ReStem 2 version history:  Current version: 2.0.16

v2.0.16 (Aug 19, 2026):
- Fixed: a rare crash when the DAW changed audio settings while the MIDI drag file was being prepared in the background
- Fixed: renders failing immediately with error 106 on PCs with older NVIDIA graphics cards
- Fixed: a crash in Fender Studio when MIDI output is enabled
- Fixed: some settings, like the sample browser's last-used folder, were not remembered between sessions
- Improved: the MIDI drag chip now shows a spinner while the file is being prepared

v2.0.15 (Aug 14, 2026):
- Fixed: pressing play right after processing a section in ARA mode could result in a few seconds of silence
- Fixed: issues with knobs and entering values manually
- Fixed: a rare crash with auval
- Improved: processing long files now uses much less memory
- Improved: faster and more efficient real-time mode
- Improved: lower CPU usage when MIDI output is not being used

v2.0.14 (Aug 13, 2026):
- fixed a crash involving midi drag and drop

v2.0.13 (Aug 13, 2026):
- Fixed: processing a long file could fail with "Error 106" at 99% even though the separation had actually completed
- Improved: the progress bar keeps moving through the final stages of processing instead of appearing stuck near the end

v2.0.12 (Aug 12, 2026):
- New: Improved the speed of the Best quality mode by making its bleed reduction feature optional

v2.0.11 (Aug 11, 2026):
- Improved: the built-in Gog drum sample library now uses FLAC compression resulting in a smaller installer download
- Improved: the Gog file browser now loads a sound with a single click or as you scroll with the arrow keys, so you can audition Gog files in context while your track plays
- Fixed: audible artifacts when loading a new Gog file while the track was playing
- Fixed: the MIDI drag chip sometimes played the previous take's MIDI
- Fixed: a rare crash while the MIDI drag file was being prepared in the background
- Fixed: improved the playback and looping in the standalone app
- Fixed: the Circular knob setting in Settings now applies to the effects knobs (Gate, Dynamics, Drum Replacer), not just the mixer knobs
- Fixed: double-clicking a value to type in a new one now works reliably

v2.0.10 (Aug 10, 2026):
- Fixed issue with error 7 on some Mac versions
- Fixed: re-processing a track could leave the MIDI drag chip serving the previous take's MIDI

v2.0.9 (Aug 10, 2026):
- Added batch processing mode to the standalone version (Pro only)

v2.0.8 (Aug 10, 2026):
- Fixed: a damaged project folder no longer causes every separation to fail with error 104 - ReStem now repairs it automatically
- Fixed: issues with error 7 on the newest versions of macOS
- Fixed: bypassing ReStem with the DAW's bypass button no longer puts the track out of time
- Improved: MIDI note names now match the octave numbering used by Cubase, Pro Tools and Logic
- Improved: better sound quality during ARA playback when the session and the audio file use different sample rates

v2.0.7 (Aug 7, 2026):
- Improved: MIDI output velocities now follow the performance's dynamics much more accurately on hi-hat, toms, ride and crash
- Improved: MIDI files exported from quieter recordings no longer come out with velocities that are too soft
- Fixed: importing a damaged or unusually encoded audio file now shows a clear message instead of failing

v2.0.6 (Aug 7, 2026):
- New: ReStem on Windows now has its own MIDI device that any DAW can record from, just like on the Mac (Windows 11 required)
- New: on Windows ReStem now utilizes the built-in GPU in your processor (if it has one) - renders finish faster now
- Fixed: long files or slower machines no longer fail near the end of processing during MIDI analysis
- Fixed: issue with sample rate conversion on the standalone version in Windows
- Fixed: the Windows Audio device type now offers all supported sample rates instead of only the Windows default rate
- Fixed: a crash in Fender Studio Pro on the Mac when the host records ReStem's MIDI output

v2.0.5 (Aug 5, 2026):
- Fixed: on Windows, version 2.0.4 failed at the very end of processing with error 107 - renders now complete normally
- Greatly reduced memory use during offline processing, and computers with 16 GB of RAM or less automatically use a memory-saving mode - fixes failed renders and crashes on low-memory machines
- The software update window is larger, easier to read, and its download button now takes you directly to the ReStem 2 updates page

v2.0.4 (Aug 5, 2026):
- Realtime (Good) mode performance improved on Windows
- Best mode now works on Windows computers with older or budget CPUs
- Better and Best modes render significantly faster on Windows when processing on the CPU
- Fixed long renders failing partway through with error 106
- Fixed audio timing misalignment in Pro Tools realtime mode on Windows
- Realtime mode now shows a notice when your computer is not fast enough to keep up
- Fixed trial installations losing their license keys (errors 218 and 602)
- A clear message now appears if your computer runs out of memory during processing
- Fixed the standalone app being closed by macOS when using audio input - it now properly asks for microphone permission

v2.0.3 (Aug 4, 2026):
- Fixed issue on Windows with realtime mode.
- Exported stems are named after your song again. Every export was named input_kick.wav, input_snare.wav and so on, so processing several songs into one folder overwrote each set. Exports now use the song's name, like My Song_kick.wav.
- Much faster end-of-render. The long pause at 99% after a separation finishes is gone — on longer songs this was taking up to a minute, and it now completes in a couple of seconds. Renders also start faster.
- Accurate time remaining. The progress bar's "time remaining" estimate now updates continuously and tracks the actual speed of the render, instead of latching onto an early guess that could be wildly wrong on long files.
- Fixed: Error 104 when processing. Clicking PROCESS while Good (Realtime) quality was selected — for example after the realtime engine wasn't available — failed instantly with Error 104. This is now fixed.
- Fixed: plugin window slowing down Pro Tools. With the ReStem window open, the entire Pro Tools interface (meters, playhead, and ReStem's own displays) could stutter during playback. The plugin's interface now uses a fraction of the processing power it did.
- Fixed: Core edition rendering after logging in from a DAW. Core customers who first activated from inside a DAW plugin (rather than the standalone app) ended up with every separation failing (Error 206/207). Both the cause and existing broken installs are fixed — no re-activation needed.
- Various stability issues solved.

v2.0.2 (Aug 4, 2026):
- Fixed stability issues.
- ARA processing fix for Nuendo, Cubase and Studio One: pressing PROCESS on an ARA extension could fail with an error instead of separating. ReStem now selects an offline quality automatically when it runs as an ARA extension, since live mode is only available on a regular insert in those DAWs.