v6.43+dev1229 - December 29 2021

daniellumertz · 12-29-2021, 08:29 PM

v6.43+dev1229 - December 29 2021

* Includes feature branch: render internals simplification/cleanup
* Includes feature branch: user-defined action overhaul
* Includes feature branch: media item normalization
* Includes feature branch: media explorer toolbar
* Includes feature branch: media item fixed lanes
* Includes feature branch: JSFX internals overhaul/cleanup/modernization
* Includes feature branch: Windows very long pathname support
+ Control surfaces: fix CSURF_EXT_SETSENDVOLUME notifications when in write mode and fader-scaled envelopes
+ JSFX: allow override of refresh rate using options:gfx_hz=60 etc
+ JSFX: fix memory bounds checking on arm [t=261271]
+ Project notes: improve behavior relating to project notes flags and loading projects in REAPER 6.38 and earlier [t=261242]
# macOS: untweak arm64 worker thread synchronization timings

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Fergler · 12-29-2021, 09:09 PM

Can we get more detail about what is being attempted with the mac arm tweaks? I am hitting stuttering issues and am very interested in improvements here.

BirdBird · 12-30-2021, 01:54 AM

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[*]+ JSFX: allow override of refresh rate using options:gfx_hz=60 etc

This is insane! Just set some JSFX plugins I like to use to run at 120hz and they feel amazing to operate now, thank you

Are ReaScripts ever going to get this treatment as well? It would also improve things tenfold over there.

akademie · 12-30-2021, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellumertz

v6.43+dev1229 - December 29 2021

+ Project notes: improve behavior relating to project notes flags and loading projects in REAPER 6.38 and earlier [t=261242]

OK, fixed.

Just to keep in mind that now "word-wrap" option enable flag is cleared in project file if it is resaved in pre 6.39 versions.

mlprod · 12-30-2021, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Fergler

Can we get more detail about what is being attempted with the mac arm tweaks? I am hitting stuttering issues and am very interested in improvements here.

There was a problem with real time performance on these new ARM machines (perhaps especially on the MacBookPros) which made Reaper sensitive to dropouts when printing / rendering hardware inputs for example.

PhelixK · 12-30-2021, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellumertz

v6.43+dev1229 - December 29 2021

* Includes feature branch: media explorer toolbar

The single-row toolbar and icons are fine looking although when selected, the icon background fill is missing on some of them, perhaps by design.
Also I notice the new "ex_icons" are provided only as standard resolution. They look alright in hires but could be even more crisp @2x.

Encapsulated custom icons,
For some reason any customized icons (recolored in my test) aren't replaced when encapsulated inside a ThemeZip. Works only when the theme is unpacked.

On a note, encapsulated custom icons works fine for regular "toolbar_ icons", as long as they have same filenames as the originals (as in ~/Data archive).

I wonder if the added "ex_icons" are missing some properties?
– won't exclude I've made some kind of error in my test, but haven't yet found a way to make it work properly.

X-Raym · 12-30-2021, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BirdBird

Are ReaScripts ever going to get this treatment as well? It would also improve things tenfold over there.

This would be awesome indeed, they are lots of scripts drawing moving things which could benefit from this !

Futur8me · 12-30-2021, 04:12 AM

Hi)).., I'm getting the spinning beach ball everytime I press play and stop with with this +dev1229 on my M1Pro MacBook Pro, the previous dev version +dev1228 works perfect, no beach ball at all, it handles my very heavy use of oversampled fabfilter and voxengo plugins vst3 perfectly.

Maybe the macOS: untweak arm64 worker thread synchronization timings, is what makes it beach ball for 3 to 5 seconds?

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souk21 · 12-30-2021, 04:32 AM

+ JSFX: allow override of refresh rate using options:gfx_hz=60 etc

Thanks, it seems to be working fine here

mlprod · 12-30-2021, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Futur8me

Hi)).., I'm getting the spinning beach ball everytime I press play and stop with with this +dev1229 on my M1Pro MacBook Pro, the previous dev version +dev1228 works perfect, no beach ball at all, it handles my very heavy use of oversampled fabfilter and voxengo plugins vst3 perfectly.

Maybe the macOS: untweak arm64 worker thread synchronization timings, is what makes it beach ball for 3 to 5 seconds?

..

Weird, both of them work well for me. Maybe a prefs issue?

daniellumertz · 12-30-2021, 07:51 AM

More refresh rate for scripts would be definitely good ! 😀

d. gauss · 12-30-2021, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellumertz

v6.43+dev1229 - December 29 2021

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* Includes feature branch: media item normalization

does this have the ability to normalize to a pre-determined level other than zero? i.e. normalize to -6 or -12? pretty please if not.

Phazma · 12-30-2021, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellumertz

[*]+ JSFX: allow override of refresh rate using options:gfx_hz=60 etc

A higher refresh rate would be much appreciated in several parts of the Reaper UI, most notably the play cursor. Maybe it would also help solving choppy scroll/zoom, but not sure about that. Generally I hope that this feature is a first step towards a less flickering Reaper UI.

sockmonkey72 · 12-30-2021, 11:39 AM

The last several universal dev builds were fully codesigned/notarized. The last two aren't anymore (I have to right-click/Open... and give permission or remove quarantine xattrs). Did something change?

Or is that an RC thing and I just got spoiled?

shodan5000 · 12-30-2021, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by d. gauss

does this have the ability to normalize to a pre-determined level other than zero? i.e. normalize to -6 or -12? pretty please if not.

Yes, an extra pretty please from me too.

*EDIT* Just checked and it's in there along with several other options. Thanks!

d. gauss · 12-30-2021, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shodan5000

Yes, an extra pretty please from me too.

*EDIT* Just checked and it's in there along with several other options. Thanks!

wow! if true, that is great news!

Justin · 12-30-2021, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sockmonkey72

The last several universal dev builds were fully codesigned/notarized. The last two aren't anymore (I have to right-click/Open... and give permission or remove quarantine xattrs). Did something change?

Or is that an RC thing and I just got spoiled?

ah thanks, that means notarization failed (which usually means we have to login to apple's web site and agree to their updated terms and conditions, bleh)

X-Raym · 12-30-2021, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Phazma

A higher refresh rate would be much appreciated in several parts of the Reaper UI, most notably the play cursor.

+1 for play cursor higher refresh rate

It feel like it could be more fluid.