January 25, 2012: v1.83

• Fixed a bug that was introduced in v1.82: text fields and sliders stopped working

January 23, 2012: v1.82

• [VST] Improved VST editor behaviour; when the RapidComposer window is closed, the original VST editor view (that has "Bring RapidComposer To Top") is not closed or removed.
• [VST] When the RapidComposer window was minimized, the "Bring RapidComposer To Top" did not work. This is fixed.
• [VST] Better error checking when the host loads RapidComposer VST

January 2, 2012: v1.81

• [VST] Better VST editor behaviour; VST editor now contains a button to bring RapidComposer window to top
• [VST] Fixed "not allowed during playback" error for undo and midi import
• [VST] Fixed a bug which caused that recorded MIDI phrases contained duplicate notes and early note-offs
• [VST] Added a recommendation to use VST output channels for previewing chords/scales, etc
• Fixed: recording in the phrase editor sometimes started for a system-exclusive message instead of the first note-on event

December 19, 2011: v1.8

• VST plug-in version released with 128-channel output
• Several bug-fixes in the standalone version

August 15, 2011: v1.75

• ASIO handling was rewritten from scratch. The old portaudio ASIO handler will be removed in the next update.
• Using the mouse wheel is possible when setting values
• Selectable grid setting in the editor
• Two new display options in the phrase editor
• Chord palette and Help window are movable windows
• Dropping a soundfont inside the window will add the soundfont to the instruments.
• Dropping a MIDI file inside the window will load the MIDI file and open the MIDI Import panel.
• It is possible to set up tracks using a GM soundfont when importing midi files.
• Undo/redo works properly in the phrase editor
• Bug fix: a bug in history handling sometimes caused deletion of the composition file and crashing
• Bug fix: dropping a chord progression on a chord segment crashed the application
• Other minor fixes

July 18, 2011: v1.74

• Stability problems introduced in v1.73 fixed.

June 30, 2011: v1.73

• Usage on low screen resolutions was optimized - the lowest usable resolution is 1280x768
• User interface code optimized - startup and UI operations are faster

June 20, 2011: v1.72

• The chord palette was reworked
• Minor UI changes

June 2, 2011: v1.71

• Missing files error messages for first installation fixed
• The chord palette was removed temporarily until it is reworked

May 31, 2011: v1.7

• Draw lines on the piano roll to create glissando or chord strumming. Other usage is up to your creativity... Notes are inserted and aligned smartly with several snap and filtering options. Hold down 'Ctrl' and drag the mouse pointer. Check the generator properties for more options like transposing every second note to get an interesting pattern.
• More than a dozen new chord progressions added, most of them were used in big hits
• The chord progression browser displays progressions sorted by their complexity by default
• The harmonization menu also offers simpler chords that do not contain all the notes in the section to be harmonized
• Some new sample phrases added that can be used with any chords

May 3, 2011: v1.6

• New chord selector and chord palette with many options
• Progression editor was rewritten to provide more functionality e.g. chord suggestions, various coloring and preview options
• New soundfonts (pad and bass) included for chord preview
• New variation: Velocity Generator to set velocity values of a phrase/track by a function and its automatable parameters
• New variation: MIDI Echo with swing option
• Smart displaying of overlapped notes in two styles
• Harmonization improvements: manual selection of chords to complement automatic harmonization decisions
• Chord database cleaned up; dozens of new chords added; naming convention became 7b5#9 instead of 7-5+9
• Transposition is taken into account when glueing phrases
• Bug fix: interval detection did not work properly
• Bug fix: beat alignment was rewritten
• Bug fix: several issues with Undo fixed
• Bug fix: structure tab rendering fixed when velocity envelope was displayed in note editing mode

February 7, 2011: v1.51

• Selected phrase notes are displayed in shades of grey depending on velocity
• New keyboard shortcuts: TAB (toggle phrase/note editing), '1', '2' (hide/show the left and middle panels)
• Beats counted from 1 instead of 0
• Bug fix: exported midi file had inaccurate timing
• Bug fix: file selectors did not become the foreground window

January 24, 2011: v1.5

• Chord notes are displayed in the piano roll and can be edited (drag to move, Right Ctrl+doubleclick to create/remove)
• It is possible to save the internal state of a VSTi plug-in as an instrument even if the plug-in does not expose any presets
• Percussion note can be specified for percussion tracks
• Piano roll view options can be set per track with new ways of coloring and shading notes
• The composite track has its own view settings
• Articulation names can be displayed above notes and phrases
• Draw freehand parameter envelopes by holding down Ctrl
• New 'Help!' button displays detailed editing help
• Stop button serves as Panic! button when pressed with the right mouse button and mutes all audio
• Swing division can be specified
• Demo period starts for each update, crash fixed when expired
• Bug fix: audio phrases did not play if the beginning of the audio was before the project start
• Bug fix: host transport state is correctly reported to VSTi plug-ins

December 17, 2010: v1.45

• User interface optimized for 1280 and 1600-pixel horizontal resolutions
• Rubberbox selection can happen right to left
• Quantize to duplets, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets and septuplets
• Bug fix: rendering fault in 'Override Chords' button fixed
• Bug fix: tooltips do not deactivate the window anymore
• Bug fix: idea tool does not crash when 8 phrases are used
• Bug fix: adding a progression in the idea tool resets number of measures
• Bug fix: wrong number of measures generated in idea tool
• Bug fix: unassigned chord labels work better, do not hang app

December 6, 2010: v1.44

• Notes of transposed phrases are displayed as transposed in Note Editing mode, making editing easier
• A phrase can be replaced with the rendered phrase with all variations applied. See "Render Phrase With Variations" in the context popup
• Easy conversion between parametric and absolute form. See "Convert To Absolute Notes" and "Convert To Parametric Form" in the context popup"
• VST compatibility improved; crashing plug-ins now work well
• It is possible to disable MIDI Output by selecting 'None'
• 'Loop' lines and verses (in the structure context popup)
• Bug fix: various fixes in the idea tool
• Bug fix: fixes in structure editing (remove, repeat, etc)

December 2, 2010: v1.43

• Error handling improved; modal alerts are retired
• Bug fix: Progression assignment now works properly
• Bug fix: Structure generation did not match parameters
• Bug fix: Clicking on PLAY mutes the active phrase preview
• Bug fix: Reordering lines should work properly
• Bug fix: Resizing the last chord causes visual glitch
• Bug fix: Assigning a chord progression causes hang
• Bug fix: Crashing when adding a variation in the Variation Tool fixed
• Bug fix: Fill With Master Track Chords and Metronome clicks are no longer shown for audio tracks

November 26, 2010: v1.41

• Bug fix: crashing when dropping a phrase on the area outside of tracks fixed

November 24, 2010: v1.4 (+LE version released!)

• New rhythm generator: Subdivision (great for percussion)
• Customizable user interface (colors, button shapes, shading...) with preset themes
• Tempo can be overridden by any structural unit (full tempo track implemented under the hood)
• Fractional tempo allowed
• Tap Tempo
• Loop and range playback and recording improved
• Playback/recording tempo can be quarter/half/normal/twice/4 times
• VSTi handling was rewritten, no plug-in crashes anymore
• ASIO driver settings (sample rate, latency) are not overridden by default
• ASIO configuration window can be opened
• 'Snap cursor to the nearest beat when the playback stops' option in preferences
• Dozens of other small improvements and fixes

October 18, 2010: v1.32

• the snap setting can be used for master track chord alignment when preferred (enable it under Settings/Misc)
• it is possible to set the phrase length in the inspector
• new keyboard shortcuts: Enter=Toggle Play/Pause, Home=Stop&Jump To Beginning, Shift-Enter=Loop Selection
• when using Reaktor5, you should turn off DEP for RapidComposer to avoid Reaktor5 crash
• Bug fix: on rare occasions loading and playing back a composition crashed. This is fixed.
• Bug fix: notes are turned off at the end in loop playback
• Bug fix: losing audio phrases and sometimes sf2 instrument when loading a composition fixed
• VSTi fix: plug-ins created with SynthEdit work better
• VSTi fix: requesting plug-in presets work with more VSTi plug-ins

September 28, 2010: v1.3

• Improved editing in composite tracks; it is possible to change the instrument of the selected notes/phrases with just one click
• Sophisticated MIDI CC editing and recording
• Articulation can be specified for phrases or individual notes
• Phrase and note preview during editing with options
• Multiple instances of the same VSTi plug-in can be loaded
• Optionally hiding the left and middle panes to maximize workspace
• Hiding tracks manually or with AutoHide options
• Smarter naming of tracks when using {preset}
• 'Add To Composition' option at MIDI Import
• Bug fix: muting a track during playback did not send note off
• Bug fix: VSTi internal state is stored when chord/scale/rhythm preview was VSTi
• Bug fix: VSTi plug-ins exporting no presets did not appear in the instrument list
• Bug fix: 'Invalid Composition File' message when reverting to an earlier state in the history
• Bug fix: VSTi plug-ins that require audio input do not crash anymore
• Bug fix: black screen when maximizing the window and maximizing on dual monitors fixed

July 13, 2010: v1.21

• Chord inversions and added octave offsets can be specified by a formula; inversion description is now an integral part of the chord (move the mouse over "Inversion" or read documentation to get help)
• It is possible to create a new note by doubleclicking (Ctrl-click still works).
• Default note offset unit can be set in the Settings/Misc panel.
• Recording a phrase from MIDI In works again in the Phrase Editor.
• Problems with the FingerPicking Generator fixed (experienced on Windows XP).
• History data was not updated when History tab was selected. This is fixed.
• Importing a 44.1kHz audio file and converting it to 48kHz made the end of the audio silent.
• Sometimes a keyboard was rendered for audio tracks, this is fixed.

June 30, 2010: v1.2

• Phrase Morphing tool
• Guitar Fingerpicking Generator included
• Audio track support
• "Override Chord" button to override master track chords from the MIDI keyboard
• Track color can be specified
• Phrase name is optionally displayed over the phrases
• New track icons with pop-up help
• pressing right Shift during phrase dragging means 'transpose only'
• VSTi compatibility improvements (SampleTank, DirectWave no longer crashes)
• UI improvements and many bug fixes
• Three tutorials posted on www.musicdevelopments.com (Working With Phrases, Phrase Morphing, Importing MIDI With Autoharmonization)

May 3, 2010: v1.1

• Improved phrase and note editing
• Phrase-level and note-level editing directly inside the tracks; no need to open the phrase editor anymore.
• User interface improvements
• MIDI Pan controller added
• Keyboard shortcut ('D') for deselecting all notes and phrases
• User guide updated
• Some other minor features and bug fixes

April 6, 2010: v1.02

• Random crashes when pressing the Preview buttons fixed
• When the 'ASIO Digidesign Mbox 2' driver was present, the application crashed. This is fixed.
• VST compatibility improved
• 'Check For Update' button placed under the About tab also for the demo version
• 'Online User Guide' is not placed in the Windows Start menu, as it probably slowed down the boot up process on Windows XP
• Some other minor bugs fixed

April 4, 2010: v1.01

• A crashing bug in the Idea Tool fixed.

April 1, 2010: RapidComposer v1.0 released!

• First version released.