Console Craft V2 Released: Precise Positioning, Custom Graphics Fixes & Willis Console Demo
Hello everyone,
First off, I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who downloaded the initial release of Console Craft and provided such helpful feedback! It has been incredibly exciting to see the community's response.
Based on your testing and feedback, I am thrilled to announce that Console Craft Version 2 is now available!
To walk you through the new features, I’ve put together a brand new video where I build a beautiful Willis-style console from scratch. In the video, we dive into using professional custom drawknobs and nameplates, adding enclosures (swell boxes), and a neat trick for making a 16' stop sound at a 32' pitch.
Watch the V2 Demo & Willis Console Build here: https://youtu.be/jmeQnv_h1JA
Here is what is new and fixed in V2:
New Features & UX Improvements:
Precise X/Y Positioning: You no longer have to rely purely on drag-and-drop! X/Y coordinate fields have been added to the properties panel for Stops, Manuals, and Enclosures. You can now drag items into a rough position, then dial in the exact pixels by hand.
Tremulant Auto-Fill: Tremulants now intelligently auto-fill their proper Hauptwerk TremulantCode based on the selected division (e.g., Great 1710, Swell 1720), saving you from remembering the ranges.
Clearer Feedback: Applying settings to a division's ranks now gives a visible confirmation message so you know exactly what was updated.
Crucial Bug Fixes (Great for Custom Graphics!):
Transparency Mask Fix: Fixed an export bug where custom images without custom masks were wrongly paired with Hauptwerk's stock mask, causing loading errors. They now correctly rely on the image's own alpha channel.
Blank Drawknob Text Fix: If you like baking your labels directly into your custom drawknob artwork, leaving the text field blank used to cause Hauptwerk to reject the file due to a missing "DisplayName". It now safely falls back to the stop's internal name automatically.
How to update:
You can download the new V2 release (Free/Open-Source) here: https://consolecraftapp.gumroad.com/l/ilamlo
Website: https://console-craft.vercel.app/
Thank you again for all the support. Please let me know what you think of the new update, and I can't wait to see the consoles you build!
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