Element 1.0.0 is now available!

For a list of notable changes, see the CHANGELOG.

Please see the release notes below for details on what's changed.

What's Changed

• Basic Meson Build Support by @mfisher31 in #530
• Meson OSX & AppImage Packaging by @mfisher31 in #535
• Drop Waf, Switch to Meson by @mfisher31 in #537
• Merge Globals / Context - Namespace Update by @mfisher31 in #541
• Fix Timings Not Being Sent to Plugins by @mfisher31 in #543
• Native Drag and Drop from Datapath View by @mfisher31 in #547
• Meson Updates by @mfisher31 in #550
• Build Element Plugins With Meson by @mfisher31 in #552
• Better MIDI Handling in Lua by @mfisher31 in #735
• Mingw32 Cross Compile Working by @mfisher31 in #738
• Add Basic MIDI Set List w/ Tempo Change by @mfisher31 in #741
• Fix Not Being Able to Use Greater than 7.1 Channel Sets by @mfisher31 in #868
• CLAP: Initial Host Support by @mfisher31 in #874
• scanner: populate settings with default paths on first run. by @mfisher31 in #880
• CLAP: Send Time To Plugins by @mfisher31 in #915
• ui: convert file choosers to async to prevent crash by @heathdutton in #1020
• session: fix save prompt on clean project load by @heathdutton in #1019
• Fix GCC 15 Build Error - Incomplete Type in std::unique_ptr by @bzeiss in #1025
• Add Working Build and Test Workflow (Mac/PC/Linux) by @mfisher31 in #1029
• Fix race condition in script reload causing null pointer crash by @markterm in #1031
• [WIP] Fix MIDI clock sync to update BPM Faster by @Copilot in #1032
• Fix MIDI clock and message collector assertions when audio device not… by @mfisher31 in #1035
• Ensure IONode's Parent Graph Has a Minimum Channel Count by @mfisher31 in #1040
• Fix MSVC 14.5+ compilation error in Point.cpp by @bzeiss in #1027
• Update Release Action To Only Generate the Release by @mfisher31 in #1041
• Replace hardcoded ASIO SDK path with FetchContent by @mfisher31 in #1042
• fix: correctly handle parameter sync from plugin -> host by @mfisher31 in #1043
• REUSE Compliance by @mfisher31 in #1045
• Integrate Sparkle Updater by @mfisher31 in #1053
• Drop All References to Internal LV2/LVTK Implmementation by @mfisher31 in #1054
• Remove Unused Code and Legacy Element Modules by @mfisher31 in #1055
• Use JUCE & Sol2 System Packages When Available by @mfisher31 in #1056
• Add WinSparkle Support for Windows by @mfisher31 in #1057
• macOS Visibility Fixups by @mfisher31 in #1060
• Updater: Workable WinSparkle Implementation by @mfisher31 in #1063

New Contributors

• @heathdutton made their first contribution in #1020
• @bzeiss made their first contribution in #1025
• @markterm made their first contribution in #1031
• @Copilot made their first contribution in #1032

Full Changelog: 0.46.5...1.0.0

What's Changed

• scanner: populate settings with default paths on first run. by @mfisher31 in #880
• CLAP: Send Time To Plugins by @mfisher31 in #915
• ui: convert file choosers to async to prevent crash by @heathdutton in #1020
• session: fix save prompt on clean project load by @heathdutton in #1019
• Fix GCC 15 Build Error - Incomplete Type in std::unique_ptr by @bzeiss in #1025
• Add Working Build and Test Workflow (Mac/PC/Linux) by @mfisher31 in #1029
• Fix race condition in script reload causing null pointer crash by @markterm in #1031
• [WIP] Fix MIDI clock sync to update BPM Faster by @Copilot in #1032
• Fix MIDI clock and message collector assertions when audio device not… by @mfisher31 in #1035

New Contributors

• @heathdutton made their first contribution in #1020
• @bzeiss made their first contribution in #1025
• @markterm made their first contribution in #1031
• @Copilot made their first contribution in #1032

Full Changelog: 1.0.0b1...1.0.0b2

Changed

• Migrate to Meson build system. Projucer no longer needed.
• Migrate to BOOST unit testing.
• Major code refactoring in preparation for future public C++ api and loadable modules.
• Graph Editor - Allow editing graphs that aren't active.
• UI General look and feel improvements.
• Plugin scanner XML now stored in its own file.
• Root graph channel counts are now independent from the audio interface.
• Improve multiple selection in graph editor.
• Updated app icon.
• Session, Graph and Node file formats. Old files can be loaded in 1.0, but 1.0 can't be back-ported. Session backup is strongly encouraged.
• Internal 'presets' are now called 'nodes.'
• Breaking The Script node Lua API has changed. v0.46.x scripts need updated and may not load.

Added

• Meter bridge view that displays audio interface signal present levels.
• Ability to set a node's color.
• Plugin UI embedding directly in the graph editor.
• Block display modes added: compact and small.
• JACK audio support for Linux, macOS & Windows.
• LV2 plugin support for Linux, macOS & Windows.
• CLAP plugin support for Linux, macOS & Windows.
• jBridge 32bit bridge direct integration (Windows)
• Drag and drop a plugin from the plugin list on placeholder loads it.
• Bulk routing feature in the patch bay.
• Online update features.
• MIDI Set List node with Tempo change.
• Better out-of-process plugin scanning.
• Repo selection built-in with installer.
• Audio File Player - better transport controls.
• Embedded plugin UI display inside graph editor.
• Ability to scan plugins from Element plugins.

Removed

• Stop using juce BinaryData from old Projucer project. Resources are now generated with Meson.
• Breaking: Controller view are hidden by default. MIDI Mapping is to be re-written.
• Breaking: Old 'Lua' and 'Script' nodes have been deprecated. Rewrite planned, or major overhaul.

Fixed

• Plugin UIs not filling the plugin window (WAVES and others)
• Plugin UI general display problems.
• Disruptions in audio when enabling Oversampling.
• Zombie process created by the Linux plugin scanner.
• Graph mixer reseting faders to unity gain when selecting.
• Generic parameters not syncing with performance parameters in the plugin version
• Several LV2 problems. Namely CV, patch, and atom support.
• Custom keymappings not retaining state.
• Inverse sustain and Hold buttons in Virtual keyboard.
• Element plugins rendering silence in some hosts.
• Audio File Player: crashing when loading files.
• Broken caps-lock virtual keyboard function.
• Audio Router Node: Mute wasn't working.
• Audio Router Node: disconnecting when reopening saved sessions.
• Broken channel deselection in audio preferences.
• Drag and drop sometimes failing to load plugins.
• MIDI monitor not logging messages after extended use.
• Plugin not reporting latency to the host correctly. Especially during graph editing.
• 7.1 and other bus configurations on third party plugins not saving/restoring with session.
• Broken cubase render in place.
• Problems loading copy protected plugins.
• eVerb state not being applied on state restore.

Other Changes

• Basic Meson Build Support by @mfisher31 in #530
• Meson OSX & AppImage Packaging by @mfisher31 in #535
• Drop Waf, Switch to Meson by @mfisher31 in #537
• Merge Globals / Context - Namespace Update by @mfisher31 in #541
• Fix Timings Not Being Sent to Plugins by @mfisher31 in #543
• Native Drag and Drop from Datapath View by @mfisher31 in #547
• Meson Updates by @mfisher31 in #550
• Build Element Plugins With Meson by @mfisher31 in #552
• Better MIDI Handling in Lua by @mfisher31 in #735
• Mingw32 Cross Compile Working by @mfisher31 in #738
• Add Basic MIDI Set List w/ Tempo Change by @mfisher31 in #741
• Fix Not Being Able to Use Greater than 7.1 Channel Sets by @mfisher31 in #868
• CLAP: Initial Host Support by @mfisher31 in #874

Full Changelog: 0.46.6...1.0.0b1

Release notes

Release Notes