WiseTrax + WiseTracker  -  v0.2.1 (Public Beta)
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Thanks for trying this out! This download has TWO things in it, built from the
same tracker:

  WiseTrax.vst3     - the plugin. Load it in your DAW (Reason, etc.).
  WiseTracker.exe   - the standalone app. Just run it, no DAW needed.

They are the same tracker / sampler / engine in two forms. A .wise song you save
in one opens in the other.


INSTALL THE PLUGIN (WiseTrax.vst3)
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Copy the "WiseTrax.vst3" folder into your VST3 folder:

  C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\

Then rescan plugins in your DAW and add WiseTrax on an instrument track.


RUN THE STANDALONE (WiseTracker.exe)
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Just double-click WiseTracker.exe - nothing to install. The first time, open
Menu -> Audio settings and pick your sound card (and a MIDI input if you have
one). That is it.


FIRST FEW MINUTES
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- Drag a sound file (WAV / AIFF / FLAC / OGG) onto the waveform strip - it plays.
- Or drag in a FastTracker .xm module: an import box shows the song info and
  lets you choose how it plays (Authentic = like the original, or Wise =
  smoothed out). It loads as a full, editable song.
- Press Play (the transport bar, or your DAW). Press Space to edit, then type on
  the QWERTY keys to enter notes.
- Open Help from the Menu any time - there is a What's New page and short guides
  for everything.


WHAT'S NEW IN 0.2.1
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- A proper import box when you open a .xm: song info, an Authentic / Wise
  playback choice, and an honest list of anything that could not carry over.
- Imported modules play much closer to the original - volume slides, arpeggio,
  note-cut, key-off, tremor, pattern jumps and speed are all more faithful, and
  channels that used to drop to silence now play.
- A built-in output safety ceiling so a loud song or import can't blast or
  distort your ears and speakers. Always on, and applied to exported audio too.
- The Authentic / Wise playback style is now in the Menu AND in Settings, kept
  in sync.
- The standalone now has its own app icon.

Full notes are in Help -> What's New, or in CHANGELOG.txt next to this file.


IT'S A BETA
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Expect rough edges and the odd bug. If something breaks or feels off, please
tell me - the more specific you can be, the better.

Discord:  https://discord.gg/PeJfSu767P
Website:  https://wisetracker.netlify.app/

Thanks for testing!
- Wiseman
