Max 8.0.8 Release Notes

New Features:

• chooser: new selectedclick attribute
• expr/vexpr: fmod operator for float modulo operations
• Max Console: Copy Selected Text option in contextual menu
• sprintf: allows list input to cold inlets to set subsequent inlets
• vst~: 'get' message accepts a parameter name

Fixed Bugs:

• amxd~: fixed crash on unfreeze of device (parameter restore issues)
• atoi: no longer truncates floats
• audiounit~: improved usage of preferred plug format in response to plug_au/vst/vst3 messages
• autopattr/pattrstorage: fixed issues with deleting/reinstantiation of objects
• capture: @size attribute works when there is no object argument
• Collections browser: filenames with single-quotes no longer throw sqlite errors
• Create Template: fixed text wrapping in panel
• detonate / pianoroll: color theme improvements
• dict.view: improved performance with large dictionaries
• expr: fixed differences with pow on Windows
• expr: increased random range
• external editor: fixed issues with using some editors on Windows
• Font Panel: uses localized font names
• gain~: multislider attr is disabled in non-MC version
• Gen reference: removed duplicate ref pages
• Groups: fixed crash when editing a poly~ patch or abstraction that contains grouped objects
• Help: fixed windowing bug
• hover: fixed crash when deleting an object when @mode is set to 1
• JS: fixed crash using bracket notation
• JS: require works in frozen Max For Live device
• jstrigger: fixed issues with complex expressions
• live.* UI objects: improve how different mouse drag speeds changes values
• live.arrows: fixed presentation issues
• live.arrows: parameter-enabled (off by default)
• live.arrows: rename idle -> off in enum
• live.banks window: misc UI improvements
• live.dial: correctly draws modulation ring
• live.drop: disabled 'type' in inspector
• live.observer: object with property argument observes after id is sent
• live.text: added blinktime attr and scheduling for passing bangs while in button mode
• loadbang: fixed hang when triggering the scripting of a new patcher
• Max For Live SR switching: fixed issues with speedlim, pipe, midiout, LFO etc, when switching SR in Live
• Max For Live: fixed crashing of some Max 7 amxds (parameter cloning issue)
• Max For Live: removed 2 pixel border in device view
• MC object reference pages: removed duplicate discussion tag
• mc.gen: added ref page
• mc.gen: registers param objects
• mc.mixdown~: activechans 1 outputs as expected
• mc.playlist~: sync output is single channel
• mc.send~ / mc.receive~: opens correct ref pages
• mc.send~ / mc.receive~: correct ref pages open
• mcs.* objects: improvements to help / ref
• MFL jit.pwindow: fixed issues with creation in Live (fixes some LFO display issues)
• MFL jit.vcr: write works in the MFL editor
• MFL midiin/midiout: fixed CPU spikes when two midiin/midiout devices are in a Live set
• MFL parameters: fixed some issues related to parameters being loaded in abstractions
• midiin/midiout: fixed CPU spikes when two midiin/midiout devices are in a Live set
• New Font Panel: follows Theme color changes
• nslider: alias 'staffs' to 'staves'
• omx.* objects: restored parameter ranges to signed values and fixed all level parameters with internal "dB" values
• out~: fixed crash when transformed to MC version (which doesn't exist)
• Package Manager: can update "extending" package
• Parameter window: correct text colors
• Patching Modes: Programmatic setting of presentation mode updates the toolbar
• pattrstorage: adding/scripting new objects added to correct level in patcher hierarchy
• pattrstorage: getcurrent and storagewindow indicate same slot after insert
• pattrstorage: storagewindow properly updates
• polybuffer~: removed appendempty channel limit
• sflist~: open message works
• standalone: respects attributes set in object box
• stutter~: threadsafe
• textfield: fixed justification of italic fonts
• umenu: filter by type improvements
• vst~ / amxd~: fixed applying 'show controls in patcher' on multiple objects
• vst~: fixed crash in IEM plugin
• vst~: improved response to DSP settings
• vst~: improved support for 64-bit processing