What's New | G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.9.0.1 Release Notes:

Touch-move-drop editor mode for poly grid (activated by default)
- You can now place and move around notes in the poly grid by touching, moving, and dropping them
- Optionally, you can switch back to the classic paint mode in the grid cfg or via SETUP / UI
Paused + Recording state is now correctly handled when receiving a MIDI start event
Fixed a bug in tempo calculation when receiving MIDI clock while the sequencer is stopped
Updated to the latest Ableton Link library
Updated to the latest NDK26C

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.8.6 Release Notes:

Synth KB-Hold now allows to toggle keys on and off by pressing the same key several times
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy):
Minor renaming in the “Social Media Share Buttons” section
Updated to the latest NDK26b

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.8.3 Release Notes:

Maintenance update: Upgraded the used AndroidX libraries to newer versions for best compatibility

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.8.1 Release Notes:

Fixed the generic importer (main menu / imp / G-Stomper file from Shared Storage) in Android 13/14
Fixed the MIDI fallback driver in Android 14
Fully prepared the app for Android 14
Updated to the latest Ableton Link libraries
Updated to the latest NDK26

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.7.1 Release Notes:

“Clone current bar” feature can now select destination bars (instead of all bars)
Updated to the latest Ableton Link libraries
Updated to the latest NDK25c

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.6.9 Release Notes:

Fixed the full screen bug related to the navigation bar on Android 13

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.6.5 Release Notes:

Fully prepared the app for Android 13
Removed the “Allow to navigate out of user folders” setting on Android 8 and higher, as no other folders can be accessed anyway on later OS versions
Updated to the latest Ableton Link libraries
Updated to the latest NDK25b

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.6.0 Release Notes:

Fully prepared the app for Android 12.1
Fixed several Bluetooth LE permission issues
Updated to the latest Ableton Link libraries
Updated to the latest NDK24

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.5.4 Release Notes:

Larger bpm indicator on play button while playback is running
Updated to the latest NDK23
Updated to the latest Ableton Link libraries

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.5 Release Notes:

Updated the Ableton Link libraries to v.3.0.3
Fully prepared the app for the upcoming Android 12
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy):
Updated App Permission disclosure (Bluetooth Access) due to the preparations for the upcoming Android 12

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.4.5 Release Notes:

Several Bugfixes in the MIDI integration
Updated to the latest Google Play Services libraries (required for MIDI over BLE)
Updated to the latest Android native libraries for best Audio performance

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.4 Release Notes:

Compatibility changes and preparations for the use with Android 11/R

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.3.1 Release Notes:

Added global (Track independent) MIDI mappings for Mixer Channel Volume and Panorama in “SETUP / MIDI / Global CC/NRPN Mappings”

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.3 Release Notes:

Maintenance release, minor bug fixes and improvements

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.2.7 Release Notes:

Various bugfixes in UI and Sequencer backend

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.2.4 Release Notes:

Various bugfixes in UI and Sequencer backend

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.1.2 Release Notes:

Upgraded to the latest Ableton Link API
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.1.0 Release Notes:

Timing & Measure: Overhaul of the Time Signature handling (special thanks to Jon for his help)
- The Time Signature Wizard now correctly creates Triplet beats for 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, and so on
- The detected Time Signature on the display now reflects the selected timing parameters correctly
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.8.0.2 Release Notes:

Now supporting 12 different step timings (special thanks to Jon)
Existing: 16(1/16), 32(1/32), 64(1/64), 8T(1/12), 16T(1/24), 8T(1/48)
New: 8(1/8), 16Q(1/20), 16S(1/28), 32N(1/36), 32Q(1/40) 32U(1/44)
Fixed the wrongly held notes in some rare situations when using micro steps in the Poly Grid
Upgraded to the latest Ableton Link API changes
Various minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.9.7 Release Notes:

Reorganization and cleanup of the internal resource bundles
Minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.9.5 Release Notes:

Fixed the wrongly dropped/held notes when switching between patterns with VA-Beast Arpeggio to such without VA-Beast Arpeggio (and vice versa)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.9.4 Release Notes:

Fixed several timing issues in the VA-Beast Arpeggio phase synchronization
Fixed several minor timing issues in the Ableton Link synchronization

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.9.3 Release Notes:

New Setting in the MIDI Setup (Android 6 or higher only) to turn the startup scan for Virtual MIDI Ports of other apps ON/OFF (turned OFF by default)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.9.2 Release Notes:

Added Multi-Window/Split Screen Support on devices running Android 7.0 or higher.
Various optimizations in the graphic assets for tablet screens.
Fixed a bug in the app-internal graphics cache.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.8 Release Notes:

To protect your privacy, as of Android 8.0, our mobile apps store all of their files in their private, isolated storage, and therefore no longer require the “Read/Write External Storage Permission” (this won’t affect Android 7.x and lower).
Improved “System Files Picker” integration for quick and easy access to existing files from shared storage.
The “Copy exported Audio to Ringtones/Notific./Alarms” was replaced by “Copy exported Audio to Media Dir” and “Copy exported MIDI to Media Dir”, + now supports Ringtones, Alarms, Notifications, and Music as destination.
New function “Share exported MIDI” to share MIDI files via email or other apps.
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)
Updated App Permission disclosure (Storage Access).

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.7 Release Notes:

In addition to the internal File Browser, you can now use the Android System File Browser to load a wide range of G-Stomper files (long press the corresponding buttons in the load/import menus). The integration of the Android System File Browser is one of many preparations for the upcoming Android Q, to give you continued access to your existing G-Stomper files in the future (Android Q will require that all apps use the new, isolated or scoped storage).
MIDI files are now associated with the app and can now opened directly from file manager apps
The “Copy exported Audio to Ringtones/Notific./Alarms” feature now uses the media storage of the app and no longer the shared external storage
Fixed a bug in the Sample Pool which resulted in unloading a sample in some rare situations
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)
Minor change in the App Permission disclosure (Storage Access) due to the preparations for the upcoming Android Q.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.6 Release Notes:

Raised the minimum required Android Version to 5.0/Lollipop (required due to upcoming changes for Android Q)
Various minor UI bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.5.6 Release Notes:

To keep the ability to scan for Bluetooth LE devices in the MIDI settings, we had to change the “access coarse location” permission to “access fine location”, as this is a new requirement for the upcoming Android Q
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)
Minor change in the App Permission disclosure due to the required change from “access coarse location” to “access fine location”

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.5.4 Release Notes:

Fixed a bug in the MIDI Importer Micro Step handling
Fixed some rare UI crashes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.5 Release Notes:

Reorganization of the Edit controls in the the VA-Beast Poly Grid, + new Delete function to delete a selection of notes
Added Confirm Boxes to “Random” button on the VA-Beast Poly Grid to avoid accidental clicks
Various minor label changes in the audio and midi export UI
Various minor bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.4.3 Release Notes:

Various minor UI issues fixed
Improved Multi Touch handling performance
Updated Terms of Use (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Terms of Use)
Minor change in the minimum age specification for users who do not reside in Europe or the US.
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)
Minor change in the minimum age specification for users who do not reside in Europe or the US.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.4.2 Release Notes:

Fixed a bug in the VA-Beast ‘Lock Mixer-Ch’ feature, which resulted in unwanted updates of the insert FX in some situations
The VA-Beast onscreen keyboards now always send the correct NoteOff events, even if another octave or synth instance was selected between pressing and releasing the key
New KB ON/OFF switch on the VA-Beast main view (below the octave selector)
Minor label changes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.4 Release Notes:

User Interface cleanup in the Timing & Measure section
Enabled MIDI for ChromeOS devices
Various bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.3.6 Release Notes:

Fixed the too large UI dimensions on ultra wide screens with display cutout for the front camera (e.g. Xiaomi A2 Lite, LG G7 ThinQ, and more)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.3.5 Release Notes:

New Analyzer Modules: Per Track & Master Spectrum Analyzer + Master Phase Scope (long press EQ buttons to show up)
Added a Play button on the EQ and Insert FX windows to preview a sound while shaping it
Improved Track scroll on the mixer & sequencer views (showing only pages with activated tracks)
Reduced the APK size by ~12 mb
Upgraded to the latest Ableton Link API
Many minor UI bugs fixed
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.2.3 Release Notes:

The app is now fully prepared for Android P (9.0)
Minor bug fixes in the Ableton Link integration
Fixed a performance bug in the portrait operation mode
Due to a bug in the Android 8.0 operating system, we had to raise the min required Android Version for the AAudio Audio System to Android 8.1 (this fixes various crashes on devices running Android 8.0)
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.2.1 Release Notes:

New “Lock Mixer” feature to temporary lock the mixer and keep its setup even if you load new patterns
Upgraded to the latest Ableton Link 3.0.2 API
Updated Terms of Use (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Terms of Use)
Updated Privacy Policy (or inside the app: Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.1.8 Release Notes:

Minor changes in the ‘Contact Developer’ module
Various minor bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.1.7 Release Notes:

New “Pan/Vol” effect in the “other” tab of the FX selector (simply lets you adjust the panorama and volume in an FX unit)
Various minor bugs fixed
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.1.5 Release Notes:

MIDI settings (including CC and Key mappings) can now be saved as presets for later use on the same or another device (the presets can be shared between G-Stomper Studio, Rhythm and VA-Beast)
Updated Terms of Use: New section about “Automatic Copyright Infringement Detection Systems”
Several minor bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.1.3 Release Notes:

Updated Help section (User Manual + Tutorials)
Several minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.1.2 Release Notes:

Added “Terms of Use” to the help menu (Main Menu / Help / Terms of Use)
Minor changes in the “Privacy Policy” (Main Menu / Help / Privacy Policy)
Added a workaround for certain Android 8 devices to prevent them from crashing when showing adaptive icons
Fixed a UI bug on certain Lenovo devices
Several minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.1 Release Notes:

Upgraded to the latest Ableton Link 3.0.1 API: Now supporting start/stop sync
To protect your privacy, we have completely removed all sort of analysis data collection, push notifications and all other frameworks that have transmitted data out of our apps.
Updated Privacy Policy
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.7.0.2 Release Notes:

MIDI import (new):

You can now import MIDI files/songs as Patterns (Main Menu / IMP / MIDI Sequence (.mid/.midi))
Available MIDI tracks can either be mapped to the G-Stomper modules, either automatically (using the AUTO-MAP switch) or manually (by tapping the particular MIDI tracks)
The VA-Beast Synthesizer comes with a dedicated GM Percussion Drum Kit, and provides full support for importing MIDI percussion tracks
Furthermore, you can set additional parameters during the import (Quantization, Micro Steps, Start Offset in Measures)
Time Signatures currently supported by the MIDI importer: 1/2, 2/2, 3/2, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8, 9/8, 10/8, 11/8, 12/8

MIDI export (major upgrade):

The pattern MIDI export now supports track and loop cycles selection (as known from the audio export)
Humanized timing (if applied) is now fully supported and included in MIDI export
The correct Time Signature is now included in the exported MIDI file (if possible – exception: musically non-existent time signatures, e.g. 16/12 or similar)

Timing & Measure (major upgrade):

Changed the term ‘Time Signature’ to ‘Step Timing’ for better clarity (since this is what it actually is)
Improved Sequence Auto-Rearrangement when changing the Step Timing with long press
New Time Signature Wizard that lets you choose from a predefined number of musical Time Signatures (3/4, 7/4, 9/8, etc.)
New Timing info display that shows the corresponding musical Time Signature of the currently active pattern

General changes/improvements:

New setting that allows to navigate out of the predefined user folders and store your files anywhere on your device (Main Screen / SETUP / GEN / User Folders)
New setting that allows you to toggle the file browser items between normal and small to be able to show more list items on smaller screens (Main Screen / SETUP / UI / File Browser Appearance)
Now targeting the latest Android SDK 27 (Oreo GO)

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.4.7 Release Notes:

Added a workaround for a bug in Sony’s Android 8.0 build to prevent the affected devices from crashing

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.4.6 Release Notes:

Updated the Ableton Link backend with the latest changes from Ableton
New assignable MIDI Global CC/Key mappings:
- PLAY/STOP/RECORD (one key mapping for each) : NoteOn
Several minor bugs fixed
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.4.4 Release Notes:

Fixed a bug in the MIDI driver (MIDI IN) that resulted in rarely dropped Note Events (very special thanks to Justin from Livid for reporting the bug)
Several rare crash bugs fixed (special thanks to Google for the detailed crash reports)
Updated to the latest Google Libraries

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.4.2 Release Notes:

New app internal Bluetooth LE Scanner, which lets you scan and connect BLE MIDI devices directly in the MIDI settings (rather than using the Android Bluetooth settings).
The Bluetooth LE Scanner requires two new permissions, Bluetooth Admin (to enable Bluetooth if required) and Access Coarse Location (to be able to scann for BLE devices).
Added fallback icons for Android 8 devices which do not properly support adaptive icons yet (e.g. Sony Xperia XZ).

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.3.4 Release Notes:

Maintenance release with a bunch of stability improvements and bug fixes
Minor changes for Android 8.1 compatibility
Raised the min required Android version to 4.2

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.3 Release Notes:

Maintenance release with a bunch of stability improvements and bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.2.3 Release Notes:

The VA-Beast Poly Grid now supports Micro Steps (press EDIT, select Micro Step, then use the arrows)
Micro Steps are now included in the MIDI Export
New ‘Humanize Timing’ feature to add random micro timing inaccuracies to simulate a human musician (Long press VT.. / Humanize Timing)
You can now set a logical name for each VA-Beast Track, independent of the track content (Long press VT.. / Set Track Name)
Various bugs fixed (MIDI driver, memory handling, sample loader)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.1.7 Release Notes:

Reduced battery usage:
The app now terminates itself if in background for more than 5 minutes and all active background processes are completed
Bugfixes:
Fixed the missing Sine LFO Waveform selection over MIDI
Various rare crash bugs fixed (thanks to Google for the detailed crash logs)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6.1.4 Release Notes:

The VA-Beast Vibrato is now properly synced over all voices
Various minor bugs fixed (UI + sequencer core)
Various rare crash bugs fixed (thanks to Google for the detailed crash logs)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.6 Release Notes:

New Android Oreo Adaptive App Icons
Optimized letterbox navigator for ultra wide screen formats (e.g. Galaxy S8)
Virtual MIDI devices (provided by other apps) are now working correctly
Updated the Ableton Link backend with the latest changes from Ableton
BPM controls in Play Menu now react correctly to minor tempo changes (+/- 0.1 bpm) coming from Ableton Link
Several minor bugfixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.4.6 Release Notes:

Minor bugfixes in the audio file sharing mechanism
Various minor UI bugs fixed
Updated Privacy Policy (no longer checking for the presence of other G-Stomper products)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.4.3 Release Notes:

Fixed the audio file sharing on Android N and higher
Several minor UI bugs fixed
Updated Privacy Policy (no longer checking for the presence of other G-Stomper products)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.4.2 Release Notes:

Fixed several MIDI Start + MIDI Clock timing issues
Bluetooth LE MIDI OUT is now working correctly when firing MIDI events right after connection
Fixed the Android O AAudio crash when plugging/unplugging speakers or headset to/from the headphone jack while the app is running
Several minor UI bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.4 Release Notes:

Optimized letterbox navigator for 1:1.41 (root 2) screen aspect ratios (e.g. Pixel C)
Enabled Sustained Performance Mode for devices running Android N and higher
Optimizations for Android O devices:
- Replaced deprecated AAudio API calls (special thanks to Phil for the hint)
- Implemented notification channels
Minor bug fix in the MIDI OUT integration
Minor bug fixes in the sequencer core
Many minor UI bugs fixed
Updated Privacy Policy

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.3.1 Release Notes:

Various minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.3 Release Notes:

New Audio System (AAudio) for Android O devices. AAudio is a new low latency audio API that is part of the upcoming Android O (8.0)
Various rare crash bugs fixed (special thanks to Google for the improved crash reports)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.2 Release Notes:

The app is now ready for Android O (8.0)
Many rare crash bugs fixed (special thanks to Google for the improved crash reports)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5.1 Release Notes:

Background changes + updated Privacy Policy to comply with the latest Google Play Developer Policy updates

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.5 Release Notes:

Integrated Ableton Link for beat, phase and tempo synchronization over a wireless LAN (long press PLAY, then ‘Enable Ableton Link’, or likewise ‘Main Screen / SETUP / SEQ / Ableton Link’)
New FX type: ‘Stereo Tool’ that allows MID/SIDE Processing and much more (check the DYN tab in the FX selector)
New Bypass switch for the Parametric 3-Band EQs
Added a Stereo Spread slider to the VA-Beast Unison that allows to narrow the stereo image of the signal if required
Consolidated the ON/OFF and VOICES buttons of the VA-Beast UNISON (now you can just click through OFF/2x/3x/5x)
Increased the tempo range from 30..300bpm to 20..999bpm
Changed the Tempo sliders to act exponential (rather than linear) to make it easier to select the most common tempo values
Reduced the memory usage of the FX Units
Improved Latency Compensation
The OpenSL Audio System is no longer experimental
Many minor bug fixes and improvements
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.3.2 Release Notes:

Optimized letter-boxing in both directions to support new screen aspect ratios
New Quick Navigator bar (landscape only) on devices that provide enough empty space due to their screen aspect ratio (e.g. 4:3, 18:9)
The Link Edit/Play Pos setting now keep its value when restarting the app
Various minor bugs fixed
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.2.1 Release Notes:

Added Pitch Shift & Time Compress/Expand to the Audio Editor processing
Replaced the existing Pitch Shifter FX with two new, completely re-written Pitch Shifters
Added a Moog 24dB HP Filter to the FX types
Renamed X-Delay to LFO X-Delay for better transparency
New re-designed FX Selector (organized by FX category)
Various improvements & minor bug fixes
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.1 Release Notes:

Several changes in the SoundCloud upload mechanism due to a new SoundCloud API revision
Minor changes in the settings dialog
Various minor UI bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.0.9 Release Notes:

Added a confirmation dialog when closing the Audio Editor while a recording is running
Added two new Play Modes in the VA-Beast PCM/Sampler Module: Loop Forward + Outro, Intro + Loop Forward + Outro
Various minor improvements in the audio core
Various minor bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.0.8 Release Notes:

Fine tuning and improvements in the App Settings
Raised the max number of VA-Beast Synthesizer Voices per Track to 12
Fixed a bug in the VA-Beast engine which prevented particular voices from being properly released in some situations
Various minor bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.0.7 Release Notes:

Fixed several bugs on Android 3.x devices
With respect to your privacy:
- You can now opt out of any notification messages in the settings
- Furthermore we’ve added a ‘turn off’ button to all upcoming messages (so if you don’t like getting informed about exclusive offers, hit that button and never see a message again)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.4.0.5 Release Notes:

New Graphical Audio Editor/(Mic-)Recorder (located in the long press RECORD menu as well as in the sample menu of the VA-Beast PCM Module)
New Low Latency Audio System for devices running on Android N (7.0) or higher
New ‘Lock Mixer Channels’ switch to protect the VA-Beast Mixer Channels from being overwritten when loading Presets
Raised the latency limit for silent recording from 40ms to 60ms
Fine tuning of the device specific default settings
Various improvements and bug fixes
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.3.0.1 Release Notes:

New Audio Session Recorder to record your live sessions as .wav while tweaking the machines (long press RECORD to start, long press STOP to stop)
New LOCK MONO switch on the Mixer, FX and Master view to be able to temporary work on the mix in mono (bypasses all pannings and Stereo affecting FX parts)
New setting in the MIDI setup to transpose incoming MIDI Notes by -6..+6 semitones
New MIDI IN/OUT indicator at the left side of the play/stop/record block (only visible if midi transmissions occur)
New Multi-Mute switch on the Mixer view (as known from FX + Master)
New BPM indicator on the play button
New ‘Auto-Rearrange Sequence’ feature when changing the Time Signature (select the new Time Signature with long press)
Improved MIDI OUT timing stability
Various bugfixes in the MIDI handling
Bugfix: Fader tooltips now show the correct value when step editing an automation sequence while the sequencer is running (very special thanks to Peter for the bug report)
Many minor UI bugfixes
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.2.1.9 Release Notes:

Fixed several performance issues for devices running on Android 7.0 (very special thanks to Christof for reporting the problems)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.2.1.7 Release Notes:

New Android M MIDI support for devices running on Android 6.0 or higher, including…
- MIDI over USB (host + peripheral)
- MIDI over Bluetooth LE (host)
(BLE devices must be paired in the Android Bluetooth settings before you can use them in G-Stomper)
The old MIDI driver remains as a fallback for devices running on older Android versions and for NON-class-compliant MIDI hardware.
Virtual IN/OUT Interfaces in the MIDI settings have been renamed to Virtual IN/OUT Ports
Prepared the app to run on Chromebooks
Various bug fixes
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.2.0.2 Release Notes:

Added progress bars for load/save operations on various file types
Several issues fixed in the persistency handling (file browser, loader, etc.)
Minor bugfixes in the factory sounds
Bugfixes in the unsaved changes tracker
Bugfixes in the sample pool

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.2 Release Notes:

New mechanism to keep track of unsaved changes (blue/red indicator below the record button)
New warnings in various situations to notify you before wiping/overwriting unsaved changes (special thanks to Tonedef)
New ‘Random Velocity’ feature for existing notes on the Poly Grid (long press the RANDOM button) (special thanks to Phap)
New ‘Generate Automation’ (by waveforms) feature for all automatable faders (located in the automation menus along with clear/init/auto-complete)
New ‘Randomize Automation’ feature for all automatable faders (located in the automation menus along with clear/init/auto-complete)
New: Sine Waveform added to all LFOs
All LFOs are now based on the same waveform generators as the Oscillators
New experimental support for multiple concurrent USB MIDI devices (special thanks to Dag)
Fixed the broken Reverse feature of the Poly Grid sequencer
Ins FX Solo now refreshes correctly on pattern load
Improved UI performance
Several rare crash bugs fixed
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.2.7 Release Notes:

Fully prepared the app to run on Android N
Added a new internal latency level (ultra low) for high powered devices (CPU Level 9 or higher)
Added a ‘Privacy Policy’ in the help section
Added the ability to ‘Invite Friends’ in the share and help section
Added a workaround for the Lenovo A7000 graphics driver bug on Android 6.x
Fixed a rare crash bug in the Automation recording
Fixed a problem in the Preset Reader

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.2.3 Release Notes:

Added a workaround for the Adreno 420 graphics driver bug on the Note 4 running Android 6.x
Several rare crash bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.2.2 Release Notes:

Added a workaround to get rid of the audio glitches on the Motorola Nexus 6 after not-touching the screen for a couple of seconds (while using OpenSL low latency audio output)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.2 Release Notes:

Added a ‘Single X-Delay’ to the FX List (Similar to X-Delay but with a Dry/Wet Mix instead of an LFO)
New Metronome Sound and setting to adjust its Volume (SETUP / SEQ / Metronome Volume)
Attached all Modulators over to the regular accuracy setting (no more exceptions)
Fixed several accuracy issues in the Envelopes (Decay + Release curves)
Overall clean up of the setup dialog
Simplified Key Velocity Range setting
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.1 Release Notes:

Poly Grid, Note Grid: The selected Notes can now be shifted horizontally (in the time axis)
New Dual X-Delay Effect with independent Delay Time for each Stereo channel
Stereo Delay + Stereo Delay II have been consolidated to one Effect
All Delay Effects are now available in the Channel Insert FX Units
Optimized the memory consumption of the FX Units
Better memory handling for low powered devices
Fine tuned the predefined Sustain Pedal Release time
Fixed the crash bug when loading old synth presets and the nr of synth tracks is set to 1
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.0.5 Release Notes:

Urgent Hot Fix in the Track Copy Framwork (special thanks to Mattias for reporting the bug)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.1.0.4 Release Notes:

Insert Effects per track: Each mixer channel got 2 dedicated insert FX slots
Removed the vocoders from the Sum FX in the Master section (these were listed there by accident)
Bugfix: The VA-Beast PCM loop editor now runs smoothly with all sample sizes (special thanks to JYNXY for the report)
Bugfix: The preview playback in the VA-Beast Sample selection now stops when closing the file browser (special thanks to JYNXY for the report)
Bugfix: The progress bar now stays active when the app goes to background while exporting
Fixed the frequency range of the Grand Piano samples in the middle octaves
Fixed the sizing of the tooltips in popup windows
Several improvements for smoother UI animation
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.0.5 Release Notes:

Added a setting to adjust the key velocity range of the VA-Beast Synth (SETUP / SYN / Key Velocity Range)
Removed the damping of the highest notes in the Grand Piano Presets for more authenticity
Added a new Grand Piano Preset with slight panning (lower notes left, higher notes right)
Fixed a bug in the MIDI handling which made the on screen sustain pedal to vanish
Fixed a bug in the progress dialogs which allowed unwanted touch interaction with the background while loading or saving
Fixed a rare crash bug in the main FX audio processing
Several minor UI bugs fixed

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.0.4 Release Notes:

All FX LFO waveforms are now invertible (long press the waveform selector to toggle ON/OFF)
Fixed a bug in the VA-Beast Sampler Module which made some notes to hang in some rare situations
Added a workaround for the Lenovo K3 Note graphics driver bug in latest Lenovo Android 6.0 update
Fixed a bug in the persistency handling which crashed the app in the case when the storage is temporary unavailable
Several minor bug fixes
Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.0.3 Release Notes:

4 new Effect types: Overdrive, Overdrive II, Saturation, Granulator
Fixed 2 rare crash bugs (special thanks for the reports)
Several minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.0.2 Release Notes:

Fixed a layout issue in the mod wheel morph assignment for devices running on Android 4.2 and lower
Fixed a layout issue in the system info view
Prevented the app from crashing (due to a bug in the Samsung Android 5.1.1 update) when connecting USB MIDI hardware on certain Samsung devices running on Android 5.1.1

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.0.1 Release Notes:

Fixed a crash bug in the PCM loop editor (special thanks to El Nino for the report)
Fine tuned the default settings for low powered devices

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 5.0 Release Notes:

VA-Beast Synthesizer:

New New Multi-Sample based Synthesis for the VA-Beast Synthesizer (tap through the OSC waveforms until you reach PCM)
New SFZ Preset Importer, which lets you load .wav and .aif based SFZ files (Main Menu / IMP / VA Generic Preset (.sfz)
New free assignable Morph Group + onscreen Mod Wheel control on the Piano KB
New controls to customize the KB Pitch Wheel range (up/down independent, 0-24 semi tones)
New Sustain Pedal onscreen control on the Piano KB (multi-mode: Momentary, Toggle, Continuous)
41 new PCM based, multi sampled Presets (Main Menu / LOAD / VA Factory Preset / PCM Based Presets)
Overall improved VA Factory Presets
Upgraded the complete Synthesizer core to Stereo
Fixed the velocity (absence) bug in the VA-Beast arpeggiator
Fixed the incomplete automation parameter selection of the VA-Beast Synth (filter2 + unison)
Added once extra voice per synth instance to avoid “hard cutting” when running out of voices

Sampler:

Fixed a memory leak in the Sample Pool
Fixed various minor bugs in the sample loader + persistency handling
Fixed a bug in the wav reader which prevented some rare bastardized header formats from working
Improved Sampler performance

MIDI:

Fixed a bug in the MIDI driver for MIDI interfaces with multiple interfaces pointing to the same usb endpoint
Fixed a crash bug in the MIDI device connector which forced the app to close in some rare situations (special thanks to Jesse for the report)
Fixed a bug in the RPN/NRPN input listener which prevented RPN/NRPN messages from working with multiple virtual interfaces

General:

Memory Optimization for low powered devices
Improved FX Performance
New High Performance Stereo Filters
Fixed a Google Play Services incompatibility issue

UI:

Simplified Content Selection in the Data Copy Framework (boxed content selection)
Fixed a bug which forced the menu tabs to be in white color on some devices

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.5 Release Notes:

Synthesizer:

New Stereo Unison (up to 5 layers)
The Unison allows you to multiply the generated waveforms up to 5 times while all are detuned and panned against each other. The result is a massive stereo-wide effect.
Secondary Filter section incl. a dedicated ADSR Envelope
The secondary filter section has the same capabilities as the Filter 1. If you use both filters, you can switch the internal routing between serial (orig-signal > Filter1 > Filter2) and parallel (orig-signal > Filter1; orig-Signal > Filter2).
New OSC Mod Algorithm : FRES : Filter Resonance Modulation
The Filter Resonance Modulation in the OSC MOD section is a new internal routing (similar to the filter hookup in a TB-303), which allows to modulate the Filter 1 Resonance with OSC2. This new wiring allows very high and well controllable resonant peaks.
Factory Presets updated with the new Unison and Filter capabilities
New Preset Info Display including a new Quick Preset Selector to simplify the browsing and loading of Presets
Fine tuning and slight re-arrangement of the Synth UI

General:

Several minor bug fixes

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.4.1 Release Notes:

FileBrowser:

Fixed a bug in the File Browser which forced the browser to jump back to the root folder in some situations
Fixed a bug in the Recent Folder module which resulted in an incorrect sorting of the recent folder lists
Fixed a bug in the File Browser which resulted in an incorrect sorting of the Factory Sound Sets

FX:

Fine tuning in the Vocoder internal amplifier levels

Persistency:

New Auto-Save/Restore feature which temporary saves (and later restores) your work when G-Stomper goes to the background, e.g. when pressing the home button or when getting a phone call during a jam session
New Auto-Save & Exit option when leaving the app
Fixed a bug which prevented the loading of the custom initial pattern in embedded format

UI:

New shading in the Poly Grid sequencer to make it easier to enter the correct notes (special thanks to Branis for the suggestion)

General:

The DEMO starts now without the demo pattern loaded and can auto-save and load the current work

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.4 Release Notes:

MIDI:

New MIDI export for Patterns (Main Menu / EXP / Pattern as MIDI)
Generally only Tracks with audible content are included in a MIDI Export. In other words, muted Tracks and Tracks without a main Sequence will be excluded.
Automations are only exported, if the automated parameter is mapped to a MIDI CC in the MIDI Setup.
Bugfix: Continuously incoming NoteON/OFF messages of the same note are now handled correctly

FX:

7 New FX types:
Gate
Transient Shaper
Compressor/Limiter II
Vocoder A (8-Band)
Vocoder B (8-Band)
Vocoder C (8-Band)
Vocoder D (8-Band)
All new FX types are side-chainable, which means they have 2 inputs (in the regular FX chain).
In case of the Vocoders, the normal input 1 is the Modulator (voice) signal, while the input 2 is the Carrier (synth) signal.
If you don’t send a Carrier (Synth) signal to input 2 of a Vocoder, then an internal Carrier is generated (static at note C2).
Overall Compressor/Limiter algorithms improved
Fixed a bug in the LFOs which prevented the LFOs from being properly reset in some rare situations (very special thanks to Peter and Jan for their report and help)

Audio & Audio related:

More control over the internal audio latency (see Setup/AUD/Internal Latency)
Lower latency for devices with OpenSL support

Persistency:

Automatic file backup (in form of a …_BAK file) whenever you save a Pattern or Synth Preset (see Setup / GEN / Automatic file Backup)

General:

Added full support for Android M (6.0), including the new Android M Permission model
Devices with the Adreno 420 GPU (e.g. Nexus 6) will be back on full speed with Android M (Google fixed the driver Bug in the latest M release)
Added a new ECO mode in the graphics cache for devices with ultra high screen resolutions and low memory specs (e.g. Kindle Tablets)

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.3.2 Release Notes:

Fixed a bug in the MIDI OUT transmission, which made particular Notes to hang in some situations

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.3.1 Release Notes:

Minor bug fixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.3 Release Notes:

MIDI:

Full round-trip MIDI (IN/OUT) integration: Hook up MIDI capable Samplers and Synthesizers, send MIDI feedback to your MIDI feedback capable MIDI Controller (e.g. such with flashing Pads like the AKAI MPK225, with Motor Faders or with LED based Knobs or Faders)
Added support for Virtual MIDI Interfaces to address more than 16 channels
Added MIDI channel (+Virtual MIDI Interface) learn capability
New switch to set a Track as “MIDI Instrument” (internal Sound OFF)
Full MIDI Clock Sync integration (IN/OUT)
Latency compensated start over MIDI (IN/OUT)
Latency compensated MIDI transmission (OUT)
The Connected MIDI device is now shown in the setup dialog
Fixed a bug in the MIDI device attachment routine (re-connection device name problem)
Fixed a bug in the MIDI device connector which made some MIDI interfaces to fail, e.g. AKAI MPK mini (very special thanks to AndreasH, JasonT and Rej for their reports and help to fix this bug)
Minor changes in the VA-Beast default CC Mappings

Automation:

Improved Automation recording when recording over existing Automations

Audio & Audio related:

VU-meters integrated (each Mixer Channel + EQ, each FX in/out, each sumFX in/out, Master in/out + EX, Main Out)
New “Stop All Sounds” (overall panic) function on the Stop Button
Fixed a bug in the Waveshaper effect which occurred when the input signal was close to silence

File Manager:

Confirm Name with enter key on the virtual keyboard
Proper error message for the case when the device storage is full
Allowed accented characters for file names
Audio Export is now possible to every location, also to additional SD cards
Automatically step into new created folders
Increased the max file name length to 50

General UI:

New Fader/XY-Pad Sticky Mode (long press ‘fine tune’ to enable)
New Ultra Bright Outdoor color scheme (Setup / Color Scheme)
Tooltips for Track labels with too long names (tap the track label to show up)
Fixed the popup animation of the Parametric EQ

General:

Added standard share ability for exported audio files
Many tweaks and bug fixes

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.2 Release Notes:

MIDI:

Full MIDI-IN support (VA-Beast, FX, Master, T&M, Sequencer)
Full MIDI learn functionality: CC and Key Mappings (be sure to check out Setup > MIDI)
Added MIDI Start/Sync Latency compensation

Timing & Measure:

Improved Tempo/BPM controls (touch the green display to change the slider/button division)

FX:

Renamed the Vibrato Effect in the FX section to Tremolo (that’s what it actually is)

UI:

New tabbed Menu structure in the setup dialog
Overall improved UI Performance
Visual feedback for Piano Keys when played over MIDI
Visual feedback for Piano Keys when a sequence is running

General:

Optimizations for devices with low memory limitations
Adreno 420 graphics chip/Android 5+ crash bug fixed
Several bug fixes in the sequencer handling

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.1.3 Release Notes:

Showing the proper MIDI device brand/model (when connected) on Android 3.2 or higher
Integrated Auto Reverse Orientation to turn Upside Down automatically using the gravity sensors (can be turned off in the setup dialog)
Fixed a crash bug which occurs on several devices running Android 5.1 (very special thanks to Riccardo and Steven for their reports)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.1.2 Release Notes:

File types properly associated (to be able to load from file system + mail attachments)
Simply click the G-Stomper files directly in your favorite file manager as well as in mail attachments to load them (full version only).
Fixed a backward compatibility issue with old file formats from v1.x
Integration of Google Analytics
(Please check the Privacy Policy for details)
Several minor bugfixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.1.1 Release Notes:

Minor bugfix in the initialization process
G-Stomper VA-Beast DEMO only: Integration of Google Analytics
(Please check the Privacy Policy for details)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.1 Release Notes:

New overall menu structure:

Consolidated main menu on all screens
New Track, Automation, View and Track Mode Menus
Poly Grid: New Grid Config menu (default Note length, default velocity, play on touch ON/OFF)
Note Grid: New Grid Config menu (play on touch ON/OFF)
New quick access to the Mixer on all sequencer, synth views
Bugfix: Filebrowser folder path and recent folders are now shortened and shown with dots in the middle if too long
Bugfix: Filebrowser create folder checks now if directory exists already

Audio Engine:

Introduced low latency support for all 1.4ghz+ Quad-Core devices running on Android 4.2 or higher (Setup dialog / Audio / Audio System / set to OpenSL)
Enabled the realtime playback while live recording for all devices with an audio latency of 40ms or lower.
Added manual Latency compensation to the audio section of the setup dialog
Added 64bit cpu detection

Sequencer:

Bugfix: Minor timing inaccuracy fixed (special thanks to Jan for reporting this problem)

MIDI:

Added a dedicated MIDI channel for the currently selected VA-Beast Track

Audio Export:

Multi Track selection for Sum and Track separated export
Muted tracks and tracks without any sequence are now automatically excluded when exporting Patterns

Copy Framework:

Copy Individual Bars/Positions is now integrated in the regular Copy framework (Copy Track Content)
Copy/Paste: Paste now with short and long click
Bugfix: Auto-Clone Bars Mode, minor bug fixed in copy algorithm

General UI:

Timing & Measure BPM button handling switched: new >> short click +/- 1, long click +/- 0.1
Timing & Measure labels changed: ‘Last Step’ to ‘Steps per Bar’, ‘length’ to ‘Leng in Bars’
Added a Panic button on the VA-Beast full size piano
Bugfix: Landscape Mode, Lock/Unlock orientation bug fixed, G-Stomper now returns to the correct screen after unlocking the device
Bugfix: Track texts are now shortened and shown with dots in the middle if too long
Bugfix: Tooltips positioning fixed in landscape mode when letterbox is enabled
Bugfix: EQ size fixed in portrait mode when letterbox is enabled

User Manual:

Updated User Manual

Huge thanks to all the beta testers, your help is really appreciated.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.0.4 Release Notes:

Minimum Tempo lowered to 30bpm
Track Pads added on VA-Beast Full-Size Piano.
Now you can switch between the tracks as well as load patterns while using the full size piano.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.0.3 Release Notes:

Improved timing for Live(Tap) Recording
NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Android 5 crash bug fixed
Fixes the NVIDIA SHIELD Android 5 bug which caused a crash on the main screen right after the sequencer start.
Minor UI Bugfixes

Very special thanks to Scott for reporting the NVIDIA SHIELD bug

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.0.2 Release Notes:

Letterbox for devices with exotic screen proportions (e.g. Nexus 9 with 4:3)
Accurate CPU detection (required for optimal initial settings)
Adjustments for high powered Dual-Core Devices.
Experimental Low-Latency Audio System for high powered devices with low-latency support running on Android 4.4 and higher, e.g. Nexus 5/7/9.
(appears in “Setup / Audio” if available)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.0.1 Release Notes:

Android 5.0 compatibility upgrade
Fixes the UI performance issue when using the Portrait Mode on Android 5.0
Several minor UI bug fixes for Android 5.0

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 4.0 Release Notes:

New redesigned Graphical User Interface
Complete new graphical design.
Zillions of UI optimizations and bug fixes.
New overall file handling
All File Dialogs have been replaced by a new File Browser, which allows you to organize all your user files in folder structures.
New custom initial Pattern
Save you own init pattern to be used in every case when a new initial pattern is created.
Simply save your desired init pattern with the name ‘-init-’.
New optimized Export Process + Post Processing
Generally the Export Process has been re-organized.
Furthermore you get a new ‘Post Processing’ option in the Export Format Dialog, where you can choose Normalize the exported audio to -0dB (max volume).
New Mixer Volume Link Mode (Mixer view)
We all know this situation when you want to make a particular track louder, but it is at max volume already.
The only ‘proper’ way to achieve this is to lower all other channel volumes, which usually results in messing the mix up.
Not any longer… , you can now link the mixer channel volumes to raise or lower all channels at once while keeping the relation of volumes between the channels (long press the ‘VOL’ button to enable/disable).
When enabled, you can move any Volume Fader you want and all others follow while keeping the mix intact.
Try it, you’ll definitely love that feature.
Full MIDI support for the VA-Beast Synth
Check out the MIDI Documentation for further details.
Updated Documentation

Very special thanks to:
JYNXY for creating 3 brilliant tracks for the Promo Videos
Ron for the flood of ideas, including Fill-In algorithm, Roll internal Accent, Export Normalization, Mixer Improvement, and more..
The guys from Voger Design for creating and realizing a mindblowing graphical concept
Damien for his help with the OpenSL integration
All members of the G-Stomper BETA Community for their help during the beta tests

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 3.3.2 Release Notes:

New User Manual (online + PDF): Click Help / Documentation
Please notice that not all Chapters are finished yet, the unfinished Chapters will follow soon.
Pattern Audio Export supports now multiple Loop Cycles
You can now select the number of cycles you want to export from a particluar Pattern.
Multiple Parameter selections for Clear/Init/Auto-Complete Automation
You’re now able to select multiple Parameters at once when you Clear, Init, or Auto-Complete Automations.
Improved Auto-Clone Bars functionality: Step-Edit + Poly Grid
Selections on the Poly Grid get now cloned when Auto-Clone Bars is enabled
Parameter Changes in Step Edit Mode get now cloned when Auto-Clone Bars is enabled
New Buttons to turn the Fine Tune Mode ON/OFF
(FX Edit, Master Edit, Mixer)
New Step Edit Auto-Init Steps Mode (long press Step Edit = ON/OFF)
Since the fine tune got its own buttons in this release, the step edit buttons got the long click freed for a new useful feature, the Step Edit Auto-Init Steps Mode.
Simply long click the Step Edit Buttons to turn it ON/OFF.What does the Auto-Init Steps Mode:
In Step Edit – Normal Mode, if you create a single Automation event (set a Parameter value at a particular Step), then the Parameter gets set at this Step and it keeps its value until some later Step sets a new value. The Parameter actually keeps the value, because there’s no other Event in the Sequence, which sets another value.
Depending on what you want to achieve, this behaviour might be essential, e.g. if you want to set Key Steps for the Auto-Complete Parameter Automation feature.In Step Edit – Normal Mode (if Auto-Init Steps is OFF), if you create a single Automation event (set a Parameter value at a particular Step), then the Parameter gets set at this Step and it keeps its value until some later Step sets a new value. The Parameter actually keeps the value, because there’s no other Event in the Sequence, which sets another value.
Depending on what you want to achieve, this behaviour might be essential, e.g. if you want to set Key Steps for the Auto-Complete Parameter Automation feature.

In other situations it might be better to initialize all Steps with the base value of a particular Parameter first, e.g. if you want to keep a Parameter value over the complete Pattern length and you only want to change it on a particular Step.
In previous versions, the only way to achieve this was to explicitly initialize the Automation for a particular Parameter.

With the latest version, you don’t have manually initialize anymore.
With Auto-Init Steps Mode turned ON, if you create a single Automation event (set a Parameter value at a particular Step), then the Automation Sequence of the Parameter gets automatically initialized before the Step values gets set.

Example:
1. Start with a fresh Pattern
2. Select Track T01
3. Set the Volume fader to 100
4. Short click the Step Edit Button to turn the Step Edit Mode ON
5. Then long click the Step Edit button to turn the Auto-Init Steps Mode ON as well
6. Select Step 09 using the Step Buttons
7. On Step 09, set the Volume fader to 0(zero).
8. Now short click the Step Edit Button to turn the Step Edit Mode OFF
9. Press Play and watch the Volume fader

For more details about the Auto-Init Steps mode, click Help / Documentation / 12 Parameter Automation / Step Edit Automations
The Synthesizer Main Piano-Roll Octave is now in sync with the Poly Grid
Minor UI Label Changes
Brought the version number in sync with G-Stomper Studio

Very special thanks to:
Ron for great bunch of excellent ideas, including the Auto-Clone feature and all its improvements.
Jan for suggesting the multiple Parameter selections for Clear/Init/Auto-Complete Automation

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.6.1 Release Notes:

Fixed a crash bug on the poly grid sequencer

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.6 Release Notes:

Completely re-arranged and more intuitive Layout for all screens
Everything has been moved to the right place and properly resized.
Non-self explaining controls have been properly labeled.
New additional flat design (Selectable in the ‘Setup dialog / Layout / Theme’)
This release comes with a new additional flat design, which can be selected if form of a ‘Theme’ in the Layout section of the Setup dialog.
Be sure to check the new flat design out, it gives the complete app a new different look.
Active Track Labels on all related screens
New active labels which indicate if a particular track is open or closed
Pattern Name Labels for all Pattern Slots on the Pattern Set
Dynamic colorization for multi functional faders
When switching the FX parameters from p1+2 to p3+4 for example, then the fader bars get colorized depending on their function (1st function = blue, 2nd function = red).
If p1+2 is activ, then you control the blue bars + the fader thumb has a blue color mark
If p3+4 is active, then you control the red bars + the fader thumb has a red color mark
As a matter of course, the X-Y pads got the same behavior. 1st function controls the blue cross, 2nd function controls the red cross.
Standardized Label notation
All Labels have been changed to normal (non-italic) uppercase letters.
Overall 20-30% better UI performance
The new User Interface uses less memory as well as less cpu, so you get 20-30% more head room for audio processing.
Many UI bugs fixed

Very special thanks to Jan for his reports.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.5.2 Release Notes:

All Piano Keyboards got note labels
New setting to change the overall fader + XY-Pad behavior to “relative”.
With this setting enabled, the faders and XY-Pads work in a relative mode, which means wherever you touch the control, all moments start relative to the touch position (the absolute position is not set on touch).
New XY-Pads for Filter, EFX and Master EFX (tap the new X-Y switch above the EFX and filter to enable)
Overall Graphics improvement (technical preparation for the upcoming re-design). The tuned graphics are much more accurate and use less memory.
The Mod Active switches have been removed from the screens. These switches came from the time of the single core devices and are no longer required.
New Pattern menu on Efx, Master and Timing & Measure (+ the long press quick pattern set navigator as on all pattern menus)

Very special thanks to Jan for his help during the beta tests.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.5.1 Release Notes:

High quality parametric (3-band) Equalizer in the master section to finalize the mix
Position Controls: New bidirectional chain mode for the bar/position: Edit Pos <> Play Pos (long press “loop” to enable/disable)
‘Pattern Config’ was renamed to ‘Timing & Measure’
Timing & Measure: New Tempo controls for manual beat matching with turntables or other DJ equipment
Fixed a clipping bug in the Equalizers
Fixed a Glide bug on the Piano Keyboards

Very special thanks to Josh, Jan and Eric for their suggestions.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.5 Release Notes:

Sequencers:

Auto-Clone Bars: Auto-Clone new created Triggers and Notes to all bars (long press the position LEDs to enable/disable).
Step Shift: Full Bar Shift (long press)
Note Shift: Full Octave Shift (long press)
Poly Grid: New Invert Notes feature
Enabled automation recording via MIDI (for now it’s just ModWheel and PitchBend, more will follow soon, this is part of the preparations for full MIDI support)

VA-Beast Synthesizer:

New Pitch Bend control on the piano keyboards
Changed the Pitch Bend Touch behavior from ‘absolute’ to ‘relative’ for smoother transitions (no more parameter jumps)
Fixed a crash bug when assigning VA-Beast Mod Env 3 to LFO Amnt/Rate
Minor BugFixes in the Synthesizer automation

Mixer:

High quality parametric (3-band) Equalizers for all Mixer Channels (per Band on/off switch, low and high band can be switched between shelf and peak)

Copy Framework:

Clear Track Content: selective content support (like Copy Track Content)
Minor bugfixes in the data copy framework

General:

New Setting which allows to change the position of the Main view in Portrait Mode
Fixed a bug which made the nav bar sticky in immersive mode in some rare situations
Alert icon for the Clear and Delete Dialogs
Overall dialog sizes fine tuning
Minor bugfixes in the UI
Minor bugfixes in the Audio Core

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.4.2 Release Notes:

Added circular navigation on the position controls (special thanks to sebasaturn for the hint)
Several minor bugfixes in the UI
Memory optimizaton for low powered devices

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.4.1 Release Notes:

New Play mode for the Track Pads on the EFX and Master view for easier efx tuning (special thanks to Donald for the hint)
Fixed a bug which occasionally made the filters to collapse when using the lowest sample rate (special thanks to Jan for reporting the bug)
Fixed minor bugs in the settings dialog
Fixed a minor bug in the synthesizer initialization
Added a hidden switch to override the automatic selection of the graphics resolution (feel free to ask, if you need it)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.4 Release Notes:

New features:

New Bar Position indicator: left side of LED bars
New Track Copy framework: Selective Track Content (Sound, main Sequence, Param. Automation)
New Auto Fade-In/Fade-Out feature for Track- and Master Volume
Added a 2nd sum EFX at the master section

UI improvments:

Enabled the new immersive full screen mode for Android 4.4 devices
New theme for all dialogs and menus
New iconic buttons
New LED graphics
Graphics resolution fixed for all VA-Beast buttons

Bugfixes:

Minor Bugfixes in the Pattern loader
Disabled System Sound effects for all button clicks
Memory optimizaton for low powered devices

Very special thanks to Donald for his suggestions and his help during the beta tests.

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.7 Release Notes:

High resolution graphics for full hd phones
High resolution program icons
Automation problem fixed on Synthesizer Mixer Tracks (VTx)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.6.1 Release Notes:

Improved startup speed (special thanks to Rodney for the report)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.6 Release Notes:

New (rebuilt) HQ-Wave-Generators for the VA-Beast Synthesizer to get rid of the aliasing/ghost frequencies in the upper octaves (huge thank you to Rej from Caustic for his help)
2 new Delay Effects (special thanks to J from EIP Studios)
Stereo Delay with 2 independent Pan Faders for the first two taps .
Stereo Delay II with a Pan Fader for the first Tap + a dry/wet Mix controller.
On both Delays all following Taps act as Ping Pong depending on your Pan settings.
Added a new LFO/Envelolpe accuracy setting in the settings dialog, which let you define in what rate the Modulators (LFOs and Envelopes) should run (special thanks to Marcos)
Minor issues fixed in the Envelopes (ADSR + AD)
Improved (faster) Persistency handling
Loading files: up to 10 times faster
Saving files: up to 30 times faster

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.5.1 Release Notes:

Fixed a crash bug in the synthesizer core
Minor GUI bugfixes

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.5 Release Notes:

New fail save mode in the file persistency handling
Long click on the bpm text on the main screen resets the tempo to the defined default bpm
Fixed a crash bug in the audio engine (very special thanks to Marcos Pulsar)
Fixed rare licensing problems right after the installation (special thanks to Olivier)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.4 Release Notes:

Overall polished GUI
2 New High Quality Reverb effects
A new ‘Use higher Audio Latency’ setting
Dual-Core Devices run now at 32000Hz Sample Rate by default (can be changed in the settings dialog)
Minor Bug fixes in the automation handling
Minor Bug fixes in the GUI

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.3 Release Notes:

Fixed a bug which created silent gaps in audio exports on some sample rates

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3.2 Release Notes:

Audio Engine can now run on Sample Rates from 18kHz – 96kHz
New High End Audio Export formats up to 32bit 96kHz (full version)
BitCrusher Effect Max Sample Rate is now fixed at 44100Hz
Fixed a rare crash bug when navigating between views on running sequencer (landscape mode)

G-Stomper VA-Beast Synthesizer 1.3 Release Notes:

VA-Beast Poly Grid (Polyphonic Step Sequencer with up to 12 tracks)
Polyphonic Sequencing: Up to 10 concurrent voices per Track
Variable Note length: 1..128
Variable Velocity: 0..127
Selective Note Shifting and editing.
New double size piano (long click the piano keys button to enable/disable)
VA-Beast Full-Size Piano (landscape and portrait view), a view with 2 full size Piano Rolls, each with independent octave settings.
VA-Beast Synthesizer Multitimbrality (up to 12 times)
Full Motion Sequencing support for Faders
New Mixer and Pattern Config views like in G-Stomper Beat Studio
Enhanced USB Midi Support
You can map up to 12 different midi channels to the different synthesizer tracks.
Support for: Midi Clock, Start, Stop, Continue, NoteOn/Off, Velocity, ModWheel and PitchBend.
WAV File Export, 8..32bit (Sum and Track separated)
SoundCloud upload integration
Variable Sample Rate (settings dialog: Audio)

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