Thanks to all the feedback from Manhattan's playtesters and community. Following your help and extensive in-house testing (using four computers and five different OSSes), v2.0 Beta 4 brings significant improvements for Mac and Windows, including VST support on Mac, M1 optimisation, a new host sync algorithm, and several GUI tweaks.
Failing the appearance of any significant gremlins, I hope to promote this version to the main Early Access Steam release. The development effort will then switch to adding additional features, including Unity integration, multiple patterns, and custom instruments/samples.
Thank you for your support - be sure to stay tuned, leave a review, and like/subscribe to the YouTube channel!
General: [list]
[*] Better mouse support for GUI widgets (mouse capture for sliders, etc.)
[*] Refreshed help documentation (Tutorials 1-5, Live Control, Workshops...).
[*] New [b]intelligent host sync[/b] algorithm that fills the gaps in data supplied by the DAW.
[*] New help welcome/start-up screen (to be further expanded).
[*] Preliminary Unity/API integration (not yet documented - to be further expanded).
[*] Numerous miscellaneous GUI tweaks. [/list]
Mac: [list]
[*] NEW! [b]VST plugin support for Mac[/b], including support for Cubase and Nuendo.
[*] Mac standalone app now also uses the VST backend by default - avoids perennial AudioUnit installation issues, add/improves [b]compatibility with Mojave and Catalina[/b].
[*] Helpers for VST/AU plugin installation (see File menu in the App).
[*] M1 audio performance optimisation.
[*] [b]Extensive graphics testing and optimisation[/b] for Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey, across Intel (MBP 2013/16) and M1/Rosetta (MBP 2022) to tackle "behind the scenes" macOS changes that cripple non-M1 graphics performance.
Performance on Retina displays is now very good on M1, plus Intel until Monterey - in the latter case, this update improves performance somewhat, but you might consider disabling retina (Get Info > Run at Low Resolution) - please feedback your experiences!
[table][tr][th]OS[/th][th]Intel[/th][th]M1[/th][th]Rosetta[/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Mojave (10.14)[/td][td]Excellent[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Catalina (10.15)[/td][td]Very Good[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Big Sur (11)[/td][td]Very Good[/td][td]Very Good[/td][td]OK[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Monterey (12)[/td][td]OK[/td][td]Very Good[/td][td]OK[/td][/tr][/table][/list]
Windows: [list]
[*] [b]Redesigned Windows help subsystem[/b], based on Chrome-based API, instead of IE/ActiveX.
[*] Significantly improved (seamless) integration for Live Control, workshops (crowd-driven music), etc.
[*] Fixed character/font rendering issues on non-Western localisations (untested - please let me know).
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