- Scripting (only in FULL version)
ArtSong™ 6 provides a complete script development and runtime
environment for both Pascal and Basic scripts with syntax-sensitive
source-code editors (keyword highlighting), integrated debugging,
and a large library of built-in objects and functions. ArtSong's
scripting capabilities offer a powerful general-purpose solution
for note generation, filtering, editing, and analysis.
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- MIDI Controllers
MIDI Controller components can now be associated with Track components
for generating, saving, or loading MIDI files containing MIDI
controllers or any MIDI channel-voice message.
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- Tonal Pitch Probability
Tonal compositions can set a pitch-generation probability for
each individual pitch-class. This capability allows addition of
varying degrees of chromaticity to tonal compositions and/or greater
emphasis on certain pitches for modal composition.
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- Full Pitch-Range Chord and Scale Definitions
Scale and Chord resources can now be defined and applied over
the full 1- to 10-octave MIDI pitch range. Chords defined within
a 1-octave range will be repeated each octave, chords defined
over a 2-octave range will be applied every two octaves, etc.
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- Single-Note Editor
A Single-Note Editor has been added for editing of individual
Track component note events.
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- Multilevel Undo/Redo
A multilevel REDO capability has been added to the existing UNDO
command for project composing and editing changes.
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- Track Component Changes
-Several new composition variables have been added including 'programmable'
ability to syncronise to notes being generated in other Tracks,
and a 'programmable' auto-correlation function to generate recurring
patterns.
-The 'arpeggiation' and 'rhythm string' features of the old track
component have been replaced by two new (more flexible) algorithms.
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- New 'Default-ON' and 'Default-OFF' layers group components
The 'Layers Group' component has been replaced by two new components
that use events to either turn off (Default ON) or turn on (Default
OFF) composition within the group.
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- New Algorithms
- Several algorithms for Integral Serial composition including
'Serial Form', 'Serial Texture', and 'Serial Algorithm' component
have been added.
- A new 'Serial Pitch' algorithm replaces the 12-tone algorithm
and allows both a horizontal tone-row (melody) and a vertical
tone-row (chords) to be defined; each application of a row can
have associated transforms.
- An 'Evolving Scales' algorithm which randomly selects and varies
pitchs has been added to create constant subtle changes to background
harmonies.
- A 'motive-group' grid algorithm, analogous to the 'chaos-mapper'
algorithm, that manipulates note groups rather than individual
notes.
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- Enhanced Algorithms
Several important changes have been made to existing algorithms:
- The note-pattern algorithms now allow for optional assignment
of a note-generation probability to each individual pattern-note,
- New distribution types, including an 1/f and logistic distribution,
have been added to the 'Random' algorithm,
- Additional transformational options added to the canon, theme,
and rhythm algorithms
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- Multiple Time Signatures
Projects can now display multiple time signatures.
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- BASE 37 Coefficient strings
Coefficient strings, such as used for serial, rhythm, or attack
strings, are now all represented as BASE 37; 0,1…9,A,B,…Z
(where 0 = 0 and Z = 36). Several support functions for generating
and transforming these strings has been added. Rhythm coefficients
can be generated ala Schillinger's Theory of Rhythm.
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