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SmartScore X Updates - Improvements & Fixes



10.3.3 (Win Only)

  • Improved Epson Perfection scanner control
    - Horizontal cropping problem fixed. Pages now scan 8.5" wide.

10.3.2

  • PDF Creation / MusicXML / Finale Export
    - Bug fixed during PDF creation when Program Preferences > Printing & XML = Center on page.
    - Fixed: Intermittent crashing (1 in 30) during .XML file creation
    .

10.3.1 (Win Only)

  • MusicXML / Finale Export
    - Bug fixed where .ENF files created from scratch (from SmartScore templates) failed to convert to XML when Program Preferences > Printing & XML = Center on page.

10.3.0

  • 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 / Finale 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

10.2.6

  • MusicXML
    - Improved XML page formatting: Page and system breaks now included.
  • Page Setup
    - "Format Score" button added to Page Setup window. Format Score environment allows for re-scaling printed output as well respacing and resetting number of barlines per system.
  • .WAV creation (Windows)
    - Problem with random crashing fixed.

10.2.5

  • MusicXML
    - Bug in assignment of ENF Voices (Layers in Finale) fixed. Voices now import properly as Finale Layers.
    - ENF Parts now export transparently to Finale Instruments.

    - SmartScore now imports articulation and dynamic markings from MusicXML files.
  • ENF Editing
    - FILE > Open: "Last looked" directory reinitialized. (Win only).
    - Page Setup > Center on Page > Apply: Margin tab controls highlight green for visibility.
  • Demos
    - Demos now convert PDF to TIFF for recognition.

10.2.4

  • ENF Editing
    - EDIT > Program Preferences: New category added: MIDI.
    Includes MIDI Channel color and MIDI Instrument defaults.
    - EDIT > Document Preferences > Measure numbers:Beginning measure number added. Default = 1.
    - Staff Properties: Percussion Map access button added to "Apply Staff Type" option.
  • Playback > Automatic Drum Track
    - (Mac Only): Drum track list now refreshes when opened and when reordering.
  • MIDI View > Piano Roll > Changing velocities of selected range of events
    - Problem with files crashing when attempting to change velocities of selected MIDI events in Piano Roll (Edit > Velocity/Duration) now fixed.

  • CD Burning
    - (Win Only): Problems with some CD burning devices not recording fixed.
  • Printing with Hidden Symbols
    - Problem with Hidden Symbols printing in Print Preview mode fixed.
  • MusicXL Export
    - Problem with major seventh chords (e.g. Gmaj7) being interpreted as dominant sevenths (e.g. G7) fixed.

10.2.3

  • ENF Editing
    - Transposition: Beamed notes now adjust stem direction after transposing across the middle staff line.
    - Score Structure: Control button added to Navigator bar. New documents created with the "Apply to New" button in Score Structure window now retain the same staff & system width and height spacing as the original source ENF file in addition to keeping part visibility and MIDI instrument properties.
    - System Manager: Control button added to Navigator bar. System Manager window now "floats". This allows focus to shift back to main ENF view while System Manager window remains open.
  • Playback

    - Garritan “Aria” player now integrated with SmartScore VST and AU environments.
    - Playback Range: Functionality improved. “Play All” option removed.
    - Expanded and improved Auto Drum accompaniments. Better, hipper grooves.

  • Tablature (TAB) Editing

    - Supports custom string tunings. Easily reassign unique string pitches.
    - Includes new TAB templates including Drop D, Open tunings (D,G,E, etc) plus lapsteel and 10-string pedal steel guitar presets.
    - Dynamics, dynamic markings and articulations correctly resized
    - Auto-spacing of TAB staves now defaults to OFF.

  • MusicXML and Finale Export
    - Cross-staff beaming logic improved in exported SmartScore (ENF) and MusicXML files.

10.2.1

  • Fixes
    -Win:
    DLL installation routines improved.
    - Mac: Error traps fixed in Image Editor and MIDI Editor.

10.2
To open detailed description in PDF format, click here.

  • Improvements
    - Pro, Songbook & Guitar: New multi-string Custom TAB library added:
    Convert & edit 16 new string configurations. Add custom configurations.
    - Guitar Edition: Single-line TAB recognition and editing now included.
    - Improved Part Name / MIDI instrument linking in Playback Console.
    - New ENF Jukebox for continuous playback of multiple SmartScore files.
    - Change default instruments presets for 1, 2, 3 and 4-stave systems.
    - Improved menu configuration and choices.
    - Improved guitar fret diagram recognition. "Align chord symbols" added.
    - New "Supress chord" and "Supress lyrics" recognition options.
    - Automatic tuplet cloning: Improved to include tuplets with rests.
    - "Right-drag" + "Copy" writes ENF region to clipboard for pasting as image.
  • Fixes
    - Lyric dashes now become centered between lyric syllables. Single dash for each note replaces multiple dashes in a melissma.
    - 2/4 now defaults to 120 bpm during playback.
    - Import MIDI -> ENF: Key signature interpretation problem fixed.
    - Problem with Part Names not updating after relinking parts fixed.
    - Probelm with Part Names resetting in Super System fixed (in optimzed scores).
    - Lock / Unlock problem in Playback Console fixed.
    - Save to MIDI (Type 0): Intermittent crash problem fixed.
    - Numerous house-keeping, maintenance issues and bug-fixes implemented.

10.1.3

  • MusicXML Export Improvements
    - Improved page formatting: Margin, page and staff size now properly written.
    - Triplets improved.
    - Chord and guitar fret symbol positioning improved.
    - MIDI instument data now written.
    - Tranposed instruments (variable key signatures) now written.

10.1.2

  • Scanning and Recognition
    Macintosh Only:
    - Improved scanner control for Canon and Epson scanners.
    - "Use PPC drivers" now defaults to OFF.
    NOTE: If scanner fails to respond, try turning "Use PPC drivers" option = ON.
    - Improved conversion of PDF files to TIFF. Files now convert with Packbit compression significantly reducing file size .
    - ENF files automatically acquire TIFF filename.
    - "First look" directory = SmartScore application directory.
    - If Overlay view mode is closed, TIFF/ENF Split Screen now opens.

    Windows and Mac:
    - Split system (coda fragments) now recognized. See revised Recognition Option.
  • Playback
    - Problem with Auto-Drum Track list display fixed.
    - Percussion staff playback improved.
  • ENF Editing
    - Editing and positioning control of sf and sfz symbols improved.
    -
    Expanding Palettes: Cntl + click and middle mouse button now open palettes.
    - "Error in Measure" highlight feature improved.
  • Text Editing
    - Modify Style: Click on Text Style now displays example in "Sample" window.
  • Program/Document Preferences
    - Default size of selected Chord Names, Text and Tempo symbols refined.
  • Guitar Chord Library
    - Chord library expanded with 35 new chord configurations.
    - (b9) and (+) signs added to "Augmentations".
  • Transposition
    - Problem with "Ask for new chord symbol" option fixed.
    - Problem when transposing music containing dynamics or lyrics with German "umlaut" character when "transpose by clef " is selected now fixed.
    - Tranpose by Clef feature improved (optimized).

10.1.1

  • Part Names in System Manager restored.

  • Desktop shortcut fixed (reset "first run" target directory to avoid auto-install)

  • Recognition and linking of written chord symbols
    -
    Chord symbols written as text can be configured in various ways:
    (e.g. "EMaj7", "E major 7" and "E maj7"). Automated linking of recognized text strings with the appropriate chord configuration in the Guitar Chord Library has been improved.
  • MIDI Fixes
    -
    Looped playback improved.
    - MIDI recording improved. MIDI recording can begin at any beat.
    - Problem of Mac crashing after inserting Drum Style and opening Playback Console fixed.

  • Text Styles are now properly saved and stored to user library.

10.1.0

  • Mac Scanning (10.5 - Leopard)
    -
    Scanning in Leopard has been fixed.
    - When scanning in Leopard, de-select "Use PPC Drivers" checkbox in SmartScore scanning interface. In Tiger, "Use PPC Drivers" should remain checked.
    NOTE: Only Epson scanners have been tested. Click here for recommendations.

  • CD Writer and .WAV creator (Windows Vista and XP)
    -
    CD writing and .WAV file creation under Windows has bee fixed.
    NOTE for Vista users: Windows Media Player 11 must be installed.
  • Problem with Hidden Symbols reappearing after restarting SSX fixed.
    -
    Dynamic markings (e.g. fff, p, sf, f) now remain hidden after saving and reopening the ENF file.

  • Changing misrecognized staff type fixed.
    -
    Any single staffline in a system with misrecognized number of stafflines (e.g. Guitar TAB instead of 5-line melody), can now be reassigned to its proper staff type by using Properties Tool > Staff Properties > Apply staff types.

  • .TIFF extensions now recognized as Image Files.
    -
    Mac .TIFF file extensions are now recognized as image files for editing or recognition.

  • Installer / activator for OSX on Japanese systems fixed.

10.0.1

  • Prescanned color images are now processed (for TWAIN-challenged scanners)
  • Restores proper velocity values to dynamic markings
  • Help > SmartScore manual links now properly organized
  • Volume, Tempo and other settings in Playback Console are now saved to MIDI
  • SmartScore files now successfully save to MIDI Type 0
  • Fixes "activation failed" problem with Songbook Edition installer

SmartScore 5 Update Fixes
5.3.4
(Includes all previous 5.x updaters)

  • Double-byte text support (For Asian platforms)
    -
    SmartScore files now behave properly during Save and Save As. (For users in Japan, China, Korea, etc.).

  • SmartScore ENF Editing
    - Problems with re-linking parts in first system fixed.
    - Display no longer jumps to top of page when editing lyrics in large-page scores.

  • MIDI
    -
    Tenuto markings saved to MIDI files now play back properly.

5.3.3

  • Transposition Window
    -
    Clef and key signature source now correctly reflects active staff line.

  • MIDI
    -
    (Win only) Pull-down menu now displays all possible MIDI views.

5.3.2

  • Playback
    -
    Added Trills Properties. Trill permutaions now fully defined and controlled.
    - Ritard (Ritenudo) - Extend maximum ending retard value from 35% to 15%.
    - Notes inside crossed-over staff lines - accidentals not reflected. Fixed.
    - Half-note tremelos not playing properly after ENF file is closed. Fixed.
    - Damper Pedal Off marking not responding correctly. Fixed.

  • Editing
    - Measures-per-system number and placement lost after parts are extracted. Fixed.
    - Slurs become corrupt when control handle is dragged off-screen. Fixed.
    - "Large noteheads" appear when display is set to 120 dpi. Fixed.

  • MusicXML Export

    - Chord symbols now written to XML file. Chords import into Finale. Confirmed.
    - Non-duple time signatures not correctly written to XML. Fixed.

5.3.1

  • Editing and Playback
    -
    Change existing guitar / chord symbols: Select any existing chord symbol with Cntl+Click. Right-click on existing symbol to change to one previously-selected.
    - Problems occuring when resizing system width using margin tabs fixed.
    - Problem with Page Setup > Center on Page (with "Limit Formatting" = On) fixed.
    - Problem with changing half-note tremelo values on the fly fixed.
    - Karaoke spacing improved with "Show Dashes" = Off.
    - Playback problem with trills becoming applied to all simultaneous voices fixed.
    - CD Writer > Export audio file: File format choices corrected.

5.3.0

  • Recognition
    -
    Simultaneous recognition of multiple pages with Dual Core computers.
    - Improved barline recognition.

  • Playback
    -
    Playback menu > "Play as Written": Entire score will "ignore" time signature.
    - Tuplets Properties: Reassign "Division" and "Value" to selected tuplet or to all similar tuplets.
    -
    Note Properties (Properties arrow tool) fixes:.
    - - Trills: Certain permutaions fixed.
    - - Fermatas: Tempo delay definition and slider direction improved.
    - (Mac) MIDI Devices menu item: List improved. Audio MIDI Setup added.
    - Karaoke Options: Underlines removed. "Show Dashes" default = Off.
    - Problem with transposition in Playback Console (stuck notes) fixed.
    - Changed MIDI Volume in Playback Console now saved to ENF file.

  • ENF Editing
    - "X"
    Quick Key now toggles between "Delete Any" and "Delete selected symbol"
    - Multiple articulations can be inserted by selecting range of notes with Selector Tool ("O" key) and inserting a single articulation.
    - Multiple-measure rest fixes:
    - - Resized number prints properly.
    - - Editing with slurs present in measure no longer crashes file.
  • MIDI
    - Range of selected MIDI events (Overview and Piano Roll) can be copied and pasted.
    - Columnated data in Event List now copies to clipboard (Select All > Copy).

  • MIDI-to-ENF (MIDI to Notation)
    - MIDI channels are maintained when MIDI file is converted to ENF
    - Problem with certain incorrect "track-to-clef " conversions corrected.

  • MusicXML Export
    -
    Multi-measure rests supported

  • CD Burner > Save to .WAV
    -
    Multiple ENF files can now be saved directly to disk as .WAV files.

Previous 5.x Fixes
(Mac 5.x users )

  • Maximum installations notification
    - Users are now instructed what to do when maximum of 5 installations are met.

  • Scanning
    - Intel Mac scanning now functional:
    (PowerPC TWAIN drivers are now accessed via Rosetta)
    - PowerPC scanning fixes (multiple page scanning problem fixed).
  • Save function
    - Mac Intel Save problem (5.1.1) requiring "Close window" workaround fixed.
    - Save function problem triggered from "close window" button fixed.
    (Saved file no longer includes complete path name).
    - HELP > Online Verification problem (5.1.1) fixed.
  • Editing
    - Lyrics in multiple staves correctly mapped.
    - Problem of inserting dash at last note on page fixed.

  • Printing
    - Printing problems fixed (including mis-mapped lyrics).

(Win/Mac 5.x users )

  • Recognition
    - Improved PDF file recognition (for PDFs created with high (print) resolution.
    - Remove “Override Grey” recognition option. SmartScore now scans in grey. 
    - Improved ties recognition including ties across systems and pages.
    - Chord clusters in different voices are more precisely aligned.
    - Offset voices more precisely aligned.
    - Improved recognition of cross-staff voices.
    - Improved differentiation between lyric and text recognition.
    - Improved recognition of dynamic markings. No longer recognized as dumb text.
    - System brackets recognition improved and are more properly assigned.
    - Recognition stability improved on “marginal-quality” scans .
  • Playback
    - "Play as written" (for pickup, incomplete and split measures) can now be applied
    globally (Edit > Document Preferences) as well as locally (Barline Properites).
    - "Unable to load Timer.dll" problem with internal sound card fixed.
    - MIDI settings changed in Playback Console are now saved to the ENF file.

  • ENF Editing
    - Associate Image Files (5.1 problem) fixed.
    - Slur (legato) corruption problem when inserted on steeply angled beams fixed.
    - Facing page view problem fixed.
    - Multi-measure rests now activated with Ctrl + click
    - Non-default time signatures (e.g. 12/8) now activate with Ctrl +click
    - Appropiate clef signs are now inserted in opimized staves that are made visible
    when parts are extracted in Score Structure
    - Beams inserted in Hidden Mode remaining visible when returning to normal
    view mode fixed.
    - Expanded Guitar Chord Library.
    - Display of half-beams are now dynamically controlled based on distance.
    - Half-beam direction control (Swap with Select + “F” key).
    - Stability during editing improved.
    - Auto-recover process improved. Simply rename recovered file and continue.
    - Barline removal at end of systems stabilized.
  • Text and Lyrics
    - Lyrics more precisely associated to noteheads.
    - Changes in text styles can now be modified and saved as new styles.
    - Melissmas at end of staff line now supported Playback.
    - Jumps (codas, segnos, etc.) now work when repeat barlines are not present.
    - Karaoke view improved.
    - On-the-fly changes made in Playback Console are retained.
    - Problem with latency and/or note drop after a jump or a repeat now fixed.
  • MIDI Recording and Editing   
    - Snap To (Quantize) now working during recording.
    - Snap To applied to selected set of MIDI events now working.
    -  DELETE key now deletes selected set of MIDI events. 
    - MIDI Editing (deleting, cutting and pasting events) stabilized.
    - MIDI Recording stabilized. Save function improved.
    - MIDI events now sound when pitch is shifted.
    - MIDI Type 1 files now supported in more third-party applications.
  • Printing     
    - Lyrics in multiple fields now print as mapped in ENF display
    - Rehearsal marks as letters now print correctly.
  • File Export / Import
    - .FIN file export crashing problem fixed.
    - MIDI files with 2/1 time signature now properly convert to ENF

  • Image Editing     
    Cut, paste and move functions improved.

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