What's New

This is a not about what's new on the site, but a list of new features with every release of bZone.

Jul 21, 2004: Version 0.99u1
* Bugfix: setting an easyedit control to default would set it to undefined state
* Bugfix: changing the type of effect 1 would also change effect 2
* Bugfix: decoding of system - inital program was wrong, which could make bZone crash
* Bugfix: decoding of control reset for A3000
* Bugfix: crash on effect page when showing parameter description
* Bugfix: setting of filter scale level2
* Bugfix: Rate2 for AEG AttackMode is only for A4000/A5000
* Bugfix: default for sample lfo wave is now triangle instead of saw
* Bugfix: setting of sample lfo speed
* Fixed flickering of easyedit totals
* Bugfix: defaults for sample orig, low and high key
* Bugfix: default for sample expand
* Bugfix: setting of easyedit-velolimit-hilimit
* Bugfix: easyedit page was not updated after import
* Bugfix: default for easyedit-veloxfade for A3000
Jul 01, 2004: Version 0.99
New features:
* Graphs for levelscaling and filterscaling.
* Copy and paste now works for programs, effects, easyedits, samples and banks.
* Export/import for all objects except system.
Jan 02, 2004: Version 0.98u4
New features:
* New effects page including description of effect and parameters.
* Copy and paste now works for programs and effects.
Oct 1, 2003: Version 0.98u3
Update to increase expiration date.
Jul 30, 2003: Version 0.98u2
Bug fixes:
* Copy and Paste now works for sample pages.
* A number of bugs with editing bank parameters fixed.
Jul 01, 2003: Version 0.98u1
Fixed a crash when selecting the Out page of a bank.
Jun 30, 2003: Version 0.98
New features:
* Right clicking a sample page, section or parameter shows a popup menu with Set To Default, Copy and Paste options.
* Shaded tabs
* Busy cursor.
Apr 01, 2003: Version 0.97u3
Update to increase the expiration date.
Jan 23, 2003: Version 0.97u2
New features:
* New logging system, directly to file, with more output. Should help detect problems.
* Option to automatically check for update on startup
* Option to retrieve all program names after connecting.
Jan 07, 2003: Version 0.97u1
An update to fix a bug in 0.97: bank parameters could not be edited.
Dec 31, 2002: Version 0.97
New features:
* The bZ1x keyboard is now working. Can be used to play (send notes/controllers/pitchbend to the Axk) or edit.
* The page System-General-Pgm Setup.
* The Page System-General-Midi. Not all parameters can be changed here (yet?)
* The Page System-General-Disk. Rather small though ;)
Sep 03, 2002: Version 0.96
Expiration date increased
Jun 26, 2002: Version 0.95
Expiration date increased
Mar 30, 2002: Version 0.94
New features:
* bZone now uses one big sysex buffer of 64k which might solve the problems noted with some midi interfaces
* Filtergraphs with draggable nodes for all filter types
* New connect dialog with new options for A5000
* For A4000/A5000, the statusbar shows if you are in single or multi mode
* Added advanced options for debugging/finetuning switch remote methods
* Some cosmetic improvements
Bug fixes:
* Rewrote sample renaming mechanism. Should be safer now.
* New rename edit boxes
* New popup windows. Parent window is not disabled anymore.
* Last item in the checklist of the sample selector was not always visible
* A bank with more than 86 (A3000) or 88 (A4000/A5000) samples in it was not retrieved correctly
* For the A4000/A5000, not all controller destinations on the Program-Ctrl page were available
* Fixed crash when tabbing in ToBnk and ToPgm selector
* Fixed strange behaviour when holding down key and moving mouse at the same time for value controls
* The program LFO could be set to StepWave using the context menu for the A3000, while this should only be available for A4000/A5000. Doing so crashed bZone.
Dec 25, 2001: Version 0.93
Finally, some new features!
* Graphs, graphs and graphs. For sample - AEG/FEG/PEG/LFO and program - LFO/Stepwave
* All graphs have nodes that can be dragged to change the graph parameters
* Lots of options to customize the looks and behaviour of the graphs
* (Vertical) scrollbars on every page so all parameters can now be seen and edited on an 800x600 screen.
Oct 30, 2001: Version 0.92
Expiration date increased. Unfortunately, I cannot provide updates for the A3000-only version 0.57 anymore. By some utterly stupid mistake I lost the complete source code of the old version. This means everyone should upgrade to the 0.9x range. Sorry about that.
Jul 20, 2001: Version 0.91
Expiration date: nov 01, 2001. New stuff:
* Fixed a bug in the page Pgm-Setup, with the Out1 and Out2 parameters
* You can now start any program from within bZone. Previous version tried to automatically detect DiskY and WaveSurgeon but that didn't always work. Also, some people asked me if I could add WaveLab or SoundForge. I decided to let you specify what programs bZone should be able to start. Check out Tools-Start App-More... or the Start App button on the toolbar.
Jul 20, 2001: Version 0.57
This is for A3000 only. It has some features that the new 0.9 range does not have yet. This release simply has an increased expiration date. The German Keyboards magazine wanted to put this version on the CD that comes with their upcoming issue and therefore, asked for an increased expiration date. Therefore this release.
Jul 01, 2001: Version 0.90
New features:
* Works with A3000/4000/A5000.
* New toolbar, options dialog and other GUI changes
* Add samples to programs with a single mouseclick
* New bank pages
* New easyedit page
* Multiple selection of objects (registered users only).
Jun 04, 2001: Version 0.56
Expires Sep 01, 2001. Increased expiration date.
Dec 30, 2000: Version 0.55
Expires May 01, 2001. Increased expiration date.
Aug 28, 2000: Version 0.54
Expires Jan 01, 2001. This is again, version 0.50 with some minor bugfixes and increased expiration date.
Jun 9, 2000: Version 0.53
A bugfix release. In the previous version, when reconnecting or refreshing the object list while editing an easy edit, bZone crashed. This is fixed now.
May 29, 2000: Version 0.52
Nothing new, just increased the expiration date.
Feb 15, 2000: Version 0.51
Bugfixes and new features:
* New options for the keymapper.
* Added link to bZone site.
* Provided online checking for update.
Jan 23, 2000: Version 0.50
New features:
* Completely rewritten GUI. Smaller, faster, sexier.
* New options. Customize colors of leds, graphs.
* Graphical keymapper. At the moment readonly.
* OpenSMDI system integrated. Sample transfers will follow.
* New pages at system object.
* New toolbar. With buttons for A3kDisky and WaveSurgeon.
* Lots of new keyboard shortcuts.
* Splitter between selector and viewer window.
* Improved keyboard (with display, scrollbar, leds for incoming and outgoing midi)
Dec 26, 1999: Version 0.43
Increased expiration date to Apr 01, 2000. Version 0.50 is still in beta test.
Jun 26, 1999: Version 0.40
New features:
* Editing of sample banks
* Editing of easy edits
* Use a MIDI in keyboard or controller for editing and playing.
* Filter and transpose possiblities.
* Splash screen :-)
* A lot of new options including customizable graph colors
Better indication of sample-program relationship in sample view.
Mar 23, 1999: Version 0.23
New features:
* Editing of all effects and effect parameters
* Execute commands Duplicate, Delete, New Bank and Create Osc
* Added (incomplete) page Smp-Trim/Loop
* Some more GUI improvements with new popupmenus and messageboxes.
Feb 01, 1999: Version 0.22
New features:
* All tasks can now also be done with the keyboard.
* Controls have now customizable settings, like sensitivity and orientation for knobs.
* New startup options : autoreconnect and turn off bulk protect.
* Page Smp-AEG/FEG/PEG now include graphs.
* Added pages Smp-Map, Smp-Out and Smp-Filter with graph for cutoff scaling.
* Added pages Pgm-Setup, Pgm-Ctrl and Pgm-LFO.
Jan 04, 1999: Version 0.21

* Partly a service release to increase the expiration date.
* Bug fixed when a sample and a bank exist with the same name.
* Added AEG, FEG, PEG and LFO sample pages (without graphs).
* Fixed a little annoyance with sample renaming -- spaces at the end are removed now.
Nov 09, 1998: Version 0.20
* Requires OS 2.0. Supports new OS 2.0 features.
* ToPgm and ToBnk selector.
* Program/sample renaming.
* Auditioning with auto repeat.