Changeling
V1.3.1 – Released September 2024
- NEW: Significant UI performance enhancements, resulting in faster load times, smoother scaling, and more fluid navigation through the presets list.
- NEW: Added patterns (states) that can be saved quickly. These patterns are stored together with the presets.
- NEW: option to Randomizes the colors of the interface.. The colors can be excluded/included from randomization by right-clicking on the color and selecting ‘IGNORE RANDOM COLOUR ACTION’ or ‘ENABLE RANDOM COLOUR ACTION’.
- NEW: Quantize Notes Duration: It is now possible to quantize the duration of notes relative to the loop time, allowing notes to be held for precise intervals. When active, the duration is measured relative to the loop and quantized instead of in seconds. For example, setting QUANT. NOTE DURATION to 1/1 will trigger and hold the note for the entire loop cycle, enabling detailed control over note timing and duration in your compositions.
- NEW: When MIDI Learn is active, a text message is displayed in the window to notify us that we are in MIDI Learn mode. A new function has been added to stop MIDI Learn via right click on a parameter.
- NEW: Now the presets or looks files exported from the iPad version can be imported into the desktop version and vice versa.
- NEW: added midi learn for notes actions random active notes ,select all notes, etc…
- NEW: Show the notes that are being played on the keyboard.
- NEW: Copy / Paste colors options.
- NEW: Color changes can now be undone or redone.
- NEW: added reset for midi output channels and retrigger oct options.
- NEW: Harmony Bloom Icon and UI Changes.
- NEW: A new button in the Library panel allows preset imports without right-clicking (long press on iOS).
- FIXED: When loading the presets in Standalone version the midi out was disconnected.
- FIXED: Harmony Bloom can now read imported presets directly by adding the preset folder to the root preset folder.
- FIXED: Occasionally did not save the window size correctly.
- FIXED: small corrections…
V1.2.9 – Change Log:
- NEW: Harmony Bloom Expansion pack with 60 new presets
- NEW: Import Presets. You can now import presets by simply dragging and dropping a folder or the presets individually onto Harmony Bloom.
- Improved preset navigation and management: now, when you open the list of presets, the loaded preset is marked for quick identification. Additionally, you can navigate and select a new preset using the arrow keys, press Enter to load the selected preset, or press Delete to delete the selected preset.
- NEW: Import/Export Look. It is now possible to export or import custom looks using new buttons to select the file you want to export or import. You can also simply drag and drop the look file onto Harmony Bloom.
- NEW: Double-clicking on a note now toggles its status between active and inactive.
- FIXED: On Mac computers with M1 Max processors, Logic would sometimes crash immediately and other times after a while.
- FIXED: When activating the toggle Random Oct for trigger 1, trigger 7 gets activated.
- FIXED: Issue with displaying panel menus on right-click.
- CHANGED: Now the full name of most parameters is shown instead of being truncated.
- FIXED: Note Min and Note Max parameters were not saved and loaded correctly with the state.
- UI small corrections.
V1.2.7 – Released 23rd April 2024
- Root Text Font Issues.
- FIXED: The tempo control arrows were not functioning properly.
- FIX: Reset to factory colors did not reset the colors of the center Notes and Outer Notes.
- NEW: In this latest release, I have implemented an automatic update checking feature. Now, Harmony Bloom identifies if a newer version is available and, if the user has enabled update alerts, automatically presents a popup window that enables direct download of the new version, all without requiring user login.
V1.2.5 – Released 19th April 2024
- NEW: Now in the plugin version, Trigger Bars can be mapped to be sent through different independent MIDI channels. Additionally, it is possible to select the octave for each trigger bar independently.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all DAWs can handle internal multi-channel MIDI routing. For instance, Ableton cannot do this on Desktop, as it is a limitation imposed by the DAW itself. The same applies to some DAWs for iPadOS, so depending on the DAW you use, multi-channel sending internally may not be possible.
- NEW: Bypass. When active, all incoming MIDI signals pass through Harmony Bloom unaffected, effectively bypassing its processing. It’s equivalent to disabling the plugin.
- NEW: Added new Custom Colors for Dots. Customize the appearance of dots (notes on the spiral) with your choice of colors, enhancing visual feedback and personalizing your user experience.
- NEW: The header colors now match the selected colors.
- NEW: Now the presets can be exported one by one.
- Change of direction and position of the arrows for changing presets to have better control.
- Now, various playback controls, like the midi keyboard mode, have the option active to maintain the state through preset changes by default.
- UI Changes and corrections.
- FIXED: MIDI mappings for the trigger bars were not working correctly.
- FIXED: Fixed issue with correct loading using factory presets, quantize offset was loaded a value below the original.
V1.2.3 – Released 3rd April 2024
- NEW: Show or hide orbits.
- NEW: New tools and options to select notes and change their state to be active or not, giving total control to the user over which notes will play.
- NEW: Octave selector.
- NEW: Control-click acts as right-click.
- NEW: Added controls for the user to choose the UI colors and save them as a default.
- NEW (Experimental): The spectator mode is an experimental feature designed to provide a cleaner and more focused viewing experience. When activated, this mode hides all interface elements associated with sequence editing. This leaves only the sequencer visible in the center of the screen, allowing for a distraction-free immersion in the content being viewed.
- FIXED: MIDI export buttons generate an empty file when there are no MIDI data recorded, which creates an unusable and problematic file in some DAWs.
- NEW: Custom Scales Option
- New Setting panel Layout For Plugin.
- NEW: Trigger bars that can be mapped to different midi channels. (ONLY IN STANDALONE) , incompatible with DAWs like Ableton due to their internal routing limitations that merge all MIDI messages.
- NEW: Setting panel Layout For Standalone.
- FIXED: Can’t choose ’53’ or ’59’ under Probability.
- FIXED: To Bar popup options for buttons.
- FIXED: CC mapped fail with top Bar Buttons, Random Speed Offset, Random Even Offset.
- FIXED: Random Probability percentage CC tied to Loop Length.
- FIXED: Global reset reset G.Offset and E.Offset.
- Several fixes and corrections in the UI.
V1.1.9 – Released 21st March 2024
- NEW: “Even Offset delays even notes, very useful for creating swing patterns or exploring new shapes and rhythmic patterns.”
- Fixed: In Standalone mode, resetting all parameters mutes the sound, requiring a return to the Sample panel to re-enable it;
- Probability: Automating and MIDI control CC doesn’t work.
- Fixed: Global Reset resets V.MIN, V.MAX and random Velocity to the its default states.
- Fixed: In Bitwig, the speed offset value is calculated as an integer.
- Small adjustments in the UI: The parameter titles are slightly larger to improve their readability + some minor adjustments in the UI
- Added new buttons in the info panel for quick access to frequently asked questions, manual, videos, website and contact.
- Some Improvement on The Register Manager.
- NEW: Significant UI performance enhancements, resulting in faster load times, smoother scaling, and more fluid navigation through the presets list.
- NEW: Added patterns (states) that can be saved quickly. These patterns are stored together with the presets.
- NEW: option to Randomizes the colors of the interface.. The colors can be excluded/included from randomization by right-clicking on the color and selecting ‘IGNORE RANDOM COLOUR ACTION’ or ‘ENABLE RANDOM COLOUR ACTION’.
- NEW: Quantize Notes Duration: It is now possible to quantize the duration of notes relative to the loop time, allowing notes to be held for precise intervals. When active, the duration is measured relative to the loop and quantized instead of in seconds. For example, setting QUANT. NOTE DURATION to 1/1 will trigger and hold the note for the entire loop cycle, enabling detailed control over note timing and duration in your compositions.
- NEW: When MIDI Learn is active, a text message is displayed in the window to notify us that we are in MIDI Learn mode. A new function has been added to stop MIDI Learn via right click on a parameter.
- NEW: Now the presets or looks files exported from the iPad version can be imported into the desktop version and vice versa.
- NEW: added midi learn for notes actions random active notes ,select all notes, etc…
- NEW: Show the notes that are being played on the keyboard.
- NEW: Copy / Paste colors options.
- NEW: Color changes can now be undone or redone.
- NEW: added reset for midi output channels and retrigger oct options.
- NEW: Harmony Bloom Icon and UI Changes.
- NEW: A new button in the Library panel allows preset imports without right-clicking (long press on iOS).
- FIXED: When loading the presets in Standalone version the midi out was disconnected.
- FIXED: Harmony Bloom can now read imported presets directly by adding the preset folder to the root preset folder.
- FIXED: Occasionally did not save the window size correctly.
- FIXED: small corrections…
V1.2.9 – Change Log:
- NEW: Harmony Bloom Expansion pack with 60 new presets
- NEW: Import Presets. You can now import presets by simply dragging and dropping a folder or the presets individually onto Harmony Bloom.
- Improved preset navigation and management: now, when you open the list of presets, the loaded preset is marked for quick identification. Additionally, you can navigate and select a new preset using the arrow keys, press Enter to load the selected preset, or press Delete to delete the selected preset.
- NEW: Import/Export Look. It is now possible to export or import custom looks using new buttons to select the file you want to export or import. You can also simply drag and drop the look file onto Harmony Bloom.
- NEW: Double-clicking on a note now toggles its status between active and inactive.
- FIXED: On Mac computers with M1 Max processors, Logic would sometimes crash immediately and other times after a while.
- FIXED: When activating the toggle Random Oct for trigger 1, trigger 7 gets activated.
- FIXED: Issue with displaying panel menus on right-click.
- CHANGED: Now the full name of most parameters is shown instead of being truncated.
- FIXED: Note Min and Note Max parameters were not saved and loaded correctly with the state.
- UI small corrections.
V1.2.7 – Released 23rd April 2024
- Root Text Font Issues.
- FIXED: The tempo control arrows were not functioning properly.
- FIX: Reset to factory colors did not reset the colors of the center Notes and Outer Notes.
- NEW: In this latest release, I have implemented an automatic update checking feature. Now, Harmony Bloom identifies if a newer version is available and, if the user has enabled update alerts, automatically presents a popup window that enables direct download of the new version, all without requiring user login.
V1.2.5 – Released 19th April 2024
- NEW: Now in the plugin version, Trigger Bars can be mapped to be sent through different independent MIDI channels. Additionally, it is possible to select the octave for each trigger bar independently.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all DAWs can handle internal multi-channel MIDI routing. For instance, Ableton cannot do this on Desktop, as it is a limitation imposed by the DAW itself. The same applies to some DAWs for iPadOS, so depending on the DAW you use, multi-channel sending internally may not be possible.
- NEW: Bypass. When active, all incoming MIDI signals pass through Harmony Bloom unaffected, effectively bypassing its processing. It’s equivalent to disabling the plugin.
- NEW: Added new Custom Colors for Dots. Customize the appearance of dots (notes on the spiral) with your choice of colors, enhancing visual feedback and personalizing your user experience.
- NEW: The header colors now match the selected colors.
- NEW: Now the presets can be exported one by one.
- Change of direction and position of the arrows for changing presets to have better control.
- Now, various playback controls, like the midi keyboard mode, have the option active to maintain the state through preset changes by default.
- UI Changes and corrections.
- FIXED: MIDI mappings for the trigger bars were not working correctly.
- FIXED: Fixed issue with correct loading using factory presets, quantize offset was loaded a value below the original.
V1.2.3 – Released 3rd April 2024
- NEW: Show or hide orbits.
- NEW: New tools and options to select notes and change their state to be active or not, giving total control to the user over which notes will play.
- NEW: Octave selector.
- NEW: Control-click acts as right-click.
- NEW: Added controls for the user to choose the UI colors and save them as a default.
- NEW (Experimental): The spectator mode is an experimental feature designed to provide a cleaner and more focused viewing experience. When activated, this mode hides all interface elements associated with sequence editing. This leaves only the sequencer visible in the center of the screen, allowing for a distraction-free immersion in the content being viewed.
- FIXED: MIDI export buttons generate an empty file when there are no MIDI data recorded, which creates an unusable and problematic file in some DAWs.
- NEW: Custom Scales Option
- New Setting panel Layout For Plugin.
- NEW: Trigger bars that can be mapped to different midi channels. (ONLY IN STANDALONE) , incompatible with DAWs like Ableton due to their internal routing limitations that merge all MIDI messages.
- NEW: Setting panel Layout For Standalone.
- FIXED: Can’t choose ’53’ or ’59’ under Probability.
- FIXED: To Bar popup options for buttons.
- FIXED: CC mapped fail with top Bar Buttons, Random Speed Offset, Random Even Offset.
- FIXED: Random Probability percentage CC tied to Loop Length.
- FIXED: Global reset reset G.Offset and E.Offset.
- Several fixes and corrections in the UI.
V1.1.9 – Released 21st March 2024
- NEW: “Even Offset delays even notes, very useful for creating swing patterns or exploring new shapes and rhythmic patterns.”
- Fixed: In Standalone mode, resetting all parameters mutes the sound, requiring a return to the Sample panel to re-enable it;
- Probability: Automating and MIDI control CC doesn’t work.
- Fixed: Global Reset resets V.MIN, V.MAX and random Velocity to the its default states.
- Fixed: In Bitwig, the speed offset value is calculated as an integer.
- Small adjustments in the UI: The parameter titles are slightly larger to improve their readability + some minor adjustments in the UI
- Added new buttons in the info panel for quick access to frequently asked questions, manual, videos, website and contact.
- Some Improvement on The Register Manager.
Michael Dunn –
Very fun! An arpeggiator with loads of easy options, Visually stunning, and limitless possibilities as a musical tool. As a mainstream music educator, this vst will help illustrate scales and modes in a variety of musical and visual ways for my students. As a performer, this vst opens up creative opportunities for live performance and improvisation that very exciting! Easy to learn the basics, and exciting to grasp the future potential!
Steve Dresch –
Great fun! I use it to add controlled randomness to my music and to help me out when inspiration fails me.
Michael –
This is fun, clearly has endless potential, and might teach a lil math along the way.
Only started using it 5 minutes ago & am happy. :]
Frio Ventus –
Just amazing!
Umi Yu –
Harmony Bloom is a remarkable MIDI plugin that has quickly become a staple in my creative toolkit. Its unique ability to craft intricate rhythms and sequences sets it apart in the crowded field of music production software. Great job!
Alex Garibay –
I have had the chance to use other plugins that help you to create random and predefined notes based on tonality and chords, but they sound robotic at the end. They can help you to design great basslines for example, but when you want to create something more organic and more vivid, more unique I could say, Harmony Bloom makes an excellent job. It’s easy to use and it offers you a lot of possibilities. I need to use it more, but as far as I have done it, it is an excellent plugin.
Mikael Lind –
Quite simply the most fun arpeggiator I’ve ever used. We already have lots and lots of arpeggiators that do the typical broken chords thing, but this is something very different. Very intuitive and creative.
mathias desson –
Very original and visually pleasing, it undeniably encourages creativity. It comes out of the basic midi tool.
chalkyg –
Oustanding plugin for destroying writers block!
ngrainger59 –
Wow, wow.. wow! An inspiration plugin that really encourages a creative dialogue. This plugin invites a sense of play; features are accessible and surprisingly deep. A must buy.
Paul –
I was stoked ro hear that Mario won and award recently for Harmony Bloom. All the comments say it couldn’t of happened to a better dude. Although I have yet to generate and play with this plug in, I can tell im going to love it. I already had an idea of what I was going to do with it when I bought it here a couple weeks ago. Congratulations Mario for creating this beast.
JP –
Sick, Sick, Sick!!! 10/10
Rick Thomson –
I have only had this app for a week and I love it. I just keep hitting the random dice and see what I come up with. I can’t wait to really get into the nuts and bolts of it, and start mapping this on my other devices within my DAW to see what it really can do. I just realized that in the demo video they were running 4 or 5 instances of Harmony Bloom mapped onto multiple instruments. Something I didn’t even think about but now I can’t wait to get home and explore this option as well.
This is a very deep arpeggio application – you can’t go wrong with this in your digital arsenal.