Version History: 

1.5: 
- initial release

2.0: 
- fixed crash when adding to layout
- fixed crash when resizing
- added "fixed 20kHz scale" option
- fixed interpolation on larger screens
- fixes & consmetic changes to grid visuals
- added "note scale" mode
- added note information to context menu
- fixed right- left signal alignment

2.5:
- fixed sample rate number format exception
- added floating resizable plugin (separate settings from the docked)
- fixed exceptions on plugin disabling/closing
- fixed exception on D2D startup
- added "enter height" dialog on first docked initialization
- fixed settings not always saved

3.0
- fixed exceptions when sample rate is "Unknown"
- fixed position of decibel scale when resizing
- added themes menu -  saving and loading of whole configurations
- added new color picker -  alpha channel support and dynamic color applying
- added option for italian note names
- added special dynamic decibel scale mode for enhanced dynamics readability
- fixed exceptions of log scale interpolation
- fixed exception when holding and releasing MusciBee title bar

3.5
- fixed grid resize when not playing music
- fixed "freezing" when using filtering & resizing
- added "spectogram printer" mode
- new more precise timer used
- fixed log scale missing labels
- added frame rate selection up to 60fps
- added bar visualization options -  regular & double sized
- added fisheye dB scale option
- fixed signal hold not working for GDI
- fixed contour lines showing on left/right edge

4.0
- optimized when using large time window
- added D2D support for the printer spectrogram
- d2dlibexport.dll and d2dwinform.dll are now integrated into nostalgiad2d.dll
- optimized redraw sequence for gdi & d2d
- fixed spectrum high color not loaded correctly
- fixed need to restart MusicBee when enabling the plugin
- fixed average calculation for bars style
- added "Zoom Selection" for all scale types
- added rainbow gradient, horizontal gradient and LED style options
- grid text uses skin font & size settings
- added Peak Flat filter for peak monitoring

4.5
- fixed zoom selection rectangle visible after loading theme
- fixed zoom selection rectangle sometimes not loaded corretly
- added tooltip under mouse cursor showing grid position (old context menu entry is removed)
- added dsp_nostalgia.dll winamp plugin as an alternative samples source and IIR filter bank algorithm
- fixed minor direct2d scaling issue on high dpi monitors
- added sliders for bar width & LED height ("double" options are removed now)
- added text size change (through options or mouse wheel) from - 50% to +50%
- fixed logarithmic scale vertical lines inequality between decades
- logarigthmic & note scales now use smaller fonts when space is too narrow
- optimized buffers allocation and graphical settings
- added extra lines option for logarithmic scale

5.0
- fixed GDI exception on plugin close
- fixed black flicker on startup
- added smaller minimal bar size ( one fourth of font size)
- fixed problem when saving minimal values for LED and Bar sizes
- added +12dB extended decibel scale option
- extendable note scale -  it includes more notes when window or font size changed
- added option for custom theme file name saving
- added color palette to color options with the current MB skin colors
- added live change between direct2d&gdi graphics modes
- dsp_nostalgia.dll enables the DSP API for both -  floating & docked version
- mb_nostalgia.dll enables the MB RawAPI for both -  floating & docked version
- skinned context menu
- added option to automatically apply the MB skin colors to the visualization
- added cubic spline interpolation
- added mid/side channels option
- added frame rate indicator
- added custom fast fourier transformation 2,4 and 8K

5.1
- fixed blips on silent spectrum parts with RAWapi/FFT
- small menu reorganizations
- optimized FFT execution speed
- optimized buffer delivery & time alignment
- added volume compensation for fourier 4K&8K

5.4
- fixed cpu usage when MB is minimized (suspends visualization)
- fixed Fourier 8K artifacts in low & high frequencies
- small timing adjustment to ASIO buffering
- optimized allocations for the buffering in the bridges 
- added live waveform tool (time zoom using mouse wheel)
- fixed frequency band sharp wave artifacts among the spectrum
- added 3K frequency band option
- fixed freezing when using floating&docked versions in parallel

5.8
- suspends inactive bridge -  dsp or mb
- fixed raw api bridge std calling convention
- fixed frequency band artifacts when using small chunk size
- added chessboard grid option
- added multichannel support (up to 7.1)
- fixed min/max visualization style for LED
- fixed high cpu usage when colors dialog is open
- fixed crash when using mouse scroll & analog style transformation
- fixed grid text alignment for all scale types
- fixed color names when gradient color is used
- fixed initial plugin startup always in GDI mode
- added quick buttons

6.0
- optimized d2d drawing of bars,led & tools
- added scale option to fit bars size to vertical grid lines 
- fixed note scale big horizontal line gaps
- fixed linear & note scales imprecision in vertical lines
- skinned the colors dialog (without frame)
- colors dialog is non- blocking now and can access context menus while open
- added peak meter tool for input/output signals
- added 500ms BASS compensation for WSAPI shared output
- fixed timing issues for different ASIO and WSAPI devices

6.3
- instant resize without buffer reloading
- added tools menu & tools full screen mode
- moved theme files to .\AppData\CoolEdit Nostalgia Themes\  
  (if you have any saved theme files, you can just move them there)
- theme file can be any *.ini file name now (no obligatory prefix)
- theme colors are saved in hex format now (themes with old format still work)
- fixed peak meter dropping samples
- peak meter: changed scale, added smooth stabilization (and raw option)
- fixed live waveform time alignment, samples dropping, zoom levels
- added dynamic waveform histogram tool
- added mouse wheel zoom for spectrogram printer
- optimized spectrogram and waveform tools for gdi&d2d

6.7
- optimized drawing cycle when checking settings
- now if raw api is available, enables it on first startup 
- fixed dsp and raw bridges crash if no c++ redist is installed on Windows 11
- redesigned hold functionality; added measurement capabilities; hold pauses all tools too
- adjustments to cursor tooltip style, added spectrogram tooltip
- added right-click context menu on the quick buttons
- added phase meter & phase histogram tools; both are zoomable; support for all channel configurations
- "Show Raw Data" option works for all tools that have time based smoothing
- added bottom-right clickable notification when analyzer in zoom selection or hold mode
- small cosmetic fixes and alignments

7.0
- measured fps with added innertia to be more readable
- double click on tool's surface triggers hold
- hold quick button is blinking; hold can be triggered from context menu
- removed bottom-right buttons from v6.7; added zoom button to quick buttons bar; zoom remembers last zoom selection
- fixed average calculation when hold is enabled
- increased possible speed(mouse scroll) of live waveform tool
- fixed note scale zoom error when a small rectangle is selected
- fixed level histogram vertical scaling error
- added tooltips with scale information to all of the tools
- redesigned hold functionality measurement (fixed the huge tooltip)
- added automatic transformation modes for sample rates from 6kHz to 192khz 
  (fourier fast-fit mode is now default; fourier best-fit and frequency band auto modes available)
- adjustments and fixes to the scale & zoom of phase meter
- fixed grid updates with next song during signal hold
- mouse wheel can change values of quick buttons (scroll over the buttons)
- made visible selected color in colors dialog
- fixes for the "fixed 20khz scale" when using frequency band transformation
- added precision samples time for the main spectrum, spectrogram and waveform tools 
- added time measurement option (Time menu) showing spectrogram's precise time
- optimization/fix: fourier repeating processing of same data
- spectrogram printer tool can "replay" the past spectrum entries when on hold
- colors dialog is fully usable during signal hold

7.1
- min/max contours break when switching bars to on or off in color options
- multichannel audio: switching from all channels to any other mode, spectrogram printer stops
- spectrogram printer shows empty data when in full-screen mode (without raw-data option)
- zoom on linear scale 0-4khz, then move to note scale -> nothing is visible
- zoom on linear and log scale causes problems when combined with fixed 20khz option
- adjusted fft values for fourier best-fit (mainly for frequencies blow 22k and above 96k)
- native source mode: shows no time -> now shows player time, not samples precision time
- "apply skin colors" does not update colors dialog if open
- quick buttons: pushed state for tool and color buttons; centered position of all buttons
- dynamic scale crashing with mono audio
- 0 and +12 labels replacement with 'dB' should happen on normal scale only
- dynamic scale + cubic spline: signal jumps out of decibel scale
- dynamic scale respects horizontal zoom selection and note scale horizontal range
- dnymaic scale has no upper limit now
- dnymiac scale aligns to the top when using bars too
- pixel 0 at the top of screen being colored strangely when having LED bars or using GDI with standard bars
- changed milliseconds format from mm:ss.00 to mm:ss.000
- revised titles, descriptions and versions of dsp and raw bridges

- added portable NSIS installer, which can install, update or remove plugin's files
- added audio chunk chopper for the raw & dsp bridges to increase time precision to about 1ms
- added samples delay slider for synchronization between the visualization and the audio interface
- D2DLib32.dll is removed; its functionality is integrated into NostalgiaD2D.dll

7.2
fixes:
- context menu firing only after second right click after startup
- D2D and GDI memory leaks when changing render modes or removing the plugin from MB panels
- chunks chopper sometimes disabled if using floating & docked panels in parallel
- minor glitches in visualization when switching zoom on/off
- optimized bridge data processing & chopper timings
- internal errors in the peak meter & level histogram, delivering some imprecise output
- frequency band transformation buffer gets emptied seconds after starting to play and looses time sync
- bars not split at the very bottom of the screen
- escape key exits stepwise hold, zoom or tools modes
changes:
- raw & dsp bridges free unneeded memory when inactive
- added draggable marks for frequencies/notes & decibels
- added support for AIMP (32bit only), foobar2000 (32 & 64 bit)
- added hotkeys: colors [c], min[n], max[m], average[a], hold[h/space], zoom[z], tools[1..6], tool full-screen[enter]; leave mode [esc]

added:
- VST2 plugin based on the 7.2 version