Polyphone 2.3.0

New

• Korean translation
• button on the bottom right enabling the stereo editing, now enabled by default
• detection of bad loops, a warning being displayed at the sample level and in the sample summary
• parameter inconsistencies displayed in the sample summary
• different native styles available in the options
• option to allow multiple instances of Polyphone
• option to change the tuning fork from 390 to 470 Hz
• option to apply a temperament when playing
• tool scanning the instruments for filling parameters at the sample level
• after having cut a sample, possibility to create another one with the removed part
• OGG file import

Improvement

• search filter in the list when selecting "replace by" or "linked to"
• renaming samples linked to an instrument or instruments linked to a preset is now possible
• creating a new instrument automatically set the loop mode and the key ranges
• a table cell can be cleared more easily when editing the cell
• UTF-8 text can be written in the comment field
• CPU usage decreased when the reverb is off
• the auto-loop tool creates the same loop for both sides of a stereo sample
• the tool "remove blank at start" removes the same length from both sides of a stereo sample
• "mute" state now displayed in the tree view
• pagination for viewing the soundfont browser results
• better calibration sine
• interpolation more accurate

Fix

• release time was taken into account instead of the modulation decay
• crash when closing Polyphone due to audio connections not closed
• crash when initializing a MIDI connection
• the graph in the spatialization tool was sometimes incomplete
• selecting a table cell linked to a modulator cleared the selection
• sfz import / export with 24-bit samples
• linked modulators now working properly
• interface glitches
• WAV file import
• replacing stereo samples
• LFOs use now a triangle signal instead of a sine
• linear modulator values

Polyphone 2.2.0

New

• tool for editing sample properties
• solo mode focused on selection
• basic loading of GrandOrgue sample sets
• single instance of the application

Improvement

• resizable panes
• stereo editing enabled for sample tools
• new instrument or preset dialog can link selected samples or instruments
• key "escape" cancels a drag & drop
• automatic selection in the tree after an operation
• sample tuning area redesigned

Fix

• EQ fix
• loop playing mode can be changed during playback
• loading sample pitch correction
• infinite loop in a table repaint
• renaming with a different case
• sample transposition tool correctly adapts rootkey / correction
• instrument transposition tool correctly adapts rootkey / correction
• playing state at the sample level

Polyphone 2.1.3

Fix

• wrong rootkey when reading a sample
• reading stereo sample at the sample level
• current keyrange displayed in the key-based configurator
• attenuation coefficient in tools

Polyphone 2.1.2

New

• horizontal scrolling in the table with Shift + mouse scroll

Fix

• dB display in the tables
• dB attenuation of the sound engine
• convex attack for the modulation envelop
• linear decay for the modulation envelop
• scroll position in the modulator area
• fast drag & drop ignored
• muted presets
• position of dialog buttons

Polyphone 2.1.1

New

• configuration option for default mod "velocity => filter cutoff"

Fix

• parameter number in the summary pages (instrument & preset)
• faster sample display
• modulator transform value
• keyboard mouse event (Mac)
• loop option at the sample level
• undo / redo during playback
• sample fine tune at the sample level

Polyphone 2.1.0

New

• Modulator support in the sound engine
• FLAC sample files can be imported
• "alt + left click" can cut samples in the graphics
• live preview of the equalizer at the sample level
• the virtual keyboard dialog can trigger various kinds of MIDI signals
• support for the sostenuto pedal

Improvement

• better ergonomics for editing modulators
• multi selection is allowed in the range editor
• show some of the sample information at the instrument level
• keys and key ranges can be edited with a midi keyboard in the table
• drag & drop of divisions in the tree can create instruments and presets
• drag & drop in the tree can duplicate elements within instruments and presets
• "Ctrl" + a midi signal selects the corresponding division(s) in an instrument or preset

Fix

• several modulators can target the same modulator
• bug when exporting several WAV files
• monitoring tool was not working
• sfArk import with Windows
• small GUI issues

Polyphone 2.1 Beta

2.1-beta

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Polyphone 2.0

New

• software design
• access to the soundfont repository with a Premium account
• duplication of elements in the tree
• fast creation of instruments or presets with a drag & drop in the tree
• possibility to mute divisions for testing purposes
• tool for creating chords
• German translation

Improvement

• support for "control", "include", "default_path", "global", "group_label", "define" when importing sfz files
• sample rate displayed in the sample overview page
• navigation between linked elements
• divisions can be sorted in different ways

Fix

• bug when saving or loading 24-bit samples
• opening big soundfonts

Polyphone 2.0 Beta

2.0-beta

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Polyphone 1.9

New

• soundfont repository online
• graphical envelop editor
• Portuguese & Chinese translations
• tool to export the preset list in a text format

Improvement

• table cells linked to a modulator have a thicker border
• highlight a modulator corresponding to a cell and vice versa
• glow effect when the virtual keyboard is focused with ctrl+K
• EQ values automatically stored and loaded on startup
• the displayed period limits are written in the sample graph

Fix

• display of uncommon sample rates
• 8-bit samples were badly imported
• the last edit was sometimes not saved if the focus remained in a field
• sometimes a crash occurred during a drag & drop in the tree
• the release was wrong when using loop + end mode
• the progress bar sometimes remained when loading a small soundfont
• a double-click in the tree didn't expand or collapse the elements
• a same file could be loaded twice on windows
• sometimes the loop cell couldn't be edited with the mouse
• wrong modulators were sometimes displayed after a selection in the tree