Max 6.1.8 Released

We are happy to announce the release of Max 6.1.8.

With Max 6.1.8, there are a number of bug fixes as well as some significant Gen optimizations. Please take a look at the list below. Most notably, Gen editing is now included for all Max 6.1.8 users. David Zicarelli has written a new blog post about Max 6.1.8 and beyond:
https://cycling74.com/articles/max-6-1-8-and-beyond/

As always, you can download the update here:

https://cycling74.com/downloads/

Max 6.1.8 will install over top of your previous Max 6.1.x installation.

Enjoy!
-Ben

New Features:

• Gen: Compilation optimizations
• Gen: Gen editing included for all Max users

FIXED BUGS:

• detonate: misc fixes
• dict: memory leak fixes
• Gen: creating project with .gendsp dependencies works as expected
• gswitch: no longer changes input selection when receiving a bang in the right inlet
• jit.gl.pix: ISF export no longer fails with dim operator
• js sqlite: request to fetch out-of-range results no longer crashes
• JS: fixed DB access (fixes get_plugs.js for vst usage)
• kernel: removed QtKit and Quicktime Frameworks for Mac App Store compatibility
• matrixctrl: no longer complains about missing default images
• maxurl: allows the setting of a proxy server
• maxurl: misc fixes
• Max For Live: fixed crash in Max for Live editor with poly~
• Max For Live: fixed crash on unfreeze with certain devices
• Max For Live: removed Java dependencies on OSX
• Max For Live: ‘set’ message to Live UI objects no longer causes output
• Multithreaded memory and symbol performance improvements
• objects: dict, attrui, genpatcher, glstatus, etc, properly marked as factory externals
• packages: makes a folder for Packages when Max is opened
• pattrstorage: fixed cpu issues during modulation
• pong~: attribute order fixes
• Projects: app building properly includes gen~ abstractions
• round: right inlet is now shown as cold
• textedit: fix for random crashes
• umenu: 'set' message accepts float as documented
• Windows: keyboard shortcuts for the save dialog when closing a dirty patcher