Year / Release Date : 06/27/23
Developer : Algonaut.
Developer’s website : Algonaut
Format : STANDALONE, VSTi, VST3i. Bit
depth : 64bit
Tablet : present [R2R]
System requirements : WIN 7+
Description :
Turn samples into music !
The most creative combinations of sound and rhythm. Create your best beats.
Drum machine and sample manager Atlas 2 offers new features such as a fast and powerful drum sequencer,
a sample variation / humanization engine, and a new content browser that makes it easier to manage and recombine drum kits and sequencers.
In addition, there are hundreds of small improvements in every aspect of the original Atlas.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS :
Export MIDI and audio loops.
Designed for drums, fast and flexible. The best parts of a step sequencer and piano roll merged into one.
Quickly combine and modify existing sequences to create new ones in your style.
Drag and drop MIDI file import. Original timing is preserved.
Mix and match step times for triplets and quick fills.
Polyrhythms to create complex rhythms.
Record. Play live.
Mirror editing to preserve repeated mouse clicks.
MIDI out to play other plugins or hardware.
Easily export sequences and control Atlas from your DAW when it’s time to start arranging a song.
List of changes v2.5.8 :
A major quality of life update designed to streamline workflow and smooth out the gameplay experience.
This is a recommended update.
New opportunities :
Sequencer: Randomize and Lock buttons are now directly on sequence channels.
Sequencer: Individual channel rotation.
Sequencer: Added ’64th’ and ’64th triplet’ grid sizes.
Sequencer: BPM modifier for DAW. Play sequence at half or double tempo in DAW.
Map Filter – Folder: Now shows the number of samples in each folder.
Map Filter – Folder: Improved selecting/disabling nested folders.
Map Filter – Folder: Significantly sped up scanning times.
Map Filter – Folder: Recordings are now sorted alphabetically.
Map Filter: The map now updates much faster when changing filter settings, especially ‘filtering by folders’.
Map Filter : Right-click a filter header to expand that filter and hide all other filters. (handy if you don’t have a very large screen).
Map: When ‘Select on Hover’ is enabled, ‘Similar Samples’ will only update when you click on a sample. This speeds up work and also prevents you from losing a sample you like if you hover over the map again.
Map: ‘Select on Hover’ in Galaxy mode no longer works on samples that have been filtered.
Map: Use the middle mouse button to move around the map. (Samples are not selectable.)
Map: The map list now works with the navigation shortcuts (e.g. WASD, hot swap, retrigger) set in Settings.
Map: When creating a map, ‘Use file/folder name as category suggestion’ is now enabled by default.
Map: Added a ‘Refresh’ button to the map browser for quick rescans.
Standalone: Audio/MIDI settings have now been moved to the top of the Settings page.
Standalone: Politely asks if you really want to exit, rather than just doing so instantly.
Standalone: Now uses the native OS windows and window buttons. (ie close, maximize, minimize)
App: Minor graphical changes to panel alignment.
App: Resizing can now be done by dragging any edge of the app. (Some DAWs may not support this feature).
Drum Kit: DAW will now show drum category as note name. Unfortunately not all DAWs support this feature. (e.g. Ableton does not, but Reaper and FL Studio do).
Sample: All Advanced Sample controls now support multi-selection of drums. (especially useful for Choke groups)
Sample: Shape Release can now be longer. (1.5 seconds instead of 0.65 seconds)
Sample: Sample start/end and decay positions are now fixed using “parameter lock”. For example, set all envelopes to very short time, parameter lock, ‘New Kit’ to get different sounding glitchy drums.
Export: You can now set rules for folder and export file names. For example, include BPM, put index first, include sample category…
+ other performance improvements.
Bug fixes :
Appendix: Fixed a bug where entering knob values with the number keys would result in double-clicks.
MIDI Out: MIDI Out now reflects the drum kit settings. For example, using General MIDI or changing the root note will output the correct notes.
MIDI Out: Notes generated by triggering the drum pads in the UI now generate MIDI note-off events.
Map Filter: Folder: Samples contained in FLX Loops and Drum Kits are now handled correctly.
Map List: Fixed sorting issues where samples in different folders had the same name.
Map List: Fixed a bug where the position in the map list would sometimes jump if you changed settings such as favorites.
Map: Fixed a bug where samples deleted from the map could still be hovered over.
Sequencer: Fixed a bug where resetting the BPM would result in 20 bpm.
Drum Kit: Fixed a bug where the lock buttons would remain visible after exiting hover mode in multi-select mode.
Drum Kit: Fixed a bug where saving a kit with multiple different samples with the same filename (eg 1.wav) would cause the samples to get mixed up.
Sample: Fixed a bug where the colors of various components would sometimes not update to the sample color.
Browser: Fix forcing the browser to rescan the database if the database cache file cannot be found.
Browser: Fixed a bug where samples inside loops or drum kits could not be previewed or opened in the OS.
