[Bluemusic-users] [announce] blue 0.115.0

[Steven Y. <ste...@gm...>]

Hi All,

I'd like to announce a new release of blue, available at:

http://www.csounds.com/stevenyi/blue

This version has a number of fixes and enhancements as well as a new
TextField widget for the Blue SynthBuilder, Effects, and
ObjectBuilder.  Also are included are a number of new examples used
from recent presentations as well as Dave Seidel's "Owllight" and my
own "Phenomena".

Thanks to all who have requested features as well as have helped test
this release!
steven


[CHANGE LOG]

>Notes for 0.115.0<
[released 2007.04.20]

Steven Yi-----------------------------------------------------------------------

blue

    [new] - BSB/Effects/ObjectBuilder - Added new TextField widget, value in
            textfield will be used as replacement value for object

    [new] - BSB/Effects - Now able to set if automation is allowed for widgets
            which are automatable.  Automatable widgets are enabled for
            automation by default to preserve older project behavior.  Disabling
            automationAllowed will not only disable but will also remove any
            automation data for that parameter.
            (Requested by Peiman Khosravi)

    [new] - Added piece "Owllight" by Dave Seidel to examples/pieces/daveSeidel
            folder

    [new] - Added piece "Phenomena" to examples/pieces/stevenYi folder

    [new] - Added techniques folder to examples, with following examples:

            -pvoc.blue - using automation to control resynthesis of pvx files

            -tapePiece.blue - using sample to do tape like manipulations

            -twelveTone.blue - demonstrates using SoundObject Library and
            NoteProcessors to achieve serial compositional operations

            -surfaces.blue - uses ObjectBuilder with python script to create
            surfaces as in Xenakis's Metastasis (uses Orchestral Composition
            Library)

    [new/updated] - Table editing behavior changed: on all tables, when editing
            a cell, if using tab or by other means to make the current edited
            cell lose focus, current value in editor will be committed;
            previously, the value in the editor would not be committed if tab
            used; this should allow for faster editing of values

            (Thanks to Jan Jacob Hofmann for the request!)

    [updated] - Tracker example (blue/examples/soundObjects/tracker.blue)
            updated with different music and use of effects

    [updated] - BlueSynthBuilder, Effects, and ObjectBuilder now default to
            edit enabled for code and GUI editing when initially created
            (Suggested by Bruce Petherick)

    [updated] - all tabbed panes will now switch to the tab that is dragged over
            when dragging an item (useful for when dragging a UDO from the
            library to an instrument and vice versa)

    [updated/fix] - Main frame shortcuts added to dialogs for individual Effects
            and Sends, so shortcuts like F9 and Ctrl-S will now work even when
            working on those effects and sends

    [updated/fix] - OSX - shortcuts for all textfields and other actions that
            were using CTRL should now use Apple Command key (i.e. copying and
            pasting in text fields is now CMD-C and CMD-V)

            (Thanks to Jan Jacob Hofmann for the request!)

    [fix] - "Edit Points" options for BSBLineObjects would not work when editor
            was in a dialog (i.e. when editing Effects in the Effects Library)
            (Reported by Peiman Khosravi)

    [fix] - When using BSB Knobs and double-clicking the display to edit the
            value by hand, value shown after double-clicking was incorrect

    [fix] - Python NoteProcessor was not throwing exception correctly, user
            would not get feedback dialog but instead would have to look at
            console (now fixed)

    [fix] - When adding Effects from library to Mixer, would not reset to
            enabled before inserting

    [fix] - When editing values for NoteProcessors, if value was cell was
            being edited and user moved away, table would not commit value and
            have editor up still for next SoundObject if it had the same number
            of NoteProcessors; misleading, behavior changed to commit any
            previous edits when a SoundObject is selected