2.5.1

Improvements

• (synth mode) channel 10 uses bank 128
• Polish translation updated

Fix

• an unusual long comment was crashing Polyphone
• solved a crash when interacting with the GUI and receiving MIDI signals
• removed a build optimization that may not work with all CPUs

2.5.0

New

• "play with" feature, for playing several instruments or presets
• sample tool for adding a cross-fade around loop points
• tool for creating samples that are a merge of all instruments / samples inside a preset
• sfz support of trigger "release"
• mp3, aiff and snd sample formats can be imported
• bank / preset selection with MIDI signals (CC0 / program change)

Improvement

• the autoloop tool is more accurate and is not based on the existing loop
• the state of the keyboard and recorder windows is restored
• the sf2 / sf3 export can now create one file per preset
• sound engine still playing faster
• a sound engine overflow is not stopping all voices anymore
• management of multiple tabs

Fix

• divisions are correctly enlighted at the preset level when playing
• the treeview sort is updated after a key range change
• next available bank / preset correctly computed
• no default modulators at the sample level
• sfz attenuation export
• finding root keys of very short loops

Polyphone 2.4.1

New

• Polish translation
• navigation between tabs also with Ctrl+PageDown and Ctrl+PageUp

Fix

• limits in table cells
• behaviour of the preset / bank spin boxes
• 8-bit wav sample import

Polyphone 2.4.0

New

• player mode for using Polyphone as a synthesizer
• Catalan translation
• sfz opcodes amp_veltrack, fil_veltrack, fil_keytrack, fil_keycenter can be imported / exported
• support of relative MIDI CC values
• sample mode "release"
• navigation between tabs with Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Improvement

• the window borders are now an option
• faster and more accurate sound engine
• default controller values consistent with the modulators of the loaded soundfont
• GrandOrgue parser - group instruments by presets if switches are defined
• GrandOrgue parser - reading the end of samples
• GrandOrgue parser - use of the new sample mode "release"
• selecting a preset or preset divisions displays the corresponding instrument ranges on the keyboard

Fix

• reading sf3 with uncompressed samples
• processing pan / width / position during sfz import / export
• GrandOrgue files can be processed with the export command line
• loading multiple files asynchroneously
• support of the sustain and sostenuto pedals
• graphical bugs resolved
• attenuation when using filter Q
• position numbers in the bulk rename function
• sfz export options

Polyphone 2.3.0

New

• Korean translation
• button on the bottom right enabling the stereo editing, now enabled by default
• detection of bad loops, a warning being displayed at the sample level and in the sample summary
• parameter inconsistencies displayed in the sample summary
• different native styles available in the options
• option to allow multiple instances of Polyphone
• option to change the tuning fork from 390 to 470 Hz
• option to apply a temperament when playing
• tool scanning the instruments for filling parameters at the sample level
• after having cut a sample, possibility to create another one with the removed part
• OGG file import

Improvement

• search filter in the list when selecting "replace by" or "linked to"
• renaming samples linked to an instrument or instruments linked to a preset is now possible
• creating a new instrument automatically set the loop mode and the key ranges
• a table cell can be cleared more easily when editing the cell
• UTF-8 text can be written in the comment field
• CPU usage decreased when the reverb is off
• the auto-loop tool creates the same loop for both sides of a stereo sample
• the tool "remove blank at start" removes the same length from both sides of a stereo sample
• "mute" state now displayed in the tree view
• pagination for viewing the soundfont browser results
• better calibration sine
• interpolation more accurate

Fix

• release time was taken into account instead of the modulation decay
• crash when closing Polyphone due to audio connections not closed
• crash when initializing a MIDI connection
• the graph in the spatialization tool was sometimes incomplete
• selecting a table cell linked to a modulator cleared the selection
• sfz import / export with 24-bit samples
• linked modulators now working properly
• interface glitches
• WAV file import
• replacing stereo samples
• LFOs use now a triangle signal instead of a sine
• linear modulator values

Polyphone 2.2.0

New

• tool for editing sample properties
• solo mode focused on selection
• basic loading of GrandOrgue sample sets
• single instance of the application

Improvement

• resizable panes
• stereo editing enabled for sample tools
• new instrument or preset dialog can link selected samples or instruments
• key "escape" cancels a drag & drop
• automatic selection in the tree after an operation
• sample tuning area redesigned

Fix

• EQ fix
• loop playing mode can be changed during playback
• loading sample pitch correction
• infinite loop in a table repaint
• renaming with a different case
• sample transposition tool correctly adapts rootkey / correction
• instrument transposition tool correctly adapts rootkey / correction
• playing state at the sample level

Polyphone 2.1.3

Fix

• wrong rootkey when reading a sample
• reading stereo sample at the sample level
• current keyrange displayed in the key-based configurator
• attenuation coefficient in tools

Polyphone 2.1.2

New

• horizontal scrolling in the table with Shift + mouse scroll

Fix

• dB display in the tables
• dB attenuation of the sound engine
• convex attack for the modulation envelop
• linear decay for the modulation envelop
• scroll position in the modulator area
• fast drag & drop ignored
• muted presets
• position of dialog buttons

Polyphone 2.1.1

New

• configuration option for default mod "velocity => filter cutoff"

Fix

• parameter number in the summary pages (instrument & preset)
• faster sample display
• modulator transform value
• keyboard mouse event (Mac)
• loop option at the sample level
• undo / redo during playback
• sample fine tune at the sample level

Polyphone 2.1.0

New

• Modulator support in the sound engine
• FLAC sample files can be imported
• "alt + left click" can cut samples in the graphics
• live preview of the equalizer at the sample level
• the virtual keyboard dialog can trigger various kinds of MIDI signals
• support for the sostenuto pedal

Improvement

• better ergonomics for editing modulators
• multi selection is allowed in the range editor
• show some of the sample information at the instrument level
• keys and key ranges can be edited with a midi keyboard in the table
• drag & drop of divisions in the tree can create instruments and presets
• drag & drop in the tree can duplicate elements within instruments and presets
• "Ctrl" + a midi signal selects the corresponding division(s) in an instrument or preset

Fix

• several modulators can target the same modulator
• bug when exporting several WAV files
• monitoring tool was not working
• sfArk import with Windows
• small GUI issues