Max 6.0.4 Released

We are happy to announce that we have officially released 6.0.4. There are a whole list of things that were fixed (over 75 bugs), and a few fun new features.

You can download it here:

http://cycling74.com/downloads/

Enjoy!

-Ben

Max 6.0.4 release notes:

http://cycling74.s3.amazonaws.com/support/version_6_0_4.html

New Features:

• attrui: tab key support
• filterdesign: double-click to see dictionary
• Gen: GenExpr include files
• jit.anim.node new features:
– new messages: concat, worldtolocal, localtoworld
– new attribute: invtransform
• jit.gl.cornerpin object
• jit.phys.* new features:
– @enable attribute
– physics constraints now have rotate/rotatexyz attributes
• jit.phys.world new features:
– attributes for simulation updates
– remove_plane attribute for 2D functionality
• sqlite: faster database update startup
• standalone: improved dependency inclusion for some components

Bugs Fixed:

• audio: fixed start/stop UI delay glitch
• audio: closing patcher window now fades properly (Mixer Crossfade)
• audio: clicking then silence / crashing when changing audio settings
• audio: fixed crash when turning mixer parallel on/off when signal vector size is smaller than 64
• audio: hot-swap devices without needing to restart Max
• audio: patcher muting respected when audio started
• audio: fixed deadlock when closing a patcher with the Audio running
• preferences: fixed crash on corrupted Windows preference files
• cascade~: fixed zipper noise on coefficient change
• cellblock: resizing the object refreshes properly in in-line edit mode
• codebox: require disposes of filewatcher when closed
• codebox: retains inlet/outlet count even with an error with GenExpr
• cycle~: proper handling of attrs/args
• dac~: start/startwindow in right inlet
• dialog: text field does not have focus (Mac OS 10.6)
• dict: automatically add missing extension for the ‘import’ message
• dict.iter: fix crashes with references to dangling subdictionaries.
• enable SSE2 instructions for windows non-audio projects
• Encapsulating with disabled patch cord causes crash
• File > New Text, typing, File > Save causes text to disappear
• filtergraph~ no longer crash when receiving a message with the wrong filter index
• filtergraph~: @edit_maxfreq @edit_minfreq swap
• fpic: opt+drag no longer loses image
• Gen: patcher type visual display on inlets and outlets
• Gen: ‘f’ can be used in GenExpr as a variable
• Gen: .genexpr files now associated with Max6
• grab: Works with ‘set’ receives / multiple output
• groove~: fix for output gain variations depending up transposition with resampling on
• groove~: fix for stuttering, distortion, etc with resampling on and looping a small portion of a large buffer
• groove~: fixed crash when loop max is smaller than loop min
• groove~: resampling aliasing on loop points
• groove~: resampling and loopinterp should work together
• jit.anim.drive: ui_map dictionary functionality fixes
• jit.cellblock: .txt extension added to written files
• jit.cellblock: misc fixes
• jit.gen: fixed noise()
• jit.gl.lua: .lua files: now associated with Max6
• jit.gl.node: fixed crash when closing patch after deleting jit.gl.node
• jit.gl.node: gl.node erase_color attribute bug fix
• jit.gl.pix: fixed GLSL compilation errors
• jit.gl.videoplane: fixed fullscreen crash
• jit.phys.body: fixed @shape compound crashes when collision reporting
• jit.phys.ghost: fixed help file crash
• jit.qt.movie: fixed flatten + inplace crash
• jit.qt.movie: attrui @dim updates with @adapt 1
• jitter Gen: math binops with vec2 arguments produce valid output
• KeyMIDI: octaves buttons works properly again
• live.step: editlooponly respects loop start > 1
• matrixctrl: updates when recalling a preset in Max for Live
• minimixer: fixed sizing issues
• nodes: mouse coordinate are correct when the object isn’t squared
• nodes: no longer produce NaN when the size of a node is set to 0.
• nodes: setnode message properly updates the active state
• ob3d matrixoutput 2 memory leak
• object details panel: fixed GUI glitch
• polybuffer~ help file: fixed crash on Windows
• phasor~: improved @lock 1 performance
• plot~: editing domain labels in the editor does not trigger a re-paint
• poly~: decreased the CPU usage for non-dsp (and non-active DSP) patchers
• polybuffer~: fixed getshortname crash
• Projects: auto localize setting results in missing file entry
• reference: fixed Tutorial 1 missing text
• reference browser: removed mouseover popup in search results
• regexp: fixed substring crash
• saving: saving an abstraction (or poly~ patcher) as another file no longer causes other instances to reload
• saving: fixed open rect bpatcher save issue
• scale: fixed ref and scale vignette namespace collision
• scale/scale~: exponent base is no longer inverted in non-classic mode
• send~/receive~: mismatched pair no longer crashes Max when DSP is on
• sidebar: improved reference appearance at small sizes
• standalone: better default audio driver selection
• standalone: fixed java dependency issues
• standalone: fixed issues on Windows with javascript inclusion
• table: object box attrs now work properly
• vst~: window coordinate arguments work again with ‘open’ message
• watchpoints: improved positioning when watchpoint is below patcher when patcher is floating