Boring. Stupid. Pointless.
Very nice graphics, though.
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You know I’m going to add exporting to MIDI files in one of next versions. This will allow users to import SoundGrid Grids into any other DAW and each layer will become MIDI track. But this will not give you the same sound output without samples from soundbanks that were used in original Grid.
So I’m going to create SoundFont files matching all my soundbanks. Then you can assign appropriate SoundFonts to MIDI tracks (DAWs have either built-in support for SoundFonts or plugins) and hear the same sound. Unfortunately filters and effects can’t be exported/imported but I think this solution is still better than nothing.
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- Title - name of your sound bank as it will be visible to users
- Author - your name, email and so on
- Descr - description, any text; currently not shown anywhere but will be in future
- ID - unique ID, any short text
- Type - type of audio samples, 'wav’ or 'if’, this corresponds to extension of audio files
- DefaultScale - ID of default scale if several scales defined below
- Scales - array of scales definitions. Five scales defined in example sound bank, you may remove some of them but one scale must always exist. Below is description of scale properties:
- ID - unique (for this sound bank) ID
- Name - name as it will be shown in scales list
- Descr - description, currently usually list of note names (will be deprecated in 2.1)
- Tones - space-separated list of names of corresponding audio files from lower to higher (without extension)
- MIDINotes - space-separated list of corresponding note names for upcoming exporting to MIDI feature. Examples of correct notes are: C2, F#3, Ab1 and so on (even D#-1). To skip note (eg. if there’s no sample provided) enter - (minus sign). This property isn’t actually required but will ensure correct mapping when exporting to MIDI.
- ServerName - name of your server, will be visible in server list
- SoundBanks - array of sound banks definitions, use provided definition of Waterdrillo sound bank as example, all properties have self-explanatory names (file sizes are in kilobytes). Don’t forget to change waterdrillo1 to ID of your sound bank.
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To keep UI simple, elegant and attractive for novice users. If you have difficulties placing notes on the grid now you can enable assistance lines to make life easier. Song Mode
Few people use all eight available patterns because it may be hard to switch them while playing. In Song Mode filled patterns will be automatically activated one after another enabling you to create longer compositions easily. Also now you can touch pattern button twice to switch pattern for all layers at once; or to switch pattern and start from its beginning in song mode. Switchable musical scales
There are only 16 rows (notes) on the grid and much more keys on piano keyboard. And now you can select set of tones you want to be available on the grid. Recording
Now you can record audio files while playing. Then either easily upload tracks directly to SoundCloud or send by email as is or as ringtone More and more Sound Banks
Additional sound banks now installable from external servers. Either my official server or your own. Ratings for shared grids
Many new grids become shared everyday. Now you can rate them and best ones will deservedly be always on top when sorting by rating. New shared grids since last update now marked too. Other fixes and improvements
Many bugs were fixed and many things made better. One of them is improved (means reduced) latency and UI reaction. SoundGrid 2.0 on the App Store
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Done:
- "Song mode"
- Recording and export to SoundCloud and via email
- Downloading additional Sound Banks
- Redesigned visual fx
- Much more
- Ratings for shared grids
To do:
- Switchable scales for Sound Banks
- Export to MIDI file
- Update help/tutorial (oh!)
- Wrap everything up and release
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