v2.4.3

Fixes:

• Fix build for Alpine Linux and BSD
• Fix integration with internal Qt toolbar visibility state
• Fix plugin search (regression from 2.4.2)
• Fix several Windows UTF-16 issues

Build related changes:

• Add -fno-gnu-unique to default build flags
• Implement VERBOSE make flag
• Make build compatible with LTO, now enabled on official macOS/Windows binaries
• Replace CARLA_EXPORT macro with separate API / PLUGIN export options
• Set new X-NSM-Exec desktop file property

v2.4.2

Fixes:

• Fix a few crashes with JACK applications inside Carla
• Fix build on non-supported systems by JUCE
• Fix crash when LV2 X11 UI has non-mapped child window
• Fix compatibility with Python 3.10
• Fix default SF2/3 path
• Fix LV2 UI resizing on macOS
• Fix missing VST3 plugins not being searched recursively
• Disable GraphicsScene indexing method to prevent crashes
• Ensure custom data state save and restore always match

Changes:

• Add "[carla]" prefix to printed messages
• Add appdata metadata information
• Add notice when Carla needs to be restarted after an LV2 rescan
• Add VST3 Windows common files to the default path (required by the latest VST3 spec)
• Default to JACK backend if pipewire-jack replacement is installed
• Implement dry/wet, volume and balance on JUCE hosted plugins
• Reload audio file if sample rate changes
• Use temporary files for big custom data values in bridges

Changes for using Carla as library:

• Add 8 CV, 32 IO and 64 IO CarlaPatchbay variants
• Add audio port hints to backend, starting with lv2 sidechain
• Add static plugin build target
• Add WITH_LTO build option, disabled by default
• Allow setting a custom C++ namespace
• More work on experimental embed plugin UIs, now also possible on plugin bridges

v2.4.1

• Better handling of VST3 parameters (hide as needed, number of steps, etc)
• Fix compatibility with Python 3.10
• Fix getting the proper X11 UIs size for more plugins
• Fix plugin bridges not automatically closing if main Carla dies on macOS (similar to how it is done on Linux)
• Fix unused parameters preventing real ones from showing up in the edit plugin dialog
• Fix CarlaNativePlugin.h and CarlaPluginPtr.hpp header files not installed system-wide
• Fix XY-Controller GUI missing on "make install" target
• Fix VST2 plugins under macOS and High-DPI (by not reporting scale factor)
• Replace -lpthread usage with -pthread, fixing RISC-V builds
• Send keyboard and focus events as needed/possible to VST2 and VST3 UIs
• Small tweaks to XY-Controller (make lines 1px thick, close UI with Esc key)
• Special tweaks for static plugin target build (embeding carla statically in other applications/plugins)
• Other minor fixes and tweaks

v2.4.0

• Add option to use classic skin by default
• Add support for lv2 ui gtk bridges on any system
• Set display scale factor for carla-bridge-*/carla-single standalone usage (on macOS and X11 systems)
• Fix Linux VST3 plugin GUIs crash on close
• Fix build under msys2 (will not force static binaries)
• Fix keyboard focus for bridges on macOS (2nd attempt)
• Fix canvas icon in settings to be high-dpi compatible
• Fix wrong scale factor of plugin GUIs under macOS

v2.3.2

• Add 32x32 icon
• Do not show "--gdb" in usage/help when not installed system-wide
• Fix default SF2 search path
• Fix keyboard focus for bridges on macOS
• Fix X11-UIs related regressions in v2.3.1

v2.3.1

• Add NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription and NSMicrophoneUsageDescription in macOS builds
• Allow canvas eyecandy for Qt >= 5.12
• Alternative approach to deal with JACK postponed events (improves PipeWire usage)
• Implement parameter groups for VST2 plugins
• Ignore hosts calling Carla-VST effOpen twice (don't print errors)
• Listen to Windows and X11 plugin UI resize events (without extensions)
• Make some macOS dialogs modal
• Remove favorite plugins from list when they fail to load
• Update JUCE plugin code to new APIs, hook into VST2 for feature parity with native implementation
• Use new tick_double for JACK transport
• Use posix_spawn to launch macOS bridges
• Fix available decimal points on a few dialogs being incorrect
• Fix bridged plugin UIs appearing behind main carla window on macOS
• Fix canvas auto-refreshing on exit, potentially leading to crash
• Fix canvas split/join action
• Fix carla-vst-wine symbol visibility
• Fix default rack "skin" for a few plugins
• Fix initial size for LV2 UIs with no UI resize extension (all OSes)
• Fix loading state of Windows/macOS VST2 plugins without chunk
• Fix macOS binaries not being debug/symbol stripped
• Fix midi-pattern plugin having double notes on transport reposition
• Fix race condition (and potential crash) around postponed RT events
• Fix Qt >= 5.10 version checks
• Fix unused JACK latency callbacks (removed)
• Fix X11 UIs not having keyboard focus

v2.3.0

Changelog for v2.3-RC2 -> v2.3

• Fix a float vs int usage, which will break in python soon
• Fix cancelling plugin discovery
• Fix main client name for multiple carlas inside NSM
• Fix missing vst3 poly aftertouch
• Fix patchcanvas use of keyboard modifiers
• Fix project filename/folder only set after saving once
• Fix recursive VST2 audioMasterAutomate parameter changes
• Fix sorting plugins by favorite
• Do not run 2nd instance of lv2 plugin if it has event output(s)
• Read lv2 midi:binding on control ports and parameters
• Use Ctrl+P to open/close side panel
• Use fixed buffers on standalone bridge mode
• midipattern: overall fix up
• midipattern: use Esc key to close UI

Official release announcement at https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=carla-plugin-host-v23-is-here

2.3.0-RC2

See the release notes at https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=carla-23-rc2-is-here

2.3.0-RC1

See release notes at https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=carla-23-rc1-is-here

2.2.0

See release announcement at https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=carla-plugin-host-v22-is-finally-here