Toneworks has announced an update to its creative sequencer plugin for basslines, melodies, chord progressions and arpeggios.
Version 1.1 of Catalyst brings various additions and improvements based on early user feedback, including additional scales, a MIDI FX version, improved pitch randomization, and more.
Catalyst is a sequencing powerhouse — designed for those times when you are stuck in a rut and need to kickstart your creative flow.
Changes in Catalyst v1.1
- Additional scales: Melodic minor, harmonic minor, melodic major, and harmonic major scales have been added.
- MIDI FX version: AU MIDIFX plugin for Mac (parameters and synth plugin sections are disabled).
- Improved pitch randomisation: The algorithm used to generate random pitches has been redesigned and now produces much more musical results.
- Shift select steps: Hold down the shift key to select multiple groups of steps. Shift click single steps to select or deselect. This feature can be used to randomize only certain steps in a pattern (i.e. as an alternative to step locks).
- Shift pattern left/right: Shift steps in the pattern (or the current selection) left or right.
- Cancel slider drag: Pressing escape while dragging a slider (while the mouse button is still down) cancels the edit.
- Recall plugin paths: Plugin scanner recalls previous plugin paths.
- Support for PACE anti piracy: Host plugins that use PACE anti piracy (e.g. Ujam Usynth). Note that no changes has been made to Catalyst licensing system itself – this feature only concerns hosted plugins.
- Mac Silicon installer: Installer no longer requires Rosetta 2 on Mac Silicon computers. As before, the Catalyst mac build will run on both Intel and Silicon mac computers.
- More tips and tricks: Several new tips and tricks have been added to the manual.
- More reliable saving and reloading: The state management of Catalyst has be rewritten from the ground up to make absolutely sure it works reliably across all hosts and platforms.
- Tempo changes and looping: Catalyst now handles tempo changes and looping correctly in all DAWs.
Catalyst for Windows and Mac (VST/VST3 and AU) is available to purchase for 79 USD/EUR. The update is free to existing users.
More information: Toneworks
