(Windows) Fixed incredibly rare crash which may occur when first opening the plug-in on certain 32-bit VST Windows hosts.
(Mac) Workaround for issue that causes the preset browser to become invisible in Digital Performer 7 when the String FX Audio Unit plug-in UI is resized. This workaround, which forces this host to correctly use the Cocoa UI, can be enabled by adding the following line to the String.xml configuration file:
Massively improved speed and responsiveness of all UI controls.
Improved CPU usage when tweaking parameters from a hardware controller.
(Windows) For the Windows VST plug-in, when using a relative path for the presets folder, the path is now relative to the plug-in's DLL file and not the host's executable file.
Standalone versions now support multiple simultaneous hardware controllers.
Preset searches are now multi-threaded. Preset browser can now immediately respond to user interaction, even whilst searching a massive preset library, or when browsing a folder containing a large number of presets.
(Windows and Linux) Preset meta data (ie, author name, notes, tags) is now correctly displayed after loading an .FXP based preset or restoring a saved project.
Various minor compatibility fixes for certain hosts.

Fix for the String FX Mac OS X 64-bit VST plug-in not resizing correctly in some hosts when opening the preset browser.
Fix for mouse-wheel not working correctly for the Windows 32-bit VST plug-in.

Fix for GUI freeze that could occur in certain hosts.
Fix for crash that could occur when validating the 64-bit Audio Unit.
Fix for newly loaded presets being incorrectly marked as changed in Maschine when using the String Audio Unit.

- Native 64-bit VST plug-in for Mac OS X (64-bit VST support requires Mac OS X 10.6 or greater; 64-bit Audio Unit requires Mac OS X 10.5 or greater; all other formats require Mac OS X 10.4 or greater.)
- Integrated undo and redo, with unlimited history size.
- Preset Browser is now maximized to fill the entire plug-in window.
- Windows RTAS plug-in is now installed to the correct location on 64-bit Windows operating systems.
- MIDI Program Changes are now multi-threaded, and so will no longer potentially stall the audio synthesis.
- Fix for crash (on both Windows and Linux) that could occur when 'space' is pressed when confirming the overwrite preset dialog.
- VU meters now automatically reset their overload status after a few seconds.
- For Windows VST (32-bit and 64-bit), the preferences file can be placed alongside the DLL file to facilitate USB or portable installs.
- Clearer font in PDF documentation.
- Fix for rare issue that stopped presets from loading in Linux Renoise when LADSPA plug-in support is enabled.
- Factory presets now load significantly faster.
- Various host compatibility fixes.

* Native 64-bit VST plugin and standalone application for Linux.
* Integrated Preset Browser, with meta-data, tags, searching, and hot-swap support.
* Additional presets. All presets now tagged and annotated.
* Presets can now be sorted using auto categorization.
* String Instrument and FX now have their own individual default preset.
* Reduced CPU usage.
* CPU usage is now consistent when using the Mac OS X RTAS Plugins.
* Windows VST 32-bit plugins and standalone applications no longer depend on additional runtime libraries. However, these libraries are still required - and installed - for the RTAS format plugins.
* libjack is now weak-linked for standalone Linux. This means JACK is not required (but still recommended).
* Fixed slight pitch shifting timbre that would rarely occur when quickly swapping between presets using different delay time settings.
* PDF manual is now printer-friendly.

This release add the following fixes and features:
* Native 64-bit versions for Mac OS X Audio Unit, and Windows VST.
* Separate "Effects Only" plugin: use String's Effects as a general multi-fx unit.
* Phaser and Chorus now automatically disable themselves (saving CPU) when the plugin is idle.
* Each Layer now has an overall Volume control.
* Increased polyphony.
* Much faster GUI response.
* Vastly reduced memory usage.
* Various compatibility fixes for certain hosts.
* Vastly reduced memory usage.
* Fixed bug where Delay Link status sometimes isn't persisted.
* Fixed minor audible click that could be heard when changing Chorus mod.
* New preset bank for registered users with over 150 fantastic String sounds: HunterKiller String 1.1 Preset Bank. Download it here.