Plugin Boutique is showing a 2.8.2 new Is there an announcement, news, or changelog that I missed on the forums or elsewhere?
in the release notes 2.8.1 fixed some things, and 2.8.2 added / fixed some Mac functionality. didnât see an announcement per se but i routinely check my apps and plugins for updatesâŚ
Itâs just an update to include Beatport Access and allow Rent To Own - two new models from Beatport / Plugin Boutique. No changes to 2.8.1 other than that. Working hard on 2.9! Due Q1 24.
Urgh I believed it was the 3 version
You can always buy an extra copy if you simply want to give them some money. Iâm betting most of us appreciate the free dot updates as they have provided a lot of value over the life of the program and really enhanced things, not just bug fixes.
Donât worry Claudio. We have been working EXTRA hard for a few years on a special project for you. Less than a year to wait now! Se Dio vuole!
It would be useful to put a note in General Discussion forum for such updates, I think.
Follow this one. We havenât posted 2.8.2 there because itâs not really an update!
Thanks! But Iâd say that any change deserves updating an ongoing Changelog post that is obvious on the forum. And also that any change deserves a versioning increment of some kind, even if itâs adding âbuild xxxâ to eg. 1.8.1 or something like that
Hi!
How do I check for scaler updates?
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Does Beatport Access mean that you have to have the Internet on all the time when you use it? I just bought their new synth with Beatport Access and I cannot use it unless it is connected.
Not for Scaler unless you have subscribed via Beatport access and I canât answer for other products from Beatport Iâm afraid. Contact Plugin Boutique directly.
Phew!
And thanks for sharing! Youâre among the most responsive and transparent devs out there in the #MusicTech scene. So itâs useful to keep these updates somewhere.
(To acknowledge my bias: Iâm currently having a kind of deep realization about the importance of frontloading some work on documentation, which includes changelogs and release notes as well as âgetting startedâ guides, inline help, and even these forums.)
At any rate, really glad youâre confirming that we wonât have to use Beatport Access unless we got Scaler through it.
Honestly, itâd have been surprising (and disappointing) if you had suddenly switched to a full-on Beatport model.
Still not too clear whatâs happening with PiB itself, actually. Their transition isnât discussed. The Soundspot plugins repackaged as âCore Collectionâ were the first hint, yet they werenât very clear on it. These days are probably the busiest time of year, for them. While theyâve pushed a couple of subscription deals, this âBlack Friday seasonâ hasnât been that different from previous years.
Guess other shoes will drop soon after sales volumes go back to their average.
So, in terms of Scalerâs roadmap, itâs very useful to reassure us that this âminorâ update bringing RtO isnât distracting you from 2.9 as a regular release for current owners. Otherwise, some might start âreading tealeavesâ about 3.0 requiring Beatport Access. (Iâm guessing you canât commit to never going that route. And you probably realize that a Beatport exclusive would really shift the way we perceive and use Scaler.)
I knew it, that you must have had some superpower on your team
I am enthusiastically praying for an Ableton Live 11 host automation of many scaler parameters. I specialize in freespace virtuoso controllers over the past 34 years and recently working on the 13th generation of system now - a hot-rod LaserHarp with Genki wave rings on each hand. I have custom controls on iPad and iPhone and an all-ableton-internal DAW config. When introduced I would immediately exploit all scaler host automation for chord sets, chord voicing and variations, modulation, etc etc. In am interested in developing new methods for realtime chord and scale control and selection while performing hands-off in freespace and jamming with other players.