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energyXT Changelog

What's new in energyXT 3.0

Jan 25, 2018
  • Wait note recording (right-click metronome for menu)
  • Added chord comp to midi tracks
  • Audio levels in mixer did not update when recording, now fixed
  • Main display with song name now skinnable
  • Added red clipping indicator to audio levels in mixer
  • Added 'Pattern mode' to marker tracks
  • Fixed - insert/remove bars in song will now update tempo and markers parts
  • Fixed - saved xtc clip would not show in browser until re-launch
  • Right-click to add chord from popup-list in piano roll
  • Playback of frozen tracks was broken in last beta, now fixed
  • Fixed - random crash with text input
  • Markers will now loop only if loop is active
  • Added track params to MIDI In comp editor (for mapping midi cc to VST params on the selected track in sequencer)
  • Multi-core support
  • You can now enter chord names in object-bar to transpose selected notes (chord) to that chord
  • Added option for velocity pattern in the Arp
  • Added option to Append part (shift + ctrl + d), will double the content

New in energyXT 2.7 Beta 5 (May 5, 2014)

  • EQ track automation had the numbers of EQ 1-4 reversed, now fixed
  • Fixed bug with recording the EQ gain knob
  • You can now toggle old/new mixer strip/panel in the Options menu

New in energyXT 2.7 Beta 4 (Apr 23, 2014)

  • You can now modify the selected pitch bend event in objectbar
  • Copy/paste controllers in to part didnt work when mouse was inside the controllers lanes, now fixed
  • Fixed a multi-timbral bug as midi events was not sent in sorted order when mulitple tracks routed to the same instrument

New in energyXT 2.7 Beta 3 (Apr 23, 2014)

  • Object bar didnt diplay note length in last beat, now fixed
  • Fixed crash when loading XTC clips with missing VST plugin
  • Fixed crash when adding midi out device to a tack containing a VST
  • Fixed issue with custom volume knob image and old skin. Skins made in 2.7 beta v2 may have to be fixed manually
  • Added Trim control to sequencer mixer stip
  • Minor fixes to light skin and added opention to skin color of eq curve in mixer (FX > decoration color)
  • Resizing and transposing events with keyboard shortcuts didnt update objectbar, now fixed

New in energyXT 2.7 Beta 2 (Apr 23, 2014)

  • Added level per audio clip
  • New mixer panel in sequencer (like in v1.4)
  • Track presets
  • Duplicate track will now also copy arp data
  • Drag and drop plugins on to midi tracks will now replace current plugin(s), unless shift or alt is pressed
  • Enter values for velocity and controller data manually in object bar
  • Added speedbuttons for transposing by octave in objectbar
  • Copy/paste controller data
  • Render audio to drum pad
  • Add up to 8 favorite VST params for each track (using VST plugin) in the mixer with midi controller support
  • Rewind will now restart current marker in marker-track mode
  • Width of track panel now saved with project
  • Added mute/solo highlight state in gui editor
  • Record VST automation with midi controllers (using favorite params mapping on track)

New in energyXT 2.7 Beta (Apr 23, 2014)

  • Recording audio will now name the recorded files using the track name
  • Addded Favorites section to browser
  • The Editor Tab buttons can now be merged with main menu to save screen space (on by default)
  • Drag samples from audio pool to sampler
  • Invert selection
  • Nicer logo in titlebar
  • Fixed bug with arp and hanging notes
  • MIDI to markes on/off is now saved per project (and not global option)
  • Fixed bug with drgging automation and parts with trimmed start
  • Use Alt + Shift + Up/Down to change velocity and controllers by +/- 1
  • Add MIDI track from track menu
  • Fixed some flatten bugs related to sampe rate
  • Fixed bugs with SF2 loop points and sample rate
  • Preview loops in browser will now play in sync with song
  • Added transpose buttons to object bar
  • Fixed step rec bug on linux
  • Wil now show warning when trying to overwrite read-only project
  • Mixer strip in sequencer now has audio output selector by track (and not per VST) for multi-out VST's
  • Added support for VST IO changes

New in energyXT 2.6 Beta (Aug 8, 2011)

  • Fixed drag & drop indicator on drum track panel
  • Added option to invert mouse zoom
  • Tempo track
  • Fixed a bug with some plugins and render using different sample on export and audio playback
  • Added speed button for zoom selection in sequencer
  • Split at cursor (Ctrl + K) now also works on events in-track and in the part editor
  • MIDI thru button on drum track was missing (when in Manual midi thru mode), now fixed
  • Arpeggiator gate and shuffle was not updated in GUI when changed by CC, now fixed
  • Recording automation from VST GUI now works with multiple tracks routed to the same VST

New in energyXT 2.5.4 (Oct 2, 2010)

  • Added drum name and preview in popup editor
  • Drag & drop plugins from browser to tracks and insert/send fx slots did not update recent items, now fixed
  • Will now highlight EQ/FX section title if in use (must be set in skin: mixer > fx secction > highlight)
  • Added cross delay param for multi-effect
  • 'first note recording' bug fixed
  • gui was missing on several plugins on mac, now fixed
  • popup drum editor
  • vertical zoom in popup editor and in-track editor
  • drag rex file into tracks panel to create drum track, drum part and load the samples
  • option to always show the modular tab
  • fixed drawing bug with audio region/selection
  • you can now use image for selected track and part
  • you can now skin the selection region in the editors
  • adding new controller lane's in the popup editor didnt get selected in view by default, now fixed
  • convert audio parts to mono
  • added recording latency option in audio setup
  • will now attempt to recover a project when encountering errors when loading (caused by a plugin or simular)
  • freeze drum track could crash if using long samples, now fixed
  • VST version will now sync to host in modular view (without sequencer comp)
  • Enable auto update on linux could crash, now fixed
  • Duplicater track
  • MIDI In comp now has its own 'editor' window with midi keyboard and option for quantize and velocity sens
  • MIDI part quantize length, slice and reverse
  • MIDI part legato and fixed length
  • MIDI part delete doubles
  • Sampler and dum samplers loop markers could get stuck outside the view, now fixed
  • Added public/private option for Soundcloud add-on, and will now also show the URL of the upload file on success

New in energyXT 2.5.3 (Jul 2, 2010)

  • Export directly to your SoundCloud account
  • Playlist (file mapper) for loading projects by program change (see File menu)
  • Master Time signature track
  • Soundfont support in sampler
  • Open samples in external audio editor (see process menu)
  • You can now record playing the drum pads with the mouse
  • Replaced Add track sub menu with new add track dialog (shortcut ctrl + i) with option to insert multiple tracks
  • Use num keys to play/record drum sampler (drum sampler must be open)
  • willl now autmoatically check for updates (optinal: see file > options > global)
  • You can now "flatten" multi-event audio parts to single event audio parts
  • Export MIDI will now convert drum events to notes
  • Pads in drum sampler are now skinnable
  • Set loop region with ctrl + left/right click
  • Added recent projects to file menu
  • Added option to render/bounce selected parts only
  • Added monitor volume control in main toolbar (has no effect on render/bounce)
  • You can now change values fields (tempo/pan etc) by dragging mouse sideways in addition to the old up/down behavior
  • Added option for filled or outlined part fill color (see file > options > global)
  • Added option to show/hide the Modular tab in the Windows menu
  • Moved sequencer program dropdown to bottom of view next to scrollbar
  • Loops & clips section in browser will now show mp3 files
  • Sampler can now show more than 32 programs
  • Import REX will now show one item in the Audio pool instead of one for each slice
  • Improved scrollbar in part editor
  • Track name not imported on some MIDI files, now fixed
  • Trying to export an "empty" selection would create an empty wav, now fixed
  • Drag samples from windows explorer to drum sampler and then play pad could crash, now fixed
  • Fixed shutdown bug on Win7
  • Undo add sequencer in modular view would lead to crash, now fixed
  • Fixed bug with dragging notes below C-2 with preview enabled
  • Drum track insert effect wet level was not saved with project, now fixed
  • Fixed memory leak in undo buffer
  • Deleted VST's in undo buffer are now suspended
  • Snap to initial pos ignored when snap is off and moving events
  • Fixed external MIDI out event bug (extra data on some drivers) on win

New in energyXT 2.5.3 Beta (Mar 16, 2010)

  • Drum track insert effect wet level was not saved with project, now fixed
  • Added option to show/hide the Modular tab in the Windows menu
  • Fixed bug with setting loop and position to new Timesig changes
  • Fixed memory leak in undo buffer
  • Deleted VST's in undo buffer are now suspended
  • Pads in drum sampler are now skinnable
  • Fixed timesig bug, numbers overlapping
  • Loops & clips section in browser will now show mp3 files
  • Set loop region with ctrl + left/right click
  • Added recent projects to file menu
  • Snap to initial pos ignored when snap is off and moving events

New in energyXT 2.5.2 (Nov 17, 2009)

  • Live markers in sequencer for live remixing and recording
  • You can now use png for skinning the main transporter and the mixer volume knob
  • Direct preview of REX and XTC files in browser
  • Step recording of notes and drum events
  • Note preview in piano-roll and drum editor
  • Drag & drop replace and re-arrange samples in Drum editor
  • Freeze will now bypass VST instruments also when song is stopped
  • Added "Recent" VST plugins section to sequencer and mixer
  • Auto update to latest version (final and/or beta versions)
  • You can now re-arrange tracks by drag & drop
  • You can now import midifile from file menu
  • Automation lookahead when starting/loop playback
  • The sampler is now using note value and not midi number for displaying the org.key
  • Modular view now has VST plugins on right-click menu
  • Improved scrollbar behavior in sequencer
  • When importing drum track xtc files, will now only merge samples if sample set is 100% identical in both file and track
  • Changed order of EQ bands in mixer from low > high
  • New shortcut (default '5') to rewind to last play position
  • New shortcuts (default shift + 'x' and shift + ctrl + 'x') to toggle quantize values
  • Added shortcut (default 'p') for preview on/off
  • Importing from MIDI files will now get the midi channel from events if not specified on the track
  • Added volume control for preview in browser
  • Added new action for 'loop selection' (CTRL+P), without changing playback
  • Mouse resize hotspot now relative to part size, making it easier to move parts when zoomed out
  • Import midi file didnt set track names, now fixed
  • Alt + mouse click to insert notes and then drag to resize didnt snap correctly to grid, now fixed
  • Default project option didnt work with the VST version when creating new instance, now fixed
  • Mac version didnt always list all midi input and output devices, now fixed

New in energyXT 2.5.2 Beta 21 (Sep 25, 2009)

  • Autoupdate
  • You can now rearrange tracks by drag & drop
  • Drag & drop replace samples in Drum editor
  • Drag & drop rearrange samples in Drum editor
  • Added new action for 'loop selection' (ctrl+P), without changing playback
  • Mouse resize hotspot now relative to part size, making it easier to move parts when zoomed out