NEWS
October 14, 2025
HighLife Sampler 2.6 released
HighLife 2.6 introduces professional-grade tempo-based time stretching with flexible bar-length options, enhanced waveshaping with 16x oversampling for pristine harmonic shaping, and significant audio quality improvements through vectorized interpolation algorithms, while delivering critical Pro Tools compatibility fixes and streamlined workflow enhancements across all major DAW platforms.
- Added tempo-based time stretch, including Zone Ticks and quick options for 1-16 Bars.
- Improved waveshaping quality with 16x oversampling for Sin, Tanh drive and Rectify effects.
- Fixed loop point creation when no selection is active.
- Fixed master volume initialization to prevent muting in Pro Tools.
- Fixed sample editor drag area alignment and cursor flickering.
- Renamed interpolation modes to match actual DSP tap counts (Sinc-32/Sinc-256).
- Revamped LCD display fonts.
- Added individual path memory for each file dialog type.
- Added user manual and update checker to Options menu.
- Added .deb distribution for Linux.
- Enhanced B-spline, Sinc-32, and Sinc-256 with vectorized processing.
- Added fast path to skip interpolation at root note playback.
- Added automatic update checking with version comparison.
- Added comprehensive permission checking with native warning dialogs.
- Minor bug fixes and stability enhancements.
This update is free for existing HighLife customers and available now in AU, VST2, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats for Windows (10+), macOS (10.14+), and Linux (Ubuntu 20+) with Universal Binary 2 and native Apple Silicon support. Visit our HighLife product page for download information and complete documentation.
