Beta 3 contains 2 critical fixes:

1. Transmitting MIDI while shutting down or loading a new song might cause Renoise to crash
2. Crash when navigating to a no longer existing location in the Disk Browser. Could also happen when starting 1.9 with config files from 1.8, containing a non-existing path.

Please continue to report bugs. The sooner we fix them, the earlier we can begin finetuning.

Changes in Beta 3

(Release Info)

• Fixes labeled [fixed_b3]
• Higher performance from the Flanger and Chorus devices when no Filters are used
• The Pattern Sequencer now has a block highlight option, much like the line highlights in the Pattern Editor. Both highlight options are located in Song Settings.
• The selection indicator in the Sample Editor is back and better than ever. The indicator shows the values of the start and end of the selection, in the unit matching the lower ruler’s.

Download

This beta can be downloaded by registered users at Renoise Backstage.

Renoise 1.9 Beta 3

It is almost time to announce the winners of the Renoise BeatBattle 5 ~Underwater~ music competition. Be quick if you still want your opinion on the songs to be heard, because the voting closing date is only 4 days away: 31 July 2007.

Vote now: BeatBattle 5 voting

Changes in Beta 2

(Release Info)

• Fixes labeled [fixed]. See 1.9 Bug Forum
• Visual improvements for EQ and Bus Compressor graphs
• New `Library` button in the Disk Browser, which links to DSP Chains, Demo Songs, Themes and other installed files

Download

The beta is available for registered users.

Renoise 1.9 Beta 2

The Renoise 1.9 Beta Testing Phase has begun. This 0.1 update is a maintenance and improvements release.

Highlight features

(Release Info)

• Multicore support
• Improved MIDI functionality
• Pimped up existing internal FX Devices and added 6 new ones
• Rulers in the Sample Editor
• Interpolation and NNA can now be set per sample

Download

If you are a registered user, grab your copy at Renoise Backstage.

Johann, from the Renoise forum, was so kind as to render all the BeatBattle 5 songs to OGG Vorbis. This pack is a lot smaller than the older mp3 pack which it replaces.

• BeatBattle 5 OGG Pack [171 MB]

There is also an OGG Vorbis stream. Doesn’t work in all players, but it was succesfully tested in VLC and foobar2000 (not seekable).

• BeatBattle 5 OGG Stream

The xrns pack contains the original BeatBattle 5 modules that have to be loaded into Renoise. The main benefit of this pack is that you can see inside the songs to see how they have been created, but besides that, it takes less than half the size of the mp3 pack.

• BeatBattle 5 XRNS Pack [160 MB]

We would like to know what you think of the songs, especially if you did not participate. Thanks!

• Review the BeatBattle 5 songs

It is time to decide which are the best BeatBattle 5 songs. You are invited to cast your vote.

Review the Renoise BeatBattle 5 songs

Friday June 1 was the last day to send in songs for the BeatBattle 5 music competition. We received 55 songs with a combined filesize of 160 MB. See if your mp3 collection can beat that ratio

BeatBattle 5 Entries

Public voting will be available in a few days.

Arguru, a talented programmer who stood at the basis of Renoise, has died in a car accident on 3 June 2007.

We caught Monsieur Baguette on tape for some hands-on Renoise action.

• Watch: We Do Not Need Any Beatslicers Inside Renoise
• Watch: Best Feature Of Renoise: Render Selection To Sample - part 1
• Watch: Best Feature Of Renoise: Render Selection To Sample - part 2

Recently we sponsored several copies of Renoise for use in a Digital Video & Sound Design course at UCLA. What did the students say about it?

"I’m amazed at how easy it is to do such powerful things that would normally take forever…"