Changelog

What's new in dRACKS

Development updates, fixes, and new features.

v2.2

Latest2026-03-25

UI Refresh

  • New color palette matched to lowquo.io — yellow accent, magenta patterns, teal synths, orange effects
  • Node rendering redesigned — colored header bar with dark body (modular card style)
  • Dot grid canvas replacing line grid
  • Outlined port circles with dark center
  • Welcome screen redesigned with centered card layout

Pattern Generator Fixes

  • Systemic division bug fixed across 5 nodes — fast divisions (8th/16th notes) now trigger correctly
  • Arpeggiator: all patterns now sound distinct, division math unified, transport stop handling added
  • DrumSequencer: division changes no longer stop playback
  • Markov: division changes no longer produce sustained notes
  • LSystem: transpose parameter now works correctly alongside grammar symbols

Synthesis Fixes

  • KarplusStrong: damping and brightness parameters now audibly affect the sound
  • WaveguideSynth: sustained excitation during sustain phase, separate filter states per rail
  • MultiSampler: loop mode works when set via UI without embedded sample loop points

Effects

  • FDNReverb: reduced metallic artifacts with lower feedback ceiling and wider damping range

Modulation System

  • Complete modulation redesign — LFO, ADSR, and CellularAutomata now functional via Control cables
  • Fixed base value compounding, control signal sampling, and depth scaling
  • Modulation now correctly separates user-controlled and modulator-controlled parameters

Website & Brand

  • LowQuo homepage launched at lowquo.io
  • dRACKS product landing page with interactive node canvas visuals
  • Deployed to Vercel with custom domain

v2.1

2025-11-04

Inspector Panel Refresh

  • Color-coded parameter groups with section headers
  • Dramatically enhanced slider styling — thicker tracks, larger thumbs, gradient fills
  • Three-tab system: Parameters / Modulation / Info

Node Canvas Polish

  • Drop shadows on nodes (20px blur, 60% opacity)
  • Strong gradient backgrounds for 3D depth
  • Improved cable anti-aliasing with rounded rendering

v1.8

2025-10-26

Workflow

  • Modulation routing display component with color-coded routes
  • Timeline UI removed (doesn't fit modular philosophy)
  • Info tab for node metadata

v1.6–1.7

2025-10-26

Export & Workflow

  • MIDI export — standard MIDI files from generated patterns
  • Stem export — multi-channel audio via 8-channel Mixer
  • Preset randomization with intelligent range clamping

v1.5

2025-10-25

New Effects (7)

  • BitCrusher, RingModulator, Flanger, Compressor, ConvolutionReverb, Vocoder, PitchShifter

v1.4

2025-10-25

New Synthesizers (5)

  • KarplusStrong, ModalSynth, AdditiveSynth, WaveguideSynth, MultiSampler

v1.0

2025-10-15

Initial Release

  • 26 functional nodes across 5 categories
  • Scene system with 213 atomic parameters
  • Lock-free audio engine with topological graph processing
  • AU, VST3, and Standalone builds