Version 1.8.0

Version 1.8.0 has a redesigned user interface and improves stability.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions before installing v1.8.0.

• Add new instrument: Kalimba
• Add a new user interface
• Add special textures for Synth Basses
• Add a keyboard control to reset the camera position (#165)
• Add new setting: smooth camera motion (#107)
• Add new camera control: slide camera (#107)
• Fix the issue where an exception is thrown if the first tempo event in a MIDI file does not occur at time zero. (#160)
• Fix the issue where the bow on bowed instruments did not lift when not playing. (#156)
• Fix the issue where some text events were displayed in lyrics
• Improve Trombone position and animation (#154)
• Improve Space Laser polyphony
• Improve Guitar stacking

Version 1.7.2

Version 1.7.2 fixes a critical bug.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions before installing v1.7.2.

• Fix the issue where midis2jam2 would not open after second time if file association was invoked (#155)

Version 1.7.1

Version 1.7.1 fixes bugs, some critical.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions before installing v1.7.1.

• Add better support for file associations (#153)
• Fix the issue where "Never hide instruments" did not work (#150)
• Fix the issue where pressing Q or Z would not disable the autocam (#151)
• Fix the issue where the clarinet left hand disappeared when playing an E7 (#149)
• Fix the issue where the enhanced graphics dialog window would not open (#152)

Version 1.7.0

Version 1.7.0 adds new features and fixes bugs.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions before installing v1.7.0.

• Add new instruments: Tinkle Bell, Guiro, Cuica
• Add pitch bending for more instruments: French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Flute, Ocarina, Piccolo, Recorder, Clarinet, Oboe (#65)
• Add new textures: Acoustic Bass, Bass + Lead, Chiff, Goblins, Metallic, New Age, Polysynth, Warm
• Add MIDISearch file chooser (#127)
• Add new guitar camera angle (#109)
• Add a language symbol to the locale selctor (#124)
• Add glow effects to various instruments (#122)
• Add instrument transitioning for the drumset
• Add altissimo fingerings for Alto Sax (#147)
• Change open and muted triangle to animate on the same triangle (#108)
• Fix the issue where some percussion instruments would disappear when "Never hide instruments" is enabled (#116)
• Fix the issue where sticks and other mallets were incorrectly visible when "Never hide instruments" is enabled
• Fix the issue where the Jingle Bells were textured incorrectly (#118)
• Fix the issue where MIDI files ending in ".midi" would not appear in the file chooser (#114)
• Fix the issue where drag-and-drop functionality did not work (#119)
• Fix the issue where the framerate limit was capped at 60 FPS (#102)
• Fix the issue where the window had whitespace when the Windows monitor scale was not set to 100% (#120)
• Fix the issue where midis2jam2 would crash sometimes because the Swing LAF could not be loaded (#121)
• Fix the issue where too many space lasers could appear at one time (#126)
• Fix the issue where opening the debug screen would incur a crash if the MIDI file contained no percussion notes
• Fix the issue where overlapping notes would not animate correctly (#131)
• Fix the issue where opening the background configurator did not load the current configuration (#134)
• Fix the issue where pressing "Cancel" in the background configurator did not clear values (#140)
• Fix the issue where the order of the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons were reversed (#135)
• Fix the issue where pitch bend would sometimes animate incorrectly when a channel switched instruments (#96)
• Fix the issue where the stage strings cast distorted shadows (#143)
• Fix several issues impacting performance (#115)

Version 1.6.0

Version 1.6.0 adds new features and graphics.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions before installing v1.6.0.

• Add HUD including fillbar and song title (#82)
• Add an option to always keep instruments visible (#89)
• Add custom background configuration (#9)
• Add enhanced graphics, including anti-aliasing and dynamic shadows (#88)
• Add new instrument: Bird Tweet (#75)
• Add new localizations: Norwegian, Finnish, Russian (#94)
• Add pitch bend visualization to more instruments (#65)
• Fix the issue where MIDI devices were left open when midis2jam2 finishes (#87)
• Fix the issue where keyboard keys were not velocity ramped (#113)
• Fix the issue where lyric events were sometimes incorrectly displayed (#90)
• Fix the issue where midis2jam2 would sometimes crash when starting (#105)
• Fix the issue where the Tubular Bells would animate incorrectly
• Fix the issue where the auto-cam would not focus on the Fiddle or Ocarina (#92)
• Fix the issue where the music box would animate incorrectly (#84)
• Fix the issue where the space laser would clip through stage
• Documentation, cleanup, and refactoring of codebase

Pre-release 1.6.0-RC1

Full Changelog: v1.6.0-alpha3...v1.6.0-RC1

Pre-release v1.6.0-alpha3

Changes relative to v1.6.0-alpha2:

• Add shading and shadow options
• Add autocam positions for fiddle and ocarina (#92)
• Fix the issue where the active MIDI device would retain controller values across song playbacks (#87)
• Fix the issue causing a startup crash (#105)
• Fix the issue where .jpeg files were not accepted for the background (#112)
• Fix the issue where keyboard keys were not velocity-ramped (#113)

Full Changelog: v1.6.0-alpha2...v1.6.0-alpha3

Pre-release v1.6.0-alpha2

Changes relative to v1.6.0-alpha1:

• Add custom background switcher
• Add experimental animations for StringFamilyInstruments
• Add pitch bend animation for saxophones
• Add Russian i18n (#94)
• Add an option to show/hide HUD
• Add option to never hide instruments (#89)
• Add a feature to PitchBendModulationController.kt that allows bending due to modulation to only apply when the instrument is playing
• Fix the issue where conversions of MIDI ticks to seconds were inaccurate (v1.6.0-alpha1)
• Fix the bug where making pseudo NoteOn events after parsing the MIDI file would incur a crash when trying to get their time in seconds (v1.6.0-alpha1)
• Fix the bug where trying to determine the tempo before MIDI tick 0 would throw an exception (v1.6.0-alpha1)
• Fix the issue where lyrics with linebreaks were not properly split
• Fix the issue that would cause instruments with no notes to be instantiated (#104)
• Cleanup, documentation, etc.

Full Changelog: v1.6.0-alpha1...v1.6.0-alpha2

Pre-release 1.6.0-alpha1

Changes relative to v.1.5.0:

• Add prototype of bird tweet instrument (#75)
• Add simple HUD with progress fillbar and song title (#82)
• Add total song time in debug display
• Make space laser not intersect through stage
• Fix a bug where music box's notes would be out of sync with actual time (#84)
• Refactor XML data to JSON for easier parsing (with kotlinx.serialization)
• Refactor MidiFile.java to MidiFile.kt

Version 1.5.0

Version 1.5.0 adds new instruments and features.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions before installing v1.5.0.

• Add new instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Oboe, Slap, Reverse Cymbal
• Add on-screen lyric displays
• Add autocam
• Add brand-new launcher interface
• Add textures for Drumsets: Room, Power, Jazz, and Brush
• Add drop tuning support for Guitar and Bass Guitar (#63, #76)
• Add pitch-bend and modulation support for Guitars (and improve these for Space Laser)
• Add proper CLI support (#64)
• Add a fade-in
• Add a skybox
• Add an option to change graphics level through the settings file (#68)
• Improve the instrument/stick visibility calculation so instruments/sticks remain visible longer
• Improve the location of the Harp
• Improve some algorithms thereby increasing performance
• Improve the motion of the Space Laser
• Fix a bug where some MIDI files would crash midis2jam2 (#58)
• Fix a bug where Choir and Brass would not animate properly
• Fix a bug where multiple French Horns would overlap
• Fix a bug where Mallet shadows would clip under the stage
• Fix a bug where notes outside of the percussion map would cause the Drumset to appear
• Fix a bug where if the first tempo event did not occur at the start of the MIDI file, midis2jam2 crashed
• Fix a bug where clones would randomly swap their assigned notes in repeated chords
• Fix a bug where the floor toms were positioned incorrectly
• Fix a bug where long loading times would disrupt A/V sync and cause instruments to fly rapidly
• Fix bugs where some instruments would not transition properly
• Migrate to JVM 11
• Rewrite code base in Kotlin(!)
• Removed option for changing instrument transition speed