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  • Stage Traxx beta version 3.0.0

musicadi I’m sure I would forget to turn it off... haha. How about closing the connection when the client goes in the background?

Well, I can also detect if a client is connected. So when the app is switched to the background and a network session is being hosted with at least 1 client connected, the audio engine will keep running to prevent iOS from killing the app. I guess that could work.

musicadi I have sony lyrice with lines like “Ah ah ah” 🙂 ST3 thinks these are A chords and colors them.

Well, in Germany many people use "H" instead of "B" that's why that line is detected as chords. Coloring only bracketed chords would leave everyone unsatisfied who uses the notation where chords are written above the lyrics. So that's not an option.

        Thank you for continuing development of Stage Traxx. I've downloaded the beta 3.0 and after preliminary testing, I can see that this is a wonderful replacement for v2. I use it mainly for backing tracks, lyrics, real-time midi and set lists. My main concern was real-time midi and I can report that it is working perfectly. I use Midifire to route midi and though I can't route Stage Traxx directly to Midifire, it is acceptable. Any chance of adding midi routing in the future?

        BTW, I started looking for a replacement app when I read that you were going to stop development of v2. I'm really glad you decided to continue! Besides, there isn't an app like Stage Traxx to be found.
        Thanks,
        Eddie

          musicadi
          In Stage Traxx v2, I create set of break music. That way I don't have to open another app.

              EddieH Thanks a lot for your comments. I really appreciate this kind of feedback 🙂

              ST currently send midi commands to all ports it can find. I could restrict this via a settings dialog to only certain ports. I will add that to my todo list but not in 3.0. Might make it into 3.1.

              EddieH In Stage Traxx v2, I create set of break music. That way I don't have to open another app.

              In ST3 that would most likely be a waste of storage as ST3 copies all music into the app. You would then have the songs both in the iTunes library and in ST3.

                    I also have a set list of break music organized by genre. Depending on gig start playback wherever i want and have autoplay on for that list. While last song before break is playing I select Break Music playlist and position to start.

                    peter I can live with that, for me, storage space isn’t an issue. The features I need that are built into Stage Traxx is what counts most!

                    I can wait for v3.1 for midi routing. Thx for adding it to your list.

                    Thx again.

                      I forgot to mention that I’m testing v3 on an iPhone 8 running v12.1

                      Hi Peter there seems to be a small bug relating to adding songs to a playlist. Can you please see if you can duplicate this condition. Start with an empty Queue then select Playlists, then tap on a playlist to add it to the Queue (Lyrics view automatically opens). Now try to add additional songs to this playlist by closing the lyrics view and tapping the edit “I” symbol on right of screen. The + symbol needed to add songs to the playlist doesn’t pop up at the bottom of screen as expected nor does it appear when playlist edit function is selected. regards Richard
                      PS I’m testing on IPAD LATEST IOS.

                        DickyDutch iPhone 8, iOS 12.1
                        Yes, it's the same on my iPhone as well. I was wondering if I add a song to the queue, can the queue be saved back to the playlist.
                        Thx,
                        Eddie

                          iPhone 8, iOS 12.1
                          Here are more result from my testing. Be aware that I'm testing mainly for my workflow, and if I don't mention a setting, it means that it doesn't affecting how I use Stage Traxx.
                          1. If I manually add songs to a cleared queue and a placeholder is the first song in the queue, the lyrics will not display. Only after adding and playing a backing track, can I go back to the placeholder and the lyrics will then be visible.
                          2. The Song/Set volume icon is missing.
                          3. As DickyDutch mentioned, I cannot add to the playlist unless the queue is clear.
                          4. How do I get the song to remain in the queue after playing.
                          In Settings:
                          5. Master Eq works
                          6. Volume slider works
                          7. I don't use the Fade settings
                          8. I don't use the Network sessions (I perform mostly solo)
                          9. Dark mode works, I wouldn't use light mode.
                          10. Haven't tested the color settings yet, not a high priority.
                          11. Screen lock is not a high priority
                          12. Stop button mode works
                          13. Double tap to stop works
                          14. Show lyrics on play works
                          15. Default queue add position works
                          16. Volume control: Works except that in device mode, the display doesn't update if the
                          iPhone buttons are used. If device volume is used for the set volume as in v2, the display would make more sense.
                          17. Clock mode, I'm not sure how useful Timer and Queue End modes are.
                          18. Autoscroll lyrics work
                          19. Fixed font width works, but I wouldn't use it.
                          20. Centered text works.
                          21. Haven't tested remote control yet.
                          22. Backups: Create and Restore works

                          Current settings:
                          Master Eq: Off
                          Fader Settings (all): 0s
                          Buffer size: 512 (default)
                          Host session: Off
                          Dark Mode: On
                          Color settings: n/a
                          Disable Screen lock: On
                          Stop Button Mode: Rewind
                          Double tap to stop: On
                          Show lyrics on play: On
                          Volume control: Song
                          Clock Mode: Clock
                          Autoscroll lyrics: Off
                          Fixed font width: Off
                          Centered Text: On
                          Remote control: Not set up

                          I hope you'll find this helpful.
                          Thx,
                          Eddie

                            Would you consider adding Audiobus or IAA into Stage Traxx in the future? If I wanted to use Bias Fx or other iOS apps, it would be more straight forward in the context of using a mixer such as AUM to send the different audio to my Behringer XR18.
                            Thx again for your work. Perhaps you should set up a PayPal account for me to donate to your project(s).

                              EddieH Would you consider adding Audiobus or IAA into Stage Traxx in the future?

                              Audiobus is already supported.

                              DickyDutch Yes, I am aware about this problem but I did not find a way to make it work yet. The problem is that the mini player has a life of its own and it doesn't seem to accept the position changes I send to it. I tried to contact the developer of that component, but no progress so far on that front.

                              EddieH 1. If I manually add songs to a cleared queue and a placeholder is the first song in the queue, the lyrics will not display.

                              Can't reproduce this. Lyrics are shown fine for placeholders as first song in empty queue.

                              EddieH 2. The Song/Set volume icon is missing.

                              No room for them on the iPhone. You need an iPad for that.

                              EddieH 4. How do I get the song to remain in the queue after playing.

                              You can't that's how a queue works. The next version will have a history of played songs. So you will be able to see all songs played.

                              EddieH 16. Volume control: Works except that in device mode, the display doesn't update if the
                              iPhone buttons are used. If device volume is used for the set volume as in v2, the display would make more sense.

                              Don't know what you mean by v2 as there was no way to control device volume except in the settings dialog which is similar in ST3. But you are right that the slider should change when using the hardware buttons.

                                            iPhone 8, iOS 12.1
                                            IPad Mini 4, iOS 11.1

                                            peter Audiobus is already supported.

                                            Thx, I will make no further assumptions because it is not available in ST2.

                                            peter Can't reproduce this. Lyrics are shown fine for placeholders as first song in empty queue.

                                            When I go into Queue, I found that I had to tap anywhere within the navigation block except for the Next button. Ok, this is moot if loading the queue from playlist.

                                            peter Don't know what you mean by v2 as there was no way to control device volume ...

                                            Sorry Peter, v2 is ST2. So in ST2, I can control the song volume and playlist volume within ST2, and device volume with the hardware buttons. The playlist volume is super convenient for my break music which is a different volume setting than backing tracks. But I do like the vol up/down buttons, it makes it much easier during a song.

                                            peter No room for them on the iPhone. You need an iPad for that.

                                            Ok

                                            peter You can't that's how a queue works.

                                            Ok

                                                        EddieH The playlist volume is super convenient for my break music which is a different volume setting than backing tracks.

                                                        As ST3 adds everything to the queue when you want to play it, there is no longer a playlist volume. Instead you now have the device volume slider available on the player screen to quickly change the overall volume.

                                                        EddieH When I go into Queue, I found that I had to tap anywhere within the navigation block except for the Next button. Ok, this is moot if loading the queue from playlist.

                                                        Hm, still can't reproduce the problem on iPhone or iPad. Here are my steps:

                                                        1. Clear queue
                                                        2. Add placeholder song to queue
                                                        3. Open player view
                                                          => lyrics are displayed

                                                            Hi Peter,

                                                            Regarding the queue: is there a way to change the behaviour at least for playlists and instead of removing the already played songs, only mark them played?

                                                            After all, the purpose of a playlist is to have the same songs in the same order all the time.

                                                            So, here’s my use scenario:
                                                            - I load the playlist, which contains all the songs I play, because I don’t want to keep exiting the player in order to select the next song
                                                            - sometimes I am requested to play a song that I already played, but since the played songs are deleted from the queue, I have to exit the player and readd the song from the Songs window.

                                                            If instead, the songs would be kept in the queue and only be marked played, I wouldn’t have to exit the player window in order to repeat a song.

                                                            So basically I would want to have all the songs from my repertoire (my playlist) available in the player window (queue) all the time.

                                                            Another thing I haven’t yet figured out: how to quickly search a song in the queue. I have about 300 songs sorted A-Z, so if I play a song starting with A and the need to play a song starting with Z, it takes some time to swipe all the way down.

                                                            Thank you and have a nice day!

                                                              peter

                                                              peter Well, in Germany many people use "H" instead of "B" that's why that line is detected as chords. Coloring only bracketed chords would leave everyone unsatisfied who uses the notation where chords are written above the lyrics. So that's not an option.

                                                              Yes, I know, but maybe you can check if the given letter is actually intended to be a chord. The app might check whether there is a space before A, B (H), C aso. for example. Also, it could exclude letter combinations that couldn’t possibly represent a chord, or only interpret given combinations as chords, like A, Am, Adim, A#, Ab aso. (with space characters before and after)

                                                              Of course, it’s not a big deal, if someone thinks Ah is some kind of chord, they might not need the app in the first place 🙂

                                                                  musicadi Please wait for the next beta, I think it might solve your issues. Although the solution does work in a different way than you describe.

                                                                    peter Hello Peter ,
                                                                    this version is stable we can use it on our show ?
                                                                    Thankls
                                                                    Michel

                                                                        New beta build 3271

                                                                        Finally version 3.0.0 is feature complete. There will be no more beta versions with new features. From now on it is only bug fixing.

                                                                        ATTENTION: After updating to this version, the app will run in demo mode. That means that playback will stop after 2 minutes and you can not connect to a network host. You can unlock the full version with an in app purchase. Don't worry, you will not be billed in the beta version. But please make sure to unlock the full version before using ST3 on stage.

                                                                        Next step is to start working on the documentation and fix the last remaining bugs.

                                                                        Changes

                                                                        • Added functionality to unlock full version via in app purchase
                                                                        • Added a history tab to view your playback history with the option to store it as a new playlist
                                                                        • Added a tab bar in player view to switch between queue, history, playlists and songs views.
                                                                        • Host will no longer drop network clients when the app is moved to the background
                                                                        • Next song title is now transfered to network clients
                                                                        • Hardware volume buttons will update the device volume slider in player view
                                                                        • Moved toolbars above the mini player as the player sometimes overlapped the toolbars.
                                                                        • Disabled screen lock during restore and backup
                                                                        • Opening backup files from outside the app (for example in Files app) will copy them into the app
                                                                        • Fixed unzip error when restoring backups located outside the app
                                                                        • Fixed possible overflow crash during waveform rendering