Skinwalker

In Navajo culture, a skin-walker is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal.

Changelog:

• Better CMake dependency management
• Add CMake install rules (#422)
• Switch to GitHub Actions for CI and release builds (#440)
• Remove hardcoded 'test' folder in test suite (#432)
• Make sure macOS minimum target is set to 10.14 (#444)
• Fix crash when restarting after setting jack as an audio server (#409, #368)
• Fix crash when clicking "Cancel" button in Browser dialog (#430)
• Fix wrong action ID mapping when cloning a channel (#426)
• Fix scrambled MIDI bindings (#427)

Chupacabra

The chupacabra or chupacabras is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's reported vampirism — the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood of livestock, including goats.

Changelog:

• Add CMake build system
• VST3 support
• Show descriptive plug-in names in Plug-in List Window
• Resizable plug-in list
• New persistence mechanism for Plug-ins state
• Improved text truncation for small buttons and text boxes
• Beautify Sample Editor window
• Resizable plug-in list window
• Show descriptive plug-in name in plug-in list
• Update JUCE, version 6.0.4
• Update Catch2 to version 2.13.2
• Replace old filesystem functions in fs.h with std::filesystem
• Add VST3 SDK as git submodule
• Set minimum macOS version to 10.14
• Statically link the MSVC runtime library on Windows
• Avoid crash on opening plug-in list with invalid plug-ins
• Rewind sample channels in loop.once.bar mode on bar, if still playing (fix #403)
• Modernize log::print() function to handle std::string arguments (PR #402)
• Fix playStatus logic for ending sample channels in loop-once-bar mode (#404)
• Fix shrinking beats that could glitch the output (#361)

Baba Yaga

In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is a supernatural being who appears as a deformed or ferocious-looking old woman.

Changelog:

• Support for mono inputs
• Overdub mode for Sample Channels with optional overdub protection
• Disable record-on-signal mode when sequencer is running
• Shift + [click on R button] kills action reading when "Treat one-shot channels with actions as loops" option is on
• Start MIDI channels automatically after action recording session
• Fix wrong sample rate conversion when project rate != system rate
• Fix Wrong begin/end sample markers when loading a project with samplerate != system.samplerate
• Fix wrong MIDI learn mapping for master parameters
• Fix BPM button disabled after audio recording session

Talisman

An object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

Changelog:

• Non-virtual Channels architecture
• Added G_DEBUG macro
• Optimized CPU usage when playing with many channels
• Increased UI refresh rate to 30 frames per second
• Improved quantizer precision
• Simplified behavior when halting channels containing recorded actions
• Fix wrong audio sample looping with pitch != 1.0
• Fix MIDI input master values not stored on quit
• Fix One-shot press channel mode not working via mouse
• Fix Action recording overlap (both live and via Action Editor)
• Fix crash when loading a project with missing audio files
• Fix BPM not changing via Jack

Realm of Magic

Changelog:

• Switch to Json for modern C++ library for reading and writing Json data
• Resizable channels, improved version
• Drop support for raw patches (still readable for backward compatibility)
• Simplify global configuration parameters
• Simplify column data storage in patch files
• Center all micro-subwindows to screen
• Revamped MIDI learning algorithm and related UI components
• Always display 'R' button in Sample Channel
• Don't download external files for unit tests
• Optimized UI drawings for base buttons
• Move build info from 'About' window to console log
• Update RtAudio to 5.1.0
• Fix crash during audio recording after opening a project (thanks AdTb!)

Goblins

A goblin is a monstrous creature from European folklore. They are almost always small and grotesque, mischievous or outright malicious, and greedy, especially for gold and jewelry. They often have magical abilities similar to a fairy or demon.

Changelog:

• FreeBSD support
• Ability to remove empty columns manually
• Gray out bpm value when in JACK client mode
• 'Reset to init state' becomes 'close project' under File menu
• [Linux] Upgrade Travis CI Linux machine to Xenial
• Add namespaces to file system and logging functions
• Remove unused G_quit global variable
• Fix Sample Channels in loop mode not playing automatically after audio recording
• Fix action recording button status during audio recording, signal mode

Dungeons and Catacombs

Changelog:

• New internal engine<->UI architecture
• New persistence layer
• New MIDI queue for incoming live MIDI messages
• Switch to std::thread
• Absolute #include paths in source code
• Removed 'boost' parameter from Sample Channel
• Show missing (and removable) plug-ins in Plug-in Window list
• Removed FLTK multithreading initialization

Joseph Pilates

Joseph Hubertus Pilates (December 9, 1883 – October 9, 1967) was a German-American physical trainer, notable for having invented and promoted the Pilates method of physical fitness.

Changelog:

• New record-on-signal option for input and action recording
• Initial support for plug-ins with mono I/O buses
• PluginHost refactoring
• Smart pointers for Wave and Plugin objects
• Remove old and deprecated input delay compensation
• Optimized audio I/O processing in Mixer callback
• Atomic I/O meters with improved accuracy
• Fix memory leak when replacing samples in a Sample Channel
• Fix plug-ins ordering method when re-opening Giada
• Fix silent Sample Channel when recording actions a second time
• Fix velocity always discarded when sending key-press to Sample Channel
• Fix inability to record actions with quantizer enabled

Medicine Ball

A medicine ball (also known as an exercise ball, a med ball, or a fitness ball) is a weighted ball roughly the diameter of the shoulders, often used for rehabilitation and strength training.

Changelog:

• Action recorder refactoring
• Optional midimap parameters (thank you @tomek-szczesny)
• Support for 'inaudible' MIDI lightning events (thank you @tomek-szczesny)
• Build AppImage for Linux on Travis CI instance
• Huge optimization of the AppImage binary file
• Fix Action Editor repaint on min/max zoom levels
• 'Resize recording' flag has been removed
• Change text labels for channel operations
• Smarter column assignment while loading a patch/project
• Fix wrong resizer bar width between Action Editor widgets when zooming
• Can't display custom channel name in Sample Channel (fixed)
• Fix crash when cloning Sample Channel with audio data in it
• Clone channel doesn't clone channel name (fix #219)

Smith Machine

A Smith machine can be used for a variation of a squat. The Smith machine is a weight machine used for weight training. It consists of a barbell that is fixed within steel rails allowing only vertical or near-vertical movement.

Changelog:

• New sample-accurate Action Editor
• New MIDI Velocity Editor widget
• Ability to move MIDI events vertically in piano roll (i.e. change note)
• Remove mute action recording
• Better handling of MIDI devices that send NOTEON + velocity 0 as NOTEOFF
• Avoid calls to deprecated JUCE plug-ins methods
• Removed useless pthreadGC2.dll from Windows package
• Can't kill MIDI channels (fix #197)
• Can't record MIDI actions (fix #202)
• Fix missing first beat on metronome rendering
• Fix crash on opening plug-in window on macOS