
DarkWave Studio 4.1.7
DarkWave Studio is an open source (GPLv3) digital audio workstation / modular virtual studio for Windows. You can easily use the built in sequencer, bundled DarkPlug machines and third-party VST effects and VSTi instruments to create music. DarkWave Studio allows the connection of machines in an ad-hoc fashion. The installer ships with both a 32-bit and 64-bit version.
Darkwave Consists Of The Following Main Parts:
Studio (Work With Machines)
Pattern Editor (Create Pieces Of Music)
Sequencer (Arrange Patterns Into A Song)
Multi-track Hard Disk Recorder (Master Your Music)
The Following Plugins Are Included With Darkwave:
ES Arpeggiator (Play Arpeggios With A MIDI Keyboard)
ES ControlChange Mapper (Map Control Change Events From One Index To Another)
ES MIDI Input (Use MIDI Keyboards With DarkWave Instruments)
ES MIDI Output (Sequence External MIDI Synthesizers)
ES AntiAlias (32x Digital Oversampling)
ES SpatialVerb (Room Modelling Reverb Unit)
ES Stomp (Rave Kick Generator)
ES BassHead (Subtractive Virtual Analog Synthesizer)
ES DGenR8 (Virtual Analog Drum Machine)
ES QuadDelay (Echo And Chorus Effect)
ES Mixer (8 Track Mixer With 2 Auxillary Tracks)
ES Distort (Basic Overdrive Distortion Effect)
ES Crunch (Limit Bits Per Sample Anywhere From 16 To 1 Bits)
ES StereoSplitter (Split An Input Stereo Signal Into Left And Right Output Mono Signals)
ES StereoJoiner (Combine Left And Right Input Mono Signals Into A Single Output Stereo Signal)
Features:
Highly Optimized 64-bit Double Precision Precision Audio Processing
Incredibly Fast And Small Download
Low Latency ASIO And DirectSound Audio Output Support
SSE2 (Streaming Single Instruction Multiple Data Extensions) Optimizations.
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History updates (Complete changelogs since the listing on this site)
4.1.7 [04-11-13]
Other versions : 4.1.6 4.1.5 4.1.4 4.1.3 4.1.1 4.1.0 4.0.9 4.0.8 4.0.7 4.0.6 4.0.5 4.0.4 4.0.3 4.0.2 4.0.1 4.0.0 3.9.7 3.9.6 3.9.3 3.9.1 3.9.0 3.8.9 3.8.8 3.8.7 3.8.6 3.8.5 3.8.4 3.8.3 3.8.2 3.8.1 3.8.0 3.7.9 3.7.8 3.7.7 3.7.6 3.7.4 3.7.2 3.7.1 3.7.0 3.6.9 3.6.7 3.6.6 3.6.5 3.6.4 3.6.3 3.6.2 3.6.1 3.6.0 3.5.7 3.5.6 3.5.5 3.5.4 3.5.2 3.5.1 3.5.0 3.4.3 3.4.2 3.4.1 3.4.0 3.3.6 3.3.5 3.3.3 3.3.2 3.3.1 3.3.0 3.2.9 3.2.8 3.2.7 3.2.4 3.2.2 3.2.1 3.1.9 3.1.8 3.1.7 3.1.6 3.1.5 3.1.4 3.1.3 3.1.0 3.0.8 3.0.7 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.4 3.0.2 3.0.1 3.0.0 2.9.9 2.9.8 2.7.6 2.7.3 2.7.1 2.6.9 2.6.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.1 20071027
v4.1.6 [12-17-12]
Fixed Drop Menu Controls Not Ticking Selected Item When Previously Selected Item Was In Place Of The Newly Selected Item Before Deletion.
v4.1.5 [12-15-12]
Drop Menu Controls Now Check The Selected Item.
v4.1.4 [12-10-12]
The Master Volume In The Main Tool Bar Is Now Persisted Between Sessions.
v4.1.3 [12-07-12]
Fixed Bug In New Drop List Controls Which Replaced Combo Boxes.
v4.1.1 [11-14-12]
Fixed A Bug Causing Portamento And Glide Features In ES BassHead (A Subtractive Synthesizer Bundled With DarkWave Studio) To Work Incorrectly.
v4.1.0 [11-02-12]
Fixed A Bug In ES BassHead Stopping The Formant Filter (Vocal Effect) From Working.
v4.0.9 [10-04-12]
Added Features To Pattern Editor: Duplicate Pattern, Transpose Pattern Up, Transpose Pattern Down.
v4.0.8 [09-30-12]
Improved Timing Accuracy For Null (Silent) Audio Output Driver.
v4.0.7 [09-22-12]
Fixed A Bug In ES DGenR8 Which Caused DarkWave Studio To Crash When The Amount Of Samples In The Audio Output Options Were Changed.
v4.0.6 [08-30-12]
Updated Visual C++ 2010 Express To Service Pack 1.
v4.0.5 [08-23-12]
Fixed A Program Hang Which Sometimes Occurred When Loading A Project If A Project Is Already Open.
v4.0.4 [08-02-12]
Fixed Race Conditions Causing Intermittent Crashes Reading And Writing Control Message Buffers.
v4.0.3 [07-31-12]
Fixed Main ToolBar Master Volume ToolTip Display To Read Correct Level In Decibels.
v4.0.2 [07-29-12]
Master Volume Slider In Main ToolBar Now Sets Volume To Complete Silence When Moved Completely To The Left. Added A New Sample DarkWave Project Called 'RaveTech.dwp'.
v4.0.1 [07-12-12]
Fixed Bug Reading Control Tracks In Projects Written By v3 Of The Program.
v4.0.0 [06-27-12]
Converted Project To Visual C++ 2010. Added DirectSound Output Support. Bug Fixes.
v3.9.7 [06-14-12]
Added Desktop Shortcut Creation Function To Installer.
v3.9.6 [06-08-12]
Fixed Mute Button In Mixer From Staying Lit.
v3.9.3 [05-31-12]
Restored Code To Check For And Zero Denormalized Floating Point Numbers. Improved Speed Of Machine To Machine Audio Port Mixing Routines.
v3.9.1 [05-12-12]
Fixed Failure To Assign Project File Name And Window Title When Loading A Project From The Command Line. Added A Sample Project File Called PsyRave.dwp.
v3.9.0 [04-20-12]
Fixed Bottom Row Title Column Flicker In Sequence Editor.
v3.8.9 [04-12-12]
Fixed Drawing Glitches In Sequence Editor.
v3.8.8 [04-08-12]
Fixed Timing Bug With Sequencer And Arpeggiator Which Caused Dropped Notes
v3.8.7 [02-02-12]
Improved Scheduling With Higher Application And Machine Work Thread Priority.
v3.8.6 [01-12-12]
Add Machine Menu Was Not Being Grouped By PlugIn Format And Folder. Fixed By Changing GCC Optimization Back To -O2 From -O3.
v3.8.5 [01-03-12]
Improved MIDI Input And Output Timing. Increased GCC Optimization Level From -O2 To -O3. Changed About Box Graphic.
v3.8.4 [12-30-11]
Fixed Crash On Loading Project With Missing PlugIns. Fixed Incorrect Use Of VST PlugIn Unique ID. Warn On Save Old Format Project In New Format.
v3.8.3 [12-18-11]
Better Loading Of Correct VST PlugIn On Project Load When VST Unique ID Is Not Unique. Quick Playing Of Notes On Pattern Editor Keys Fixed. Fixed Possible Bug In 64 Bit WaveOut Driver.
v3.8.2 [12-16-11]
Music Keys In The Pattern Editor Can Now Be Played With The Mouse To Hear A Note Or Voice Play Without Having To Add A Note To The Pattern And Play The Pattern To Hear It.
v3.8.1 [12-08-11]
Fixed Garbage In Add Machine VST Menu. Add Machine Menu Now Sorted Case Insensitive. Added Support For VST MidiKeyName.
v3.8.0 [11-27-11]
Fixed A Timing Bug With Null (Silent) Audio Output Driver.
v3.7.9 [11-18-11]
Fixed A Bug Where Choosing ASIO Audio Output When No ASIO Devices Are Detected That Would Crash The Program.
v3.7.8 [10-26-11]
Fixed A Bug Where ES Arpeggiator Would Not Initialize Correctly And Not Generate Notes.
v3.7.7 [10-24-11]
Fixed ES Arpeggiator Timing Bug. Made Studio Area And Scroll Bars Update When Activating A Machine's GUI. Icon For VST Machines And VST Path Options Changed To VST Logo.
v3.7.6 [10-20-11]
Fixed ToolBar Borders Not Drawing On Window Resize. Changed Text Color Of Some Controls. Adjusted Edit Text Borders.
v3.7.4 [10-13-11]
Fixed A Bug Causing A Crash When Loading The ES HD Recorder Track Machine When The DarkWave Studio Window Is Small.
v3.7.2 [10-07-11]
Categorized 'Add Machine' Menu Into Native And VST PlugIn SubMenus. Both Are Now Sorted Alphabetically. VST PlugIns Are Grouped Into SubMenus Judged By Which SubFolder Of The VST Path They Reside In.
v3.7.1 [10-02-11]
Fixed A Bug In ES BassHead (Polyphonic) Which Would Sometimes Cause Notes To Sustain After A Note Off Control Message And Keep Playing.
v3.7.0 [09-28-11]
Fixed Bug In Pattern Editor Where Deleting A Machine With More Than One Pattern Would Leave Patterns In Memory And Cause The Program To Crash While Saving The Project And Write A Corrupt Project File.
v3.6.9 [09-25-11]
Added Start Menu Items To Enable Or Disable ASIO Support As A Workaround For Systems With Incompatible ASIO Drivers Which Crash DarkWave Studio.
v3.6.7 [09-09-11]
More Audio Output Bug Fixes.
v3.6.6 [09-03-11]
Improved ASIO Output Support Compatibility, In Particular Detection And Selection Of Supported SampleRates.
v3.6.5 [08-27-11]
Added Machine 'ES StereoJoiner' Which Left And Right Mono Signals Into A Combined Stereo Signal.
v3.6.4 [08-25-11]
Added Machine 'ES StereoSplitter' Which Splits A Stereo Signal Into Left And Right Mono Signals.
v3.6.3 [08-16-11]
Fixed Bug In VST Adapter Which Caused A Crash When Changing Audio Output Latency Settings With A VST With Single Precision Audio Input Or Output.
v3.6.2 [08-05-11]
Updated Installer Integrated OpenCandy.
v3.6.1 [07-09-11]
Added ES Crunch PlugIn.
v3.6.0 [07-02-11]
Added ES Distort PlugIn. Fixed Some Project Loading / Saving Bugs.
v3.5.7 [06-07-11]
Fixed Non-Display Of Tracking ToolTips In 64-bit Version. When Adding A Control Change In The Pattern Editor The Tracking ToolTip Displays Immediately And You May Adjust The Control Change Vertically Straight Away. Better Handling Of Loading Projects Using Machines Which Are Not Loaded.
v3.5.6 [06-01-11]
Fixed Non-Display Of Main Volume Slider ToolTip.
v3.5.5 [05-29-11]
Restored SSE2 (Streaming Single Instruction Multiple Data Extensions) Optimizations.
v3.5.4 [05-25-11]
Restored ASIO Audio Output Capability.
v3.5.2 [05-04-11]
Removed ASIO Support.
v3.5.1 [04-29-11]
Minor Graphics Bug Fix.
v3.5.0 [04-25-11]
Updated Graphical Interface Of Bundled PlugIns.
v3.4.3 [04-16-11]
Fixed Bug Causing Crash When Adjusting Audio Output Latency And Using 64-Bit Double Precision Floating Point Capable VST Instruments And Effects.
v3.4.2 [04-15-11]
Removed SSE2 Optimizations.
v3.4.1 [04-13-11]
Fixed Crash In 32-Bit Version When Loading ES Arpeggiator.
v3.4.0 [04-11-11]
Ported Project To MinGW / GCC / MSYS / NetBeans IDE.
v3.3.6 [04-08-11]
Fixed Pattern Editor Display Bugs. Fixed Deleted Pattern Left In Sequencer.
v3.3.5 [04-06-11]
Added Ticks Per Beat Control. Fixed Timing. HD Track WAV File Persisted. Pattern Shows Play Bar When Triggered By Sequencer.
v3.3.3 [03-29-11]
Added ES Arpeggiator Machine To Easily Play Arpeggios With A MIDI Keyboard.
v3.3.2 [03-11-11]
Further Fixes To Stop Intermittent Display Corruption In Sequence Editor.
v3.3.1 [03-10-11]
Fixed Sequencer Intermittent Display Bug And Selection To Left Of Sequence Track Headers.
v3.3.0 [03-03-11]
Updated Installer Integrated OpenCandy (Again).
v3.2.9 [03-01-11]
Updated Installer Integrated OpenCandy.
v3.2.8 [02-17-11]
Fixed Background Drawing Bug Causing Text Labels On ToolBar Controls To Draw Inconsistently.
v3.2.7 [01-26-11]
Fixed A Bug Which Crashed DarkWave When Resizing A Pattern With Control Tracks.
v3.2.4 [01-15-11]
Fixed A Problem Where The Default GUI For Machines Would Not Show Changes To Values When A Program Preset Was Selected.
v3.2.2 [01-07-11]
Fixed Bug In ES BassHead Synthesizer Causing Portamento And Glide To Not Work.
v3.2.1 [12-31-10]
Changed Method Of Detecting 64-Bit Windows OS Used By Detect64 During Installation.
v3.1.9 [12-18-10]
Major Changes To ES QuadDelay Machine.
v3.1.8 [12-10-10]
Improved Drawing Of Connections Between Machines. Fixed A Bug Causing The ASIO Audio Output Options Not To Resize Properly.
v3.1.7 [12-03-10]
Added Null (Silent) Wave Output Driver. Fixed Problems When No Sound Card Present. Fix ES QuadDelay Property Value Strings.
v3.1.6 [11-20-10]
Fixed CPUID Bug And Simplified CPUID Code
v3.1.5 [11-10-10]
Optimized Graphics Compositing Performance.
v3.1.4 [10-31-10]
Fixed Problem Where Machine Locations Were Saved Off-Screen When Studio Was Scrolled Away From Top Left Corner
v3.1.3 [10-18-10]
Added New Machine: 'ES ControlChange Mapper'. This Allows You To Map Incoming Control Changes (for example from ES MIDI Input) From One Index To Another.
v3.1.0 [10-01-10]
Fixed Problems With Selection Mode, Fixed Column Width Of Control Change Tracks, Disabled Moving Of Machines Off The Edge Of The Studio, Ability To Resize Patterns
v3.0.8 [09-22-10]
Updated OpenCandy. Improved Machine Menu Button.
v3.0.7 [09-06-10]
Copy And Paste Of Notes In Pattern Editor.
v3.0.6 [07-18-10]
Many Improvements To MIDI Input + Output. Default Velocity Track Settings. New About Box.
v3.0.5 [07-05-10]
Fixed bugs in AddValueToBlock and MixBlocks functions which are used by the synthesizers in the ES CoreMachines default machine package included with DarkWave Studio.
v3.0.4 [06-27-10]
Added support for sequencing external synthesizers via MIDI using the new included ES MIDI Output machine.
v3.0.2 [05-01-10]
Installer Upgraded
v3.0.1 [04-06-10]
OpenCandy Updated
v3.0.0 [02-04-10]
OpenCandy Integrated
v2.9.9 [10-24-09]
Major visual appearance upgrade. Lots of bug fixes.
v2.9.8 [08-27-09]
Major visual appearance upgrade. Lots of bug fixes.
v2.7.6 [07-31-09]
Better ASIO Support + Fixed "Unsupported Format" Bug In WaveOutDriver
v2.7.3 [04-17-09]
Removed Yahoo! Toolbar
v2.7.1 [03-23-09]
Major Update
v2.6.9 [02-26-09]
Added Project Notes Page
v2.6.8 [01-11-09]
Added Project Notes Page
v2.4 [12-18-08]
Major Update
v2.3 [11-25-08]
Major Update
v2.1 [11-01-08]
Major Update
v1.7 [10-08-08]
Made Hard Disk Recording Feature Work With Sequencer
v1.6 [09-16-08]
Made Hard Disk Recording Feature Work With Sequencer
v1.4 [08-24-08]
Major Update
v0.7 [08-02-08]
Major Update
v0.1 [07-06-08]
New Release
v20071027 [02-07-08]
Alpha
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