Hit'n'Mix updates RipX DAW to v7.1

Hit’n’Mix has announced the release of an update to its AI DAW that innovates when it comes to providing the highest quality stem separation, learning, playing and recording parts to any song, and sampling.

Version 7.1 of RipX DAW comes with many new features, usability improvements and bug fixes and is a recommended upgrade for existing users.

Changes in RipX DAW v7.1

FX
- Simple single FX panel for all level, pitch, time and preset/combo effects, automatically sorted into alphabetical order for quick reference
  - To create effect presets, now right-click effects and choose ‘Create Preset’.
- FX parameters now listed one per line, rather than all in one line – to allow for future extension of FX capabilities.
- Quick Panel replaced with Find Panel, for searching all FX, Sounds and Loops.
  - When search term is empty, shows all FX and Sounds applied to the current selection.
  - Press Enter to apply top item, or use Cursor Up/Down to select alternatives first.
  - Recently used effects now available from new Context bar – see below.
  - Cmd/Ctrl+F shortcut and Edit menu item added.
  - Find now checks Sound Palette/Folder name too.
  - Find now checks alternative names for effects. For example Reverb>Echo, Vibrato>Wobble, Shift Formant>Smurf, Delay>Echo, Reverse>Backward, Saturation>Distortion, Flanger>Phaser.
- Disabled auto-expanding of effects panels and sub items as could be distracting.
- Vibrato now begins at note onset, even for layer/time/group effects.
- Increased max temporal effects per rip to 65535.
Installation
- RipX DAW is now installed with access for all users, so that can be used easily on college computers.
Editing
- Context bar shown when a selection is made for quickly applying commonly used effects, duplication, transfer notes to last layer etc
  - Auto-disappears when moving cursor away from it, or when scrolling.
  - Clicks on the rest of the window when pop-up menus open are now handled immediately, plus mouse pointer changes for rest of the window.
- Bars/beats/time selections can now be clicked and reordered from the bar area at the top.
  - Hold Cmd/Ctrl to copy the region.
  - Click+drag Zooming in/out can now be done by dragging vertically on the loop bar, as well as from the bottom time bar.
- Tempo and Time Signature are now sliders for quicker setting
  - More time signature choices added.
  - Click on Tempo slider background to show original dialog box.
- Improved undo buffer storage and processing – faster and much lower disc usage for many operations
  - Applies to effects applied at layer, group and note levels, note pitch changes, barlines, time sigs, group rename, bar markers, musical scale, layer edits.
  - Mac: Significantly reduces chance of macOS quitting RipX for writing large amounts of data to disc.
- When Duplicating time selections, the copy is snapped to beats if close enough, which makes it easier duplicating beats/bars multiple times where tempo varies slightly (Windows: if Alt not held down).
- Un-collapsed group title bar no longer rendered when not hovered/selected.
- Changing time signature now maintains tempo.
Playback & Recording
- Click Track/Metronome moved from Layers Panel to right of transport
  - Improved sound falling on barline.
- Improved sound quality of applied Sounds during playback.
- Removed Practice Clips from Rips to simplify UI.
- Enlarged Layers panel Solo buttons so quicker to spot.
- New icon for Master layer that differs from Layers panel title.
- Removed real-time stretching of Sounds to fill notes to improve playback performance.
Export
- Much faster audio Export, especially where Sounds have been used.
Ripping
- Ripper Options dialog: Added ‘Separate Instruments’ option to all versions so can quickly import audio that does not need instrument separation.
- Mac: If using M1/2/3 and macOS Monterey or earlier, GPU ripping is disabled as high-frequency noise can be created.
  - About dialog shows ‘DISABLED, UPGRADE MACOS’.
General
- Pop-up menus now appear more smoothly.
- Can now zoom out to several times song length to make easier to copy and paste sections later in track.
- Improved appearance of panel title bars and spacing above first entry.
- Improved appearance of Layers ‘Add’ entry.
- Added dividers separating ‘Master’ and ‘Add…’ from the individual layers in the Layers panel.
- When open/show a rip, it is now visible selected in the rips panel.
- Pre-load Sounds when add/select a layer.
- Imported MIDI file note volume now matches export.
- Mac: Limited max autoscroll speed.
- Improved spacing of time at bottom of screen and bars/beats at top.
- Render group name in a light shade of group colour.
- Updated manual.
- Updated interactive help.