Music Blocks Release Notes
We are thrilled to announce the latest update to Music Blocks, driven by our incredible community! As of this release we have more than 300 contributors. And this release is the product of more than 150 Pull Requests. It brings powerful AI tools, creative widgets, and significant performance improvements to your musical programming environment.
🌟 Highlights
AI-Powered Exploration
- AI Debugger: Stressed about a bug? Our new intelligent assistant helps identify coding errors and explains music theory concepts to keep your creativity flowing.
- AI-Generated Samples: Instantly expand your sound library with unique, AI-crafted audio samples.
New Interactive Widgets
- Reflection Widget: An AI assistent will help you reflect upon your creations and help you think critically about your learning.
- Lego Widget: A new way to visualize and build rhythmic structures literally composed with Lego blocks.
- Sampler Tuner: The Sampler Widget now includes a built-in tuner for precise pitch control of your custom sounds.
User Experience & Design
- Dark Mode: A sleek new interface option for those late-night composing sessions.
- Animated GIF Support: Bring your visual art to life with GIF integration.
- MIDI Export: Ready to take your track further? Export your creations as MIDI to use in other digital audio workstations (DAWs).
- JavaScript Import: Seamlessly transition from blocks to code by importing scripts directly from JavaScript.
🛠 Improvements & Tweaks
- Enhanced Instrumentation: New high-quality samples added, including the Mandolin, Sitar, and Koto.
- Advanced Debugging: Major enhancements to the JavaScript editor and debug modes for a smoother developer experience.
- Global Accessibility: Expanded i18n support with improved translations for Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Hebrew, Portuguese, and more.
- UI/UX Polishing:
- Significant improvements to the Toolbar and Read Pixel functionality.
- Better support for Electron (desktop version).
- Comprehensive updates to the official documentation.
⚙️ Maintenance & Stability
- Core Infrastructure: Successfully migrated to i18next for more robust internationalization management.
- Quality Assurance: Achieved nearly 100% test coverage, ensuring a more stable and reliable platform.
- Responsive Design: Resolved numerous layout and scaling issues to ensure Music Blocks looks great on all screen sizes.
🚀 Looking Ahead
We are already working on the next generation of collaboration! In 2026, look forward to a full GIT interface which will replace Planet, allowing for even better version control and project sharing.
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