Changelog

A full-app polish pass ahead of release:

• Playlists — adding a recording to a playlist now shows up in the playlist (and drag-reorder works on those playlists). Recordings that aren’t part of a track yet get a clear message instead of silently disappearing.
• Public Page settings — the settings tab no longer errors for bands that have configured their public page.
• Landscape on phones — the recording player, track player, and live setlist stage mode now use the whole screen in landscape.
• Truthful numbers — setlist durations count linked recordings, the Shares screen’s active count matches its list, and track lists show a placeholder instead of 0:00 while durations load.
• Dozens of smaller fixes: dark-mode chips and piano keys, dashboard artwork, clipped values, duplicate labels, friendlier error pages, and more.

A full consistency pass across the app — everything should now feel more repeatable and familiar:

• Pages line up. Every page now uses one of three sanctioned layouts, so siblings no longer sit at different heights or widths. Detail pages (playlists, releases, setlists, member profiles) share the same header system, with blurred cover banners where a cover exists.
• Tools got the hardware treatment. Tuner, Metronome, Key Finder, Composer and Music Theory share one shell — and the tuner’s note display, the metronome’s BPM and the key finder’s result now read out on phosphor screens with chunky hardware keys, matching the app’s cassette-futurism look.
• Dialogs behave on phones. All dialogs share named widths and keep their mobile margins; the account-delete flow uses the standard typed-confirmation dialog.
• Mobile sheets feel native. Every bottom sheet now uses one drawer engine with proper drag-to-dismiss that never fights the browser’s swipe-back gesture.
• Guide pages match the app. The 18 guide pages’ panels now share the app cards’ exact surface.
• Saving buttons, spinners, empty states, search boxes and status colors were consolidated onto the shared components, and error toasts no longer overlap the real notification stack.

• Choosing “skip” on an import conflict now really skips — previously it could overwrite the audio on the recording you were trying to protect, leaving the original file stranded. It leaves your recording exactly as it was
• Ratings and reactions survive a band export — if someone had rated an idea or reacted in chat but was no longer a listed member, that row was quietly dropped on re-import. Those people now come through as entries you can map
• Replacing a recording’s audio cleans up after itself instead of leaving the old file behind
• Uploaded archives get a real integrity checksum — imports previously stored an empty one, so an archive could never be verified or de-duplicated afterwards
• Deleted-file cleanup no longer gives up — if the nightly trash purge fails repeatedly, the files it still needs to remove are recorded and retried on the next run rather than being forgotten

• The landing page now shows what Band Jams actually does — carving sessions into published songs, synced live setlists, and no-account guest review links each get a proper section instead of a one-liner
• Hear something real — a public track from a real band plays right on the landing page
• Honest copy — removed claims about a not-yet-enabled feature and clarified how privacy, publishing, and share links interact in the FAQ
• Cleaner SEO — one canonical host and title everywhere, and the sitemap now covers Explore and this changelog

• Saved loop regions now play on the tracks list and inline players — not just the recording page — and they land in the right spot on cropped or cut tracks
• Event attendees can be given a role — the role you type is finally saved and shown in the attendee list
• Share analytics shows recent activity, so you can see when a shared link was opened
• “Hide my name on this invite” now actually works instead of being quietly ignored
• The activity feed no longer dead-links to recordings that have been deleted
• Chart tooltips read the right day on wide screens
• Comment marker icons now match everywhere comments appear

• The EQ bars now glow behind the title on the mobile now-playing screens — recordings and jams alike — instead of squeezing in below the waveform (jams gain the bars for the first time)
• Nothing jumps anymore when you press play or pause — the waveform, transport, and tabs all stay exactly where they were
• Landscape keeps its bar strip, now with reserved space so it’s just as steady

• Psychedelic mode is now in your user menu — toggle it next to Light/Dark mode from the desktop avatar menu or the mobile sidebar
• Logo long-press fixed on phones — holding the Band Jams wordmark now charges up with a golden glow and toggles reliably, without the browser’s link menu getting in the way

• Live artwork is now opt-in — the animated backdrop is off by default, so the app opens on a calmer, standardized background
• Long-press the Band Jams logo to toggle psychedelic mode from anywhere — the wordmark lights up in a rasta gradient while it’s on
• Pick your look under Settings → Appearance: choose a preset and fine-tune motion and colours
• Your choice is saved to your account and syncs across devices

• Thread replies keep their attachments — a file added to a reply no longer vanishes when you post it
• The @mention picker in chat works from the keyboard, so you can pick a bandmate without reaching for the mouse
• Editing an event’s date now behaves correctly instead of erroring or quietly creating a multi-day event
• Deleting a track confirms success or tells you when something went wrong, rather than failing silently
• Row menus only show Delete when you can actually delete — no more dead menu items
• Dark-mode chat text is legible again over the ambient background

• The Ctrl+K search palette now surfaces matching quick actions when a search comes up empty — and you can arrow through and run them entirely from the keyboard
• The guide now covers Playlists and Achievements, lists the correct keyboard shortcuts, and shows every supported upload format
• Signed-in members no longer see a flash of the logged-out header when opening the guide, changelog, or other public pages

• Volume is now adjustable by keyboard and touch, not just a hover-only slider
• The hover timestamp on the waveform is no longer clipped, so you can see exactly where you’re pointing
• Swipe-to-skip on touch now matches the amount it shows, and the speed and mute controls have larger tap targets
• Playlists keep a failed track’s “couldn’t load audio” notice visible instead of silently skipping past it

• New settings layout — band settings moved from a cramped tab strip that overflowed on every screen to a clean sub-route layout: a sidebar on desktop, a drill-in list on mobile. Every section has its own URL, and older links still land in the right place.
• Admins can manage the band — band settings are no longer creator-only. Owners and admins can edit the profile, branding, preferences, public page, and members. Exporting band data and deleting the band stay owner-only.
• One home for invites & requests — the members section now focuses on invitations and join requests; full roster management lives on the Members page, with quick links between the two.
• Members can invite — when a band turns on member invites, members can now actually create invite links (previously the button showed but always failed).
• Tidier forms — every settings form validates inline, saves without a full reload, and warns you if someone else changed the settings while you were editing.
• Your account settings, too — personal settings got the same sub-route layout: Profile, Appearance, Security, and About each have their own page, with an accessible theme switcher and per-account Live Artwork controls.
• One save for your profile — editing your name, display name, bio, influences, website, and photo now persists in a single step (band-specific overrides still save on their own).

• Confirmation emails now send more reliably when you sign up
• You can resend the verification link right from the “check your email” screen if it never arrives
• Sign-up and sign-in errors now read in plain language instead of technical jargon — and if your email isn’t verified yet, the sign-in page points you straight to resending the link

• Shuffle and repeat are now independent toggles in the playlist and queue player — shuffle the order, repeat the whole list or a single track, or combine the two
• The player remembers your volume and resumes a track where you left off, so you don’t lose your place between sessions

• Hardened the waveform player against edge cases that could leave a track stuck or silent
• Recordings that were missing a duration now backfill it, so times and seek bars read correctly
• Cleared a batch of smaller issues across the metronome, share links, and avatars from a full-app quality pass

• Setlists now display total duration across all sets and show key & BPM from linked track entries
• Activity feed tracks more actions: releases, goals, comment replies, and item deletions
• Waveform colors now adapt to your current light or dark theme
• New avatar stacks on cards show who contributed at a glance
• Audio cropping renders an accurate sliced waveform matching the selected region

• Activity guide now covers all trackable actions organized by category — recordings, ideas, comments, reactions, bookmarks, members, events, setlists, and more

• Summary now includes active members, chat messages, and track breakdown by status
• New highlights: top recording, top idea, most-discussed item, and upcoming event
• Activity trends chart now includes messages with a total column
• Play count tracking fixed

• New animated waveform skeleton while audio loads, replacing the plain spinner
• Player automatically refreshes expired audio URLs during long listening sessions instead of cutting out
• Stale prefetched URLs are retried seamlessly in the background

• Drag-to-reorder bands in the sidebar now saves correctly
• Overview page immediately reflects your new band order

• Mobile-friendly navigation with a new hamburger menu
• Dark/light mode toggle in the header
• Updated hero text and feature highlights
• Always-visible header with frosted glass blur
• Page now scrolls naturally instead of being locked to screen height

• Hover cards now show recording, comment, and idea counts, role badge, bio, and last active time
• Tap-to-open on touch devices (no hover needed)
• Consistent rich profile cards across the entire app — dashboard, chat, settings, and recordings
• Member cards in the grid now have consistent heights and always show “last online” and “joined” dates

• Contributors shown as overlapping avatars at the top of each card
• Compact cards also display contributor avatars with a “+N” overflow badge
• Card layout wraps cleanly on narrow screens
• Play count updates in real time after listening — no refresh needed

• Playback now works for track-backed entries that previously showed “No jam associated” errors
• Playable entry count is now accurate
• Clearer error messages when a recording is genuinely missing

• Quick-switch navigation at the bottom of every tool page to jump between Tuner, Metronome, Theory, Composer, Improviser, and Key Finder
• Composer settings (BPM, key, mode) now persist across visits
• Circle of Fifths in the Improviser now follows your light/dark theme
• Bigger touch targets on mobile across all tools

• Tuner — chromatic instrument tuner with real-time pitch detection
• Metronome — adjustable BPM with tap tempo and accent patterns
• Key Finder — upload a track or play along to detect the key
• Music Theory — interactive reference for scales, chords, and intervals
• Composer — sketch out song structures with drag-and-drop sections
• Improviser — circle-of-fifths visualization with chord playback

• Fixed waveform rendering glitch when switching between tracks quickly
• Improved playback position accuracy during section looping
• Reduced audio player memory usage on long recording pages
• Fixed keyboard shortcuts (J/L) not working when player was minimized