Ancora — Version History

Current version 1.2.4. Back to the Ancora manual.

1.2.4

Added Refresh Rate and VSync settings for a smooth spectrum and meters, up to 240 Hz
Added The mouse wheel steps through presets, plus new mouse wheel options in Controls
Added The plugin window can be resized by dragging its lower right corner
Added One login registers all Ohlhorst Digital products of your account
Added Settings > Processing can show a banner when the plugin latency changes, off by default
Changed A and B are now two separate buttons, right-click resets a slot
Improved Reorganized settings, messages and preset dialogs now open inside the plugin window
Improved Undo takes back whole gestures, Undo and Redo show the step they undo
Improved Switching Ch Mode now crossfades - no more gap or doubled copy of the signal
Fixed Automation clicks in Pro Tools and Cubase no longer move knobs and work on value boxes
Fixed Delta no longer plays a short doubled burst after switching between L/R and M/S
Fixed Switching Ch Mode while Active is off no longer drops the output for about 0.1 s
Fixed Switching a channel set on or off no longer skips or repeats about 0.1 s of audio
Fixed A rare crash when the plugin window was closed while a menu or a value display was open

Improved The Listen notch now places its outer points on the existing Depth curve instead of at 0
Fixed Keys not assigned to a shortcut are no longer captured and now reach the host again
Fixed Buttons can now be automated by right-clicking them in Pro Tools. Knobs always could
Fixed The control surface page table named the wrong product, so Ancora had no encoder map

Fixed The plugin could fail to load on systems with an older Microsoft Visual C++ runtime
Fixed Inline help was not showing on the main interface
Improved Auto Curve Selection keeps the selected curve when two curves overlap
Improved The surround channels panel no longer opens by itself when a host momentarily widens the bus.

Earlier versions (1.0.0 to 1.2.1)

Added Listen - right-hold over the spectrum to audition a sweepable band, wheel sets its width
Added While auditioning with Listen, left-click drops a matching notch onto the Depth curve
Added Auto Curve Selection - hover highlights a curve, click selects; toggle in right-click menu
Fixed Surround and immersive channel routing in Logic Pro could send channels to wrong outputs

Added Immersive surround support up to 9.1.6, processed per symmetric channel pair
Added Channels panel - per-pair image meters (original and corrected) and per-set View buttons
Improved Settings and Shortcuts open as an overlay inside the plugin window instead of a dialog
Improved More robust Linux installer with better path and privilege handling
Added Plugin-internal undo and redo, also on Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y (Cmd on Mac)
Added Keyboard shortcuts can now use modifier combos (hold Ctrl or Alt while assigning)
Fixed Delta could leave a delayed duplicate of the signal when switching the channel mode
Note In surround layouts only L and R are processed by default until more sets are switched on
Psst The OD logo rewards the persistent

Added new presets: Wide Compacter, Bass Tightener, Mono Guard, Glue, Narrow Tops and Dialogue

System Windows 10 is now the minimum required version. Earlier versions are no longer supported.
New Redesigned Settings dialog with a themed layout
Added Configurable keyboard shortcuts for Depth, Timing, Target, Rephase, Bands and Width
Added Inline help with dynamic shortcut hints for all controls
Added UI Scale is now freely adjustable from 50% to 200% (was fixed at 100, 125, 150, 200)
Added Three customizable scale presets in the right-click context menu (configured in Settings)
Improved Undo behavior
Fixed Active and host bypass are now fully independent
Fixed Modifier-key plus mouse-wheel snap navigation could get stuck on the same value
Changed VST3 category is now Spatial (was EQ); AAX category now lists both EQ and SoundField

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