From d1fad2f8084acee7ab074f6ae30df1d0ce4500dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Cooley Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 15:39:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] updated the readme --- README | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 30b4b68..4113c38 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,7 +2,64 @@ Beatseqr - a hardware interface for working with visuals and music software. http://beatseqr.com 2009 - 2010 Steve Cooley -Roxor - a Processing.org app to handle serial data communication and OSC communication with external applications +Steppa - a Max/MSP app that handles sequencing MIDI data from messages sent from the rest of the beatseqr tool chain. + +Version updates: + + v0.62 steve cooley + * just added a display of the midi note numbers. Just a sanity check more than anything. + + v0.61 steve cooley + * midi channel selection is assignable via OSC messages. You can now select which midi channel you want each voice to go to via the voice faders on beatseqr + + v0.6a derek scott + * ??? + * midi channel selection is broken out per-voice + + v0.51 steve cooley + * moved version history to this sub patcher. now it can get as big as it wants. + * broke the cc message paths into smaller pieces (ccsub1, ccsub2, ccsub3) + * added some documentation to the cc subs too + * the steppa logo is busted... :-\ scroll down for concepts. Could even make the lights light up with the step number! :D + + v0.50 derek scott + * rebuilt clock engine + * added MIDI sync out + * added click track sync (thanks, Mark Pauley!) + + v0.40 derek scott + * consolidated dependency patches into sub-patches within Steppa + + v0.39 steve cooley + * changed the OSC namespace to be prefixed with /beatseqr ... look in stepcomm if you need to change that + * overhauled the rosco-row system to the roxor_row system + * moved all velocity and midi note num processing to stepcomm + + v0.38 steve cooley + * converting the incoming OSC velocity values into max senders so you can pick them up in other patches... + * giving in to "snap to grid" and OCD. Ahh. + + v0.37 steve cooley + * another bug fix in pitchout in rosco-row2 + * I'm now resending the midinotenum1-8 values once they're parsed from the incoming OSC values so you could pick that up in other max patches + + v0.36 steve cooley + * minor bug fix + + v0.35 steve cooley + * added the "from steppa" midi output port + * added the "current beat" indicators under the play button + * added the "pitchout" senders so you can pick up the sequenced data from elsewhere in a max patch + * added senders for the three midi CC banks + * added a label for the "midi port" drop down selector + * added this release note + + v0.01 through v 0.34 derek scott + * basically rocks it. + + + +Roxor - a Processing.org app to handle serial data communication and OSC communication with external applications. Note: You will need several libraries in order to compile: * oscP5 and netP5 by Andreas Schlegel http://www.sojamo.de/libraries/oscP5/ @@ -10,6 +67,14 @@ Note: You will need several libraries in order to compile: Version updates: + roxor version 2.10 2011-06-03 steve cooley + * yes, I'm officially breaking the single digit sub-version number paradigm, sorry. + * tweaked some parameters for the beatseqr board I'm using. This obviously won't pertain to your board, so I'm going to have to figure out how to look for a customized configuration file. There's no doubt in my mind that I need to sort this out moving forward. + * added fast setup buttons for my specific tools of choice. The way it works is that I've put some buttons on the screen that I can click on to configure the midi channels and note numbers for the tools I'm using. You could reprogram the macro buttons I've made to suit your setup pretty easily. + + roxor version 2.9 2011-??-?? steve cooley + * demo mode ? + roxor version 2.8 2010-08-26 steve cooley * significantly revamped the OSC namespace for velocity, note number, and CC values. * added the ability to handle the new parameter record functionality on the beatseqr version 4.x boards. @@ -39,6 +104,13 @@ Thanks to Alexander Brevig and Mikal Hart for their library contributions to the Version updates: + Beatseqr Firmware Version 4.3 - 2011-06-03 steve cooley + * octave adjust for knob modes + * midi channel select for faders + + Beatseqr Firmware Version 4.2 - 2011-??-?? steve cooley + * demo mode? + Beatseqr Firmware Version 4.1 - 2010-10-13 Steve Cooley * refactored "solo" voice button mode to be "toggle" mode. * using "T" to represent the "toggle" voice button mode on the LCD screen.