Orchestroller

12/21/2024 - Beta 3 is out!

• Added special temporary holiday background
• Middle row will be the keys that are mapped, bottom row will probably be all the shift functions, effects, etc.
• Fixed the out of bounds errors by limiting the octaves of the 4 culprit 5-tone scales that go out of bounds
• Disabled a custom note assignment mode that I forgot was there. (You used to be able to point both sticks, and access a range of notes to custom assign to buttons, but the feature triggers by accident too much.
• Fixed some sprite scaling. More to come.
• Fixed the pitch bend upwards, and adjusted deadzone. Pitch bend goes about 3 semitones right now.
• Computer Keyboard Support implemented. Pitch bend isn't a thing on keyboard though.
  • Notes 1-8 are keys S though L
  • The bottom row of letters are the settings.
  • z = Change Instrument
  • x = Change Background
  • c = Key up
  • v = Key down
  • b = Root up
  • n = Root down
  • Up/Down = Octave
  • Left = Enable/Disable Effects
  • Right = Change Effect

12/14/24 - Beta 2 is out!

- A grand staff with a merger in the center to prevent doubling of notes

- Buttons no longer cover the controller buttons

- As requested by some users, I bumped the resolution up.

Orchestroller v0.1 Beta 

Beta release! Lots of new Features!

• Change Effects with Dpad Right:
  • tremolo,
  • distortion,
  • reverb,
  • delay,
  • lpf,
  • hpf
• Disable/enable effects with Dpad left
• White background on text for easier reading for notes
• Moved key/scale options to right analog stick
• Started Pitch change features on left analog verical axis
• Five calming, chill backgrounds (more visual effects coming soon)
• Volume Slider. Click to change.

## Roadmap:

- MIDI in/out support

- More libraries. Add a chiptune library, a soundfont library, and a drum library

- Control schemes

- A pause menu to change the settings in a different view

- Drum banks with pattern presets

- Rhythm / Looper mode

- Local and remote Multiplayer for jamming. Each person chooses a "Role".

- Composer mode, where a MIDI file will be created based on what you wrote

ORCHESTROLLER: A fun and free way to explore music with your controller

## Controls

• Play Notes: Assignable to 8 buttons.
• Change Octave: D-pad Up/Down.
• Toggle Effects: D-pad Left (on/off).
• Cycle Effects: D-pad Right (Tremolo, Distortion, Reverb, Delay, LPF, HPF).
• Change Key: R3 Up/Down.
• Change Scale: R3 Left/Right.
• Pitch Control: Left Stick Vertical.
• Select Instrument: Select Button.
• Change Background: Start Button.
• Adjust Volume: Use the slider.

Features

• Keys: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B.
• Scales: Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Ahava Raba, Minor Pentatonic, Major Pentatonic, Blues, Chromatic.
• Visual Themes: 6 calming backgrounds.
• Effects: Easily switch and combine effects for creative soundscapes.
• Wide Note Range: 73 notes per instrument.

Outstanding bugs:

* Scaling issues with browser version makes some sprites blurry