The next beta is now available on the registered users pages. There are quite a few goodies in this one. Here are the highlights…

• new feature: tap.applescript is no longer copy protected. It will work after the demo expires, and will work in standalones without a ‘pro’ license
• fixed bug in the Tap.Tools Builder extra that caused some resources to not be properly copied into the standalone application
• problem with copying and pasting registration numbers for authorization should have been fixed by the Max 5.0.2 release
• Misc bugs fixed in tap.decay_calc
• Max 5 version of the tap.windowdrag object is now present (both platforms)
• New tap.filter~ object is now present (the help file still stinks, but the inspector is cool :-)
• Fixed crashes in tap.phasor~ (old bug from Tap.Tools 2)
• Fixed problems where tap.limi~ didn’t actually limit the signal
• Fixed crashes in tap.pulsesub~ (old bug from Tap.Tools 2)
• The tap.adapt~ object no longer posts spurious (and harmless) messages to the Max window * Fixed crash in tap.delay~ (bug from Tap.Tools 2) when setting the delay time higher than the buffer size.
• Added the “T” key command when patching, creates a new object box with “tap.” already entered.
• All objects: the colored ring around the inlet where the mouse is hovering is now colored blue if the inlet is cold (doesn’t trigger output).
• All objects: the inspectors now have switches where an attribute is toggle, or menus where the attribute is one of a list of choices

Known Issues:

• reference pages and help patchers still need a lot of work
• software update does not work on Windows Vista due to permissions problems

The Software Update problem on Vista probably will not be solved for the actual release (if ever). That means that the only thing left on the known issues list is documentation, and the coding part of Tap.Tools 3 is “done”. So if anyone spots bugs, we need to know about it!