SurroundByUs.com

This is Spec 4.8 Zag 3.0 for Mac OSX (Snow Leopard and Higher) Release 3

What's New:

• New installer that downloads and installs everything you need (if you already have Plogue 0.9730 or higher).

• Spec should now run on older slower computers. An SSE2 capable CPU is no longer required (but SSE capability is).

• Every group in Spec rebuilt from the ground up to minimize DSP load. Any controls not in use are shut down completely. This also helps with running on older computers, or let’s you live monitor at higher FFT size and overlap settings (more quality). Off line processing will take less time.

• Uses a new signal type in a “P2” Experimental version of Plogue, the “discrete” signal (green lines). Discrete signals only do processing when the signal changes (vs. every audio sample). The new installer installs “P2” if you don’t already have it, and you must use that version (PlogueBiduleP2.exe) with Spec. At some point the discrete signal will be included in the regular version of Plogue.

• Bug fix for Slice Wrap Rears controls

• Preset Manager now has a manual mode. Create all your presets (copies) then use the manual controls in preset manager to change tracks/presets. That will change presets in all groups (using PTA) at once. Also a good way to check that PTA is working correctly before you start a measurement run.

• Zmeter included and merged with Audio Recorder. Zmeter can be off, reset after each track, or show the entire album

• ZAG that uses cue files directly, instead of using tracktime. Paste your cue file into the top box in ZAG and you are good to go. Changing DSP sample rate will force a recalculation so you don't have to do anything else.

o Zag now includes a "clear" function (different from reset)
o Replacement of the sample counters with timers.

• Version Checker
o Checks to see if there is a new version of Spec when you load a Spec layout
o Notifies you of a new version with a popup window (can be turned off)
o Optionally, you can enter your email address to be notified when a new version is released


SPEC is now donationware. If you like SPEC, please donate!:


Important!!! This version of Spec uses a special version of Plogue Bidule. You MUST use Plogue Bidule P2.app or you will get a bunch of preset errors and red boxes.

Spec 4.8 OSX Release 3.zip

Be sure to check out the video guides!
here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=164
and here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=171

Discussion thread for this version is here: viewtopic.php?p=2004#p2004

Top Post updated with Spec 4.8 Zag 3.0.

Cheers

Check out this article: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=276

Mac stuff at the bottom.

If you have trouble viewing (the article is a pdf) try using Safari.

Top Post updated with Release 3:

Installer support for Combined 32 and 64 bit version of Plogue, Mountain Lion, and non Safari browsers as default.

On Mountain Lion, if you get: “The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -67049.)” Go to System Preferences, Security and Privacy pane, and choose “Allow applications downloaded from anywhere".

You can change the setting back after installing Spec.