I’m excited to announce soundStrider’s first minor update. Since release I’ve received several suggestions to help improve its accessibility. This update adds an audio glossary that explains its audio cues, settings to adjust the visualizer, and over a dozen new color schemes to choose from.

v1.1.0 changes

• Added Audio Glossary screen
  • Added button to access the Audio Glossary screen
  • Added audio previews for various cues
  • Added spoiler-free descriptions for various cues
• Added Visualizer Settings screen
  • Added button to access the Visualizer Settings screen
  • Added color scheme selector with various presets
  • Added sliders for brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation
  • Added slider for adjusting visualizer sensitivity
  • Added toggle for inverting visualizer colors
  • Hidden when graphics are disabled via Performance Settings screen
• Added color schemes
  • Achromatic (included in demo)
  • Cherry Blossom
  • Deciduous
  • Desert
  • Ink
  • Light
  • Magma
  • Monochromatic (included in demo)
  • Pastel
  • Plasma
  • Rainbow (included in demo)
  • Sky
  • Sunburst
  • Water
• Miscellaneous
  • Added Add Star toggle to Save Bookmark screen
  • Fixed delayed triggering of tempo-synced props on load
  • Fixed oscillator type of breadcrumb directional cues
  • Improved clarity of toggle button labels
  • Improved instrument preset spawning
  • Improved performance of visualizer
  • Updated manual to reflect changes
  • Animations may differ slightly with this release