What's new
Stay up-to-date with the advancements of the Soundation studio by keeping track of improvements & bug fixes.
January 2024
New features and improvements
- Chat released
October 2023
New features and improvements
- Sampler released
Supports wav, mp3, ogg, flac, mp4, m4a, m4v, and library samples Max 30s length Mono (retrigger or legato/glide) or poly playback modes Loop modes with settings for loop direction, cross-fade and release mode Coarse and fine tuning + root note setup (auto-detects key when loading sample) ADSR envelope Record straight into it 5 quality settings for interpolation modes from rough to great to suit the performance of your computer or get some intentional lofi aliasing
- Sampler presets added
You can now find some presets in Instrument presets tagged [Simple sampler] to help yourself get more familiar with the sampler.
- Top users (community)
Top users is now calculated by a weighed score based on a lot of parameters rather than "who has the most of all time", which didn't accurately show who's actually on top of their game before. This should give you a better and more fair chance to shine as an active producer.
Bug fixes
- Track sorting (community)
Tracks in groups are sorted by last added by default, so you no longer need to sort it manually to display the latest tracks.
- Old project conversion
There was an issue with opening older projects which has now been resolved.
August 2023
New features and improvements
- Save racks
You can now save instruments together with effect chains in the dashboard. Simply click "Save" and give it a name and it will appear under My sounds in the library. If you want to overwrite/update it, give it the same name as the earlier saved rack. NOTE: Europa, Beatmaker, audio, and effect racks can not yet be saved
- Improved memory usage for time-stretching
- Recorded regions will now be assumed to have been recorded at project bpm.
- Notifications added
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where samples were not uploaded in certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug where short samples were silent until reload if added to the arrangement with auto-stretch enabled.
- Various small bug fixes
June 2023
New features and improvements
- Channel responsiveness - Channel strips are now resizable
- Improved time stretching and auto-stretch with BPM detection
- Added possibility to switch between Peaks/RMS for volume meters
- Added context-menu option to leave a project from Dashboard
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where the workspace tab was not visible to some students
- Fixed various visual bugs related to subscriptions
- Fixed a bug where certain elements were not scrollable
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to open templates
- Fixed a bug where collab projects would not open
May 2023
New features and improvements
- Added the possibility to toggle the following:
Echo cancellation Noise reduction Auto gain
- Added the possibility to record in stereo
- Added input channel selector
- Toolbar design updated
- Various design updates
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where selecting multiple clips was inaccurate
April 2023
New features and improvements
- Volume meters
- New design for channel strips
- Workspaces/classes in Soundation Education
- Auto-assigned colors to channel strips and clips
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where the workspace tab was not visible to some students
- Fixed various visual bugs related to subscriptions
- Fixed a bug where certain elements were not scrollable
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to open templates
- Fixed a bug where collab projects would not open
March 2023
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where some users would get 1000 error
- Fixed a bug where it was possible to copy regions between Beatmaker and instrument channels
February 2023
New features and improvements
- Embed-popups added, embed your project to any website
- Added ability to submit feedback directly from within the help side-bar menu in the studio
- Users can now send a detailed crash report on errors
January 2022
New features and improvements
- Rolls added to Beatmaker
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where the project list was sometimes not scrollable
- Fixed a bug where virtual keyboard would sometimes trigger multiple notes on Windows
December 2022
New features and improvements
- Play-only links
- New share modal
- Template links
- Public projects
October 2022
Features and improvements
- Beatmaker has been released
- Added ability to export clips or channels as .WAV-files
- Improved loading performance of projects
- New beats and sample packs added
- More region colors available
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where volume and pan automation didn’t work
- Fixed a bug where drag and drop would reset when dragging outside the browser window
- Fixed a bug where collab cursor was invisible
July 2022
Bug fixes
- Fixed bug with misaligned playback of note region in the Note Clip Editor
- Fixed bug where the studio was still usable when encountering a “Houston” error
June 2022
New features and improvements
- Added “Get started” tours
Bug fixes
- Fixed bug that happened when renaming multiple regions at the same time
May 2022
New features and improvements
- Added ability to rename note clips
- Added a feature to consolidate note clips using the context menu or shortcut
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where long effect tails would play when the playhead had been moved
- Fixed a bug where after stopping a recording the studio would be unresponsive (thanks @135Mod on Discord!)
April 2022
New features and improvements
- Improved input latency for playing instruments
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where multi-selecting regions with shift would sometimes move and delete regions
- Fixed a bug where deleting automation points would delete the active channel instead of the selected automation points
March 2022
New features and improvements
- Added ability to rename channels
- Added ability to duplicate projects
- Made improvements to the library interface
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where regions would move on their own while dragging a sound from the library
- Fixed a bug where regions dragged from the library were rendered below selected regions
- Fixed a bug where the “drag and drop prevention” element were rendered above the channel strip
- Fixed a bug where multiple automation points couldn’t be deleted
February 2022
New features and improvements
- New and improved virtual keyboard with octave switch shortcuts and velocities displayed
- Added ability to preview-listen to instrument racks
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where imported .sngz would not load audio correctly
- Fixed an issue where creating a project from template would fail
- Fixed note clip editor bugs where keypad wasn’t sticky & it scrolled weirdly when adding a note
- Minor UI fixes
January 2022
New features and improvements
- Navigating with keyboard in the instrument library is now possible
- Default loop region has been adjusted
- Full version of Europa is available
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where upon starting the studio the an error message would be shown in the console
- Fixed an issue where the
Show library at startupsetting was ignored (thanks @qexat) - Fixed an issue where the sidebar menu would go bananas when maximizing soundation
- Fixed various small bugs
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