Open Beta Version 4.0.0

peter

New beta build 2152

Added

Setting a bus output to "None" is now stored with the audio interface specific routing settings

Changed

When manually adding a new song automatically open song details once the add song dialog closes
A selected region to play next is no longer ignored at the end of a song
Changed highlighting color in waveform view to be a bit less bright
Changed section headers in song list views when sorting by artist to show the full artist name
The currently playing region will now keep flashing when set to loop or loop once to indicate that it will play again
Some layout changes in audio region editor
Region name textfield automatically selects all text when starting editing

Fixed

Songs sometimes not correctly marked as DONE when autoplay is enabled

peter

New beta build 2178

IMPORTANT: This build contains network protocol changes that are incompatible with older builds. Update all clients and the host if you want to use network sessions!

Added

Added "key" property to songs with a picker style editor
Song lists now show key, bpm, speed, pitch, tune and number of tracks for each song (if not at default)
Added setting to hide the progress bar

Changed

Song list will automatically scroll to newly created song after closing song details
Replaced audio region pulse animation with simple blinking to reduce cpu load
Crossfade action will now start regular playback when nothing is playing
Current region will show dedicated icon when another region is selected to jump to
Progress bar regions will now also blink if selected to play next
Chords written in brackets are now padded with a whitespace at the end

Fixed

Crash opening full screen lyrics view
Crash when tapping on color toolbar button in song list or playlist on macOS
Crash on macOS Venture opening Settings or using the menu in History view
Possible crash opening History, Network or Assign Actions dialogs
Possible crash on network host if a client disconnects while processing a request from that client
Sidebar width during app startup incorrect for a short time
DONE markers on client not consistent with host
Occasional wrong background color in popovers on macOS
Color choice in playlist not applied to selected songs
Editing song duration does not automatically change duration in mini player
Adding songs from audio files use the default track volume 1.0dB instead of 0.0dB
Changing "Use External Screen" setting requires a restart of the app

peter

New beta build 2180

Fixed

Crash opening playlist introduced in build 2178

peter

New beta build 2195

Added

Added setting to select which song properties to show in song list rows
Added setting to disable progress bar blinking

Changed

Improved visibility of waveform position indicator by adding triangles on top and bottom
Changed the layout for song rows in lists
Next song title in title view is now rendered in gray italic

Fixed

Key picker not working correctly on iOS 18 and macOS 15
Song list not updating when changing properties of current song
Chord position when using slash notation
Seeking in mini player not working after adding the first track to a new song
Queue list using wrong colors for song status
Jump icon is not restricted to currently playing region
Region blinking pauses when option menu is open

peter

New beta build 2209

Added

Added % as a recognized chord symbol

Changed

Name of the Song Fields option in settings

Fixed

Changing audio interface during playback starts playing next song instead of continuing with current song
Chord placement in lines with color tags
Misplaced chords when chords need to be rendered above another line recognized as a chord line (chords above slashes)
Chords not transposing in lines containing slashes
Song details dialog edits not immediately visible in song list
Speed shown in Mixer and in SongList sometimes by 1% off

peter

New beta build 2219

IMPORTANT: This build contains network protocol changes that are incompatible with older builds. Update all clients and the host if you want to use network sessions!

Added

Search functionality within a playlist (pull down to view search field)
Remote actions to control volume and mute for output buses

Changed

Network communication was changed to use TCP protocol instead of UDP so that messages can not get lost
Changed network protocol to update clients when song properties like pitch or speed change
Playlist picker now shows all playlists within a tree view

Fixed

Changing pitch and speed in mixer did not fully update the song lists
Repeated zoom gestures on lyrics in the same direction reset the initial font size by 1 step

peter

New beta build 2229

I think I have found a way to implement robust multitrack playback that can handle mixed sample rates not only within your music library but even within the same song. I hope you have no issues with multitrack playback with this build. If it proves successful, I will backport this change to ST3.

Added

Audio Settings will now show you the sample rate used by your hardware audio output (this is a display only property as the hardware sample rate is often fixed or needs to be configured in interface specific tools)

Changed

Multitrack playback can now handle tracks with different sample rates
Moved drag handles in audio regions editor a bit further down to not interfere with the waveform
Disabled network latency compensation on clients as the latency on a local network is too low to affect lyrics highlighting

Fixed

Network clients occasionally skipping timecoded lyrics highlight updates
Changing speed or pitch via assignable buttons not updating song list correctly
Font size in lyrics view resets when opening song details
Selecting a region after opening audio region editor would set the duration of that region to 1 second

peter

New beta build 2254

IMPORTANT: This build contains network protocol changes that are incompatible with older builds. Update all clients and the host if you want to use network sessions!

Added

Added knobs as assignable controls to change song or master volume
Added a toggle to audio region editor to enable or disable loop previews
Added support for double click on title bar to maximise window on macOS
Added year and key fields to add song dialog

Changed

Song search now works diacritic insensitive
Reorderd audio region editor toolbar and grouped the display options into a popup menu
Changed waveform played part color to gray instead of the tint color
Stop behavior setting is now ignored while editing song details. Playback will always be paused
Assignable button action selection now uses a hierarchical menu
Renamed "Assignable Buttons" to "Assignable Controls" as knobs and buttons are now supported
Renamed "Restart App" to "Shutdown App" in restart dialog
Default setting for show queue is now "off"

Fixed

Possible crash when changing songs
Possible crash when rapidly changing pitch or speed in mixer
Possible crash changing the external screen setting
Migrating a ST3 backup applie song volume from backup to both song and track volume for stereo songs
Assignable buttons not shown on iPhone portrait
Song starting with a skipped region will play the skipped region
Toggling playback mode via remote commands or title view does not update the playlist view
Playlists on network clients don't show number of songs and total playtime
Toolbars in list views render incorrectly on network clients
Toolbars in list views render incorrectly when navigating back out of folders

peter

New beta build 2258

Fixed

The last build 2254 introduced a crash when opening the mixer on iOS/macOS before version 26. This is a hot fix for that build.

peter

New beta build 2276

After updating the app, go to Settings > User Interface > Clear Waveform Cache to regenerate the waveforms for mini player and audio regions editor.

There is a jitter when using the pinch gesture in audio regions editor. I am aware of that issue but need more time to fix it.

Changed

Bus selector shows name and color of the selected bus instead of just "Bus x"
Improved responsiveness when using selection up/down remote actions during playback
Changing to a new song will now always try to scroll the song list to that song
Increased height of waveform view in audio regions editor
Doubled resolution of waveform in audio regions editor
Waveform in audio regions editor is created using peak values
Waveform for mini player is created using RMS values

Fixed

Possible audio dropouts at region borders when using selection up/down actions
Network client acting as controller ignores local lyrics setting
New playlist created from history does not immediately show in playlist sidebar
Selection up/down commands change song while song details is open
Unresponsive tap tempo button in song details

peter

New beta build 2285

Added

Added 3-way track transpose indicator to mixer track channels

Changed

Master volume now controls the bus outputs instead of song tracks
Placed master volume fader to the right of the bus faders
Mixer now uses paging to show either the song or output specific pages
Increased number of assignable controls to 10

Fixed

Jitter when zooming via pinch gesture in audio regions editor
Audio device list showing internal aggregate devices on macOS

peter

New beta build 2296

Added

Mute groups assignable to tracks so that you can route multiple tracks to the same bus and still have the possibility to mute them separately. Mute group state is global and applied to all songs.

Changed

When playback ends while one of the song details views is open playback position is reset to start of song
Mixer panel buttons now stay visible when scrolling
Changed labels in add songs dialog to better explain the batch import options
Decreased sensitivity of knobs for small movements
Increased responsiveness of faders and knobs in mixer but removed the possibility to drag the fader track

Fixed

MacOS bug where tab bar gets stuck after exiting song details via escape key
Sluggish track name input field

peter

New beta build 2306

Added

Added toolbar item to song audio details view to select which track to use for waveform generation

Changed

Trim song end will now use -64dB as a threshold instead of -54dB
Reversed the order of song details fields in song lists to move important fields to the right
Name of last restored backup is displayed in menu above "Restore Backup"

Fixed

Scrolling in mixer not enabled if width is only slightly larger than the visible width
Renaming a song does not reorder song list
Missing accessibility labels for audio regions, audio regions editor and waveform view

peter

New beta build 2320

Added

Added a setting to require a long press for knobs and faders in the mixer (in user interface settings)

Changed

Mixer and sidebar can now be both open at the same time on iPads in portrait mode
When current song changes while being edited the edit dialog will close discarding unsaved changes
Songs can now have no bpm value set (will automatically disable metronome and midi clock)
Song list will scroll to newly created song when add song dialog is dismissed
Song and master volume faders are now always visible on the right edge of the mixer

Fixed

Waveform in waveform view not reloading after changing the render source in song details
macOS app could run in tabbed mode allowing the creation of multiple main view windows
Changed track name is not saved when navigating back while text field is still in focus
Starting fade out during a fade in does introduce a volume jump
Audio regions and time ruler could become invisible during a zoom gesture in audio region editor

peter

New beta build 2329

Changed

Improved VoiceOver accessibility throughout the app

Fixed

Clicks at start of playback when using fade in or when playing muted tracks
System beep when using keyboard trigger for assignable actions
Space key does not work when mapped to assignable actions

peter

New beta build 2344

We have reached a mostly stable state. Only few new bugs are reported and they mostly concern the user interface and are not critical. Therefore this will most likely be the final build before Christmas. I will finally take the time to finish the last big outstanding feature: iCloud Sync. I hope I will be able to release it after the Christmas holidays. Any new found bugs will have to wait until then.

Added

Added alert when entering network session dialog and local network access is disabled
Added alert when entering midi network browser while local network access is disabled

Changed

Queue button no longer visible for network controller clients when disabled in settings
Assignable controls are now hidden in network client viewer mode
Moved all queue settings into a dedicated section in playback settings

Fixed

Autoscrolling not working correctly after minor width changes of the lyrics area
Text being replaced during selection in lyrics editor
MIDI browser shows session running on the same device
Local network session briefly available for connecting to after hosting stops
Loading backup or song export files is possible in network client mode and leads to errors
Possibly incorrect syntax highlighting while editing lyrics
Bottom background color not extending into safe area in windowed mode on iPadOS 26
Window controls overlap song list button on iPadOS 26 in windowed mode

peter

New beta build 2408

This is now finally the first feature complete build. There will be no more features added to version 4.0.

This build adds iCloud Sync. I tried to remove the dependency on the order in which devices need to be activated. Some users lost their data in ST3 when activating iCloud Sync first on an empty device. So now the app tries to be more intelligent. If either cloud or local device have no data, the app does already know what to do. In the cases where both the local device and the cloud contain data, it will ask what to do:

Merge: Data from both cloud and local device are combined, nothing is deleted
Replace iCloud Data: Cloud data will be deleted and replaced with the local data
Replace Local Data: Data on the local device will be replaced by data from the cloud

This keeps the full flexibility while reducing the risk of data loss.

Don't forget to create a full backup before testing this feature. Better safe than sorry.

Added

iCloud Sync

Fixed

Network clients don't use their own font size setting when showing local lyrics
Playback sometimes out of sync after multiple seeks
Options menu in audio regions editor not working correctly during playback
Next/prev region actions not setting playback mode of currently playing region to next
Accidental preference not used when transposing key in song lists

peter

New beta build 2424

Added

Added missing metronome type setting to new song dialog

Changed

Moved batch import options in add song dialog into a navigation bar menu item

Fixed

Possible crash when navigating between folders in song picker dialog
Possible crash when trying to reorder tracks when some tracks contain missing files
Cloud sync upload incorrect format error for volumes set to -inf
Inacurrate status updates while syncing
Changes in track details view not always saved
Replacing a missing audio file shows the track twice in song details
Track level monitoring not working after replacing audio file for that track
Song volume changes in mixer and song details not correctly saved
Song background list color sometimes not rendered in full height
Song list does not scroll to new song after closing song details
First timecode might not be highlighted if closely followed by another timecode
Next/previous song and trigger actions not handled correctly in queue list

peter

I have now started working on the documentation and from now on only release new beta versions on demand and no longer daily. So I will release a new version when there have been a couple (at least maybe 4-5) of bugs fixed.

peter

New beta build 2436

Changed

All text fields expecting numeric input now show a regular keyboard with numbers and punctuation

Fixed

Restoring a backup while sync is active could create duplicate playlist entries
Enabling sync with download strategy gets stuck and needs restart of app to finish
Editing song details on host could overwrite wrong song details when network client selects a new song during editing
"New Window" command on iPadOS creates new main windows instead of lyrics only windows
Song volume not saved when changed via remote actions or assignable controls
Removing currently playing song from playlist with auto queue handling does not correctly update the queue
Cycle regions actions to deselect any region selection when after a full cycle through all available regions
Possible incorrect lyrics highlighting with closely timed lyrics sections after loading a song

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