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title: 'Release Notes v0.9.0'

description: ''

date: '2023-09-17'

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author: froos

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These are the release notes for Strudel 0.9.0 aka "Bananenbrot"!

The last release was over 11 weeks ago, so a lot of things have happened!

Let me write up some of the highlights:

## Improved Synth Engine

The synth engine has gotten a lot of love + a name: [superdough](https://www.npmjs.com/package/superdough) encapsulates the web audio based synth / sampler / fx engine into a reusable package, which is already used by [Topos](https://topos.raphaelforment.fr/).

Main new features include:

- [filter envelopes](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/learn/effects#filter-envelope)

- [FM Synthesis](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/learn/synths#fm-synthesis)

- [looping samples](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/learn/samples#loop), allowing [wavetable synthesis](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?I9myTNQoKKaP)

- [vibrato](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/learn/synths#vibrato)

- an integration of [ZZFX](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/learn/synths#zzfx)

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Related PRs:

- superdough: encapsulates web audio output by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/664

- basic fm by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/669

- Wave Selection and Global Envelope on the FM Synth Modulator by @Bubobubobubobubo in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/683

- control osc partial count with n by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/674

- ZZFX Synth support by @Bubobubobubobubo in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/684

- Adding filter envelopes and filter order selection by @Bubobubobubobubo in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/692

- Adding loop points and thus wavetable synthesis by @Bubobubobubobubo in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/698

- Adding vibrato to base oscillators by @Bubobubobubobubo in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/693

## Desktop App Improvements

Thanks to @daslyfe and @vasilymilovidov , the desktop app now has its own rust based MIDI and OSC integrations,

which do not depend on browser APIs!

You can see superdough, superdirt via OSC + hardware synths via MIDI all together playing in harmony in this [awesome video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxQgBeLQBgk). These are the related PRs:

- Create Midi Integration for Tauri Desktop app by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/685

- add sleep timer + improve message iterating by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/688

- fix MIDI CC messages by @vasilymilovidov in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/690

- Direct OSC Support in Tauri by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/694

- Add logging from tauri by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/697

- fix osc bundle timestamp glitches caused by drifting clock by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/666

- Midi time fixes by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/668

- [Bug Fix] Account for numeral notation when converting to midi by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/656

- [Bug Fix] Midi: Don't treat note 0 as false by @daslyfe in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/657

## Visuals

- 2 new FFT based vizualisations have now landed: [scope and fscope](https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/677) (featured in the video at the top).

- pianoroll has new options, see [PR](https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/679)

Related PRs:

- Scope by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/677 ([demo](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?hXVQF-KxMI8p))

- Pianoroll improvements by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/679 ([demo](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?aPMKqXGVMgSM))

## Voicings

There is now a new way to play chord voicings + a huge selection of chord voicings available. Find out more in these PRs:

- stateless voicings + tonleiter lib by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/647 ([demo](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?FoILM0Hs9y9f))

- ireal voicings by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/653 ([demo](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?bv_TjY9hOC28))

## Adaptive Highlighting

Thanks to @mindofmatthew , the highlighting will adapt to edits instantly! Related PRs:

- More work on highlight IDs by @mindofmatthew in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/636

- Adaptive Highlighting by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/634

## UI Changes

- teletext theme + fonts by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/681 (featured in video at the top)

- togglable panel position by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/667

## Other New Features

- slice: list mode by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/645 ([demo](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?bAYIqz5NLjRr))

- add emoji support by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/680 ([demo](https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/?a6FgLz475gN9))

## Articles

- Understand pitch by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/652

## Other Fixes & Enhancements

- fix: out of range error by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/630

- fix: update canvas size on window resize by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/631

- FIXES: TODO in rotateChroma by @bwagner in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/650

- snapshot tests: sort haps by part by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/637

- Delete old packages by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/639

- update vitest by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/651

- fix: welcome message for latestCode by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/659

- fix: always run previous trigger by @felixroos in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/660

## New Contributors

- @daslyfe made their first contribution in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/656

- @Bubobubobubobubo made their first contribution in https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/pulls/683

**Full Changelog**: https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0

A big thanks to all the contributors!