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Thanks to our users, we solved some mini-bugs. Thanks for your cooperation. Keep pushing!

We’ve improved how Kinosonik Riders detects existing rider seals inside uploaded PDFs. The system now recognises the latest seal format and can identify likely Kinosonik riders even when the document contains only textual traces of the seal. If a seal pattern is detected but no active record exists, the platform informs the user and continues the heuristic analysis without interrupting the workflow. This makes rider checks more robust and tolerant of real-world PDFs while keeping the process transparent and reliable.

Kinosonik Riders introduces a new major update: rider versioning. From now on, a technical rider can evolve through new versions while keeping the same original URL and QR code. Every update is tracked and audited with the same reliability as the first publication. Venue users can now access the full version history, review declared changes, and verify what has been modified at any time. Everything is centralized in one place and available in a single click, ensuring transparent communication between technicians and venues.

When a validated rider is expired, its PDF is now permanently removed from the system. The rider record and its associated data are still preserved, but the document itself is no longer accessible. This change ensures that outdated technical documents cannot circulate or be mistakenly used for upcoming shows. Venues and promoters will clearly see that the rider is expired, while technicians retain the historical record of the document without keeping the file publicly available.

Version 1.30 of Kinosonik Riders brings new features designed to connect technical riders with real gigs. Venue users can now define their venue and upload their own technical riders, making it easier to match events with validated rider versions. Technicians and venues can now link riders to specific gigs in the calendar and exchange direct feedback after the event. This creates a clearer communication channel and helps ensure that the rider used on stage is always the correct one. The update also improves traceability by allowing users to review and audit interactions related to each gig. As always, venues can validate non-Kinosonik riders for free using the platform’s diagnostic tools.

Kinosonik Riders now lets you organize your work by band or artist. Each rider is linked to a specific band, with color identification and full integration across the platform — including the Rider Builder. Create, edit, filter and manage your bands from one place. This gives you clearer structure, better control, and a cleaner workflow when handling multiple artists, formats or tours. One technician, many bands — finally structured properly.

We’ve upgraded how Kinosonik Riders evaluates printability. Instead of relying only on PDF structure, the system now renders the first pages of each rider and analyzes the actual pixels as they would appear when printed. This allows us to detect real color dependencies such as stage plot fills, colored tables, vector graphics or highlighted text that may lose clarity in black and white, providing a more accurate and reliable compatibility assessment.

Starting today, the "Rider Review" feature is available to you completely free of charge. You can now instantly analyze every technical rider you receive for your venue, event, or performance using the same AI analysis we developed at Kinosonik Riders. To ensure your privacy, PDF files are deleted once analyzed, and reports are automatically erased after 24 hours. Plus, if a PDF is already in our R2 database, you'll have all the information available with just one click! Who else gives you more?

We have added the drafts list to Your Riders space. From now on, your available R2 storage quota will also include the files you use in the Technical Rider Builder (the 500 MB limit remains unchanged). We have also improved several UX sections and file management procedures.

The Technical Rider Builder, that we just launched few hours ago, adds a new function: an output patx for monitors. New improvements will be released soon. Keep in touch!

Added watermark when preview riders in PDF (Technical Rider Builder). Add 'buymeacoffe.com' link. Kinosonik Riders is built and maintained independently. If the platform helps you, you can support its development here.

Today we released the biggest update since our launch. After many requests and a strong demand from our community, we are finally offering all technical users the first fully comprehensive Technical Rider Builder, covering everything from A to Z. It is a powerful and intelligent interactive tool that allows you to create any type of technical rider from start to finish. The rider is generated as a PDF and automatically added to your list of available riders for AI analysis within your account. We have also improved several functional aspects of the platform, including enhanced security, refined features, more compact menus, and a new link to monitor the server status at any time.

Well, we’ve just realized we forgot to disable the user-registration locks. It’s fixed now: you can sign up for Kinosonik Riders!

Yes — completely free. For a limited time, we’re opening everything up because the best way forward is to improve the platform together and let it grow organically. No barriers, no tricks — just full access to all Kinosonik Riders features, free of charge.

On the homepage, a small demo is already live that anonymously analyzes any rider (PDF, up to 10 MB) and provides a score from 0 to 100. When Kinosonik Riders officially launches on February 1st, you’ll be able to sign up and access detailed AI analysis results. Warming up the engines!

Although at different stages, we are implementing a set of tutorials, notices, and help features to make our services more accessible to users. The first guidance module is already active. Thanks to the beta-tester team for their valuable feedback.

We detected that the Advanced AI was always responding in Catalan, regardless of the language the user had selected as their working language in the UX, even though it was explicitly instructed to use the user’s language (not the rider’s). The changes now ensure that responses are generated in the user’s selected language. Great catch by our beta testers!

The W-11 and W-12 warnings explicitly refer to the meta-data that is included before analyzing a rider with AI (heuristics). The meta-data is analyzed with the rider content and inconsistencies are reported or the presence (or absence) of the sound or lighting technician is invited to be revealed.

We have added AI analysis warnings regarding the presence of technical staff and (supposed) production overruns to the display page for riders with a validated seal. This way, "hall/promoter" users will be able to more quickly find out about any "surprises" a rider may present.

For the next few weeks, we’re opening the site to up to 10 users for beta testing. If you’re interested, send an email to riders@kinosonik.com. Furthermore, we add this 'news' section to keep you updated with all relevant updates. Keep in touch!