The following was a copy & paste (stolen) from the readme.txt file.
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################ Changes from Renoise 1.9.1 to 2.0.0
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Renoise 2.0 features Precision, Timing and Plugin improvements
Biggies:
+ Full, automatic, sample precise Plugin Delay Compensation (PDC) for
Track FX (native and Plugin) and Instruments (aka everything).
You simply don't have to care if a VST Plugin or instrument introduces
unwanted latency. Renoise will compensate it for you under the hood.
+ Custom track delays to easily offset MIDI/Audio tracks. For example,
laying back a snare can now be done in realtime in the mixer. Same
goes for "MIDI tracks" (tracks with MIDI notes).
+ Mac OSX: Added support for Audio Unit (AU) Plugins (finally)
+ "Ticks" no longer limited by the engine's note resolution / "Speed" is dead:
- "Speed" (this tracker compatibility thing which no one understood, but
somehow made the pattern scroll faster) is finally gone. Better said, it got
replaced by more powerful and easier to use LPB settings (Lines Per Beat -
how many lines in the pattern make up a musical beat).
- You can now offset notes and note commands with a gradient of 1/256 line
precision (thats a PPQ of 4096 at LPB=16!) via a new "delay column" in the
pattern editor. This might be the first time you record something in a tracker
and it actually sounds exactly as groovy (or bad) as you played it!
- revised Sample FX commands: Pitch/Volume slides, glides now work
independently of the sampler's "tick" rate. For example, 0110 will
pitch notes a half-note up, 0101 a sixteenth half-note, etc. Volume/panning
slides on volume/panning column now work as if their value was the first digit
of the corresponding command column command (f.e.: 0720 = A2) See the tutorials
pages for more info about these and other effects.
- ready for the future: NoteDelays and LPB are the most important and necessary
steps for upcoming big features like Zoomable Patterns, Piano Roll, more accuracy
(timing wise) with FX automations, and so on.
IMPORTANT: Not all of the changes are backwards compatible, thus only new songs
can make use of all the new features. Old songs can be manually upgraded
in the "Song settings" pane, but will probably need manual adjustments...
+ Vastly improved MIDI recording precision by compensating event latencies
(and of course also thanks to the new note delays / LPB settings)
+ Added support (recording and playback) for channel and polyphonic
aftertouch for MIDI and VSTi instruments.
Polyphonic aftertouch is sent when specifying a volume value (velocity) after
a note on (but before a note off is present). Channel aftertocuh can be send via:
"--- 01 .. C3 00 20" (This will send a aftertocuh value of 20h to the instr. 01)
+ Added note quantize options for realtime recording and Note nudge options in
the Advanced Edit pane. There are also new shortcuts for realtime note
quantization to quickly quantize after recording.
+ Improved audio latency when recording: The Line-In device now lets you
specify the source of the recorded audio and will apply/fix latencies,
as needed.
+ Multi output VSTis (AUs) are now fully supported. Samplers or Synths
with multiple channels can now be routed to individual tracks.
+ Sending notes to VST (AU) FX is now supported. Simply create a FX alias
in the VST Instruments pane to do so (link an instrument to an existing
FX).
+ Added the ability to enter fractional BPM (like 127.56) is the BPM
box. Fractional values can only be entered by double clicking the BPM
value.
+ Improved audio performance (lower latencies are possible) especially for OSX &
Linux, when running Renoise on multi-CPU machines.
Note: On Linux, you have to configure your system to allow Renoise to
create realtime threads. Usually this is done via PAM. Please see the
Linux FAQ for more details on how to configure your system to make use
of the improvements & fixes.
And more:
+ Interface / OS integration:
- Drag & Drop of external files (into the Renoise Window)
- Better support for Japanese and other input modes
- Renoise GUI widget cosmetics
- Tooltips now show if a shortcut is "local"
- Hitting escape while drag & dropping cancels dragging
+ Linux ALSA:
- the ALSA configuration now allows changing the Periods per Buffer
+ Mixer
- New helpful short names for LFO, Automate, Send and Velocity Devices
(showing what they control, etc...)
+ Automation:
- Added a "Show only used Automation" option to the automation list
+ Pattern Editor
- easier and more accurate mouse click/selection/navigation:
- single clicks jump to the pointed position (optional)
- middle click mutes / unmutes the track
- added key bindings for "delete previous line [in columns/track/pattern]"
which behaves like a "backspace" in a text editor
- Rendering selections will no longer reduce the rendered volume. If you've
set the master volume to 0 dB you can still lower the master volume
manually to avoid clipping...
- Added separator bars for note columns
- More contrast between empty and non-empty data
- Removed the "Show Framework" option
+ Pattern Sequencer
- Added a "Add new unique Pattern" function
Default shortcut is "Control + Alt + Insert" from the pattern editor
+ Sample Editor:
- OS Sample-Clipboard support (Windows only): Exchange (Copy/paste) samples
with your favorite sample editor
- Added mono mix modes to the "Adjust Sample" dialog
- Added "Copy into New Sample/Instrument" actions
- Added a "Mix-Paste" (modulate/add) action
- Better (unique) names for newly created or rendered samples
- Added a "markers" Snapping option which currently only snaps to the loop
- Added an option to auto-select the currently played back "sample split"
+ VST/Plugin related:
- Better performance and compatibility with VST instruments (less audio
latency related crackles on Songs which use lots of VSTis)
- Pimped Plugin Browsers:
-- The browsers for Plugin FX and Instruments can be made bigger by
clicking on the "more" button.
-- Plugins can be hidden, moved, and renamed (right click on the entries)
-- Plugins are now by default (this can be changed, right click) organized by
manufacturer
- Added an option to skip searching for new Plugins on startup (to speed up
startup on computers with huge Plugin collections)
- Added an Info button ("?") for VST Instruments as well (works just
like the old ones for FX)
- Plugin compatibility options (such as multiprocessor behavior) can
be changed by clicking on the info ("?") buttons
- Added a preset rename button for Plugin instruments
- Window positions of external interfaces are now memorized/restored with the song
(external editors will open on the last used position on screen)
+ Internal FX:
- added a new native FX "Filter 3", which replaces the old "Filter 2" device.
The new filter has four models. All come with LowPass, HighShelf, BandPass,
BandReject, LowShelf and HighPass) modes:
-- a standard, precise and fast 24dB Biquad filter
-- an experimental, fast and "fruity" 24dB Moog filter emulation
-- a 4 stage Butterworth filter, for precise and ultra sharp cutoffs
-- a 8 stage Butterworth filter, for ultra precise and ultra sharp cutoffs
- added new native FX: "RingMod" as replacement for Filter2's RingMod mode
- added new native FX: "Scream Filter" which simulates the old Filter2 Dist Comp
modes, but with more options than before
- the "*LFO Device"s "Reset" parameter can now be automated by other
"*LFO Device"s or "*Velocity Device"s. This way you can automate/trigger
the LFOs phase.
- Added a one-shot option to the LFO device when running a custom
envelope: This will avoid that the envelope cycles. LFO reset pattern
commands will retrigger the envelope then.
- the Stereo Expander now has a "Mono Mix" switch
+ Misc:
- Added "Show Log file" and "Show Preferences folder" in the help menu
so that you can easily find Log/Preferences files on your computer
- Replaced the old "recent files" menu with "recently loaded" and
"recently saved" file menu
- Autobackups now also save for "Untitled" (newly started) songs.
The backups are saved in the Preferences folder.
- The clock is back ;) (in fullscreen mode)
+ And more. Lots of small stuff/details which hopefully make composing even more fun...