RELEASE NOTES

NOTE THIS IS AN EARLY PUBLIC BETA.  There are still reported cases of VSTs crashing during the scan.  You may need to run Sequitur multiple times to get past all crashing VSTs.  If any VST has crashed during the scan, upon successfully completing the scan you will be given the option to send an email listing the problem VSTs.  Making use of this option will help us prevent crashing VSTs in future releases.

Sequitur beta1.1.0

* Now searches shortcuts in the VST folders.

* The VST menus are categorized according to your file structure.  That is, if you have a main VST plugins folder called SequiturPlugins\ and it contains a folder called FX\, then the FX folder will appear as a submenu in Sequitur.

* For first-time users, added a warning page before the VST setup page that informs about the experimental nature and gives you the opportunity to skip VST setup.  VSTs can be setup at any time from a song window by selecting File->Preferences->Audio tab and adding a path.

* Added Width parameter to sine wave.

* No longer require SSE instructions -- will work on Pentium III class CPUs.

* Mouse wheel now supported.

* Song window: Drag-and-drop has been improved.

* Song window: New commands for shifting the current selection forward and backward in time.

* Song window: Added shortcuts for expand and contract commands.

* Song window: The expand and contract commands now work on the current selection.

* Song window: By hovering over the left or right edge of the currently selected range, you can drag it larger or smaller.

* Song Window: Expand, Contract, Shift operations now work on time meters and tempos.  The measure header now includes strips displaying time meter and tempo information, which you can include/exclude from the selection by clicking on their labels on the left (like including/excluding tracks).  When they are included in the selection, operations on the selection will also operate on the tempo and/or meter.

* Song window: You can now perform multiple selection of phrases by holding the shift key.

* Song window: MIDI device menu is better organized (sorted etc).

* Song window: The track config view now has volume, pan and expression controls beneath the patch selection.  Additionally, selecting multiple tracks will create a 'dynamic mixer' displaying these controls for each selected track.

* Song window: Improvements have been made to pipeline editing.

* Song window: Clicking a VST node will now bring up a config view for setting the current patch.

* Song window: Fixed bug that wouldn't let you set fractional values in the master tempo control.

* Track window: Controller strips rewritten.  Changes include tab buttons for quickly switching between multiple controllers, better display of controller data, and resizeable areas.

* Track window: Playback now stops when the mouse button is released.

* Track window: Improvements to drawing speed when there are a lot of translucent objects (such as ghost events in the track window).

* Track window: Holding down ALT turns off quantization.

* Track window: Active tool config view -- when operating i.e. echosystem, its config view is visible and properties are set appropriately.

* Track window: Tool assignments are now retained

* Track window: Additional editing commands in the menu for moving or changing values of the selected events.

Sequitur beta1.0.3

* Improved VST scanning.  Fixed some crashes although some (apparently environment-dependent) still exist.  If you've had problems with a previous release, the easiest thing to do is run Uninstaller to clear out the Sequitur-generated folders and return things to a clean state, then run Sequitur.

Sequitur beta1.0.2

* Added Uninstaller utility for deleting folders created by running Sequitur.  This utility can also be used to return Sequitur to a clean install state.

* Any time a new VST is scanned that caused a problem, Sequitur will give you the option to send an email to support with the info.

* Fixed various bugs in handling non-ASCII characters, that would cause errors when they occur in file names and other places.

* Initial setup now records the VST path and other info, so that if a VST crashes it, it can continue scanning the next time the app runs.

* New songs no longer have a default VSTi track.  To create a new one, select from the menu Tracks->Add Synth Track-> and choose the desired VST.
