341. exactly what changed
  342. - Over 400 minor changes, bug-fixes, documentation improvements, etc.