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  • Stage Traxx beta version 3.0.0

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

              Hi Peter, I just downloaded this latest version. I must say that it is Exactly What I have been wishing for!. For those of us the do not like to play same songs in same seq but rather "read" the crowd and play songs on the fly, this is absolutely perfect. I can be thinking 2,3,4 songs ahead and stack them in the queue. Also as Happy Birthday and other requests come it it is very easy to add to the queue.

              One thing, I believe the last time I tested this I had added my songs to each of my genre playlists by importing from Library. I may have missed that but I just went to a Playlist, clicked the + at the bottom of the page and it seemed to go directly to songs. With 500+ songs in my library, I generally (with ST2) added songs to my playlists by choose to add from Playlists and not Songs?

              Again, Thanks for adding the new runtime interface! PERFECT!
              JD

                JDSMUSIC One more thing... would it be possible to only add ENTIRE playlist queue with a slide or double tap. I am playing guitar, lyrics pane open and want to add a song to the queue from a playlist. I hit the playlist tab, when selecting the right playlist, if I MISS the I> at the end of the line All songs get added, which is not what I want to do.

                    peter

                    Hi Peter,

                    Wow, that’s a genial solution, thank you! That actually resolves both issues 🙂

                    A few things that might be needed with the new feature (I guess that would only make it in the next version):
                    - a visual feedback when adding songs to the queue from within player window. Maybe a change of background when tapping the song title would do, some kind of quick “flash”, so you know “ok, song was added to the queue”. Actually, “Added to queue” feedback is gone overall, this kind of “flash” (quick fade-in/fade-out of a white background for the title that you just tapped) might be optimal as an overall feedback when songs or playlists are being added to the queue
                    - search bar in the Songs tab of the player view
                    - a “Clear” button in the Queue tab of the player view
                    - an option to select which of this tabs would be active by default when the player window opens (ie. for me it would need to show the Songs tab all the time). Same option might be cool for the main windows also.

                    Some things that might need to be fixed:
                    - headers of the main windows (except Settings and History) are “pushed” up by default, so they have smaller font size and are middle centered. When pulling down, they get to their normal position (big font size and left centered). BTW, would look maybe better if the headers would be always centered
                    - you can swipe up in the main windows even when the content doesn’t fill the screen. This makes the header change to small when swiping and then back to big when releasing
                    - when first opening sections with a lot of content (in both main and player views), it takes about 2 seconds before the content appears. Actually, even with about 20 items, the content takes about 1 second to show up.
                    - seems to me that the app takes longer to start (about 3 seconds)

                    Thanks again for the great work, the app is now almost perfect for the way I use it, I will look forward for the organisation feature in the next version (year, key, genre tags aso.) and maybe having the already played songs marked as played (different background), eventually with a counter and a “last played” date 🙂 ... that would be the icing on the cake 🙂

                    Have a great day!

                        Hello Peter
                        I'm testing now tract beta on my iPhone 6 and i have a question

                        why there is no colours on the name of song for the current song and next song ?
                        thanks a lot
                        best regards
                        Michel
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                          dellamore why there is no colours on the name of song for the current song and next song ?

                          Because the queue will always be played from top to bottom. So the current song is the top song and the next song is the second from top. There is only a color indicator while the song is played so that you know that you can't move the top song to another position.

                          JDSMUSIC With 500+ songs in my library, I generally (with ST2) added songs to my playlists by choose to add from Playlists and not Songs?

                          In ST2 you have most likely added them from your iTunes playlists. Now you can only add songs to your playlist from the list of already imported songs. I understand your issue and this is something I will tackle with the library improvements I have planned for version 3.1.

                          JDSMUSIC One more thing... would it be possible to only add ENTIRE playlist queue with a slide or double tap. I am playing guitar, lyrics pane open and want to add a song to the queue from a playlist.

                          We had this discussion about 100 posts above and I also thought that a single tap is too quick, but the general consensus seemed to be that a single tap is the way to go.

                          musicadi - a visual feedback when adding songs to the queue from within player window.

                          I see a message "Added song to queue" pop up when I add a song. But it is indeed missing if you add a playlist. I will fix that.

                          musicadi - search bar in the Songs tab of the player view

                          Yeah, that should be there.

                          musicadi - a “Clear” button in the Queue tab of the player view

                          For that button I would need to display the navigation bar which would take up too much space for a button that you only need from time to time. I guess it should work to close the player if you want to clear the queue.

                          musicadi - an option to select which of this tabs would be active by default when the player window opens (ie. for me it would need to show the Songs tab all the time). Same option might be cool for the main windows also.

                          Default when starting ST3 is queue except it is empty, then songs are displayed. I guess displaying the queue is the option that makes the most sense so that you see where you left off.

                          musicadi - headers of the main windows (except Settings and History) are “pushed” up by default, so they have smaller font size and are middle centered. When pulling down, they get to their normal position (big font size and left centered). BTW, would look maybe better if the headers would be always centered
                          - you can swipe up in the main windows even when the content doesn’t fill the screen. This makes the header change to small when swiping and then back to big when releasing

                          This is standard iOS behavior definded by Apple and I don't want to change standard behavior if it is not absolutely neccessary.

                          musicadi - when first opening sections with a lot of content (in both main and player views), it takes about 2 seconds before the content appears. Actually, even with about 20 items, the content takes about 1 second to show up.
                          - seems to me that the app takes longer to start (about 3 seconds)

                          I don't see currently any unnecessary processing in my code. I don't think I can improve in these areas much. But I will keep an eye on the performance aspect.

                                              I remembered how I got around issue of not being able to add songs to a playlist. As an example here is the workaround:
                                              1. After adding new song to the "Dinner Music" playlist in iTunes, SYNC To Ipad
                                              2. Then in ST3, Go to Songs menu, click plus to add songs,
                                              3. Select from Library, then Playlists
                                              4. Select "Dinner Music"
                                              5. Since most songs are already in the Songs library it will go pretty quickly and then sync the new song aqded.
                                              6. Go to Playlists and you will see a new playlist , something like "Import-19-06-10..."
                                              7. Select the playlist and note the number of songs.
                                              8. Select orig playlist and note the number of songs, it will be 1 less than Import
                                              9. From Playlist menu swipe Left and hit the TrashCan icon to delete the playlist
                                              10.From Playlist menu swipe Left on the new playlist .. "Import...." and hit the Gray 3 dots menu and Rename
                                              11. Rename the new list as the orig... in this example "Dinner Music".

                                              dellamore
                                              Don't understand peter .
                                              In my show i need to have the playlist in order . And when i play a song i can choose the next song in this playlist without change the order . and as well i need to see the next song I can change it at the final moment for any reason . Why is not possible on this version ?
                                              The picture has sent is on playlist mode not in queue mode .

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                                                  As for the single tap to add playlist to the queue, perhaps add a Slider in the Settings much like you did for other things. I have not used this new version for a gig yet so I don't really know if I will be inadvertly adding all to the queue until I give it a try. I just forsee this being a problem.

                                                    JDSMUSIC
                                                    ok but visually it changes the order of the songs program and for me it’s not good .
                                                    I don’t think it’s better

                                                        Question: going into the playlist tab, then to playlist info, what does the autoplay button suppose to do from this window?

                                                          peter will this load to both our iPad and iPhone, or will we need to purchase separately?

                                                              dellamore In my show i need to have the playlist in order . And when i play a song i can choose the next song in this playlist without change the order .

                                                              I don't understand, why do you want to keep the original playlist order when you jump around in the playlist anyway?

                                                              In ST3 you have playlists and you have the queue. Playlists are fixed. You can load a playlist into the queue and then move songs around as you wish. This will not affect the playlist. Only the queue is changed. Selecting the next song to play is just a double tap on the song you want. It will move to the top of the list.

                                                              JDSMUSIC As for the single tap to add playlist to the queue, perhaps add a Slider in the Settings much like you did for other things.

                                                              An option might make sense. For example to switch the single tap behavior and the accessory tap.

                                                              dellamore ok but visually it changes the order of the songs program and for me it’s not good .
                                                              I don’t think it’s better

                                                              That's only for the queue, not for the playlist. I think this is really good.

                                                              coopdawg will this load to both our iPad and iPhone, or will we need to purchase separately?

                                                              It is a single purchase for all your devices. There is a "Restore purchases" button in the app which will unlock the full version on all your devices once purchased.

                                                              coopdawg Question: going into the playlist tab, then to playlist info, what does the autoplay button suppose to do from this window?

                                                              Primary use is background music. If you enable autoplay in a playlist and load that playlist into the queue, the queue will also turn on autoplay and all songs will play without stopping.

                                                                          peter because i need to know when i sing where i am in the program . My playlist contain 80 songs . I i return at the top or bottom when i play a song i must scroll to see the next song ? i choose song with my sensibility and it suppose i can jump one two three or more song and return but it's always in the same zone of play list . that is the reason the i like your first version . and more Visualy the colour of playing song and next song was perfect when you play to identify very quickly where you are