Changelog

• User Manual published and updated to beta186 — full feature coverage including Controller Notes, pad action reference, SVG signal-flow diagrams, and BopPad section
• FAQ expanded and updated — new entries covering Why DrumStrum, controller mapping, BopPad, DAWless/without-a-computer use, videos, and more
• Fixed expired Discord invitation link
• Windows app now available for download (early release — lightly tested)

• BASS_ROOT_FIFTH sustains until chord released (chord-gated)

• BASS_VELOCITY_POSITION scales by chord size instead of hardcoded 7

• BASS_PEDAL sustains until chord is released (chord-gated)

• Add transposeInputDevice config field with JSON serialization
• Route transpose through transposeInputDevice instead of chordInputDevice

• Boppad zone analyzer scaffold
• Boppad analyzer data model and zone decode
• Boppad analyzer statistics grid
• Boppad analyzer SVG pad diagram
• Boppad analyzer MIDI connection and event processing
• Boppad analyzer hit animation badges
• Boppad analyzer zone spread diagnostic
• Boppad analyzer CSV export and reset

Stability fixes in progress — chasing down issues introduced in recent builds.

• Add NoteToCCRule/CCToNoteRule structs and NOTE_CC_CONVERT ActionCategory
• Serialize/deserialize NOTE_CC_CONVERT rules in Config
• NOTE_CC_CONVERT roundtrip test buffer and controller expectations
• Implement NOTE_CC_CONVERT routing in MidiRouter
• Note/CC Convert transformer UI

• Refresh from map updates labels and reports added/renamed counts

• Raise MAX_CONNECTIONS from 64 to 128

• Copy transformer button — beta151

• Use curl.exe in build-win.ps1 to avoid PowerShell alias

• Remove MUI icon from installer (path not available at build time)
• Correct ARTEFACTS path in installer for repo-root invocation
• Use desktop\dist as installer output directory
• Installer paths relative to desktop/ (script location)
• Windows build script + fix WinSparkle appcast URL
• Expand StrumEvent brace-init for MSVC compatibility
• Build only DrumStrum target on Windows (skip test_core MSVC issue)

• Add alternate note values 8 (Random) and 9 (Play All) to POSITION action
• Skip octaveProbability in alternate=9 Play All path, matching PLAY_ALL behavior
• PadActivity emission and padTest bridge handler
• Use controllerId (not controllerIdx) in padActivity bridge
• Pad activity flash, play button, row cleanup, alternate Random/Play All
• Correct controller index mapping in playPad and pad-activity listener

• Open http/https links in system browser from About tab
• Trace starts paused; clarify device dropdown in empty state
• Preset _meta — savePreset wraps JSON, listPresets returns objects, updatePresetDescription
• ConfigWindow wires savePreset description and updatePresetDescription event
• Preset rows show description + date; inline edit; description at save time
• Commit preset description on blur, cancel cleanly on Escape
• Use index-based element IDs for preset desc editing (special chars in names)
• Use index-based dispatch for preset load/overwrite/delete buttons

• About tab bio section in two columns

• Add performance note to Trace tab controls bar
• About tab — larger body text, bio paragraph in separate box

• Trace Clear preserves selected device filter

• MidiEngine learn + trace state and public API
• Bounds check and comment clarity in MidiEngine learn/trace
• ConfigWindow bridge handlers for MIDI learn and trace
• MIDI learn button on pad note inputs
• Null guard on drumstrum-midi-learn payload
• MIDI Trace tab with live event stream and device filter
• Trace auto-scroll respects manual scroll position; pause buffers events

• Add chordExpandEnabled and chordExpandCC config fields with serialization
• Implement Chord Expand in MidiRouter — CC-selectable chord type injection
• Chord expand latch path should freeze expanded chord, not clear it
• Add in-class init for _chordExpandSynthNotes, document debounce limitation
• Add Chord Expand UI controls to global settings panel

• Add 6 new bass action types to enum + bassPhraseTimeoutMs config
• Add BASS_NONE to actionToStr/strToAction round-trip
• BASS_VELOCITY_POSITION and BASS_APPROACH action types
• ApproachNote returns 255 sentinel when root is MIDI 0; clarify _lastTriggerMs comment
• BASS_WALKING_THIRDS_DIATONIC and BASS_WALKING_THIRDS_CHROMATIC
• BASS_WALKING_PHRASE_DIATONIC and BASS_WALKING_PHRASE_CHROMATIC with chord-change guard
• Walking bass variations in UI — ACTIONS dropdown + phrase timeout field
• Add bassPhraseTimeoutMs to CC_ROUTER default object in addController

• Add minVelocity field to PadMapping and NoteMapConnection
• Serialize minVelocity for pads and connections
• Velocity gate in fireAction(); test_velocity_gate_strummer
• Velocity gate in onRemapNoteOn(); test_velocity_gate_note_remap
• LoadDefaults in note remap gate test; clarify gate return comment
• Min Vel column in Strummer pad table
• Min Vel column in Note Remap pad table; round-trips through connections
• Pass minVelocity through connections map in load paths; init in addPad

• Update current beta to 82 in CLAUDE.md

• Add chordDebounceMs config field with JSON serialization

• Increase config JSON buffer from 16K to 64K

• Rename skipPct→octaveProbability, add VELOCITY_STRUM enum, add applyOctaveProbability helper
• Rename skipPct→octaveProbability, add VELOCITY_STRUM enum + serialization
• Rename skipPct→octaveProbability in serialization, add VELOCITY_STRUM to action serialization, add roundtrip tests
• FireAction() — remove skipPct skip-hit, add applyOctaveProbability, add VELOCITY_STRUM case
• FireAction() — remove skipPct skip-hit, add applyOctaveProbability, add VELOCITY_STRUM case
• UI — add Velocity Strum to actions, rename Oct Prob% column, grey alternate for velocity strum
• UI — add Velocity Strum to actions, rename Oct Prob% column, grey alternate for velocity strum, migration fallback for skipPct
• Overview side-by-side layout fits one screen; note hint inline with number

• Restore repeatOctaves accidentally removed, add BASS→DRUMSTRUM migration guard
• Remove stale Task 2 placeholder comment in toBassRange
• Comment zero-pad legacy bass migration — BassTransformer not allocated without pads
• Update stale comment in handleNoteOn — BASS_* routing now live
• Remove stale Task 5 comment, cancel active bass notes on config hot-reload
• Remove Bass tab — BASS_* in Strummer pad table, bass durations in Setup, delete button in header
• Update stale pad table comment — BASS_* now first-class in Strummer
• Three beta50 bugs — bassOctave migration, lastBassNote pre-override, looper None action

• JsonArrayConst type check in controllerFromJson — pads and connections silently dropped since beta43

• Add DrumStrumPlatform.h shim for desktop build
• Add MidiInterface abstraction, wire into MidiRouter
• Wire BassTransformer through MidiInterface
• TeensyMidiInterface — Teensy compiles with MidiInterface abstraction
• Task 5 — JUCE submodule, CMakeLists, minimal app stub, unit tests
• JuceMidiInterface routes MIDI sends to juce::MidiOutput
• MidiEngine with virtual MIDI port, physical device routing, core loop
• ConfigWindow with WebBrowserComponent IPC, config.html transport abstraction
• Menu bar icon, right-click menu, config window, MIDI engine wired up
• Add Build Desktop App, Run Desktop App, Run Core Tests VS Code tasks
• Use mouseDown for tray icon — JUCE macOS fires mouseUp with withoutMouseButtons()
• Any click on tray icon shows menu (config accessible via Open Config item)
• Inject LSUIElement via post-build PlistBuddy — hides app from Dock
• Activate app foreground on config open (LSUIElement background agent)
• Use showDropdownMenu for tray icon — showMenuAsync conflicts with mouseDown
• Replace SystemTrayIconComponent with native NSStatusItem + NSMenu
• Add virtual MIDI input port — Ableton can now send MIDI into DrumStrum
• Add charset=utf-8 to resource provider content-type — fixes arrow rendering
• Extend LooperAction with PANIC, FRIPPERTRONICS_TOGGLE, NONE
• Add looperDoubleTaps to Config struct and serialization
• MidiLooper fields and applyConfig for double-tap support
• Configurable double-tap detection in MidiLooper, remove hardcoded CLEAR→panic
• PANIC and FRIPPERTRONICS_TOGGLE looper actions
• Looper double-tap actions UI
• Hide looper double-tap wrap when looper is disabled
• Merge double-tap column into looper controls table
• Replace em-dash in double-tap NONE label with ASCII hyphens
• Looper enable checkbox id collision, double-tap save silent drop
• Queue eviction stuck notes, delete dead handleCCStrum, per-controller lastCCStrumNote
• Version 0.43.0 to match beta44 build number
• Build.sh script, fix Main.cpp hardcoded version