the first Renoise 2.6 beta releases can be downloaded at the Renoise Backstage.

Beta versions are available to registered users only. Demo builds will be available shortly before the version goes gold.

What’s New?

For a complete list of all the new stuff, and some demonstation videos, have a look at the:

Main new features in Renoise 2.6 are:

• Scripting: create powerful new Renoise features with Lua scripting
• Truly customizable bidirectional MIDI controller + OSC support with Duplex, thanks to scripting
• Sample Autoseeking, which will make large samples behave behave more like a traditional audio channel
• 64bit port for Linux
• DSSI support for Linux
• … and more

The scripting features will open up a LOT of possibilities, also in terms of contribution. Everyone is invited to hack their own Renoise features and share them – or not. And if you are not a developer, you can easily install and use scripts from other developers. Its all open, and everyone is invited to hack!

To see what the Renoise team already now has done, have a look at the Renoise tools page.

To create your own tools and start hacking, have a look at the Renoise scripting page.

This update is only necessary if you got annoyed by “C:\ Location Not available. Access is denied” messages from Windows when running Renoise.

If you don’t got those messages, you don’t need to update from Renoise 2.5.0 final. Mac OSX and Linux builds only have been updated to set the version number to 2.5.1.

In case you missed it the first time around, new features in 2.5 include:

• Pattern Matrix: A birds eye view and editor of the song
• Cross Track Routing for “Meta Devices” and new devices like the “Signal Follower”, which allows you to sidechain other tracks parameters
• Plugin Grabber: Render Plugin Instruments to Renoise Instruments, Samples
• Vastly Improved MIDI Mapping
• A Bunch of New Internal Effects
• And much more…

A detailed description of what’s new can be found on the Renoise 2.5 launch page.

We’ve also rewritten the user manual from scratch and published new video tutorial specifically geared towards using Renoise 2.5.

We’d like to thank the Renoise users for all your help durring the beta phase. It’s you that makes Renoise the world class audio application and community that we are today.

Registered users can download their personal copies from the backstage. New users can download and try out the demo.

Oh, and one more thing. Let’s celebrate!

UPDATE: 01/04/2010

A small maintenance update for Windows 7 was released: Renoise 2.5.1 fixes problems with UAC on Windows 7, with the latest security patches installed.

This update is only necessary if you got annoyed by “C:\ Location Not available. Access is denied” messages from Windows when running Renoise.
If you don’t got those messages, you don’t need to update from Renoise 2.5.0 final. Mac OSX and Linux builds only have been updated to set the version number to 2.5.1.

That means if you are an unregistered user, you can finally download the demo. Together with the registered users we have intensively tested and finetuned the release during the last months. So we expect it to be rock solid.

Renoise 2.5 has a ton of new features. A bird’s eye view of the patterns. Improved MIDI so you can map your controller to almost every button or slider. And more, too much to fit here. For the complete overview, have a look at What’s New in 2.5.

Renoise 2.5 Special Offer Price

As previously announced, the price of Renoise will be going up to 59 Euro when 2.5 Final is released. Until then you can buy Renoise for 49 Euro.

We can not pin-point the date for the 2.5 Final release. We test Release Candidates as long as necessary, to prevent a flood of unnecessary updates later on. All we can say is we expect the 2.5 Final release within the next few weeks.

This is your last chance to take advantage of the offer to buy Renoise at the lower price, so don’t miss it!

New Renoise Shop

We have updated our Renoise shop with better international support and new payment options to make registering Renoise easier and cheaper for you. We now support Directebanking, PayPal and Bank Transfers without extra transaction fees. All common credit cards are of course welcome as well. From now on, payments are taken care of by our friends at Avangate.

For more information, see the overview of Avangate’s Payment Methods. If you have other questions about the new shop, don’t hesitate to contact us.

New features

• Pattern Matrix: A birds eye view and editor of the song
• Cross Track Routing for “Meta Devices” and new devices like the “Signal Follower”, which allows you to sidechain other tracks parameters
• Plugin Grabber: Render Plugin Instruments to Renoise Instruments, Samples
• Vastly Improved MIDI Mapping
• A Bunch of New Internal Effects
• And much more…

A detailed description of the new features can be found at the Renoise 2.5 launch page.

Download

Beta versions are exclusive to registered users. If you are a registered user, you can get the beta from the Renoise Backstage.

Pricing and Availability

The first public 2.5 versions will be release candidates. The final version
is expected to be released at the beginning of next year.

The price of Renoise will change from 49 Euro to 59 Euro when the final version is released. Everyone that buys Renoise 2.5 before the final version will get Renoise for the old price of 49 Euro. This covers upgrades up until and including version 3.5.

Those who registered Renoise before version 1.5, can update their license in the backstage. The price for a full versions upgrade is 39 EUR.

More information can be found at the Renoise Order page.