Big Tick Audio has released version 1.5 of Zen, the a universal presets manager for Windows and Mac.

The biggest change was the creation of a core library, mostly because I am starting to have requests from companies who want to license the Zen engine (database searches + online synchronization) to build their own preset browser.

Changes In Zen v1.5

• Major code rewrite, separating Zen into a core library (ZenCore) and the Zen Browser itself.
• Added midi-controlled 'virtual bank' slots, where presets from different vstis can be stored.
• Replaced tooltips with a contextual help box.
• Added support for Zen-aware plugins, including assets management.
• Added 'hidden' flag to permanently hide presets from search results.
• Fixed various UI refresh issues.
• Fixed crashes when duplicating instances in Ableton Live.
• Fixed button for creating own tags on OSX.
• Invalid designer keys are now rejected immediately.
• Optimized dynamic memory allocations.
• Changes for 64bits compatibility.

Zen is available for Windows and Mac as freeware.

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