v6.10rc1 - May 4 2020

[vitalker]

v6.10rc1 - May 4 2020

• + ARA: do not re-analyze media when the user asks to apply timing changes to media, or requests importing MIDI
• + Batch converter: support embedding metadata
• + Batch converter: support metadata when using REAPER as command-line batch converter
• + FLAC, OGG, OPUS: support embedding tempo and key metadata
• + FLAC, OGG, OPUS: support reading BPM metadata
• + FLAC: support reading BWF timecode from iXML metadata [p=2278582]
• + IDEs: Lua editor uses case-insensitive sorting for function list menu
• + JS: update Add-FX displayed effect name when saving plugin in editor
• + JSFX: Super8: fix vclick: off mode
• + JSFX: add midi_note_sanitzer
• + JSFX: midi_logger: add noteon/off analysis mode (sequential or grouped-by-note)
• + JSFX: midi_logger: show note-ons as slightly green, note-offs as slightly red
• + Knobs: re-show mouse cursor if UI element is destroyed while being edited
• + MIDI editor: add option to display notation text in piano roll [t=234286]
• + MIDI editor: avoid drawing note text overlapping the following note
• + MIDI editor: improve appearance of note text that extends beyond the note end
• + MIDI: add action to send explicit note-off messages for every channel/pitch combination to every MIDI output and plugin
• + MIDI: adjust for global midi octave display offset in parameter modulation menu
• + MIDI: fix note-offs when duplicating active take
• + MIDI: revert 6.09 changes to overdub/replace recording with input quantization
• + MIDI: send note-offs to MIDI fx and hardware when changing project tempo during playback
• + MP3: fix embedding large tags
• + MP3: support embedding ISRC in ID3 tag
• + MP3: support reading BPM and key metadata
• + Media Explorer: fix inconsistency between media explorer tempo match and project import tempo match [t=230011]
• + Media Explorer: parse year correctly from ID3v2.4 tag
• + Media Explorer: support metadata in FLAC, OGG, OPUS files
• + Media: update view when using actions to force media offline
• + OGG: support reading metadata
• + OPUS: support reading metadata
• + Project bay: fades column shows values if any fade is present
• + Project bay: improve fade column sorting
• + Project: support saving author in project settings/notes dialog
• + ReaScript: add RENDER_TARGETS, to retrieve the list of files that would be written given current project render settings
• + ReaScript: add support for getting/setting project render metadata
• + Recording: improve loopable section creation logic with time selection auto-punch recording
• + Render/Batch convert: support embedding ID3 tags in wav and aif files
• + Render: add $marker wildcard (name or number of first marker in rendered timeline)
• + Render: add option to not render files that contain only silence [t=233619]
• + Render: add support for ID3 chapter tags [t=231663]
• + Render: add support for embedding INFO and CART metadata
• + Render: embed stretch markers/transient guides properly when rendering looped media
• + Render: fix potential crash when rendering stems and target file cannot be opened
• + Render: improve option to not render project areas with no upstream media items
• + Render: support $format wildcard properly when using secondary render format
• + Render: support BWF metadata (if provided, metadata overrides render format options)
• + Render: support chapter tags for FLAC, OGG, OPUS
• + Render: support embedding BWF data in FLAC via iXML [p=2278582]
• + Render: support embedding ISRC in wav files via bext/axml
• + Render: support embedding MP3 ID3 tags
• + Render: support embedding album image in ID3 tag (somewhat experimental)
• + Render: support embedding take markers as cues in wav files

[vitalker]

• + Render: support embedding tempo tag when rendering MP3
• + Render: support specifying the comment language [p=2282371]
• + Render: support wildcards in metadata
• + Render: support writing VORBIS metadata when rendering .flac files
• + Render: support writing metadata to FLAC files
• + Render: support writing metadata to OGG files
• + Render: support writing metadata to OPUS files
• + Ruler: improve unsnapped movement of markers/region edges
• + Snap: media items snap to take markers respecting preference to snap to other media items within X tracks
• + Snap: ruler markers/regions snap behavior follows cursor snap behavior settings
• + Snap: snap cursor/time selection/markers/regions to take markers only if preference is enabled to snap to media items
• + Stability: fix crash when envelope panel hidden during capture [p=2279491]
• + Startup: when loading a startup script, preserve undo history but allow the user to immediately load another project without prompting to save
• + Take markers/cues: improve label vertical positioning with mono channel mode on stereo media
• + Take markers: allow more lanes of take markers, especially on non-audio takes [p=2279156]
• + Take markers: avoid potential crash when media item source file is not available
• + Take markers: do not show take markers for previous recording passes
• + Take markers: fix adding take markers in various audio recording modes
• + Take markers: support adding take markers to empty items
• + VST3: fix sending macOS command vs control modifier keys to plugins
• + VST3: fix sending panic all-notes-off to instruments
• + VST: improve MIDI output bus handling when plug-in does not send events
• + VST: when starting playback within one sample of the measure start, tell the plugin it is exactly the measure start [p=2281694]
• + Video: fix lack of video playback for media which was previosuly forced offline [p=2279308]
• + Video: fix possible crash when removing reversed video item
• + WAV: display CART data in media source properties
• + Wildcards: add $author wildcard for recording, rendering, file conversion
• + macOS: improve keyboard navigation in various windows
• # ARA: minor optimization when using ARA as per-take FX
• # MP3: embed tags as ID3v2.4 rather than ID3v2.3
• # MP3: support recording time ID3 tag
• # Media items: avoid crash when inserting media as new take to existing take with empty media source
• # Metadata: display sample resolved wildcards in metadata dialog
• # Metadata: support ID3 chapter tags even if no other metadata is specified [p=2255526]
• # Metadata: support UTF-8 encoding in MP3 ID3 tags
• # Render: adjust BWF time reference for project start time [p=2271779]
• # Render: better handling of skipping silent renders when rendering stems that are folders
• # Render: do not render muted folder tracks when option enabled [p=2274005]
• # Render: fix $region wildcard when not rendering selected items
• # Render: fix adding rendered files to project after rendering stems or media items
• # Render: fix option to not render silent areas when rendering selected tracks or items via master
• # Render: fix prioritization of marker/region name/number wildcards
• # Render: only embed BWF timecode data if the user supplies other BWF metadata
• # Render: support project markers as well as regions for ID3 chapter tags
• # Render: update BWF/AXML/ISRC embedding to the most current schema
• # Take markers: do not draw any of the marker text if the media item start offset is greater than the marker position [p=2280686]
• # Take markers: make adding during recording threadsafe when audio thread is creating new files/etc
• # Take markers: show delete cursor when about to delete
• # WAV: fix potential crash when loading .wav files

This thread is for pre-release features discussion. Use the Feature Requests forum for other requests.

Changelog - Pre-Releases

Generated by X-Raym's REAPER ChangeLog to BBCode

[Yanick]

+ Recording: improve loopable section creation logic with time selection auto-punch recording
Can I find out more about this? Not very clear

[schwa]

Previously, the preference "Time selection auto-punch audio recording creates loopable section" would be applied when using actions like "toggle recording at next measure." Now the preference is ignored and a regular recorded media item is created using those actions.

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

A huge release

[ovnis]

Hello,

+ Snap: ruler markers/regions snap behavior follows cursor snap behavior settings

Is it possible to add inside the mouse modifier > Project region:
Move contents of poject region always snap

Lots of users move ALWAYS regions with the snap mode. So, we can win times if the snap mode is always activated when we move regions.


Thx you

[amagalma]

The ARA fixes unfortunately do not fix the undo bug



"Save minimal undo states" is not enabled, so I expect any undos done in Reaper to NOT result in lost Melodyne edits. The bug:
Do some edits, like trimming items.
Change your mind and Undo.
All melodyne edits are lost.

[Phazma]

I don't want to be the shameless guy asking for unrelated features but as I see a lot of work going into the Render options, wouldn't it be possible to just add to this a little 'normalize' checkbox with a settable dB value beneath? Would help a lot of us sound-designers who create libraries, sound assets etc as shown by the high post count in this FR: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=80586
I apologize in case it is totally not related to the work you devs are doing right now, but who knows.

[EpicSounds]

Looks like a great update. Hopefully there isn't a hurry to get this one out because I won't get a chance to test for a few days

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

When setting ID3-Tags using ReaScript, can I use all these frames in this list

https://id3.org/id3v2.3.0#Declared_ID3v2_frames

or am I limited to the frames supported in the "Render Metadata"-dialog?

And does the same CHAP= marker-naming-scheme used for MP3-chaptermarkers go for Opus, Ogg and Flac as well?

[EvilDragon]

So this is 6.10, not 6.1. Means we're not at the "lit" level that schwa was mentioning some time back.

[musicbynumbers]

Originally Posted by EvilDragon

So this is 6.10, not 6.1. Means we're not at the "lit" level that schwa was mentioning some time back.

hmm.. Was wondering that too!

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

When setting ID3-Tags using ReaScript, can I use all these frames in this list

https://id3.org/id3v2.3.0#Declared_ID3v2_frames

or am I limited to the frames supported in the "Render Metadata"-dialog?

And does the same CHAP= marker-naming-scheme used for MP3-chaptermarkers go for Opus, Ogg and Flac as well?

We only support metadata in the list in REAPER. You can the same use CHAP= project markers or regions for chapter tags in either ID3 or vorbis tags.

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Hmm, can't get the stored title. It always returns false.

A, B = reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "ID3:TIT2", "", false)

Am I holding it wrong?

Edit: Setting doesn't seem to work either.

Neither

A, B = reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "ID3:TIT2|Howdeho", "", true)

nor

A, B = reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "ID3:TIT2", "Howdeho", true)

seem to do anything.

[amagalma]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

v6.09+dev0430 - April 30 2020
# API ThemeLayout_SetParameter()/ThemeLayout_GetParameter() with -1000...1005 can control color settings

These will be in a later version than v6.10?

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

A, B = reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "ID3:TIT2", "", false)

ret, str = reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "RENDER_METADATA", "ID3:TIT2", false)
reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "RENDER_METADATA", "ID3:TIT2|my title", true)

[kapverden]

Embedding ID3 tags in wav files only works via the batch converter, but not via the normal render dialogue? (macOS10.14.6)
At least when opening the files via quicklook in Finder.

Thanks!

[schwa]

Originally Posted by kapverden

Embedding ID3 tags in wav files only works via the batch converter, but not via the normal render dialogue?

It's not supported at all.

[kapverden]

Originally Posted by schwa

It's not supported at all.

+ Render/Batch convert: support embedding ID3 tags in wav and aif files

But it does say so in the list?

The Artist tag shows up via batch converter.

[schwa]

Ah, that was a changelog line from a pre-release build where it was temporarily supported. It's definitely not in 6.10rc1. You might be seeing some other information, from the INFO metadata section maybe.

[Yanick]

If I do not embed Metadata, then the name of the file fits in the title (mp3 - ID3). Is this the way it should be? I checked it with Foobar2000

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Yanick

If I do not embed Metadata, then the name of the file fits in the title. Is this the way it should be?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean.

[Yanick]

Here is the video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uSq...lanpFoQuT/view

[Yanick]

Maybe Foobar2000 does not show it correctly (for ease of understanding), but still it seems that the title accepts the file name

[schwa]

I think that is foobar2000 automatically using the filename for the title metadata if no metadata exists. If you import the file back into REAPER and look at the source properties, does any metadata appear?

[Yanick]

Yes right. So Foobar2000 shows this for ease of understanding

[dangguidan]

If there are existing files in batch processing, I hope to add the skip option.

[Gass n Klang]

Great update, I love the metadata stuff. And melodyne fixes are more than welcome! But is it lit? Perhaps I was naive hoping for some playlist developments.

[mlprod]

Insane update!

[Travesty]

Are there plans to search ixml data in media explorer? At the moment this is the only advantage tools like Basehead have over it

[pepe44]

Sounds like you´re going to the future! eheh

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Originally Posted by schwa

ret, str = reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "RENDER_METADATA", "ID3:TIT2", false)
reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "RENDER_METADATA", "ID3:TIT2|my title", true)

Ah thanks, I was mislead by my own docs, where I messed up copying the RENDER_METADATA line, only the subsequent ones

BTW: Thanks for the bright colored fish

[sinkmusic]

+ FLAC, OGG, OPUS: support embedding tempo and key metadata
+ FLAC, OGG, OPUS: support reading BPM metadata

Nice !
With FLAC being able to save tempo and metadata, is it on par with WAV now, as far as "non audio" goes ?
Does it also save markers and regions and all that?

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

+ FLAC, OGG, OPUS: support embedding tempo and key metadata

I cannot check the checkboxes for that in Render to File-dialog, not even when I use "Selected media items" and "Selected media items via master".
Only works for WAV(both) and AIFF(only stretch markers/transient guides).

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

I cannot check the checkboxes for that in Render to File-dialog, not even when I use "Selected media items" and "Selected media items via master".
Only works for WAV(both) and AIFF(only stretch markers/transient guides).

wav and aiff both support embedding tempo natively within the file format itself, which is why that option appears in the file-format-specific section of the render dialog. mp3, flac, ogg, and opus don't support this, but they do support text-based metadata, so you can use the metadata dialog to type in a tempo (you can also type in "hello" for the tempo or whatever you want, since it's just text embedded in the file).

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Ah, ok. Thanks.

[RandomAwesome]

+ Render: add option to not render files that contain only silence [t=233619]

This. This right here. This right here is going to save me countless hours. Beyond excited to try this one out!

[sonictim]

Wow! All these metadata support updates are amazing! Very excited! While you are at it, can you you add metadata support to sub projects RPP-PROX? This could be very useful! Thank you!

[sonictim]

Wow! All these metadata support updates are amazing! Very excited! While you are at it, can you you add metadata support to sub projects RPP-PROX? This could be very useful! Thank you!

[planetnine]

Originally Posted by Travesty

Are there plans to search ixml data in media explorer? At the moment this is the only advantage tools like Basehead have over it

I did write an iXML chunk-reading script for wav files. It read all the wav files in your project and found groups of poly files along with channel names etc. It offered batch item/take renaming via wildcards using iXML and bext metadata.

It would be great if some iXML tags were read natively and stored as audio file variables in the likes of item and source file properties dialogues, media explorer, project bay, etc. Wildcards could then be used for item naming or rendering.

It might be a bit “post” for much of REAPER’s user base though...


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