Release notes for Rack747, 1.41 Lots of things have changed, and the html docs are only good for the ancient release 1.11. Currently this is the only fragment of info on new features: * The 'bank oriented' storage system has gone, to be replaced by a more sensible linear system of numbered/named cells. These appear in the upper bank window as rows of little boxes. - the rows correspond to different types of data, and are differently colored - double clicking on a cell loads (primary/left mouse) or stores (secondary) to it from/to the current top synth/sequencer. - data can be dragged from a cell to the part editor, or onto other cells. - the cells from 0 to 7 correspond to the running scratch memory of the corresponding synth/sequencer - the named buttons on the left of the bank area (synth, seq, drum. part) take a snapshot of the appropriate data from the displayed synth/... and store it in a new cell of the appropriate type. * The old 'song editor' has become a bit more usable, and is now the part editor. This now appears as a grid of bars with commands in them. The display is a bit cryptic, but I hope not less so than the previous matrix display. One day, this might be slick and graphic, but not today. On the other hand, there have been major revision to the part format, and it is a lot more flexible - As before, commands can be inserted by the right click menu. - jump operations work between labels. Jumps can be stacked on. - add bars by selecting an edge point and dragging. - create commands by dropping data from the bank window - the 'seq/synth/drum' buttons insert load commands for the currently displayed data which is copied to a fresh cell of the appropriate type. - the '@' button refreshes all currently loaded data into into the refered cells in the memory. - the '!' button does this, and also attempts to save the current part to whichever cell it was loaded from. * the rand button is now call 'arpeggiate' and uses saner approaches to pitch generation. * the sequence mode field has disappeared, and its functionality is now totally subsumed by the part sequencer. * mix parameters have been seperated out from the 'synth' parameters as far as storage and loading goes. This eases using sequenced data over a 'live' mix. I don't think the run editor would be possible without this. Unfortunatly this data is not stpred with the patch yet, The next release will use a different mixer model and the format is not quite finalised. * a micro tracker has been added to the rack area. At the moment this allows activation and part loading and stopping of individual synth sequencers. Eventually I'll add parameter motorization. The grid represents time in bars grouped by 4 and 32 - start the show with the bigger upper play button. - drop parts from the bank window to give an activation, or use the right click - delete from the right click menu - stops are shown as darkened regions in the previous bar - adjust lengths by selecting an end of a colored activation box and draging - the timeline won't yet deal with the complex cross times native to the rack - individual synths can be started outside this system, but this (essential for track writing) is buggy now. * my email is now dak@labyrinth.net.au