Releases: Nigelw/Takes
Releases · Nigelw/Takes
Release list
Takes 2.9.0
New
- Major performance improvements throughout the app
- Files open quicker
- Waveforms render much faster and the UI remains responsive while loading
- CPU usage is drastically reduced
- Playback with 1 track has been reduced from 40% → 2.5% (comparable to QuickTime player)
- Playback with 20 tracks has been reduced from 103% → 8% (less than QuickTime Player at 32%)
- Idle CPU consumption is now 0%
- (All measurements taken with an M1 MacBook Pro)
- UI responsiveness is vastly improved
- Zooming, scrolling, and playhead-following is fluid, even with dozens of files open
- Dragging to rearrange tracks animates smoothly
- Playhead glides continuously instead of ticking along
Improved
- Loops are now gapless, wrapping seamlessly to the beginning of the next loop
- Quickly adjust a track's offset without selecting the input field using new keyboard shortcuts
- Improved waveform interactivity
- The playhead can be dragged in the waveform area (previously dragging was limited to the grabber in the ruler area)
- Clicking on a waveform switches playback to that track (previously you had to click in the info column)
- Quick Open from Finder now supports folder selections
- Added haptic feedback to the zoom slider
- Inertial scroll during playback behaves naturally: it settles to a stop before jumping to the playhead, rather than fighting with playhead-follow and causing jerkiness
- Refined the app's visual design, icons, and hit targets throughout
Fixed
- Mouse cursor reliably changes state when hovering over overlapping UI elements to show which interaction has priority
- Tooltips are only shown when text has been truncated
- Shrunk the hit target of the "Click Here to Compare" button to prevent accidental clicks when there are no tracks loaded
- Blind Listening Mode is disabled when no tracks are loaded
Takes 2.8.2
Fixed
- Creating a loop no longer moves the playhead if it's already within the loop range
Takes 2.8.1
New
- Resizable track info column. Grab the divider and drag it left/right
Improved
- Changing the loop range during playback no longer causes audio to stutter
Takes 2.8
New
- Import streaming audio from Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Improved
- Significantly improved drag and drop
- Improved visual design and UX of track reordering
- Improved visual indicator for external file drops onto Takes window
- Support standard Mac conventions: drag track out of the window to copy its file to the Finder or another app, drop on window toolbar or menubar to cancel drag
- Switch tracks with the up/down arrow keys in addition to other keyboard shortcuts
- Added a link to the Takes website in the Help menu
Fixed
- Many UI copy tweaks
Takes 2.7
New
- Auto-Align tracks: a single button lines your tracks up automatically by listening to the audio itself
- Auto-Align can also handle tracks recorded at slightly different speeds, offering a deeper tempo analysis when the quick pass can't find a match
- If tracks have tempo drift, you can auto-align anytime at the current playhead
- Added setting to auto-align by default when opening files
Improved
- Takes remembers its window position between launches
- Folders can be dropped on the app window
- Clearer error messages when files can't be loaded
- Small wording polish on the empty state
Fixed
- App window can be moved by dragging anywhere in the control area
Takes 2.6.1
Improved
- Double-click the "ms" label in the offset text field to reset it to zero
Fixed
- Playback now continues when the system audio device changes, such as when putting in AirPods
- The mouse cursor now resets correctly after interacting with a text field
Takes 2.6
Takes 2.5
New
- Major redesign with a brand new look and feel, every pixel reworked
- New appearance settings: choose light or dark theme, and pick your preferred time readout display style
- Redesigned track rows with clearer info at a glance
- Redesigned timeline ruler and playhead, with an interactive grabber you can drag to scrub
- Polished buttons and controls with satisfying pressed states and better dark mode contrast
- Control playback with your keyboard's media keys
Improved
- A cleaner empty state — just drop your files onto the target to get started
- Shift-click the Switch Track button to switch to previous
- New menu commands for timeline zoom and track removal
Fixed
- Fixed timeline overscroll getting stuck if an input field is active
- Various layout, contrast, and window-sizing refinements
Takes 2.1
New
- Loop audio by dragging or shift+clicking to select a range
- Resize selection by dragging the selection handles
- Repeat modes: Off, Repeat One, and Switch & Repeat (to compare tracks back-to-back by toggling to the next on each loop)
Fixed
- Starting playback at the end of a track now restarts playback from the beginning
Takes 2.0
New
- Timeline zooming
- Pinch to zoom or use the zoom control
- Waveform area uses native scroll inertia and bounce behavior
- View smoothly slides to keep playhead in view while zoomed in
Improved
- Improved timeline ruler tick marks and labeling, including dynamic scale when zoomed
- Added link to release notes in Help menu
Fixed
- The playhead position is preserved when opening a new track while paused
- Adjusted default window position