What's New in version 1.600:

Bug fixes:

• A large number of reported bugs, flaws and irregularities fixed.

New features:

• All versions since 1.558 may have caused the anti-virus software Avast to think that SynthFont was potentially dangerous and suggested to run it in a sandbox. This was due to the new version of the Eurekalog exception report system introduced. This system has now been replaced with the JEDI debug system.
• Added '.rmi' to the list of known MIDI file extensions
• Version 1.600 is compiled with Delphi version 2010, which has full support for Unicode.

What's New in version 1.561:

Bug fixes:

• When a VST instrument was assigned to a track - any track - it was also assigned to the first track -the tempo track causing SynthFont to send tempo changes to the VST instrument and not using them internally.
• Since version 1.553 track names were not always correctly read from a midi file
• Some VST instrument problems introduced by the Delphi 11(2007) compiler has been fixed
• Pressing the go forward button (for bar movement) repeatedly quickly could make SynthFont jump to the beginning of the song (also see below).

New features:

• You can keep the go forward or backward buttons down to repeatedly go forward/backward one (or ten bars, with CTRL key pressed)
• When SynthFont detects bad notes (note ON event with missing note OFF event) it will now give you more options for what to do with the note.

What's New in version 1.560:

• Bugfix: In the process of moving from the Delphi 7(2002) compiler to Delphi 11(2007) a few odd things happened, for instance, some string lists very emptied. For example the Small Buffer size list in Setup, which is used to set the buffer size when playing live and not using ASIO, was nullified, with adverse side effects, of course. Version 1.560 tries to fix all these (minor) issues.

What's New in version 1.559:

• Bugfix: Some VST effects and instruments were not accepted by Version 1.558

What's New in version 1.558:

Bug fixes:

• SynthFont did occasionally not send Midi Program Change messages on to a VST instrument as it might have been flagged as 'Locked' (i.e. not General Midi compatible), although the 'Locked' button in the VST instrument editor was not pressed
• When assigning a VST instrument to several tracks at once, SynthFont did (since version 1.500) assign different instances to each track. Before version 1.500 the same single instance was assigned
• The Delete key did not delete selected notes in the Pianoroll
• Some GIGA and DLS files were not correctly interpreted

Other:

• Replaced unmodified shortcut keys with modified ones, mostly using Shift+Ctrl as modifier (see file ShortKeys.txt)
• SynthFont had problems with midi files in which there were Midi Program Change messages for a particular channel spread over many tracks. SynthFont now moves all Program Changes to the track with the corresponding notes.

What's New in version 1.557:

Bugfixes:

• Since version 1.552 some notes have tended to remain playing after note-off although they were mostly silent already and did not contribute anything. This caused the polyphony to rise and the system to slow down
• Master Fine and Coarse Tuning did not always work
• The two latest versions have often experienced a not fatal exception at start-up
• Exclusive Class for percussions did not work when short-cutting of overlapping notes was switched off
• A large number of other minor bugs fixed

What's New in version 1.556:

Bugfixes:

• Versions 1.554 and 1.555 had a bug causing it to draw the Pianoroll badly when the Grid Size was set to more than 1. Additionally the 'Show Scale' checkbox in 'Key Signature and Melodic Scale' did not work (notes were not grayed)
• Some midi files were not correctly read
• Keys used as shortcuts could not be used to navigate to files in the Explorer list
• After editing and saving a SoundFont group file in use by a track, the track presets were not updated
• The playback position in the Pianoroll did not respond to a user change of the BPM factor (in 'Plug & Play')

Other:

• The shortcut key for pause/resume playback used to be 'W' or 'Pause/Break'. It is now only 'Pause/Break'.

What's New in version 1.555:

Bugfixes:

• Version 1.554 had a nasty bug causing it to throw an exception at start-up when the Setup dialog was initially displayed. Function has been removed.
• The Scale Tuning feature for various temperaments has been broken since a few versions back.

What's New in version 1.554:

Bugfixes:

• If SynthFont cannot save the update file in the folder chosen for temporary files, SynthFont now tries to use another folder
• SynthFont could not read midi files created from Tyros style files
• SynthFont could not restore a VST instrument in an Arrangement file if the path contained parenthesis symbols ( and/or )
• Since version 1.530 SynthFont may have decided to assign the SPDIF audio output as the default although not originally set so, resulting in no sound output
• Since version 1.540, you could not assign a SoundFont to a track in Live Midi Input mode
• Pitch Wheel range was not always correctly set from the Continuous Controllers
• Fixed a number of other reported bugs.

What's New in version 1.553:

• Fixed a minor but annoying bug that could prevent some midi type 0 files to be correctly read

What´s New in version 1.551:

Bug fixes:

• The new Explorer control did not always behave as expected
• Some shortcut keys, like space bar for playing, were inactivated
• Exception reports never reached the SynthFont bug report server
• Plus a number of minor flaws and annoyances fixed
• When minimizing to the Notification Area, the tread priority was set too low

New Features:

• In the virtual keyboard you now have the option to define the key velocity either by the vertical position of the mouse pointer (default) or by using the mouse wheel. To select method, use the right mouse button to pop up a menu with a new item called "Options".
• In the toolbar of the Explorer files list there is a new button with traffic lights. Check to have SynthFont play the tune immediately after loading it (you must double-click to load it). Also see the Autoplay checkbox in the “Play options” box at the top-right corner Files/Folders window.

What´s New in version 1.550:

Bug fixes:

• When selecting the German language, some additional File Open or Save dialog options where not visible (for instance settings for writing compressed audio files)
• A number of bugs fixed … again

New Features:

• When playing to various compressed file formats (MP3, OGG, FLAC, APE; WMA), SynthFont now writes the compressed files directly, avoiding the initial creation of uncompressed WAV files. Additionally, also 24 bit and 32 bit files are allowed when using FLAC or APE.
• The Explorer in “Files / Folders” is now Windows 7 compatible (supports Libraries)
• New localization language: Italian, thanks to Andrea Bevilacqua.
• A new checkbox in the “Default SoundFont Override” dialog: “Disable all overrides”. Check to temporarily disable all overrides (NOTE: state is not saved between sessions). Additionally, when importing a set of overrides from a file, all existing overrides are removed at first.
• The behavior of the solo play button in the Pianoroll has been extended so that you can change state also while playing

What´s New in version 1.540:

Bug fixes:

• The Live Midi Input Mode was broken in version 1.530
• Fixed some issues related to the Default SoundFont Override functionality
• Fixed some other minor bugs and irregularities

New Features:

• Added the midi file extension “.midi” to the list of known files (as an alternative to the old “.mid” extension)
• Added a function to display which notes belong to a certain scale in Pianoroll. Fully available to registered users only.

What´s New in version 1.530:

Bug fixes:

• Since version 1.500, the loudness level has been twice as high as before. Fixed.
• Since version 1.520, SynthFont 1.520 could not exit if closed while playing
• SynthFont might cause an exception when closing after playing on the virtual keyboard
• In Plug&Play, the VST effect “Bypass All” button worked the wrong way around
• The Sound File Manager would not scan sub-folders initially when adding a new folder to the list
• Fixed the routine for reading GIGA files

New Features:

• In Pianoroll you can now copy notes to Windows Clipboard, in text format. The data can be pasted into e.g. Notepad, edited, copied to the Clipboard and pasted back to SynthFont at a later time. (See image to the right)
• The virtual keyboard: in most cases where the virtual keyboard is displayed (e.g. in the Sound File Manager) you can use keys A,W,S,E,D,F,T,G,Y,H,U,J,K,O,L,P on the PC’s keyboard to play notes, and keys 1-9 to switch octave. Use right mouse button for a popup menu.
• New implementation of Legato. While Legato is switched ON, a note will be coupled to the next note of the same value if closer than the length of a 1/32 note. Unlike Pedal Hold, Legato will have no effect on the length of one single note or notes separated by more than 1/32. Between Legato coupled notes, no interruption will be heard, even if “Cut Notes Short” for handling of overlapping notes in Setup is turned on.
• Some more items in the context sensitive menu (right click) for the Pianoroll.
• Limited support for SFZ-files (“SoundFez” files). NOTE: OggVorbis samples are not supported but must at first be converted to WAV samples. The SFZ-file itself does not need to be changed.
• Support for MIDI Format 2 files. These files have several independent sequences in as many tracks. SynthFont expands each sequence into as many tracks as there are midi channels and loads the sequences in sequential order with appropriate location markers.

What´s new in this version 1.521:

Bug fixes:

• SynthFont 1.520 might hang at the end of a song when playing with VST instruments.
• For DLS-files, the Envelope Sustain level was not always correctly interpreted.
• The Controllers graph did not always update correctly in version 1.520
• For a track layer, the SoundFont was not always display in the tracks list (showed “N/A”)
• Fixed a number of other minor bugs

New feature:

• In the Pianoroll, when using the eraser to eras note you previous had to move over the note, now it is enough to click on it.
• In the Pianoroll, under the list with tracks, there is a new Solo button. Press to play the selected track only when playing.
• When creating a new midi file you were previously asked to save it at the same time. This no longer happens.

What´s new in this version 1.520:

Bug fixes:

• In Pianoroll, “Edit track”, “Change time (position) of events”, the limits were wrong when using “Move events BELOW the limit” or “Move events ABOVE the limit”
• Setting the velocity to 0 for a note actually deletes the note. Now you can not set it to lower than 1.
• The velocity of a note when using the virtual keyboard to play, is determined by the vertical position of the mouse pointer on the key. This value was incorrectly computed for black keys.
• Fixed a larger number of crash report bugs!

New feature:

• In Pianoroll, when moving over the lines, a hint window will display the key number and note. Use the context menu (right mouse button) to hide/show this message.

What´s New in version 1.510:

Bug fixes:

• SynthFont lost the path to it's program folder (where for instance all encoder libraries are)
• Fixed a larger number of bugs!

New features:

• Sound File Manager - scan through all of your folders with SoundFonts (or *.GIG, *.DLS, *.PAT files) and listen to and compare Presets. Use Ctrl+W or the new button in the tracks list header or a menu item to display this tool.
• In the Extended mixer the behavior of the up/down spin button has changed. Normal spin is no with larger increments. Hold CTRL key down to spin in smaller steps.

What´s New in version 1.500:

Bug fixes:

• A SoundFont Override was not correctly defined when preset was different from default
• SynthFont did not send Program Changed message to a midi out port
• SynthFont did not automatically save VST Effects program changes when saving the Arrangement
• Moving VST effects up/down while playing didn't work correctly
• Plus a multitude of minor issues … to many to list here

New features:

• Much improved support for screen readers like JAWS from Freedom Scientific and the free NVDA
• Replaced some of Delphi's native StringGrids with Microsoft's ListViews and a number of Delphi's native SpeedButtons with normal buttons for better screen reader support
• You can now define a Default Scale Tuning (when no Arrangement is found)
• New Mixer, with two alternatives Standard - similar to as before and Extended (available to registered users only) with four parameters available
• Press Ctrl+H to see a large number of new (and old) keyboard shortcuts. (This list is in the file “ShortKeys.txt”)

What's New in version 1.425:

• Bugfix: SynthFont could not create MP3 files
• Bugfix: The stop marker in Playback range could not be reset to the end of the song after changing it once
• Bugfix: Fixed a few other reported bugs

What's New in version 1.424:

• A VST instrument with a single instance used on several tracks would not close gracefully when playback was interrupted
• An exception could occur when closing SynthFont
• A few other reported minor bugs fixed

What's New in version 1.423:

Bug fixes:

• The displayed volume levels were twice too large
• SynthFont could not handle extremely long notes
• SynthFont did not correctly read midi files with a certain coding error (error handling)
• Fixed an issue with Pedal Hold on last note
• A few other minor bugs

Features:

• Pianoroll, "Draw note", a new checkbox #1: "Insert new note when moving notes and clicking on an empty space". Uncheck if you find this function awkward
• Pianoroll, "Draw note", a new checkbox #2: "Snap end to grid (and not length)". When changing note length, toggle to snap to standard lengths or the grid
• Since version 1.411 SynthFont removed notes shorter than 3. This no longer happens. All notes are retained, to be seen and edited.

What's New in version 1.421:

Bug fixes:

• Version 1.420 crashed quite often – randomly, for reasons still unknown
• When assigning a VST instrument to a track for midi channel X, the same instrument is now assigned to ALL tracks for midi channel X
• A number of other minor bugs and annoying inconsistencies fixed

Others:

• Localization function does not work on Windows 98
• A read-only midi file can no longer be saved to

These version 1.420 features are not available in version 1,421 (so wait for 1.422):

• Bank change to a User Bank in live mode.
• Pianoroll, "Draw note", a new checkbox.
• Changed handling of overlapping notes together with missing note-off events
• Changed Playback volume levels display
• More buffers for playing live without ASIO
• The Volume Offset in SoundFont Overrides
• The Bank Manager "Either fine or coarse" selection

What's New in version 1.420:

Bug fixes:

• Version 1.412 did not save the Left and Right volume levels correctly in the arrangement
• Version 1.412 would reset the SoundFont choice to default when editing the midi file
• Pan Spread Defaults function didn't work (problem with Balance vs. Pan)
• Velocity Dynamics has been wrongly displayed with velocity response slopes in the range 1 through 6 while the correct range should have been 0 through 5, where 0 - 1 means a velocity response less than unity
• Since version 1.410, the Mixer Track Volume could be reset to 1.0 on some occasions
• In the SoundFont Group editor, the last melodic program was always blank
• Since some time back, double-clicking on a note in the Pianoroll did NOT make the note's track active
• Fixed a problem with SONiVOX VST instruments
• When playing from a Marker in Pianoroll, SynthFont would reset the Stop Marker to the end of the file

Others:

• Bank change to a User Bank now works also in live mode (use the new command "Reset all bank assignments (live mode)" in BANK menu, Plug&Play track list header, to reset banks)
• Pianoroll, "Draw note", a new checkbox: "Insert new note when moving notes and clicking on an empty space". Uncheck if you find this function awkward
• Still improved handling of overlapping notes together with missing note-off events
• Changed the Playback volume levels display; the display leaves a track of the peak level
• For playing live, without ASIO, you can now select to use up to 10 buffers to avoid stuttering (but get increased latency instead...)
• The Volume Offset in SoundFont Overrides no longer changes the Mixer Track Volume but has its own parameter
• The Bank Manager no longer lets you select "Either fine or coarse" bank selection controller. You must select "Bank Coarse (CC 0)" or "Bank Fine (CC 32)"

What's New in version 1.412:

Bug fixes:

• Version 1.411 caused an exception with Activate Midi Input
• Fixed a number of other minor bugs and inconsistencies at the same time

What's New in version 1.411:

Bug fixes:

• Version 1.410 sometimes showed an exception when playing stopped
• Version 1.410 did not always correctly set the volume levels
• Version 1.410 could not correctly use banks-within-banks defined in the Bank Manager
• Version 1.410 did not correctly render separated channel files

Features:

• You can now also define a relative Midi Editor path (Setup)

Others:

• Better handling of overlapping notes together with missing NOTE-OFF events

What's New in version 1.410:

Bug fixes:

• Since version 1.400, the events list has not been able to show note-on/note-off pairs in bold
• Play-buttons were not initially enabled when starting up without loading a midi file but ready to play from a playlist
• Deleting files from the playlist didn't always work as expected
• Copy/paste notes between two midi files didn't work as expected if the PPQN-values were different
• In piano player the "less" button was always "less". Now it reads "Tracks" to show the list of tracks and "Hide" to hide it
• The Playback volume sliders now lock into even values (like 148 percent, 150 percent) and not odd values (like 149 percent, 151 percent)
• The Playback volume indicators were slow and choppy, often lagging behind - improved
• It is now easier to have a local copy of SynthFont on a flash drive, with a local copy of the configurations file "SynthFont.ini" and relative arrangement and data folders
• The first VST effect in the Default list was never included when opening a midi file
• Some other reported bugs fixed

Others:

• The User Bank Manager has finally been updated to include "banks-within-banks" as it was originally designed, before introduction of the "SoundFont Override" feature.
• A third View mode introduced: "Midi Guru" - hides all three SoundFont editing panes

What's New in version 1.403:

Bug fixes:

• BMP factor range was limited to 0.9 to 1.1 - fixed
• The “Default SoundFont Override” parameter "Volume Offset dB" was not used. It is now linked to the Volume level in the Mixer (if not already set in the arrangement).
• Some other reported bugs fixed

Others:

• The User Bank Manager has been unavailable since version 1.400. Now it is back - in a simplified form.

What's New in version 1.402:

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a number of reported bugs

Others:

• Final German translation - thanks to Simon Tristan Papel
• The User Bank Manager feature is still (temporarily) turned off