Angel Beats

Devlog

• Reflections and Projections
  August 26, 2023 by Joe Betz

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  Angel Beats has been temporarily shelved for a couple reasons, the main one being that my cash runaway is coming to an end so I need to switch focus to filling up my coffers. And since Angel Beats isn... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes, v0.5.1
  June 30, 2023 by Joe Betz

  Features: lots of improvements to step sequencer edit sequence name edit sequence MIDI number duplicate sequence mute sequence looping controls Changes: mouse wheel can be used to edit integer values... Continue reading

  
• Update Notes, v0.5.0 - MIDI Output
  June 27, 2023 by Joe Betz

  With this update, the internal Soundfont playback engine has been deprecated in favor of being able to output MIDI to external devices. This enables Angel Beats to connect to standalone instruments, V... Continue reading

  
• How to Use Soundfonts for Playback
  June 27, 2023 by Trivun Barker

  Note: Connecting to Qsynth requires a virtual MIDI port for Angel Beats and Qsynth to communicate. See this tutorial on how to create one. How to Connect Qsynth and Add Soundfonts: 1. Download Qsynth... Continue reading

  
• How to Create a Virtual MIDI Device
  June 27, 2023 by Trivun Barker

  How to Create a Virtual MIDI Device using loopMIDI: 1. Download loopMIDI , then install and open it. 2. Once loopMIDI is open, enter a name for the new virtual MIDI device (eg. AngelBeatsPort) in the... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes, v0.4.1
  June 19, 2023 by Joe Betz#patch

  Bugfixes: newly created patterns don't show up on timeline... Continue reading
• Update Notes, v0.4.0
  June 17, 2023 by Joe Betz#update, #performance, #music

  This update brings improved rendering, music theory 101, and a unified input system for patterns, notes, and chords to Angel Beats. Happy music making! Features: note palette chord palette note and ch... Continue reading

  
• A Call From The Depths
  June 01, 2023 by Joe Betz#performance, #graphics, #sdl

  Feature development on Angel Beats is paused as I'm currently in the process of switching the rendering layer from GDI+ to SDL. Upgrading to something with 3D support is something I had always been pl... Continue reading

  
• Update Notes, v0.3.0
  May 25, 2023 by Joe Betz#update, #inspiration

  When designing Angel Beats, I don't use other DAWs as a standard of comparison because I've never been impressed by their UIs. As opposed to video games like Dyson Sphere Program which are a constant... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes, v0.2.4
  May 23, 2023 by Joe Betz

  Changes patterns in pattern database can be selected then drawn into timeline just like notes in piano roll drag anchor is where user clicked rather than top left corner remove active state from stop... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes, v0.2.3
  May 21, 2023 by Joe Betz#patch, #feature, #bugfix

  Features: improved loop controls, more visible and can be moved and resized with mouse added loop controls to note pattern editor show basic controls in settings menu Changes: horizontal scrolling is... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes, v0.2.2
  May 20, 2023 by Joe Betz#patch

  Bugfixes: fix error during MIDI driver setup... Continue reading
• Patch Notes, v0.2.1
  May 20, 2023 by Joe Betz##patch

  Changes: show playback state with clickable widgets for play and stop label tempo and key values add menu action for opening settings to root visual object remove "add vocal track" action from track l... Continue reading