What's new in JamDeck 1.1.4
Feb 14, 2013
- No longer having to click on the piano keys once to activate your PC/Mac keyboard. (much requested)
- New keyboard mappings for AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboards, for our European friends. (Changeable in the preferences dialog.)
- Improved PC keyboard responsiveness – things are going to feel a little bit snappier when you’re rocking out with your keyboard.
- Revamped Intro Tutorial - now much harder to break
- Added an instruments menu shortcut key (Ctrl-I on Windows)
- Fixed a rare crash while loading SodaSynth presets.
- Fixed some loop recorder rendering bugs.
New in JamDeck 1.1 (Dec 7, 2012)
- A Redesigned User Interface:
- The new, sleek user interface drops you right into the Jam Setup screen to streamline startup even further.
- New Instrument Browser:
- Includes Categories, allowing faster access to pianos, orchestral instruments, etc.
- New Instruments:
- Since SongStarter 1.0, we’ve continued to add new instruments with every release, and JamDeck 1.1 is no different. New instruments in JamDeck 1.1 include Tack Piano, Harp, Jazz Guitar, Nylon Atmosphere, Sweep Pad, Piccolo, Rock Organ, Synth Bass, Synth Strings, Sweep Pad.
- Drum Kits:
- We’ve added 5 drum kits, so you can now make beats with JamDeck. Laying down a quick beat and throwing a few instrument tracks over top has never been easier. (And with the Freestyle Recorder, you can lay down a beat without even picking a tempo.)
- New Drum Loops:
- We’ve doubled the number of drum loops available, bringing the total to 29. The new beats are extremely fresh.
- Mastering Presets:
- We’ve built on the multi-band compressor we introduced in SongStarter 1.0.2 and added more DSP modules to create three simple, but effective mastering presets that keep things simple, but enhance the overall sound of your jams.
- Loop Recorder Erase:
- A new “Erase” button for the loop recorder allows you to clear specific sections of a loop, great for fixing mistakes. Simply hold down the erase button when you hear the section you want to clear, and it gets swept away.
- Transport Controls:
- Pause and rewind buttons have been added for basic transport control.
- MIDI Sustain Pedal Support:
- Most of the pianos and some of the other sampled instruments now support MIDI sustain pedals. These MIDI CC messages are also captured by the Loop Recorder and exported.
- More Soundcard Options:
- The preferences dialog got a bit of an upgrade as well, adding an API filter and buffer size (latency) setting for advanced users. JamDeck 1.1 also has improved compatibility with ASIO recording devices.
- Improved UI Performance:
- Users with slower computers will notice animations are a bit smoother in this release.
- Bug Fixes:
- Over a dozen bugs including:
- Fixed a bug saving muted loops.
- Fixed a bug with increased capture latency after changing recording devices.
- Fixed a rare crash when switching sampled instruments while playing.
- Tweaked the volume of a few slightly unbalanced instruments
New in JamDeck 1.0 (Sep 28, 2012)
- Fixed the Freestyle Recorder going bonkers sometimes with the built-in instruments
- New jam graphics
- Added a slightly better loading indicator for instruments
- Added a close button to the instrument picker (if you couldn’t figure out how to close it the first time, you weren’t alone!)
- Reworked the loop recorder widget again so it paints short notes now
- Added scanning for DAWs on Windows
New in JamDeck 1.0.091912 Beta (Sep 20, 2012)
- Fixed freestyle recorder tempo detection graphics (beat chooser)
- Fixed buzzing bug if you tried to add a beat before previewing a freestyle loop
- Fixed one rare assert on saving
- Freestyle recorder properly restores the loop length when you bail on creating a freestyle loop
- Freestyle recorder now wraps MIDI notes properly
- One obscure Jam Setup bugfix
- Fixed bugs in the project modified logic