Changelog

New

• DLS import (levels 1 and 2) and export (level 2)
• MIDI player, with an audio export to a wav file (also available with the command line)
• voice overflow management: above a maximum polyphony or processor load, the quietest notes fade out
• button for removing the loop of the selected samples
• tool for converting stereo samples to mono, with the possible merge of the left and right divisions in the instruments
• option for reopening at startup the soundfonts and directories that were open when Polyphone was closed
• messages published on polyphone.io shown in a banner of the home screen, which can be disabled in the settings

Improvement

• faster sound engine
• the startup view can open the first instrument or preset on its ranges or envelopes page
• knobs are edited by dragging the mouse (finer with Shift) and a double click on a knob or a slider restores its default value
• reverb, chorus and general volume can be adjusted in a drawer of the virtual keyboard, with new on / off buttons for the effects
• soundfonts and directories can be opened by dragging them onto the tab bar
• the mouse wheel with Shift over the tab bar goes to the previous or next tab
• knobs have the same look whatever the style, with an arc showing their value
• preset list filter / selection
• the soundfont explorer shows the files in columns sorted by clicking on their header, the columns and the preset summary can be hidden
• the sample, instrument or preset selected in the soundfont explorer can be played with the virtual keyboard or a MIDI keyboard
• size of the soundfonts displayed and filtered in the online repository, results sortable by trend or by size
• various ergonomic improvements

Fix

• the calendar of the date field could appear when a soundfont was opened in the background
• a soundfont opened again while it was still loading was opened in a second tab
• the escape key hid the progress window of a tool without stopping the tool

Information for users

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Privacy policy

This application uses client-side HTTP requests exclusively for operational purposes, including:

• application version checks and update retrieval,
• downloading the soundfont list and associated soundfont files,
• user authentication and account access.

The application does not collect, track, or share any personal data.
No data is transmitted to any server other than https://www.polyphone.io, and no third-party services are involved.