CHANGELOG

Renamed UI tool to SPaCeMusicW
Unused dynamics are set to 0 and sliders are driven to the far left
AMK is unzipped to a subfolder in the project during project creation (not noticeable to users)
Fixed GH action that publishes Musescore artifacts (not noticeable to users)
Addressed mypy, lint, and bandit warnings

Added

UI control for starting at rehearsal marks
Multisample instrument setting tracking

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken
Broken on python 3.10

Release 0.3.11 - 2023-07-09

CODENAME: Domino Dancing

All day, all day

Watch them all fall down

All day, all day

Domino dancing

Release 0.3.11

Differences from 0.3.10

Purpose

Fix issues with auto-tuned non-looping samples and subtle multi-sample bugs

Affected Issues

Changed

Non-looping samples are treated as “loop count == 1” for fundamental frequency detection
Multisample limit checking is done more carefully
Unmapped note detection is handled manually
Multisample notehead detection bugs fixed
All drum instruments in drm files use voice 0
“New version” detection only fires when a newer version is found

Added

Custom MuseScore palette for SMW porting
AST printer script
Musescore artifact upload GH action

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.10 - 2023-05-03

CODENAME: Weapon of Choice

Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice

Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice

Release 0.3.10

Differences from 0.3.9

Purpose

Fix overly aggressive nil tune detection

Affected Issues

#215 Tune 0.0 detection is too aggressive

Changed

Only error on 0 tune for non-builtin samples

Added

None

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.9 - 2023-04-29

CODENAME: Rock Me Amadeus

Er hatte wiener Blut

Er war Populär

Er war die Nummer eins

Genau das war sein Flair

Release 0.3.9

Differences from 0.3.8

Purpose

Clean up autotune handling

Affected Issues

Changed

Autotune is not attempted when using builtin samples
For non-looping brr samples, analyze only the waveform for autotune
BRR files in sample packs that are not in !patterns.txt files are added with default registers $00$00$7f$10$00
convert.bat uses Windows line endings
Non-ADSR gain settings generate the correct binary gain register value
Recent projects have their paths resolved

Added

Error is generated if a tuning value of 0.0 is used
Show verison codename in about window

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.8 - 2023-04-27

CODENAME: DiscoVision

You found me again, welcome back

Release 0.3.8

Differences from 0.3.7

Purpose

Add autotune logic

Affected Issues

Changed

-visualize added to old project files

Added

brr handling logic
autotune support

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.7 - 2023-04-06

CODENAME: Sabotage

Oh my God, it’s a mirage

I’m tellin’ y’all, it’s a sabotage

Release 0.3.7

Differences from 0.3.6

Purpose

Add ARAM estimation logic

Affected Issues

Changed

All projects get #optimized, even if there are no custom samples

Added

ARAM utilization graph in bottom right
MML and SPC generation steps are run at MusicXML load time
- Gives you an initial idea of your utilization and any glaring errors
BRR file/sample sizes are displayed in UI
Ctrl+R as a shortcut for render

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.6 - 2023-04-01

CODENAME: La Forme

Inspiration

Expiration

Contraction

Décontraction

La forme

Release 0.3.6

Differences from 0.3.5

Purpose

Finally fix broken initial q values

Affected Issues

Changed

Start measure, just do it, render, and reload xml moved to below main UI
- Makes collapsing the control panel easier to do
Changed default articulation settings

Added

Instrument q values are set to default when an instrument is chosen
Prompt on render option

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.5 - 2023-03-30

CODENAME: Cherry Twist

That’s right

Have more rhythm

Woooo!

Release 0.3.5

Differences from 0.3.4

Purpose

Fix new project creation bug

Affected Issues

#186 Error in saving projects

Changed

Fixed incorrect type conversion

Added

None

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.4 - 2023-03-25

CODENAME: I’m Pissed

You won’t like me ‘til I’ve had my dance.

Release 0.3.4

Differences from 0.3.3

Purpose

Add multisample and proper percussion support

Affected Issues

Changed

Save file version updated
- We best-effort an upgrade and save a backup
Sample pack selections are cleared when changing to a sample that doesn’t use them
Old octave setting is now an octave shift; semantics are slightly different
ADSR sliders flipped upside down so “more of X” is higher
“Just do it” hotkey changed to Ctrl+Space
SPC generation timeout changed to 15s
Bail on “just do it” if there was an error in MML or SPC generation
Load projects even when no musicxml is found
Error on opening missing project files
UI elements are cleared on project close
Changed pan mid left/right values
Custom samples go in a #path
DRM file changes to put all instruments on voice 0
- Added a MuseScore v4 drm file
History window title
Instrument UI element looks a little different

Added

Dark mode
Per-note sample definitions
- This enables using multiple brr files for a single instrument based on a note range
- Also enables custom percussion kits
- Now there are instruments, which can have multiple samples; defaults to a single sample, just like previously
- An instrument named Drumset is auto-populated with a fully featured kit
First-class support for percussion, including artic, pan, and dynamics
Sample folder watching—new samples are automatically found
.prj files can be opened by double-clicking or as a CLI dashboard argument
Sample pack and builtin sources are automatically chosen when a sample or builtin is chosen
Automatic handling for vanilla vs. custom percussion samples
An alert on new releases from github
Logic to handle blankl ines and comments in sample packs
Render/mixdown button
History menu item under “Edit”
Versioning to preferences file
Logic to remove a glitch at the end of a builtin song

Removed

QML plugin

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS
All tests are broken

Release 0.3.3 - 2023-03-02

Release 0.3.3

Differences from 0.3.2

Purpose

Incorporate feedback on the v0.3.2 release, mostly feature additions.

Affected Issues

Changed

Ties/slurs in triplets no longer broken
Juxtaposed slurs/ties no longer broken
Fixed “assert on MML generation in non-project mode”
Switched to using a Qt resource file for data artifacts
Poetry version pinned

Added

Project mode UI elements are disabled if AMK and spcplayer aren’t set
- Tooltips on those elements describe how to set those preferences
Icons

Removed

All webserver components and dependencies

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS

Release 0.3.2 - 2023-02-27

Release 0.3.2

Differences from 0.3.1

Purpose

Incorporate feedback on the v0.3.1 release, mostly feature additions.

Affected Issues

Changed

Preferences hotkey changed to control+,
Changed custom samples subdirectory to match the project name
Fixed incorrect echo channel ordering
Instrument name reported in UI status updates
Superloop Analysis checkbox grayed out for the time being
Preview window button renamed Envelope Preview to clear up confusion about its purpose

Added

Percussion solo/mute functionality
- Current implementation is stopgap
Pan surround support
Option to start outputting music after measure 1
- This implicitly disables loop detection
- Might behave strangely if there are crescendos that cross the starting measure, or if you start after the initial repeat point and listen across the repeat
Advanced mode in preferences
- When disabled (default), global echo, generate MML, generate SPC, and play SPC UI elements are hidden
- Defaults to “off”, with global echo defaulted to “on”
Explicit warnings when trying to convert a non-existent MML file, or play a non-existent SPC file
Tooltips for echo inversion checkboxes

Removed

Webserver deployment github action

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS

Release 0.3.1 - 2023-02-20

Release 0.3.1

Differences from 0.3.0

Purpose

Cleanup a few warts in v0.3.0

Affected Issues

Changed

Fixed quicklook using non-monospace font on windows
Fixed broken undo/redo while working in a project
BRR files are placed in a subdirectory of samples
Streamlined envelope calculations
On project load, first instrument is selected automatically
Sample packs now come from a user-provided directory rather than being registered one-by-one

Added

Space is a shortcut for “convert and play”
Porter and game name entries in the UI
- These can be pulled in from the score; if used in the UI, those values are overridden
Human-readable ADSR/gain values

Removed

None

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS

Release 0.3.0 - 2023-02-19

Release 0.3.0

Differences from 0.2.3

Purpose

First big step towards making this tool a one-stop-shop for porting music. What a difference a year makes.

Affected Issues

Changed

Totally reworked UI to use qtdesigner
- Some reorganization of UI elements
Moved python package to beta

Added

Project-based workflow
Generate and play SPC files directly from UI
Native support for BRR samples and sample packs
Instrument solo/mute functionality
Support for modifying instrument tuning and envelopes
- Can use both UI elements or raw BRR settings
Envelope viewer
History viewer
Undo/redo support

Removed

UI tests
- These were breaking hard; left them in place, just marked as unused. Can be recovered later.

Idiosyncrasies

Lightly tested on windows, watch out for problems on that OS

Release 0.2.3 - 2022-02-27

Release 0.2.3

Differences from 0.2.2

Purpose

Affected Issues

Changed

Fix bug where multiple exports in the dashboard broke things spectacularly
Moved python package to alpha
Strip unicode from instrument names, except flat which goes to ‘b’

Added

Quicklook window
MML file backup generation
Initial vibrato support
Logic to support transposing instruments - Temporarily removed due to a bug in music21
Testing updates - GUI tests
- Github action to run tests on windows runners

Removed

None.

Idiosyncrasies

None.

Release 0.2.2 - 2022-02-22

Release 0.2.2

Differences from 0.2.1

Purpose

Fix extra newline problem in output on windows

Affected Issues

#80 Extra newlines in windows-generated output

Changed

Removed extra newlines in .exe-generated MML outputs - This was a side effect of print in text mode on windows

Added

None.

Removed

None.

Idiosyncrasies

None.

Release 0.2.1 - 2022-02-21

Release 0.2.1

Differences from 0.2.0

Purpose

Fix problem in GH publish action—no changes to the codebase.

See Release 0.2.0 for applicable changelog.

Affected Issues

None.

Changed

None.

Added

None.

Removed

None.

Idiosyncrasies

None.

Release 0.2.0 - 2022-02-21

Release 0.2.0

Differences from 0.1.2

Purpose

Major overhaul, adding GUI support and moving towards a completely declarative MML file

Affected Issues

Changed

Use ^ for tied notes
Volume macro names
Instrument-specific octave, volume, pan, artic settings

Added

Support for: - AMK loop-point handling
- Slurs
- Configurable global legato option
- Staccato and accents
- Loop analysis, including labeled loops
- Repeated note detection
- Measure numbering
- Percussion
- Echo options
- Mid-staff instrument changes
- Crescendo/decrescendo
- Instrument pans
- Multiple tempos
GUI, webserver, and MuseScore plugin UI support
- Webserver and MuseScore generated outputs include git hash
Default @, v, y, q settings
Build date/time in generated MML files
Checks for note octave and percussion note validity
Check for chords
Custom instrument/sample boilerplate output
Global volume control in GUI

Removed

None.

Idiosyncrasies

None.

Release 0.1.2 - 2021-12-28

Release 0.1.2

Differences from 0.1.1

Purpose

Add support for ties, triplets, dots, and simple dynamics

Affected Issues

Changed

Lowered octave mapping by 1
Generated file includes tool version number
Cleaned up API documentation

Added

Support for: - 64th notes
- Tied notes
- Triplet notes/rests
- Grace notes
- Dynamics levels
- Dotted notes/rests
Test coverage GH, RTD configuration

Removed

None.

Idiosyncrasies

None.

Release 0.1.1 - 2021-12-23

Release 0.1.1

Differences from 0.1.0

Purpose

First official release.

Affected Issues

#16 Documentation

Changed

Decomposed monolithic tox configuration and GH actions

Added

Proper README

Removed

mako, myst-parser dependency

Idiosyncrasies

None.

Release 0.1.0 - 2021-12-23

Release 0.1.0

Purpose

Unofficial Initial release, published to test.pypi.org for workflow tests only.

Supports:

Composer and title metadata
Tempo calculation
Note and rest decoding
Automatic most-common octave and note/rest length detection
AMK annotations