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DEMO IS LIVE!!!

[p]our demo is live!!!! songboy is publicly avail for peeps to try. tell ya friends :)[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
  1. [p]WISHLIST!!!![/p]
  2. [p]TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!![/p]
  3. [p]SWITCH TO THE NEW DEMO!!![/p]
  4. [p]POST TRACKS IN DISCORD AND TO SONGBOY RADIO![/p]
[p]this is a big one! [/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p] [/p][p]what's new:[/p][p]new stick mode: control all makers at once[/p][p]motion recording simplified: 1-bar loops, R2/L2 to record, R3 to clear[/p][p]beat-reactive visuals: play on the beat and the game responds. visuals change, camera moves, secrets unlock.[/p][p]new top bar: chord names visible, plus a control center for switching scenes fast[/p][p]tons of new sounds and makers: including talkbox upgrades and independent volume per slot[/p][p]new stages, new templates, new art tool options: sticker spam, scaling, animated CD materials[/p][p]performance improvements: gpu optimization, smarter default settings, mac overlay fix[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p] [/p][p]full patch notes:[/p][p]music and audio[/p]
  • [p]the top bar chords now show the chord's name in addition to the roman numeral notation[/p]
  • [p]talkbox autotune upgrade[/p]
  • [p]new talkbox default effects[/p]
  • [p]each makers slot has independent volume settings[/p]
  • [p]you can see how a maker is panned when you enter its frame with a new display above the volume slider[/p]
  • [p]better maker volume visual sensitivity[/p]
  • [p]many new sounds across the game[/p]
  • [p]many new musical improvements to our makers including new controls[/p]
  • [p]global fxs tweaks[/p]
  • [p]fixed some audio fx bugs[/p]
[p]controls and input[/p]
  • [p]new stick mode behavior you can control all the makers in stick mode at the same time[/p]
  • [p]you now motion record using r2l2 across the game[/p]
  • [p]the top face button will instantly duplicate a maker on the stage[/p]
  • [p]l3 resets a knob back to its default value[/p]
  • [p]r3 clears motion recording[/p]
  • [p]hold the right face button to exit any game mode[/p]
  • [p]you can now motion record switching effect types as well as effect categories on the fx page[/p]
  • [p]motion recording is now just a 1 bar loop instead of 4[/p]
  • [p]improved keyboard and mouse support as well as updated help text to show you how to do things[/p]
  • [p]improved controller rumble across the game[/p]
[p]visuals and graphics[/p]
  • [p]new beat reactive animations across the game when you do something on the beat[/p]
  • [p]making musical changes on the beat causes the game to get more hyped changing visuals and how makers move as well as unlocking secrets in certain stages[/p]
  • [p]dynamic camera zooming for more excitement that reacts to how you play and what stage you are on[/p]
  • [p]new visuals when a maker is in just play the loop mode[/p]
  • [p]new stage fx bar visuals[/p]
  • [p]new stage fx visual effects for high pass and low pass filters[/p]
  • [p]improved lighting across the game[/p]
  • [p]updated makers audio visualizers on the front of their ships[/p]
  • [p]new maker outline visual effects[/p]
  • [p]improved graphics across the game[/p]
  • [p]new logo and loading screen[/p]
[p]art tool[/p]
  • [p]art tool you can now spam stickers repeatedly[/p]
  • [p]art tool you can now scale stickers[/p]
  • [p]art tool new cd material options including animated ones[/p]
  • [p]art tool new symmetry brush options[/p]
[p]user interface and quality of life[/p]
  • [p]brand new top bar with control center for switching scenes easily[/p]
  • [p]menus remember the last position you left them at for workflow ease[/p]
  • [p]brand new templates and a total reworking of our template system for better and more varied options[/p]
  • [p]wishlist and discord access right from the main menu[/p]
  • [p]improved menu ui across the game[/p]
  • [p]song names now support spaces in them[/p]
[p]stages[/p]
  • [p]many new stages[/p]
[p]performance and technical[/p]
  • [p]gpu optimization[/p]
  • [p]smart hardware detection so the game picks a good default graphics setting based on your computers gpu[/p]
  • [p]fixed an issue on the mac where steam overlays looked totally bonkers and were unreadable[/p]
  • [p]song transitions fxs are more stable[/p]
[p]fixes and polish[/p]
  • [p]fixed several small maker animation bugs[/p]
  • [p]secret special guest sometimes shows up when youre inside a maker[/p]