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Hauptwerk version summary
This page gives a list of Hauptwerk releases and a brief summary of their contents. For a full list of changes included in each release, please click on the links below to the release notices for that release. If you have a licence for a previous version and wish to upgrade, please see the Crumhorn Labs on-line shop. Upgrades between minor versions are free to licensed users, except for a small charge to cover media, handling and postage (if the software is required on CD). Licence upgrades must be purchased between major versions.
Version 3 is the current version of Hauptwerk. Two editions are available:
- The Advanced Edition.
- The Basic Edition.
The feature comparison page describes the differences between the two versions.
From version 3 onwards the previous Concert Edition has been renamed to the Advanced Edition and the Studio Edition to the Basic Edition. There is no loss of functionality in the Basic Edition compared to the Studio Edition; these are simply changes of name to clarify that the Basic Edition has a subset of the functionality of the full Advanced (previously Concert) Edition, rather than being aimed at any specific type of users.
All existing Hauptwerk sample sets should be compatible with version 3, which is fully and seamlessly backwardly-compatible with version 2, hence all settings are preserved and all sample sets that worked in version 2 remain natively fully compatible with version 3. Sample sets in Hauptwerk version 1 format can be imported and used in this version, as they could in version 2.
Version 3 can perform better in every way than version 1, with much higher audio quality and more realism, and many more features, and version 1 is thus now considered obsolete and is no longer available or supported. If you have a licence for version 1 you must upgrade to version 3 in order to continue receiving support from us. A very affordable upgrade is available from version 1 to the lower-cost version 3 Basic Edition (previously known as the Studio Edition).
Version 3 should also out-perform version 2 on any given supported computer hardware and has significant additional functionality above version 2. We will continue to support version 2 for a maximum period of 12 months from the date you purchased a licence for it (either a new licence or an upgrade). After that you must upgrade to the current version in order to continue receiving support from us. There will be no more version 2 releases, and we reserve the right not to assist with issues that would be resolved by upgrading to the current version. In other cases we will attempt to provide reasonable assistance and, if necessary, work-arounds to supported customers.
Version 3 is also the first release to be supported on the Apple Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' and Microsoft Windows Vista operating systems. We have found performance to be so good with the new Intel Macs and Mac OS X that they are our primary recommendations for a new computer to run Hauptwerk. A licence for Hauptwerk covers both Macs and PCs.
Please see also the feature comparison page for a brief summary of some of the highlights of version 3 above version 2.
Reasonably-priced upgrades to version 3 are available from Hauptwerk version 2 editions. In particular, there are some special offers on Hauptwerk licence upgrades, which will only be available until 20 August 2008.
Important note: If your licence is for version 2 and you do not update your licence for version 3 before installing it, Hauptwerk will revert to running in evaluation mode but allow you to apply the licence upgrade at any time to restore full licensed functionality. A computer can only have one version of Hauptwerk installed on it at any one time. Once a new version has been installed it is not possible to revert to a previous version without un-installing Hauptwerk completely (selecting the option to remove all files) then re-installing the older version, which would wipe any existing settings (unless you restored them from a previous back-up). Hence there is no easy way to revert to a licensed installation once version 3 has been installed other than by purchasing a licence upgrade.
Please see also the downloads page for information about downloading updates from earlier Hauptwerk versions. All version 3 and version 2 releases are cumulative.
Release: Hauptwerk 3.11. Version 3.11 is a patch which includes several important bug fixes. We strongly recommend that all version 3 users install this release.
Release date: 29 July 2008
Release notices: Hauptwerk 3
Release: Hauptwerk 3.10. Version 3.10 was a maintenance release which includes a new ultra-fast sample set loading mechanism, some major performance enhancements, a new native user data backup/restore mechanism, plus various other minor enhancements and many bug fixes (some of them critical).
Release date: 11 July 2008
Release notices: Hauptwerk 3
Release: Hauptwerk 3.00. Version 3.00 was a major release, containing various major functional and performance enhancements, and many other minor enhancements and bug fixes. Some of the highlights above version 2 include native multi-monitor/ multi-touchscreen support (Advanced Edition only), additional user voicing adjustments (Advanced Edition only), better performance from given hardware, a much more robust audio recording system, additional 14 and 20-bit audio options (saving memory over the existing 16 and 24-bit), redesigned bass/melody couplers and a new/extended easy but very powerful organ definition format suitable for amateur/hobbyist sample set producers and theatre organs. Another important focus was been to provide full native support for the Windows Vista operating systems (32 and 64-bit versions) and for Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5). Please see release notice (below) for full details. Upgrades from version 2 or version 1 can be found on the Crumhorn Labs on-line shop.
Release date: 02 November 2007
Release notices: Hauptwerk 3
Release: Hauptwerk 2.21. Version 2.20 was a patch release appying to all previous Hauptwerk 2 versions, including mostly fixes for bugs found in version 2.20. We recommend that you upgrade to version 2.21 if you have any previous Hauptwerk 2 version installed and do not yet wish to upgrade to version 3.
Release date: 12 December 2006
Release notices: Hauptwerk 2
Release: Hauptwerk 2.20. Version 2.20 was a maintenance release, applying to versions 2.00, 2.01, 2.02, 2.10 and 2.11. The primary focus of the release was to produce a version of Hauptwerk for Apple Mac computers (both Intel and PowerPC G4/G5) running OS X 10.4 or later. However, various significant performance and usability enhancements were also included for all platforms, as well as many other minor enhancements and some bug fixes.
Release date: 06 November 2006
Release notices: Hauptwerk 2
Release: Hauptwerk 2.11. Version 2.11 was a patch to versions 2.00, 2.01, 2.02 or 2.10 which included various bug fixes, mostly related to the version 2.10 enhancements, plus some very minor enhancements.
Release date: 08 July 2006
Release notices: Hauptwerk 2
Release: Hauptwerk 2.10. Version 2.10 was a maintenance release, applying to versions 2.00, 2.01 and 2.02, which included some major new features, such as real-time per-pipe voicing facilities, many major performance and usability enhancements, the new lower-cost Studio edition (renamed to the Basic Edition in version 3 and above), the ability to import version 1 sample sets and much more.
Release date: 14 June 2006
Release notices: Hauptwerk 2
Release: Hauptwerk 2.02. Version 2.02 was a patch to versions 2.00 or 2.01 which included several bug fixes and work-arounds for problems found with version 2.00, together with some minor enhancements, and performance optimisations.
Release date: 06 March 2006
Release notices: Hauptwerk 2
Release: Hauptwerk 2.01. Version 2.01 was a patch to version 2.00 which only included bug fixes and work-arounds for problems found with version 2.00.
Release date: 08 February 2006
Release notices: Hauptwerk 2
Release: Hauptwerk 2.00. This was the first release of Hauptwerk 2. Version 2 was completely rewritten from version 1, and included many, many major new features.
Release date: 05 January 2006
Release notice: Hauptwerk 2
Hauptwerk version 1 releases are no longer available or supported.
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