What's new in BeepComp 0.2.2 Beta
Jun 9, 2016
- New ring modulation feature - create wacky sci-fi sound effects and unique percussion sounds
- REPEAT= in the global section sets the repeat count for playing/exporting
- WAVEFLIP sets the channel waveform vertically inverted (for balancing when adding multiple pulse waves in the mix)
- Tune each drum to your liking with KICKPITCH=n and SNAREPITCH=n commands
- Set the length of each drum with KICKLENGTH=n, SNARELENGTH=n, and HIHATLENGTH=n
- Now two noise types are avaliable for drums - switch with commands WHITENOISE and PINKNOISE
- Balance the mix of the pitched element and noise element: SQUARELEVEL=n, NOISELEVEL=n
- Overdrive effect BEEFUP=n is now available for the drum channel for an extra boost
- Automatically set the optimum delay time according to the tempo by DELAYTIME=AUTO
- Minor bug-fix: channels with a large number of control event commands were ignoring the last few of those commands
- Minor bug-fix: if a looped channel ended with control event commands those commands were getting skipped
New in BeepComp 0.2.1 Beta (May 16, 2016)
- Introduces pulse waveforms - pulse wave patterns emulate some of the classic sounds of Nintendo's NES
- New "Beef-Up" effect - mild overdrive effect to fatten up your audio signal
- Added a button in the file dialog to go to a particular drive, the 'Desktop' folder or the 'Documents' folder
- Added a help screen in the file dialog to look up key short-cuts
- CTRL + Z in the file dialog: go back to the previous directory you were in
- CTRL + R in the file dialog: refresh the current directory you are viewing
- Now the file dialog will open up to the last saved/loaded directory
- Added a pop-guard algorithm to prevent from getting clicks from sine and triangle waves
- Minor rebalancing in the main UI
New in BeepComp 0.2.0 Beta (May 3, 2016)
- Pitch-bend effects: Fall and Rise (',' comma for fall, '*' asterisk for rise)
- Now any music channel command can be written to be effective anywhere within the song (You can change LFO settings or start the Astro effect in the middle of a song, for instance)
- New tone presets added: POPPY, POPPYVIB, and BELL
- An uninstaller and documentation shortcuts were added to start menu
- Improved the installer package size
- Page Down and Page Up keys to move vertically by one screen height
- ALT + D in file dialogs will direct you to the 'Desktop' folder
- Minor bug-fix: short messages were showing at displaced coordinates when the window was scaled
- Minor bug-fix: made [HOME] key in file dialogs work correctly
- Minor bug-fix: fixed the buttons that sometimes lingered on
- Minor rebalancing of the color scheme
New in BeepComp 0.1.9 Beta (Apr 28, 2016)
- The userdata folder location has been migrated to inside user's 'Documents' folder (Easier access, plus any users can access directly without going to the mirrored location)
- Now using new typefaces that work better (clearer, hopefully!)
- With the new font, the screen fits a couple of more lines in the editor area
- Minor rebalancing of the screen components
- Minor bug-fix: X-ing out the window was not working properly in file dialogs
- Minor bug-fix: made the file type switch work properly when the selected item went off-screen
- A tutorial was added to give you tips on setting a good delay timing
- Made the license notices more appropriate
New in BeepComp 0.1.8 Alpha (Apr 22, 2016)
- Bug-fix: to prevent the quick-saving function from overwriting the previous save target when the user has started a new file or loaded a file
- Now you can use multiple ties within tuplet braces []
- In the previous versions, writing multiple ties in a tuplet group would cause disposition
- Minor bug-fix: opening a NEW dialog after resizing the window was setting incorrect mouse coordinates
- Minor bug-fix: starting a song with a rest was causing a small click noise
- You can now check the version number by clicking the logo
New in BeepComp 0.1.7 Alpha (Apr 21, 2016)
- A new default demo song! :)
- The user's work now gets automatically saved every 5 minutes
- If the audio device drops out, it gets re-initialized automatically (automatic check performed every 5 seconds)
- Now you can specify a set number to repeat a phrase, by {n---}
- Minor bug fix: empty tuplet braces [] caused crash
- Minor bug fix: made rests ":" work correctly inside tuplet markings
- Minor bug fix: a problem with fast-forwarding for drum channel was fixed
- PRESET=BEEP sets up for a raw PC beep tone (This is great for simulating vintage PC sounds)
- New feature to select waveforms: WAVEFORM=n can specify for each channel (0..sine, 1..square(default), 2..saw, 3..triangle, 4&5..hybrid sine)
- DEFAULTTONE sets up for default square tone beep (similar to PRESET=BEEP)
- A couple of new example source files were added
- Better pasting: CTRL + V will paste over selection if a selection is present