Improvements:
- Split phrases horizontally using Alt+Ctrl+click
- The on-screen keyboard position and size are now saved between sessions
- When adding the Sustain Pedal and other on/off MIDI CCs, the editor now shows individual events by default
- Added a velocity multiplier to the Phrase Browser for previewing phrases with a softer tone. It can be adjusted by right-clicking the One-Click Preview button
- Visual improvements for UHD resolutions
- Improved Live Mode behavior when using an aftertouch keyboard
- Fixed model file downloading (the window was not updated during download)
- Fixed the import of MIDI files with multiple time signature changes
- Fixed an issue where the plug-in state could be lost after opening a composition file
- Fixed hanging notes caused by sustain pedal events
- Stability improvements
v6.1.2
Improvements:
- Added a scrollbar to the Chord Selector (Scale Degrees)
- Added an option to store AI chat within the composition instead of globally
- [Windows] Added a 'Windows UI scaling' setting (Settings / User Interface), which can be disabled if rendering issues occur
- [Windows] Added a 'Render Driver' setting (Settings / User Interface). RapidComposer now supports Direct3D12 for rendering
- [Windows] Troubleshooting mode (enable Caps Lock while launching RapidComposer) now allows Direct3D12 usage and disabling UI scaling
- Fixed 'Delete' key handling on 108-key keyboards
v6.1.1
Improvements:
- Fixed VST3 plug-in hanging issues on Retina displays (macOS) and with UI scaling (Windows)
- Fixed Chord Selector window sizing issues on Retina displays (macOS) and with UI scaling (Windows)
v6.1.0
Improvements:
- Implemented a new UI rendering engine with improved window resizing, drag-and-drop, and enhanced text editing.
- Added new rhythm generator: Clave Rhythm.
- Added a dedicated Drag Composition button in the top-right corner with right-click settings. You can drag the composition as MIDI or audio (Ctrl-click to render, then Ctrl-drag)
- Tracks now include a Drag button next to the track title for easier drag-and-drop (both MIDI and audio)
- Additional audio output file formats supported: WAV 24-bit, WAV 32-bit, AIFF 24-bit, AIFF 32-bit, AIFF floating point
- Unified audio export menu with additional export options
- Added dedicated 'Insert Track' buttons for each track type for one-click track creation.
- Live mode 'latch playback' implemented
- Live mode keyboard split option added with right split transposition
- Live mode: 1 Bar, 2 Bars, 3 Bars, 4 Bars, 'End of pattern' added to Quantized Trigger options
- Reorganized the Variations menu for improved usability. Added option to switch between the new menu and the classic hierarchical pop-up menu.
- Timecode 'bars.beats.16ths' and 'beats.16ths' formats added; font size and color can be customized
- Selected chords can now be stretched by Shift-dragging the right edge of the selection.
- Double-clicking a master track chord now lets you enter chord names directly from the keyboard.
- Dragging phrases beyond the left or right edges now automatically scrolls the composition.
- Added a Creativity slider to the Neural Phrase Engine for simpler control, advanced 'expert' settings remain available.
- Added 'Restore Defaults' buttons for creativity settings in the Neural Phrase Engine
- Added an 'Add to Composition' button to the Phrase Editor for inserting the phrase directly into your composition.
v6.0.7
Improvements:
- Fixed an issue where rhythm tracks could play with an instrument
- Fixed non-functional progression preview in the Chord Selector
- Fixed a crash during rhythm processing
- Fixed a rare crash when previewing chords
- Fixed an issue where the playhead could erase note visuals in the Melody Editor
- Stability improvements
v6.0.6
Improvements:
- Fixed track label rendering when larger font size is used
- Note forwarding: forwarding original chord notes is now possible
- Exporting as WAV floating point implemented
- Stability improvements
v6.0.5
Improvements:
- Improved Windows installer which warns the user if RapidComposer is running during installation
- Fixed: audio loading message left on screen
- Stability fixes
v6.0.4
Improvements:
- Improved Undo/Redo reliability: Fixed an issue where phrases could disappear after undo operations, especially when writing undo history to disk
- Much faster Undo/Redo with audio tracks thanks to new audio caching
- Smoother audio playback: The audio engine now crossfades automatically when you change the playback position
- FLAC import fix: Dragging FLAC files onto tracks now displays the audio waveform correctly
- Phrase Editor fix: Bar numbers now align correctly with the bar lines
v6.0.3
Improvements:
- Fixed an issue where stored CC envelope values in the Browser were incorrectly reset
- Fixed occasional crashes triggered by the 'Toggle between composition view and last part/line' keyboard shortcut
- Fixed a Live Mode issue where the pointer continued moving instead of stopping as expected
- Fixed a problem in Live Mode where changing the base octave to anything other than C2 did not correctly update the UI and internal data
v6.0.2
Improvements:
- Hover help is more reliable (improvements and fixes)
- Fixed: sometimes the visual feedback for loading a plug-ins was displayed twice
- Fixed: "Please open the master track inspector first..." is not displayed anymore when clicking on the 'dice' button to generate a chord progression
- Fixed non-moving playback pointer after switching from Live mode to Phrase Editing mode
- Fixed: bug in Idea Tool when using 'Replace current part' and regenerating a single track
- Fixed: Live mode is properly shut down when switching to another mode during active playback
- Fixed occasional stuttering when playing Live mode phrases
- Fixed deadlock when Ctrl-selecting chords on the master track, in Live mode
- [plug-ins] Fixed: clicking on Instrument group crashed
- Other bug fixes
v6.0.1
Improvements:
- Added "Mute all variations in all tracks" and "Mute all MIDI CCs in all tracks" buttons to the Track Inspector.
- Added "Copy variations to all tracks" and "Copy MIDI CCs to all tracks" buttons to the Track Inspector.
- Added "Copy progressions to group" command to the Progression Browser (right-click after selecting progressions).
- In browsers, both left-clicking and right-clicking now select all items in a group (use Ctrl to toggle selection).
- The Model files folder can now be specified under Settings / Locations.
- In the Tonnetz view, right-clicking now deselects all notes; Ctrl+click on a note deselects all others.
- Live Mode: when applying track offset, notes are now rotated instead of removed.
- Fixed hanging notes in Live Mode when quantization was set to none.
- Fixed an issue where some Live Mode settings were not saved with the composition.
- Fixed: the "Neural Phrase Engine" button was not displayed in the Phrase Editor when AI buttons were set to hidden in the settings.
- Fixed: using Undo in Phrase Editing after a change made in DAW mode caused the on-screen keyboard to disappear.
v6.0
Improvements:
- Neural Phrase Engine: generate or continue phrases and multi-track compositions using local AI models trained on MIDI data. Available in the full edition.
- New LIVE mode: trigger and perform sections of your composition from a MIDI keyboard in real time, with per-track speed, transpose, and timing controls. Available in the full edition.
- Two master tracks (A and B) for experimenting with chord progressions; you can copy one track to the other or just selected chords.
- Each track can be assigned to master track A or B
- SFZ instruments supported; SoundFonts/SFZ page redesigned
- Note editing completely reworked: click to create, double-click to remove, Ctrl-click to select, Alt-click to split/glue notes.
- Alt key shows scissors/glue cursor over notes, phrases, or chords
- Click-and-hold on the timeline scrolls horizontally and zooms vertically
- New chords menu with operations on multiple chords: glue chords, change triad type, add/remove chord tones (5th–13th)
- Improved timeline selection editing with better visual indication
- Progress indicators when loading compositions and SFZ files
- Note length editing added to Rhythm Lab which makes it even more flexible
- New setting: 'Note editing with mouse' (the default tool is the pencil, so you can create notes immediately without pressing Ctrl)
- New setting: 'Note creation' (dragging during note creation can transpose the note)
- New setting: 'Show snapped position' (during note editing the snapped position is shown)
- 'Fill chords' menu added to master track inspector, useful for setting up live playback chords
- Master and soundfont gain levels are in dB
- Minor UI cosmetic changes
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