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peter I agree, if I need to transpose I just build a new MP3 file.

peter - Peter I use the transposition feature quite a bit and have noticed that the quality is good enough on some songs to use them for gigs. It would be great to have the ability to make good qulaity transpostions. If that isn't possible can I ask you to do - for a fee of course - and send the, back to me? Just wondering. If not do you know someone who does that?

    Godsmo123
    I have used Audacity which is a free download. Of course you have to understand that when transposing down, that the lower the key , the greater chance the low end starts sounding "wonky"... ( if that's a word) LOL.

    I know what you mean "wonky". I have found that the drums are the first to go. The snare and bass lose their integrity fast.

    Drum sound really hurts badly when transposing. You either loose the punch or you get that "wonky" undefined sound. I use Logic as a DAW and it has qute good transposition algorithms. What also works well is the app Capo.

    Developing a good quality transposition algorithm is not possible for me. The development effort would be much higher than all the time I put into Stage Traxx up to now so far. Therefore commercial algorithms are quite expensive. I got quotes starting in the 4-figure range. I don't make enough sales to justify such an expense.

    But here is a recommendation for good quality customizable playbacks: http://karaoke-version.com

    The offer individual playbacks where you can choose which tracks they should contain and also whether they should be transposed.

      JDSMUSIC Any thoughts on that echo'ing the midi string?

      I am aware that this would be a nice addition but I have investigated how to do this properly and found the effort too large to make it into this release. I always need to keep an eye on the time spent so far with developing this release and take care not to overdo it. So I am afraid I can not implement this feature in version 2.10. I'm sorry.

        peter Ditto on karaoke-version.com. Peter is referring to their Custom Backing Tracks. This is what I use.

        peter re: echo midi. Thanks Peter. Being a retired Oracle software engineer, I understand.

        6 days later

        A big thanks for the official roll-out of this new version. I think I can say for all of us, we appreciate all the work you put into this product. As I wrote on my last review in App store, it is "BEST OF CLASS"!

          JDSMUSIC

          Thanks JD, I really appreciate it. Sometimes I wonder if the low revenues justify all this effort, but comments like yours help me keep the spirit up 🙂

          I have always said that you should charge more, or at least charge for upgrade releases. This program is the best out there and worth much, much more, IMHO. You should put a DONATE button somewhere on your website for like minded folks. I will be the first to donate!

            8 months later

            Thanks, I have made another change to the audio handling: Some users where complaining that it is not possible to play audio in parallel with other apps (like softsynths for example). I have now enabled this with the downside that the Now playing info is no longer displayed on the lock screen. It is not possible to do both but I guess the lock screen is not as important as the ability to use multiple audio apps at the same time.

            There will be another version coming today.

            2 months later

            I agree with JDS. The app is superior and is worth more to me than I paid. I don’t understand the market well enough to say whether you can charge more or not. I suspect that once it’s available for iPhones, and people can use it as a singalong device maybe you will be able to make some money. In the meantime please accept my hearty thanks for a job very well done that makes my life as a solo artist worthwhile.

            a year later
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