We have started a podcast series. Here you can get to know the smartChord tools and their functions in an entertaining way – ideal if you don’t have time to read the documentation.
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β« Cloud sync is the easiest and therefore the recommended option. However, it is also possible to sync data without using the cloud. This method is more complex and only recommended for technically experienced users.
β« Support for www.boiteachansons.net β« Comprehensive French music resource specializing in traditional French chansons, regional European songs, and detailed lyric-focused content with cultural context notes π Documentation
β« Translate the lyrics into your language βΎ Translate the whole song using the ‘β menu -> Translate’ βΎ Translate the selected text using the contextual menu π Documentation
β« Create and edit comments directly in the Songbook βΎ Click on a comment to edit the comment βΎ Click on a comment and delete the text in the dialog to delete the comment βΎ Select a text and use the contextual menu to add a comment above the selection βΎ The option to show comments is automatically activated
π¨ New option to define the text and background color of TABs for the color schemes: Light, Dark, Printout
β« The Songbook temporarily switches to full-screen when adjusting line height
β« MIDI commands can be given a meaningful name βΎ The name is visible in the Songbook βΎ Sample: {x_sccrd_midi: Meaningful name; 90 30 6F, 91 3A 6F}
β« You can set a different key for a song in the Set List. If the key differs from the songβs original key, the song will be automatically transposed when used in the Set List
β« Possibility to define MIDI commands which are sent to a MIDI receiver βΎ When an entry is opened or closed βΎ For all kinds of entries: songs, PDFs, images and also breaks π Documentation
β« Sort function
β« Repeat indicator to indicate when a song is included multiple times
π Songbook: The directive to send MIDI commands when opening a song had no effect
β ‘Scroll-break’ and ‘Scroll-time’ dialogs with reset button. A duration or time stamp of 0 deletes the ‘Scroll-break’ or ‘Scroll-time’
β Color dialog:
βΎ Offers you commonly used colors
βΎ Offers you your recently selected colors as pre-selection options
β Refactored codebase to reduce technical debt and improve maintainability
π Toolbar configuration crashed on some devices
β A lot of other minor improvements and fixes
β Special thanks to Andreas Eggenberger, Jimmy Rogers, Julian Haas. Laura Grammegna, Michael Schlicht, Michal PΕ―ΕΎa, Thomas Just and Thorsten Mittag for their contribution to this version
The review of the new version V11.21 by Google was completed after two weeks and the new version is available online. Normally the check only takes a few hours. We apologize for the delay.
β Songbook: The line-height to adjust the distance between the lines of a songtext β« Use the whole screen space: Increasing the line-height spreads out the text, making it easier to read, especially on larger screens β« Fit a song on one screen: Decreasing the line-height reduces vertical spacing, allowing more lines to fit on the screen, which is useful for avoiding scrolling during performance. β« Possibility to define a default setting for your device β« Possibility to define song-specific line-height β« The option is reachable in the ‘Appearance’ settings and in the toolbar π Documentation
β Songbook: Songtext position follows the player position set by the user or A-B positions β« The audio and video player offers an option to adjust the position of the song lyrics when you change the position of the audio or video track π Documentation
β Songbook: Emphasize words β« The styling characters to emphasize words are removed in the ChordPro and Lyrics mode π Documentation
β Add songs to a set list in the table of contents
β Improved simplify chords algorithm
β 7-string bass tuning ‘Drop G’ added
β Lyrics Pad can be tested
π Set List: Sometimes saving was necessary even though nothing had changed
π Chord Name: The result could contain inappropriate dim7 chord
π 7-string bass tuning corrected
π Songbook: Intelligent line break was disabled at startup when the proportional font in lyrics mode’ option was enabled
β Other minor improvements and fixes
β Special thanks to Claudio Grecchi, Frits Boogaarts, Karl Hilton, Manyatik RΓΆzenans, Marc Barten, Milan Urban, Paul Aussem, Robert Sutherland, Stefano Tranchini and Vittorio Bernardini for their contribution to this version
β Songbook: The ‘Swipe gesture’ option allows you to swipe to the next or previous song. Which song this is, is determined by the sorting and filtering in the table of contents
β Songbook Song Search: Ultimate-Guitar changed their behavior again and do not break lines on small screens anymore. We have removed the logic to combine lines again
β Table of contents: Restore the last search filter
β File search improved (e.g. used for import)
β Set-list-link: Can be activated even if the set list is empty
β Instruments: β« Buttons for settings and to add more instruments β« More visible instruments on larger screens
π Chord Name: ‘Play’ button did not work
π Chord Name: Change instrument and change tuning needs a restart of the screen
β A lot of other improvements and fixes
β Special thanks to Hans Walfridsson, Jo Ottenheim, Nolan Gomez, Paco Vela, Randy Bey and Robert Aigner for their contribution to this version
β Categories to classify and filter your items like songs or exercises
β« Assign the categories to your items βΎ Enrich them with additional information βΎ Quickly find your items with the category filter βΎ Get an overview of your items
β« Filter your items by one or more categories
β« Possibility to assign multiple entries of a category
β« Possibility for NOT logic to select items that do not meet the specified categories
β« Each item type may have different categories with multiple entries
βΆ Watch our video with a brief introduction to the s.mart Ear Trainer
β Songbook: Piano mode now available for the toolbar
β Open the tempo dialog by a long press on the plus or minus buttons beneath the seekbars
β Other improvements and fixes
β Special thanks to Bernd Breitinger, Jo Ottenheim, Paco Vela, Peter Fresser, Scott Noroozi and Sergei Nikiforov for their contribution to this version
β« Helps you to develop your musical ear in a playful and effective way βΎ Intervals: Learn the intervals from perfect unison (P1) to double octave (P15) βΎ Notes: Learn to distinguish all notes βΎ Chords: Learn to recognize and distinguish chords βΎ Scales: Learn to recognize and distinguish scales βΎ Scale degrees: Learn to differentiate between the scale degrees
β« Answer the questions on a βΎ Fretboard: Use the instrument, tuning and range of your choice βΎ Piano βΎ Textual list
β« Most effective training mode
β« Shows correct answer on mistake or timeout
β« Freely selectable octave range
β« Choose from 100 instruments for the sound
β« Option to play chords harmonically, melodically or randomly
β« Option to play scales ascending, descending, in both orders or randomly
β« Option to play chord and scales slow medium or fast
β« Option to define a reference note to guide you
β« Option for acoustical feedback to indicate whether the answer was right or wrong
β« Full-screen mode to use the entire screen to play your games
β« Possibility to cheat (however, is visible in the statistics)
β« Comfortable chord selection possibility e.g. from your songs or chord progressions
β« Comfortable scale selection possibility
β« Statistics to check your training progress or to identify the chords or notes you have to focus on (tables, charts and distributions)
β« Share your quizzes with your friends, other musicians or students
β« Synchronize Ear Trainer quizzes between your devices
β« Keep notes in the notepad for each quiz
⫠Supports all other relevant smartChord features (e.g. color scheme, left handed fretboard or Solfège)
β Fretboard Trainer: β« Option to play chords harmonically, melodically or randomly β« Option to play scales ascending, descending, in both orders or randomly β« Option to play chord and scales slow medium or fast β« Option to define a reference note to guide you
π Chord pad could be empty and that was irritating
β A lot of other improvements and fixes
β Special thanks to Colin Coutts, Dave Murray, Erasmus Hossenphepher, Fabian Hidalgo, Javi Rivas, Laura Grammegna and Scott Schiffer for their contribution to this version
