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MIDI QUEST 12 UPGRADE |
MIDI QUEST 12 UPGRADE DETAILS |
If you want a more detailed view of the enhancements for the latest release of Midi Quest, this is the page for you. This page provides a list of many of the v12 highlights. There were many additional enhancements made to improve the overall operation of Midi Quest, Midi Quest Essentials, and Midi Quest Pro.
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| Macintosh 64-bit version of Midi Quest, Pro and Essentials |
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| Windows 64-bit versions of Midi Quest, Pro and Essentials |
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| All versions of Midi Quest for Macintosh are fully Cocoa compliant |
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| Cocoa support provides faster program processing and window rendering |
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| Cocoa provides drag and drop file opening from the File Manager |
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| Midi Quest Plug-ins | MQ Essentials |
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| AAX plug-ins support Avid Pro Tools for both Windows and Macintosh systems |
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| AAX plug-ins Include full parameter automation and total recall support |
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| VST3 plug-ins support VST3 compatible hosts including Cubase, SONAR, Studio One, Cubasis and other compatible hosts |
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| VST3 plug-ins include full parameter automation and total recall support |
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| Full Cocoa implementations for all AU, VST3, VST2, and AAX plug-ins |
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| Patch Zone | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
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| The Midi Quest Patch Zone has been expanded to include over 180,000 unique patches - no duplicates |
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| The Patch Zone manager now features a custom auditioning option |
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| Studio Enhancements | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
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| Import SysEx directly from Unisyn .UBK files - most instruments supported |
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| Import Unisyn .UBK files using the File / Open dialog or by dropping the file on the Studio window |
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| Unified Fast Tips now includes all instrument/device specific information in a single .RTF file |
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| The new Fast Tips RTF format allows easy addition of your own custom comments, hints, and graphics |
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| Fast Tips access added to the MIDI Receive status display |
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| Sort the studio devices alphabetically |
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| Easy creation of multi-device Collections |
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| Automatic recommendation of MIDI buffer size changes based on the Studio components (Windows only) |
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| Select multiple MIDI devices to create a new Collection or create a Collection and load SysEx |
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| Parameter Editor Enhancements | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
Midi Quest Pro |
| Cocoa implementation for Macintosh features substantially faster editor rendering |
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| Enhanced feedback on CC and NRPN assignments to editing controls |
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| Select All parameters function for faster copying between editors |
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| Color styles added to skins |
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| Export SysEx in MIDIX (.syx) and Standard MIDI File (.mid) formats (already supported in Midi Quest and Midi Quest Pro) |
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| Bank Editor Enhancements | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
Midi Quest Pro |
| Key Controlled Editing - completely rearrange the contents of any bank using only the computer keyboard's cursor and Cntrl keys |
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| Copy all patch names to the clipboard as text |
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| Assign patch names from a text file using drag and drop or menu selection |
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| Export SysEx in MIDIX (.syx) and Standard MIDI File (.mid) formats (already available in Midi Quest and Midi Quest Pro) |
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| Export patch names and properties in a .csv (comma separated values) file for import into a spreadsheet or database |
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| Set Enhancements | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
Midi Quest Pro |
| Improved recovery of broken links in Sets with linked SysEx (utilizing enhanced search and feedback) |
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| Specify a Cubase version so that Patchscript are created in the correct folder by default |
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| All instrument modules now use custom coded parent/child management |
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| Collection Enhancements | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
Midi Quest Pro |
| Import and Export individual Sets stored in a Collection |
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| Create Jammer .dev patch name files |
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| Improved recovery of broken links in Collections with linked SysEx (utilizing enhanced search and feedback) |
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| Dedicated audition mode for Collections including new "SysEx only" auditioning |
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| Library Enhancements | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
Midi Quest Pro |
| Dedicated audition mode for Libraries including new "SysEx only" auditioning |
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| Export All Names and Tags option enhanced to export all properties |
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| Export All Names and Properties (.csv) added for information transfer into other applications supporting .csv format |
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| Improved recovery of broken links in Libraries with linked SysEx (utilizing enhanced search and feedback) |
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| Patch Name Export | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
Midi Quest Pro |
| Export patch names in Jammer .dev format |
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| Improved bank ordering for multi-bank patch name export |
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| Support for both Modal and non-Modal (flat) export for midnam, .ins, and Logic Environment files |
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| Miscellaneous | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
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| New MIDI Thru option supports master Keyboards set to "Local Off" |
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| All computer key shortcuts were reviewed and updated to provide more logical groupings, with Cocoa and cross system compatibility |
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| Updated manual and help files |
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| Instrument Creator - added options to duplicate and delete device modules |
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| New SQML macro commands for Instrument Creator and Panel editor |
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| Macintosh digital signing and Gatekeeper support |
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| Macintosh: added official support for macOS: 12, 11, 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, 10,11, 10.10 |
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| Windows: added official support for Windows 10 |
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| New Midi Quest Device Support | ||||
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| Updated Midi Quest Device Support | ||||
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| OS Platform Support | MQ Essentials | Midi Quest |
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| Midi Quest version for the Macintosh Cocoa interface (64 bit) |
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| Supported Windows x64 (64-bit Windows) releases: Win 10, Win 8.1, Win 8, Win 7 |
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| Supported MacOS releases: 11.0, 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8 |
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Midi Quest 12 Order and Downloads |
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Windows x64 |
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