Changelog

arp!02 - groovy midi arpeggiator

1.0.0 - Unreleased - arp!02 release

Added

• HiDPI-aware UI scaling
  • You can finally see the display without a magnifying glass
  • Cheap trick: Whole UI renders into a 1x framebuffer and upscales nearest-neighbor
    • auto = based on host’s HiDPI hint
    • manual 1x-4x options available in settings
      • stored in formerly unuse slider24
• Data & Presets maintain compatibility with arp!0 v0.82rc+:
  • Loads preset state (.ini/.rpl) saved by arp!0 v0.82rc+ unchanged
    • v0.81beta presets should load with automatic fixups
      • (Some 0.8x dirops may need manual adjustment, per the OG 0.88rc notes)
    • Presets from v0.80beta and earlier aren’t readable, and fall back to defaults with a warning
  • Loads arp!0 color and settings data
    • New location: Data/bangzero_data/ -> Data/arpbangzero2_data/
    • Packaged with same files as arp!0 0.90rc
• ReaPack distribution
• New website and online manual

Changed

• Plugin name is now “arp!02” (“arp-oh-two”/“arpbangzero2”)
• Modernized 2012 preprocessor-era EEL2 codebase for REAPER 6/7
  • Decompose generated codebase into user-defined functions and include files
  • Collapse ~1,350 generated single-char gfx_drawchars into gfx_drawstr
  • Remove duplicated/dead code and stray editor config
  • Refactor sequencer lane widgets into functions

Fixed

• Restrict leftover ‘prever’ readout to debug view

Removed

• Support for presets earlier than v0.82rc

0.90rc - 2014-01-01

• move the in_pin:/out_pin: lines above @init for Reaper 4.59pre4+

0.89rc - 2012-06-12 - not so fast release

• fix variant dir seq logic broken by prelim dir ui remapping code

0.88rc - 2012-06-09 - almost nearly semi-final thoughts and warnings release

• WARNING: in next release, presets saved w/ arp!0 v0.81beta and earlier will not load.
• WARNING: some obscure dirops have been removed or altered. presets using the resortx meta, dir repeat and sequential section dirops will need to be manually updated.
• tweak opacity of dirop specific metas to match lighter dirops
• remove resortx meta functionality; replace with “%” resortx dirop
• remove dir repeat dirops; replace with prime/prime2 variants of the 4 “on-foo” dirops: on-foo+prime seeks to prior on-foo+prime2; will wrap around to find following on-foo+prime2.
• move sequential section logic from variants of “?:” random section dirop to dedicated “,:” sequential section dirop which supports 3 independent section sequences.
• allow right-click on [arp!0] logo to show debug info
• a few semi-useful labeled debug infos, including last read preset version
• tweak a few dirop icons for clarity
• temporarily display preset version number

0.87rc - 2012-05-31 - it lives! mad science release

• experimental subdir dirop: alien dirop substitutes oneshot dir seq from next variant. heart dirop immediately returns to invoking dir seq. alien dirop with prime/prime2 metas subs 2nd & 3rd next variants.
• changed 4x section dirop to 3x section (:4 to 3:), and changed variant values when combined with prime/prime2/section metas to enable musically useful multiples of sequential sections.
• WARNING: in next release, presets saved w/ arp!0 v0.81beta and earlier will not load.

0.86rc - 2012-05-28 - forward into past release

• fix incompatibility w/ pre-bugfixed Js
• add on host seek dirop: jump to dirop when host seeks
• change subtract/contract metas to prime2/prime (’‘/’) for dirops
• prime/prime2 metas for larger weights in :4 dirop and remove :x16 dirop
• prime/prime2 metas for sequential sections variants of ?: random section dirop

0.85rc - 2012-05-24 - back to future release

• fix ctl3/4 sequence length bug
• fix left click in tick slider bug
• add true double-click logic to dropdown buttongrid
• fix bug in send midi cc for dir seq edits
• fix bug: don’t always send extended midi cc on chans 1-5
• prevent extended midi cc out when arp!0 chan + extended cc chan offset > 16
• fix inverted midi cc do pos reset & save var edits logic
• new default color scheme: clarity
• reorganized & tweaked color schemes; removed a few that seemed redundant
• add left/right-click on “swing” label to go to next/prev color scheme
• documentation updates/edits
• bump max default colors to 32

0.84rc - 2012-05-17 - lbf release

• change saved step indicators to bottom left
• fix logic for right relative dot highlight widths
• fix bug in dot highlight shadows logic

0.83rc - 2012-05-15 - lbl release

• fix extended midi cc to only send all ccs on variant/preset changes if enabled
• add logic to adjust seq len when inserting/deleting steps
• fix logic to set ctl3/4 seq lengths w/ right click
• send midi cc’s before notes
• add option for tiny marks to indicate current steps
• fix sortx bug in apply changes to all variants
• optimize skin logic: only compute skin colors when skin changes

0.82rc - 2012-05-01 - line in sand release

• fix initial note logic for downup & down+up orders
• fix single note bug for updown/downup orders
• add global setting for default load notes w/ preset
• only load notes w/ preset if saved notecnt > 0
• fix sortx logic flaw: precompute sortxlen before used in tick logic
• make sortx on/off and update events automatable
• new dirops: on first/on last/on crossover/reset play pos’s
• fix tick scaling automation bug
• add missing support for ctl3/4 save/restore play pos’s
• save play pos’s only when paused, & only for edited seq
• indicate saved play pos’s when paused with small cutout at bottom right of step
• use midi cc’s for variant changes & other control functions (vs prg changes)
• extended midi cc logic to automate sequence step values
• midi lock global setting: prevents loading midi chan/bus/control from presets
• fix stuck notes when changing midi bus while arp playing

0.81beta - 2012-04-14 - very nearly finally release

• fix prog change dopos/nosave variant logic
• optional control 3/4 seqs
• make slider mid-line visible for 100% opaque slider bar colors
• rightclick in dropdowns to set value w/out closing dropdown
• rework scaled tick time logic to separate tick index and fraction into separate automation controls.
• experimental additive contract meta: adds note from contracted step to following steps.
• revised dir operations gui to use dirop meta instead of dirop steyp type. dirop meta shows special dirop icons for better intuitition.
• pdf docs with pictures!

0.80beta - 2012-04-04 - final feature creature release

• hilight edited step when showing dropdown
• limit output range of midi note numbers
• scaled, absolute or synchronized tick times
• midi bus setting
• bump max variants to 12
• remove save seq play positions when preset is saved

0.79beta - 2012-03-26 - terminology matters release

• tweak multi colorschemes in global settings file
• fix dropdown buttongrid color bug
• add alt/option-click [arp!0] for reload settings
• add control/command-click [arp!0] for toggle global options
• fix updown/downup order logic to handle dir:first/last/prev better which prevents some dir seqs that stick at high/low octave boundaries
• changed step sequence name to dir, for directions. changed transp seq name to trans.
• added program change base+29 for restoring saved play positions for all sequences. renumbered some of the previous variant program changes to make room.
• allow contract and resortx metas on same step.

0.78beta - 2012-03-22 - little things release

• added control/command right-click to insert new sequence step and alt/option right-click to delete sequence step
• change section operation symbol from reverse “?” to “!” for better docs.
• fix flawed dir back in time logic

0.77beta - 2012-03-20 - not infinitely improbable release

• add option to use control 2 seq for step improbability: positive values are the probability of supressing note output for a step; negative values are the probability of skipping a step.

0.76beta - 2012-03-20 - to boldly go release

• finish work on new dir types. see updated documentation for details.
• add options to expand transpose range/gui: range can be 24/36/48 semitones. add transpose base option: transpositions can start at -24/-12/0 semitones.
• change positions of slidergrids to align related accent & offset seqs.
• change variant program change logic to support > 8 variants; reset seq positions and don’t save changes to previous variant now selected by enabling program changes prior to variant program change; add next & previous variant and play/pause pc’s.
• bugfix: bogus unidirectional offset logic
• bugfix: truncated sortx length logic

0.75alpha - 2012-03-17 - feeling lucky release

• major dir sequence upgrade. new dir types.
• add right-click on play while paused for single step

0.72beta - 2012-03-15 - stability is good release

• fix bugs & clean up sort xform update logic: work right with replicant octaves; more intuitive behavior with downup/updown orders; work right with single notes/octaves; work right with dir sequence.

0.71beta - 2012-03-11 - more loose ends++ release

• fix multi-colored dropdown buttongrids to normally use fade color as background
• negative a1 in multicolor means inverts fade direction
• show decimal point for gate seq buttons for values near zero
• add tick mark to gate seq button if gate >= 1 tick; can be disabled in global settings
• tweak icon only trans icons
• tweak timing logic to handle beat_position a fraction of a sample later than a tick when playback starts on or seeks to a tick
• tweak midi logic to handle noteoffs one @block after playback pauses
• rework sortx file logic to use data files with many sortx specs instead of one per file: arpbangzero_sortx.txt and arpbangzero_defsortx.txt. goodbye Greek alphabet. hello easier to manage & order sortx specs.
• new sort transforms
• tweak @serialize logic to be more robust
• bump max sortx size a bit w/in large js preset bug limit
• change preset/variant format to add octaves mode
• new replicant octaves mode adds octave notes to virtual input note list for seamless sortx across octaves and to avoid “stuck” octaves w/ dir first. change octave mode in settings page or rightclick octaves label. octave mode saved with presets and variants. new replicant mode is default for new arps. old presets should load with heuristic mode selected, which is now indicated by a ‘~’ suffix on the octaves label.
• restore rightclick on variant to recall saved play positions
• move resortx logic into current notes loop

0.70beta - 2012-03-07 - loose ends release

• tweaks to multi-color logic. NOTE revise custom color schemes again.

0.69beta - 2012-03-07 - eye candy release

• background icons for length & voices seqs
• new global setting to enable icons &/or text for length/gate/voices/trans seqs; if icon only make icons darker
• multi-colors. NOTE custom color schemes will need to be revised for this release to add new multi-color dummy values.

0.68beta - 2012-03-05 - less fuzzy release

• leftclick on slidergrid label expands/contracts for symmetry
• fix missing current notes hilite bug with unipolar offsets
• tweak redraw optimization to redraw on more significant events
• better logic for triggering gui redraw from non-gui code: gdirtx
• tweak trans button kb background alpha
• reorder note position logic to account for changed current notes just preceding the current step; reset notepos to default -1 when notecnt==0
• change default for offset to unipolar
• fix scrambled first draw of settings pane
• move default user colorschemes into their own file; use global settings file only for customized schemes; display customized colorschemes on separate lines just after the 5 builtin schemes, followed by defaults
• fix ya bug in timing logic; add jitter protection logic

0.67beta - 2012-03-03 - w00t! w00t! release

• limit right extent of settings to gui width vs window width
• couple o’ new user colorschemes
• gui optimizations: gfx_clear= -1!; redraw only when mouse active or step changes

0.66beta - 2012-02-29 - leap day release

• change defaults if no global settings file, for play/pause w/ host, midi through when paused and clear notes on host seek to on
• tweak viridian colors
• fix control2 double step bug

0.65beta - 2012-02-28 - color crazy release

• fix black window glitch at startup with custom colors
• README.txt with installation docs and release notes
• docs.txt
• tweak colorscheme logic and format: expand maximum number of custom color schemes to 20. add separate rgb values for 2ndary hilite. note customized colors in global settings file will need to be revised.
• lotso’ new default user colorschemes in global settings file

0.64beta - 2012-02-24 - second thoughts release

• fix hostplay vs midi order of processing bug
• fix seek forward clear notes bug
• fine tune clear notes on sync parameters
• removed clear notes on pause if midithru on
• fix event clear bug that broke notes on beat when rewinding

0.62beta - 2012-02-23 - little bits release

• move global settings load out of @serialize; reload settings when “colors:” label is clicked; reload sortx when “load:” label is clicked.
• handle missing global settings file better
• tweak default custom colors in global settings file
• clear notes on host seek global setting

0.61beta - 2012-02-23 - too fast? release

• fix host play detection logic to work with immediate notes when playback starts
• fix fractional playpos bug that broke on the beat input
• global setting file: arpbangzero_settings.txt in /Data/arpbangero_files

0.60beta - 2012-02-22 - might as well release

• midi through when paused global setting

0.59beta - 2012-02-22 - because we can!? release

• new sortx rules: probable skip and probable conditional skip. note probablility param for old probable bounded random rule has been moved to 3rd position to match new rules.
• new sortx files to demonstrate new rules: 1/4to1, falldown, randstart
• play/pause with host global setting

0.58beta - 2012-02-21 - child of tweak release

• support for up to 24 sort xform spec files using all Greek letter names. only show xform names for extant files.

0.57beta - 2012-02-19 - transformation lingers release

• use sort xform names in settings pane & sort dropmenu

0.56beta - 2012-02-19 - again? release

• dim text color for newish selected items in settings pane
• fix child of the wild value bug: click in left to collapse button grid would set sliders ending up beneath the click
• dim 2ndary text controls

0.55beta - 2012-02-18 - get it right release

• tweak sortx logic: support for fixed sortxcnt; avoid inf loop if no repeats; wraparound sortx pos if notecnt < sortxcnt
• fix failure to restore current variant on startup
• add name section to sort xform
• save sort xform pattern in presets to remove dependancy on txt files
• show current sort xform in settings pane
• update slider/code to reflect new max of 16 swingsteps
• sort xform dropmenu on rightclick sort label: xform on/off; copy/paste; load xform
• clean up dropdown mouse logic
• reduce saved preset size
• limit number of variants to 7 to avoid large Js preset bug
• tweak clicker/flag chars
• variants dropmenu: copy/paste/apply changes to ALL variants. replaces [edit xxx] clicker
• copy/paste for variants & sort xforms
• support “special” sort xform values based on positive type index after leading 0 value; relative values now required to have negative offset value after initial 0.
• new sort xform special type 1: probable bounded random step
• new settings for when to redo sort xform to support changing random xforms: first/last step, octave/note cycles.
• fix failure to update tempo on variant change & paste
• change to right-click labels for toggle random seq order and toggle sortx; alt/option-click labels for debug;
• new zeta.txt & eta.txt transform files to demonstrate fixed length output and semi-random transforms.

0.52beta - 2012-02-13- the wild value is dead release

• fix wild value/mousedown bug: clicking change variant button would change controls ending up under the click in new variant - thanks zappadave!
• fix alpha.txt transform spec: no commas in comments

0.51beta - 2012-02-13 - power user release

• variant debug bits
• sort transforms

0.50beta - 2012-02-11 - mad science release

• display active notes in time/pitch order
• add swing steps setting: swing every N steps
• make random sequence order and swing steps automatable. NOTE resave old presets with desired values or they will keep the previous preset’s values when loaded.
• restore click on notes label to toggle notes loading with presets
• move all “presetable” internal vars to array memory using “[]”. rework settings change logic for these vars to use cleaner pointer techniques. use slider(var) and slider_automate(bitmask) for cleaner automation logic.
• right-click & drag swing slider doubles swing amount
• variants!
• tweak settings pane
• random seq order indicator (~) & shift-click seq label to toggle random

0.36beta - 2012-02-08

• fix logic to set seq len using rightclick (instead of rightdown)

0.35beta - 2012-02-08

• puts{…} & gpt{…} macros
• help/settings pane
• random order option for sequences

0.34beta - 2012-02-07

• limit octpos to octaves on preset loads and when octaves changes

0.33beta - 2012-02-06

• save and optionally restore current notes with presets
• save internal octave position with presets
• indicate current octave position if > 0 octaves
• control-click octaves control sets current octave position
• rework timing logic (again) for clarity and to work right when starting playback in host
• add unipolar option to offset sequence: allows pos offsets without 1 tick latency at start of playback and for notes on the beat.
• clean up slider bar logic

0.32beta - 2012-02-05

• save and restore sequence play positions when host starts playback. NOTE play positions lost when host quits & restarts. save & restore from preset if necessary.
• make clear notes logic independent of play/pause; new clear icon
• change hold button pos; new hold icon

0.31beta - 2012-02-02

• fix fractional midi cc bug (thanks gofer!)

0.30beta - 2012-02-02

• swap behavior of right and alt/option clicks: right clicks now set sequence length; alt/option clicks set default values
• expandable buttongrids
• tweak dropdown slider sizes and appearance
• mouseover hilite for sync & chan

0.23beta - 2012-01-31

• fix shift right click in button grid from flashy bad draw
• fix mouseover hilite for non-cc# choice grids
• collapsable slidergrids
• fix slider logic: don’t pass fractional coords to gfx_rectto
• change default offset percent to 10%
• make offset percent automatable. NOTE offset percent in old presets will need to be manually restored. 0.24beta - n/r
• text color tweaks
• send ctl changes at swung/offset time to sync w/ notes
• limit seq lens when maxsteps changes

0.22beta - 2012-01-31

• fix factory defaults for 24/32 step modes

0.21beta - 2012-01-31

• support click/drag/release behavior for dropdown menus
• experimental 24 & 32 step modes

0.2beta - 2012-01-30

• fix length seq active step hilighting
• improve easter egg
• debug evmsgs view for rt click notes
• bump max octaves to 3
• tweak dropdown rightmost pos logic
• bump len range to 8
• add automation logic using invis js sliders. NOTE this breaks presets
• add note hold logic/ui
• rework timing/offset logic so ui is more responsive (& timing better?)
• stress testing fixes: noteon first send ordering, swing calcs, hanging notes after pause, …
• tweak swing slider behavior

0.1beta - 2012-01-28

• initial release

License

See LICENSE