November 30, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CONTACT:
Floris Klinkert
FabFilter Software Instruments
info@fabfilter.com
www.fabfilter.com


FabFilter updates all plug-ins with graphics acceleration

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 30, 2012. FabFilter has updated all FabFilter plug-ins to add GPU-powered graphics acceleration. In addition, FabFilter Twin 2, Timeless 2 and Volcano 2 now feature the collapsible modulation section that was first introduced in FabFilter Saturn. All plug-ins have also received bug fixes and various other improvements.
 
Highlights in this update:

- All plug-ins now contain the GPU-powered graphics acceleration introduced in FabFilter Pro-DS, ensuring ultra-smooth animation while leaving the main CPU free to do audio processing.

- FabFilter Twin 2, Timeless 2 and Volcano 2 have a new Modulation button to easily show and hide the modulation section. By default, the modulation section is hidden to make the plug-in less intimidating at first, but you can easily look 'under the hood' when you want to tweak a preset or design your own.

- FabFilter Twin 2 displays a new keyboard section in the interface when the modulation section is hidden. The component display at the top of the interface contains a new Main EG component button, letting you easily tweak EG parameters when browsing presets.

- When multiple bands are selected in FabFilter Pro-Q, the Frequency, Gain and Q knobs will now let you change parameters of the selected bands while preserving their relative differences. Double-clicking a knob still lets you set all bands to the same value.

- Updated all VST 3 plug-ins to support new features in VST 3.5, such as a host-provided right-click menu for each parameter in the interface. Steinberg's CMC-AI controller is now also supported.

- Added mouse wheel support to buttons with pop-up menus, such as the distortion style button in FabFilter Saturn.

- Added Options > Open Other Preset option to the presets menu, making it easy to open a preset that's not in the regular presets folder.

- FabFilter Twin 2 and Timeless 2 now remember which section in the component display is expanded in Wide mode.

- Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe Premiere on Windows and OS X.

- Fixed a bug in the mono AudioSuite plug-ins that caused the Whole File option at the bottom to be disabled.

- The Mac OS X version now requires OS X 10.5 and an Intel processor. We still offer previous versions for download if you need OS X 10.4 or PowerPC support: www.fabfilter.com/support/downloads.

For a complete list of changes, see www.fabfilter.com/news.
 
The updates are free for existing FabFilter customers. Updates and 30-day trial versions are available for download now at www.fabfilter.com/download.

System requirements on Windows are either Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, SSE-capable processor, and a VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools, or Mac OS X 10.8, 10.7, 10.6 or 10.5 with Intel processor, and an Audio Units host, VST 2/3 host, or Pro Tools. Both 32-bit and 64-bit hosts are supported. 
 
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Evaluation copies available on www.fabfilter.com/download. On request, we will gladly send you an NFR license key for review purposes. Screen shots and press kits are available on www.fabfilter.com/press.

About FabFilter:

Beautiful sound. Fantastic workflow. These are the foundations of FabFilter. Continually rethinking and challenging industry standards, FabFilter creates powerful audio plug-ins with superb sound quality and innovative interfaces. FabFilter was founded in 2002 by Frederik Slijkerman and Floris Klinkert, and is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
