Dirac Live®

Release Notes: Dirac Live – Version 3.1.1

2021-08-19

Fixes

• Fix issues related to loading projects
• Fix broken snapshot in Dirac Live Bass Control
• Fix unmanaged channels in Dirac Live Bass Control

Features

• Better handling of correlated source material in Bass Control filter design
• Add ability to delete device filters from Accord

Release Notes: Dirac Live – Version 3.0.14

2021-03-18

Added

• Windows installer does not require admin privileges
• Possible to change microphone calibration without discarding existing measurements
• Improved behavior of maximized window

Fixes

• Updated volume calibration appearance
• Various crashes (e.g. after making a measurement, or after exporting a filter)

Release Notes: Dirac Live – 3.0.13

2020-12-14

Added

• Installer now supports unattended usage.

Fixes

• Fixed problem with missing “MSVCP140_1.dll” introduced in 3.0.12.
• Fixed issue with non-responsive select Dirac Live Bass Control button.
• Fixed crash on MacOS when user exited through “CMD+Q”
• Fixed issue where the rightmost curtain could not be dragged to the right.

Release Notes: Dirac Live – Version 3.0.11

2020-11-16

Fixes

• Improved resilience to clock drift.
• Use port 443 when communicating with cloud services.

Release Notes: Dirac Live – Version 3.0.9

2020-10-07

Fixes

• Fixes connection issue to miniDSP units introduced in Dirac Live 3.0.8.
• Fix rare issue with normalization that could cause an incorrect subwoofer gain.
• Make start of recording more robust. In rare situations the start of the recording was missing causing an incorrect result for the first speaker.

Release Notes: Dirac Live – Version 3.0.8

2020-09-30

Added

• Option to set countdown before measurement starts

Fixes

• Proper fix for Motu sound cards
• Increase timeout on filter transfer
• Drag area for crossover bar increased
• Loading a target curve will no longer affect curtains or crossovers
• Fix export filter problem introduced in Dirac Live 3.0.7

Release Notes: Dirac Live – Version 3.0.5

2020-09-01

Added

• Limit numbers of snapshots to reduce project file size

Fixes

• Fix problems connecting to mic on Motu sound cards
• UI fixes and improvements
• Crash fix on device timout

Dirac Live v3.0.4 Changelog

2020-08-17

Added

• Indication of which user is logged in
• Handle gain alignment even if the gain difference is large than the model supports

Fixes

• Improve server connection stability

Dirac Live v3.0.2 Changelog

2020-07-06

Fixes

• Improve LFE correction in DLBC

• Level bar logic incorrect when master volume is reset
• Select new arrangement makes all measurement disappear

Dirac Live v3.0.0 Changelog

2020-06-03

Added

• Official Dirac Live Bass Control support
• Updated user interface
• Keyboard input for text fields
• User feedback during Bass Control calculations
• Ability to view measured spread
• Unofficial support for MacOS 10.11, 10.12 and 10.13

Fixes

• Installation/Uninstallation is fixed for Windows
• Improved stability

Dirac Live v2.5.3 Changelog

2020-04-17

Fixes

• Filter export issue for some sample rates

Dirac Live v2.5.2 Changelog

2020-04-08

Added

• Improved backward compatibility with older projects
• Improved filter calculation stability
• Improved delay and gain stability
• Improved speaker bandwidth detection
• More convenient arrangement selection

Fixes

• Minor graphical issues
• Visualization of the corrected system

Dirac Live v2.4 Changelog

2020-02-07

Added

• More convenient arrangement selection
• Improved log in functionality. Logging out now disconnects the user from the device.
• Improved functionality when resuming session.
• Improved backward compatibility with older projects.
• Improved filter calculation stability
• Next position is automatically suggested during measurement.

Fixes

• Save function revisited
• Show correct coordinates in impulse response view
• Calibration file loading problem
• Minor graphical issues

Dirac Live v2.3 Changelog

2019-11-13

Added

• Allow to load project created by another user
• Allow to load project on same model and configuration but different device
• Chinese language support
• Accessibility option for colour vision deficiency
• Quick commands (visible in menu)
• Exit option in menu

Fixed

• Will no longer crash when selecting device using a MacBook older than 2013
• Some input devices were listed more than once in Select recording device page

Dirac Live v2.2.3 Changelog

2019-06-28

Added

• Number of plot points in filter design graph have been increased
• Warn user if project has too few measurements
• Warn user when loading a project saved with a more recent version than currently used

Fixed

• “Unknown error 11(11) the file might be corrupted when loading a project” or “Failure reading project file” after updating to BluOS 3.4.13
• “An error with code 2 (invalid argument) occurred when initializing filter export” after updating to BluOS 3.4.13
• Corrected curve does not follow target curve for single channels
• Blurry GUI for some users on MacOS Mojave
• Crash after loading a project and getting “DataIntegrity: Serialisation error”
• Crash when selecting “Retry with low quality settings” after making measurements
• Messages after fw update (UUID change) made more user friendly
• Empty error dialogue and application freeze when loading a project without umik connected

Dirac Live v2.2.2 Changelog

2019-05-14

Fixed

• No sound registered when using USB-microphone on MacOS Mojave – requires access to microphone

Dirac Live v2.2.1 Changelog

2019-05-09

Added

• Drag Group into another Group in Filter design
• Enable exporting filter to identical device/configuration when using same account
• Extended logging for improved troubleshooting
• Quick Start Guide

Changed

• Windows surface improvement – better support to zoom and navigation bar

• Success toasts now close automatically
• Remember most recent path when loading microphone calibration file
• Remember and restore window size and position
• General GUI improvements

Fixed

• Improved UPnP device discovery
• Issue that could cause off center stereo image
• Installation issues for Windows
• Registry keys not deleted when uninstalling
• Under certain conditions application would crash on start using Win10
• “Requested file could not be accessed” when saving a project after filter export
• “LicenseError DuffResult” when proceeding to Filter design – could occur if computer clock/timezone was incorrect

Dirac Live v2.2 Changelog

2019-02-26

Added

• dB labels in volume calibration
  All sliders and VU meter level bars have numeric labels showing min, max and current dB values.
• High-contrast themes
  The user can switch between a bright and a dark high-contrast theme in addition to the existing low-contrast theme. The application defaults to one of the high-contrast themes.
• Manual IP
  The option to manually enter the IP address of a device to connect to has been added.
• Support for separate and independent recording devices
  Dirac Live now supports using recording devices on the same network in addition to microphones connected to the active device or local computer.
• Project name in application title bar
  The name of the most recently loaded or saved project is provided in the top area (“title bar”) of the application.
• Auto-save project
  The program is automatically saved to an autosave file (one file per device) after each measurement and every time a new filter has been calculated.
• Warning about unsaved changes 
  The user is warned if there are changes to measurements or filter design when exiting the program or loading a project, and will have to confirm the action.
• Load project from command-line
  A project filename can be provided as a command-line argument to be loaded when the corresponding device is selected.

Changed

• Better fit for localized texts
  The interface will adjust to accommodate the length of localized texts for improved readability and presentation.
• Loud volume timeout indicator
  The safety lock for the loud playback master volume slider in the volume calibration step now has a visual indicator showing time remaining until the slider is re-locked.
• Visibly interactive channel groups
  The interactivity of the channel groups in filter design has been made more discoverable and visible.
• Removed the asterisk from recording devices
  The ✱ (asterisk) icon that indicated a default device has been removed from the recording device cards in the select recording device step.
• Selected success toasts are persistent
  Notifications for successfully measured a position or exporting a filter will not time out and must be manually dismissed.

Fixed

• Improved the descriptions of some confusing error messages (issue 142)
• Fixed crash when disconnected from network (issue 166)
• Fixed crash when attempting to load a target curve from a .txt file that did not contain target curve data (issue 228)
• Fixed that the impulse and magnitude responses were not visible after a position is re-measured (issue 243)
• Fixed that some texts did not fit inside their widget areas at larger text sizes (issue 254)
• Fixed a ski-jump ramp behaviour in the target curve close to the high frequency curtain (issue 260)
• Clarified the sample rate information (issue 274)
• Fixed that microphones connected through a USB dongle on a Mac computer were not detected as recording endpoints (issue 279)
• Fixed incorrect message that the microphone had been disconnected (issue 282)
• Fixed problems when logging in to account when already in an anonymous session using an Arcam device (issue 287)
• Fixed that the log-in page became locked when there was an error during an attempted log-in (issue 294)
• Fixed a startup crash on Mac when CoreAudio reported zero input and output channels (issue 302)
• Relaxed screening restrictions to allows devices with an empty friendly name field (issue 324)
• Fixed crash bug when exporting filters to Arcam or NAD T758 devices (issue 370)

Dirac Live v2.1.2 Changelog

2018-12-21

Added

• Show device UUID and and allow it to be copied to clipboard
  The session ID is shown in relevant error dialogues. It can be copied to be pasted in communications with customer support.
• Warn anonymous users that their measurements might be lost if not logged in
  Once only every time the application is run and the user is not logged into the Dirac account, a warning message is shown when a measurement is completed that the user should log in before saving the project.

Changed

• Increase contrast in volume calibration
  The channel columns and level meter colours in the volume calibration step have been reworked for higher contrast and readability. The meters have been increased in size.
• Increase contrast in measurement plot
  The contrast of the curves in the measurement step’s plot have been ramped up significantly.
• EULA has been updated with information about saving and retrieving measurements.

Fix

• Problems when going from one speaker to another during volume calibration if not pressing stop
• When loading a target curve the GUI becomes transparent
• Navigation texts difficult to read (too small)
• Success toast is not persistent

Dirac Live v2.1.1 Changelog

2018-12-10

Added

• Application feedback during boot
  Splash screen added at start-up to indicate that the application is loading.
• Speaker groups are named and numbered.
  Speaker groups having names makes the relation between menu option and group affected clearer when saving and loading target curves.

Changed

• Difficult to see text files containing saved target curves
  The Load Target Curve dialogue now shows .txt files by default alongside those with .targetcurve extension.
• Enabling a filter from the sidebar
  The filter section of the sidebar has been redesigned with less ambiguous icons.
• Improved filter export step
  The filter export interface has been made more instructive and is clear about that a slot must be selected before exporting to the device.

Fix

• Application handles the situation of loading a project saved under a different configuration and displays an error.
• Fixed readability issue with the Hertz limits in Filter Design were difficult to see for certain colours.
• The headers in Filter Design’s options box are more readable.
• The warning message about missing microphone when loading a project is no longer an error dialogue.
• Filter is now automatically recalculated after loading a target curve.
• Multiple confirmations for the same microphone has been joined to only one message.
• Crash when removing mic in loaded project and using the arrows to go back to previous application steps fixed.
• Fix for Qt bug where MacOS version of program crashes on start.
• Fixed issue where a blank space before or after username made it impossible to log in.
• Fixed issue with pink noise continued playing when proceeding from Volume Calibration to Select Arrangement without pressing stop

Dirac Live® Processor

2021-01-28

Dirac Live Processor v1.4.0 Changelog

Added

• Standalone version for Windows
• 7.1 and 7.1 SDDS surround configuration

Fixed

• 7.1 surround rear and side channel configuration error during the measure process
• Show about window could crash some 32 bit hosts

2020-10-26

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.15 Changelog

Fixed

• Measuring could fail when using tiny buffer size, this is now fixed

2020-10-22

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.14 Changelog

Fixed

• MacOS installer could put the Audio Unit plug-in in the wrong directory, this is now fixed

2020-10-19

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.13 Changelog

Added

• Login window

Fixed

• Audio Unit and AAX multichannel order bug
• Port number in about window always show port number 0

2020-10-01

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.12 Changelog

Fixed

• Can now be used without realtime control in the host Audirvana on Windows
• Fixed a bug where Dirac Live Processor could start in a saved project with filter active even if filter were saved as disabled.

2020-09-14

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.11 Changelog

Added

• Rest API

Fixed

• Multiple instances of the VST plugin in Ablton Live could make application hang on MacOS
• Could crash on Audirvana on MacOS

2020-09-04

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.10 Changelog

Added

• 5.0.2 and 5.1.2  channel configuration support

Fixed

• Dirac Live could not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live on MacOS, this is now fixed

2020-08-31

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.9 Changelog

Fixed

• Previous version could crash Logic on MacOS, this is now fixed.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.18) on MacOS.

2020-08-24

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.8 Changelog

Fixed

• Previous version introduced an error that made it not work as intended without a multichannel license.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.18) on MacOS.

2020-08-21

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.7 Changelog

Fixed

• Improve authentication server connection stability.
• Gain and delay compensation could appear as active, but were inactive after opening a saved host project.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.18) on MacOS.

2020-06-26

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.5 Changelog

Fixed

• Host state of multichannel drop-down bug.
• Pro Tools and Logic plugin cache could cause problem when upgrading from a stereo to multichannel license.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.15) on MacOS.

2020-06-24

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.4 Changelog

Added

• 3.1 channel configuration support
• Logfile
• New Dirac logos

Fixed

• Host remember state of multichannel drop down
• Login problem when hostname contains special characters
• No signal label could show up if sample frequency is 192kHz

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.15) on MacOS.

Dirac Live Processor v1.3.2 Changelog

2020-06-08

Added

• Multichannel support

Fixed

• Changed AAX plugin category label from “Dynamics” to “EQ”

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.13) on MacOS.

Dirac Live Processor v1.2.6 Changelog

2020-05-14

Fixed

• Problem with measuring room using 192kHz samplerate.
• When running multiple instances, all instances can now be found by Dirac Live application.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.14) on MacOS.

Dirac Live Processor v1.2.5 Changelog

2020-04-16

Fixed

• No longer crashes when using with Pro Tools on MacOS Catalina.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.9) on MacOS.

Dirac Live Processor v1.2.3 Changelog

2020-03-31

Added

• Bypass filter when rendering.

Fixed

• User could appear as not logged in even if logged in.
• Gain and delay compensation is now turned off when filter is switched off.
• Under some circumstances a click could be heard when switching filter.

Known Problems

• Dirac Live can not find Dirac Live Processor when using the host Ableton Live (v 10.1.9) on MacOS.

Dirac Live Processor v1.2.2 Changelog

2020-03-12

Fixed

• In some situations the filter being transferred would not be activated directly after transfer, this is now fixed.

Dirac Live Processor v1.2.0 Changelog

2020-02-28

Fixed

• Gain and delay compensation bugfix.
• Notarized for MacOS Catalina.

Dirac Live Processor v1.1.0 Changelog

2020-02-12

Fixed

• Will no longer crash when switching between filters when audio stream is 96 or 192kHz.

Dirac Live Processor v1.0.3 Changelog

2020-01-09

Fixed

• If the windows user name contains a wide char, like åäö, the filter export could fail, this is now fixed.

Dirac Live Processor v1.0.2 Changelog

2019-12-19

Fixed

• Individual speaker volume calibration bugfix

Dirac Live Processor v1.0.1 Changelog

2019-12-13

Fixed

• Will no longer crash when using it with Ableton Live on MacOS
• Will no longer crash when changing filter in JRiver Media Center 25