Cockos updates REAPER to v5.70

Cockos has updated REAPER to v5.70.

Tempo envelope:

• allow points to set time signature and/or metronome pattern without changing tempo.
• enable freehand draw (always snaps drawn points to beat, though).
• fix actions to move points up/down, envelope control panel scroll.
• fix behavior when duplicate tempo envelope points exist.
• improve behavior when tempo envelope contains markers with "allow partial measure before this marker" enabled.
• fix actions to move points left/right.
• inserting the first tempo change no longer defaults to linear transition mode.
• fix "ripple-all affects tempo envelope" option, independent of "envelope points move with media items" option.

Windows:

• fix full UTF-8 support in preset names.
• fix issues with non-Latin characters in Windows username.
• fix VST and VLC path autodetection with non-Latin characters.
• fix configuration import with non-Latin characters.
• fix various issues with non-latin characters in installation path.
• fix project bay drag and drop of filenames with UTF-8.
• fix DX plug-in scanning memory leak.
• support dragging multiple files from other applications that place both file names and file URLs on the clipboard.

Automation:

• copy automation item mute state when duplicating regions.
• always remove points from underlying envelope when creating automation items.
• monitor existing automation items when writing into an automation item.
• option to trim content behind automation items when editing also trims when writing automation.
• write into selected automation items only.
• trim overlapping automation items on actions to write current value to envelope and create a new automation item.

Ruler:

• allow expanding the ruler to display multiple lanes.
• add actions to display regions, markers, tempo/time signature changes in lanes (or constrain to a single lane).
• add option to display tempo and time signature changes in separate lanes, or hide them completely.
• control+alt+drag on tempo markers adjusts tempo on both sides of marker.
• display tempo/time signature changes more like a ruler, less like markers.
• add mouse modifier contexts for tempo/time signature markers, project regions, project markers.

FX:

• support developer and VST3 category listings in Add FX window.
• display and order FX quick-add menu according to Add FX window preferences.
• optimize/improve TCP/MCP quick-add menu organization.
• cache JSFX lists, clear cache on refresh in Add FX window.

macOS:

• autodetect and use customized system open file descriptor limit.
• improve disk image window initial size on 10.13.
• notify Audio Units plug-ins of offline rendering.

Regions:

• improve edits to overlapping regions.
• improve tempo envelope behavior when moving and copying regions.
• support dual edge editing.

Stretch markers:

• avoid hangs with invalid stretch marker data.
• improve loop indicator drawing.

Theme loading:

• fix toolbar button background preview for zipped themes.
• increase maximum zipped file count from 2048 to 8192.

Video:

• restore floating size for video processor FX windows.
• allow NUL characters in literal strings in video processors.

VST:

• ignore various notifications immediately after loading VST2 state.
• support TrackFX_GetNamedConfigParm () with GainReduction_dB to retrieve the current GR from plug-ins that support the Presonus GR API.

Arrange:

• do not allow pencil drawing in collapsed tracks.

Fades:

• improve behavior of crossfade shape actions.

FLAC:

• update to FLAC 1.3.2.

Groups:

• support up to 64 track groups per project.

JSFX:

• allow NUL characters in literal strings.

MIDI editor:

• add actions to move cursor to start/end of measure.

mp3 decoder:

• use .reapindex for files 12MB or larger (previously was 64MB).

OSC:

• support bidirectional communication modes.

Preferences:

• add option to display/hide arrange view gridlines for project regions/markers and/or time signature changes.

ReaComp:

• support TrackFX_GetNamedConfigParm (GainReduction_dB).

ReaScript:

• allow NUL characters in literal strings in EEL.

Render:

• clear "all tracks" in region render matrix when removing track via API.

Undo:

• include time selection in marquee undo points.