Symphony Pro 4

Playback / Audio

• In this big update, we've reworked & replaced many of the existing sound libraries for improved playback quality with strings & woodwinds:


• Summary of Reworked Instruments:
• Improvements and fixes for correct tuning, better sample/recording quality, normalization, and frequency response
• Completely new instrument samples for violin, viola, string ensembles, and cello. (To hear an unaltered performance exported from the app, play the SoundCloud track below)
• Other new instruments in the collection include an alternate grand piano & electric piano, a rock & percussive organ, banjo sitar, and more
• Updated percussion samples to include original stereo samples




• Sequencer / Audio Engine Improvements & Features:
• Dynamics & expressions now update playback in real time, including for indications (mp,mf,ff) and ranged symbols (cresc./decresc./8va)
• Correct playback of cut-time bars & fermata symbols
• Ranged symbols, including crescendi and octave signs, are applied properly during playback of multi-part scores
• Performance issues fixed for playback autoscroll on older iPads
• Also addresses crashing during playback due to internal consistency errors
• Adjust the play head to the next or previous bar during playback by tapping the left or right arrow button (illustrated):

Import / Export

• PDF/AirPrint:
• PDF quality no longer fluctuates between exported pages
• AirPrint menu updated for iOS 9; fixed occasional freezing
• Documents no longer have line/border artifacts around page


• Audio/MIDI:
• Export to m4a (AAC) crashing fixed entirely
• MIDI import: dozens of improvements to notational conversion, including beat values and note values
• MIDI Import & Export: MIDI instrument map now conforms to General MIDI Standard


• Improvements to MusicXML Import:
• We’ve worked hard to make score interchange support up-to-date with the latest versions of Sibelius, Finale, and Notion:
• Support for key signature changes & transposing staff
• Improved support for part-wise clefs
• Recognition of pickup measures
• Recognition of grand staff, multi-stave parts, and part groups


• Improvements to MusicXML Export:
• Export of part group information & instrument names
• Transposing staves now exported with correct pitch information when concert pitch is turned off


• General
• Export / Share menu openable from Score Editing Window > Navigation Menu (illustrated):

Editing Features

• Score Layout:
• Score aspect ratio fits iPad screen in for landscape and portrait editing/viewing by default
• You can now specify the maximum duration of a multi-bar rest. Just select the desired whole rests to collapse, then tap the 'Create Multi-Measure Rest' option that appears above the selection
• Separate options to lock score aspect ratio to device portrait or device landscape (illustrated):





• Note Entry:
• Fixes incorrect accidentals when entering notes via cursor or direct input
• Ghost/bracketed note support, available from noteheads expandable button
• Dotted note icon deselects automatically after entering note. See web manual section for details to override behavior
• Accidental sign automatically turns off from Notes Toolbar after entering note. Option to disable this behavior is available under Home Screen > Settings > Symphony Pro
• When undoing or deleting the entry of a note/chord: the original dot, tie, and accidental properties are now restored in Notes Toolbar


• Editing of Note Properties
• Tap once on newly added note to bring up transpose/edit/delete menu items
• Tap a second time to show the Note Properties Palette, the Custom Tuplet feature, and other Note Adjust Menu options (illustrated):



• Correct note name now displayed when transposing notes


• Note Input Cursor:
• Preview how a selected note or chord sounds by tapping once on the cursor
• Positioning of cursor more reliable for entering notes and score symbols (illustrated):



• Chord Symbols:
• Font sizes now consistent for musical characters when opening project
• When performing a key signature change, symbols beyond current page are now transposed


• Score Zooming
• Pinch-to-zoom gesture within score now works reliably
• Highlighted/selected score symbols rendered correctly during & after zooming


• Other:
• Repositioning staves vertically works for multi-voice score
• Adding textboxes to empty bars works as expected
• Score resolution no longer reduced after app reopens from background