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3.2.8

Stable

October 20, 2026

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Highlights

  • Arrayify — Run any effect up to a full grid of copies at once, with per-parameter spread so each instance can look slightly different, great for building kaleidoscopic or tiled looks live.
  • Texture Grid — Fill a poster-style grid with up to four texture sources, with Shift and Slide controls to reposition them on the fly.
  • Project panel — A dedicated Files tab in the Media panel gives you a clear view of every external file in your project, with the ability to recover missing media straight from your Photos library.
  • Point-cloud Circle Mask & Depth — Sculpt your point clouds with a Circle Mask (now ranging all the way to 2×) and a Circle Depth control that pushes the sphere inward so relief detail punches through the edge cleanly; grid shapes also wrap seamlessly with no visible seam.
  • Mute, Solo & Cue — Mute and Solo buttons now sit right next to Cue on every track, and all three can be mapped to your controller.
  • Publish safely — Arkestra now warns you before publishing a template that references files only on your machine, strips any local audio from the published version automatically, and flags problem templates with a warning badge so you spot them at a glance.
  • Audio-reactive templates — No more crash when you open an audio-reactive template without a live audio input connected.
  • Sequencer copy/paste — Trigger conditions you've set on sequencer steps are preserved exactly when you copy and paste them.
  • Tooltips — Tooltips appear with a short delay and gentle fade rather than flashing up instantly, making the interface feel calmer during fast moves.
  • 3D Quality — Ray detail and shadow quality for 3D scenes are now controlled with a single Quality slider instead of two separate settings; the resolution slider no longer causes a crash when dragged.
  • Point cloud & splat playlists — Playlist items now show the file name, full path, and a Show in Finder option so you always know exactly what's loaded.
  • Live readouts — All parameter meters and live value displays update on one shared clock, so they stay in sync and the interface feels more consistent.
  • Mapping chain picker — The macro assignment picker in the mapping panel is now a row of clickable chips instead of a dropdown, making it quicker to assign and reassign on the fly.
  • Media browser navigation — Arrow keys let you step through saved collections and items in the add-media panel without reaching for the mouse.
  • Playlist housekeeping — A Delete All option is now available in playlist context menus for quick clearing.
  • Templates tab — The order of tabs on the Templates screen stays put between visits instead of shuffling around.
  • Photos picks — Images chosen from your Photos library are copied into the project so they're always available, even if the originals move or expire from the temporary system folder.
  • Echo metre — The Echo extension's level metre is restored and works correctly again.
Full Changelog▼

Adds a new Arrayify effect, an expanded Texture Grid, a Project panel for managing your files, point-cloud Circle Mask and Depth controls, mappable Mute and Solo buttons on tracks, and arrow-key navigation in the media browser. Also brings a collection of fixes for audio-reactive templates, the sequencer, and overall stability.

New Features

  • Arrayify — Run any effect up to a full grid of copies at once, with per-parameter spread so each instance can look slightly different, great for building kaleidoscopic or tiled looks live.
  • Texture Grid — Fill a poster-style grid with up to four texture sources, with Shift and Slide controls to reposition them on the fly.
  • Project panel — A dedicated Files tab in the Media panel gives you a clear view of every external file in your project, with the ability to recover missing media straight from your Photos library.
  • Point-cloud Circle Mask & Depth — Sculpt your point clouds with a Circle Mask (now ranging all the way to 2×) and a Circle Depth control that pushes the sphere inward so relief detail punches through the edge cleanly; grid shapes also wrap seamlessly with no visible seam.
  • Mute, Solo & Cue — Mute and Solo buttons now sit right next to Cue on every track, and all three can be mapped to your controller.
  • Publish safely — Arkestra now warns you before publishing a template that references files only on your machine, strips any local audio from the published version automatically, and flags problem templates with a warning badge so you spot them at a glance.

Improvements

  • Audio-reactive templates — No more crash when you open an audio-reactive template without a live audio input connected.
  • Sequencer copy/paste — Trigger conditions you've set on sequencer steps are preserved exactly when you copy and paste them.
  • Tooltips — Tooltips appear with a short delay and gentle fade rather than flashing up instantly, making the interface feel calmer during fast moves.
  • 3D Quality — Ray detail and shadow quality for 3D scenes are now controlled with a single Quality slider instead of two separate settings; the resolution slider no longer causes a crash when dragged.
  • Point cloud & splat playlists — Playlist items now show the file name, full path, and a Show in Finder option so you always know exactly what's loaded.
  • Live readouts — All parameter meters and live value displays update on one shared clock, so they stay in sync and the interface feels more consistent.
  • Mapping chain picker — The macro assignment picker in the mapping panel is now a row of clickable chips instead of a dropdown, making it quicker to assign and reassign on the fly.
  • Media browser navigation — Arrow keys let you step through saved collections and items in the add-media panel without reaching for the mouse.
  • Playlist housekeeping — A Delete All option is now available in playlist context menus for quick clearing.
  • Templates tab — The order of tabs on the Templates screen stays put between visits instead of shuffling around.
  • Photos picks — Images chosen from your Photos library are copied into the project so they're always available, even if the originals move or expire from the temporary system folder.
  • Echo metre — The Echo extension's level metre is restored and works correctly again.

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