Sonic Academy VELA v0.0.39b

Installation Instructions:

1. Run the correct installer (MAC or PC)
2. Run your DAW and select the "VELA" plugin from your third party plugins list
3. This is a BETA - you will need to log into your account to activate the public BETA license -  It will function for 14 days

Further Notes:
Included are 2 installation files, for both PC and MAC.

PC (VST3 / AAX) - 64 Bit
MAC (AU / VST3 / AAX) - 64 Bit

NOTE: If you use a custom vst plugin folder be sure to point the installer to the correct place on your hard drive. Otherwise simply use the default directory.



Release Notes:
## v0.0.37 - v0.0.39 29 April 2025

### Bug fix
- Fixed right click menu could appear far from the mouse on an unrelated position (e.g. when clicking last node on envelope).
- Fixed envelopes time ruler slightly offset.


### New features
- Add compressor mode to the ducking.
- Add option to snap envelopes nodes to tempo when dragging or creating nodes.
- Ducking can be applied independently to early refelections and/or late reverb.
- Add ducking input listen toggle.
- Decay knob can be tempo synced when dragging it while holding shift.
- Add tempo sync option to pre-delay slider. Hold shift and drag to snap to tempo. Synced value (such as 1/32) can be entered through text box as well.

### Improvements
- Better range mapping for ducking attack/release knobs.
- Display the ducking panel as disabled when global ducking is off so what is happening is more explicit to user.
- Display the deessing panel as disabled when off so what is happening is more explicit to user.



## v0.0.36b  21 April 2025

### Improvements
- Use a different tuning for the Early reflections diffusion unit.
- New scaling for both diffusion units amounts.

### Bug fix
- Fixed: Dry audio audible when you disable the late reverb unit.
- If early diffusion value missing from xml - use the OG diffusion value so we don't break presets.

### IMPORTANT NOTE
- Previous users presets with diffusion will have an incorrect amount.


## v0.0.35b  17 April 2025
### Known Bugs
- Dry signal can be heard through the plugin when disabling the Late Reverb panel. 

### New features
- New mix behaviour. Dry stays at 100% until mix reaches 50%, then linearly ramps down to 0%. Wet linearly ramps up to 100% from 50% mix .
- Add main on/off button in header
- Add early/late on/off toggles
- Early reflections and late reverb now have independent diffusion units.

### Improvements
- Allow the frequency / Gain & Q to be click + dragged in the EQ node info tabs.
- Shift+click on EQ node to tweak Q is now less sensitive for a better control.
- Draw solid coloured dots when blur disabled.

### Bug fix
- Fix greyish grains spots stuck on grains animations.
- Smoothing the mix knob when tweaking it would not apply similarly on L and R.
- Pre-EQ and Post-EQ lowest nodes position get hidden behind the controls area preventing to grab the node back.
- Fixed: No visible Presets Changes when VELA is disabled inside the DAW.
- Fixed: late reverb not cleared after bypassing (could here previous audio "stuck" when enabling back).
- Clear all the animations when plugin is disabled.
- Fixed: presets always marked as dirty when loaded on Windows.


## V 0.0.34b - 10-04-2025
- Public BETA
- Improved UI animation performance
- Improved UI performance when not shown in Ableton Live
- GUI Updates
- Animation blue can be enabled / disabled via right click

## V 0.0.32b - 25-03-2025
- Initial BETA release version