May 29th, 2026
Rando 2.1.0 Beta - Round #18 - The Penultimate - Correct Video
Hi all,
Quick update. Our heaviest database users flagged that scanning was taking too long, so we have decoupled the AI scanning from adding a location. You now get a fast scan experience (just like the old days), and the deep scanning runs in the background (throttled, so it stays out of your way).
Open Rando settings and you will see a new Advanced Sample Analysis option. It keeps working through your samples in the background for richer insights on each file. Add your location, get straight back to making music, and quit whenever you like. Rando remembers where it left off.
Next week we will do a final database pass and look at making scanning faster still.
We also shipped some nice features. My favorite: you can now resume playing samples after hitting Stop All. Collecting loops together to see what they bring me is one of my favorite ways to work in Rando, and it now works a treat. It is saved in your preferences and with your file!
https://cloud.monkeyc.audio/8qMTtPbB
This is what we changed/fixes/added this week:
- Display when the sample location scanner crashes
- Display when the sample location scanner hangs and improve scanning logs
- Rename sample location rescan to refresh
- Improve look of scanning progress bar
- Fix sample location scanning issue on macOS when using AI classification
- Fix trigger mode sync (magic) and sequencer sync in the DAW
- Do not show AI scanning progress in the sample locations, but in the "Advance Sample Analysis" switch instead
- Use clock icon for triggermode sync (the old magic)
- Use less threads for scanning
- Fix potential crash if analysis does not succeed for a file
- Fix latch stop all button is visible in settings
- Add resume all for latched notes
Please let us know how the experience is now. We're looking forward to your replies!
The actual launch has been moved up to June 8th. Sorry for that, but having my birthday and launching a new update on the same day might just be a little bit too much on June 1st! 😂
All the best,
Dennis & Team