Xenon Labs have released version 2.4 of Symphony Pro – their music notation editor for the iPad. The update includes many new features and bug fixes.

New Features:

• Copy and paste using rectangle
• Expandable crescendos and diminuendos
• User defined beam groups
• User defined stems
• Added non-pitched neutral clef
• Reposition rests vertically
• Added note stem direction support to MusicXML import and export
• Enable/Disable background music
• Hold down any of the arrow keys to press it repeatedly
• Preview MP3, AAC, and other audio files from inside the app

 
Fixes:

• Provides better iOS 5.1 support
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exporting to audio and then pressing play
• Fixed crashing that could occur when flipping pages
• Fixed bug that could cause a crash while saving
• Fixed bug where export to Photos and PDF could make the app unresponsive
• Fixed bug where MIDI import would only show empty measures
• Fixed bug where new files could become corrupt after a crash
• Fixed cases where exported audio could be scrambled/sped up
• Fixed cases when piano input doesn’t work
• Background music no longer pauses when you open the app
• Full measures now have the same width as empty measures
• Unsaved changes warning when creating or opening a new song has been removed
• Minor improvement to score rendering
• Improved audio engine stability
• Improved memory management
• Improved note-stem alignments across voices
• Improved slur positioning
• More efficient, cleaner spacing of tracks
• Updated the manual

 

 

Symphony Pro is a complete music notation editor for the iPad that allows you to quickly write and play back music wherever you and your iPad go.

Open up one of your saved compositions, or begin with a blank page, and you’re ready to start writing. You can also import MusicXML, MIDI, ABC, Symphony files, and even scanned music sheet downloaded from the web, opened from other apps such as Mail and Safari, or from the device via iTunes File Sharing.

Select a note length and then tap anywhere on the score to add a note. Use the 88-key virtual keyboard or a Core MIDI compatible keyboard to rapidly enter a series of notes or chords. You can use the recording tool to play in phrases in real-time.

Symphony Pro supports a wide range of notational elements, including dynamics, arpeggios, trills, accelerandos, glissandos, staccatos, tuplets, time and key signature changes, alternate endings, double bar-lines, and repeats. You can create and edit chord symbols and lyrics easily using the iPad’s standard keyboard.

When you’re done composing, you can export your piece as a MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, MP3, AAC, or Symphony file to iTunes or e-mail. You can also quickly save a screenshot of each page in your score to Photos.

Symphony Pro is great for working on pieces while you’re away from your workstation. It’s an invaluable tool for instructors, since it allows you to write out a part and have it immediately played back. It also works well as a sketchpad and sheet music viewer for musicians.

For more information about Symphony Pro click here.
 

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