Rondo Release Notes

v2.7.2

February 2008

  • Improved compatability with Mac OS X 10.5 - Leopard
  • Fixed a bug that prevented exporting some file selections
  • Fixed a bug where column names were duplicated in the Library Column menu

v2.7

January 2008

  • Added some basic MIDI file exporting options
  • There is now a midiTicks display mode to show ellapsed, remaining and total midiTicks for a file
  • You can now drag a file from the finder to the piano roll viewer to load it into Rondo
  • Columns set to show visual tracks now have an eye indicator so they are easy to recognize
  • When the sequence is at the beginning the position is offset slightly to make it easier to inspect events right at the beginning of the file
  • Playlist columns are now sortable
  • The number of items in a playlist is now shown
  • Two 'user' text fields have been added to the library. The fields can be renamed via the Preferences.Library panel
  • The selected output device can now be saved between launches
  • Added a preference to send a GM Reset after each file has loaded
  • Esc key now closes both About and Preferences windows
  • Added "Begin Playing after Opening" preference so song starts playing as soon as its loaded from Open Dialog
  • Added preference to show note names on the white keys of pianos

v2.5.1

March 2007

  • Fixed a compatibility issue under certain versions of Mac OS X 10.3

v2.5

March 2007

  • Universal Binary and new Unified Toolbar look
  • More realistic pianos
  • Selection handles can be constrained to bars and beats by holding down the Opt key while dragging
  • Piano-la view now supports mouse scroll wheels
  • Selection handles now use Cmd Key to return to start
  • You can scrub the file when it isn't playing
  • Track filter panel is now customizable
  • Rate and scale sliders are now slightly logarithmic in action
  • Minimum rate has been lowered to 2%
  • Tracks with multiple channels now show the last channel color in the Tr. + Ch. column of the track filter panel
  • Playlists can now be organised into folders to any depth
  • There is now full drag and drop between playlists
  • Playlists can be duplicated via option dragging
  • Several new column types have been added to the playlist viewer
  • You can now tab between fields in the playlist viewer
  • Fixed a few minor bugs

v2.0

July 2006

  • Added library and playlists
  • Added visual column to track panel and removed old column tab
  • Added two larger piano sizes
  • Added Send command
  • Fixed a few minor bugs

v1.2

August 2005

  • Channel and staff colors can be modified via a new preferences panel
  • Show Song Info dialog shows information on events and their types
  • Added Select All, Select None, Select Section, Go to Section, Play Section menus
  • Added Recent Items menu that will display last 10 songs
  • Separate audio and column filtering
  • New solo column and the original play column can now be toggled between play and mute using a contextual menu

v1.0

January 2005

  • Initial release