forte versions

Hosts VST plugins and controls their work
5.4
Jul 27, 2018
5.1
Dec 29, 2008
5.0
Oct 16, 2015
4.6
Jun 12, 2014
4.5
Apr 24, 2014
4.2
Nov 29, 2016
Review
4.1
May 22, 2013
Review
4.0
Aug 23, 2012
3.5
Mar 6, 2012
3.2
Feb 20, 2013
Review
3.0
May 10, 2008
Review
2.2
Apr 17, 2010
Review
2.0
Apr 27, 2009
1.6
Jun 29, 2008
1.0
Jun 22, 2009

What's new

v3.2 [Feb 20, 2013]
-Numerous stability and plugin compatibility fixes.
- Don't stretch the SceneView 2 background image (like old SceneView) - there's an option.ini switch to turn on stretch (see help).
- Fixed a problem where shortcut keys were not correctly disabled in Scene Manager.
- Usability enhancements to Scene Manager, including insert/remove/up and down buttons as well as options to hide portions of the interface.
- Korg nanoKontrol 2 control surface definition.
- Larger MIDI meter in SceneView 2.
- Numerous help updates.

v3.0 [May 11, 2008]
- 64 bit version
- Multiple output VSTi/DXi support - each stereo pair of a virtual instrument now has
independent routing, inserts, mix (see console Mix tab)
- Supports VST plugins with up to 8 inputs - only the 1st two channels are used. This is
to enable support for complex processors like The Glue compressor
- Improved hardware adaptation: Rename MIDI Ports with custom names
- Improved Scene Access: Quick scene picker menu: Left click on scene list in header
- Improved MIDI Filters: 4 key ranges in midi filters to support dead zones, layers, chords,
etc.
- Improved per-Scene Blob Control: Changed scene command blob options for finer
- control: Options now named: No, Auto, Yes, in addition to not-per-Scene
- MIDI Monitor for plugins - visually determine what MIDI is making it to a plugin
SceneView2
- New Scene Manager for better management of sets
- More MIDI automation options for scene changes
- Up to 8 "Quick Access" scenes re-callable via MIDI automation for immediate access
regardless of set order
- Global transpose options assignable to scenes, songs, sets, or the entire rack
- jBridge support to host both 32 bit and 64 bit VST plugins
- Audio and MIDI I/O devices are now rediscovered on rack creation or load.
- Enhanced MIDI Panic to stop the audio engine, reset all MIDI ports, and restart audio.
- Offline Operation: When loading a rack that is missing audio or MIDI hardware, you can
now either adapt the rack to new hardware or choose to run the rack in "offline" mode.
- Offline mode creates "proxy" devices to simulate all audio and MIDI hardware. This rack
will not stream audio or receive MIDI but it can be used for limited rack editing.
- Improved MIDI filter editing features
- Copy channel or port mappings to clipboard (as XML)
- Paste channel or port mappings from clipboard
- Copy current channel map to all channels on the port (current plugin, current scene)
- Reset a channel to pass through (unity)
- Copy current port map to all ports (current plugin, current scene).
Forte 3 can load rack files created in Forte 2. However, a rack saved in Forte 3 may lose some functionality when loaded in Forte 2.

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