tonespace 2.5 - read me
Important - before you start
Windows Users
- When using Ableton Live, keyboard input in the plugin window is disabled by default. This is not controlled by the plugin, but is a default behaviour of Live itself. You can enable keyboard input to the plugin window by adding the line "-_EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins" to a file called Options.txt in the directory c:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Ableton\Live n.n.n\Preferences\. Please see also https://www.ableton.com/en/articles/optionstxt-file-live/
Mac Users
- tonespace v2.5 now requires a Mac with Intel processor.
- the minimum OS X version required is 10.5, except for the Audio Unit plugin version, which requires 10.6
- if you want to use the AU version, you must copy the tonespace.component file to your components directory (e.g. to /Users/yourname/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components)
- if you want to use the VST version, you must copy and rename the tonespace.component file to tonespace.vst and copy it your vst directory (e.g. to /Users/yourname/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST)
Linux users
- tonespace v2.5 requires a 64-bit Linux distribution and when using the plugin version, a 64-bit VST host
- if you have a 32-bit Linux host, you can still use the tonespace 2.0 version
- tonespace was tested on Ubuntu Studio 12.04 Precise Pangolin LTS x64. Other 64-bit distros might work, but your mileage may vary
- after unpacking tonespace from the downloaded zip, you must set the executable bit on the tonespace binary using the command 'chmod +x tonespace'
More information
Your feedback is appreciated!
Please email any feedback to support@mucoder.net
or PM mucoder @ kvraudio.com
When sending feedback please always state
- tonespace version number that had the issue
- which hosts & version are you using and whether it is a 32 or 64-bit host
- which OS and version are you running
Release notes
Build 2.5.544 (release candidate)
- fixed: always same chord selected whatever cell is clicked in Logic X 64-bit AU
Build 2.5.529 (beta)
- fixed: tonespace plugin does not generate midi before the tonespace UI has been displayed at least once
- fixed: refined scale note spelling logic
- new: added lydian flat-7, persian and hindu scales
- new: upgraded x-platform layer to latest Juce version 3.0
Build 2.5.496 (beta)
- fixed: Ableton Live 8 and 9 on Windows hangs or crashes when the plugin window has focus and user is pressing a PC keyboard key
- fixed: When renaming a preset, every typed character is duplicated three times in Ableton Live 8 and 9 on Windows
- fixed: menu option for showing online manual/license pages pointed to older versions
- fixed: tonespace vertical window size too large on OS/X
Build 2.5.493 (beta)
- new: 64-bit support on all platforms (Windows/Mac/Linux)
- new: three additional scales: Major & Dorian, Major & Harmonic Minor, Major & Minor
- new: support for Jack on Linux
- new: VST and AU plugins merged into a single file on OS X
- fixed: Audio Unit validation failed in Logic 9
- removed: 32-bit support on Linux
- removed: PPC and OSX 10.4 support on Mac
- removed: OSX 10.5 support for AU on Mac
Build 2.0.361 (release)
- fixed: updated manual with information on features added since public beta 2.0.294
- new: added pdf manual version
Build 2.0.354 (beta)
- fixed: mode 'Midi triggers note (modulated)' transposed some notes an octave too low
- fixed: some slight factory preset tweaks
- new: added 'Monads' chord filter option, making it possible to use the chord fitting assist modes also with single notes
Build 2.0.353 (beta)
- fixed: slow startup of the tonespace UI on OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
- fixed: Logic revalidating tonespace AU component every time during start up
- fixed: 'none' chord displayed in balzano 3-shape
- fixed: note was not released when mouse up on disabled cell
- fixed: hold notes until next click did not work as users expected
- fixed: crash in Ableton Live on Windows when closing VST gui while tonespace help/about dialog still visible
- new: 'trigger' parameter replaces the 'on midi' parameter and controls when and how cells are triggered (either by mouse and/or by incoming midi notes)
- new: midi triggering offers several variants, including triggering on mouse clicking, mouse hovering or by incoming midi note as in tonespace 1.0
- new: triggering by midi notes can optionally transpose/modulate incoming midi notes from CMajor into the selected scale/key (allows to play 'white keys only' and still generate chords that are in key)
- new: 'on click' parameter replaces the 'mouse' parameter and controls whether chords are released on mouse-up or held until next click
- new: 'assist' parameter offers new chord assist modes, including a mode for fitting chords to a scale/key instead of to the space.
- new: with chord fitting to scale/key: when more than one chord is possible you can either take the best one, cycle through all, or pick a random one for an arpeggio-like effect
- new: 'chord filter' parameter allows to restrict the types of chords that are used by chord assist algorithms. Select between 2, 3 and 4 note-chords. This also reduces the number of chord assist parameter modes, as they longer have to select the chord size
- new: 'voicing' parameter has been extended with new inversion types and open/close modes. The old open/open+/open++ modes are now called spread/spread+/spread++
- new: the currently hovered and/or clicked root cell is now also higlighted, so you always know where you are in the grid, even when using chord voicings with a different root note
- new: last played and estimated next chord names are displayed
Build 2.0.294 (beta)
- fixed: links to new product website now work
- fixed: clicking website link also inadvertently launched help/about dialog
Build 2.0.292 (beta)
- fixed: added presets
- fixed: added help pages
- fixed: reset to defaults works as it should
Build 2.0.290 (beta)
- fixed: linux window height slightly too big
- fixed: OSX about dialog height slightly too small
- fixed: selecting keys other than C seems to have no effect/space plays as if it always were in C
- known issue: no presets yet
- known issue: OSX tonespace icon same as hypercyclic's
Build 2.0.284 (beta)
- fixed: VST on MacOSX crashes the host when opening help/about dialog (!)
- fixed: tweaked default space parameters
- known issue: no presets yet
- known issue: linux window height slightly too big
- known issue: OSX about dialog height slightly too small
- known issue: selecting keys other than C seems to have no effect/space plays as if it always were in C
Build 2.0.276 (beta)
- known issue: VST on MacOSX crashes the host when opening help/about dialog (!)
- known issue: no presets yet