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Update to version 1.9.0.0

Hello, friends of the world's most chaotic band!

There will be rock and there will be spherical! With the electric guitar, the rock feeling is coming into play, and with the theremin, you get a touchless instrument that you can cuddle with your computer mouse from now on.

Plus, two classics of music history: the "Ride of the Valkyries" and "Amazing Grace".

Plug in the instruments, warm up your fingers and get playing!

[h3]Added[/h3]
  • Added new Song: 'Ride of the Valkyries'.
  • Added new Song: 'Amazing Grace'.
  • Added a new Instrument: 'Electrical Guitar'.
  • Added a new Instrument: 'Theremin'.


Have fun!
The teams from Produktivkeller and SunDust

Disaster Band: Update with choir and new track

Hello chaos musicians,

we proudly give you a new update for Disaster Band.

Next to a few optimizations like improved instrument sounds we present a new song (the title track "Derp Derp") and a new instrument, the choir, which is a perfect addition to any band configuration.

Here are all the fixes, optimizations, and additions:

[h3]Feature[/h3]
  • Instrument improvement: Adjusted loudness, added reverb and new samples for several instruments.
  • Instrument improvement: Glissandi can now be played across the entire two octave range.
  • Instrument improvement: Introduced a new system for pitching between notes.
  • Added new song: Derp Derp.
  • Added new custom cursor in treble clef shape.
  • Added new instrument Choir.
  • Set default volume of all adjustable channels to 80%.
  • Automatically selecting last used instrument and song.
  • Making instrument selection scalable and added a badge for new instruments.
  • BPM can now also be declared as a floating point number in metadata.json.
  • Set volume for other players to 80% and volume of self to 90%, by default.


[h3] FIXED [/h3]
  • Making sure to always start a new note when hitting the play button fast multiple times in a row.
  • Clean-up tones after the track ends.
  • Resolved multiple errors that were logged when exiting the music arena.


Finally, we have a small outlook on the next content update which can be expected within the next few days:

You can look forward to further instruments (e.g., electric guitar), which of course you can use in the new tracks like the "Ride of the Valkyries".

Disaster Band - Play the Medieval Dynasty track!



Hello friends of orchestral epic!

We have a special treat for you today! Our colleagues over here have given us a great soundtrack that you are welcome to play with your newly formed Disaster Band!

It's nothing less than these two wonderful tracks from Medieval Dynasty: “Off to New Shores” and “Family Business”! Play it with your friends!

Why don't you give it a try right now!

PS: If you haven't heard of Medieval Dynasty yet, check it out here!


Newly added tracks in v1.7.0.1
  • 'Family Business'.
  • 'Toccata without Fugue'.
  • 'Off to New Shores'.


Fixed
  • Start button in lobby would have inactive color.
  • Instrument name in player list would not be updated when language was changed.

Update to 1.6.0.0

Hello!

A new small fix for you!

[h3]Added[/h3]
  • Using green as default note color.


[h3]Fixed[/h3]
  • Cleaned up memory of background track manually when unloading the 'Music Arena' and does not load background tracks to memory in lobby to prevent excessive RAM usage.
  • Set default maximum FPS to 60 to prevent GPUs from burning.
  • Switched description and credits of 'We wish you a merry Christmas'.
  • Load settings in splash screen to remove stuttering when opening the settings, the first time.
  • Accuracy Rating of player will no longer break when a song contains overlapping notes in a glissando (Happened in track from workshop).


Disaster Band - Holiday Special!

Hello music fans!

We have seen many outstanding performanes from many cool bands and performers! Keep it up! And share your favourite tunes in Workshop!

We wish you happy holidays and fantastic new year!

See you all in 2023!

And now: 'Silent Night' played be the devs!

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