The key changes in this update are:
- Proper handling of unexpected errors (sorry, Samsung users...) and I've hopefully fixed the Samsung AudioTrack buffer size bug.
- Larger LEDs for the 4 beats in the bar.
- Improved pattern mixdown time (2x faster).
- Changes are now applied at the end of the bar.
- Oh, and the UI looks completely different:
After significant deliberation I decided to change the left "dial" to a list. This was because the information stored in the left dial was qualitatively independent - there is no consistent and measurable "distance" between a kick drum from a free Crookers sample pack, a hi-hat from a 606 and a snare drum from a 606. As such, a dial that moved by constant distances was not appropriate. Using a dial also meant that a user could only see one sample name at a time.
On the other hand, there is a measurable distance between steps in in a bar - making a dial appropriate.
Beat Dialer now works in a slightly different way - you queue changes to the patterns for one or more samples then "apply" the changes to the audio loop. This allows for more logical progression between patterns - helpful if you are using Beat Dialer for performance-backing beats. The headphones icon indicates that there are "un-applied" changes, the speaker icon indicates that that sample is playing at some point in the loop.
