Selected Improvements in Symphony Pro 4.0
	All improvements to existing features, included those listed below, are provided at no cost. Look for complete details about new features this coming week, on the app homepage.

UI

- Over a dozen new gestures and interface shortcuts to improve workflow

- Accessibility with VoiceOver support for basic navigation & editing features

- Streamlined and ergonomic interface that often eliminates the need to switch between editing modes

- Edit notes and score expressions simultaneously without having to switch between menus

- Graphical menu design across entire app for more intuitive access to available commands

General Editing

- Complete undo and redo support for every edit to the score, including adding or deleting of new tracks or layers

- Input cursor can now be used to add or remove score expressions & symbols in Select mode by toggling any corresponding icon from the expressions toolbar

- Edit & reposition title / composer by tapping the text directly

Note Entry & Editing

- The Note Adjust Menu allows you to perform the following common or otherwise cumbersome editing tasks on a note selection:

- Modify note value, pitch, and almost all of the note properties available from the Notes Toolbar

- Apply or delete a beam on a consecutive sequence of notes

- Toggle enharmonic and note/rest

- Context-sensitive tie function can also be used to apply adjacent slur

Score Symbols & Expressions

- Dynamics, expressions, and articulations have better adjustability, interaction, and layout stability with respect to the entire score.

- New annotation tools with customizable font and color

- More precise touch interaction while dragging expression /control point.

- Page wraparound support for range modifiers including crescendos, octave signs, and extensible elements in general

- Applicable expressions snap to notes and measures on multiple keypoints for better stability when score layout changes

- Apply an expression to multiple notes by selecting them and applying the symbol from the expressions toolbar

- Page layout and score symbol arrangement relative to the notes are always preserved regardless of viewing mode or screen orientation

- View the entire score by hiding all toolbars and menus by going to Navigation Bar > Navigation Menu > Score Menu > View Full Score

- Zoom scale auto-adjusts in Continuous Scroll to fit the screen optimally for any number of parts

- Much faster rendering performance when scrolling

Import & Export

- Improvements to MIDI import & export

- Key & Time changes are recognized

- Percussion tracks & notes are converted properly, according to the sample used for playback

- Improvements to MusicXML import & export, including:

- Importing of part information, including groups & instruments

- Importing of notes on separate voices/layers

- Accidentals on export

- Importing/Exporting of tuplets & grace notes

- Convenient option to include SP project file with exported PDF, MIDI, or XML documents

- With any new or existing score, layout remains preserved regardless of aspect ratio. As a result, the layout of exported PDFs always match the layout when editing in Page view mode.

New Gestures & Touchscreen Shortcuts

- Tap or drag rectangle to select any score expression, control point or reposition-able symbol

- No longer necessary to switch to dynamics or expressions menus to reposition score symbols

- Control points are also shown to reposition or edit staves and beams, as well as to edit textboxes including title/composer & annotations

- Invisible control points for measures & beams reduce visual clutter and can be made active & visible by tapping once on its location

- On any expandable button in a toolbar, you can now tap quickly to deselect the icon, instead of having to tap twice; perform a longer tap to expand the available options

- Quickly create beams on any sequential note selection within the same measure by tapping the new Create Beam option from the menu items that appear above it

- A single tap on any note switches automatically to its corresponding voice

- Enable/Disable MIDI input from the instruments expandable button instead of having to navigate to a menu. This is the button on the very right of the Navigation Bar.

- Improvements to note input cursor include the ability to:

- Reposition by dragging directly

- Tap once inside to show copy/paste menu

- In Select mode, moving the cursor to a new note or chord will generate a live preview over audio

- Note Adjust Menu allows you to modify all of the basic note properties: see Note Entry & Editing for more details

- Standard navigation & editing gestures for accessibility, including

- Swipe to increment or decrement any adjustable UI element

- Use slide gestures to locate Measures, controls, and other score elements with reliable VoiceOver feedback

Measures and Parts

- With Continuous Scroll mode turned on, the left panel in the Score area provides easy access to:

- Mute/Solo and Volume controls

- Part rename options

- Just swipe right inside the panel to access the above shortcuts

- Edit multiple bar properties simultaneously using a Copy/Paste menu selection, then selecting the new Edit Measures option

- Smarter editing behavior for measures & parts, including automatically padded rests & automatic formation of grand staff tracks into single part.

- Time signature changes automatically rebar notes

- Grand staff becomes automatically recognized and configured as a single part whenever appropriate

- Fill incomplete measures with rests using the Measure Dialog

Playback

- Tempo auto-synchronization allows the virtual performance to always keep in time with a live metronome instead of falling behind

- Tempo remains constant with respect to Time Signature changes present in the score; this addresses a major issue in previous versions, where playback speed would unexpectedly change if compound and simple meters were both present.

- Change the location of the playback head during performance: First open the Measure Navigation Ruler by tapping the Measure Number Box, then drag the playback location indicator.

- Simile notation is now performed