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With MC, objects and patch cords contain multiple audio channels. MC will transform how you imagine sound design, effects processing, and mixing. It might be the closest thing to a mind-expanding drug Max has ever had.

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For Max 8, we profiled real-world, messy patches to discover what we could optimize. You'll notice the difference the moment you launch the application.

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We are pleased to announce the release of Max 8.1. This update brings initial Mac OS 10.15 Catalina support and "darkmode" window toolbars on Mac. We've also decided to include jit.mo in the distribution as a "factory" package (it has a few improvements as well). Additionally, the Inspector has been improved to have a "per-object" view (among other things). Be sure to take a look at the change log below for the complete details of improvements in this release.

New Features:
• Inspector: save, restore view, disclosure, filter etc on a per-object basis and other improvements
• jit.gl.graph: matrixoutput support
• jit.mo: added to the standard Max distribution
• live.comment: new object - text color follows live interface colors
• MC: initialbusystate attribute to set the default busy state to zero to avoid high CPU usage
• pattrstorage: added filter bar to client and storage windows
• Themes: allow loading from Packages (interfaces/themes)
• thispatcher: can get path of .amxd
• vst~: valuemode attribute to set output format
Fixed Bugs:
• Audio Settings: Fixed crash with mismatched sample rates
• Autocomplete: holding down arrow key works as expected
• Database: fixed crash when harvesting a patcher missing a 'box' dictionary
• Debugging: Window properly drawn at all sizes
• dict.view: fixed issues and possible crashing with dictionary display
• expr: random no longer produces an offset of -1 (Win)
• Fonts: “light” and “italic” fonts fall back and render properly (Windows)
• groove~: plays back without artifacts when sample rates do not match
• jit.gl.render: high-res rendering enabled if enabled on app (via open in low resolution checkbox)
• js: fixed logic of multi-line posts
• jweb: fixed drop position with drag and drop from jweb to Max patcher
• jweb: fixed flashing when deleting jweb (Win)
• jweb: works in Max for Live
• kslider: range no longer resizes object on reopen
• live.banks window: fixes and improvements
• live.drop: fixed issues with recalling large files
• live.text: fixed crash with changing picture attributes
• Mac OS: 10.15 Catalina Support
• Mappings: all entries properly shown in window
• Mappings: fixed issues with removing entries
• Max Console: fixed crash after an object that posts is deleted
• Max for Live Device: border color follows Live theme
• Max for Live phasor~: @lock 1 does not degrade
• Max for Live: fixed crash when editing a device while a large number of files are open
• Max for Live: fixed errors with floating point arguments like in sprintf
• MC amxd~/vst~: fixed issues transforming to multichannel versions
• MC: objects in a subpatch can be muted
• mc.selector~: wrapper no longer converts int to float
• opened object: works at app launch
• Packages: max.db.json respects exclusions (Win)
• Parameter window: fixes and improvements
• Parameters: fixed crash when automating a parameter via another parameter
• Patching: patch rendering improvements
• pattrstorage: client window updates interp column when default_interp is set on client pattr
• pattrstorage: corrected cell colors
• pattrstorage: fixed crash when double-loading a file
• playlist~/jit.playlist: loop button always appears
• poke~: protect against zero sized buffers
• poly~ / thispoly~ outputs voices in correct order
• print: no longer adds a space before list messages
• Templates: "New from Template" no longer triggers duplicate loadbang, loadmess, and js post
• text object: entering cr works as expected
• textedit / pattrstorage: recalls properly
• textedit: set message is synchronous
• vst~: eliminate double output of some parameter values
• vst~: fixed crash after plug_vst followed by params message
• vst~: fixed setting attributes in object box
• vst~: parameter names correctly reported with Reaktor plug
• vst~: state restored when plugin name differs from plugin display name

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