Release Date: 1/05/24
– Improvements to note locking in Captain Melody
No longer showing “Convert To Idea Box” button in Captain melody if selection is within an existing idea box
Released on 10/27/23
– Fixed some crashes
Released on 8/18/23
– Added back “Convert To Idea Box” to Captain Melody
– Fixed a crash
Release Date: 8/10/23
– Added back in “Convert To Idea Box” in Captain Melody
– Now able to drag samples onto the channel strip in Captain Beat
– Adjusted volume of some channels in “Mask” kit
– Changed the default pan settings for each channel in Captain Beat
– Clicking on a channel in Captan Beat Magic Record no longer changes to Move tool
– Fixed Filter knob not working as expected
– Fixed Strum changes resetting Velocity
– Fixed custom kit volume changing after reselecting the kit in Captain Beat
– Fixed built in kit sample pitches getting lost
Release Date: 7/19/23
– Added support for roman numerals.
– Introduced halftime and double-time options to Beat.
– Changed the default drum kit in Beat to “Mask.”
– Improved row selector behavior.
– Chords footer now always remains selected.
– Increased the hit zone for swing and key/scale.
– Renamed “Save” in Beat to “Favorites.”
– Adjusted element sizing and spacing in the Rhythm picker.
– Implemented a prominent back button in Beat.
– Adjusted the volume of Summer Solstice.
– Clicking on the fill field now toggles fills on.
– Removed Captain from the Mixed In Key LLC folder.
– Pattern names in Beat are now displayed in bold and all-caps.
– Any selected rhythm now populates across the Popular genre and category.
– Added a Category button to the Chords rhythm panel UI.
– User Preset banks are now shown below our default banks.
– Improved progression header defaults.
– Added a new sidebar tool button UI.
– Changing rhythm for a rhythm slice now applies to all the notes it comprises, not just the selected notes.
– Changed the default Melody idea preset to Double Taps.
– Renamed Category title to Filter.
– Alphabetized the user preset chord progression banks in line with the installer ones.
– Triplets are now set at 0 by default in Double Taps.
– Updated left sidebar colors.
– Removed 1/16 notes from Chords.
– Improved Beat organization.
– Updated pattern bank in Beat.
– Fixed a bug where changing the kit didn’t update samples.
– Fixed an issue with crash reporting.
– Fixed an issue where the /2 x2 Buttons In Beat were disabled.
– Fixed the brush tool getting cutoff in Deep.
– Fixed drum kit names being displayed in all-caps.
– Fixed the note name tooltip stealing keystrokes in all flavors.
– Fixed Summer Solstice being too loud.
– Fixed ghost notes from Chords not showing up after reopening a saved project.
– Fixed banks not getting saved sometimes when switching between rhythm segments.
– Fixed the drum kit field being blank in High Sierra.
– Fixed the Melody idea box update button color.
– Fixed progression and rhythm headers not syncing with each other.
– Fixed the pencil not working on drag.
– Resolved some crashes.
Release Date: 7/19/23
– Added support for roman numerals.
– Introduced halftime and double-time Beat options.
– Changed the default drum kit in beat to “Mask.”
– Updated the forward and back button styles in beat for sound and basics.
– Now, pressing ctrl-a selects all chord footer segments.
– Implemented numbering for connected chord instances in settings.
– Renamed “Save” in beat to “Favorites.”
– Added a prominent back button in Beat for easier navigation.
– Increased the hit zone for swing in Beat.
– The default view now shows “My Collection,” even if no banks are present.
– Pattern sub-genre names are now displayed in bold and all-caps.
– Removed Processed Acoustic sounds from beat.
– Added “On Chord Change” as the default rhythm for chords in the category filter.
– Added “Follow the Chords” to the deep category filter.
– When adding rhythm from the header, it now automatically adds 4 measures.
– Darkened the Beat shortcut tool text for better readability.
– User Preset banks are now shown below our default banks.
– Improved progression header defaults.
– Chords and rhythm headers and tabs now synchronize with each other.
– Changing rhythm for a rhythm slice now applies to all the notes it comprises, not just the selected notes.
– Renamed “Category Title” to “Filter.”
– Added “On Chord Change” to the Deep filter.
– Adjusted default octave for Deep rhythm presets.
– Updated pattern bank in Beat.
– Added a category button to the Chords rhythm panel UI.
– Enhanced the colors of the left sidebar in Beat.
– The length knob now snaps to notched increments.
– Triplets are now set at 0 by default in double taps.
– Improved Beat organization.
– Removed 1/16 notes from Chords.
– Added new popular rhythms.
– Implemented “Avoid Bad Notes” algorithm for Melody output.
– Removed Captain from the Mixed in Key LLC folder.
– Fixed a bug causing beat to load the wrong sample for the default kit in VST2 only.
– Fixed the appearance of ‘x’ in the search field before typing anything.
– Resolved an issue where the tap style led to a truncated loop duration.
– Corrected some incorrect chord progression assignments.
– Fixed the default progression bank.
– Centered the solo and mute text in beat.
– Fixed rhythm segments getting deleted after a magic chord change.
– The sidebar and top header now display the name of the selected rhythm segment correctly.
– Resolved some crashes.
Released on 6/27/23
– Added new sound presets
– Added roman numerals dropdown to Captain Chords progression menu
– Added halftime and double-time controls to Captain Beat
– Added rhythm from header in Captain Chords now adds 4 measures
– Updated pattern bank in Captain Beat
– Improved Captain Beat UI
– Improved progression and rhythm menu navigation in Captain Chords
– Improvements to rhythm and chord header and footer UX in Captain Chords
– Melody length knob now snaps to notched increments
– Improvements to default octave in Captain Deep
– Fixed rhythm segments getting deleted after magic chord changes
– Fixed some internal issues and crashes
Released on 6/27/23
– Added new sound presets
– Added roman numerals dropdown to Captain Chords progression menu
– Added halftime and double-time controls to Captain Beat
– Updated pattern bank in Captain Beat
– Improved Captain Beat UI
– Improved progression and rhythm menu navigation in Captain Chords
– Improvements to rhythm and chord header and footer UX in Captain Chords
– Changed the default Captain Melody Idea Preset to Double-Taps
– Fixed ghost notes not showing up after reopening a saved project
– Fixed some internal issues and crashes
Released on 5/24/23
– Added VST3 support
Released on 4/27/23
– Added Swing to Beat
– Updated Swing names with percentages in all flavors
Released on 4/25/23
– Sound picker should auto-scroll when up/down arrow keys are pressed
– Pull in file name for midi imports
– All Flavors default to smart snap on first open and are saved per instance
– Changing the chord of an empty chord segment now generates notes
– Improved progress indicator behavior
– Brightened gridlines for full measures
– Disabling magic chords pane in rhythm footer when nothing is selected
– Now updating rhythm segment length on chord addition after gaps
– Fixed timeline misalignment in FL Studio on Ventura
– Fixed stacatto chords get gaps added to chord footer
– Fixed a bug with adding chord and changing complexity
– Fixed a bug with + button after unlocking notes
– Fixed issue with top panel after closing magic record in Beat
Released on 4/10/23
– Added the ability to drag and drop MIDI into Captain Chords, Captain Melody and Captain Deep
– Added swing and quantization to Captain Beat
– Captain Epic is now M1 native
– Zoom now focuses on cursor location
– Marqeuee selection now gets dismissed on mouse up
– Improvements to rhythm and chord selection
– Improvements to swing in Captain Chords
– Fixed timeline misalignment in Studio One and FL Studio on High Sierra
– Fixed an issue with adding chords in the VST version
– Fixed an issue with rhythm selection
– Fixed an issue with connection state selection
– Fixed an issue with VIP code invalidation
– Fixed some crashes
Released on 3/7/23
– Updated to latest PhasePlant version 2.0.16
– Fixed an issue where Rhythm selection state would revert to Everything
Released on 3/02/23
– Added Swing to the Humanize controls
– Improved rhythm preset user interface
– Fixed Fills panel not being positioned correctly
– Fixed 2x z2 controls not being enabled on re-open
– Implemented a max limit on /2
– Fixed some crashes
Released on 3/02/23
– Added /2 x2 (half time and double time) buttons
– Added Humanize controls/Swing, Space and Strum
– Improved rhythm preset user interface
– Internal fixes and improvements
– Fixed some crashes
Released on 12/2/22
– Added VST3 versions of Captain Epic to the installer
– Updated PhasePlant version to 1.0.11
– Applied some tweaks to increase overall volume. Custom scale is now applied to velocity before being sent to the current instrument
Released on 11/14/22
– Added /2 x2 (half-time and double-time) buttons to Captain Chords and Captain Deep
– Fixed the UI getting clipped in Logic+Ventura
– Fixed some crashes
Released on 9/21/22
– Drag and Drop for MIDI Import
– No longer locking notes outside of ‘Create Idea’
– Fixed a bug with note selection
Released on 9/14/22
– Clicking [+] to add a chord should always audio preview it
– Last selected chord progression for the sidebar is now per-tab
– Fixed undo issues in Deep and Melody after changes in Chords
– Fixed issue with moving Tension Nodes In Deep
– Fixed issue where the cursor wasn’t centered in the Rename Dialog In Live 11
– Fixed issue where Melody notes didn’t populate when loading preset with key and scale
– Fixed issue where saving or loading a Rhythm preset it didn’t show the name in the panel or top nav
– Fixed issue where key was reverted to A Minor when Chords wasn’t the first instance
Released on 8/29/22
– Added workspace tabs 😎
– Fixed an issue with Undo in Deep
Released on 8/16/22
– No longer re-detecting when moving whole chords into blank space
– Now maintaining shape with different preset rhythms
– Fixed issue with loading presets in different scales resulting in wrong notes
– Fixed a crash that would occur when toggling Play mode
Released on 8/12/22
– Added workspace tabs 😎
– Fixed various bugs & crashes
Released on 8/05/22
– Fixed an issue with the signing certificate
Released on 7/29/22
– Fixed a crash that would occur in Logic Pro on M1 machines when clicking spacebar with the ‘Rhythm’ dropdown open
Released on 7/14/22
– Create multiple rhythms in one progression by selecting footer rhythm segments
– Now disabling the regenerate button when a custom progression preset is loaded
– Fixed issue where an unconnected Deep rhythm only changed the first measure
– Fixed issue where changing rhythm in Chords didn’t change “Follow the Chords” notes in Deep
– Fixed issue where selecting rhythm in chords with an empty canvas didn’t add notes to Deep
– Prevent various crashes
Released on 7/11/22
– Chords footer and magic chords buttons now always give audio preview
– Fixed issue present opening rhythm panel during bad network connection
– More robust Captain Beat preset saving/loading. Prevent issues caused by file system permissions.
– Fixed issues with connection between Captain Chords and Captain Deep
– Fixed issues with Chord selection consistency
– Prevent various crashes
Released on 7/05/22
– Save and load custom presets in Chords
– Fixed several crashes and bugs
Released on 6/30/22
– Now compatible with presets from Captain Plugins on Windows
– Expanded the available instruments for each flavor
– Fixed the timeline adjustment issue in FL Studio on native M1
– Now using the octave of the original preset notes when loading a preset style into Deep with an empty canvas
– The octave buttons now do a relative adjustment rather than setting the octave for all selected indexes
– Fixed the issue causing notes to never show up when loading a Deep preset into an empty canvas while changing the key to the preset’s key
Released on 6/20/22
– Now adding a i chord to user styles that have no chords
– Don’t show complexity buttons in Deep
– Fixed the issue with old progression-only presets not loading correctly
– Fixed the issue with the sidebar not updating with the name of the preset on save and load
Released on 6/17/22
– Various improvements to saving and loading of User Presets
– Loading a sound preset with the same base instrument as the currently selected preset now works correctly
– Rhythm Picker: hide the Complexity buttons in Chords when a user bank is selected
– Fixed the issue preventing style-only loading of presets that also contained a chord progression when loading a preset in an empty canvas
– Make sure Load Preset and Save Preset dialogs get dismissed when exiting the plugin
– Reposition the styles popup window as needed depending whether the Complexity buttons are shown or not
– Disable the progression regen button when a user preset is selected
– Used NSTableViewStylePlain and moved the text field a few pixels to the right in the first column of the table
– Removed Sound preset UI from MIDIFX preset dialogs
– Load Preset: clicking outside the dialog always cancels
– Remember, per flavor, the most recently selected preset bank
– Dragging the entire contents of the song should now work as expected
Released on 6/08/22
– Fixed the issue with the incorrect chord notes when applying rhythm-only presets that contained other chords
Released on 6/07/22
– Added lock button in Chords footer to edit chord definitions
– Now showing hover buttons vertically if they don’t fit horizontally (in the footer)
– Improved chord splitting behavior for on chord change chord segments
– Fixed the problem where freeze/split/delete buttons would sometimes not show when you hover a chord segment
– Fixed a bug where a note didn’t get drawn after using + to add a chord
– Pitch changes no longer cause an On Chord Change slice to become a custom rhythm slice
– Fixed several issues with resizing chords
– Fixed a crash
Released on 6/01/22
– Note editing now prevents overlapping notes
– Now transposing canvas to user preset’s scale when loading
– Changing complexity now gives audio preview
– User presets are now applied at same duration they’re saved
– Updating notes before returning in case no chord re-detection is needed
– Fixed an issue when determining which chord segments to update for on-chord-change boundary adjustments
– Fixed the issue preventing the complexity buttons from working correctly when there are selected notes
– Fixed blank chord segments being added when changing chord
– Fixed+ button not appearing in idea tool until click
– Fixed selecting individual notes in separate chords selecting additional chord segments
– Fixed canvas deletion bug and other chord-slice note sorting discrepancies
Released on 5/23/222
– Humanization (Space + Strum)
– Save and load custom presets
– Add duplicate button when marquee selecting notes
– Show inversion buttons above daw clip view
– Update loop brace triangle after resizing
– Play notes with keyboard when sound picker is presented
– Do not show Duplicate All in the middle of notes
– Select newly added notes after duplication
– Improved handling of custom edited rhythms
– Make note selection works when note edges are clicked
– Fixed the canvas alignment issues in Bitwig
– Fixed the issue preventing the complexity buttons from working correctly when there are selected notes
– Fixed several issues with notes that start immediately before a chord
– Fixed various crashes
Released on 5/16/22
– fixed an issue with the duplicate button not working as expected
– custom rhythm segments are now created on duplicate
– Deep Magic Record no longer allows overlapping notes
– fixed a crash
Released on 5/12/222
– added Complexity
– added Split & Delete buttons to Rhythm
– added Tension tab to Deep
– clicking a note on it’s edge always selects it
– made scrollbar color more visible
– clicking a note on canvas plays audio preview
– ability to lock any type of notes in Melody using any selection style
– quantize setting in Magic Record now syncs with Snap setting
– lock notes automatically when edited in Idea
– clicking speaker icon and dragging vertically always zooms
– sync button added to all flavors
– sync button is now always visible and enables loop playback
– quantize setting in Magic Record syncs with Snap setting
– quantize end is enforced for small notes
– maintaining segment selection during rhythm changes
– notes getting added in Deep when shifting chords
– hitting spacebar after auditioning audio stops playback
– Magic Chord buttons larger than 7th now uses root and spread voicing
– insert custom segment in Deep when Follow the Chords wipes out user edits
– certain chords not using spread voicing
– various crashes
Released on 5/12/22
– added Complexity
– Loop Brace now works universally in all flavors
– use user styles instead of destroying style slices
– fixed a crash
Released on 5/5/222
– added Magic Record in Deep
– loop playback is now universal
– audio cuts out when extending loop brace in Beat
– chord segment regeneration bug on reload
– various crashes
Released on 5/5/22
– updated scrollbar color
– Chords is out of tune in Pro Tools due to sample rate mismatch
– Captain window is too big on project reopen on M1 in Logic
– various crashes
Released on 4/29/222
– don’t redetect chords when applying octave shift operation over multiple segments
– partial fix for chord segment regeneration bug on reload
– deep no longer loops only 4 measures
Released on 4/28/22
– added Velocity to Chords
– added Rhythm and Velocity to Deep
– resizing notes in Chords now snaps to grid when in Smart Snap
– adding a chord with the + button reverts selection to previous chord segment
– resizing chord segment makes custom rhythm get lost
– adding notes in Chords can make extra notes show up in Melody
– audio cuts out sometimes when playing back Phase Plant sounds
– inversion button glitches visually on mouseoff
– 3-button menu jumps 10px on hover
Released on 4/26/222
– chord context gets lost when ctrl-dragging to duplicate
– audio out of sync with playhead when using sync button
– additional lane sometimes shown in arpeggiated rhythms
– deleting notes in Chords deletes notes in other flavors
Released on 4/26/22
– audio preview plays root chord in same octave as notes on canvas
– computer keyboard keys play preview in sound preset dialog
– audio preview plays root chord in same octave as notes on canvas
– loop playback now uses longest length of all flavors
– added tooltip to inversion buttons
– inversion buttons appear on hover instead of chord selection
– chord context gets lost when duplicating
– chord detection doesn’t work correctly with midi keyboard
– au version cuts off audio when looping with daw
– audio out of sync with playhead when using sync button
– magic record doesn’t work correctly when loop playback is disabled
– secondary magic chord buttons showing when canvas is blank
– various crashes
Released on 4/18/222
– added up/down inversion buttons in Chords
– fixed moving notes not snapping to grid
– fixed midi export names in Ableton
– fixed canvas drawing when zooming out
– fixed a crash
Released on 4/18/22
– added up/down inversion buttons in Chords
– sync button is shown when loop playback is enabled
– changed magic button hot keys to 1-7
– added pencil and brush tools to Deep
– drum fill is disabled by default in Beat
– reverb & delay are set to 0 by default in Deep
– if project key is same as import “Change Project to…” button is disabled
– instrument names are now plural
– fixed a crash
Released on 4/14/22
– resizing notes from the right edge in Chords snaps to grid when in smart snap
– octave buttons in top panel are always enabled
– Deep rhythm becomes custom when edited
– fixed audio playback cutting out in Deep and Melody during vst routing
– fixed rhythm preset name not being restored on reopen
– fixed add and duplicate buttons showing when there’s no insertion point
– fixed root notes not being played sometimes when following chords in Deep
– fixed second row of magic chord button not always being hidden
– fixed layout of synth controls view in Melody
– fixed a crash
Released on 4/8/22
– added ABBB to idea layouts in Melody
– sync button is now shown when loop playback is enabled
– loop playback control is now universal
– replaced rhythm tap with magic record in Deep
– updated instrument names to be plural
– notes are now duplicated to next bar and deleted if overlapping
– fixed insertion point not following mouse in canvas after scroll
– fixed a crash
Released on 4/7/22
– fixed play music from plugin not reenabling on project reopen
– fixed various crashes
Released on 4/5/22
– added move tool to Deep
– added chord degrees and octave buttons to Deep
– added new midi export names
– updated phase plant link in sound design dialog
– deletion of all notes in an idea box now also removes the box
– fixed overlapping chord footer labels
– fixed wrong chords being shown when changing progression
– fixed various crashes
Released on 3/30/22
– added duplicate button to the canvas
– Deep now auto-connects to Chords
– updated the VIP code screen UI
– fixed duplicated chords losing chord context
Released on 3/30/22
– improved note resizing behavior
– improved filtering of sound picker
– added back the follow the chords button in Melody
– fixed inability to move small notes on M1
– fixed velocity not working in Chords and Deep
– fixed issues on canvas caused by using chords in 4th inversion
– fixed top of loop brace missing
– fixed note length not working after being dragged to 0%
– fixed octave controls in the idea box not respecting locked notes
– fixed chord segment with incorrect width after adding note in empty space
– fixed tooltip staying on screen after note is deleted
– fixed moving notes vertically losing selection state
– fixed tooltip staying on screen after note is deleted
Released on 3/29/22
– moving idea boxes now moves contained notes and transposes them to the new chords
– fixed progression generation moving segment selection and adding new measures
– fixed custom chord input not always returning correct results
– fixed midi import file adjustment to ensure correct looping
Released on 3/22/22
– added default fx (filter, delay and reverb) to phase plant sound dialog
– no longer whitelisting hosted plugins
– play music from plugin settings are now per flavor
– fixed notes not retaining selection when zooming
– fixed marquee selection near clip views
– fixed issue with unexpected results when changing idea box layout
– fixed chord context issues with duplicated and pasted notes
– fixed footer and timeline appearing blank under certain conditions
– fixed progression scale changing when canvas is empty
– fixed roman numerals missing from certain note labels in Play
– fixed the + button not using the octave of the previous chord
– fixed follow chords functionality not working sometimes in Deep
– fixed rhythm in Deep reverting to default on reopen
– fixed sound design dialog not opening in Play
– fixed restoration in play music from plugin and loop playback
Released on 3/22/22
– the add progression buttton now inserts the notes per measure, instead of 4 measure intervals
– fixed chords becoming deselected after changing key
– fixed chords not getting transposed when changing key
– fixed notes not getting fully generated in Deep for chord progresions longer than 4 measures
– fixed notes disappearing from idea boxes after deleting chords
– fixed various crashes
– Improvements to the idea box in Captain Melody
– Improvements to the idea box in Captain Melody