Esa Juhani Ruoho a.k.a. Lackluster - the creator of Paketti
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Esa Juhani Ruoho a.k.a. Lackluster - the creator of Paketti
@esaruoho.bsky.social
Tracker at heart. LUA-scripter by need. Check out http://patreon.com/esaruoho and https://lackluster.gumroad.com/l/paketti or http://lackluster.bandcamp.com/ if you like.
Improvement: **Batch Convert RX2 to XRNI** now has process slicing, so it no longer keeps asking you to "please continue"

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February 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Improvement: Batch Convert SF2 to XRNI (Per Preset) is now also accessible from **Main Menu → File → Paketti Export..** in addition to the Sample Editor context menu, making it easier to find without having to be in the Sample

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February 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Feature: Batch Convert RX2 to XRNI

Got a folder full of RX2 loop files? Paketti can now convert the whole batch to Renoise instruments in one go.

Select an input folder of .rx2 files and an output folder — Paketti converts each

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February 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM
update: i've been working on improving the Paketti development workflow by quite a lot. This is internal developmental stuff so not much to talk about, but this is a huge unlock 🔓 for me personally. stay tuned. now i just need a M3

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February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Feature: Rotate Audio in Selection
Rotates the audio data within the current selection by its midpoint — the second half moves to the front, the first half moves to the back. A circular shift of the audio content. Works on all

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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Feature: Shift Selection Left / Right
Moves the current selection left or right by exactly its own length. Select 1 bar, then shift right to jump to the next bar, shift right again for the bar after that. Clamps at sample

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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Feature: Snap Selection to Musical Lengths (1/2/4/8 Bars)
Calculates the exact frame count for 1, 2, 4, or 8 bars based on the song's BPM and the sample's sample rate (assuming 4/4 time). Sets the selection from the current

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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Feature: Schedule Entire Section. New variant of "Select, Add to Schedule and Loop" that schedules ALL sequences in a section, not just the first pattern. Useful for completing playback of an entire section before switching to the

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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Feature: Section Sequence Selection (Next/Previous). Direction-aware section-level selection. Each press adds or removes an entire section from the sequencer selection range. First press selects entire current section. Next expands

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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Improvement: Direction-Aware Sequence Loop Selection (Next/Previous). Rewrote Sequence Loop Selection with the same direction-aware behavior but for the loop range. Next expands loop forward, Previous contracts from end, clears at

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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Improvement: Direction-Aware Sequence Selection (Next/Previous). Rewrote Sequence Selection to be direction-aware. Next expands the selection forward one sequence at a time, Previous contracts from the end. At a single position,

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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Feature: Clear Unreferenced Patterns
Clears content of patterns not used by any sequence entry. Frees up pattern data.
- Keybinding: `Global:Paketti:Clear Unreferenced Patterns`
- MIDI Mapping: `Paketti:Clear Unreferenced

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: Remove Unused Columns (Note + Effect)
Runs both unused note column and unused effect column removal at once.
- Keybinding: `Global:Paketti:Remove Unused Columns (Note + Effect)`
- MIDI Mapping: `Paketti:Remove Unused

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: Remove Unused Effect Columns
Same as above but for effect columns. Works on sequencer, master, and send tracks.
- Keybinding: `Global:Paketti:Remove Unused Effect Columns`
- MIDI Mapping: `Paketti:Remove Unused Effect

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: Remove Unused Note Columns
Scans all patterns in the sequence and reduces visible note columns per track to match the highest actually used column. Cleans up tracks with excess empty columns.
- Keybinding:

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: Split and Expand Pattern for >256 Rows
When expanding a pattern that would exceed 512 lines (pattern has more than 256 rows), the pattern is now split into two sequential patterns named "(1/2)" and "(2/2)" with content

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: Jump to Pattern Position Dialog
Dialog to jump forward or backward within the current pattern by a specified number of lines. Offset valuebox (-512 to +512), quick jump buttons (-64, -32, -16, +16, +32, +64), Go to Start,

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: Exponential Interpolation
Interpolate values using an exponential curve (slow start, fast end). Works on Volume, Panning, Delay, Sample FX, and Effect Columns. The unified version auto-detects which subcolumn the cursor is

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Improvement: Nudge with Delay Makes Delay Column Visible for All Selected Tracks
Nudge with Delay now makes the delay column visible for every track in the selection, not just the one the cursor is on.
- Keybindings: `Pattern

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Improvement: EditStep & Quantization Preserves Quantize State
Changing EditStep & Quantization values no longer forces Quantize on or off. The enabled/disabled state is preserved. Status bar now shows: `EditStep: 8, Quantize: 8

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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Feature: OctaMED Note Echo - Echo to Next Track / Next Note Column / Optional Echo Instrument (#829)
Rewrote the Note Echo dialog with three echo target modes and an echo instrument option.

**Echo Target modes** (dropdown in

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February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Feature: Step Sequencer FX Randomizer (#375)
Full dialog with up to 64 step checkboxes, FX command dropdown, min/max value sliders, quick-select buttons (None, All, Every 2nd/3rd/4th/8th), shift buttons, step count presets, and

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February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Feature: Mute Playing Note (#765)
At the current cursor position, writes a Note Off to silence whatever note is currently ringing in that column.
- Keybinding: `Pattern Editor:Paketti:Mute Playing Note (Insert Note Off)`
- MIDI

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February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Feature: Note Off on All Columns in Group (#758)
Writes Note Off (OFF) on the current line across all note columns for all tracks within the selected group. Useful for silencing an entire group at once.
- Keybinding: `Pattern

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February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Feature: Move Section Loop Next/Previous (#577)
Moves the entire loop range to the next or previous section in the pattern sequencer. Different from the existing Section Loop (Next/Previous) which expands the loop range.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM