---
title: 'Release Notes v1.2.0'
description: ''
date: '2025-05-01'
tags: ['meta']
author: froos
---

## What's Changed

## highlights

- [stepwise functions](https://strudel.cc/learn/stepwise/) ([PR](https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1262))
- [midimaps](https://strudel.cc/learn/input-output/#midimaps) ([PR](https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1274))
- [spectrum](https://strudel.cc/learn/visual-feedback/#spectrum) ([PR](https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1213))
- [mqtt](https://strudel.cc/learn/input-output/#mqtt) ([PR](https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1224))
- pulse oscillator (todo: https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/issues/1336) ([PR](https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1304))
- theme improvements

## breaking changes

- [breaking change] Sample signals from query onset, rather than midpoint by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1278
- change behaviour of polymeter, and remove polymeterSteps by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1302
- Polish, rename, and document stepwise functions by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1262

### superdough

- feat: Create Pulse Oscillator with variable PWM by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1304
- add num samples (edited numbers) by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1309
- Add num samples from 0 up to 20 by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1310
- feat: add max polyphony feature for superdough by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1317

### docs

- doc: visual functions + refactor onPaint by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1125
- Labeled statements doc by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1126
- Correct spelling mistakes by @EdwardBetts in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1183
- remove redundant example for cat, update snapshot by @kdiab in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1189
- chore: Edit run locally instructions in README.md by @ChinoUkaegbu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1206
- suggested changes to voicings.mdx by @bwagner in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1231
- Documentation for all/each, and bugfix for each by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1233
- Update documentation for param value modification by @gillespi314 in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1238
- fix docs for beat function by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1248
- understand voicings page by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1230
- add reference package by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1252
- Stepwise documentation tweaks, with mridangam samples by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1275
- showcase tweaks by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1291
- Signpost licenses for source code and samples a bit more, ref #1277 by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1289
- Fix misplaced ending sentence by @makmanalp in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1296
- Fix typo pattnr by @ReneNyffenegger in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1316
- update docs to reflect import sounds tab change by @hpunq in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1332

### ui improvements

- Udels (MultiFrame Strudel) Revisited by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1132
- Create audio target selector for OSC/Superdirt by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1160
- Add a search bar to the REPL Reference tab by @netux in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1165
- Adding search bar (soundtab.jsx) by @Bubobubobubobubo in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1185
- add 2 new ui settings by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1200
- Theme glowup by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1268
- Create Pattern Page Pagination by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1287
- feat: Theme improvements by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1295
- feat: new themes + theme improvements by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1326
- Add new "import-sounds" tab with explanation on folder import by @hpunq in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1329
- Add Icon to import sample button by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1331
- better spacing in zen mode by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1147
- Screenreader improvements by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1158
- colorize console + tweak header by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1203
- Menu Panel Improvements! by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1193
- Make panel hover behavior optional by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1199
- REPL: solo and sync configuration by @bthj in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1214
- enhancement: make error messages easier to read by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1315

### mqtt

- MQTT support by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1224
- MQTT - if password isn't provided, prompt for one by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1249
- MQTT - support adding hap duration and cps metadata to JSON messages by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1279
- make mqtt topic patternable by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1280
- Bugfix: update mqtt connections dictionary by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1281
- mqtt bugfix - connection check by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1282

### new functions

- Add scramble and shuffle by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1167
- polyJoin by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1168
- Add seqPLoop from Tidal by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1182
- add filter + filterWhen + within by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1039
- Add bite function by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1187
- markcss by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1202
- "beat" function for "step sequencer" style rhythm notation by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1237
- Add s_zip for 'cat'-ing patterns together step-by-step, bugfix `steps` by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1208
- "stretch" function (phase vocoder) by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1130
- add basic spectrum function by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1213
- Add onKey function for custom key commands for patterns by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1235
- Add binary and binaryN by @heerman in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1226
- midimaps by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1274
- small feat: Add alias for segment and ribbon by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1314
- feat: Create scrub function for scrubbing an audio file by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1321
- feat: Improve gain curve by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1318
- Chop chop by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1078

### more

- Make `all()` post-stack again, and add `each()` for pre-stack by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1229
- Add stepBind, and some toplevel aliases for binds and withValue by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1241
- Make cps patternable by @eefano in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1001
- Allow wchooseCycles probabilities to be patterned by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1292
- @strudel/sampler improvements by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1288

### refactor

- expose comment commands by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1136
- containerize/seperate out boolean checks for repl types/Repl logic into bespoke components. by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1163
- Improve + simplify neocyclist timing by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1164
- Make phaser control consistent with superdirt by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1178
- Revert "Make phaser control consistent with superdirt" by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1179
- make phaser control match superdirt by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1180
- refactor sampler by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1101
- update lockfile + minor versions by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1198
- Preserve tactus for 'degrade' and friends, and tidy up 'pick' and friends by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1205
- Apply `all` function to individual patterns rather than final stack by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1209
- Revert "Fix sometimes" by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1267
- patchday by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1264
- Rename repeat back to extend by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1285
- Send delta in OSC message in seconds, to match tidal/superdirt by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1323

### fixes

- Fix clock worker dependency path in module builds by @matthewkaney in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1129
- Fix bug in Fraction.lcm by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1133
- Fix tactus marking in mininotation by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1144
- Fix loopAt tactus by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1145
- Fix OSC clock jitter by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1157
- [CORS HOTFIX] by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1162
- Fixes fit so it works after a chop or slice by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1171
- fix sample speed when using splice and fit with superdirt by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1172
- handle midin device not found error by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1146
- Fix serial timing by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1188
- Fix regression for d1, p1, p(n) by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1227
- Fix sometimes by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1243
- Fix sf2 timing by @felixroos in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1272
- Fix "squeezejoin" and functions using it, including "bite" by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1286
- Fixes inverted triangle wave by renaming it to "itri", making non-inverted "tri" by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1283
- Hotfix: prevent undefined pattern code from crashing strudel on load by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1297
- Fix test error #1297 by @nkymut in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1298
- bugfix zoom stepcount by @yaxu in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1301
- bugfix: Allow single param to be used in the as function by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1312
- fix: replace empty spaces in registered sound keys by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1319
- FIX: Multichannel Audio by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1322
- fix: udels header by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1325
- fix: disable astro toolbar by default by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1324
- FIX: sound import order by @daslyfe in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1333`

## New Contributors

- @EdwardBetts made their first contribution in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1183
- @netux made their first contribution in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1165
- @kdiab made their first contribution in https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1189

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1

## packages

- @strudel/codemirror@1.2.0
- @strudel/core@1.2.0
- @strudel/csound@1.2.0
- @strudel/draw@1.2.0
- @strudel/gamepad@1.2.0
- @strudel/hydra@1.2.0
- @strudel/midi@1.2.0
- @strudel/mini@1.2.0
- @strudel/motion@1.2.0
- @strudel/mqtt@1.2.0
- @strudel/osc@1.2.0
- @strudel/reference@1.2.0
- @strudel/repl@1.2.0
- @strudel/sampler@0.2.0
- @strudel/serial@1.2.0
- @strudel/soundfonts@1.2.0
- superdough@1.2.0
- @strudel/tonal@1.2.0
- @strudel/transpiler@1.2.0
- @strudel/web@1.2.0
- @strudel/webaudio@1.2.0
- @strudel/xen@1.2.0
