Manhattan v2.0 Beta 10 Released

Dec 27, 2022

Manhattan

Manhattan is a hybrid music editor and coding language combining MIDI sequencing with powerful procedural generation features. Designed for both newcomers and experts, and running as a plugin or standalone, Manhattan makes both music and coding more accessible and expressive than ever before.

Regular users will have noticed a series of small patches over the last few months, so here's what they're about. In short; lots of tweaks and improvements - including numerous "quality of life" changes thanks to community feedback. More to do - but keep the feedback coming! [u][b]v2.0 Beta 10[/b][/u] (28/07/23) [ADD] Code editing keyboard tips. [ADD] Improved repeat effect (:xx). [ADD] Improved note delay effect (+xx). [ADD] Effects now expressible as strings (e.g. "+02"). [ADD] Basic string manipulation (e.g. +). [ADD] hex() function converts numbers to hex strings. [MOD] Pattern effects now text-based. [MOD] Graphics performance improvements (Mac+PC) [MOD] Improved help windowing (Mac). [MOD] New menu codebase. [MOD] Code reference now dynamically generated. [FIX] Some channel properties not supporting range formulas. [FIX] Right-click menu not working properly. [FIX] Mac keyboard issues (notably with Shift). [FIX] Minor recent files list issues. [u][b]v2.0 Beta 9[/b][/u] (13/07/23) [ADD] New Audio and MIDI routing dialog. [FIX] Random hang on startup (Windows) [FIX] Pattern font not loading on first run (Windows) [u][b]v2.0 Beta 8[/b][/u] (29/06/23) [ADD] Initial spatial audio support (disabled) [FIX] Apple keyboard API bug workaround (Mac) [u][b]v2.0 Beta 7[/b][/u] (11/06/23) [ADD] Initial game music tutorial/documentation [ADD] Game / API simulator (under Live Control) [ADD] Initial Mac Unity support (Embed mode only) [MOD] Improved help focus. [MOD] Remove auto UI hide on double playback (mouse) [u][b]v2.0 Beta 6[/b][/u] (23/05/23) [FIX] Backwards compatibility for DirectX 11.0 graphics cards. [u][b]v2.0 Beta 5[/b][/u] (13/05/23) [FIX] Fixed help files not showing (Mac sandboxing issue) [FIX] Host sync stuttering [FIX] Plugin mode keyboard focus conflict with host [u][b]v2.0 Beta 4[/b][/u] (01/05/23) [ADD] Mac VST plugin support. [ADD] New Chrome-based help subsystem (Windows) [ADD] Smooth channel mute (allow reverb tail) [ADD] Channel Toggle (left-click channel header) [ADD] High DPI support for Help documentation (Win) [ADD] Embeddable score function - score() [ADD] Initial Unity/API support (Windows only; undocumented) [ADD] New Getting Started welcome help page [ADD] Partial help refactor (with pop-out window support) [ADD] AU/VST Plugin install helpers (see File menu) [ADD] Advanced host time sync. algorithms [ADD] macOS Sandbox support [MOD] Standalone mode now VST-based (Mac) [MOD] Plugin mode refresh (Windows) [MOD] Channel UI improvements (mouse capture, etc.) [MOD] Info UI remastered. [MOD] Code listing improvement (state preservation) [MOD] Paper theme improvements [MOD] Importer remastered [MOD] Improved Window support (Mac) [MOD] Improved Importer redraw (Mac) [MOD] Improved host communication (Mac) [MOD] Improved retina graphics performance (Intel Mac) [MOD] Remove auto UI hide on double playback (keyboard) [MOD] New pattern text rendering engine [FIX] MIDI file import fixes [FIX] Fixed Info bar for low DPI (Mac/Window) [FIX] File dialog improvements/fixes [FIX] Fixed importer z-order issues on Windows [FIX] Keyboard focus conflicts with help panel [FIX] AudioUnit installation/loading issues (Mac)