Patch Notes (in reverse chronological order);
Version 1.4.1 (Patch)
- Added an Archives page
- Envelope bounds now are properly modulateable
- Fixed an issue with upper envelope bound rendering
- Fixed an issue with monophonic and effects
- Removed
Testing
from the main site
- Did some recentering with the monophonic chord type ui
- Sample looping is now fixed
- Punch envelopes no longer use cached individual envelope speeds
4/3/2025
Version 1.4 (Better Unison + new effects)
- Increased max unison voices to 9
- Added unisons to the drumset instrument type
- Added 6 new unison presets
- Added a granulator effect (with help from leoV)
- Added Abyssbox's ring mod effect
- Added a new chord type (monophonic)
- Added "reset envelope" and envelope bounds modulators
- Echo delay is now envelopeable and modulateable
- Made discrete per envelope instead of per instrument
- Added a song length predictor to the song duration and beats per bar prompts
- Added 1 new preset group + 7 new presets
- Aligned the phase of the square lfo envelope
- Random pitch envelopes now will keep their random value if on the next bar the continue arrow is used
- The
Highlight fifths
and Show piano keys
preferences are now enabled by default
- The ×128 and ×256 fm frequencies now use × instead of x
3/31/2025
Version 1.3.9 (patch)
- Ported Ultrbox 2.2.15
- Added mod recording for song eq and envelope speed
- Song eq now correctly finds last used mod value
- The default value (the value when you first place a note) for effect and envelope mods is now set to the value used on your instrument
- Envelope speed mods now check if an envelope exists before trying to modify it
- Added a donations page (entirely optional <3)
2/17/2025
Version 1.3.8 (new lfo waveforms)
- Added the trapezoid, stepped saw, and stepped triangle waveforms to lfo
- Pitch envelopes now save their max value correctly
- Filter mods now allow you to type in values greater than 10
- Added the arrows to the random and lfo waveform select
1/29/2025 🐍
Version 1.3.7 (patch)
- Ported Ultrabox 2.2.14
- Fixed wording and typos in the description, faq, and patch notes
- Moved the Ultrabox theme into the mod themes category
- Fixed the shaker preset from causing song corruptions
- Prevented lfo/random/pitch envelopes from causing song corruptions
1/18/2025
Version 1.3.6 (patch)
- Fixed pitch envelopes and slides
- Fixed wording and typos in the description, faq, and patch notes
1/9/2025
Version 1.3.5 (better random envelopes)
- Added two new types to random envelopes (per note and time smooth)
- Increased the max step amount for random envelopes to 24
- Corrected some preset errors
- Recentered the harmonics editor
- Ported Ultrabox 2.2.13
- Posts with the #beepbox tag and a valid mod link show up on the new bluesky feed
- The FAQ now links to the BeepBox Modding server
1/2/2025
Version 1.3.4 (patch)
- Oops some sample files were missing for the song player.. That's been fixed
12/14/2024
Version 1.3.3 (updated faq)
- Ported Ultrabox 2.2.12
- Updated the faq
- Mushroom Drum removed because it was a duplicate preset
- Compiled the offline version
12/1/2024
Version 1.3.2 (Even better randomization)
- Adjusted random instruments again
- Undoing no longer changes rhythm
- Mild adjustments to the Slarmoo's Box theme
- Mild adjustments to the distant sorrow preset
11/13/2024
Version 1.3.1 (Better random envelopes)
- Random instrument envelopes now utilize the new envelope settings
- The default rhythm has been reverted to ÷4
- Beepbox Theme channel mute buttons show up now
- Added 1 new preset
11/10/2024
Version 1.3 (Random Envelope, LFO, Envelope Modulation, and Song EQ)
- Added a new random envelope type! This one will output a random value based on the seed and time in the song or pitch of the note
- Individual envelope speed can now be modulated
- Added song eq (thanks leoV!), which can be modulated
- Replaced the tremolo and tremolo2 envelopes with LFO, which allows for multiple different shapes in addition to the legacy sine wave
- Songs will start with a mod channel by default
- Added envelope copy and paste buttons
- Added 7 presets and 1 new preset group
- Added 4 new keybinds:
- e: opens the song eq prompt (the euclidean rhythm generator is moved to ctrl + e)
- alt + e: opens or closes all envelope dropdowns
- alt + f: opens or closes all fm dropdowns
- ctrl + shift + alt + s: Slarmooifies
- Added the 128 and 256 frequencies for fm
- Updated the pitch bounds tip prompt
- Pitch shift can now be added from within the mod channel dropdown
- Adding a mod channel now puts it in the correct place
- Removed empty note size envelope from the FM Sine preset and updated the Mercurial preset
- Envelope bounds are now clamped
- Songs now default to ÷8 rhythm
- Several minor UI adjustments
- Switching instruments while the synth is playing will no longer cause the instrument to break
- Pausing after recording will now return the synth to high-latency mode
- The Song Player now uses the Slarmoo's Box theme as its default
- Linking the Song Player in discord will now use the correct color
11/9/2024
Version 1.2.3 (Patch)
- Fixed bounds not properly saving with json imports.
- Envelope Upper Bounds now properly transfer when removing envelopes
9/5/2024
Version 1.2.2 (Patch)
- Added the "slarmoo's box" json import type.
- Importing a json song from an older version now sets the envelope types correctly
- Tremolo envelopes will no longer prevent a pitch from playing if the song has not been properly initialized
- Linked the FAQ page to the individual envelope speed prompt
9/3/2024
Version 1.2.1 (Patch)
- Fixed blip, flare, and punch
- Envelope UI is now properly aligned
- Individual Envelope Speed no longer disappears after closing the envelope speed dropdown
- Preset and json import envelopes are fixed
- A speed of 0 is now possible for individual envelope speeds
- None envelopes now use envelope upper bound rather than 1.0
- The spectral cry preset has been replaced with ethereal
- Retitled the new preset group
8/31/2024
Version 1.2 (Envelope Speed and Spectrum Editor)
- Added individual envelope speeds and bounds
- These settings were ported from Midbox!
- Because of this, many of the old envelope types have been removed (compatability has been preserved)
- Added new envelope type: fall!
- Arpeggio speed can now be enveloped (this setting is always discrete)
- Added a editing prompt for spectrum, harmonics, and drumsets that includes copy/paste settings
- Added 9 new presets, moved 2 presets to a new preset group: "Slarmoo's Box Chip Presets", and removed the pitch shift from glassy harmonics
- Shortened the space that pitch envelopes take up in the url (old song urls will still work and will update correctly)
- Increased likelihood of a plant, and changed a few plants
- Fixed bug that caused effects envelopes to always run when transition : continue was enabled (even when there were no notes playing)
- Fixed bug where drumset envelopes would import incorrectly from other mods
- Envelope Speed no longer affects drumset envelopes
- Updated random instrument generation
- Added a FAQ page detailing what Slarmoo's Box adds and help for the new envelope system
- The Slarmoo's Box theme is now the default theme
- The Slarmoo's Box icon now correctly displays on firefox
- You will now be automatically redirected to ./website if you forget to specify the path
- Updated to Ultrabox 2.2.11
8/30/2024
Version 1.1.2 (Ultrabox 2.2.10)
- Updated to Ultrabox version 2.2.10
- The hotdog is not making a return
- Increased max envelope count to 16
- Fixed pitch names for noise pitch envelopes
- Updated some song player keybinds for ultrabox consistency
8/11/2024
Version 1.1.1 (Pitch Envelope Minor Update / fixes)
- Pitch envelopes are now properly affected by / calculating arpeggiation and pitch bends
- Added the dogebox note display for pitch range
- Added 7 new presets, including 3 new noise presets
- Fixed some Slarmoo's Box presets
- Fixed an issue when switching between noise and pitch channels in regards to pitch envelope ranges
- Standardized some Slarmoo's Box code
- Resized pitch range sliders to be consistent with the rest of the ui
6/17/2024
Version 1.1 (Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Added a new theme (Slarmoo's Box)
- Added 6 new keyboard shortcuts to the song player:
- L: toggle loop
- Z/+/-: toggle zoom
- E/P: return to editor
- Ctrl S: shorten song player link
- S: share
- C: copy link
- Updated keyboard shortcut list at the bottom of the page
- Updated to Ultrabox 2.2.9
- Donation form re-added
6/4/2024
Version 1.0.1 (Patch)
- Did a purge of every mention of Ultrabox where needed
- Fixed a bug with removing envelopes and the new envelope settings
- Fixed json importing, exporting, and instrument copy and paste in terms of the new envelope settings
- Fixed a bug where the pitch envelope's end would slowly decrement
- Pitch envelopes no longer consider song octave or key
- Fixed a few instances where the envelope extra settings dropdowns would not work properly
- Fixed an issue where if pitch envelope inverse was checked in 0.9 it would invert every envelope in 1.0
5/30/2024
Version 1.0 (Official Release)
- Added 3 new presets: Slarmoo's Pulse, spectral cry, and walrus wuh
- Balanced Slarmoo's box preset volumes
- Pitch envelope starts, ends, and inverses are now per envelope instead of per instrument
- All envelope curves can now be inverted similarly to pitch
- Shift + Enter is now working properly
- Replaced some stray Ultraboxes in the tip prompts
- Fixed some incorrect information present in the instrument type prompt
- Re-added the "Mono" theme, now renamed to "Greyscale"
- Renamed previous update to 0.9
- Updated to Ultrabox 2.2.8
5/29/2024
Version 0.9 (built on Ultrabox 2.2.7)
- Added more envelope options! These include:
- Reverb, panning, chorus, echo, bitcrush, frequency crush, and distorion can now be changed with
envelopes
- A pitch envelope type! This is similar to note size, but for the pitch instead.
You can also
edit the start,
end, and direction with the + sign
- 15 new presets found under the "Slarmoo's Box" tab
- New web icon
- "Ultrabox" replaced with "Slarmoo's Box" in almost every instance where needed
- More keyboard shortcuts added to shortcut list
- Hotdog removed
5/13/2024