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Release Notes

  • SWAM String Sections - Release Notes

General Information

  • Enabling Applications to Communicate Over the Local Network on macOS (12, 13, 14, 15)
  • Enabling Applications to Communicate Over the Local Network on iOS (15, 16, 17, 18)
  • Enabling Applications to Communicate Over the Local Network on Windows 11
  • What is "Ambiente" and Why Should I Use It?
  • Why Do SWAM Instruments Need to Use the Local Network?
  • see all 11 articles >

Product & License Management

  • How can I recover my License Keys?
  • Products are showing up as trial versions even though I bought them
  • I can’t authorize my SWAM instrument at startup
  • How do I create an account and register my license keys?
  • I didn’t get a confirmation email after registration
  • see all 9 articles >

How To...

  • I Don't Hear a Difference When Adjusting the "Players Accuracy" Parameter... Is It Not Working?
  • Why Are There Few Presets for the Strings Sections?
  • Can I Use the Room Simulator for SWAM Solo Instruments?
  • Can I Reuse a MIDI Preset Created with SWAM Solo Instruments?
  • I Can't Achieve a "Scratch" Sound Effect Like in Solo Instruments, Is That Correct? / Increasing Bow Pressure Doesn't Produce a Scratch Sound Like in Solo Instruments.
  • see all 13 articles >

Grow Your Knowledge

  • The Creation and Evolution of SWAM String Sections
  • What is the difference between loading multiple Solo instruments and loading a Section in SWAM String Sections?

Compatibility

  • Are the SWAM String Sections Available for iOS? / Why Can't I Find the SWAM String Section on the iOS App Store?

Known Issues

  • Ensure the Divisi Number Is Different When Adding Multiple Sections of the Same Instruments Playing at Unison
  • Why Do I Sometimes Hear Portamento, Especially in Fast Runs? / How to Control and Limit Portamento in SWAM String Sections.
  • Experiencing CPU Issues When Running Multiple Instances of SWAM String Section. / Is My Computer Powerful Enough for SWAM String Sections?
  • Are My SWAM Instruments Vanishing from the Ambiente Room Simulator a Bug?

Sales, Billing, Offers

  • Are There Discounts or Upgrade Offers for Owners of Solo Strings or Other Products?
  • I Have a License for "SWAM ALL-IN Bundle," Does It Automatically Include SWAM String Sections?

SWAM String Sections - Release Notes

V 1.3.2

[April 16th, 2025]

NEW

-    Added "Clarii mini Default" MIDI Templates for Clarii mini wind controller by Robkoo.

FIX

-    The Close Mic Room advanced button is incorrect, causing DAW crashes and making the app unstable.

-    Source position of other instances non stored correctly in LUNA and Bitwig Studio.

-    Source position of other instances is updated only when releasing the mouse, thus improving the GUI performance.

-    Search Page: inactive parameters are now grayed out.

-    iOS: MIDI inputs are no more selected automatically at startup, thus avoiding MIDI loops when virtual MIDI output is enabled.

-    Windows: fixed condition where products are detected as malicious software by some anti-virus.

-    Desktop: Improved offline license check



V 1.3.1

[March 4th, 2025]

FIX

-    Improved performance and overall stability, especially when multiple instances are loaded and running simultaneously.

-    Enhanced accessibility for screen readers / VoiceOver in notifications and the notification center.

-    Room Simulator: minor UI improvements.

-    Room Simulator: fixed an issue that, in certain conditions, caused inconsistent delay in late reverb reflections.

-    AUM: fixed a crash when used as an AUv3 plugin in the AUM host on iPhone.

-    Presets: fixed import for presets created with older extensions.

-    AUv3: minor UI improvements.



V 1.3.0

[February 13th, 2025]

NEW

-    Improved transitions: Enhanced behavior during runs, fast passages, and legato transitions.

-    Introduction of Notification Center: A new notification center to provide alerts and warnings without workflow interruptions.

FIX

-    Incorrect pitch bend in MPE mode.

-    Digital Performer: Fixed a crash when using the VST3 plugin (desktop only).

-    iOS AUv3: Instances were not receiving SysEx messages.

-    Room optimization for enhanced overall performance.

-    Potential error during the uninstall process (desktop only).

-    Tremolo was not syncing with the host BPM.



V 1.2.2

[November 14th, 2024]

FIX

-    ‘Ambiente – Room Simulator’ configuration resets unexpectedly during rendering to audio, resulting in wrong reverberation

-    Special characters sent over inter-instance communication are not processed correctly, causing unexpected behavior or crashes

-    Preset list: incorrect handling of uppercase and lowercase for alphabetical sorting



V 1.2.1

[November 5th, 2024]

NEW

-    New Ambiente UI, consistent with Ambiente standalone plugin

-    Improved buffers cleaning when disabling/enabling the plugin from the host

-    Improved animations

-    Ambiente: RAM optimization

-    Added new Room presets

-    Added oodi Default MIDI Preset

FIX

-    Compatibility issues with macOS 15 Sequoia

-    Erroneous interaction between microtuning values and microtuning keyboard

-    CC Hi-Res not behaving correctly when LSB message was received

-    MPE profile: out of range CC, Channel Pressure and Pitch-Bend messages interfere with current playing note

-    “Save” button not applying changes to preset on Windows



V 1.2.0

[July 1st, 2024]

NEW

-    Enhanced Ambiente Room Simulator

-    The Ambiente Room Simulator, previously available, has been improved and unified with the one used by SWAM Solo Instruments.

-    This high-level mathematical simulator recreates early reflections based on the spatial arrangement of instruments, providing superior reverberation.

-    Improved OSC communication (requires Audio Modeling Software Center version 1.1.6 or higher), enhancing performance of the Room Simulator across multiple instances.

-    Includes three different rooms with 18 unique combinations of size and absorption materials for instrument placement.

-    Enhanced Accessibility Features

-    Added keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation.

-    Improved compatibility with voice-over and screen reader tools for a more inclusive user experience.

-    Added Support for NKS VST3

-    New Search View for Quicker Parameter Navigation and Big Picture of all parameters.

-    Sound Improvements

-    UI and UX Improvements

-    Improved preset management, with saving and resetting now handled through Templates. This term replaces Quick Reset and Preset for applying settings unrelated to the sound engine (e.g., MIDI mapping, Micro tuning, Room).

-    Added new service pop-ups to guide users through troubleshooting and applying the correct setup.

-    General Performance Improvements

-    Significantly reduced CPU load for better overall performance.

-    Revised and Expanded Manuals

-    Manuals have been thoroughly reviewed, improved, and expanded to provide more comprehensive guidance and support.



V 1.1.0

[January 17th, 2024]

NEW

-    Added third Harmonic

-    Added Bow Polyphony Double/Hold and Auto

-    Added Pizzicato Polyphony

-    Added Polyphony Key Switches

-    Added Unsynchronized Tremolo

-    Improved Bartok pizzicato sound

-    Overall sound improvement

-    Double Bass Section: extended range down to low C0 (String Tuning parameter / Advanced / Instrument view)

-    Player Accuracy has been separated into two controls available in the Advanced section: Player Accuracy Timing, Player Accuracy Pitch, each one controllable independently, also via MIDI (Advanced / Instrument view)

-    Added “Staccato Interval Time” parameter: time between the last Note-off and the current Note-on to determine a “Staccato” articulation. It’s possible to choose between 31 ms and 18 ms (Advanced / Instrument view)

-    Room Simulator: added reverb Modulation (Advanced / ROOM -> Reverb Modulation – Default is “ON”)

-    Room Simulator: improved behavior

-    Yamaha XG arranger Microtuning protocol: multiple device IDs supported

-    Added Jamstik Default MIDI Preset

-    Added Key Commands (Main Menu / Settings / Accessibility)

-    Improved Accessibility

-    GUI: Player Accuracy knob has been replaced by a preview of the room positioning

FIX

-    Cubase: current program override plugin state

-    Improved resolution for parameter changes, even for larger buffers

-    Faster startup

-    Reduced CPU load, peaks especially



V 1.0.2

[November 9th, 2023]

FIX

-    Fixed crash when interacting with any String Section plugin window in Cubase 13 for Windows

-    Overall sound improvements

-    Players Accuracy small improvements



V 1.0.1

[November 2nd, 2023]

NEW

-     Improved player accuracy behavior: better legato, portamento, runs, trills transitions and extended range

-     Increased Vibrato Depth range

-     Overall sound improvement

-     Plugin state saving is now faster

-     Import/Export: remember last selected folder path

-     Improved UI for MIDI Mapping view: “Message” field now comes first, and offers a pop-up menu when click and hold it (long-press). “Channel”, “MSB Value”, “LSB Value” are disabled if “Message” is not selected

FIX

-     Fixed occasional random crashes

-     Fixed preset selection from host/DAW window

-     Fixed pitch bend for MPE MIDI profile and devices

-     Fixed displayed velocity: note-off velocity is now ignored

-     Fixed default preset recall



V 1.0.0

[October 18th, 2023]

First release



V 1.3.2

[April 16th, 2025]

NEW

-    Added "Clarii mini Default" MIDI Templates for Clarii mini wind controller by Robkoo.

FIX

-    The Close Mic Room advanced button is incorrect, causing DAW crashes and making the app unstable.

-    Source position of other instances non stored correctly in LUNA and Bitwig Studio.

-    Source position of other instances is updated only when releasing the mouse, thus improving the GUI performance.

-    Search Page: inactive parameters are now grayed out.

-    iOS: MIDI inputs are no more selected automatically at startup, thus avoiding MIDI loops when virtual MIDI output is enabled.

-    Windows: fixed condition where products are detected as malicious software by some anti-virus.

-    Desktop: Improved offline license check



V 1.3.1

[March 4th, 2025]

FIX

-    Improved performance and overall stability, especially when multiple instances are loaded and running simultaneously.

-    Enhanced accessibility for screen readers / VoiceOver in notifications and the notification center.

-    Room Simulator: minor UI improvements.

-    Room Simulator: fixed an issue that, in certain conditions, caused inconsistent delay in late reverb reflections.

-    AUM: fixed a crash when used as an AUv3 plugin in the AUM host on iPhone.

-    Presets: fixed import for presets created with older extensions.

-    AUv3: minor UI improvements.



V 1.3.0

[February 13th, 2025]

NEW

-    Improved transitions: Enhanced behavior during runs, fast passages, and legato transitions.

-    Introduction of Notification Center: A new notification center to provide alerts and warnings without workflow interruptions.

FIX

-    Incorrect pitch bend in MPE mode.

-    Digital Performer: Fixed a crash when using the VST3 plugin (desktop only).

-    iOS AUv3: Instances were not receiving SysEx messages.

-    Room optimization for enhanced overall performance.

-    Potential error during the uninstall process (desktop only).

-    Tremolo was not syncing with the host BPM.



V 1.2.2

[November 14th, 2024]

FIX

-    ‘Ambiente – Room Simulator’ configuration resets unexpectedly during rendering to audio, resulting in wrong reverberation

-    Special characters sent over inter-instance communication are not processed correctly, causing unexpected behavior or crashes

-    Preset list: incorrect handling of uppercase and lowercase for alphabetical sorting



V 1.2.1

[November 5th, 2024]

NEW

-    New Ambiente UI, consistent with Ambiente standalone plugin

-    Improved buffers cleaning when disabling/enabling the plugin from the host

-    Improved animations

-    Ambiente: RAM optimization

-    Added new Room presets

-    Added oodi Default MIDI Preset

FIX

-    Compatibility issues with macOS 15 Sequoia

-    Erroneous interaction between microtuning values and microtuning keyboard

-    CC Hi-Res not behaving correctly when LSB message was received

-    MPE profile: out of range CC, Channel Pressure and Pitch-Bend messages interfere with current playing note

-    “Save” button not applying changes to preset on Windows



V 1.2.0

[July 1st, 2024]

NEW

-    Enhanced Ambiente Room Simulator

-    The Ambiente Room Simulator, previously available, has been improved and unified with the one used by SWAM Solo Instruments.

-    This high-level mathematical simulator recreates early reflections based on the spatial arrangement of instruments, providing superior reverberation.

-    Improved OSC communication (requires Audio Modeling Software Center version 1.1.6 or higher), enhancing performance of the Room Simulator across multiple instances.

-    Includes three different rooms with 18 unique combinations of size and absorption materials for instrument placement.

-    Enhanced Accessibility Features

-    Added keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation.

-    Improved compatibility with voice-over and screen reader tools for a more inclusive user experience.

-    Added Support for NKS VST3

-    New Search View for Quicker Parameter Navigation and Big Picture of all parameters.

-    Sound Improvements

-    UI and UX Improvements

-    Improved preset management, with saving and resetting now handled through Templates. This term replaces Quick Reset and Preset for applying settings unrelated to the sound engine (e.g., MIDI mapping, Micro tuning, Room).

-    Added new service pop-ups to guide users through troubleshooting and applying the correct setup.

-    General Performance Improvements

-    Significantly reduced CPU load for better overall performance.

-    Revised and Expanded Manuals

-    Manuals have been thoroughly reviewed, improved, and expanded to provide more comprehensive guidance and support.



V 1.1.0

[January 17th, 2024]

NEW

-    Added third Harmonic

-    Added Bow Polyphony Double/Hold and Auto

-    Added Pizzicato Polyphony

-    Added Polyphony Key Switches

-    Added Unsynchronized Tremolo

-    Improved Bartok pizzicato sound

-    Overall sound improvement

-    Double Bass Section: extended range down to low C0 (String Tuning parameter / Advanced / Instrument view)

-    Player Accuracy has been separated into two controls available in the Advanced section: Player Accuracy Timing, Player Accuracy Pitch, each one controllable independently, also via MIDI (Advanced / Instrument view)

-    Added “Staccato Interval Time” parameter: time between the last Note-off and the current Note-on to determine a “Staccato” articulation. It’s possible to choose between 31 ms and 18 ms (Advanced / Instrument view)

-    Room Simulator: added reverb Modulation (Advanced / ROOM -> Reverb Modulation – Default is “ON”)

-    Room Simulator: improved behavior

-    Yamaha XG arranger Microtuning protocol: multiple device IDs supported

-    Added Jamstik Default MIDI Preset

-    Added Key Commands (Main Menu / Settings / Accessibility)

-    Improved Accessibility

-    GUI: Player Accuracy knob has been replaced by a preview of the room positioning

FIX

-    Cubase: current program override plugin state

-    Improved resolution for parameter changes, even for larger buffers

-    Faster startup

-    Reduced CPU load, peaks especially



V 1.0.2

[November 9th, 2023]

FIX

-    Fixed crash when interacting with any String Section plugin window in Cubase 13 for Windows

-    Overall sound improvements

-    Players Accuracy small improvements



V 1.0.1

[November 2nd, 2023]

NEW

-     Improved player accuracy behavior: better legato, portamento, runs, trills transitions and extended range

-     Increased Vibrato Depth range

-     Overall sound improvement

-     Plugin state saving is now faster

-     Import/Export: remember last selected folder path

-     Improved UI for MIDI Mapping view: “Message” field now comes first, and offers a pop-up menu when click and hold it (long-press). “Channel”, “MSB Value”, “LSB Value” are disabled if “Message” is not selected

FIX

-     Fixed occasional random crashes

-     Fixed preset selection from host/DAW window

-     Fixed pitch bend for MPE MIDI profile and devices

-     Fixed displayed velocity: note-off velocity is now ignored

-     Fixed default preset recall



V 1.0.0

[October 18th, 2023]

First release



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