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Discussion thread for this version is here: http://www.surroundbyus.com/sbu/viewtopic.php?p=2881#p2881

This post is for the Windows version. Mac OSX (Snow Leopard) version is here: http://www.surroundbyus.com/sbu/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=216

What's New:

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• Windows 10 and 11 are the now the only supported OSs
• Plogue Bidule .9761 and higher (64 bit only) - This requires a processor with AVX (2011 or newer Intel or AMD)
• Spec Plugins and VSTs updated for 64 bit Plogue (Plogue Bidule is deprecating 32 bit support)
• Limiter VST changed to Sonic Anomaly "Unlimited" 5.1 limiter
• Fix for bug in control of ArcTan Adjacent Speaker
• ZMon update – Stereo gain now linked to Spec PreGain
• Free Mastering update – New version of ReaPlugs – Bug fix for presets with 3 bands
• Bug fix in ZPan and ArcTan – “Speaker Angles” label string wasn’t initialized
• MS C++ 2017 runtime added to installer for newly compiled plugins
• Default new user Plogue Prefs changed for max quality
• Fix for changes in latest versions of Plogue [color=#FF0000](this version requires Plogue 0.9734 or higher)[/color]
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[attachment=0]Spec 4.86 Zag 3.0 Release 7-3-19 x64 Update.zip[/attachment]

SPEC is donationware. [b][color=#008000]If you like SPEC, please donate![/color][/b]:
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[color=#FF0000]Note: Plogue installation behavior has changed. Please make sure Plogue has run at least once before installing Spec. Otherwise the installation will as you to install Plogue again.[/color]

Please donate if you can. It takes a lot of time and effort to bring SPEC to you, not just time, but investments in hardware and software as well. Thanks!

[color=#FF0000]Important!!![/color] This version of Spec uses a special version of Plogue Bidule (64bit). You [color=#FF0000]MUST[/color] use PlogueBidule2.exe or the "P2" shortcut the Spec installer places on your desktop, or you will get a bunch of preset errors and red boxes.



[color=#FF0000]Be sure to check out the video guides![/color]
here: http://www.surroundbyus.com/sbu/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=164
and here: http://www.surroundbyus.com/sbu/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=171

2/27/2014: New version in post at top of thread.

8/4/14: Plogue Bidule installation behavior has changed. It no longer runs the program at the end of the install.

You will need to manually run Plogue Bidule at least once before running the Spec installer. Otherwise the Spec installer was ask you to install Plogue Bidule again and quit.

Spec package has been updated with new instructions and new install scripts to reflect the above.

8-1-15 Spec Installer, at top of thread, updated for windows 10

7-4-2019 Spec and Installer, at top of thread, updated for 64bit versions of Plogue Bidule.

Plogue Bidule 32 bit support is now deprecated.

One effect of this is the Limiter VSTs had to be replaced. The "new" limiter VST, Sonic Anomoly's "Unlimited" is the same VST that will be used in an upcoming update to SpecWeb.

Another is that the 64 bit version of Plogue Bidule requires a CPU with AVX extensions. That shouldn't be a problem as any processor since 2011 (both Intel and AMD) have AVX extensions.

The current plogue installer only puts a shortcut for the x64, vs. the needed x64-64, exe on the desktop. We need the x64-64 version because that has the "discrete" signal types we use in SPEC's control logic to reduce the dsp load.

One other issue the the SPEC installer tries to get the limiter VST from its publishing website, which has been taken down by the author. I'll try to get around to updating the installer but in the meantime you can get it from my google drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dabx6dYx50OW4oHI2GQd-OqkMp2e91Ue/view?usp=sharing

you can put it in C:\Program Files\Plogue\Bidule\VSTPlugins and then restart Plogue Bidule.