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