This thread provides information about upcoming updates for Absynth 6. It will be updated whenever new information becomes available.
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The currently available software version is 6.0.1. Please make sure that your installation is up to date.
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Minimum OS requirements:
- MacOS 14, 15 or 26
- Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Windows 11.
6.0 New Features
General
- ADDED 415 New instrument presets
- ADDED 25 New MFX presets
- ADDED 266 New samples
- IMPROVED New scalable HiDPI User Interface
Settings Menu
- ADDED Default Page options (Preset Explorer, Browser, Patch)
- ADDED Default zoom options (Default, Last used)
Header & Footer
- IMPROVED Macros added to the Footer.
Browser
- ADDED New Preset Explorer
- ADDED DSP Sliders for dynamic musical filtering
- ADDED Audition Mode switches between quick load and audio preview.
- IMPROVED Navigation key commands in Preset Explorer (left/right/up/down,enter)
- IMPROVED List Browser
- IMPROVED User presets and Favorites moved from the File Browser and are now accessed from the interface.
Mutator
- IMPROVED Mutation algorithm
- IMPROVED Mutator panel can be collapsed and expanded.
- ADDED Module Lock has reset function
- IMPROVED Module Lock has waveform/filter/fx visualisation for enhanced preset browsing and mutating.
- ADDED Module Lock includes Macros
Patch Page
- ADDED New Ladder Filter Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and Notch
- IMPROVED Granular Engine (high density), better granular synthesis in general
- IMPROVED Loop Editor
- IMPROVED Sample Editor support of more audio file formats - mp3, ogg, flac
- ADDED Parameter controls to the Effect module. Main tab contains key controls per effect, and Mix tab contains dry/wet controls.
- ADDED Dry/Wet parameter controls to the Insert modules.
Wave Page
- ADDED Wave visualisation in the Waveform list.
- ADDED Wave visualisation in the Waveform menu.
Envelopes Page
- ADDED New Envelope dialog can be pinned, enabling quick generation of multiple envelopes.
- IMPROVED Envelope enhancements provide new editing tools: stepped breakpoints, slope-to-step conversion, transform, scaling, rhythm generation.
- IMPROVED Grid zoom interaction
- ADDED Wave visualisation in the Envelopes list.
Assign Page
- ADDED Polyphonic Aftertouch and MPE support
- ADDED MTS-ESP Microtuning Support. User can use alternative custom tunings in real time.
Effects Page
- ADDED Aetherizer visualisation
- IMPROVED Aetherizer (high density mode)
- IMPROVED Cloud Filter (high density mode)
- IMPROVED Inputs and Outputs are combined into ‘Input Mix’
6.0 Changed/Missing/Removed Features
Settings Menu
- MISSING Default Author option for ‘Save Sound As’ (Settings menu). In 6.0, only ‘New Presets’ are saved with the Default Author.
- MISSING Database Hit Count options. In 6.0, the Browser is by default set to ‘None’. This means that empty Type, Subtype and Character categories are still displayed when no presets are contained
- MISSING Auto balance patch channels option
- MISSING Auto rename control macro on first assignment
- MISSING Preset directories database
- REMOVED File menu Import options
Header & Footer
- REMOVED Rec (Record Arm) removed from Header
- REMOVED Mutate Retry removed from Header
- REMOVED Mutation browsing in the Preset Selector is not implemented (no dropdown list or prev/next browsing functionality)
- MISSING Keybed (potential for 6.1)
Browser
- IMPROVED Attributes Page merged with the main Browser. Meta information is accessed from the ‘<-’ button in the Browser header
- MISSING Meta Data editing for user presets (see 6.1)
- MISSING Smart search functionality for Comments, Types, Subtypes, and Character tags.
- REMOVED Programs List
- REMOVED File Browser (‘Sound tab’)
- MISSING My Favourites sub-folders.
- MISSING Preset list view customisation
Mutator
- CHANGED Mutator History expand list button is replaced with a scrollable list. Clear list and Save functionality is moved to the main GUI.
Patch page
- MISSING Load and Save Wave Templates are not yet implemented in the Wave Selector menu.
- MISSING Effect module - Edit menu
- REMOVED Anti-alias switch from Source modules.
Wave page
- MISSING Load and Save Wave Template is not yet implemented in the Wave Edit menu.
Envelopes page
- MISSING Edit menu: Load and Save Envelope Template
- MISSING Transform menu: Set Duration
- MISSING Transform menu: Auto-Assign ADSR and Clear ADSR
Assign page
- MISSING Audio Mod UI is not implemented, though legacy routing still loads for older presets.
- REMOVED Controllers tab is deprecated; functionality has been moved from the Assign page to the Footer.
6.0 Known Issues
Patch
- KNOWN ISSUE Fractalize Oscillator Detune control appears greyed out and functionality is blocked.
- KNOWN ISSUE Source modules UI alignment
Browser
- KNOWN ISSUE Sorting by Types and Characters is not working (currently sort by Name)
- KNOWN ISSUE Favourite filter does not persist when switching back and forth between the List Browser and Preset Explorer.
- KNOWN ISSUE Save As for factory content stores the original Author, not the Default Author.
- KNOWN ISSUE Rescan presets is required in order to see ‘Author’ data for new user presets.
- KNOWN ISSUE Rescan presets is required in order to see new user effects presets in the effects target.
Mutator
- KNOWN ISSUE Envelopes are not mutating when locked, unless a Source module is also locked.
Effect Page
- KNOWN ISSUE: All Effects (excluding Resonators), the first slider in the master section displays the value rather than the parameter label
