Tonality: Music Theory

November 20, 2023

Chord/Scale AU: + Fixed scale playback in the identification audio unit

February 5, 2023

Chord Pads: + Import and export Scaler chord sets (XML format) + Export chord pads directly without first saving as a preset + Drag and drop Tonality chord pad presets (.chordPadPreset) and Scaler chord sets (.xml) onto any chord pad to insert into the current pad set + Bulk export and delete presets + Update Patchstorage API Chord ID: + Drag and drop the notes detected by the mic onto chord pads (or other apps supporting MIDI drag and drop) Circle of Fifths: + Add MIDI thru to audio unit General: + Improve tutorial help text - Fix chord palette positioning on newer iPads when using slide over mode —————————— Previously in 10.0: —————————— Chord ID: + Chord identification via microphone has been improved using a new, cutting-edge machine learning algorithm! + This feature is now available as a search mode on the main chords tab. Access by tapping the magnifying glass icon and selecting “microphone”. The old chord ID tab has been removed.

January 27, 2023

It’s been a while! This update greatly improves the microphone chord recognition feature using a new, cutting-edge machine learning algorithm. The old chord ID tab has been promoted to a search mode on the main chords page. This update also improves the reliability of custom soundfonts.

January 27, 2022

Chord Pads: - Audio unit no longer confirms before loading a preset if the “unsaved changes” were just empty pads Ear Training: + Improve usability on small iPhone screens

January 7, 2022

Bug fix for sorting chords/scales on iPad

December 30, 2021

Happy New Year! This update includes a much-needed tutorial mode. General: + Added a new tutorial mode which allows you to tap any button and learn what it does (either go to Settings and tap the question mark or hold down on a tab at the bottom of the screen) Chord Pads + Added a warning when loading a preset on top of an unsaved layout

December 15, 2021

This update includes MIDI drag-and-drop with compatible apps, inversions in the strum bar, tutorial videos, and much more! General: + Added onboarding configuration process + Added tutorial video section in settings + The “Send MIDI Out” setting is now independent of whether the internal soundfont is enabled + You can now drag and drop piano/guitar chords to other apps which support MIDI! + Added “Global Transpose” option in Settings -> Sound and MIDI for use with transposing instruments (Eb saxophone, Bb trumpet, etc.) + Added link to Discord in settings - Fixed occasional issue where sound would stop when plugging in or unplugging headphones - Fixed CoreMIDI input issue when using Tonality in slideover mode with apps like Suggester or SoundPrism - Fixed CoreMIDI timestamps in standalone Chord Pads: + Now supports MIDI drag-and-drop from other apps like Suggester! + Added an edit mode which allows you to type chord names/symbols and have their notes parsed and added directly to a chord pad + Added option for strum bar to show inversions rather than individual notes + Added a new option to randomize an entire chord pad’s velocity rather than individual notes + Voicing editor now makes allowable notes explicitly visible when “lock notes to chord” is enabled + Display chords related to the current selection when navigating back to the list of chords from the edit page + Default to tonic of current key when selecting a chord for the first time + Enabled XY grid option for CC messages in standalone (previously it was only enabled when run as an AUv3) + Added ability to save the current configuration as the default for new AU instances or launches of the standalone app Guitar + Widened fretboard searcher for easier fret selection Chords + Added 7#9#11 to default library

November 12, 2021

General: + Added pitch constellation/polygon and Tonnetz diagrams for chords and scales! Set theory information must be enabled under Settings -> Musical Preferences -> Advanced - Fixed bug when saving settings contained in submenus Circle of Fifths + Improved layout on compact window sizes

November 7, 2021

--------------------------------------------- [ Highlights ] --------------------------------------------- + Brand new AUv3 plugin based on the circle of fifths! + Standalone application remembers MIDI inputs even across restarts + Convert chord palette to a chord pad set automatically + Create chord pad sets from any scale ----------------------------------------- [ Entire changelog ] ----------------------------------------- General: + Tonality now remembers MIDI input sources from the previous session + Ability to set a separate custom soundfont for guitar (distinct from the soundfont used for chord pads and piano views) - Fix bug with MIDI input in standalone application - Fix bug with VoiceOver when selecting chords from main table Circle of Fifths + New Circle of Fifths AUv3 plugin! Use like an instrument and control things like octave, inversion, and extension + Add collapsible sections in standalone circle of fifths tab + Improved default accidental display (there are now three modes: “standard”, all flats, and all sharps) Chord Pads: + More space in standalone: removed the unused navigation bar + Improved chord picker + Added a factory preset option to create pads with single notes from any scale + Quickassign uses the correct accidental if a key is set + Improved sustain/latch bar behavior when dragging finger - Fix bug where edited note velocities would play correctly but not display after saving a pad voicing and re-opening the editor - Fix bug in which secondary dominants would remain in newly-created scale chords presets Guitar + Improve generated dim7 voicings - Swiping and tapping on chord charts will now send appropriate MIDI note off messages when “Send MIDI Out” is enabled Ear Training + Improve melody generation Palette: + Added button to convert palette contents to a chord pad preset

September 15, 2021

Highlights: • Custom stringed instruments and tunings • Export entire chord pad sets as MIDI files All features: General: + Dragging a chord chart or any other item over a section tab switches to that tab – great for dragging guitar charts from the chords tab onto chord pads Guitar: + Added ability to create and edit custom instruments/tunings + Added guitalele tuning (ADGCEA) and more banjo tunings + Prioritized lower-fret voicings by default for instruments with fewer strings Chord Pads: + Added ability to export entire pad set as a MIDI file, choosing the tempo and chord duration + Added ability to set section markers on chord pads (verse, chorus, bridge, etc.) + Standalone mode now remembers “randomize velocity” and other related settings + Added setting which causes MIDI Thru to pass only notes which are not used as pad triggers + Improved preset browser (including ability to sort presets by last modified date) + Added more inspiration presets for common chord progressions + Standalone mode now autosaves pad sets and will reopen the latest version in case the app crashes - If a preset gets corrupted, the ability to send it directly to me for correction will be presented Scales: + Custom fingerings are now shared between the standalone app and AUv3 version - Fix custom fingering editor Dictionary: - Fix “pentatonic” definition New as of 9.0: General: + App-wide UI improvements + Option to use compact-height chord and scale displays (turn on compact tables in settings). This is especially useful to view many results at a time in the AUv3 version + Improved accidental handling: no more duplicate enharmonic results + Ability to set a “disambiguation accidental” which is used if the correct display accidental cannot be determined from context. The current setting is displayed as [b] or [#] at the top of the chord/scale tabs + Ability to switch display to the enharmonic equivalent on chord and scale info pages + Ability to view musical set theory information (Forte number, prime form, interval vector). This must be turned on in settings + Tap a pitch (e.g. D) at the top of the chord/scale tab multiple times to quickly cycle through accidentals (e.g. Db, D, D#) + Collapsible information sections for chords and scales + Ability to show interval content for each chord or scale. Tap to change between semitones, intervals, and whole/half Chord Pads: + Improved voicing editor + Added setting for MIDI thru + Behind-the-scenes changes to make MIDI triggering and quick-assign snappier than ever (and reduce CPU usage) + Chord pads will snap their accidentals to the currently selected key when transposing + Pad editing popups can be dismissed by tapping outside + Faster loading of large chord pad sets + Velocity pad responds to single taps in addition to dragging - Stopped circle of fifths from playing factory piano sound when selecting a preset - Prevent creation of scale chord sets with theoretical keys - Fixed bug with MIDI trigger lights and performance mode Guitar: + Added DADGCD, Eb Standard, C Standard, All-Fifths, Cello, and Cavaquinho tunings + Improve usability of fretboard searcher + Improve default chord charts + Improve algorithm for hiding equivalent voicings + Option to turn off red skipped strings - Fixed minor bug where cached guitar voicings could display with the wrong accidental Scales: + Reverse search using a fretboard! + Option to show only parent modes + Moved sevenths/triads setting into scale chords area Chords: - Removed M(add13) and m(add13) chords (they are redundant since they are equivalent to 6th chords) Circle of Fifths: + Improve VoiceOver accessibility for circle of fifths on iPad + Tonality can now handle key signatures all the way through double and triple sharps. If all goes well this has absolutely no impact on the user, but hey it’s nice to say that it can Grand Staff: + Improve chord identification

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