Saturday, September 05, 2026
The M8 Tracker Continues To Blow His Mind // OS 6.6 Release
video upload by EZBOT
"Today I wanted to take a bit of time to explain my deep love for the Dirtywave M8 Tracker while going over the patch notes for the new OS that was released last week. The new OS brings a slew of upgrades to the device in both sound and presentation. Let's check it out and make some tunes."
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M8 Changelog on github
Makes for an intersting look back on the development history of the M8:
2026-08-24 - Version 6.6.2 A
- Fix: A note without INST after OFF/KILL replayed the last instrument and restarted envelopes
- Fix: Table notes after OFF/KILL retriggered the instrument
- Fix: Macrosynth PLUCKED / similar models kept ringing after a new INST following note OFF
- Fix: RMX was not working correctly when controlled track's playheads wrapped
2026-08-22 - Version 6.6.2
- Fix: ARP retriggered an instrument that had already been turned off with KILL/OFF
- Fix: Firmware Update - Settings and project autosave are written after confirming, before restart
- Fix: Mute/solo after boot let the first notes of muted tracks through
- Fix: RMX FX command - Tracks in song selection loop mode continued past the loop region
- Fix: EQ View - Spectrum briefly showed the next instrument when switching, even if it used a different EQ or none
- Fix: EQ View - Mix / FX EQ switched to bank 00 after a display reset
- Improved: EQ View - Spectrum now includes left and right (was left only)
- Improved: EQ View - Improved spectrum visuals
2026-08-20 - Version 6.6.1
- New: Mixer / Effect Settings - Tapping EDIT on a parameter captures its FX command so tapping EDIT in a Phrase or Table FX column inserts it (same as Instrument)
- New: Song View - SELECT+EDIT a third time also clones instruments used in the selection, including INS and NXT commands
- Improved: CPU optimizations
- Fix: EQ spectrum graph was taking priority over sample playback during heavy sample use
2026-08-19 - Version 6.6.0
- New: EQ View - Spectrum
- New: Firmware Update - Flash firmware from SD card via System Settings (Works on version 6.6 and up)
- New: Battery fuel gauge remains active on power off for more accurate battery % during use
- New: ModFX Comb filter type
- New: Backend rework to free up some RAM for the future
- New: Hypersynth - Shape parameter (SAW, SOFT SAW, DARK SAW, SQUARE SOFT, TRIANGLE, SINE, SINE 3X, SINE FB, SINE FOLD, SINE RING, SINE HALF, SINE ORGAN)
- New: Song View - Press LEFT twice on track 1 to select the whole row (PLAY cues the row, [EDIT]+[UP or DOWN] moves the row and its bookmarks)
- New: Song View - Row bookmarks: in row-select mode, [OPT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] or [EDIT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] cycles theme colors and options, [OPT+EDIT] clears
- Improved: Hypersynth - Sub osc interpolation
- Improved: MIDI Mapping - A message is displayed when all mapping slots are used
- Improved: ADSR ENV - Same-instrument retrigger resumes attack from the current envelope level
- Fix: Table - Note map (TIC:FE) and Octave map (TIC:FC) retriggered when volume was changed in a phrase or TBX (Aux table)
- Fix: Table - Velocity map (TIC:FD) retriggered on note changes instead of only velocity changes
- Fix: Render - Excessive TPO tempo changes did not line up correctly with DAW tempo
- Fix: Render - Quick render length could be slightly incorrect
- Fix: Render - Quick render initial transient was messy when OTT was enabled
- Fix: Instrument Pool - Moving instruments did not update MIDI Settings instrument numbers for MIDI track channels
- Fix: Effect Settings - EDIT+OPT on EQ reset the parameter above EQ
- Fix: MIDI input on track channel - Table's first row could trigger incorrectly
- Fix: MIDI input on track channel - Hang / stuck note if the instrument uses the INS command in its table
- Fix: Recording - Count in caused track 1's volume to be incorrect
- Fix: MIDI Instrument - ADSR envelope mapped to a CC did not enter release on the OFF command
- Fix: Phrase - RNL next to HOP could randomize other FX on the hop destination row
- Fix: RMX - Queued song position (blinking cursor) on affected tracks was not cleared
- Fix: File date advances to the firmware build time when the stored clock is older
- Fix: Phrase - Velocity-only random FILL could not be undone with paste
- Fix: Phrase "^^" REP indication was cleared by RTO even though RTO does not stop REP
2026-04-13 - Version 6.5.2 C
- Fix: Sample Editor: Sampling line-in right did not work correctly
2026-04-06 - Version 6.5.2 B
- Fix: M8C for iOS was broken
- Fix: Instrument Pool - After moving an instrument and deleting it, it cleared the wrong instrument
2026-04-05 - Version 6.5.2 A
- Fix: MIDI note input & poly mode - MIDI notes not triggering when using ADSR/Drum envelope on occasion
- Fix: MIDI sending clock sync issues on queued song loading
2026-04-01 - Version 6.5.2
- Improved: Reverb Shimmer effect audio quality improvements - less gritty
- Fix: MIDI sync send and receive issues while loading songs / queue song loading
- Fix: Removed stopping notes from MIDI input on MIDI program changes
- Fix: Trig envelope not resetting correctly when cycling stop/play and trig envelope is active
- Fix: Table Tic Velocity map (TIC:FD) lowest values were not scaled properly
- Fix: REP indication ("^^") did not show for FX2 and FX3 columns in phrase
2026-02-05 - Version 6.5.1 G
- Fix: Sampler - Loading a song with a blank sample would play the last loaded song's sample instead of nothing
2026-02-01 - Version 6.5.1 F
- Fix: Sampler - EQI (Instrument EQ) FX command did not work when set on same row as the sample instrument note trigger
- Fix: Song - Live mode / queued playhead - Table transpose caused skipping of note OFFs after cued phrase plays
2026-01-29 - Version 6.5.1 E
- Fix: Song queue loading - Fixed potetial display issue when switching songs
- Fix: Sampler - Loop start assigned to an envelope sounded different than previous versions
- Fix: USB Audio - USB Main out set to delay did not work
2026-01-23 - Version 6.5.1 D
- Fix: Sampler - Trig Env Mod could sometimes miss a trig / misbehave
2026-01-17 - Version 6.5.1 C
- Fix: MIDI control - External MIDI control of track volumes could have pops/clicks if moving too quickly
- Fix: SNG (Song hop) FX command - Could cause misalignement of groove when set on a row other than zero
- Fix: SNG (Song hop) FX command - caused MTT on row 1 of a phrase to not fire after the song hopped
- Fix: Rendering - Sample instruments using loop pingpong with slice FX command might be ignored
- Fix: Instrument Pool - Preview from Inst. Pool file browser could reset instrument to wrong settings when exiting browser
- Fix: RET (Retrig) FX command - Fix for RET10 not working correctly
- Fix: Table - EQI (Instrument EQ) FX command - Navigating to EQ used the wrong number (0x1F limit from previous 4.x version)
2026-01-13 - Version 6.5.1
- Fix: MTT (micro tick time) FX command - Negative values did not work with grooves properly
- Fix: RET (retrig FX command) and KIL/OFF - Did not take affect off-grid when a high PPQN in groove or MTT was used
- Fix: Sample playback - Reduced pops / clicks on short / quickly retriggered (RET command) samples when filter is enabled with low cutoff
- Fix: Groove - Ticks larger than 0x1A did not work in 24 PPQN mode
- Fix: MTT - Typo in help text & division print issue on help message
- Fix: External Instrument Mods did not trigger
- Fix: Sample Editor - Process:OTT resulted in noise on audio output
- Fix: Groove FX commands - Ignored any groove PPQ setting
- Fix: MIDI Record note channel - Fixes for new PPQN changes
- Fix: Tables - Tables had groove based swing applied when using high PPQ grooves
- Fix: Sampler - LFO to Loop Start LT[1-4] FX command did not retrigger loop properly
- Fix: USB audio - Possible audio dropouts when receiving USB MIDI
- Fix: RMX FX command - On song row 0 could cause OPT key press freeze due to trying to get song length
2026-01-06 - Version 6.5.0
- New: USB Drive mode - Accessible via Project screen next to System Settings
- New: Better USB Audio - Improved 24bit audio streaming at lower latency
- New: Multichannel USB Audio - Set via USB AUDIO MODE in System Settings screen (ch 1&2 main, ch3-18 tracks, 19-20 modfx, 21-22 delay, 23-24 reverb)
- New: MTT (Micro tick timing) FX command - Allows negative and positive time based nudging at 1/8th tick resolution
- New: Groove - PPQN setting per groove to allow finer timing adjustments per step
- Improved: Sample Editor - Full file name preserved / scrollable in interface, not limited to 18 characters
- Fix: MIDIOUT & External Inst - Fixed hanging note issue with CHD command
- Fix: MIDIOUT & External Inst - Sending MIDI CC as FX command did not work if instrument's CC value was not set
- Fix: Song - New song via saved new song template resets Project worktime to 0
- Fix: Song - Selection to render did not work with song names that are 12 characters
- Fix: MIDI Mapping - All MIDI destinations would disappear when adding mapping to the last available slot (7F)
- Fix: Sampler OSC mode - fixed some occasional pops & clicks
- Fix: Recording/Sampling - Ignore external MIDI clock while recording audio to prevent corrupted playback (double tempo etc)
- Fix: TBX FX Command (Aux table) - When using TBX inside a aux table the column playheads would become out of sync
- Fix: PBN (Note pitch bend) FX command - Bent too quickly when the instrument table was playing at TICFF
- Fix: Mixer View - Sometimes the selected track would change when cueing song playback
- Fix: MIDI Instrument internal MIDI mode - Do not release notes if program change is the same as the current settings
- Fix: MIDI Settings - Crash if using internal MIDI mode and using program change
2025-10-28 - Version 6.2.2
- Fix: Internal MIDI CC automation to EQ parameters could cause a corrupt SD card folder when saving song during playback
- Fix: OTT's multiband EQ was always applied to the mix even if OTT was set to 00
- Fix: Sampler - Process:Slice did not go to 128 slices as an option (stopped at 127)
- Fix: PSL FX command (Pitch slide) did not work when sliding from C-1
- Fix: Table TIC Note/Velocity/Octave modes disabled ARP command's note pitch
- Fix: Rendering song with RMX could result in extra silence at the end of the rendering
- Fix: Table command with table hop on a table with TICFF and retrig in table could cause crash
- Fix: Rendering stems with NXT (Play instrument on next track) did not stop notes
- Fix: "Clear unused" instruments did not clear correctly with RNL (randomized) instrument command
- Fix: Typo in FX help for TIC command
2025-09-22 - Version 6.2.1
- Fix: Playback - DJF Type and Res were not recalled correctly on song start
- Fix: Sampler - Single cycle samples without loop markers could have artifacts when used with filter
- Fix: Live mode - Cueing a track may play next song row if other tracks in Queue were not playing or a chain was without phrases
2025-09-15 - Version 6.2.0
- New: OTT (Over The Top) multi-band compression effect added to main mix and sample editor process effect
- New: Chorus replaced with ModFX - Can set the ModFx type/mode to Chorus, Phaser, or Flanger
- New: Reverb - Shimmer parameter added
- New: Line input noise gate - Added line-in noise gate option in system settings
- New: Song Backups - When a song is overwritten, the previous version is saved in [path]/Backup/[song name]
- New: Wavsynth - Triangle Shape now interacts with the SCAN parameter
- Improved: Phrase & Table - Cut/Copy/Paste selection (FX commands/values) between Phrase and Table
- Improved: MIDI Receive Sync - BPM display improved
- Fix: Render - Song render directory was clipped to 3 characters
- Fix: Sample Editor - Do not play back the active instrument's sample while recording a new sample
- Fix: Live mode playback - Issue when triggering multiple tracks of different chain lengths
- Fix: TBX (Aux table) - When CHA (Chance left) trigged on N or V columns, it could stay active longer than expected
- Fix: TBX (Aux table) - TIC00 would cause first table FX command to happen twice
- Fix: Table - Velocity map tic mode did not map correctly with MIDI
- Fix: FmSynth - Special CLK OP shape as modulator could reset OPs not assigned to it
- Fix: MIDIOUT - Muted track may not release pitch bend wheel when using PBN FX command
- Fix: HOPFF (stop track) could potentially not stop NXT (play instrument on next track)
2025-07-01 - Version 6.0.2A
- Fix: Song - Track selection mode to reorder tracks could trigger when cursor was not on 00 due to scroll offset
- Fix: Render - "FAILED CREATING RENDER DIRECTORY" Error fix
2025-06-24 - Version 6.0.2
- Fix: Model:02 Display/Graphical issues on some units
- Fix: DEL (Delay) FX command in table now works with REP FX command (Repeat)
- Fix: DEL (Delay) FX command help text was incorrect in table
- Fix: DEL (Delay) FX command in table did not work correctly with a value of FF
- Fix: TBX (Aux table) FX command did not work correctly on table FF when using TIC00
- Fix: TBX (Aux table) FX command with a RET (Retrig) FX command and TIC00 possible hard crash
- Fix: NXT (Play Inst. on next track) FX command could not respect a note off when using table transpose on the NXT instrument
- Fix: NXT FX command - Global transpose made the triggered instrument play the wrong note
- Fix: NXT FX command did not render if called from a table called from a NXT command
- Fix: Launchpad - Phrase - Editing note velocity on M8 after selecting a phrase via Launchpad could edit the wrong phrase
- Fix: LFO assigned to volume could interrupt the release stage of an ADSR envelope also assigned to volume
- Fix: Phrase - Interpolating notes may add notes when the range is not valid (no stopping note)
- Fix: Phrase - Fill: Random Pattern could set the current instrument to 00 instead of the instrument number in the selection
- Fix: Instrument Pool - play marker did not go away after the instrument stopped playing
- Fix: MIDIOUT / External Synth - Do not send CC value when clearing the CC value
2025-05-13 - Version 6.0.1
- Fix: Sample Editor - Process:Duplicate could have noise / data appended to the sample after processing 24bit samples
- Fix: Sampler - Samples with file based loop markers could have dropout / playback issues
- Fix: Sampler - Hard crash could occur if a sample used LFT command with LFO loop start in some cases
- Fix: USB Audio Pre-delay mode did not work correctly
- Fix: FM Synth - Randomize all parameters shortcut could assign EQ to random number
2025-05-07 - Version 6.0.0B
- Fix: Sample Editor - 24BIT file saving after edited resulted in the wrong header data (corrupt opening error on Win/Mac)
2025-05-03 - Version 6.0.0A
- Fix: Sampler - REPITCH did not work correctly with sample rates other than 44.1k
2025-05-01 - Version 6.0.0
- New: Various settings have been moved to new System Settings view accessible from the project view
- New: System Settings - Count-in metronome options for when recording audio
- New: System Settings - USB Audio input/output routing
- New: Song View - Rearrange tracks - Double tap [Up] on song row 00 to select a track, [Edit]+[Left or Right] to reorder selected track
- New: Sampler - PLAY:REPITCH modes to lock sample length to song tempo
- New: Sample Editor - Reverse and Invert processes added
- New: Theme colors can now be adjusted by HSV values. A global hue adjust has been added to the top by editing "<>"
- New: Post-filter LIMIT/CLIP distortion mode added: W3
- New: Soft clipping mode - Activated on the limiter/main mix scope view
- New: SNC (Oscillator Phase position) fx command added to Wavsynth
- New: Novation Launchpad MK3 note mode, sequencer mode, beat repeat
- New: NXT fx command - Triggers specified instrument on the adjacent track to the right
- New: ERR fx command - Randomizes pitch and other parameters by specified amount. Available for Wavsynth, Macrosynth, Sampler, and FMSynth.
- New: Table Tick mode - Octave map. Map table position to octave (TIC:FC)
- New: Table Tick mode - Velocity map. Map table position to velocity (TIC:FD)
- New: Added ALLPASS filter mode to EQs
- New: Phrase - Instrument pool popup is now only activated with EDIT+DOWN on instrument 00
- Improved: Model:02 minor battery percentage readout and battery life improvements
- Improved: USB Audio - Fixed audio dropouts when performing certain intensive tasks (rendering etc)
- Improved: Retrig of same instruments no longer resets oscillator to "random" position. Clickless retrig
- Improved: MIDI recording now allows legato and places note-offs next to the recorded notes
- Improved: On-screen keyboard character selection - Selectable ABCD/QWERTY mode
- Fix: Fmsynth - IMP OSC antialiasing was not working correctly
- Fix: Wavsynth - Small "SIZE" settings did not produce base shapes correctly
- Fix: Sampler - “OSC” playback mode was not working correctly
- Fix: Sampler - Short loop point samples might not loop correctly when interpolation was enabled
- Fix: Theme - Changing colors associated to the trig blocks on the info area did not use new colors unless reset
- Fix: Internal MIDI mode could cause hard-crash if the MIDIOut instrument was trigged by the track MIDI channel settings
- Fix: Theme color same as background issue
- Fix: "OFF" notes would not stop RET (retrigger) FX command
- Fix: Table & Aux table TIC FF improvements when triggered by phrase FX commands
- Fix: Long song name (all 12 characters) could not create bundles
2025-03-03 - Version 5.0.1
- Improved: MIDI Record channel - New notes overwrite/replace present OFF and DEL commands, only inserts OFF when expected
- Fix: LFO - LFOs set to "TRIG: FREE" could run too quickly if there are multiple instrument triggers on the playing track
- Fix: Sampler - Previewing a sample in browser - when exiting browser if no sample is loaded, the sample instrument can play the last previewed sample
- Fix: Instrument - Randomize shortcut could detune the instrument without being able to fix it manually
- Fix: Song/Mixer - Visual glitch when having a song selection, navigating to to mixer, pressing SHIFT+OPT and releasing SHIFT first
- Fix: Remote / Serial display theme color commands did not work
- Fix: Song - Selection loop mode did not work correctly if phrases had a HOP fx command
2025-02-28 - Version 5.0.0D
- Fix: Sample editor - After saving a fresh recording, pops/clicks could occur once saved
- Fix: Rendering - Left and right audio was flipped
- Fix: Phrase - Editing FX commands via EDIT+LEFT or RIGHT did not progress FX commands correctly
- Fix: Sample Editor - saving a recording may have some audio artifacts under certain conditions
- Fix: Phrase V column - deleting an empty value inserted wrong default value
2025-02-24 - Version 5.0.0
- New: Samples can be played back while recording audio
- New: Scope view limiter settings - Tap [EDIT] or [SHIFT]+[RIGHT] on "LIM" or "MIX" in Mixer to enter view and adjust limiter settings
- New: Instruments - EQ settings are now saved with the instrument
- New: EQ - 128 EQ slots now available to support instrument loading with EQs
- New: FMSynth now has access to Wavsynth's wavetables for OP shapes
- New: FMSynth Operators can now be individually be copied/pasted using the [SHIFT]+[OPT],[SHIFT]+[EDIT] shortcuts
- New: FMSynth Saw, Pulse, Square shapes are now antialiased with the exception of the wavetable shapes (CPU restriction)
- New: Song view quick render (selection mode + [EDIT]+[EDIT]) now supports external instrument "rendering"
- New: Sampling and quick render now use a 32-bit normalization process before finalizing to 16-bit
- New: 32bit sample support (limited to C-4 and below) now supported (Not recommended for use in playback)
- New: Render View - Export renders and stems at 32-bit
- New: Sample Editor - 32-bit sample support
- New: Sample Editor - Help text displaying the value at the loop and slices marker positions when editing
- New: Sample Editor - "Lazy chop" added for adding slice markers. When cursor is on slice marker, [PLAY], then tap [EDIT] to add markers
- New: Phrase - Random FILL can be applied to velocity only when only the V column is selected. [OPT]+[RIGHT] fill random pattern, [OPT]+[UP or DOWN] fill random
- Improved: Sample Editor waveform display speed improved
- Improved: Clear unused phrases and chains could move "FE" chains / phrase to a lower number
- Improved: When in MIDI input sync mode, switch to internal clock if there is no active MIDI sync detected.
- Improved: "DRUNK" LFO shape now works with LT[1-4] (LFO trigger) FX command
- Fix: Sample Editor - Adjusting slice markers and saving did not work correctly if the sample was used in another instrument in the song
- Fix: Sample Editor - Sample playback could be transposed by the song's global transpose setting
- Fix: Sample Editor - Sample playback used the active instrument's EQ settings
- Fix: Sample Editor - Trying to save when no sample was present caused a crash
- Fix: MIDI mapped envelopes could show the wrong name in the MIDI Mapping Editor
- Fix: MIDI note input on mono mode could stop unintentionally when notes overlap
- Fix: External Instrument - Waveform oscilloscope would slow down when the note was released
- Fix: RTO FX command (REPeat to) did not work correctly on VOL and PIT FX commands
- Fix: Hypersynth - Copy / paste chords did not copy / paste each voice's on-off state
- Fix: Sending MIDI Song Position Pointer did not work correctly when in Live mode (now sends a 0 for song position since the position is somewhat misleading)
- Fix: Clear unused instruments (Project view "CLEAR UNUSED INST/TBL") cleared instruments used for TRACK MIDI INPUT in MIDI Settings
2025-01-23 - Version 4.0.2
- Improved: Project view - Groove and scale setting now only take effect after releasing edit for live performance
- Fix: Project - Global groove setting did not change correctly during live playback
- Fix: External Instrument - Fixed Left/Right/Stereo input settings not working correctly
- Fix: Clear unused instruments (Project view "CLEAR UNUSED INST/TBL") did not check if instrument is used via INS commands in tables
- Fix: Wavsynth - Hard-crash if setting INT command to an empty instrument on the table's first row
- Fix: Display drawing issue on big-font mode when sticking the right side navigation (SHIFTx3)
2025-01-05 - Version 4.0.1
- Improved: Phrase/Table FX commands can be inserted via selection mode with EDIT+UP/DOWN
- Improved: Project view - Clear unused Inst/Table now clears unused EQs as well
- Improved: Minor font tweaks to "6" and "R" for readability improvements
- Improved: Instrument view - Instrument settings Randomization improved
- Improved: Sample Editor - Recording source input now allows more input source options - USB L & R, Line input only ...
- Improved: Sample Editor - Recording External Instruments now allows monitoring of other external instrument tracks during recording
- Improved: MIDI input - Recording notes when in using MIDI sync input timing improved for DEL (note delay) commands
- Fix: External Instrument - USB and line input did not work independently between tracks
- Fix: External Instrument - Inst. Mod type:Tracking - value would reset on note offs
- Fix: MIDIOUT - Internal MIDI mode did not respect note-offs on MIDI channel 16
- Fix: Aux Tables - TBX did not reset the table's playhead position if THO was also used in phrase
- Fix: Rendering song with the repeat option was broken
- Fix: MIDI Input and Output SPP (sending song position) reworked to allow pass-through
- Fix: Quick Render was using the repeat settings from render screen
- Fix: Phrase - OPT+LEFT/RIGHT navigation could navigate to an empty chain
- Fix: Phrase - Allow selection randomize on notes that have no instrument assignment
- Fix: EQ - Default empty EQ was being set to 01 instead of 00
- Fix: EQ - Could enter the EQ view in MIDIOUT instrument via SHIFT+RIGHT shortcut
- Fix: EQ - Could hard-crash when inserting a new EQ slot number if every EQ slot was already used
- Fix: Trig Modulation Envelope could trigger after the source of the trigger was stopped
- Fix: Sample Editor - Drawing/clearing issue on "RECORDING!" text after stopping the recording
- Fix: Sample Editor - Previous Mutes/Solos were not reengaged after exiting sample editor
- Fix: Sample Editor - Default save directory should be the same directory that the sample was loaded from
- Fix: Sample Editor - OVERWRITE would save to the wrong directory under certain circumstances
- Fix: Instrument view - Random name generator could clear the "TRANSP. ON" value
- Fix: Instrument view - Previewing instruments (PLAY) from inst. pool view would not work correctly with OPT+DIR navigation
- Fix: Instrument Mods - OPT+EDIT (clearing of a value) would not take effect until a new note was triggered
- Fix: Tables - If the table tic rate was set to FF, RET (retrig) FX commands would not stop after a KIL/OFF
- Fix: Tables - ARP FX command did not reset the arp position when being called from a table
- Fix: Tables - Tic FE mode (note map mode) did not work correctly with the table's note transpose column
- Fix: Tables - If default TIC is FF, changing TIC in table resulted in playhead being offset by one
- Fix: Reverb - Highest feedback and lowest room size settings could cause it to no longer function
- Fix: REP FX command could be ignored if a RET fx command was previously active on the same column
- Fix: Song volume was still audible when set to 00
- Fix: Bundle - Do not copy the same sample multiple times when the given sample is found in multiple instruments
- Fix: MIDI Input POLY mode - Note off could cause pitch change if using INS FX command in table
- Fix: SNG FX command help text to note that it does not work in Tables
- Fix: Hypersynth - Help text for SHF and SWM did not mention they were relative
- Fix: MIDI Mapping view - Wrong text label for ADSR Envelope release assignments
2024-07-25 - Version 4.0.0
- New: Configurable 3 band biquad EQ added to main mix, global effects, and instruments
- New: Launchpad Pro MK3 MIDI Control Surface support added in MIDI Settings view
- New: Instrument Pool view for managing instruments as a list
- New: Post-filter LIMIT/CLIP distortion modes added: POST:W1 and POST:W2 (Waveshaper 1 and 2)
- New: Wavsynth "OVERFLOW" shapes (literal data overflow) replaced with 60+ wavetables
- New: Wavsynth MIRROR parameter renamed SCAN due to being able to scan the new wavetables
- New: ZDF (zero delay feedback) lowpass and highpass filter added to filter type
- New: Scales now have a global tuning parameter to diverge from A440
- New: Table TIC FE mode - The first 12 rows of the table are mapped to note
- New: FX commands: DJC,DJR,DJT (renamed DJF to DJC) for sequencing the DJ filter
- New: FX command: RTO (Repeat To) - Holds the repeat command (REP) at a specific value
- New: FX command: ARC (Arp config) - Set the tic rate, arp direction, and number of octaves for the ARP command
- New: FX command: EQM and EQI FX commands for setting the EQ bank for song mix or the current instrument
- New: FX command: GGR (Global groove) - Set the groove for all tracks
- New: FX command: INS (Instrument) - Set the current instrument
- Improved: No longer exit from Live-mode after loading a song
- Improved: "DRUNK" LFO shape no longer retriggers from zero
- Improved: ADSR now has better scaling on the low range (more small values)
- Improved: PITCH mod destination amount now has better scaling on the low range
- Improved: Play button always stops if sequence is running (regardless of phrase / chain / song playback)
- Improved: FX list view has a new category for instrument envelopes
- Improved: Trig envelope now triggers correctly if the trigger event happened before the instrument started
- Improved: Delay send FX now has a mono/summed input (was left channel only before)
- Improved: Pre-load samples on song queued load for better initial triggering of samples
- Fix: When out of phrases, cloning did not display an error
- Fix: Disable remote display for boot options view
- Fix: Instrument - Delete shortcut ([OPT]+[EDIT]) on LOAD or SAVE instrument deleted characters from instrument name
- Fix: Tearing artifact on value sliders (more prevalent on Model:02)
- Fix: Instrument Mod - Trig envelope did not work correctly when using multiple instruments (some without a trig mod) in the same track
- Fix: Big-font mode song navigation issue on track 8 if the info area appeared
- Fix: Info area mini-map displayed the wrong [P] position when navigating up from Chain view
- Fix: Phrase - When using scales it was possible to edit notes past note number 127
- Fix: Cursor clearing issues on big font mode when toggling right side info area
- Fix: When editing down a note using scale on the lowest octave, it could toggle between C-1 and the lowest scale note
- Fix: Sample Editor - Xfade loop could cause distortion with 24 bit wav files
- Fix: DEL (Delay FX command) with a HOPFF in the same row caused a crash
2024-06-23 - Version 3.3.3A
- Fix: Bigfont mode easteregg-mode issue with mixer screen
2024-06-22 - Version 3.3.3
- Improved: Drawing waveform oscilloscope optimizations (including easter-egg on Model:02)
- Improved: When in MIDI sync receive mode, display a "WAITING FOR SYNC" message when there is no incoming sync
- Fix: Fixed rare hard-crash using sampler instruments
- Fix: Sampler - Disable file based loop markers when using slice
- Fix: Sampler - PIT FX command range was limited when using slices
- Fix: Sampler - Degrade automation never reset fully to zero (re-enable interpolation) until sampler retriggered
- Fix: Phrase OPT+LEFT/RIGHT navigation could crash if adjacent track has a chain with no phrases (again)
2024-06-11 - Version 3.3.2A
- Fix: Disabled a battery saving method on Model:02 that caused hard-crashes on some units
2024-06-03 - Version 3.3.2
- Fix: Phrase OPT+LEFT/RIGHT navigation could crash if adjacent track has a chain with no phrases
- Fix: Drum Envelope - Note off messages were not always ignored
- Fix: Sample editor - Track number help text for Ext. instrument track sampling was incorrect
- Fix: Sample editor - Exit editor when microSD Card is removed to prevent attempting to record without a card present
- Fix: LFO "Drunk" shape misbehaving on reboot if Freq is set to zero
2024-05-25 - Version 3.3.1A
- Fix: Rendering - Repeat did not work correctly
2024-05-24 - Version 3.3.1
- Fix: Dual mono input mode FX sends were broken / routed incorrectly
- Fix: Rendering - Repeat did not work correctly
- Fix: Sample Editor - Using OPT+DIRECTION to selection snap to tempo could have a rounding error
- Fix: Sample Editor - If track was muted preview was not possible
- Fix: Instrument - Copy/paste help text was not present when pasting
- Fix: Instrument - Clear copy/paste buffer when starting a new song
- Fix: Song - Empty phrase with a Instrument column value present colored the chain as empty
2024-05-01 - Version 3.3.0A
- Fix: Stats view - Battery charge timer was not resetting
- Fix: Song view - Selection mode playback bug with looping selection
2024-04-29 - Version 3.3.0
- New: M8 Model:02 Support
- New: Time Stats view (playing time, song work time, system/battery and set file date) accessible from project view
- New: Cursor style changed
- New: Instrument modulation new destination - "MOD BINV" (Mod Both - Inverse) Like "MOD BOTH" but with an inverted rate
- Improved: CPU Optimizations
- Improved: Stuck-key reliability
- Improved: SD card sample streaming performance improvements
- Improved: Theme view - Changing theme colors only refreshes screen when needed
- Fix: DEL FX command was not working in tables
- Fix: XRZ Reverb Freeze FX command had audible artifacts
- Fix: PSL FX command (pitch slide) was not working in tables running at TICFF
- Fix: RET FX command (retrig) in a aux table could affect TBX command (aux table)
- Fix: NTH FX command help text was cut off on big font mode
- Fix: VMV FX command (main volume) had incorrect help text for tables
- Fix: Selection playback looping in phrase and chain did not work correctly with HOP and grooves
- Fix: Hypersynth - Chord changing no longer affects playback when CHD Fx command is active
- Fix: Sampler - SLI FX command (slice) used with STA (start offset) was working incorrectly
- Fix: Sampler - Playing invalid sample markers are now ignored
- Fix: MIDIOUT - Pitch/Velocity Tracking Modulator was reset on note offs
- Fix: Song view - Switching to live mode after playing a selected region could make live mode not process cues
- Fix: file Browser - Previewing or selecting after sorting directory could select the wrong sample
- Fix: Instrument modulation view - [OPT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] navigation could move cursor into an empty region
- Fix: Phrase view - [OPT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] navigation into a track chain with no phrases was not skipped
- Fix: Instrument Panning - hard left pan could bleed into the right channel
- Fix: File Browser / Song - Deleting a wav file in browser should be removed from active song
- Fix: Song Bundling - Overwriting now checks wav file sizes when determining changes made for copying
- Fix: Sample Editor - Crop / Delete to remove slice markers that are out of range
- Fix: Sample Editor "Overwrite" now respects changing the sample name field
- Fix: ADSR Envelope assigned to panning did not work with a negative amount
- Fix: ADSR Envelope release was not affected by decay/release FX command
- Fix: MIDI input to an external MIDIOUT instrument caused hanging notes when in poly mode
- Fix: Switching to headphones on some M8 models may have speaker related optimizations enabled
- Fix: Render - Repeat Song option could not be respected
- Fix: Song View - Exiting selection mode could cause cursor to jump to an unexpected row
- Fix: Naming a song while song load queue is trigger would result in not being able to exit the on-screen keyboard
- Fix: Theme color changes to only refresh entire display when necessary
2023-11-15 - Version 3.2.7
- Fix: MIDI Clock was not being sent if playback was stopped (3.2.6 issue)
- Fix: Render - Render option "Repeat song XX" would cause artifacts on repeats
2023-11-10 - Version 3.2.6
- Improved: MIDI sync and transport improved when switching songs in song load queue mode
- Improved: MIDI send sync and/or send transport will transmit while receive sync and/or transport is enabled
- Improved: Project - Tempo nudge now works with receive MIDI sync mode
- Fix: MIDI sync latency issue when receive transport is in song mode
- Fix: Stereo Delay could have audible artifacts when in receive MIDI sync mode or changing feedback parameter
- Fix: Rendering song with External instrument type active could have audible artifacts in render
- Fix: Sampler - Rendering issue with sampler and preserving transients
- Fix: Sampler - OSC mode was not working correctly
- Fix: Sampler - Quick sample browse (EDIT+LEFT/RIGHT on sample name) did not work with uppercase "WAV" file selection
- Fix: Sample Editor - Normalization did not work after performing a cross fade loop
- Fix: Sample Editor - Deleting a selection would not update loop points correctly
- Fix: Note KIL FX command would not allow new instrument triggers if note value was not set
- Fix: Tables with TIC00 would not work with HOP FX command when HOP value is the same as the current row
- Fix: Bigfont mode mini-map could show the wrong location when navigating
- Fix: Song - Vertical scroll position could jump when exiting selection
2023-10-12 - Version 3.2.5
- Fix: Rendering could cause file corruption when samples have not been initialized/played before rendering began
- Fix: Rendering could have wrong length
- Fix: Rendering could have an initial fade-in at beginning
- Fix: Sample editor loop point playback could sound incorrectly when the loop end point was at end of file
- Fix: Midiout Instrument: Help text for MPB and MPG was wrong
- Fix: Big font mode could display the wrong mini map when quickly navigating screens
2023-09-14 - Version 3.2.4
- Fix: Instrument Modulation to Modulation could not work correctly on power-up
- Fix: MIDIOUT Instrument ADD FX command would not do negative relative FX values
- Fix: MIDIOUT Internal MIDI mode did not work with note-off events for control map mode (Mute/Solo)
- Fix: Some wav samples with loop markers would not load the marker information
- Fix: Instrument "Failed to save" erroneous message when switching instruments (not saving)
- Fix: Sample Editor Automatic-slicing could have a tiny first slice
- Fix: Sample Editor "ARM" marker was missing from the VU meter for sampling input
- Fix: Phrase Random-Fill notes down could end up removing notes from sequence
- Fix: Table - Editing FX command via EDIT+LEFT/RIGHT would stop before end of list
- Fix: OFF (Note-off) FX command on the same line as a KIL would overwrite the KIL event
- Fix: DEL (Delay row) with HOP fx commands would not play note once HOP occurred
- Fix: Reporting the current song time (hold OPT when playback is stopped) would freeze M8 if all song rows (00-FF) were consumed
2023-08-13 - Version 3.2.3
- Improved: Aux table FX command TBX can now use THO on the same row to HOP to a table position
- Fix: Battery charge status (charging animation) issue on some hardware M8 units
- Fix: Stereo Delay interpolation issue (clicks) when changing delay time or BPM
- Fix: Randomize left FX command (RNL) could randomize outside the desired random range
- Fix: Aux Table random table hop did not work correctly with tic00
2023-07-12 - Version 3.2.2
- Improved: Touchscreen MIDI mapping performance improvements on busy projects
- Fix: Charge status issue on some M8 production units
- Fix: Audible artifacts when viewing Inst. Mod view using mod modulation from MOD4 to MOD1
2023-07-10 - Version 3.2.1
- New: Project tempo and transpose can now be MIDI & touchscreen mapped
- New: Project view now has nudge option "<>" for tempo
- Fix: Sample editor undo could cause crash when undoing a recording
- Fix: Sample editor processes could result in pops/clicks on certain microSD cards
- Fix: Sample editor slice markers could get lost/scrambled when deleting a selected area
- Fix: MIDIOUT CHD 3rd interval could be played at wrong octave when transpose was disabled
- Fix: Big font mode on phrase: info area could have drawing issues when selection was active
- Fix: Theme view could have display issue when first viewing theme
2023-06-30 - Version 3.2.0
- New: Instrument Modulation can now modulate modulators
- Improved: Sampler supports up to 128 slice markers (from 32)
- Improved: Mute/Solo display in Song view next to track numbers
- Improved: Tracking modulation can now disable velocity to volume using "Velocity (Takeover)" as source.
- Improved: MIDI Input record channel now works with the "NOTE PREVIEW" setting in project view when auditioning notes
- Fix: Sample playback with LFO to loop start could have dropouts
- Fix: Wavsynth - Possible CPU too busy messages when playing back multiple tracks
- Fix: Possible crash with RMX FX command on retrieving song length (Hold OPT on song position with playback stopped)
- Fix: Hypersynth chord editing values could jump from previous chord edited value
2023-06-16 - Version 3.1.4
- Fix: Sampler LFO on Loop Start issues/artifacts from version 3.1
- Fix: Big font effects list screen could have empty instrument section (still)
- Fix: Sample editor - Editing selection end with tempo snapping (OPT+Up/Down) may offset a step
2023-06-14 - Version 3.1.3
- Fix: Big font effects list screen could have empty instrument section
- Fix: Sample editor issues from previous version (process:slice issues)
- Fix: Save changes dialog being stuck when exiting sample editor
- Fix: Midiout instrument - Note values now rounded when selected scale has cent offsets
2023-06-13 - Version 3.1.2
- New: Added sample editor processes: delete, duplicate, silence, fade in, fade out, crossfade loop
- Improved: Sample loop playback with loop markers now has seamless looping
- Improved: Sample editor displaying waveform selection and markers accuracy
- Improved: SD card sample streaming improvements for specific microSD cards
- Fix: Stem rendering failing when samples have not been initialized
- Fix: Rendering could include audio input / USB audio input interference
- Fix: Sample editor playback quickly faded volume up from zero, undesired for checking for clicks at beginning of sample
- Fix: Song view with big font - Show right side info when using [Opt+Left/Right] quick-mute shortcuts
2023-06-04 - Version 3.1.1
- Fix: Midiout program change sent erroneous or frequent messages
- Fix: Big font note insert issue while holding and releasing shift
2023-06-01 - Version 3.1.0
- New: Big font option for M8 hardware accessible in Theme view under font options
- New: MIDIOUT Instrument - PIT and VOL FX commands added (VOL is sent as CC7)
- Improved: Hypersynth - Editing chord values can now jump an octave relative to scale setting ([Edit]+[Up or Down])
- Fix: Midi send transport stop when all tracks stopped playing
- Fix: MIDI MAPPING view potential crash after instrument change/deletion
- Fix: Live quantize setting in project could result in misaligned chains when cuing
- Fix: Instrument - Changing TIC rate away from 00 needed the track to restart to take effect
- Fix: Sampler - Clearing/removing sample name (EDIT+OPT) in sampler allowed sample to continue playing
- Fix: Groove - Interpolate shortcut did not work
2023-04-28 - Version 3.0.4
- Fix: Critical issue with sampler when saving files sometimes failed to save
- New: Phrase note fill shortcuts - While in selection mode highlight note column and rows and use:
- [Opt]+[Left] to cycle between fill spacings
- [Opt]+[Right] to randomly generate a note sequence. Select both note and velocity to random velocity
- [Opt]+[Up] to randomize the notes up
- [Opt]+[Down] to randomize notes down
- Undo is possible by using the paste shortcut after exiting selection mode [Shift]+[Edit]
- Improved: External instrument no longer stops audio on OFF commands
- Improved: Phrase editing note preview now works with ARP and vibrato FX commands
- Improved: Sampler Slice FX command now works in conjunction with Start offset command
- Fix: Sampler had slight volume issue on new notes when using sample loop mode
- Fix: MIDIOUT program change bank would fail to send on occasion
- Fix: MIDI input could hang notes if table has a note transpose
- Fix: Theme view clearing background color would not reset the background
2023-04-08 - Version 3.0.3
- Improved: Hypersynth chords can now be copied/pasted via copy paste shortcut ([Shift]+[Opt], [Shift]+[Edit]) when cursor is on the chord row
- Improved: Help text is now displayed when editing Midiout and External instrument CC values
- Improved: Stem rendering is now possible with Midiout instruments using "Internal" mode
- Fix: Listening to USB audio input while rendering would create bad rendered files
- Fix: M8 could crash on Instrument Mod view if there is no instrument under certain conditions
- Fix: Stem rendering did not apply global FX commands from a instrument table not actively playing in the current stemmed track
- Fix: Headless: Settings / themes was not recalled on power-up
- Fix: Inst/Table "clear unused" would clear aux tables and RNL triggered instruments
2023-03-31 - Version 3.0.2
- New: Sample editor now displays help text for selection length
- Improved: External Synth - better envelope handling to prevent pops/clicks
- Fix: External Synth - CC FX commands could cause "green dot" position indicator to be drawn wrong
- Fix: Trig envelope could be set to the wrong position when switching between instruments on the same track
2023-03-27 - Version 3.0.1
- Fix: External Synth default volume was a bit quiet due to VOL FX command
- Fix: External Instrument Program change message did not properly send bank
- Fix: Sample Editor could save corrupt file if waveform was still being drawn while saving
- Fix: Typo in FX command name for Trig env decay (Now: "DE[1-4]" ... was "SU[1-4]")
- Fix: Interpolation issue / hard volume cut when not using an envelope for volume with the KIL command
- Fix: Trig envelope could get "stuck" until power reset
2023-03-22 - Version 3.0.0
- Note!!!!: Output/Speaker volume has moved to the top of the mixer view (previously in project view)
- Note!!!!: Songs that have previously had Volume assigned to an LFO will need to be adjusted manually due to a bug in volume calculation
- New: Hypersynth instrument (stereo chord synth)
- New: External instrument (send MIDI and receive audio for processing)
- New: Envelopes and LFOs have been replaced with 4 configurable modulation slots
- New: Bipolar ADSR envelope - The release stage can be triggered via new note-off note/command, or external MIDI input
- New: Drum Envelope - High initial peak value for transient shaping with a hold/body stage that slowly swells
- New: Follow envelope - Simple ADH (Attack, hold, decay) envelope that can be trigger by another instrument or track in the song
- New: Key or velocity modulation source for mapping note/velocity
- New: Note Offs can be entered in the note column by deleting/clearing a empty note "---" via OPT+EDIT
- New: DJF Now has modes (LP:HP, LP:BP, or BP:HP)
- New: Default groove (was groove 0) can be defined in the project view
- New: Default scale and Key signature (was scale 0) can be set on the project view
- New: Song preview has been added to the file browser when loading a song via [PLAY] (if the song is not currently playing)
- New: Random name generator in the text entry "keyboard" view
- New: Note Trigger indication for playing tracks located next to notes in info area
- New: OFF Fx Command - Like KIL to stop sound but for use with ADSR to trigger key-release stage.
- New: RMX FX Command - (Remix) Set the playhead to a specified position on all tracks to the left of command's track
- New: RNL FX Command - (Random left) Randomize the command to the left of RNL a specified amount
- New: TBX FX Command - (Aux table) Plays a second table in the given phrase that is played in conjunction (but not in sync) with the instrument's table
- New: DEL FX Command implemented in table
- Improved: REP FX Command (Repeat last effect) now has wider range for slower control
- Improved: Midiout Instrument now has envelope nad LFO modulation for CCs
- Improved: Delay send effect now has smoother transitions when changing delay time or tempo
- Improved: Phrase and table share last edited value for command fx
- Improved: To automatically select a command fx, press edit on a parameter in the Instrument and mod views to copy it's fx command
- Improved: Phrase/Table: When pasting 16 rows starting on the top row, the cursor will stay on the top row instead of scrolling to the bottom
- Improved: Added colors to the mute/solo "M" and "S" text in the right-side info area for visibility
- Improved: REP commands not stopped in previous phrases now have a visual indication in current phrase screen as "^^" next to FX command label
- Improved: Scope has been improved when high pitch notes occur
- Improved: Mixer has better metering. General UI improvements across all views
- Improved: Sample editor - Slices now appear as markers and values can be copy/pasted (SHIFT+OPT, SHIFT+EDIT)
- Improved: Sample editor - Ranges / Slices can be adjusted / set via Touchscreen+[EDIT]
- Improved: Scales and Themes now support custom save folders
- Fix: Midimap view visual scrolling issue on destinations
- Fix: Midiout Program change and bank not sending on occasion
- Fix: Sample OSC loop mode on tiny region could result in wrong waveform offset and pitch changes
2022-09-04 - Version 2.7.8
- Fix: Speaker related crashes on some M8 hardware units
- Fix: 24bit wav file could fail to open
- Fix: File browser - Refresh current directory on saving files
- Fix: File browser - Song playback preview consistency issue and added messages
- Fix: File browser - Instrument preview issue with some tables (TIC00 being held)
- Fix: FMSynth - OP Feedback for resonance control of noise shapes resulted in wrong behavior for NHP and NBP
- Fix: FMSynth - OP Feedback for phase control of CLK shape did not work correctly
2022-08-09 - Version 2.7.7
- Improved: More better handling of instrument switching in the same track during playback, cleaner switch/mixing.
- Fix: MIDI control of mixer volume could result in audible clicks in 2.7.6
- Fix: 2.7.6 issue with sample playback occasional slow volume attack
- Fix: MIDI input poly mode may not have used all tracks during playback if song transpose was enabled
- Fix: When using phrase playback loading a song, song would play random phrase
2022-07-30 - Version 2.7.6
- Improved: Better handling / less artifacts of instrument switching in the same track during playback.
- Fix: Loading a wav file in instrument load did not work in version 2.7.5
- Fix: Sorting a directory in browser view listed numbered files before directories
- Fix: Small graphical issue with creating directory when in a long file path
2022-07-28 - Version 2.7.5
- Fix: Bundling a song with samples could lead to a crash or incomplete bundling.
- Fix: Saving a sample from a bundle without editing the sample did not work.
2022-07-25 - Version 2.7.4
- Improved: File browser file sorting [SHIFT]+[OPT] is no longer cleared when returning to the file browser unless the directory has been changed
- Fix: False boot-up error could occur on version 2.7.3 while detecting hardware
- Fix: Wavsynth VOL command help text showed the wrong value
- Fix: Instrument view - deleting characters [OPT]+[EDIT] in the instrument name could result in parameter values being displayed incorrectly
- Fix: Sample/Instrument preview could result in unexpected results when loading a sample
2022-07-08 - Version 2.7.3
- New: Create directory added to file browser when saving
- Improved: File browser general improvements, larger viewing area
- Improved: New MIDI note input poly mode behavior for allocating track voices properly
- Improved: Sample preview no longer uses current instrument's slice & transpose settings
- Fix: MIDI Settings view MIDI input instrument assignments now reflect incoming program change messages
- Fix: MIDI poly mode did not work on MIDI channel 16
- Fix: FMSynth CLK osc could set the wrong phase if previously playing instrument used CLK osc
- Fix: Project / Song save directory was reset on power cycle
2022-07-01 - Version 2.7.2
- Improved: New boot menu for optional settings and testing. Hold [SHIFT]+[OPT] when powering on
- Improved: Playback can now be stopped while in file browser by toggling [SHIFT]+[PLAY]
- Fix: Midiout CCI and CCJ was nonfunctional
- Fix: Sampler did not respond to MIDI pitchbend wheel
- Fix: FMSynth could overload the filter resulting in channel not working until reboot
2022-06-24 - Version 2.7.1
- Improved: File save overwrite warnings added for Instruments, Themes, and scales.
- Improved: Added command effect help text for synth parameters that have fixed values (Filter type, limit type, Osc shape etc)
- Improved: Sampler PLY command effect now continues playback even after end was previously reached
- Fix: Sampler PIT command effect did not work correctly on low notes in slice mode when instrument transposition was engaged
- Fix: 2.7.1A - Small fix for sample LFO loop mode ("timestretch")
- Fix: 2.7.1C - Small fix for stem rendering taking a long time
2022-06-24 - Version 2.7.1
- Improved: File save overwrite warnings added for Instruments, Themes, and scales.
- Improved: Added command effect help text for synth parameters that have fixed values (Filter type, limit type, Osc shape etc)
- Improved: Sampler PLY command effect now continues playback even after end was previously reached
- Fix: Sampler PIT command effect did not work correctly on low notes in slice mode when instrument transposition was engaged
- Fix: 2.7.1A - Small fix for sample LFO loop mode ("timestretch")
- Fix: 2.7.1C - Small fix for stem rendering taking a long time
2022-06-21 - Version 2.7.0
- New: Song view: Selection render - While playback is stopped, create a selection and double tap [EDIT]
- New: Song view: Time info - While playback is stopped, hold [OPT] on a song row to display song time and tick information
- New: Mixer & Project - Song snapshot and recall - Use [SHIFT]+[OPT] to create snapshot, [SHIFT]+[EDIT] to recall
- New: FM Synth osc shape "CLK" creates a single cycle sin useful for transient where FB sets phase position of connected OPs
- New: FM Synth noise osc S&H amount to feedback parameter
- New: FM Synth 3 new filtered noise osc shapes with feedback parameter mapped to filter resonance
- New: Midiout instrument PORT parameter now has an internal mode
- New: Effect Settings view can now be MIDI/Touchscreen mapped
- New: Mute/Solo now mapped to MIDI notes on control channel (starting from 2nd lowest octave)
- New: Midiout Bank MSB (CC0) is now sent before program change messages
- Improved: MIDI mapping screen now allows editing assigned MIDI channel
- Improved: Song queue loading more seamless, saving song no longer causes audio dropouts
- Improved: Better multi-instrument handling on same track when using send effects. Less clicks
- Improved: When using the TBL command, the table now plays at the speed the instrument is set to
- Improved: Instrument volume interpolation improvements
- Improved: Table tick speed FF (200hz mode) improvements with alignment of instrument triggers
- Improved: Play button in oscilloscope mode no longer exits mode
- Improved: Sample editor [OPT]+[LEFT] and [RIGHT] now snaps to 16th notes
- Improved: Instrument tables are now stopped when a KIL command is executed
- Improved: MIDI Settings view now displays instrument name when editing instrument assignments
- Improved: Instrument name help text - Sample name now displayed when no instrument name is set
- Fix: Note C-1 with PIT command could be ignored
- Fix: Tempo could not reach 999 BPM from last version
- Fix: Rendering length could be slightly incorrect
- Fix: Phrase playback while navigating phrase could double-trigger first row
- Fix: Sampler slice mode could show the wrong note played in the right-side note display
- Fix: Sampler could have clicks/artifacts on ping-pong sample playback
- Fix: HOP command in phrase did not work correctly with the first HOP digit
- Fix: Typo in help text for fast-table mode (400hz, where it's actually 200hz)
- Fix: Midimap view display rendering issues when editing midimapping above 16
- Fix: Playback issues switching between phrase playback and song livemode queue was possible
- Fix: M8 would become out of sync in MIDI clock receive mode when song queue load is used
- Fix: Scale issues with Sampler slice mode
- Fix: Rendering could report going over 100% complete under certain conditions
2022-04-26 - Version 2.6.0
- New: Macrosynth models added - FLUTED, DIGITAL MOD, MORSE NOISE
- New: Delay now works with feedback set to zero (single-shot delays now possible)
- New: Sample Editor values that use sample position now support OPT+Navigating for snapping to song tempo
- Improved: MIDIOUT program change and bank improved when using the same instrument in multiple tracks
- Fix: Sampling during playback now disables currently selected track to prevent audio dropouts in recording
- Fix: Song tempo could be mismatched between project view and right side tempo indication
- Fix: MIDI output transport could send the wrong song position value
- Fix: REP and RND commands reset when playing in single phrase mode and navigating between phrases
- Fix: Sampler in OSC mode and modulating LOOP START position could stop sample playback
2022-01-30 - Version 2.5.3
- New: Tables can now pause with HOP command fx when it matches the row it's on
- Improved: Midiout now uses scale intervals for ADD and CHD commands
- Improved: ARP command now uses scale intervals
- Improved: Do not reset file browser path for samples when loading a new sample
- Fixed: FMSynth PIT to ignore scales when instrument transpose is disabled
- Fixed: Repeated RAN (Random) command with instrument retriggers could result in negative values
- Fixed: Small audio dropout when using RAN (Random) could occur
- Fixed: "ERROR IN SAMPLE FORMAT" on previewing sample folders
- Fixed: Reverb no longer "pops" on start-up if there is no splash screen startup song
- Fixed: Potential crash on render view when deleting characters in the file name
- Fixed: Sampler large pitch LFO values could prohibit sample playback
- Fixed: FMSynth microtonal issues with PIT mod destinations
- Fixed: Typo in help text for REP in table
2022-01-17 - Version 2.5.2
- Fixed: Stem rendering always rendered reverb regardless of settings
- Fixed: Sample editor - loop region end point marker not clearing when exiting sample editor
- Fixed: MIDIOUT instrument constantly triggered when note was transposed under 00 in table
- Fixed: Groove view play position marker was not reset properly when switching grooves via GRV command
2022-01-12 - Version 2.5.1
- New: Multimode filter - LP>HP is a lowpass filter with RES controlling a 1 pole highpass
- Fixed: Potential hard-crash while previewing samples
- Fixed: Potential hard-crash while using Macrosynth plucked
- Fixed: Rendering stems now includes global fx commands from adjacent tracks
- Fixed: Sample editor to clear out loop markers when saving with slice cue points
2022-01-04 - Version 2.5.0F
- Improved: Handling overlapping notes when recording notes via MIDI input
- Fixed: Wavsynth did not respect Instrument transpose disable for scales
2022-01-03 - Version 2.5.0E
- Fixed: Midiout did not respect Instrument transpose disable for scales
- Fixed: Note preview when using a different "KEY" in scale was incorrect
2021-12-30 - Version 2.5.0D
- Fixed: MIDI sync output song position pointer was always sending 0
- Fixed: Sample Editor "PROCESS:SLICE##" only went to 31 instead of 32
2021-12-28 - Version 2.5.0C
- Fixed: Possible crash when using SCA command and editing notes in phrase
- Fixed: Mixer volume fx commands for effects (VCH,VDE, amd VRE) were not working correctly
- Improved: Drawing performance / optimizations of waveform in sample editor view
2021-12-25 - Version 2.5.0A
- Fixed: Pitch "PIT" fx command no longer worked for sliced samples
2021-12-24 - Version 2.5.0
- New: Scale and microtonal support, new view can be found above groove
- New: Dual mono input mode. Allows two independent mono sources into the mixer with fx sends
- New: Wav file loop marker support, can be edited in the sample editor screen and stored with the wav file
- New: Wav file slice marker support (limited to 32). Can be edited in the sample editor screen and stored with the wav file
- New: Sample editor now has auto-slice and slice marker generation support in the "process" options
- New: "POST: AD" LIMIT/CLIP mode - analog drive
- New: PBN fx command for allowing continuous pitch bend sliding up or down
- New: Mixer audio input fx commands for controlling volume and effects send levels
- New: TSP fx command to control global note transpose
- New: SNG fx command for hopping the given track to a specific song row
- New: Sampler SLI command for cuing specific slice markers from file
- New: Track MIDI input now supports poly mode, all tracks with the same MIDI channel will work in round-robin
- New: Track MIDI input now recognizes Sustain pedal (cc64)
- New: MIDI recording now has separate options for recording KILL and/or DELAY commands
- New: Phrase and Table views now allow selection nudging if multiple rows and columns are selected using EDIT+UP/DOWN
- New: Font - New lowercase option in the Theme view
- Improved: Macrosynth "Plucked" shape now has 6 voices
- Improved: Phrase and table no longer wrap when pasting data
- Improved: Instrument preset load now allows loading of samples
- Improved: THO in table now "HOPs" all columns, giving it a unique feature over HOP
- Fixed: FMsynth OP 00 volume could alter the timbre/phase of the overall sound
- Fixed: FMsynth SAW wave had the wrong phase offset when reset or triggered
- Fixed: Bookmarks on Track 0 row 00 could be removed by deleting a chain in song view
- Fixed: MIDI Instrument could send program change 00 when editing the PG value
- Fixed: Note keyboard would disappear when connecting to remote display
- Fixed: Deep cloning when out of phrases had no error message
- Fixed: Loading samples with a path that was too long displayed no error message
- Fixed: Phrase view would sometimes highlight last row when navigating
- Fixed: Freeze/crash could occur with MIDI transport output set to SONG
- Fixed: Very long samples could result in stopping sample playback and/or sample artifacts
2021-11-27 - Version 2.0.9
- New: Mini keyboard when in phrase, table, and instrument screens
- Improved: Minor tweak to the font for "8" to distinguish from "B"
- Improved: Startup sound now plays through headphones only when present. Max volume of the jingle is also lowered.
- Improved: Auto sleep / powerdown is disabled when audio input has an active signal
- Improved: MIDI output sync clock always sent when activated in settings
- Improved: MIDI map mode now works like a cue mode when in "LIVE" mode
- Fixed: Hardcrash when set to send MIDI song position when in loop selection mode
- Fixed: RAN (random) command was offset by 1. RAN01 or RAN10 did nothing.
- Fixed: FM Synth could not use LFOs on some of the same parameters as the envelopes (eg: volume)
- Fixed: Wavsynth OSC FX command would be delayed when switching to NOISE shape
- Fixed: Midiout Inst. to only send program changes when chnaged. MPG (program change) fx always sends program change.
- Fixed: Incoming MIDI notes ignored Table TIC00
- Fixed: Sampler OSC mode could play incorrect pitch/size when automating loop start position
- Fixed: Rendering a song with tempo changes could cut rendering shorter than song length
- Fixed: RET retrigger command now does not also retrigger groove GRV commands
- Fixed: RET10 (retrig once) command causes note to retrigger again after an extended period of time
- Fixed: OUTPUT VOLUME in project screen could jump well past E0 when quick editing (UP) above D0
2021-10-22 - Version 2.0.8B
- Fixed: Fatal crach when using MIDI OUTPUT "SONG" transport mode.
2021-10-21 - Version 2.0.8
- Improved: Better battery life- especially when unit is turned off. better battery life % gauge, better handling of low battery.
- Fixed: Midi note input while using external MIDI sync without sync present caused first note to not play
- Fixed: Midi note recording could show phrase notes from another phrase
- Fixed: DEL (Delay) FX command with a 00 value would not trigger note/row
- Fixed: MIDI song position receive did not work with song rows greater than 57
- Fixed: Sample "pingpong" loop mode did not work on occasion.
- Fixed: Multi-scope easter-egg now disables remote display while active.
- Fixed: Bundling invalid instruments could cause a crash.
- Fixed: Battery meter on production unit could occasionally show the wrong value.
- Fixed: Crash mitigation from 2.0.X
- Fixed: USB Serial could result in button presses when not connected to remote application from other bad programs
- Fixed: FMsynth would cease to work when note pitch was very high due to modulation slots.
- Fixed: Command FX interpolation action ([SHIFT]+[EDIT] on a selected range) now works with FF values.
- Fixed: Song and rendering screen names could end up having a space as the name after deleting all characters
- Fixed: Limit tap tempo to 999BPM
- Fixed: Note preview with table transpose could be heard improperly
- Fixed: FX command help screen could show the wrong instrument commands
- Fixed: Instrument name help text used a decimal value to display the instrument number
- Fixed: Exiting selection mode in phrase and editing the highlighted cell resulted in the wrong cell being edited
- Improved: When M8 crashes your song/changes are not lost.
- Improved: Power button power-off time increased from 0.5 seconds to 1 second and added help message.
- Improved: MIDI input note recording quantization improved.
- Improved: DEL (Delay) FX command now fully works with CHA (chance) and RAN (random) commands
- Improved: REP (Repeat) fx command now works with absolute instrument commands like LFO frequency etc.
- Improved: TAB (Table) fx command now previewed with notes in phrases.
- Improved: Song and sample overwrite warning messages added
- Improved: HOPFF now has a help message
- Improved: Crash mitigations and song instrument memory validation
- Improved: Battery meter on production hardware
2021-09-19 - Version 2.0.7
- Fixed(!!!): Hardware detection (beta vs production hardware) fix for some M8 production units that failed detection.
- Fixed: Battery level indicator less aggressive range.
- Fixed: Theme view - clearing name exited view.
- Fixed: Macrosynth "PLUCKED" polyphony.
- Fixed: Battery level indicator was broken on theme view.
2021-09-15 - Version 2.0.6B
- Fixed: Exiting sample editor cleared instrument settings.
2021-09-13 - Version 2.0.6
- Fixed: Sample editor - "PASTED INSTRUMENT" odd behavior/issue and showing the temp file as the sample name when exiting.
- Fixed: Randomize instrument results in wrong note pitch
- Fixed: Headless "CPU TOO BUSY" message from Version 2.0.5
2021-08-23 - Version 2.0.5
- Removed MIDI TRS type selection from MIDI settings
- Added secret headphone protection disable option via file
- Improved: Instrument paste on instrument screen now has undo
- Improved: Note preview and MIDI input notes are now part of a queue system for stability
- Improved: Theme is saved and temp song saved on hardware and headless when exiting remote display application
- Improved: Randomize instrument shortcut easter egg changed (???)
- Fix: Potential crash on MIDI receive sync modes
- Fix: Wav file "ERROR READING SAMPLE FORMAT" error fix on certain files
- Fix: SD card removal could result in playback halting until a hard reset
- Fix: When connecting to PC display application while in the effect help screen, navigation could get stuck
- Fix: FM synth OP was frozen if the op level is 0
- Fix: Macrosynth did not fully reset state when retriggered. Some transients were lost
- Fix: Bookmarks would not persist correctly when deleting or adding song rows
- Fix: Keymapping MIDI support using control MIDI Channel now works in "ALL" mode via MIDI channel 16
- Fix: Chain view could go out of range, added message when there is no phrase in chain and attempting to navigate
- Fix: Theme color changes to Value text resulted in the color swatches getting chopped
- Fix: Crash when interpolating an empty range on a new project
2021-06-13 - Version 2.0.4
- Fix: HEADLESS "CPU TOO BUSY" on FM synth
- Fix: Bundling instruments file name issue
2021-06-09 - Version 2.0.3
- New: Physical output volume setting hearing protection - If volume is above "F0", volume is reset to "F0" on power up and disconnecting/inserting headphone jack.
- New: Bundling a song now exports all instruments in a new subfolder "Instruments"
- Improved: Maximum output volume increased
- Improved: Performance/CPU optimizations
- Improved: Remote display - only send button presses when they are changed
- Fix: Table - last row did not work if tic was set to FF
- Fix: MIDI Mapping multiple instruments when viewing instrument screen caused mapping issues
- Fix: Sample editor - Zoomed selection movements was inaccurate and had visual artifacts
- Fix: Sampler - Note preview occasionally not working on slice mode
2021-06-04 - Version 2.0.2
- Fix: MIDI mappings could have erratic behavior if viewing mapped Instrument or Mixer
- Fix: Changing tempo while playing back could slow down tempo for a brief period
- Fix: MIDI out instrument - port selection would not take place until after instrument is triggered
2021-06-01 - Version 2.0.1
- Fix: File browser default sample/instrument selection was wrong
- Fix: Help messages on command effects did not work if there was no instrument on current row
- Fix: FM synth could stop all audio if note previewing track for the first time on power-up
- Improved: Beta M8 - Faster screen drawing performance when switching screens
- Improved: Production M8 - Display gamma/color calibration
2021-05-29 - Version 2.0.0 - Official Production Unit Version Support
- New: Second LFO added to all synth engines along with command effects
- New: Main output "DJ" style filter (lowpass to highpass with center being no filter) in the mixer screen
- New: Tick based LFO modes (faster than step based) scroll past last shape to select a tick based version
- New: Mixer volumes are now "pre" values, turning down a track will also turn down sends to reverb, chorus, and delay
- New: Display backlight control in Theme settings for hardware M8
- New: REP (repeat command) now works on Sequencer and Mixer commands
- New: REP (repeat command) now does tick-rate parameter updates (less steppy)
- New: RET (Retrigger) command has been reworked. Retrig values that were repeats now have new behavior
- New: RET (Retrigger) When used in a table, table no longer resets to start position
- New: DEL (note/row delay command) is now independent from other note events- delayed row will trigger in XX ticks
- New: CHA (Chance command) No longer work on table HOP. Allows aligned columns to apply those commands without HOP breaking
- New: NTH Command - Conditional trigger based on phrase repeat intervals
- New: SED Command - Random seed - Set the seed of the random number generator to lock in random results
- New: VCH, VDE, VRE Commands - Volume Chorus, Volume Delay, and Volume Reverb commands for setting effect output mixer volumes
- New: VT1 to VT8 and DJF - Mixer effect commands for Volumes and Main filter
- New: FM Synth New alternate OP shapes
- New: FM Synth phase set command to trigger an exact phase offset
- New: Macrosynth command effect for striking/trigger specific shapes (like plucked and kick- Shapes 1C to 23)
- New: Midiout instrument now has port selection option
- New: Groove screen help messages
- New: Project global transpose now has help message
- New: MIDI mapping help message when assigning and clearing MIDI mappings
- New: Delete/cut [OPT+EDIT] no longer clears midi mapping unless the parameter is set to it's default value
- New: Song screen selection mode edit actions (EDIT+UP/DOWN to push/collapse empty spaces)
- Fix: Macrosynth Hard crash fix
- Fix: Sample playback hard crash fix on hardware
- Fix: File Browser could crash M8/Headless if number of files in viewed directory was over 512
- Fix: Mini-map had graphical glitch when navigating between phrases using OPT+LEFT/RIGHT
- Fix: Effect help screen did not work properly on the first row of the first phrase in song if there was no instrument
- Fix: C-1 would not work on "key jazz" in Touchdesigner display application
- Fix: Preview instruments with ARP had held note
- Fix: Tempo help message in table was wrong
- Fix: Reverse mode for 24 bit samples was broken
- Fix: Instrument file browser preview would break Sample browser previewing
- Fix: FM, Macro, and Wavsynth had relative FIN command wrap back to -1
- Fix: Note previewed in phrase when deleting a note
- Improved: LFO and ENV pan destination is now bipolar- Breaking change but easily adapted
- Improved: Renamed reverb damping to decay
- Improved: Selection Interpolation now is invalid if the start or end row is `--`
- Improved: Wavsynth's Filter types have been flipped around to better match other engines
- Improved: Wavsynth filter is drawn to oscope when using post filter modes
- Improved: MIDIMAP mapping range is now 00 to FF instead of 00 to 7F
- Improved: Cursor can now exit selection mode by cycling selection mode SEL+OPT+OPT+OPT+OPT
- Improved: Crash/timeout protection when saving data to SD card
- Improved: More anticlicky improvements when retriggering instruments
- Improved: Oscope has less artifacts on high pitched notes
- Improved: Double-tap Edit actions now have a timer window to detect double taps
- Improved: File Browser - Delete file confirm dialog now has "Cancel" as default selection
2021-05-14 - Version 1.3.8
- Fix from 1.3.5~1.3.7 - Potential crash fixes on hardware M8
- Fix: C-1 did not trigger correct pitch (played last note)
- Fix: Crash on active selection playback while MIDI send transport is enabled
2021-05-10 - Version 1.3.7B
- Fix: 24bit sample slice mode had wrong sample offsets
- Fix from 1.3.6 - Potential crash fixes on hardware M8
- Fix from 1.3.7 - Sample browser preview was broken
- Fix from 1.3.7 - MIDI input Note offs were ignored while in MIDI sync mode
2021-05-08 - Version 1.3.7
- Improved: general instrument retrigger clickies mitigation
- Improved: KILL command audio clicky mitigation
- Fix: Midiout Bank select did not work
- Fix: Headless could give battery power error when attempting to sample
- Fix: Changing main output volume and speaker volume had clickies on hardware
- Fix: MIDI Instrument: Bank number was not transmitted via USB
- Fix: Note preview was quickly playing the first row of table
- Fix: Switching between Macrosynth plucked and a sample in the same track could result in audio artifacts
- Fix: Table HOPs to reset Table REP counters (REP did not work after hopping back)
- Fix: RET from 1.3.5 / 1.3.6 caused weird artifacts on synthesis from restarting
2021-04-24 - Version 1.3.6
- New: Reworked USB Audio - Audio dropouts / clicky audio fixes
- Improved: Instrument Screen - Triggering accidental copy/paste prevention
- Improved: Chain Screen - Added TSP help message
2021-04-21 - Version 1.3.5
- New: 32bit DAC output support
- New: 24 Bit Wave file support added for playback and editing (limited 1 octave up for stereo, 2 octaves up for mono)
- New: MIDI - Song position offset support for MIDI transport send and receive mode
- New: File Browser - Instrument Presets File Browser - Preview instrument files in browser by pressing START
- New: Song Screen - Shaded chains as darker color when no notes are present in chain
- New: Phrase and Table - Command effects help messages in bottom of screen
- New: Inst. Screen - Help messages for instrument time related parameters
- New: All screens - Help messages for copying, pasting, and cloning
- Improved: Samples - Better error message when sample fails to load
- Improved: Samples - Better meta data handling for less "FAILED TO LOAD" errors
- Improved: Instrument Envelopes and LFO interpolating improvements
- Improved: Instrument - Better / sharper transients when switching instruments in the same track
- Improved: Phrase - Cloning tables and grooves now possible from FX command value column
- Improved: Sample OSC mode looping short samples improved interpolation and oversampling
- Improved: Phase - "*" next to phrase number when the phrase is used in other chains of song
- Improved: Groove commands in table now implemented. (Changes groove in the currently playing track)
- Improved: FMsynth scope is better/more accurate
- Fix: PSL command never reached destination note, slewed non-linearly. Old songs may need to be adjusted due to formula error
- Fix: Phrase - Command fx names could be displayed as `---` when no instrument is in phrase
- Fix: Bundle - Creation failed when samples could not be found
- Fix: Cursor - Selection Mode had a visual bug if you triggered SELECT+OPT after moving selection left or right
- Fix: Song Screen - Cutting a large scrolled set of rows could result in cursor hopping to song row FF
- Fix: Rendering - Stem mode "repeat" was broken
- Fix: Minor typo in HOP command help text
- Fix: Chain screen OPT-UP/DOWN and OPT-LEFT/RIGHT navigation fixes
- Fix: Fast table (FF) did not work while M8 was in receive MIDI sync mode
- Fix: Rendering stems issue with custom start and length parameters
- Fix: Rendering song had an extra 64 samples at the end of the rendered waveform
2021-02-22 - Version 1.3.4
- New: Render Screen - Stem rendering option for rendering selected tracks individually all at once.
- Improved: fm synth optimizations
- Fix: Macrosynth "Plucked" shape/osc polyphony was broken
- Fix: Chain and Phrase - Visual issue on screen titles "CHAIN" and "PHRASE" when OPT+DIRECTION navigating in LIVE mode.
- Fix: Sample editor: Rendering issues on zoomed waveform
- Fix: Sample editor: Empty waveform view when canceling save warning
2021-02-02 - Version 1.3.3
- Improved: Screen navigation and sample editing redrawing/flicker prevention
- Fix: Phrase REP (Repeat) Command - Retrigging instruments resulted in wrong command value if initial command value was not zero
- Fix: Phrase - Note preview for instruments with global transpose disabled were still transposed
- Fix: Sample Browser - Sample preview was not respecting instruments with global transpose disabled
- Fix: Synth Envelops - If all envelope settings were 0, command effects for the envelope were ignored
- Fix: Potential hard-crash while using MIDI SONGMAP mode
2021-01-21 - Version 1.3.2
- Fix: Potential hard-crash while in instrument screen while instrument is playing
- Fix: Sample browser note preview (START) might apply global song transpose multiple times
2021-01-17 - Version 1.3.1
- Fix: Sample synth - When battery is below 50%, minor sample playback issues could occur
- Fix: Sample synth - Sequencer was ignoring or improperly triggering sample when using the STA (Sample start) command after sample was already playing
- Fix: Instrument screen - FM synth Mini-map graphics highlighted "E" (white in default theme)
- Fix: Phrase view - Navigating shortcut OPT+LEFT or OPT+RIGHT to navigate between tracks resulted in Mini-map display error
2021-01-11 - Version 1.3.0
- New: 4op 12 algorithm FM Synth
- New: Mixer screen - Display peak DB as message while editing volumes
- Improved: Instrument name or sample is displayed in message area when editing Instrument number in Phrase
- Improved: Browsing Instruments in Instrument screen set the default instrument number to insert in Phrase
- Improved: Instrument save and load protection / checking
- Fix: Sample slice mode could result in left and right channels being flipped on certain slices
- Fix: Song Rendering - Disabled tracks still rendered the first note on the first row if it was present
- Fix: MIDI in Record channel could insert / preview the wrong instrument
- Fix: Synth amp LIM "SIN" mode could result in audible clicks/artifacts
- Fix: Phrase screen disabled selection interpolation on instrument and command columns
- Fix: Phrase screen cloning error when attempting to clone columns that cannot be cloned
- Fix: Minor sample playback fixes
- Fix: Sample editor: Auto-power off while in in editor messed up instrument's sample
- Fix: Sample editor overwrite on bundle samples did not overwrite original sample
- Fix: Sample editor had some extra meta data in the display for wave files that contained meta data
- Fix: Sample editor processes (normalize, 8bit, mono, downsample) did not work properly with samples that contained meta data
- Fix: Sample editor normalize selection normalized the wrong selection area on small samples
2020-12-29 - Version 1.2.2
- New: Groove screen allows 0 as a tick entry. 0 = skips the current phrase row. Allows easy triplets and 3/4 time sig without hops or delay commands.
- Improved: Groove screen - Added play position indication ">"
- Improved: MIDI Control channel can now respond to all MIDI channels, scroll past 16 to "ALL" in MIDI settings
- Improved: Song load time faster for queued song loading (loading song while another song is playing)
- Improved: Recording/Sampling is disabled if battery is too low and not charging
- Improved: Wavsynth had clicks when retriggering instrument
- Improved: Sample start position command effect smoothing (clickless start position sequencing)
- Improved: Reset all effects on boot-up
- Fix: Possible hard crash while previewing samples
- Fix: Phrase note insert value was set to "---" when selection was active while editing notes
- Fix: Selection mask (SELECT+OPT) display redrawing clean up (screen flickering)
- Fix: Clear all copy buffers on loading/creating songs
- Fix: Render Screen file name validation / UI improvements
- Fix: Sample Editor Screen spelling error on CROP processing message
- Fix: MIDIOUT Instrument CC value command effects to work even if instrument's value is set to "--"
- Fix: Velocity column was not skipped when using Chance
- Fix: Song screen Bookmarks could be created on mute/solo key actions
- Fix: Song screen Bookmarks worked in mixer screen
- Fix: Song screen Bookmarks are now cleared / moved when song rows are cleared / moved
- Fix: Instruments - Mixing of table tic FF with other speeds on the same table could cause audio artifacts
2020-12-23 - Version 1.2.1
- Fix: Song Screen - Song row selection (SELECT+OPT+OPT) moving to incorrect row on copying selection.
- Fix: Sample Playback - Reverse modes (rev, rev-pp, ...) would stop playback when sample rate was exceedingly low
- Fix: Rendering - Deselecting tracks also disabled non-instrument commands (Tempo / effects etc) from those disabled tracks
- Fix: MIDI Sync receive mode still responded in Sample recording and rendering modes
- Fix: Tempo would slowly drift out of time while samples were playing
- Improved: Sample playing/streaming from SD
- Improved: USB output dropouts while playing samples
- Improved: Low Power mode only triggered when volume is below -50db and playback is stopped to avoid dropouts while listening to audio input
2020-12-20 - Version 1.2.0
- New: Song Screen bookmarks added (change the color of a chain in song screen for visual aid). TAP OPT 3 times to add or remove a bookmark on the current cursor position.
- New: Render audio implemented (via project screen) Notes: Renders are located in "/Renders" and files are never overwritten- new renders with same name are incremented "test_2.wav", "test_3.wav"
- New: Sample editing and recording, accessible via Instrument screen to the right of the sample name on SAMPLE engine.
- Fix: Addressed USB Audio input dropouts/clicks
- Fix: Navigating to Instrument screen could jump to Instrument 7F
- Fix: Issues with Sample while using LFO assigned to LOOP ST sample stops unexpectedly
- Fix: Switching PLAY to reverse via effect commands sample stops unexpectedly
- Fix: Stop playback when all tracks have hit HOPFF for queue loading & sample recording song mode
- Fix: Better sample handling (anti-dropouts/clicks)
2020-12-06 - Version 1.1.1
- Many audio and code optimizations to decrease latency to 1/4th from the previous versions. Much improved MIDI sync & MIDI Out to Audio input round trip timing
- USB Audio stability fixes
- File Browser: Audio clicks/dropouts removed while browsing files
- File Browser: Alphabetical sorting added. Sort the current directory by pressing SELECT+OPTION - Does not sort by default due to speed concerns
- Song queued load (loading a song while playing current song) switching transition is improved
- Sample synth - OSC play mode with slices implemented. New slices start at relative offset from where sample is currently playing
- Note Octave renumbered one octave up. Range from C-1 to G-B (was C-0 to G-A) A-4 is now A440
- Chain Screen TSP column default value will always be 00
- MIDI Note Offs on SONG ROW CUE were not checking for last held note, any note off would stop the sequencer
- MIDI Instrument Legato behavior when Instrument column is empty on phrase (Sends note-off after new note on)
- Degrade code for Macrosynth and Sample had to change as it was incompatible with the lower latency. (Bad code, sorry)
- Fix: Fast Instrument naming could insert invalid characters
- Fix: Playhead ">" occasionally being displayed on Mixer screen
- Fix: VU Meters were not accounting for negative bias.
- Fix: MIDI Out Transport send was not working when MIDI out sync was disabed
- Fix: While Mute/Solo was activated, INPUT mixing changes were ignored
- Fix: MIDI Input sync was offset depending on source's tempo
2020-11-22 - Version 1.1.0
- Stereo sample support (full-stereo signal, not converted to mono)
- Pan as destination to synth envelopes and LFO
- Theme/Custom colors added- Accessible in Project screen
- File Browsing - Faster & betterer
- Song Screen Mute/Solo Selection added- Perform Mute/Solo to all selected tracks when selection mode is activated
- Song Screen & Mixer screen B+LEFT or B+RIGHT to solo all tracks left or right from cursor
- Song Screen "Deep clone" - SELECT+OPT to start a section, SELECT+EDIT to clone selection or SELECT+EDIT+EDIT to deep clone (clones all phrases inside of selected chains)
- Project Screen "CLEAR UNUSED" Phrases & Chains now removes duplicate
- Saving a song named "TEMPLATE" in the /System directory will be used when creating a new song
- Better save song error handling
- Dynamic CPU speed to for longer battery life
- Desktop USB display: Improved reliability
- HOP command in phrase now resets all previous HOP counters in phrase
- MIDI Note input: Improved legato handling
- MIDI Note input: Improved velocity curve
- MIDI Note input: Wakes screen on new notes
- MIDI Note input: Bug fix for hanging notes when using global project transpose
- MIDI Note input: Disable legato mode option in MIDI settings
2020-11-10 - Version 1.0.4
- New "Headless" M8 for using with a stock Teensy 4.1 See https://github.com/DirtyWave/M8HeadlessFirmware
- Improved sample stream handling (more stable)
- Faster display handling
- Remote display improvements - Added remote keyboard control and note keyboard mode. See https://github.com/DirtyWave/M8DisplayTouchdesigner
- Improved song loading / queue during playback through USB
- LFT (LFO trigger command) while mapped to sample offset has better handling to skip to a position in the sample
- M8 could crash when SD card was ejected during playback
- Increased inactivity timeout to 15 mins (was 5)
- Inactivity was not trigger for some MIDI events
- RET (Retrig command) did not retrigger other commands when on phrase command column 3.
2020-24-10 - Version 1.0.3
- USB serial support for sending M8 display data to computer. See https://github.com/DirtyWave/M8DisplayTouchdesigner
- RET (Retrig command) now works in table
- STA (Sample Start offset command) now retriggers sample at the given position if it is currently playing
- RAN (Random command) fixes for inconsistent ranges in both phrase and table
- Instrument paste (Select+Opt to copy, Select+Edit to paste) on sample instrument did not set sample correctly
- Entering notes in phrase would insert a C-0 in certain conditions
- Command column would reset to "---" when navigating to / from instrument screen
- Fixed phrase edit behavior when clearing inserted values
- Instrument reset confirmation dialog was not displaying when only changing samples
- MIDI Notes & pitch bend wheel issues when sync receive mode without sync
- MIDI input tracks on the same channel PB Wheel support
- MIDI Instrument Program Change command was not triggering properly on repeated values
- MIDI out start sync command should not trigger from note preview
- USB MIDI sync did not send start / stop messages
- USB Audio dropouts/clicks fixes for Windows
- Rewrote Sample data streaming for better performance
- Display drawing optimizations
- Increased sample pitch limits if sample is less than 44.1khz or 16 bit
2020-24-09 - Version 1.0.2
- File Browser fixed noise playback on holding [START] (preview sample) while navigating to "/.."
- Button input fine tuning for fast fingers or fat thumbs.
- New chain/phrase/table/instrument [EDIT+EDIT] double tap stability
- [OPT+UP/DOWN] on phrase in phrase playback mode was not working correctly.
- Phrase and Table reset command values to 00 when editing from default 00
- CHA command (Chance) in table ignored entire table if tick was set to FF
- CHA command (Chance) in table had old inversed chance percentage value
2020-23-09 - Version 1.0.1
- LFO assigned to Volume had wrong shape direction
- Chain to phrase navigation was lost when navigating on an empty row '--'
2020-23-09 - Version 1.0.0
MIDI & Touchscreen
- Allow [TOUCH] to work while [OPTION] is pressed on non-assignable screens.
- MIDI CC and touch control added to Mixer Screen.
- Note/Sound playback while recording via MIDI.
- MIDI SETTINGS screen option to disable recording KILL commands.
- Allow multiple tracks to respond to the same MIDI channel.
- Do not stop sequencer on All-Notes-Off messages (MIDI CC#123)
- Better BPM display accuracy on MIDI sync.
User Interface / Interaction
- Various accidental inserts / edits fixed with button input. EG: Pasting then releasing [SELECT] before [EDIT]
- Cloning now looks for next available slot from current index instead of starting from zero.
- Selection mode now supports creating phrases and chains in empty columns.
- Selection mode in Chain screen supports cloning selection using [SELECT+EDIT]
- Selection mode Select-All & Copy Selection now moves cursor to the top left of selection on exit.
- Quick cut [OPTION+EDIT] now uses the copy buffer. [SELECT+EDIT] to paste.
- QWERTY Keyboard removed invalid file-system characters. (Resulted in unsavable songs and instruments)
- QWERTY Keyboard cursor now allows horizontal and vertical wrap.
- Command Help screen cursor now allows horizontal and vertical wrap.
- Command help screen text now easier to read. (It was too dark)
- File Browser now highlights previous directory when exiting a sub-folder.
- File Browser now recovers to default directory if previous directory is no longer available.
- File Browser [LEFT] to jump to top of directory list, [RIGHT] to jump to bottom of directory list.
- File Browser Save directory selection UI tweak for clarity.
- File Browser now selects the current sample by default.
- File Browser 31 character file name limit removed. (But highly suggest using short names)
- Chain transpose column now inserts previously edited transpose values.
- Battery indicator no longer visually "jitters" between values.
- "Are you sure" dialog added to changing instrument type to prevent lost changes.
- Added Note-Preview option to Project screen for disabling note preview on inserting/editing notes.
- Output Volume on Project screen - [UP+EDIT] no longer makes large steps when volume is above E0. (Ear protection measure)
- Output Volume on Project screen - Key repeat on [RIGHT+EDIT] or [UP+EDIT] to increase volume slowed. (Ear protection measure)
MIDIOUT Synth
- CC value now defaults to "--" to not send CC value on instrument trigger.
- MPG command (MIDI Program Change) is now a absolute value.
Macrosynth
- KIL command (Kill note) now stops plucked model polyphony
- Oscillator state note retriggered on new notes for specific models
Global Synth changes
- VOL command (Volume) can now be assigned to both LFO and ENV simultaneously
- LFT command (LFO Retrigger) value now specifies the LFO position
Player
- Chance command (CHA) changed. First digit: Chance all commands / notes to the left side, second digit: everything to the right.
- HOP command in table now resets all previous HOP counters in table.
- ARP command (Arpeggio) can now be set in table.
- RAN command (Random) Continuous RAN use on relative commands now uses base relative value.
- CHA command (Chance) Inverted the range for usability. 0->Zero probability, F->100% probability.
- Live mode - Individual chain lengths now respected before proceeding to the queued chain.
- Phrase playback now uses current chain's transpose column value.
Bug Fixes
- Selection value interpolation [SELECT+EDIT] now disabled if more than one column is highlighted.
- Selection value interpolation using [SELECT+OPT+OPT] to create selection did not work.
- Instrument paste [SELECT+EDIT] would reset instrument settings when nothing was copied.
- File Browser failed to reset scroll offset when opening browser screen resulting in a empty list.
- HOP command occasionally skipped on table when TIC rate was FF.
- RET command (Retrig) help text for volume was backwards.
- RET command (Retrig) Volume scaling was offset incorrectly.
- VOL command (Volume) was wrapping back to zero or to max volume when automating.
- PSL command (Pitch Slide) on first step in phrase resulted in unexpected behavior.
- RAN command (Random) did nothing when table tick rate was set to 00.
- RAN command (Random) value was off by 1 on both digits.
- ARP command (Arpeggio) would hold last note by one extra tick.
- TBL command (Table select) with a value of 80+ would start with the wrong tick rate (00 instead of 01)
- KIL command (Kill note) would restart table from beginning in table "automation" mode- (Tick 00)
- XDT command (Delay effect time) Delay time for right side was not being respected.
- USB Audio issues with playing back samples for the first time.
- Sample SLICE could cause crash when note number was greater than the number of slices.
- Synth LFO set to ONCE mode would not reset to 0 correctly.
- Instrument number in phrase without a note would trigger note C-0 instead of the last played note.
- Wrong tempo was displayed on power-on.
- Song playback would stop on an empty chain. It is now treated the same as no chain number: "--"
- Live playback would loop first phrase indefinitely if player started with selection mode activated.
2020-09-09 - Version 0.9.9
- Changed output volume mixing to use DAC
- Fixed visual artifacts "green squares" bug with instrument type change
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