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SmartSCore X MIDI Edition Changelog

What's new in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.5.7

Nov 11, 2014
  • Recognition:
  • Fixed multiple Recognition crash issues.
  • False recognition of numbered endings fixed.
  • Recognition of Trills improved.
  • Reset Permuation default for trills to 8.
  • Improved Percussion and TAB staff localization / recognition.
  • Recognize fingerings. Fingerings assigned a green color.
  • Assign a blue color to slurs (legatos).
  • Playback:
  • Base transposition for Bass and Alto Part Names fixed: Playback console & Instrument Templates now return a tranpose value of 0.
  • Correct Playback Pan problem.
  • MusicXML Export:
  • MusicXML export bug: Bb transposition attribute problem fixed.
  • Write chord extensions and augmentations to MusicXML files.
  • PianoR was listed twice when exported to MusicXML files. Fixed.
  • ENF Editing:
  • Mac keyboard shortcuts for Rests and Accidentals fixed.
  • Overlapped notes behavior fixed.
  • File > Open: Set "File Type" to "All Readable Files" as default.
  • DVD Installers SmartScore Pro no longer the default selection.
  • General:
  • Correct mis-spelled word in Recognition Options ("Suppress").
  • Macintosh installer updated Apple Developer code signing updated.

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.5.6 (Feb 21, 2014)

  • MusicXML Export:
  • Accidental elements that belong to tied notes when crossing barlines now reiterated.
  • elements added for tempo and dynamic markings. Sfz and Sf elements included.
  • -and tags now added helping to define transposed instruments.
  • Tuplet attribute added to nodes.
  • Empty elements removed from guitar fret symbols.
  • Recognition:
  • Reduced false positives: Numbered endings and Ped markings.
  • Suppress Chord Symbols bug fixed.
  • Join Offset Voices default = smaller gap.
  • Playback:
  • Base transpositions for various instruments fixed.
  • Playback Console can now be suppressed (EDIT > Program Preferences).
  • Save As .WAV / .AIFF - Burn to Audio CD:
  • Truncated .WAV recording bug fixed.
  • Aria/Garritan playback now supported.
  • Installation:
  • All installers and demos now digitally code signed (Mac and Windows).
  • MIDI Edition Only:
  • Editing note events in Piano Roll bug fixed.
  • SmartScore Player:
  • All available toolbars now visible.
  • TIF-to-ENF files automatically associated.

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.5.5 (Sep 2, 2013)

  • Improved recognition accuracy for various beamed groupings.
  • .WAV / .AIFF recording bugs fixed:
  • Muted track are now supressed properly.
  • All settings in Playback Console are now applied during Aria recording.
  • Playback of dynamics in Aria Player improved.
  • Improved differentiation between staff lines during recognition.
  • Begin Recognition default options:
  • "Join Offset Voices" active region widened to 1/4 of the width of each notehead.
  • Recognition Options reset to default when new SmartScore session is opened.
  • MusicXML bug fixed: Guitar fret symbols no longer write frame elements.
  • Quick-select (Ctl+Click) fixed for selecting existing mordants.
  • Improved recognition accuracy (Prodigy Engine) and playback (Aria):
  • All rests (whole, half, 8th, 16h, 32nd, 64th)
  • Whole notes
  • Whole note clusters
  • Half notes
  • Half note clusers
  • Multi-measure rests
  • Less false positives
  • Playback of dynamics (cresc/decresc/hairpins,etc) in Aria Player improved.
  • Piano Edition Save As.. bug fixed ("ENF not implemented").

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.5.4 (May 1, 2013)

  • Improved recognition with Prodigy Engine
  • All rests (whole, half, 8th, 16h, 32nd, 64th)
  • Multi-measure rests
  • Less false positives
  • Piano Edition Save As.. bug fixed ("ENF not implemented).

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.5.3 (Mar 25, 2013)

  • Improved recognition with Prodigy Engine:
  • Whole notes
  • Whole note clusters
  • Half notes
  • Half note clusers

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.5.0 (Mar 13, 2013)

  • Significant improvement in music recognition accuracy with the addition of new Prodigy Engine. Accuracy is improved for:
  • Poorly printed / poorly scanned originals
  • Jazz fonts / Fake books
  • Lyric / text recognition (OCR)
  • Barlines
  • Key signatures and change-of-key signatures
  • Time signatures and change-of-time signatures
  • Triplets including standalone (without brackets)
  • Non-triplet tuplets
  • Notes with broken stems
  • Beamed groups with broken stems
  • Accidentals
  • Improve recognition accuracy of scores having overly "thin" or "thick" lines
  • Recognizes umlauts for German characters
  • Scanning Interface improvements:
  • Improved Canon & Epson performance, MacOS 10.6/7/8 optimization
  • Improved recognition options
  • PDF processing improved. User always controls thresholding.
  • Playback:
  • Includes custom orchestral, pop and jazz instrument sound set from Garritan
  • Includes Aria player from Plogue (VST & AU)
  • Includes custom Aria "Ensemble" presets for quick instrument assignments
  • Insert change-of-instrument in the ENF notation window (MIDI playback only)
  • Pause feature added to Jukebox
  • Karaoke view displays both moving lyrics and moving notation
  • Default playback tempo reset to 100 BPM
  • ENF Notation Editor;
  • "Insert MIDI Instrument change" anywhere in ENF score
  • Unify Key Signature default automatically resets according to score structure
  • Select All (Ctrl+A) activates voice splitting ("H") and stem direction change ("S") globally
  • Changed Staff Properties to Score Properties Insert / Delete Part added
  • Save and Open now browse to last directory accessed
  • Streamlined menu selections
  • EDIT (Insert / Delete System, Part & Staff moved to Score Properties)
  • Layout Properties changed to Score Properties (Insert/Delete Part added. TAB added.)
  • Add "None" to VIEW Menu > Show > Chord Symbols
  • Edit > Page Setup: Bug fixes and wording change
  • "Format Score" button added to System Manager Window
  • "Change Line / Staff Spacing" button added to Staff Properties Window
  • VIEW and WINDOW (Items swapped for clarity)
  • Fix Recognition Option > Join Offset Voices = Exactly aligned
  • Help menu / User Manual:
  • "Using SmartScore X2" manual rewritten
  • Interactive online help (HTML) updated and improved

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.3.0 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • Scanning:
  • Improved scanner connectivity and control for Canon LIDE and PIXMA scanners when using SmartScore's scanning interface.
  • Implemented smart sensing for non TWAIN-compliant scanners.
  • MusicXML Export:
  • Improved chord symbol / guitar fretboard placement. Symbols now position directly above corresponding note clusters.
  • Improved exported page handling:
  • >Music automatically centers to middle of page: (Program Preferences > Printing & XML > Center to Page = On)
  • >XML pages now export according to default page size
  • Notation Editing:
  • Transposition bug fixed: When a pair of notes with accidentals were tied across a bar line, transposing by key signature would break the tie.
  • First scan: "Select Scanner Driver" appears (initial pass only)
  • Staff Properties added to Layout Properties control (right-click on any staff line).
  • sf and sfz dynamic markings now appear below and not above staff line per convention.
  • Problem with chord names not scaling when zooming out now fixed.
  • View > Part Names default reset = 1st System Abbreviation
  • Claified wording for Edit > Auto-spacing and Auto-beaming: "Select all. Then Apply".
  • Printing:
  • Music automatically centers to middle of page: (Program Preferences > Printing & XML > Center to Page = On)
  • Image Editor:
  • Greyscale Thresholding control default = Apply to all pages = On

New in SmartSCore X MIDI Edition 10.2.1 (Apr 16, 2009)

  • Error traps improved (Image Editor and MIDI Editor).