Orchestroller

12/21/2024 - Beta 3 is out!

• Added special temporary holiday background

• Middle row will be the keys that are mapped, bottom row will probably be all the shift functions, effects, etc.

• Fixed the out of bounds errors by limiting the octaves of the 4 culprit 5-tone scales that go out of bounds

• Disabled a custom note assignment mode that I forgot was there. (You used to be able to point both sticks, and access a range of notes to custom assign to buttons, but the feature triggers by accident too much.

• Fixed some sprite scaling. More to come.

• Fixed the pitch bend upwards, and adjusted deadzone. Pitch bend goes about 3 semitones right now.

• Computer Keyboard Support implemented. Pitch bend isn't a thing on keyboard though.

  • Notes 1-8 are keys S though L

  • The bottom row of letters are the settings.

  • z = Change Instrument

  • x = Change Background

  • c = Key up

  • v = Key down

  • b = Root up

  • n = Root down

  • Up/Down = Octave

  • Left = Enable/Disable Effects

  • Right = Change Effect

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12/14/24 - Beta 2 is out!

- A grand staff with a merger in the center to prevent doubling of notes

- Buttons no longer cover the controller buttons

- As requested by some users, I bumped the resolution up.

**Orchestroller v0.1 Beta **

Beta release! Lots of new Features!

• Change Effects** **with Dpad Right:

  • tremolo,

  • distortion,

  • reverb,

  • delay,

  • lpf,

  • hpf

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• Disable/enable effects with Dpad left

• White background on text for easier reading for notes

• Moved key/scale options to right analog stick

• Started Pitch change features on left analog verical axis

• Five calming, chill backgrounds (more visual effects coming soon)

• Volume Slider. Click to change.

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Roadmap:

- MIDI in/out support

- More libraries. Add a chiptune library, a soundfont library, and a drum library

- Control schemes

- A pause menu to change the settings in a different view

- Drum banks with pattern presets

- Rhythm / Looper mode

- Local and remote Multiplayer for jamming. Each person chooses a "Role".

- Composer mode, where a MIDI file will be created based on what you wrote <br>

ORCHESTROLLER: A fun and free way to explore music with your controller<br>

Controls

• Play Notes: Assignable to 8 buttons.

• Change Octave: D-pad Up/Down.

• Toggle Effects: D-pad Left (on/off).

• Cycle Effects: D-pad Right (Tremolo, Distortion, Reverb, Delay, LPF, HPF).

• Change Key: R3 Up/Down.

• Change Scale: R3 Left/Right.

• Pitch Control: Left Stick Vertical.

• Select Instrument: Select Button.

• Change Background: Start Button.

• Adjust Volume: Use the slider.

Features

• Keys: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B.

• Scales: Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Ahava Raba, Minor Pentatonic, Major Pentatonic, Blues, Chromatic.

• Visual Themes: 6 calming backgrounds.

• Effects: Easily switch and combine effects for creative soundscapes.

• Wide Note Range: 73 notes per instrument.

Outstanding bugs:

* Scaling issues with browser version makes some sprites blurry