What's new in Sequetron LE 13.03
Jun 10, 2013
- Added pitch control for individual notes (based on ftn idea from TonE)
- Added File menu option to 'ignore embedded prog cha nges' in seqs
- Fixed: live prog name no longer changes if incoming prog change is on different channel
New in Sequetron LE 13.02 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Fixed form sizes & title bar text in config screens on Windows 7
New in Sequetron LE 13.01 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Fixed RecAttribSrcLive error when loading config files older than v12.09
New in Sequetron LE 13.00 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Metronome changes
- Added drum & bass styles, patterns & chains
- LE version has small demo subset with load/save disabled
- Configure via ‘Settings, Metronome drum/bass...’
- Documentation in Overview and Configuration Guide
- Switch metr styles on/off via Styles option on main screen or at runtime:-
- In basic mode, metr command selects two 2 notes f or bar & beat as before
- Map new ‘met sty’ function to switch to style mode
- In style mode, metr command selects style no. and/or pattern no.
- Use style no. 0 to switch back to basic mode; style 99 for random style
- Added ‘met sty’ function in metronome mode to switch to style mode
- Cyclic '/' function in metr digit mode triggers single cycle break pattern
- See Command Reference guide for details of metr command
- Changed method for nominating a seq no. for the audible metronome
- Can change seq no. and/or turn it off when in Run mode
- Uses menu ‘Settings, Metronome’ instead of checkboxes on main screen
- Added menu options to Save & Load drum & bass subsets only
- Port settings
- Allowed port renaming in Run mode
- Added Done button as alternative way of closing ports screen
- Saving to default config file
- Removed safety prompt when overwriting default file
- Added ‘Save’ buttons to main screen and various settings screens
- Added Src-Seq & Src-Live functions to Rec & StepRecmodes
- Added screen flicker options in ‘Settings, Performance’
- Added 99% gate time option to metronome & step-record settings
- Track color settings enabled as a demo for LE version via ‘Settings, Colour’
New in Sequetron LE 12.10 (Jan 3, 2013)
- Changed all recb variants to use single digit bar counts 1..9
- Added rcbb variants to use 2-digit bar counts 01..99
New in Sequetron LE 12.09 (Jan 3, 2013)
- Added recb variants for pre-defining recording length in bars
- Includes recb+ for auto-incrementing recorded seq no.
- Added recx-r variants for recording from raw inputs
- Added rec shortcuts & toggles to switch between modes
- see Command Reference guide for full details
- Removed rec-nn command (record nn notes) - superseded by recb
- Allow output clock & sync options to be changed via ‘Settings, Ports’ while Running
- Added ‘reset animation’ menu options for sequescope & v.keyboard
- Can also click sequescope panel or v.keyboard form to reset stuck animation
- Added LocalControl options in Settings,Timing
- Can be switched manually or via MIDI message if InterpretLocalControl option set
- Turning LocalControl off suppresses all MIDI output
- Fixed error when setting radio buttons during initialisation
- Increased diagnostic log size
New in Sequetron LE 12.08 (Nov 26, 2012)
- Added rec/stop command in live mode for experimental single-trigger loop control rec/stop behaviour controlled in Settings, Behaviour
- Added label hints in KeyMapper drop-down lists (can turn off via Hints button)
- Added immediate stop option in Settings, Behaviour for Stop command
- Fixed seq-select lights on virtual keyboard not restoring if window closed/opened
- Added 'invert' function in command mode with same functionality as ‘all-but’
- use this if you prefer the label to read ‘inv’ instead of ‘all-but’ (thanks TonE)
- Checks added for Win95/98/ME - no longer supported
New in Sequetron LE 12.06 (Nov 12, 2012)
- KeyMapper changes:
- Fixed mode changes not being tracked consistently
- Fixed metronome click mode displayed incorrectly
- Added 'prefill ignore' button for record & step record modes
- Added safety warning button for prefill/reset operations
- Added mode row highlight
- Fixed template labels not being refreshed after Config, Load, Keymaps
- Sequence selection behaviour changes:
- Added option to select live by default
- Inverted checkbox logic: check to set default selection
- Multi-channel function renamed as Channel Multiplier
- Expanded calibration & octave offset mechanism in Configuration Guide
- Added link to dynamic key mapping video in Help,Videos
New in Sequetron LE 12.05 (Nov 12, 2012)
- Added rec+ and step-rec+ commands for automatically incrementing seq no.
- This allows seqs to be recorded one after the other on-the-fly
- Can use with rec attrib source set to ‘seq’ so each recording uses a different sound
- Added rec+ tog function in record modes to toggle above auto-inc on/off
- Can use this to avoid mapping rec+ & step-rec+ commands in command mode
- Record attribute source changes
- Merged individual attributes port, chan, vel into single attribs option
- Added option to transfer seq attribs to live settings when recording starts
- This means what you hear during recording is same as playback
- Added src-tog function in record modes to toggle source between live & seq
- See ‘Settings, Behaviour’ in Configuration Guide
- Prog changes now sent immediately (if enabled) when Run mode started or if seq stopped
- Fixed radio buttons on config screens not restoring properly after a config reload
- Fixed calibration problem if cmd key remapped when octave offset is non-zero
- Clarified re-calibrate warning if live cmd key re-mapped
- Added ‘Action,Escape’ emergency menu option if you map a mode with no escape route
- Added links for latest videos in Help menu
- Added generic link in Help menu for full list of all videos
- Added photos to Templates doc
New in Sequetron LE 12.04 (Oct 15, 2012)
- Fixed hotkey target handling for windows programs with leading spaces in their name
- Added del-prgs command for deleting embedded program-change events
- Added more positions for sequescope, including resizable full-screen option
- Added Ctrl+F2/F3 to turn template/virtual keyboard on/off
- Added Alt+F2/F3 to turn sequescope on/off
- Added Alt+F2/F3 functions to hotkey system
New in Sequetron LE 12.01 (Oct 11, 2012)
- Added live-play functions in all modes; use with hold for split keyboard operation, or use to avoid interruptions to live playing when entering commands (example keymaps in Advanced Operation guide)
- Added limited subset of force-to-notes (ftn) & force-to-scale/chord (fts) in LE builds; this is only for demo purposes but should be enough for evaluation
- Added auto-hold option for individual modes in Settings, Behaviour use for speed (saves pressing hold) or if you don’t want to map hold functions
- Added option in Settings, Behaviour so ftn notes themselves can play live
- Factory settings for some modes changed to make room for example live-play keys
- Added attribute source options for defining chan, prog, vel in recorded seqs; can choose live or seq settings in Settings, Behaviour
- Added internet link in Help menu to example configs for keymaps, colours etc.
- KeyMapper changes:
- Fixed not being able to map Hold functions in TimeShift, TimeSig & Quantise modes
- Fixed horizontal scroll handling
- Added 'prefill to play' buttons for each mode
- Added 'current key' concept for prefill operations (prefills from current key to end)
- Removed restrictions when clicking key labels (can now click anywhere in column)
- Added button to toggle template label colours within keymapper
- Added keymap examples with screenshots in Advanced Operation guide.
- Fixed MIDI activity lights not working when seq about to mute
- Fixed stuck sequescope blob when seq muted
New in Sequetron LE 11.21 (Sep 28, 2012)
- Fixed out-of-memory error in Config,Save
New in Sequetron LE 11.20 (Sep 28, 2012)
- Force-to-notes now works automatically; no need for ‘set’ function key;
- Added previous/next/unload image options for sequescope (Configuration Guide)
- Added ctrl+shift+f6-f10 to hotkey functions (can be used to automate/sync images)
- Added more mapped keys for ftn notes & fts roots in factory settings
New in Sequetron LE 11.19 (Sep 24, 2012)
- Fixed external clock port no. not being restored correctly
- Clarified View,Columns menu for enabling text names in prog & port columns
- Added background image options in View,Sequescope
New in Sequetron LE 11.18 (Aug 14, 2012)
- Sample Aid:
- Added Play button in Sample mode to assist setting up levels
- Added velocity cross-fade video link to help menu
- Simplified drop-down note on/off time ranges
- Added more doc. details in ‘Help, Read-first’
New in Sequetron LE 11.17 (Aug 14, 2012)
- Added ‘check for updates’ option to Help menu (thanks hauas)
- Added Sample Aid video links to Help menu
New in Sequetron LE 11.16 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Help/doc version checks improved and moved to individual doc access
- Sample Aid:
- Added bank-select options
- Added 20-bit option for sample size estimate
New in Sequetron LE 11.15 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Fixed several windows not starting in screen centre
- Sample Aid:
- Added MIDI note-on indicator lights
- Added status bar hints (can disable all hints via View menu)
- Both mode buttons now available if window shrunk to single-mode
- Fixed error handling if no output ports or clocks stopped
- Prog changes only sent if enabled for port on main screen prog column
- Hold options behave more consistently when sequence is playing
- Advanced Operation guide updated
New in Sequetron LE 11.14 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Fixed range check error if no input port allocated when output ports are re-ordered
- Sample Aid:
- Added width toggle button to reduce screen space
- Added note-off countdown to help set up note-off time value
- Replaced total cycle time with remaining notes & remaining cycle time
New in Sequetron LE 11.13 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Fixed Sample Aid sampler port no. changes being ignored
New in Sequetron LE 11.12 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Added Sample Aid to Tools for auditioning/sampling;
- Fixed Alt+ menu keys triggering virtual keyboard instead of menu
- Fixed not sending colour updates to KLink
New in Sequetron LE 11.11 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Fixed menus not being enabled if no ports allocated for auto-run
- Novice mode warning now always displayed at startup
- Upgraded to KLink V4 spec; includes full colour handling
New in Sequetron LE 11.10 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Added hotkey nominated window option in ‘Settings, Behaviour’
- Added left-click on sequescope panel to reset blobs.
New in Sequetron LE 11.09 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Added hotkeys to real-time recording
- Added time-shift repeat & reset functions; see Command Ref guide
- Fixed step-record undo function deleting all hotkeys events
- Fixed step-record 'sr' key map not being restored from saved configs
New in Sequetron LE 11.08 (Jun 7, 2012)
- Added hotkey (keyboard shortcut) handling:
- Hotkeys can be sent live from the MIDI keyboard or from recorded seqs, allowing any Windows application to be controlled by the music keys, e.g. for triggering slide-shows, videos etc. (thanks to Bogumi³ Wirchanowicz for suggestion).
- Only a subset of functions is available in the LE version.
- Fixed stuck-note handling if Multi-Channel mode used on live output
- Fixed midi activity lights not working when seq is on its last cycle
- Added demo & tutorial video links to Help menu
- Added flash to Run button when stopped; enhanced flash on calibrate button
- Diagnostics:
- Added checks for note-on/off orphans in sequence dumps
- Added Stats button to perform checks only (can be used to check any MIDI file by loading it first)
- Added ‘dump filtered’ button to use MIDI trace filter settings in seq dumps
- Added more filter options: prog-change, pitchbend, pressure, hotkeys
New in Sequetron LE 11.05 (May 23, 2012)
- Documentation moved into separate installable package, downloadable from website
New in Sequetron LE 8.11 (Jul 13, 2011)
- Added record re-take function, the Esc key now primes for re-take, press it again to end recording