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- Multi-track MIDI import crashes
- Dark Mode - like it is in their Reader app!
New note head styles
We've added circled, diamond, triangle, small slash and ghost/parantheses note head styles
Dark Mode
Perfect for low-light environments; you can now enable Dark Mode in the app settings to adjust the app's colour palette to suit lower light environments. This can be really useful when working late at night (as we all do, from time to time!)
Multi-line text
You can press shift+enter to create a new line when creating text within your score.
Chord Slash tool
You can now convert your chords written with standard note heads into a single "large slash" representation and back again using the Chord Slash tool. This lets you write rhythmic figures with precise voicing, then compress down to easy-to-read slash notes, whilst retaining playback capabilities.
Harp Pedal support
This is great for those using harp within their compositions. You can know customise harp glissandos, and add pedal diagrams using a specially designed pedal board input method. You can also switch between a text and a pictogram representation of the pedal/scale diagram.
StaffPad will also attempt to add harp pedal instructions for you automatically if you enable the "Show Pedals" toggle option within the Harp's "Edit staff" control. Please note, this is meant to be a guide only - always check with a harpist before a real performance!
Fixes and Improvements
- We've totally rewritten our Downloads & Updates mechanism. Windows user gain a totally new Downloads & Updates screen within the app (at the bottom of the Store page), and both platforms now enjoy far faster updates to in-app purchase libraries, and more efficient downloads.
- We've updated the layout engine to better avoid orphaning single bars on the last page
- There are improvements to rendering under the hood which should result in faster interactions when dragging notes and text
- We've improved the support on iOS for the trackpad
- We've fixed a few issues caused by dragging notes to adjust their duration
- We've improved compatibility with iOS14's "scribble" features
- We resolved an issue that could cause the app to crash when trying to export MusicXML from the Welcome Page (iOS only)
- We've fixed an issue with AAC export (iOS only)
- We've fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash whilst importing an invalid, corrupt or badly formed MIDI file
- We have added more tempo directions; such as con brio, nobilemente, tranquilo, allargando, piu mosso etc.
- We've fixed an issue when trying to edit/add a tempo immediately after a fermata
- Fermatas now apply themselves automatically "down the page" during inserting
- We fixed a few issues with dynamics drag that could cause incorrect lengths being reported and general instability
- We've improved the performance of the app for users with large score libraries (iOS only)
- The Chord Staff will now act as a "master" chord track; toggling "Show Chords" on instrument staffs will now show the chords from the Chord Staff rather than a per instrument local analysis.
- StaffPad will now always print the first tempo on parts, even if they occur during a multi-rest.
- Manually flipped stem directions will now persist between score saves.
- We've improved the smoothness of dynamic curve ramps in playback
- Various other fixes and improvements