2.0.0

Release date:

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:12:09 +0300

New features:

• Implement the concept of a 'drum track'

  • Drum tracks are not transposed by pattern => transpose

• Extend chord automation with an arpeggiator

• Make velocity interpolation dialog remember the previous values

• Fix GitHub Issue #19: Make it possible to open a project directly via CLI

• Fix GitHub Issue #39: Save patch changes in midi export

  • Optionally exports and imports program change and bank settings

• Fix GitHub Issue #41: MIDI export: Export MIDI CC events

  • Add optional export of MIDI CC data

• Fix GitHub Issue #42: MIDI export: Export Pitch Bend events

  • Add optional export of Pitch Bend data

Bug fixes:

• Fix crash when resizing after track deletion

Other:

• Optimize UI performance during playback and pattern changes
  • Replaces heavy QML ListViews with custom C++ renderers (QQuickPaintedItem)
  • Virtualizes the pattern view to massively reduce memory usage and loading times

1.8.1

Release date:

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:59:27 +0200

New features:

• Apply track cut/copy/paste also for MIDI CC and PB automations

• Implement Random modulation for MIDI CC automations

• Implement Random modulation for pitch bend automations

Other:

• Calculate CC/PB modulation amplitudes from the full/half range

• Optimize track and column creation

1.8.0

A lot of cool new features this time:

Release date:

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:00:57 +0200

New features:

• Implement a user manual dialog

• Implement integrated Jack recorder

  • Now it's possible to connect Noteahead e.g. in Carla

• Implement option to delete unused patterns

• Add option to skip patterns by right-clicking on the play order

• Fix GitHub Issue #31: Add MIDI import

  • Implements an experimental MIDI import
  • Supports note on/off and velocity

• Fix GitHub Issue #38: Implement support for Jack transport

Bug fixes:

• Don't allow interactions with AudioWaveView while playing

• Fix GitHub Issue #37: Changing MIDI controller doesn't remove the previous handler

Other:

• Rename Noteahead Virtual MIDI Out => Noteahead MIDI Out

1.7.1

Release date:

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:13:25 +0200

Bug fixes:

• Fix graphical issues when adding a new column

• Fix NoteVisualizer not taking mixer into account

1.7.0

Release date:

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:40:04 +0200

New features:

• Add tooltips to Song View pattern buttons

• Allow jumping to a new song position during playback by clicking on the Song View

• Implement view for the recorded audio

Bug fixes:

• Fix GitHub Issue #36: Loss of icons

1.6.0

Release date:

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:06:28 +0200

New features:

• Add a dedicated delay column

  • Now a note delay can be directly entered on the delay column (0-24 ticks)

• Add chord automation presets

• Make contents in instrument setting tabs vertically scrollable

• Make transpose undoable

Bug fixes:

• Fix volume meter not always triggered on line 0

1.5.0

Release date:

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:08:32 +0200

New features:

• Add option to disable UI updates during playback

• Add velocity key track visualization and offset

Bug fixes:

• Fix velocity interpolation not undo'ed

• Fix broken LBP visualization

Other:

• Busy wait in PlayerWorker for higher precision

• UI performance improvements

  • Optimized Volume Meter triggering
  • LineNumberColums as ListView's
  • SongView as a ListView

1.4.0

Release date:

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:12:26 +0200

New features:

• Fix GitHub Issue #27: Implement undo/redo for note data

• Implement velocity key track

  • Set per-instrument in track settings (0-100%)
  • Linearly reduces velocity for higher notes

• Enable live recording on the current column

• Implement adjustable delay per note column

• Implement rate reduction for MIDI CC automations

• Add offset parameter to MIDI CC modulation

• Make it possible to select audio source

Bug fixes:

• Fix track header not properly initialized when new pattern created

1.3.0

Release date:

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:32:42 +0200

New features:

• Implement asynchronous loading and show a progress bar

• Implement individual delays for chord notes

• Make it possible to insert a new track also to the left

• Show pattern time / song time / total time on the tool bar

Bug fixes:

• Fix cursor activation on explicit song position change

Other:

• Optimize track creation

1.2.1

Mostly a bug fix and performance release.

Release date:

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00:44 +0200

Bug fixes:

• Fix chord automation applied only on pattern 0

• Fix column muting not stopping active notes by implementing granular active note tracking

• Fix muting a track not immediately stop playing notes in PlayerWorker

• Fix timing inaccuracy in PlayerWorker by sleeping until next tick

• Fix column mute stopping all notes on track

• Remove related settings from SideChainService when a track gets deleted

• Don't try to apply side-chain on a non-existing track

Other:

• Implement keyboard handling logic in C++

• Performance improvements

  • Optimize PlayerWorker to sleep until next event or line boundary