Now available in Early Access + Playtest!

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4zlU0SMAuc I'm delighted to announce the release of both the Early Access (v1.9.24, stable) and Playtest (v2.0 beta, mostly stable) versions of Manhattan! Free to download and use on Steam. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43334362/46beb7a53383c8e007a639eb941498eafe00ab0c.gif[/img]⠀ [b]Manhattan v2 Beta[/b] (Playtest version) includes: [list] [*][b]High definition graphics[/b] - a completely reworked UI supporting scalable graphics with Retina and High DPI support, including a new DirectX hardware-accelerated graphics engine on PC. [*][b]Horizontal Mode[/b] - prefer to think laterally literally? Switch between the default vertical timeline of trackers, or horizontal timeline of conventional DAWs. [*][b]New waveform and piano roll visualisations[/b] - make beautiful music, make music beautiful. Press $ on your keyboard or the status bar to cycle between edit mode and mesmorising visualisations of the patterns and processes your music. [*][b]Improved DAW plugin support[/b] - use Manhattan in your creative process, as a VST/AU instrument inside your favourite music tools. Windows version introduces a dual-window approach; pattern overview in the host, pattern editing in a separate, maximisiable window. Developed using REAPER, but tested in a handful of other hosts - please feedback experiences with yours! [*][b]New font and light/dark UI theme[/b] - select the scheme that suits your eyes (or time of day) - white-on-black (Dark mode) or ink-on-paper (Light mode) - with Manhattan's new 'handwritten' take on the classic DOS font. [*][b]Native support for Apple Silicon[/b] - now a Universal Binary, Manhattan takes advantage of the CPU and GPU features of M1, etc., while continuing to support Intel and older machines. Please feedback on graphics performance for your machine - Apple changed [i]a lot[/i] in recent macOS versions. [*][b]Over 100 other improvements[/b] across workflow, graphics, UI, audio, MIDI import, help documentation, and more. [/list] So please download/update, tell your friends, and let me know how you get on! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43334362/685f7340545fef8680b55e67435360a3e44efb76.gif[/img]