Furnace v0.6pre5 (beta) - no tutorial yet

did I say 0.6pre5 would have a tutorial? well, sadly it doesn't.
the reason is because this version fixes a critical issue in where Furnace would suddenly reset its configuration in some setups (especially when running out of disk space, disk corruption or sudden power-off).
additionally, it massively improves the backup system. now we save several backup files per song rather than a single, global backup.fur.

besides fixing many issues, this release also introduces:

• Casio PV-1000 chip
• ZX Spectrum QuadTone engine
• folders for ins/wave/sample lists
• smaller .fur files thanks to a new pattern format
• finally, sample map with pitchable notes and a new UI for it
• several sample editor improvements

thanks to everyone who helped with the development of this program!

the huge, boring changelog

• added missing intro tune credits (A M 4 N)
• fix terminal window showing up on Windows 11 (finally... thanks dj.tuBIG/MaliceX!)
  • sadly this change makes console mode difficult to use. yeah, Windows limitation...
• fix panning effect in OPZ
• a new ZX Spectrum beeper engine: QuadTone! (by Natt Akuma)
• make some chips (NES, SM8521 and Game Boy) more deterministic
• fix randomize not being really random
• SegaPCM fixes:
  • fix sample loop
  • fix possible crash
  • fix linear slides being inconsistent with other chips
• fix a few issues with SNES (mostly regarding BRR samples)
• a new chip: Casio PV-1000! (thanks cam900)
• change Commander X16 mixing to match latest revision of hardware
• fix several issues in the Orders window
• SN76489 now has a register view
• Namco C30 improvements:
  • better noise strategy
  • add a noise macro
• Namco WSG/C15 ROM mode
  • when enabled, this limits you to 8 wavetables and no wave synth
  • designed for those who want to play around and try getting it to run on a real board
• revamped Amiga emulation - now with a working register view and actual sample memory limits
• removed some excessive Namco 163 macros (the WaveLoad ones)
• built-in file picker fixes:
  • "/" no longer appears in the file name input box
  • .. (go to parent directory) is now a button (fixes a sorting issue)
  • fix occasional path resets
  • color Future Composer files
• prepare a ROM export framework so it becomes easier to work on it for 0.7
• remember the state of extra channel buttons (that ++ thing)
• add a disclaimer when exporting AY-3-8914 VGMs
  • not well-supported on VGMPlay
  • this doesn't affect other AY variants
• fix panning in RF5C68 after jumping to an order
• fix weird waveform on first note on in Namco 163
• fix YMF276 emulation (clipping)
• PCM DAC fixes:
  • muting fix
  • interpolation improvements (especially when playing samples backwards)
  • wave interpolation
• C64 macro mode usability fix (macro zoom resets when changing macro modes)
• VIC-20 improvements/fixes:
  • new "on/off" macro
  • fix macro issues with volume
• added an FM preview
  • for now this feature is exclusive to the OPN instrument type
  • enable it by right-clicking in the algorithm preview
• implement real-time playback needles in the sample editor
  • not all chips are supported but most are
• fix sample editor needles getting stuck to the sides when zooming
• fix possibility of escaping orders when undoing
• fix some chips not having custom clocks
• MIDI output improvements:
  • press Stop twice to send MIDI panic
  • follow mute state of channels
  • add "send program change" option
  • MIDI timecode generation and MIDI clock improvements
• you can now change the position of the buttons in the Orders window
• finally implement sample maps with note pitching!
  • including a new, easier to use sample map UI
• add a keybind for New
• improve config system - never lose a config file again
  • by employing redundancy and several checks, Furnace is ready even if a config file becomes corrupted
  • thanks Lolwe!
• log rotation - keeps the 5 last log files in the config dir
• new backup system
  • previously there was a single backup.fur file in the config dir
  • now Furnace is able to save a couple backup files per song
• fix 1.1.7-1.1.9 .dmf loading
  • it appears sample pitch/start/end worked differently
• fix a visual glitch in the per-channel oscilloscope and channel volume meters when playing the song
• new Commander X16 presets for possible future changes in the hardware specification
  • including a Twin OPL3 preset just in case the YM2151 supply issues cannot be solved
• fix K007232 stereo setting
• fix "Oscilloscope goes out of bounds" showing the waveform on top of everything
• fix OPN Extended Channel muting
• fix MIDI note hang when switching windows while a key is pressed
• fix a possible crash when using the system file picker on Windows
• prevent Settings window from being impossible to close at times
• clarified the VGM export loop trail setting
• fix missing ADPCM channel oscilloscope in Y8950
• make the per-chan osc of X1-010 louder
• many documentation updates
• fix EDxx when using one-tick gap compat flag
• fix crash when resampling an 8-bit sample using BLEP synthesis
• fix some sliders not being right-clickable
• vertical sliders are now right-clickable
• VGM export now writes Hz value when possible
• add options to collapse/expand the pattern and/or song
  • and it's super fast
• fix AY-3-8910 per-chan osc being weird at times
• greatly optimize the sample editor for long samples
• allow pulling selection start/end points in sample editor
• implement rarely-used 05xy/06xy effects
  • since Furnace supports multiple effect columns, these effects are redundant
  • but DefleMask implemented those, so for compatibility I had to do it
• wave synth improvements:
  • option to pause preview
  • option to copy current preview to a new wavetable
• added option to save sample as raw data
• prevent unreadable text when fonts fail to load
• Game Boy technical fixes
  • wave is no longer offset by 1
  • new option to toggle inverting the wave
• SNES global volume control effects
• fix tall .dmw loading
• NES changes:
  • sample mode is now DPCM by default
  • 20xx effect to change DPCM pitch
  • another effect to change triangle linear counter
• fix broken macro after note off in some FM chips
• finally implement SSG PCM in OPN chips
• fix out of range effect value crash
• resampling a sample now uses rate instead of compat rate
• folders for instruments/waves/samples
  • arbitrary organization of these
• added an option to disable .fur compression
• new packed pattern format - big savings in uncompressed files
• add -subsong command line parameter
• fix glitchy sound in C64 when more than one channel is changing filter cutoff (#1114)
• fix QSound glitch when playing song (#1127)
• fix Sunsoft 5B per-chan osc (kinda)
• improve sample editor delete/trim when loop is present
• prevent exit from being clicked by accident when going to file > configure chip
• improve sample type conversion in sample editor
• fix arpeggios not working after using E0xx and saving

note for Windows users

• this release fixes a terminal window opening in Windows 11.
• as stated in the previous release notes, only use the 32-bit build if you are absolutely certain you need it. otherwise, you don't. get the 64-bit release instead!

note for macOS users

I apologize for the lack of a macOS version of 0.6pre5. I only have a single Mac which is too old to run the latest version of macOS, and buying these here is difficult (sellers charge two to three times the price of one!).
I sometimes cheat, grab the latest artifact and put it here, but I am too late for that now...

note for Linux users

this is the first release not to be provided as an AppImage.
we made this decision after determining that the AppImage format was redundant in the case of Furnace, because every dependency is already statically linked.
no more making it executable, or having to install FUSE. just extract the .tar, and run.

furthermore, the demo songs, instruments and wavetables are readily available after extraction. no more having to use --appimage-extract.