Changelog for Sundog Scale Studio Version = 1.0.0 - Initial release Version = 1.1.0 New in this version: - MIDI file export: Full song - MIDI file export: Current track - MIDI file export via drag and drop - Solo mode for tracks - New hotkeys: S = Solo, M = Mute - Chords view: Play most important chords via keyboard - Chords view: Change positions with arrow keys - Chords view: Trigger playback with space bar - Display note names in all rubberboxes - About box - Update checker - Small bug fixes Version = 1.1.5 Bugfixes: - Send "soft" note offs when replay stops - Send note offs in Full Chords mode when the chords change - "Pattern: Off" works properly with slow BPM now Changes: - More responsive progress bar - Initial songs with four bars instead of two - More responsive pattern load system Version = 1.1.6 Bugfixes for Win and Mac: - Settings view: The settings for the chords view haven't been saved properly - Certain characters in instrument names (&, <, >) caused Sundog songs to become unreadable Bugfixes for Mac: - Occasional crashes on startup fixed after saving to folders with "&" in them - Occasional crashes with certain MIDI devices fixed Version = 1.2.0 - Completely new Chords View. - Create chord progressions with triads, four note chords, and powerchords. - Better detection of roman numerals. - Chord progression export as MIDI file - also via drag and drop. - Play triads and four note chords with a MIDI keyboard or computer keyboard. - New shortcuts for common tasks in the "Tools" menu: - "Follow the chords on this channel": The current instrument will play back the new chord instantly as soon as a chord change happens. - "Follow the chord notes on this channel": The current instrument will follow the chord progression by applying the current step sequencer pattern to the active chord notes (this is the same as setting the mode to "Chord Notes", setting the pattern to "Off", and recording the base note without any additional movements for one full take). - "Fill channel with basic sequence": This is the same as recording the base note without any additional movements for one full take. The current mode will be used. - New instrument mode "Full Chords+": The same as "Full Chords", but with an additional note one octave below the chord root note. Useful - Working update checker. Version = 1.3.0 - Velocity for instruments and steps - Select instruments by their GM names - Select fixed notes by their GM drum names - Easier value selection by clicking - Songs with upto 16 bars - Change basenote and scale in Chords View - Change basenote and scale in Jam View - Remove already played notes by holding down the right mouse button during recording-playback - Step numbers above pattern steps - Songs load faster - Ask before Exit (you can turn this off in the settings) - Replay from current position in Chords View (Ctrl + Play, or right mouse click on position-field) - Better polyphonic note support - Patterns with upto 64 steps - Faster MIDI drag and drop Version = 1.4.0 - Sequencer: Up to 24 notes up or down instead of 9 - Octave +1, +2, -1, -2 (right click: go down) - Patterns with triplets - MIDI Panic button: Press "P" - Work as MIDI Clock slave - Tighter MIDI clock for MIDI master mode - Mute instruments in instrument selector panel without changing the current instrument (click on the playback indicator dot to mute an instrument) - Chords View: Show chord column number in chord progression bar instead of "x" - Accessibility-Fix (create the file "core/accessibility.txt" and Sundog will change the layout a bit. This is only relevant for people who use Windows with a special magnifier option / accessibility settings) - Chords View: Underline inversions and other chords that share exactly the same notes as the current chord - Copy and Paste: Input sequences, chords, chord progressions, melodic patterns - "Edit" menu with actions like "Set all patterns to triplets" etc - Clear chord in Chords View with keypress: Delete (Windows) or backspace (Mac OS X) Version = 1.4.1 - Windows: Small stability bugfix - Mac: Current version is still 1.4.0 Version = 1.5.0 - Scale Finder (Tools -> Scale Finder) - Swing - Open recent songs Version = 2.0.0 - Song parts - New input editor - Focus areas - Show chord tensions in Chords view - Many new patterns: Over 150 patterns included - Use your own default song - Offline help system Version = 2.1.0 - Invert chords up/down with up/down arrows. - Transpose chords one octave up/down with page up/down keys (Mac: Fn + up/down). - Move chord progression left/right (Ctrl/Cmd + L/R). - Insert/delete chord slots in chord progression. - Windows: High-DPI display support. - Set the user interface size in the settings (default: automatic detection). - Works for smaller displays as well now. - Bugfix: Click on Full Chords pad in old editor didn't work anymore. - Click on timeline position to trigger playback. - Always on top option. - Lock chord progression to prevent accidental changes (press L in chords view). - Chord Mods: Create own voicings (open chords, inversions, add9 etc). - Create and collect own chords per song part (and trigger them with your keyboard). - Scroll left/right in editor with slider. - Toggle bigger input editor (click on the arrow-icon or press T). Version = 2.2.0 - Undo/redo - Bugfix: Saving a song with an empty song part name caused a corrupted file - Sundog in MIDI clock master mode: Send timeline jumps as well Version = 2.3.0 - Flats and sharps can be displayed in common scales. - Chromatic chord notes: Add notes outside of the chosen scale to your chords. Useful for borrowed chords etc. - New Source Mode: Chromatic C (chromatic notes starting from C). - New Source Mode: Chromatic R (chromatic notes starting from scale root). - Alt + F1/F2/F3: Shortcuts for Chord Mod settings. - Bugfix: Changing setting values had to be confirmed twice sometimes. - Bugfix Mac OS X: "Always on top" setting caused errors with file dialogs. Version = 2.4.0 - "Double tempo" option for patterns. - New setting: "Duplicate original pattern when pattern length changes to multiple". - Bugfix: Auto-copying chords stopped working when extending song part. - Bugfix: Solo/Mute stopped working when switching song parts under rare conditions. - Bugfix Mac OS X on small screens: Input editor wasn't displayed properly in full window mode. - UI: Different symbol for "Clear chord" in Chords View. Version = 2.5.0 - New Chords menu entry: Load and save chord progressions. - 500 popular chord progressions included. - New Chords menu entry: Search chord progressions. Shortcut: Ctrl+F (Mac: Cmd+F) in Chords View. - Live preview in Chords view. Turn on "Settings-> Chords View: Realtime preview". - Change chords in Chords View while playing. You can activate the old behaviour with "Settings-> Chords View: Follow playback". - Chords View: Use the "-1 octave" switch to play chords one octave below the active octave (other options: right click on a chords button; press 'o' on your keyboard; play on the MIDI keyboard). - New shortcuts in Chords View: Insert (insert progression slot); Ctrl+Delete (delete progression slot). On Mac: Ctrl+Return (insert); Ctrl+Backspace (delete) - New Chords menu entry: Loop chord progression to different length. - New Chords menu entry: Stretch chord progression to different length. - Bugfix: Paste chord progression with different length. - MIDI keyboard input in Chords View: If Chord Mods are active, C# and D# will activate the left or right chord mod respectively. - Tooltips. Deactivate in "Settings -> Show tooltips". - New shortcut: Switch between Main View and Chords View with Tab. - Tooltips include some infos on keyboard shortcuts. - Timestamps in Windows log file. - Bugfix: Prevent crashes on the chords page when the base note is very high or low. Version = 2.5.1 - Bugfix: Scale Search didn't work anymore. - Bugfix: In very rare occasions Sundog could crash when it was closed while a song was playing (but nothing bad happened then). Version = 2.6.0 - Display missing pattern names as "![name]" instead of "-". - Chords export: Use song part name instead of "chords". - New setting "Follow pattern": Long patterns over 16 steps (one pattern page) will automatically adjust the page to the current position during playback. - New setting "Follow current song part in song mode": The currently active song part is always in sight when song mode is active. - Pattern Trigger Editor displays an overview of the trigger lines (doubleclick to zoom). - Shortcut buttons for common fill options become visible when the Pattern Trigger Editor is empty. - Bugfix: Undo/redo didn't work anymore when song parts contained certain unicode symbols. - Own Chords view: Non-diatonic chords get underlined. - Own Chords pages that were saved in a different, but compatible (relative) scale can get converted to the current scale. - Additional Own Chords pages for different chord types. - Chord Progression Finder: Preview chord progressions by clicking on a file name. Version = 2.6.1 - Bugfix: Pattern Trigger Editor didn't zoom properly at bigger UI sizes Version = 3.0.0 New features and changes: ** - GM compatible preview synth with 128 instruments included. - Higher resolution for chord progressions: Deactivate "Settings -> Chords View: Show reduced (quarter notes) timeline when possible" if you want to work with sixteenth notes in your chord progressions. - Automatic chord progression optimizations ("Chords" menu): "Minimize finger movement", "Minimize bass note movement", "Minimize highest note movement". - Own pattern search page: Search through over 200 patterns with special search options. - New pattern structure: Sundog ships with over 200 patterns now, organized in subfolders. - Instrument menu with special pattern actions: "Reverse pattern", "Remove stop symbols from pattern", "Reset volumes in pattern", "Stretch pattern to double length". - Advanced pattern settings: Randomize velocity. - Advanced pattern settings: Keep overlapping notes pressed when chords change. - Advanced pattern settings: Work with more than one pattern for this instrument. - Many UI changes and bugfixes - Chords View: Keep the left or right arrow key pressed to step through the chord slots quickly. - New name: Sundog Song Studio instead of Sundog Song Studio. - New demosongs. Version = 3.1.0 - Edit Pattern Trigger data: Select, move, delete, copy, paste,... - Bugfix: Show only pattern files in Pattern Finder. - Bugfix: Show only chord progression files in Chord Progression Finder - Bugfix: Sometimes Pattern Trigger lines weren't displayed properly. Version = 3.2.0 - Sundog ships with ten themes now (you can change the theme in Preferences -> Theme). 5 dark themes, 5 light themes. - Bugfix: Some patterns didn't work in "Full Chords" mode while "Double tempo" was active. Version = 3.3.0 - New: Chord FX chain in "Advanced pattern" section. Available effects: Automatic chord inversions, chord transformations (e.g. from closed position to open position), removing/keeping single chord notes, chord squish,... - Bugfix: There was no text on ok/cancel buttons in "rename instrument" box anymore (happened only in standard UI theme). - Bugfix: If a MIDI input device couldn't get activated, Sundog didn't display the device list anymore (settings view). Version = 3.4.0 - Freely choose any song part length between 1 and 16 bars. - BPM range starting at 10 BPM instead of 30 BPM. - Highlight corresponding Pattern steps when hovering over Pattern Trigger lines. - Bugfix: Double tempo notes were calculated wrongly sometimes. - Bugfix: Song mode: Switching to the next song part didn't work in rare cases. - Bugfix: Song mode: In some situations the first note of the last song part was played instead of the first note of the new song part. Version = 3.5.0 - New "Clipboard" menu: "Save to clipboard", "Paste from clipboard". Works with Own Chords collections, patterns, and chord progressions. - "File -> Import FYS package": Load packages with Own Chords collections, patterns, and chord progressions. Version = 3.6.0 - Import MIDI chord progressions. - Bigger keyboard in Chords View. - "Chords -> Transpose all chords up" and "Chords -> Transpose all chords down" for chord progressions. - Load and save song parts. - Export and import song parts as clipboard data. - Bugfix: "Randomize velocity" wasn't recreated correctly when using "Copy instrument -> Paste instrument". - Bugfix: Long instrument names caused button layout problems. Version = 3.7.0 - Full Chords mode: Additional strum slider for each pattern step. You can change both the strum direction and strum speed. - Full Chords mode: A value of 0 triggers the "normal" chord, a value of 1 triggers the first inversion, a value of 2 triggers the second inversion, and so on. This behavior is different from older Sundog versions, where every value triggered the full chord. Sundog will convert old songs to the new format so that your songs still sound the same as before. - Pattern: Double-click on strum or velocity to reset the data. - Bugfix: Cut, paste, delete instruments with multi-pattern data. - Bugfix: In certain situations, triplet patterns were calculated wrongly. Version = 3.8.0 - Step effects: Randomize any step of the sequencer. The following randomization targets are available: note height, velocity, duration (turn step into "-" or "#"), octave, strum, note hold ("Resume playing notes"). - Stability improvements for macOS Big Sur. Version = 3.9.0 - New Chord FX ("Advanced" area of pattern): "Remove 2nd note", "Remove 3rd note", "Remove 4th note", "Move 2nd note one octave", "Move 3rd note one octave". - New Step FX: "Rand. add extra note". Adds a second note to a previously monophonic melody. - Flexible window sizing: The user interface adjusts itself to any window width and height via stretching. - Instrument colors: Double click on an instrument name to rename the instrument or assign a color. - Bugfix: "File -> Export song to MIDI file" could lead to corrupt song parts in certain situations.