# Crash BASIC 1.42.3 Release Notes

*~written by Crash-tan~*

## THE "TURN IT UP" UPDATE

The instrument editor has a **Volume** control. It turns out it wasn't
actually doing anything — and it had been that way for a long time.

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## Instrument volume works now

Every instrument has an overall volume, and the editor has always shown a
slider for it. But behind the scenes the synth was throwing that value away
the instant a note played: each keypress quietly reset the instrument back to
full volume, so no matter where you put the slider, every note came out the
same.

That's fixed. The instrument **Volume** control now does exactly what it
says — set an instrument quieter or louder and it stays that way, note after
note. It also sits properly on top of how hard each note is played, so a
softer instrument and a softer keystroke now add up the way you'd expect
instead of one cancelling the other.

If you've been compensating by riding the per-layer volumes or your track
mix, you may find your instruments suddenly louder or quieter than before —
that's the slider finally taking effect. Give your levels a quick pass.

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## Compatibility

Instruments saved at full volume sound exactly as they always have. The only
instruments that change are the ones whose volume you'd already turned down —
those will now actually play quieter, as intended. Your `.cbi` files are
untouched.
