Re-structured for Performance

Fixed:

• Major rewrite and re-organisation of code
• Reduced number of synths to two and using more channels instead
• Prevent out of bound memory access in style engine and registry memory
• Fixed layout for HiDPI screens
• Fixed Recorder timer false update

Improved:

• Improved multi-touch detection in on-screen keyboard
• Style engine updated to use updated MIDI Player in FluidSynth 2.2.4
• Recorder event sturcture improved and optimized
• Fixed layout scalability for HiDPI screens
• Use Gtk.Dialog for Preferences window
• Improved knob input behavior
• Visualize MIDI File events and automation events like harmonization, on the keyboard
• Reverb and Chorus effects improved (Note: styles haven't been updated to utilize them)

New:

• Added ability to change central display themes
• Added Jack driver support (only works outside sandbox for now)
• Implemented tempo "Tap" button. Tap the button to the beats of a song to copy it's tempo
• Implemented "Stop" and "Sustain" (Sostenuto) button on keyboard top bar
• Display version updated to AW-200. New manual/user-guide coming soon.

Style Engine HotFix

Hotfix:

• Fixed memory bug caused due to losing function pointer in style engine
• Reduced refresh rate of Recorder Progress UI to 22 FPS, for better performance.

Multi-track Recorder and Audio Settings

New:

• Make settings UI
• Ability to choose audio driver
• Ability to change PC keyboard layout
• Add multitrack recorder with upto 10 tracks, (along with recording style events in the first track)
• Multi-touch support for on-screen keyboard
• Add Rudimentary LV2 Plugin Support (Not yet available in the UI)

Fixed:

• Fix grid and font rendering in HiDPI screens
• Make app translatable
• More memory bugs swatted

Experimental PipeWire Support

Adds PipeWire support via pipewire-pulse.

[Minor Update] Theming Fix

This release simply fixes theming issues when the app is downloaded on other distributions or shells. This still requires the app to be run as a Flatpak using elementary.io Platform.

First AppCenter Release

New Stuff:

• Add ability to change tempo
• Implement scroll wheel and menu buttons
• Expand Style specification
• Arpeggiator and Harmonizer
• Implement state saving and registry memory
• More styles and instruments

Fixed:

• Ironed out more memory issues

Known Issues and incomplete features:

• Style Engine player loops a little later than usual after the specific time stamp
• Hold toggle doesn't work
• Keyboard styling isn't final
• No app settings or preferences UI yet
• EDM Styles currently only support intro and ending melodies in minor scales
• Some drum cymbals have broken release time
• Still some memory bugs which can cause crashes

Sampler and MIDI Song Player

New Stuff:

• Sampling Pads
  • Assign prerecorded audio (wav/mp3) onto sampling pads and trigger them with a single click or tap
  • Record and assign audio from mic, system or both onto the pads as well
• Song Player
  • Ensembles can now use it's inbuilt synthesizer to play MIDI files
  • Control Ensembles Song Player using computer keyboard media keys
  • Control Ensembles Song Player via sound indicator
  • Auto set styles tempo to that of currently playing song

Improved:

• Better memory management
• Style Engine and Metronome/LFO Engine sync improved and has much better timing consistency.

Known Issues and incomplete features:

• Style Engine only supports 4/4 time signature styles
• Style Engine player loops a little later than usual after the specific time stamp
• No way to manually change tempo without changing styles
• Scroll wheel beside the display doesn't work and is still very choppy.
• Menu up, down and activate buttons don't work.
• Arpeggiator and Harmonizer doesn't work
• Reverb and Chorus buttons don't turn off reverb and chorus respectively
• Registration Memory not implemented yet
• Hold toggle doesn't work
• Keyboard styling isn't final
• No app settings or preferences UI yet

Say Hi to Ensembles first alpha

This is the first public alpha release of Ensembles.

Known Issues and incomplete features:

• Style Engine only supports 4/4 time signature styles
• Style Engine player loops a little later than usual after the specific time stamp
• No way to manually change tempo without changing styles
• Style player volume cannot be changed
• Scroll wheel beside the display doesn't work and is still very choppy.
• Menu up, down and activate buttons don't work.
• Arpeggiator and Harmonizer doesn't work
• Reverb and Chorus buttons don't turn off reverb and chorus respectively
• Multipad variables not implemented
• Registration Memory not implemented yet
• Sequencer not implemented yet (Not in scope atm)
• Hold toggle doesn't work
• Keyboard styling isn't final
• No app settings or preferences UI yet
• Style Engine sync may be throw off if the CPU is busy (in flatpak version)