# Playbeat 4 Update Log

**URL:** <https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-update-log/2460>\
**Category:** Release Notes & Updates\
**Created:** [March 10, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-update-log/2460 "2025-03-10T12:43:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Audiomodern](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/audiomodern/32/3_2.png) [@Audiomodern](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Audiomodern)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-update-log/2460/1 "2025-03-10T12:43:23Z")

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**Version 4.2.2 – June 2, 2026**

• Enhanced the FX Section with usability and performance improvements.  
• Refined the Sequencer Engine with stability and performance enhancements.

Update is available here 👉 [https://audiomodern.com/shop/plugins/playbeat-4/](https://audiomodern.com/shop/plugins/playbeat-4/)  
You can download the updated installers directly from the trial button or through your account.

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**Version 4.2.0 – May 21, 2026**

• Added new FX Section  
• Maintain highlight state for the currently selected remix key.  
• Reset MIDI output lock on standalone restart.  
• Improvements to the IAP tab on iOS.  
• Fixed a crash caused by deselecting favorite/smart presets  
• Added library transfer support on iOS.  
• Improved external storage support on iOS.  
• Improved sample browser behavior: missing directories remain visible but disabled.  
• Added support for removing and clearing exported loops.  
• Dragging a folder to a sample lane now loads a random sample from that folder.  
• Added a Library Reset action in settings.  
• General improvements to sample/preset path management to enable iOS library transfer functionality.  
• Added pack thumbnails to the preset manager.

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**Version 4.0.9 – June 27, 2025**

• Added: Complexity Slider to exposed parameters and MIDI Learn.  
• Added: Global Transpose Pitch, with MIDI Learn support.  
• Fixed: UI issue when opening the track icon selector while in the sample editor.  
• Fixed: Structure of exposed parameters to support adding new parameters in future versions.  
• Improved: Various performance optimizations across the application.

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**Version 4.0.8 – April 30, 2025**

• Improvements when swapping tracks  
• Midi import now handles multitrack midi files  
• Fixed an issue where having different steps per beat broke midi import  
• AUv3 crashing when exporting with multiple instances  
• Performance improvements

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**Version 4.0.7 – March 26, 2025**

• Added a new mode to auto-save remix edits (configurable via the settings tab)  
• Added re-trigger mode for the remix keys (ensures that all play heads restart from step 1 whenever a new key is pressed)  
• Changes to Filter FX chain  
• Highlight current remix key being played  
• New track icons added  
• Fixed a crash on certain DAW/Hosts  
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the app to freeze when using the performance keyboard  
• Added MIDI import (configurable mapping via the settings tab)

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**Version 4.0.6 – March 18, 2025**

• Fixed locking samples for randomization  
• Added Increase Font functionality  
• Font size consistency between MacOS/Win  
• Added text input for pitch controls (in settings panel and pitch custom range)  
• Library transfer is now done wrapped in a parent folder (“Playbeat 4”)  
• Complexity slider does not reset undo/redo

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**Version 4.0.5 – March 13, 2025**

• Enhanced the remix trigger section.  
• Resolved an issue with the Flam adjustment.  
• Improvements to the Infinity mode.  
• Improved loading of preset soundsets.

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**Version 4.0.4 – March 12, 2025**

• Shifting steps now bypasses locked steps and operates only within the active range.  
• Fixed a bug where the master volume would reset to 0 when recalling snapshots (remixes) after loading a state.  
• Fixed issues with MIDI lock and pitch functionality.  
• Fixed an issue where MIDI lock output was not restoring correctly after closing a project.  
• Resetting no longer affects pitch when MIDI lock output is active.  
• Triggering remixes no longer affects pitch when MIDI lock output is active.  
• Improved stability and functionality of the “All Steps” control for each section.  
• Added automatic UI adjustments for better compatibility with smaller screens.  
• Fixed GUI to properly display octave changes in Remix Octave.  
• Resolved Ableton Link Issue (iPad)  
• Performance improvements

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**Version 4.0.3 – March 10, 2025**

• Enhancements to the remix section

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**Version 4.0.2 – March 6, 2025**

• MIDI Output Improvements  
• Linear functionality Improvements

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**Version 4.0.0 – March 5, 2025**

• Release Build

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**Author:** ![Audiomodern](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/audiomodern/32/3_2.png) [@Audiomodern](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Audiomodern)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-update-log/2460/2 "2025-03-10T12:45:15Z")

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