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The
Macaw DAW Portable is a music
software program that implements a
clip based MIDI sequencer,
which drives a variety of the most
excellent built in plugin
instruments and effects, as well as
external MIDI devices and also loads
VST plugin instruments and effects.
It has a soundfont loader and a wave
editor.
2021-06-29
(V 3.03.01) :
This is the first release of this
software compiled with Lazarus
Previous
changes: Please see list
"History" at the end of this
page !
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This software is written by
Robin Holmes.
BREAKOUTBOX made some changes to
the Program.
Please also take a look at the
Authors Website: Turboloops
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Please download the ZIP files
from the Heise website !
Addon:
VST Plugin Universal FX as
separate file
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Please also
see DAW software from other
manufacturers: Digital Audio
Workstations
History in reverse
order:
2021-06-29 (V
3.03.01) :
This is the first release of this
software compiled with Lazarus
2016-10-28
(V 3.02.14) :
Enhanced Toolbar Buttons.
2016-10-14 (V 3.02.13) :
Interim release.
2016-10-09 (V
3.02.12) :
The dots that represent MIDI notes
are vertically enlarged.
The way a Selected Clip is
highlighted was changed from
Inverted to Color.
2016-09-29
(V 3.02.11) :
For german users the MainMenu items
are mostly translated to german
language now.
For all other languages the main
menu appears in english language.
Das Menü des Hauptfensters ist jetzt
weitgehend in die deutsche Sprache
übersetzt.
2016-09-23
(V 3.02.10) :
Button in Windows TaskBar now
represents the MainForm. Some small
bugfixes.
2016-09-20
(V 3.02.09) :
More bugfixes in dialogs.
2016-09-15
(V 3.02.08) :
More bugfixes in dialogs.
2016-09-12
(V 3.02.07) :
Some bugfixes in dialogs. I go
through the sources now to find more
bugs.
Every time I can fix something -
even if it's a minor bug - I will
upload a new subversion.
So more often an update will come up
here, from now on.
2016-09-08
(V 3.02.06) :
Release 3.02.06 is nearly as
3.02.05. There's a few bugfixes.
2016-08-25
(V 3.02.05) :
With release 3.02.05 the previous
3.02.02 is back. But with working
VST plugin support ;-)
2016-08-20
(V 3.02.04) :
This Release 3.02.04 is the first
interim step on the way to
reintegrate the improvements since
3.01.20 ..
2016-08-13
(V 3.02.03) :
With Release 3.02.03 I had to go
back a big step - this version is
derived from something between
3.01.19 and 3.01.20.
I had to return to this old version
because I had to realize that VST
plugins can't be used at all anymore
- since 3.01.20 ...
The improvements since 3.01.20 are
not lost forever, but have to be
carefully reinvented step by step,
in the next weeks ..
Please enjoy !
2016-08-07
(V 3.02.02) :
The Release 3.02.02 is a really big
thing - for me.
Because now MACAW compiles and runs
also with a compiler called LAZARUS
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The current "MacawExe.zip" now
contains both the "old Delphi 5"
Macaw.exe AND the new "MacawL.exe".
Please apologize, the LAZARUS
version still does not work as well
as the DELPHI one,
but LAZARUS is the only compiler
that will keep MACAW alive ..
In the SYSTEM folder there's some
new files that contain GERMAN
translation for the menues. If You
need native english then simply
delete the files with "lng_german*"
2015-02-05
(V 3.02.01) :
The Release 3.02.01 introduces a
MIXER ... yeah !
The most missed feature from my
point of view was a Mixer. I already
was able to adjust Volume, Pan and
Gain with the existing sliders, but
I had no Level Meters to see what I
was doing - and now here it is !
Okay, just a simple one, with
"SoundBlaster-Plugin" and
VST-Plugins it shows curious things
.. but no question this is better
than nothing :-) ... Please enjoy !
2015-01-26
(V 3.01.22) :
The Release 3.01.22 is a very
important one for me personally
because I realized a very useful
workflow under the Menu "File /
Create Project from WAV folder". Now
You can load all WAV files of a
selected folder as Track Clips into
MACAW DAW. So You can easily cut
Multitrack Recordings which just
need to be shortened at start and
end.
Your recordings from the last Band
Rehersal can be cut now in high
speed. Immediately create a MP3 file
from the selected Clips with the new
button "Export selected Clips to
MP3".
2015-01-14
(V 3.01.21) :
In Release 3.01.21 I added a
function that makes the hints to the
MainMenu Items appear as "flying"
Popup-Hints. More important might be
a new Menu Item under "Files" that
offers the possibility to load a
whole folder with WAV files, for
example a Band Recording Session.
MACAW loads all found WAV files from
one folder and makes them appear as
Track Clips on screen.
2014-12-20
(V 3.01.20) :
Release 3.01.20 reduces the speed of
detection of mouse movement in
plugins. The knobs are now smoother
to "dial".
2014-12-05
(V 3.01.19) :
In Release 3.01.19 I fixed some
issues that looked like MACAW had
crashed but as in 3.01.18 some forms
were hiding dialogs on opening them.
2014-02-01
(V 3.01.18) :
Release 3.01.18 is the real "Final
Cut" because I managed to remove /
solve all Hints, Warnings and (long
time ago) all errors that the
compiler has ever shown to me.
In this release the misbehaviore is
fixed that made VST Plugins look
like they crashed MACAW - but simply
dialogs of the VST Plugins were
hidden behind the Plugin-Window.
Also a lot of internal issues are
fixed now ...
2014-01-19
(V 3.01.17) :
I would call the Release 3.01.17 the
"Final Cut" because all changes
since 3.01.10 are backported into
3.01.17 from latest sources
(3.01.15). And - despite that - it
looks like MACAW DAW Portable
"still" works !
No question there's still lots of
"bugs" around there, but this is a
stable release !
In the next release I will fix the
misbehaviore that VST Plugins look
like they crash MACAW.
But simply because of form attribute
"fsStayOnTop", dialogs of the VST
Plugins are hidden behind the
Plugin-Window. As soon as I tested
this with some Synths I soon will
release subversion 3.01.18. ...
2013-12-31
(V 3.01.16) : Release 3.01.16
includes most of the changes since
3.01.10 but ASIO works again now !
2013-12-18
(V 3.01.10) : Revert to
release 3.01.10 - in the latest
3.01.15 using ASIO drivers was
impossible. And due to several
changes in the source code it's
impossible to revert these changes
in 3.01.15 easily.
2013-12-16
(V 3.01.15) : Service release.
Restored some misbehaving forms.
2013-12-07
(V 3.01.14) : There was a bug
in the drawing engine (GIF resource
support) that is fixed with this
release. So in '3.01.14' the big
faders, buttons etc. in the plugins
are back again !
2013-11-27
(V 3.01.13) : The '3.01.13'
comes with a reworked Loop Selector.
Also some bugs where removed so most
of the dialogs work again.
2013-11-18
(V 3.01.12) : The '3.01.12'
simply comes with a reworked Audio
Level Meter. The old one looks nicer
to me but a.t.m. does not show the
Audio Level as accurate as needed.
2013-11-11
(V 3.01.11) : The '3.01.11' is
the final result of a number of
internal fixes and changes. The only
noticable difference - for the user
- between '3.01.11' and the prevoius
build is the change from 32 bit to
64 bit internal audio processing.
2013-10-14
(V 3.01.10) : The '3.01.10'
includes lots of internal fixes and
changes but not directly visible to
the user. All MACAW code is still
under review.
2013-09-15
(V 3.01.09) reloaded : After
returning to the original sources I
started reimplementing the changes I
made to the code. The '3.0.09' is
now nearly fully restaurated and
MACAW is now much (!) more stable
and reliable.
2013-09-07
(V 3.01.09) : 3.01.08 was a
bad release. This one is more stable
but still not good enough. Playing
audio looks stable this far.
2013-09-02
(V 3.01.08) : Stop button now
shows correct status. Lots of
internal changes but not visible to
the user.
2010-12-13
(V 3.01.07) : Reduced update
frequency of Position Value and Song
Position Slider
2010-12-10
(V 3.01.06) : Removed the
misplaced Position Line / PlayHead
that remained after PLAY - STOP -
PLAY ...
2010-12-07
(V 3.01.05) : Macaw Portable
does no more write to the Registry.
2010-12-04
(V 3.01.04) : BugFix: removed
a crash when Registry Key cannot be
written ... sorry !
New: the Sequencer switches to next
Page when the Playhead leaves the
page.
2010-11-29
(V 3.01.03) : Improved speed
of Surface - Macaw now scrolls
smoother than before !
2010-11-17
(V 3.01.02) : The MacawExe.zip
now also contains several templates
and other files.
MACAW.exe itself contains a few
small bugfixes.
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