1.2.0-RC7
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PhysSong
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New changes in RC7: (2018-09-25)
-
General improvements
- Initialize peak controller value with the base value (#4382)
- Quit exit if failing to save project (#4428)
- CMake: Fix errors when path contains spaces (d1c36d7)
- CMake: Fix FindSndio module (c45a21a)
- Fix project URL for some files (e9f2b57)
- Don't let VST/ZynAddSubFX block whole audio playback (#4460, 9fe74c2)
- Some demo project license fixes (#4481)
- Fix
CMake < 3.1
compatibility when cross-compiling (#4530) - Remove Qt temporary files after loading ZynAddSubFX settings (#4551)
- Extend Sndio audio backend support to more OS (#4486)
- Improve handling of invalid backend setting (91ca660)
- Enable Carla on macOS (#4558)
-
UI improvements
-
Bug Fixes
- Fix automation processing priority (#4387)
- Piano roll: Fix some crashes when no pattern is open (#4392)
- Piano roll: reset editing mode when lost focus (#4393)
- Fix crash when loading project with missing peak controller effect (#4391)
- LADSPA: Fix undefined reference due to vectorization (#4434)
- Fix hang on exit from specific MIDI devices + WinMM (#4451)
- Fix path/file name encoding issues (#4401)
- Windows: VST DLL load failure and setting loading/saving error (792e478, 0f3b41f)
- Windows: ZynAddSubFX setting loading/saving error (9d0aae2)
- Windows: sample file loading error (ddcae47)
- Windows: WAV export error (1af0f08)
- Windows: MIDI import error (3e538d5, 112d342)
- Improve STK rawwave path handling (62d505b)
- Fix occasional audio interface deadlock (#4450)
- Fix hidden sample track panning knobs when using compact track buttons (#4477)
- Fix ZynAddSubFX knobs disconnecting from controllers when exporting (#4493)
- AppImage: Fix launcher script (#4525)
- Fix Freeboy noise channel playback (#4538)
- Fix a rare crash when automating tempo while stacking/arpeggio is on (#4545)
- Fix some VSTs ignoring sample rate changes (de427bb)
- Fix hang when updateInOutCount called from processReplacing (cc2ae66)
- Fix VST transport flags usage in VST sync (2c5cda5)
- Fix VST windows resizing partially (53dadd5)d the resizing case.
- Fix RemoteVstPlugin spawning console host processes (0ad8527)
- Fix some VST hangs due to uninitialized COM/OLE in RemoteVstPlugin (4c7c68f)
- Fix some VSTs resetting sounds due to using programs as presets (c3db486)
- Fix decimal separator handling when loading real numbers (#4547)
- Fix crash on Windows due to disabled PortAudio (3064f03)
-
Localization
Previous features and fixes:
- General Improvements
- macOS: Fix macOS compilation without SDL (46512fd)
- VST: Wait for reply when updating sample rate (d0b3be7)
- VST: Fix VSTs on Fedora 27 (#4276)
- AppImage: Use bundled jack if missing (#4094)
- AppImage: Fix AppImage tool path (fc9c3ea)
- Always remove infs/nans (#3706)
- Add support for .pat previews, drag+drop (a8e8746)
- Fix typo: Phrygolydian to phrygian (#4223)
- Change default working directory location (#4288)
- Disable fluidsynth audio backends if possible (#4300)
- Revert
CONTRIBUTORS
file removal (#4307) - Update
rpmalloc
submodule to 1.3.0 (fce9326) - Allow controlling VST effects without own GUI (235e8ee)
- Add AppImage support to Linux builds (#3688, #4026)
- Replace MemoryManager implementation with rpmalloc (#3873)
- Use weak loading of libjack (#3887)
- Note sorting algorithm rework (#3881)
- Openbsd sndio support, apply abs call fix (#3839)
- Various arpeggio improvements (#3858, #3867)
- Switch Travis-CI to Qt5.9.2 (d0194e6)
- Disable portaudio on Windows to prevent runtime error (#3889)
- Add input validation to linearToLogScale() (#3932)
- Fix recent files not working on KDE (#3872)
- CMake: Fix non-existing target warnings (0dbdafc)
- Unsolo mixer channels on delete (#3982)
- Automation Editor - Straighten out draw line function (#3997)
- Open correct VST folder in previously saved projects with existing VeSTige instruments (#3550)
- Add missing macOS packages to Travis and the macOS wiki (#3595)
- Proper Case Renames (#3573)
- Ogg files - Silence warning message and fix obsolete vorbis tag message (#3634)
- New export encodings: MP3 (#3615, #3641), 24 bit WAV (#3552), variable bit rate OGG (#3552)
- Save the correct subwindow size when it's hidden (#3589)
- Suppress midi in events on export (#3778)
- Correct spelling in fft_helpers.cpp (#3645)
- Ensure midi port exists before removing (#3655)
- MIDI - Don't apply base velocity to all controller values (#3678)
- Cancel track rename with Escape key (#3676)
- Equalizer plugin, refinement to analysis display (#3530)
- Remove executable file permissions for theme files (#3752)
- Update Freeboy files from Game Music Emu 0.6.1. (#3618)
- Respect build options in export dialogs (#3714)
- Build support for Haiku (BeOS) Operating System
- Build support for OpenBSD/sndio backend (#2690, #2707)
- Better handling of corrupt projects/presets
- Export as loop support for CLI (#2131)
- Added Apple MIDI support (#1153)
- Fix "Dummy" audio selection (#2376)
- MIDI export support (#1686, #3733)
- MIDI import
- Dedicated folders for plugins, instrument patches (#1807)
- Fast-switch support for instrument dialogs (#1987)
- Improved support for HDPI displays (pixel independent font sizes)
- SDL is now the default audio back-end for new installations (#1600)
- Prevent overwriting of recover files (#2174)
- Added LocklessList and use it for new play handles (#2895)
- Remove broken FLP import, revert project to GPLv2+ only (#2904)
- Improved file input validation (#2523)
- Extended arpeggiator functions (#2130)
- Disable minimization on all subwindows (#2983)
- Sample tracks can be played from any song position (#3133)
- Allow moving tracks by dragging the track label button (#3271)
- Option to allow auto save while playing (#3088)
- Make Controller Rack fixed width (#3240)
- Easier note resizing in the Piano Roll (#3304)
- Add a 'clear' button to line edits in the Sidebar (#3329)
- Don't count muted tracks in track length when exporting (#3390)
- Prevent issues with large files, Bump up sample limits to 300MB and 90 minutes (#3411, #3293)
- Automation editor fixes: Delete points regardless of quantisation, new points clear out surrounding points, use
<Ctrl>
to override the behaviour (#3352) - Fixes for msys2/mingw builds on Windows (#3369)
- Fix opening of project files on macOS (#3219)
- Add SF2 support for macOS (#3446)
- Include past automation patterns in processing (#3382)
- Added and fix automation labels for Mixer elements (#3453)
- Add a new demo song - Buzzer Beater (Kicker challenge winner) (#3482)
- Always use the master channel for preset previews (#3503)
- Remove limited recover session (#3545)
- Provide support for fallback config values, make autosave on by default (#3551)
- New metronome samples (#3513)
- Folders/Paths
- Make templates folder configurable
- FX Mixer
- Added "Remove unused channels" feature
- Added Mixer "solo" mode
- Shortcut
SHIFT + INSERT
adds new channel
- New Instruments:
- Gig Player - Plays Giga Sample Banks (similar in usage to SoundFont files) (screenshot)
- FX - Effects Plugins
- Effects now sort-able, list in proper alphabetical order (#2834)
- Equalizer plugin - A new native parametric graphic EQ effects plugin (screenshot)
- New Bitcrush effects plugin (screenshot)
- New Crossover EQ plugin (can be used as a tonestack) (screenshot)
- New Multitap Echo plugin (screenshot)
- New ReverbSC plugin (screenshot)
- Native effect plugins redesigned to fit with the new theme (#2831)
- Noncyclic smoothing for waveshaper and dynamics processor to avoid unwanted distortion (#3137)
- Sample exact models/controllers
- Supported by FX mixer, Instrument VOL knob, Amplifier FX plugin, WaveShaper, LFO Controller, Dual Filter, BassBoost
- Allows smooth sidechaining with peak controller
- Allows AM modulation with LFO controller
- Track Enhancements:
- Add ability for instruments to ignore "master" pitch slider
- Quick FX Mixer assignment from track context menu
- Added Automation Track pattern "flip" (horizontal/vertical)
- Better thumbnails/previews of Piano Roll patterns
- Fix crash when changing note velocity (#2713)
- Added Step cloning in Beat/Bassline Editor (screenshot)
- New BB tracks have same length as first (#2883)
- Metronome (#2278):
- Metronome can now be turned on and off with a new button
- Will play during song, pattern and BB playback when turned on
- Metronome is ignored during export
- Project templates:
- The default template can now be saved explicitly using a new option in the file menu
- File menu has a new option "New from template"
- User presets are now also shown in the tool button menu and in the "New from template" menu
- UI Improvements
- Styling: Add File Browser Styling (#4085)
- Window behavior: Reset window title after render (a39ea2b)
- Piano Roll: Erase on mouse button drag in erase mode (#4150)
- Piano Roll: Draw the entire length of a notes pitch bend info (#4233)
- Piano Roll: Adjust contrast of marked semitones in the piano roll (#4239)
- Piano Roll: Change selected notes color (#4243)
- Piano Roll: Change Detune To Pitch Bend in Piano Roll (#4194)
- Widgets: Fix incrementation of LcdSpinBox QInputDialog (38b69a7)
- Widgets: Fix some bugs with LFO waveform drag and drop (#4227)
- Widgets: Adjust MDI subwindow buttons contrast in the MenuBar (#4242)
- Tracks: Fix UI glitch where track ticks did not line up (#4171)
- Tracks: Better behavior when left-clicking a TCO (#4290)
- LCD Alignment Fix (#3864)
- Improve Automation Point delete radius and size (#3902)
- Fix monstro's osc 3 vol knob values (#3912)
- Remove text from project notes of factory templates (#3939)
- Automation Editor - remove (comment out) unimplemented buttons (#4051)
- Piano Roll - Don't quantize when pasting notes (#4058)
- Brand new theme (#2806)
- Fix misaligned controls icon in the VeSTige plugin (#3664)
- Update classic/style.css with TabWidget, TrackView, PianoView and Fader colors (#3665)
- Fixes for project loading progress display (#3672)
- Add a border on non-fixed BB patterns (#3758)
- Paint a black rectangle under patterns to prevent glitches (#3759)
- Enable HiDPI Scaling (Qt 5.6+ only) (#3814)
- Range Select in Song Editor
- Horizontal mouse wheel support in Song Editor
- Group copy/move in song editor
- Better collection and displaying of startup errors (both GUI and CLI)
- Better name handling for copied patterns
- Allow the disabling of ".bak" files
- Piano Roll shortcut
Alt+Left
/Alt+Right
switches between Piano Roll patterns - Add Quantize button to Piano Roll
- Marking Piano Roll semitones marks on all octaves (#2193)
- Better incompatible theme detection (forces minor version check)
- Recursive sample/preset/project searching in File Browser
- Add X/Y pad to Delay FX plugin (screenshot)
- Added deselect shortcut support for Piano Roll (
CTRL + SHIFT + A
) - Adjacently insert cloned tracks (#170)
- Status message on splash screen during load (#1696)
- Display plugin information for native plugins (#1985)
- Draw note names on the white keys when "Enable note labels in piano roll" is selected (#2285)
- ALSA audio device can now be selected from a combo box (#2135, #1600)
- Fix style for Qt5 about dialog (#2781)
- Finer zoom level - 12.5% (#2517)
- Piano roll notes are drawn flat, borderless and transparent (#2827)
- Subwindow title bars are themeable now (#2516)
- Newly added instruments inherit the size of a BB pattern (#2883)
- Add a Rename option in controller context menu (#2804)
- Render the mixer levels in a dBFS scale (#2672)
- Rename track and FX channel names directly, without using a dialog (#2916, #2918)
- Recover dialog redesign (#2176, #2908)
- Various new CSS properties added for better themeability
- Redesign mixer faders, show exactly when clipping and when over -6db (#3056)
- dBV is actually mislabeled dBFS (#3095)
- Set default suffix in 'Save as' file save dialog (#2230)
- Redesign the Delay Plugin (#3120), Dynamics Processor Plugin (#3327), Dual Filter Plugin (#3484), Bitcrush Plugin (#3575)
- Fixes for the classic theme (#3226, #3424)
- Set text below the icon on Sidebar buttons (#3256)
- New, more distinguishable automation slope icons (#3282)
- Window size fixes (#3334, #3329)
- Remove non-document menu icons on macOS (#3363)
- Piano Roll and Automation editor grid redesign (#3062)
- Fix Mixer labels cutting off (#3241)
- Make beat notes visible in MelodyPattern (#3375)
- Anti-aliasing in AutomationPatternView and AutomationEditor (#3386)
- Switch cursor icon when changing tool in Automation editor (#3414)
- Disable HiDPI mode on Windows (#3531)
- Switch WidgetTab to use artwork tabs (#3569)
- Bug Fixes
- macOS: Fix ZynAddSubFX "Show GUI" (#4065)
- macOS: Fix ZynAddSubFX NaN issue (#4261)
- UI: Fix patman logo (#3660)
- UI: Fix theme after upgrade (#4199)
- UI: Fix splash screen on Windows (c3438a1)
- ZynAddSubFX: Fix decimal point issue after switching to Qt5 (#4244)
- Fix quantization of pasted notes (7de9649)
- Allow individual velocity/pan changes with alt (#3923)
- Use
${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
inCMakeLists.txt
(bd8c272) - VST: Fix some deadlocks by removing plugin lock (6e0dda6)
- VST: Fix AmpliTube crash (709fc79)
- VST: Fix lack of sound in iZotope plugins (5ccd222)
- Fix command line rendering with VSTs (#4093)
- Add journaling checkpoint to recording notes (#4144)
- Better wine prefix detection (#4176)
- Fix rendering cancellation with VSTs (#4189)
- Fix deadlock on multi-track export with SDL (#4083)
- Fix redundant path elements (#4211, #4271)
- Ensure correct length of automation patterns in BB editor (#4212)
- Remove MIDI connection from factory files (#4207)
- Play correct note when dragging left side of virtual keyboard (#4265)
- Fix stack overflow in RemoteVstPlugin (#4279)
- Fix preset preview issues with peak controllers (#3904)
- Prevent left-clicking TCO from decreasing its size (#4290)
- Limit the automation-editor scaled-level tooltip to the grid (#4308)
- Fix detuning crash after deleting the note being edited (#4324)
- Fix crash when job queue is full (#4335)
- Fix occasional crash when moving TCOs (#4339)
- Fix crash on exit from MIDI connections (#4340)
- Remove release time from arpeggiated note (#4355)
- Remove FluidSynth requirement for background picture (#4364)
- Restart flanger LFO on playback state change/exporting (#4363)
- Fix VST sub-window creation glitches in project loading (a2cb7e9)
- Fix effect dialog layout glitches (1220374)
- Fix X11 embedding on Qt4 (55da698)
- Fix toggling UI for non-embedded VST effects (ee18011)
- Preserve VST GUI positions and keep them on top (fcc883f)
- VST: Add workaround for small effect window on project load (b808631)
- Fix RemoteVstPlugin not exiting when effect removed (55d3fbc)
- Fix crash when re-opening VST effect manage dialog (24ae559)
- Fix Mallets crash when STK rawwave files can't be loaded (75a6502)
- Handle shrank automation patterns correctly (#4012)
- Linkage issue fixes due to inlined functions (#3815)
- Fix destructor call in NotePlayHandleManager (#3884)
- Fix sfxr buffer noise (#3883)
- ZynAddSubFx: Fix preset loading (#3891)
- PlayHandle: Zero out buffer before processing (6fc4577)
- Fix single-streamed instruments inheriting envelopes when dropped on occupied tracks (#3900)
- Fix crashes and deadlocks with previewing preset (#3905)
- Fix LB302 producing a noise burst when a project is opened (#3844)
- LADSPA - Fix various floating point errors (#3927)
- Fix wrong value interpolation (#3929)
- Fix off-by-one/heap-buffer-overflow as reported by ASAN (eb09ff6)
- Fix a bug when changing value by double click on fader/knob on native EQ (#4018)
- Fix various bugs when using JACK (#4005)
- Fix a qt4 crash (#4037)
- Fix VST plugin compilation in 64bit Ubuntu (#3593)
- Fix empty VST tracks creating noise in playback (#3798)
- Fix some VST deadlocks/hangs (fe98a9a)
- Fix segfault on VST plugin I/O change (7429cb8)
- Don't use VST-provided memory when loading chunks (#3805)
- Don't let VST plugins make the main window transparent (#3809)
- Fix position marker height on startup (#3587)
- Fix "out of buffers" crash (#3783)
- Fix sound while playing from piano roll, when BB tracks are muted (#3804)
- Stop some autosave crashes (#3841)
- Fix builds from directories with spaces (#3604)
- Fix artifacts when rendering as 24 bit WAV (#3617)
- Fix crash when pressing Q in not existing piano roll. (#3609)
- Fix sample track muting the playing sample in addition to the one being muted (#3591)
- Fix rounding issue in automatable model (pan knobs, coarse knobs) (#3597)
- Fixes to recent files (#3621)
- Fix inverted zooming (#3570)
- Fix recording of sustained midi notes (#3710, #3774, #3803)
- Fix midi sustain not working when envelope is on (#3730)
- Fix deadlock when exporting is finished, if the project has any Sample TCOs. (#3742)
- Fixes to recover file system (#3722)
- Disable HiDPI fix for Windows 7 and older (b2919d6)
- Fix occasional crashes on export with Delay based effects (#3680)
- Fix producing of NaN from Env/LFO parameter change while playing (#3761)
- Fix 'Enable Master Pitch' not showing properly across instruments (#3753)
- Fix some memory leaks (#3779)
- Fix Vibed when the "P" parameter has non-zero value (#3789)
- "Code profiling" driven performance and bug fixes
- Fix AudioFileProcessor redraw issues
- Fix maximize/restore window behavior in Song Editor when opening track
- Fix crash when moving channels (#1584)
- Fix noise at end of some sample previews
- Fixed position of "Factory Presets" file divider in file browser
- Don't store templates in "Recently opened" list (#1812)
- Disable VST instrument previews (prevents crashes)
- Fix several color/display/cursor/sizing issues
- Moving play cursor changes beat/bar/ticks display
- Fix Nescaline high-note crash
- Fix exporting crash on some locales/languages
- Fix crash when deleting Beat/Bassline Pattern during playback
- Fix fine-tuned note position when copying/pasting
- Fix output range/NaNs in SFXR instrument (#1879)
- Better clamping behavior in automation editor (#1907)
- Fix distorted sound with Multiband EQ
- Fix opening projects with non-ASCII characters in the name (#1995)
- Prevent running as root on Linux / Unix / Mac (override available)
- Fix noise when automating length of Delay and Flanger plugins
- Fix midi sustain not working with sf2 player (#2758)
- Fixes newly added tracks in BB having wrong size (#2808)
- Fix Zynaddsubfx-GUI on FreeBSD
- Fix VST freezes on Arch and other systems (#2739)
- Fix MIDI sustain pedal not working with sf2 player (#2877)
- Fixed freeze when finishing export (#2879)
- Fixed crash on canceling the export (#2928)
- Pattern::changeTimeSignature() was off by one (#2959)
- Fix 'Set Linear' not saving properly (#2742)
- Fix controllers not getting removed when switching projects (#2980)
- Fix recursive filtering and duplicates in File browser (#3184)
- Fix precision when dragging knobs and faders (#3075, #3254)
- Fix Mallets not loading on Windows (#3230)
- Fix inverted zoom direction (#3273)
- Fix various spelling issues (#3243, #3279)
- Fixes for Command line rendering (#3322, #3341, #3413, #3352)
- Fix sample track buffer leak (4254597)
- Fix saving of multiple TempoSyncKnobModels (#3281)
- Fix TimeLineWidget overflow (#3410)
- Fix hang while importing MIDI (#3409)
- Fix distortion when automating Crossover EQ Faders (#3343)
- Floating point error fixes (#3428, #3425)
- Fix hang on windows when upgrading (4708fe6)
- Fix wrong order of Peak and LFO controllers when loading projects (#3438)
- Fix discovery of external native plugins (7251c84)
- Fix a crash when clicking on a compact track label button (#3463)
- Fix resetting of AFP endpoints when rendering (e65b1c8)
- Correct the Delay synchronization (#3522)
- EQ plugin now responds to wet / dry control (#3520)
- Fix factory samples not saving as relative links (#3510)
- LFO controller now has correct frequency with multiple connections (#3535)
- Fix automation processing in BB tracks (#3481)
- Don't change sample TCO length if tempo is changed (#3543)
- Remove glitching from the Flanger and Delay plugins (#3524)
- Flanger LFO rate synchronized (#3521)
- Fix alternate shading for changing time signature (#3559)
- Fix pattern length not changing while shifting notes (#3567)
- Fix time signature changing doesn't update song editor grid immediately (#3572)
- Fix CMP0050 compilation warnings (#3583)
- Fix export project for sample tracks with vst effects on it (#3571)
- Fix project rendering with numerator automation (#3576)
- Fix export - double dialog windows on writing over existing file (#3526)
- Languages/Locale
- Add i18n maintenance script (96c5f05)
- Improve translations for multiple languages (96c5f05)
- Switched to Transifex for handing locale updates
- Better handling of non-ASCII (Latin1) characters (#1325)
- Added/fixed some missing translation items (#2065)
- Improved translations: French (#2065), Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, Ukrainian, Japanese (#2344), Slovenian, Dutch
- Added translations: Malay, Hindi, Swedish, Chinese (Traditional)
Known issues with this release:
- This is a pre-release, and still contains some bugs. Check the open bugs under the 1.2.0 milestone.
- Windows
- Apple
- VST plugins (
.dll
) do not work on Apple (Please see bug #698)
- VST plugins (