Plogue - Bidule v0.91 (Pc/Mac/Universal)


Bidule
The brainchild of Plogue Art et Technologie, Bidule is a cross-platform application that is gaining recognition world-wide as the new standard in modular music software

Bidule Key Features

* Realtime Audio/MIDI/Spectral processing
* Completely modular architecture
* Runs as VST/AU plugin or standalone
* Runs as ReWire mixer or device
* Runs as OSC client and server
* VST/AU instruments and effects hosting
* Building blocks for FX/inst creation
* More than a 100 ready-to-use modules
* Supports multiple tempos at once
* Inter-module parameter linking
* Zoomable OpenGL-based canvas
* Multi-channel audio file streaming
* ASIO/CoreAudio low-latency support
* Offline mode (rendering) available
* Uses 32-bit precision throughout
* Online catalog of ready-made groups

New Features:

* Universal Binary version for OS X
* x64 version
* VST 2.4 support (both as a host and as a plugin)
* There's now a Bidule SDK
* Added context menu to all sliders


New Modules:

* Surround ITU Mixers
* Continuous Surround Panner


Changes:

* Audio Matrix : added optional fading
* Audio Switcher : added optional fading
* Biquad Filter : added extra input for dB value for peaking band, low and hi shelf
* FFT/iFFT : added higher quality preference
* Group Manager : added button to set a custom catalog URL
* MIDI Buffers/Recorder : added takes mode
* MIDI Recorder : added add to Mediapool parameter
* Monitoring : can now open multiple windows
* Plugins/ReWire device : relaxed sync information validation when looping is on (bad in/out point or a position outside the loop points will result in disabling looping)
* VST : finally(!) added load/save of fxp


Bug Fixes:

* Application : if old VST mode is activated, there's no way to reset it
* Audio Files : bad embedded loop information could lead to weird behaviors/crashes
* Audio File Recorder : multiple mono files option is not remembered when loading
* Envelope : moving points doesn't work
* Mediapool : sometimes flags files as being used when they aren't
* Envelope : not using correct values after loading if presets were used
* Multi Channel/Channel Pressure Remapper : display is 0-based instead of 1-based
* OS X : help doesn't show in Help Viewer for some persons
* OS X : crash at startup on some 10.2.8 systems
* OS X : closing a VST window could crash
* OS X : changed AU cache format to prevent possible clash between plugins
* OS X VST plugin: UI doesn't work in Renoise
* Particle Arpeggiator : closing its UI could lead to a crash
* Plugins OS X : doesn't display correctly with a composite window
* Plugins : the Plugin Device always use the name saved in a .bidule file, leading to confusion when using files made with the standalone version
* Plugins : MIDI data could be lost when Bidule/host buffer size didn't match
* Polyphonic adapter : random/mutate gives different results on each voice
* VST : channel names aren't always shown
* Windows VST plugin : Envelope/Looper extra windows can't be reopened
* Windows : using Control From MIDI could crash
* many other fixes

Pricing

While Bidule is a commercial product, we encourage you to try out this pre-release version for a limited period for free!
You can however unlock this early version of Bidule so that it never expires for 75 USD.

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