Detune Control Improvements
Restricted detune control to 2x oscillator modes only (Detuned Sawtooth, Detuned Square, Detuned Triangle).
Added mode validation for all detune interaction methods including mouse clicks, drag operations, mouse wheel scrolling, LCD increment buttons, and keyboard adjustments.
Displays informative dialog when attempting to interact with detune in single oscillator modes, explaining which modes support detuning.
Tuning Fixes
Fixed incorrect base frequency for standard tuning.
Resolved tuning issue that caused unintended whole-tone scale effect when MTS-ESP was not active.
Ensures proper 12-TET tuning when no microtuning is applied.
Windows HiDPI Scaling Enhancements
Fixed popup menu rendering and scaling for Windows at HiDPI (retina) settings.
Changed popup menu fonts to Segoe UI system font on Windows.
Implemented fixed font sizes instead of manual scaling for consistent appearance across DPI settings.
macOS Data Location Change
Moved plugin data location on macOS from ~/Documents/discoDSP/Vertigo to ~/Library/Application Support/discoDSP/Vertigo.
Prevents permission dialogs that appear when accessing the Documents folder on macOS.
Affects application data directory (presets, settings, license), Assets.pack location, and log file location.
Windows and Linux continue to use ~/Documents/discoDSP/Vertigo as before.
macOS installer handles all the data migration.
Improved GUI Performance
Faster interface rendering
Fixed UI freezing when importing images
Smoother mouse interaction and dragging
Optimized spectral graph and operator bar drawing
Reduced CPU usage during GUI updates
Improved GUI Performance
Faster interface rendering
Fixed UI freezing when importing images
Smoother mouse interaction and dragging
Optimized spectral graph and operator bar drawing
Reduced CPU usage during GUI updates
Fixed Wave Import FFT Analysis for Windows/Linux x86
Ensures correct audio import on x86 platforms with up to 512 partials
Resolves potential alignment or precision issues that were causing audio corruption during wave import
Improved GUI Responsiveness
Fixed mouse click coordinate scaling in scaled GUI wrapper at 150% and higher scales.
Reduced auto-repeat delay for faster parameter value navigation.
Added configurable partial drag click edit delay (Instant/500ms) with GUI menu options and XML persistence.
Improved overall click responsiveness for arrows, knobs, and LCD text controls.
Expanded button elements to enable clickable button labels.
Formant Page UI Improvements
Added hover highlight for formant points using active color for better visual feedback.
Disabled zoom button functionality on formant page.
Fixed Buffer Overflow for >256 Oscillators
Increased oscillator array allocations to 512 elements.
Resolved audio glitches and issues on Windows with >256 oscillators.
Fixed AVX2 and NEON DSP bounds.
Sound Design Capabilities
Doubled operator count from 256 to 512 for richer, more complex timbres and textures.
New generation zero-delay feedback filters with enhanced sonic quality.
8x oversampling distortion for professional-grade saturation and warmth.
Improved reverb algorithm for more realistic spatial effects.
Enhanced noise generation for cleaner, more musical results.
Audio Import & Re-synthesis
Added MP3 and M4A file import support alongside existing WAV/AIFF formats.
Automatic FFT re-synthesis with comprehensive safety controls for instant additive conversion.
Enhanced loop point detection supporting embedded markers in audio files.
Import settings are now remembered between sessions for faster workflow.
Micro-Tuning Support
Full MTS-ESP integration for advanced micro-tuning and alternative scales.
Per-note tuning support via MTS-ESP protocol.
Visual feedback showing active tuning status in the menu system.
Interface Improvements
Completely redesigned 3D render skin built from scratch for a modern, professional aesthetic.
Modernized visual design with transparent display backgrounds and anti-aliased drawing.
Pill-shaped controls and scrollbars for a contemporary look.
Larger envelope points with improved visibility and curve rendering.
Formant editor now displays frequency and gain values on mouse hover.
Expanded click areas on effects toggles for easier interaction.
Mouse wheel support added to all knobs and partial editing controls.
Partials auto-select on hover with 500ms drag delay to prevent accidental edits.
Interface scaling from 100% to 200% with automatic screen resolution detection.
Preset & Bank Management
Comprehensive popup menu system with program and bank operations.
Quick save to any bank with automatic program naming.
Native macOS menu integration for improved performance.
Create, rename, export, and delete banks directly from the interface.
Fast multithreaded preset compression for smaller file sizes.
All presets from previous versions remain fully compatible.
Workflow Enhancements
Shift+Click to reset filters, effects, and partial parameters to neutral defaults.
Default envelope mode changed to Amplitude for more intuitive sound design.
More descriptive 6-character filter type names (LowPas, HiPass, BndPs1, BndPs2, Notch, Peak).
FFT import options with detailed window type descriptions.
All UI settings and sizes are saved and restored automatically.
Independent zoom controls for partials, envelope, and spectral views.
Performance Optimizations
Platform-specific SIMD acceleration (AVX2/NEON) for oscillator engine.
Fused multiply-add (FMA) optimizations throughout the DSP chain.
Optimized FFT transforms with platform-specific vectorization.
Faster audio import analysis and processing.
Complete effects processing architecture optimization.
Licensing System
Secure online license activation with instant validation.
Modernized licensing system for all plugin formats.
Platform Support
macOS ProTools AAX Universal Binary build for Apple Silicon hardware compatibility.
New macOS Big Sur-style icon design for macOS standalone version.
Enhancements
Added buffer overflow protection to all strings.
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
Improved compatibility with latest hardware configurations.
Performance Improvements
Major framework update.
Multi-threaded GUI rendering.
Pre-rendered GUI graphics for faster response.
Bug Fixes
Fixed envelope reset, copy, paste button behavior.
Standalone fixes.
Improved stability.
Platform Support
Native Apple Silicon support compiled with Xcode 14.
GUI Improvements
Fixed unresponsive GUI on standalone app.
Enhanced font scale ratio.
Pre-rendered GUI graphics for faster response.
Platform Support
Removed additional Linux dependencies.
Universal 2 Binary (native Apple Silicon) compiled with XCode 13.
Platform Support
ProTools AAX support for Windows and macOS.
Linux VST3 build.
macOS Universal 2 Binary compiled with XCode 12.4 and new build system.
General Updates
Miscellaneous fixes, framework update and stability improvements.
Major Updates
Universal 2 Binary for Apple Silicon chips.
Scalable GUI with Retina HiDPI support.
Standalone app.
Major framework update.
Import Features
Added drag and drop to GUI for VPF / WAV / AIFF / OGG / FLAC / JPG / BMP / PNG files.
Added import to both layers when Link button is enabled.
Added OGG / FLAC wave import support.
Added JPG / PNG file import support.
Enhancements
Added native dialog window support.
Added filter LCD click to navigate.
Windows and macOS VST3 support.
Removed License.dat copy protection.
Updated framework.
Revised manual.
Bug Fixes
Fixed preset LCD name not updating after using Open.
Fixed partial mouseover not drawing curves properly while holding click.
Fixed panning negative values not displayed.
Fixed preset name not recalled after re-opening the project.
Features
Added License.dat copy protection.
Added more logging to Log.txt.
Updated framework for increased stability.
Bug Fixes
Fixed problem with reverse parameter automation from plug to host.
Fixed certain host override saved program in song with disk based one.
Fixed envelope drawing when not linear.
Fixed possible denormals in reverb.
Platform Support
Linux VST 32 and 64-bit support.
OS X: Compiled using Xcode 5.
Performance
Fixed memory leaks.
Removed memory allocations from audio thread.
Improved GUI painting by removing excessive image blitting.
Speedup oscillator engine with SSE2.
Audio Features
Zero Delay Feedback filters.
Improved reverb.
New chorus.
Usability
Multiple folder support at Documents > discoDSP > Vertigo > Banks location.
Bank browser clicking Program LED display.
Factory presets revised and reworked.
Bug Fixes
Fixed Modulation Wheel to Morph settings.
Features
Improved spectral analyzer GUI display.
Lowpass filter fixed (now matches earlier legacy versions).
Zoom fixed for spectrogram editor.
Fixed envelope slope (now matches earlier legacy versions).
Fixed envelope knob (now matches earlier legacy versions).
Fixed envelope smoothness (now matches earlier legacy versions).
Fixed partial amp and freq editor curves (now matches earlier legacy versions).
Fixed Morph knob.
Fixed Morph knob range from 0 to 100%.
Fixed partial amplitude and frequency monitor.
Platform Release
Official release of Vertigo for Mac platform.
Available as AudioUnits and VST for Intel Macs.
Includes 128 presets.
Features
VSTi version added.
Bugfixes.
Platform Release
First Mac version released as beta.
256 oscillators additive synth with resynthesis and sound morphing.
Imports WAV audio and PNG images.
Beta includes 128 presets.
Available for AudioUnits hosts on Intel Macs only.
Performance
Further optimizations with at least 20% additional CPU speed ups.
Features
Added Copy and Paste envelope functions.
Bug Fixes
Fixed partial panning bug.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
Performance
Full additive engine rewrite and optimization with up to 100% speed ups.
Features
Importing with A-B Link button enabled will be applied to both layers.
Open/Save programs will always point to Vertigo Data folder.
Reset button now asks for confirmation.
Revised PDF manual.
Performance
Ultra heavy CPU optimization (250% faster than Vertigo 1.x).
New Features
BMP Bitmap Import (any size, any color, linearly interpolated pixel resampling).
Spectrogram editor.
Stretch envelope.
Play mode (Poly, Mono, Legato).
Partial amplitude and frequency view.
Improved morphing (with timestretch).
Formant filter.
Morph envelope.
Redesigned left layout.
New Harmonize buttons.
Dedicated formant for each operator.
Better filter type select behaviour.
Panning position for each partial.
Zlib implemented for presets (compress/decompress on the fly).
Bug Fixes
Preset extention added when saving.
Fixed Filter 2 behavior.
Better filter list sorting.
Wave loop points are imported.
Filter selection buttons work correctly.
Playing position display-tracks extended to partial amp and frequency curve monitors in spectral editor.
Active operator selection in spectrogram view.
Other small additions and bugfixes.
Interface
New GUI.
Features
Envelope morph engine for operators' freq/amp envelopes and program envelopes.
Added A/B/Linked editing for operators and envelopes.
Additive synthesizer engine enhancements.
Overall enhancements.
VST Automation.
64 patches included in full version.
Bug Fixes
Bug fixes.
Initial Release
Additive synth with resynthesis and morphing capabilities.
Demo version available to download.
Registered users have access to Vertigo patches library online.