September 2004 - Doggiebox - lists.zygoat.ca

1C11 posted
by Ben Kennedy 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Hi all, 1C11 is up at <http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/Doggiebox-1C11.tbz>. Release notes: • In the drum kit editor, textual instrument details are now copied to the clipboard (suitable for pasting into a text editor or spreadsheet). • A warning is now displayed after exporting a MIDI file when there are one or more missing MIDI assignments in the drum kit. • Incoming MIDI messages are now handled by the top-most window only, instead of all open documents simultaneously. • Fixed a problem where the playback indicator would not appear if playback were initiated via MIDI. • Added "None" as an option when specifying MIDI input and output devices. • Removed the seldom-used push- and pull-tempo buttons in interests of simplifying the interface. • Tweaked slightly the appearance of the mono/stereo button. I would appreciate it if everyone would report any remaining MIDI-related or other important issues that are still present, because this cycle has been dragging on long enough and is starting to shape up well enough that I'd like to get 1.2 out the door soonish if possible. -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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1.2 (1B13) is posted!
by Ben Kennedy 13 Sep '04

13 Sep '04

Hey all, Finally, I have kicked 1.2 out the door. <http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/Doggiebox.bz2> This build differs from 1B12 in one respect -- a bug is fixed in the drum kit editor which caused a crash under certain circumstances when changing drum sounds. Also, Garage Band kits (basic Rock and Jazz) are included in the archive. If you are pleased 1.2 so far, and felt like posting a comment or rating on the Versiontracker page, I would not object. :) As I type this, the most recent comments seem to relate to vague crashing issues in older versions, which might not be all that encouraging or relevant to new users... Next up, taking a hard look at how to shake up the main editor to make it more powerful and funky. -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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push-pull tempo slider
by Dan Costello 13 Sep '04

13 Sep '04

> David Holloway <davidh(a)slugworth.com> wrote: > > i might be a small minority but i do use the tempo-slider regularly. > doggiebox is a great tool for my drum practice, and it is very handy to > be able to dial down the tempo for patterns where my body is not yet up > to the task. i.e. i start slow and work up. in fact, if the lower > limit could be dropped to 25% or lower i would be a very happy camper. I even used the buttons a couple times, for the same thing Ben mentioned-- matching a DB pattern up to another already recorded song where the tempo drifted a bit and I just couldn't get the written tempo settings perfect. But the slider is definitely useful. For one, David's use of it totally makes sense for learning parts and slowly building speed. My most common use of it is when I've got the patterns dialed in, but then the other parts (guitar, bass, vocals etc.) get developed a bit more and need the drums at a different tempo. Instead of having to actually change all of those tempos during the trial-and-error of finding the perfect tempo for the song (especially in songs with multiple tempo changes), the slider is ideal. Dan Costello proud member of the "Keep The Slider" Coalition

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Kalava samples
by Carl Edlund Anderson 01 Sep '04

01 Sep '04

Just happened across this link to some possibly interesting drum sample collections: http://web.archive.org/web/20010627191755/hem.passagen.se/lej97/kalava/ -- Carl Edlund Anderson http://www.carlaz.com/

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Feedbaaaack.2 [oops]
by Glenn Sugden 01 Sep '04

01 Sep '04

Oh, look at that, you can just select the section in the "Sections" area and "Export Audio..." Neverrrrmiiiind... :-) (Still might be nice to export selections in the "Playlist" tho' ;-) ::Glenn --- I'm listening to "Testure (12" Mix)" by Skinny Puppy from 12 Inch Anthology <http://www.gracenote.com/music/search.html? q=Skinny+Puppy+12+Inch+Anthology&f=artist&f=disc&x=0&y=0>

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