MusicDevelopments updates RapidComposer to v4.3 and announces Holiday Sale with 40% discount

[Larry Shelby]

MusicDevelopments has updated RapidComposer to version 4.3 which features a new hardware accelerated rendering engine with retina and high-DPI display support, native Apple M1 support, smooth scrolling and 128 channels offered in the AU synth plug-in, as well as many other improvements.

Improvements:

New UI engine with hardware acceleration, retina display support and smooth scrolling.

[macOS] Apple M1 is natively supported.

[macOS] AU synth plug-in supports 128 MIDI channels.

Dragging and dropping selected chords on the master track is possible.

Reworked chord rules editor toolbar.

New MIDI import setting: Import MIDI markers as chords.

New variation: Insert Connecting Notes.

New variation: Insert Connection To Next Phrase.

'Learn' functionality in Markov Melody generator: drop a monophonic MIDI file or a phrase on the Learn button.

Cosmetic changes on the Markov Melody UI, a missing option added.

Tolerance option added to Join Notes.

Phrase variations: 'Remove Note' variation improvements: specify number of notes/events for 'Random notes' and 'Random times'

[Plug-ins] New playback option: 'Sync playback to host'

Shortcuts Ctrl-Z/Cmd-Z and Ctrl-Y/Cmd-Y work in the Phrase Editor.

Chord rules are looked up for church modes and chromatic scale (when unlocked), not just for major and minor scales.

Last edited rules are saved and restored between sessions.

Lower case is used for labels.

[Plug-ins] Fixed silent or swallowed notes at the beginning of a loop for local playback: usage of 'all notes off' removed.

[macOS][Plug-ins] Crash fixed when right clicking on a phrase magnet.

[Windows] Installer updated.

Holiday Sale: Get 40% discount for RapidComposer, Melodya and Syne in December, 2021.

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