v3 Beta Feedback And Discussion (Bugs, Features, Suggestions)2015-11-07T10:25:10+00:00Dear Friends,
I am very excited to release the first v3 beta version of RapidComposer. 5 months of work went into the application to improve its usage, workflow, reliability, flexibility and aesthetics.
The program is fully functional and should be usable for your everyday composition tasks. There are no parts that do not work, partly implemented or should crash. However you can expect to meet smaller issues which will be fixed in the shortest possible time. Not all v3 planned features have been implemented until today.
Please review the color scheme and send feedback if there is something you do not find aesthetic. The default colors should be suitable for most people, so feel free to complain if you find something ugly or not readable.
Please check the new keyboard shortcuts, which work together with the new 'keyboard focus' areas. The local shortcuts work when the given area is in focus. Delete/Cut/Copy/Paste/Select All/Deselect/Arrow keys work everywhere, and they will work on tracks, phrases, notes, timeline region, chord boxes, depending on which area has the keyboard focus. Global shortcuts work everywhere regardless which area is in focus
Download
All registered users are able (and encouraged ;)) to download the v3.0 beta versions. This is not public beta testing. The download URL cannot be displayed here, but you can change the normal download URL (sent in e-mail and in announcements) this way:
old URL: http://www.musicdevelopments.com/############.php
new URL: http://www.musicdevelopments.com/############betav3.php
I will gladly send you the download URL in e-mail if needed.
Installation
Windows
You can use v2 and v3 side by side.
EDIT: please choose an install directory that is different from the v2 install location (e.g. "RapidComposer V3"), because using the same directory as for v2 will overwrite the v2 executable.
A separate directory ( C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Roaming\RapidComposerV3 ) is created, and v2 settings are imported. Only the settings file is copied from the v2 directory, your custom scales, progressions, rules, etc should be copied manually to the new directory. Files are not shared with the v2 versions, so feel free to experiment, you won't be able to damage your existing working v2 setup. The only exception is the custom phrases directory, which is the same as it was in v2 (because v2 settings are imported first).
Compositions saved in v3 will not load in v2!
OS X
EDIT: since v3.0b2 the beta version is available for OS X, being compatible with OS X 10.7 and newer versions.
Note: the application name did not change (RapidComposer.app), so please make sure you won't overwrite the old v2 application with the same name.
A new folder( /Users/(user)/Documents/RapidComposerV3 ) is created, and v2 settings are imported. Only the settings file is copied from the v2 folder, your custom scales, progressions, rules, etc should be copied manually to the new v3 folder. Files are not shared with the v2 versions, so feel free to experiment, you won't be able to damage your existing working v2 setup. The only exception is the custom phrases directory, which is the same as it was in v2 (because v2 settings are imported first).
Compositions saved in v3 will not load in v2!
Deadlines
Unfortunately the fully tested, finished v3.0 will not arrive before December and it is possible the release could slip to January.
Main changes since v2.9
Timeline reworked and extended. Selection does not require pressing the Shift key anymore, it is a simple dragging on the numbers lane. Smooth scrolling added (Alt-horizontal drag), Zoom is still Ctrl-horizontal drag, dragging the play head at the edges will smoothly scroll the composition
Master track is vertically resizable, the track header can be made wider if needed (drag at the right edge of Timeline or Master Track box)
Mixer page removed, sound levels can be set on the respective Settings tab (Audio and Soundfonts)
Settings / User Interface for customizing all colors and creating themes. Old theme files do not work.
Settings / Keyboard Shortcuts for customizing keyboard shortcuts, possibility to export shortcut list as html
Settings / Miscellaneous reworked
It is possible to display track variation parameters and MIDI controller sliders in the track header below the track name. Click on the 'eye' (view) icon next to a slider.
4 keyboard focus areas on the composition page: track list, composition workspace, timeline, master track. The phrase editor is a focus area as well. Check keyboard shortcuts available on these areas under Settings / Keyboard Shortcuts.
History has an option to use a simple list instead of a version tree. Simple list became the default.
Phrase editor improvements: cut/copy/paste/delete/etc works here too, vertical bar displayed for pasting notes, overlapped notes correctly handled, several note transformations are available through shortcuts
Lots of minor UI changes
User interface rendering became quicker due to optimizations
Full and light editions use the same installer and executable
Source code clean-up, building with C++14
Tasks remained
Idea tool rewrite. The idea tool tab will be removed shortly and will be integrated in the main composition page
Macros in keyboard shortcuts
Apply Rhythm variation
Rests in phrase generators
Updates
You can subscribe to this RSS feed to get notified about beta updates: http://www.musicdevelopments.com/beta.xml
I wish you lots of fun!
Greetings,
Attila (author of RapidComposer)musicdevelopmentshttps://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=223336
I did not notice how i can change the pattern so that always only 2 or 3 strings are play(need for power chords on guitar) in general even if i press the dice button . I notice i can set to 5 th chord, but it always play all strings.
I mostly use guitar vst so it play with vel upto 64 mutes and above that sustain. I can set the soft strum velocity to 62 to play mutes. but it is more easy to use the m switches. maybe there can easy add an option "use soft strum as mute articulation" ?
that the strummer enable or disable mutes is great, maybe there can add a guitar solo generator simular that way. the solo generator have additional to mute buttons also switches for bend half, bend full, slow or fast vibrato. this articulations can do with pitch bend controllers.
The strummer is coming along great ! I can can loop the generator and regenerate while it's playing in the inspector but as it loops to the start again it plays a lot of very loud notes, this is only when using with a VSTi.
And it would be good to set the mute keyswitch to a default rather than changing after dragging each strum phrase generator in.
The only down side with the strummer is I've now had to sack the session guitarist.
@crossovercable I have not problem with loud notes in loop. i use ample sound ame2 and orangetree hollow body. in generator loop is on, and play is done with left button from loop button. i can click on dice, press regenerate or change parameter. work ok
@crossovercable this sound as soundbuffer problem noise. maybe you can try wasapi audio out if your noise is same.
As i see your video, maybe there is a general problem in soundcard sync in generator loop play. after change a setting it happen sometimes on my system that after loop when you hear the ugly noise, i hear normal sound, but with short click around every 200 ms. when your ugly noise end on my system the clicks do not hear. i use in wasapi 20 ms buffer, in rc standalone
Tried wasapi, mme.. I sent the track midi out to LoopMidi to Kontakt Standalone and still doing the same thing. Here's the midi stream record, it will show what it's doing.
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maybe it can add in the strummer where the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 are show, that this numbers can click to enable or disable this line in the strummer. so can disable for good power chords 4 5 6. then only the notes at 1 2 3 are play
I am working hard on an important unplanned feature that will be included in v3.6 (released in 2 weeks). Hopefully a beta version will arrive tomorrow...
I will be able test the problem with the loud noise after that. Thanks for uploading the video and MIDI, and for the tips how to reproduce it, that really spares a lot of time for me At the moment I have no idea what it going on.
I will make improvements to strumming next week.
Thanks for that, there is no rush needed for it, it makes the same sound when the midi is played with WMP so something in the midi file should show what it's doing.
You are going to love this!
The new chord voicing editor is displayed below the master track and can be enabled by clicking on the small 'V' button below the Master Track label. The v3.6 release is close (November 23rd) so please report any issues with this new functionality. Thanks!
Improvements:
Chord Voicing Editor below the master track: editing/splitting/gluing/previewing chords has never been easier!
Mouse wheel over the background works for scrolling
[macOS] Mouse wheel sensitivity adjusted
Fixed crash in chord builder (in special circumstances only)
Fixed crash when a Phrase Morpher was added to the Idea Tool