What is new in the latest SynthFont1 version?

New in Version 1.811

Bug fixes:
- Version 1.810 could not correctly display the editor window for a VST plugin
- Version 1.800 offered support for low latency live input playback based on Windows’ WASAPI (Windows Audio Session API), which is Microsoft's recommended method for accessing WDM (Windows Driver Model) audio drivers. WASAPI is a good alternative to ASIO. See Setup and Options. HOWEVER, the required library file wasapi32.dll was missing from the distribution.
- A few other bugs fixed

New in Version 1.810

Bug fixes:
- Since 1.800, SynthFont has not been able to send exception reports.
- A few other bugs fixed

New features:
- The Setup and Options dialog has a new layout with a tree view showing the sections

Other:
- Improved translations (Italian, Spanish and German)

New in Version 1.801

Bug fixes:
- Version 1.800 did not make use of note velocity values for playback

New in Version 1.800

Bug fixes:
- Many reported bugs fixed

New features:
- Support for color themes, as in SynthFont2 and Viena (see image to the right)
- Support for high resolution displays
- New translations using a modern localization tool
- Much faster algorithm for “Perfect Pitch” pitch shifting (uses less CPU power).

New in Version 1.770

Bug fixes:
- SynthFont has supported Windows XP always, but the support has not been perfwct. This version fixes some issues.
- There are optimized file dialogs for Windows XP, different from dialogs for any other later Windows version from Vista and up.
- Some reported bugs fixed

New features:
- Full support fo Creative Lab's SoundBlaster Live! Non Registered Parameters (NRPs) for setting Low Pass filter parameters. You can switch this function on/off in Setup, Synth Engine:

You can read more about NRPs and the Low Pass filter in the this document.

New in Version 1.760

Bug fixes:
- In Pianoroll, initially the vertical keyboard image to the left might not have been aligned with the notes to the right
- Baud Rates saved for serial COM ports were not correctly applied when SynthFont started
- Some reported bugs fixed

New features:
- It is now possible to move notes up or down also for a percussion track, like in SynthFont2. See image. NOTE: that you must uncheck the box "... except percussion" to actually apply the move to a percussion track.

New in Version 1.754

Bug fixes:
- Some Presets were not correctly played (old error, also found in Viena, SynhFont2, SyFonOne and VSTSynthFont)
- Since version 1.730: you could not play more than one key on the virtual keyboard in the Pianoroll window
- Since version 1.730: the file open dialog for SoundFonts would sometimes crash
- Some reported bugs fixed

New in Version 1.753

Bug fixes:
- Some reported bugs fixed

New in Version 1.752

Bug fixes:
- Some reported bugs fixed

New in Version 1.751

Bug fixes:
- Some reported bugs fixed

New in Version 1.750

Bug fixes:
- Some reported bugs fixed
New features:
- Same kind of support for sending MIDI commands to serial ports (COM-ports) as introduced in version 2.4.0.0 of SynthFont2
- Improved support for using standard MIDI ports
- The playback cursor in the Pianoroll can now be set to scroll smoothly, like in SynthFont2 (to "Tick", see page Pianoroll, down right for choices).

New in Version 1.744

Bug fixes:
- Some more reported bugs fixed.

New in Version 1.743

Bug fixes:
- Some more reported bugs fixed.

New in Version 1.742

Bug fixes:
- Some more reported bugs fixed.

New in Version 1.741


Bug fixes:
- Some reported bugs fixed.

Other:
- Some interface items were by default set for Windows XP in version 1.740.

New in Version 1.740


Bug fixes:
- After inserting new MIDI events into a track with the MIDI channel set to the extended range 16..31  (starting at 0), saving the file would cause the file to be corrupted.
- Some reported bugs fixed.

New features:
- Better support for Windows XP (also better support for Linux/Wine)
- The number of internal MIDI channels has been increased to 64 from 32. Channels in the range 32..63 (starting at 0) are reserved for track layers. The range 16..31 can still be freely assigned to any standard MIDI track.