Release Notes
Change Log (April 19, 2018)
- MeloSpyGUI (v1.4.1):
- Fix bug when converting external files
Change Log (Dec 07, 2017)
- MeloSpyGUI (v1.4), MeloSpySuite (v1.6), melfeature (v1.1.8), melconv (v1.1.7), melpat (v1.4.1):
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- Weimar Jazz Database (database version 2.2, release version 2.1).
- Fixed several metadata errors
Change Log (March 31, 2017)
- MeloSpyGUI (v1.3), MeloSpySuite (v1.5), melfeature (v1.1.7), melconv (v1.1.6), melpat (v1.4.0):
- New feature concerning loudness and f0 modulation to MeloSpyGUI and melfeature (s. below).
- Streamlined naming convention for pattern partitions and database in MeloSpyGUI and melpat.
- New output options PDF and PNG, will will generated and Lilypond files first and then tries to call Lilypond. Works only, if Lilypond is properly installed and in the path.
- New score output option for pattern search in melpat and MeloSpyGUI, will output PDF/PNG directly from Lilypond (s. above).
- New context parameter to pattern search, which allows to specify output context with Lilypond/PDF/PNG output (embedding phrase(s), fixed number of notes before or after pattern instance). Currently only
in melpat, not in MeloSpyGUI, where it will be added later.
- Possibiliy to specify ranges in pattern partition and database mode for minumum N, mininum occurences and minimum sources (melpat only ).
- Multiple output formats for all pattern modules (melpat and MeloSpyGUI).
- Tons of small bug fixes and amendments.
- Weimar Jazz Database (database version 2.2, release version 2.0).
- The final version with 456 transcriptions.
- New loudness feature: ratio of solo to backing track median intensity (loud_s2b).
- Added some f0 features: modulation frequence, modulation range and median f0 deviation from nominal pitch.
- Improved loudness, f0 modulation and bass pitch extraction algorithms.
Change Log (Sept 1, 2016)
- MeloSpyGUI (v1.2), MeloSpySuite (v1.4), melfeature (v1.1.6), melconv (v1.1.4), melpat (v1.3.3):
- New output format (long format) added as default for melfeature.
- New output formats for file conversion: MSCV2 and Lilypond.
- New segmentation: Mid-level units.
- Enhanced user Interface for|MSG|.
- Enhanced data selection for MeloSpyGUI.
- Temporarily removed
**kern import.
- Completely rewritten MIDI import.
- Several bug fixes and enhancements.
- Removed 32-bit support for Windows versions.
- Export of beat tracks for Weimar Jazz Database solos.
- Weimar Jazz Database (database version 2, release version 1.2).
- All 299 transcriptions now in FINAL state.
- New data model for Weimar Jazz Database.
- Improved metadata.
- High precision start times for all solos.
- All solos with complete mid-level annotations.
Change Log (July 1, 2015)
- MeloSpyGUI (v1.1), melfeature (v1.1.4), melconv (v1.1.3), melpat (v1.3.2):
- Fixed bug in segmentation specification.
- Fixed bug for back references in case of invalid melodies or exports in pattern search.
Change Log (May 20, 2015)
- MeloSpyGUI (v1.0)
- Now comprises (almost) all funcationality of MeloSpySuite: melfeature, melpat, melconv
- Support for all melpat submodes: fast regex search, pattern partition and pattern database.
- Full melconv power: Convert from all supported input formats to all supported output formats.
- Enhanced song selection possibilities.
- Several minor bug fixes and improvements.
- melfeature (v1.1.3):
- Several minor bug fixes and enhancements
- melconv (v1.1.2):
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- melpat (v1.3.1):
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- WJazzD (v1.1)
- Contains now 299 solo transcriptions in total. See Database content for a full list.
- Added solo’s chord changes to metadata (compact string reprensentation).
Change Log (Feb 23, 2015)
- melfeature (v1.1.2):
- Several minor bug fixes and enhancements
- melconv (v1.1.1):
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- melpat (v1.3):
- Added regular expression capabilities to pattern search.
- Added secondary search (searching in result sets).
- New database mode for writing out complete N-gram databases.
- Straightened out naming conventions.
- N-th order Markov simulation of N-gram databases.
- More transformations available.
- Scale and arpeggio filters for pattern partitions.
- Possibility to write output to console.
- Completely re-factored the internals.
- WJazzD (v1.0)
- Contains now 257 solo transcriptions in total. See Database content for a full list.
- Added loudness data extracted from the audio
Change Log (December 19th, 2014)
- MeloSpyGUI (v0.3)
- Loading and saving of sessions.
- Supports Jazzomat-SV project files now.
- Some speed ups for initialization and feature extraction.
- Added random sampling from input files.
- Several minor bug fixes and improvements.
Change Log (September 17, 2014)
- WJazzD (v0.92)
- Added 40 new solo transcriptions.
- Contains now 204 solo transcriptions in total. See Database content for a full list.
Change Log (July 1, 2014)
- melfeature (v1.1):
- Several bug fixes.
- The Feature Definitions Files have been reorganised and vastly extended (e.g., basic statistical descriptors for various distributions). Contains now 452 features in 74 files (see List of Feature Definition Files).
- melconv (v1.1):
- Several bug fixes.
- New input file format: Tony Note Tracks, including fully automated metrical annotations.
- melpat (v1.1):
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- WJazzD (v0.91)
- Added 38 new solo transcriptions.
- Contains now 174 solo transcriptions in total. See Database content for a full list.