.First beta of 2.10 is available. There is particularly one new feature that I would like some feedback on:
So far the only use for scales are to highlight keys in the scale in the piano roll editor. Further down the road I’ll implement snapping to scale. The next feature I’m going to add is a “find matching scale” command in the edit menu. This will analyze a selection of note events and present a dialog with a list of compatible scales. The user can then choose to apply the scale to a tempo event in the arrangement.
Any other uses for scales?
Please note that the new scale settings are not yet saved in the project file.
Beta1 changelog:
Context help for the UI control under the mouse cursor can now be shown in a docked help panel below the inspector panel or the list panel. The help panel can be toggled with the “Docked help” option in the help menu.
The tempo event properties dialog now has controls for setting up a scale. There is a combobox for selecting among common scale types and a comboxbox for selecting the tonic. Custom scales can be configured using the 12 note buttons. Tempo events configured with a scale will show the scale name on the tempo event lane. The piano roll editor will highlight note rows that are in the scale.
Added “highlight scale” option to the piano roll properties dialog.
Added “editor mouse snap mode” setting to the Preferences dialog. Options are “grid line closest to cursor” and “start of grid unit under cursor”.
Creating a new plugin parameter track from the inspector parameter panel or the track context menu, will also create a curve sequence on the track. The current plugin parameter value is set as the starting point in the curve sequence.
The “delete oldest take when maximum take tracks is reached” option now splits old takes that extends beyond the recording range.
Added “draw notes with shadow effect” option to the drum map region properties.
Added “drum map region properties” shortcut to the drum map right-click menu.
Added “bypass processing when detecting CPU overload” option to preferences. Disabling this option can result in smoother playback, but with a more sluggish UI when CPU overload occurs.
A small bug. When editor snap mode is set to “start of grid unit under cursor”, if you drag a note foward it works nice, but if you drag a note backward it’s weird, the note goes backward before you reach the gridline with mouse cursor.
This picture was taken when I had the mouse where I point with a red dot:
Beta2:
Changelog:
A new “find matching scale” command is included in the piano roll edit menu and context menu, if at least three different notes are selected. The command will present a dialog showing best scale matches, with options for applying the scale to a tempo event in the arrangement.
@Zynewave wrote:
Beta2:
Changelog:
A new “find matching scale” command is included in the piano roll edit menu and context menu, if at least three different notes are selected. The command will present a dialog showing best scale matches, with options for applying the scale to a tempo event in the arrangement.
Well done š
However some minor tweaks and bugs:
1. The button’s caption should be the scale’s name [C Major, A Minor, F Major] instead scale number [Scale 1, Scale 2…], it would be more easy to the sight.
2. And I think there is a bug. Just create any emply arrangement and write the seven notes of a simple C Major, select them and look for matching scale. When you choose any of them, the scale isn’t applied, and it creates an
3. I don’t see the point: why must we select notes before find the scale? It would be more easy and workflowable import a MIDI file and look for the scale without select all the notes whenever exist at least three notes in the selected clip.
Best regards š
