Development History

What's new (2015-05-xx)

Interface

  • integration of notation fonts compatible with Lilypond, and SMuFL
  • separate configuration of notehead and beam layout
  • overhaul of fugal- and piano plugin
  • preview of inlay content
  • modified macro score view
  • additional menus for ornament and parameter selection
  • ...

Core

  • search for towers more efficient
  • extended inlay search
  • superset-, exchange-, stalemate condition
  • grouping of voices for crossing, hovering, and handling projection
  • ...

Database

  • Renaissance music from Josquin database
  • Fünf geistliche Lieder, BWV 519–523
  • BWV 231

What's new (2015-04-02)

Interface

  • intuitive database configuration
  • improved handling in multi-voice row
  • configurable font for lyrics
  • canon selection menu
  • global switch menu

Core

  • filter tower solutions by cadence
  • periodic hold instructions
  • offscreen tower visualization demo
  • wav to mp3 conversion using Lame with id3 tag assignment
  • silence removal for Hauptwerk recordings

Database

  • production of Schemellis Musicalisches Gesangbuch BWV 439–507
  • re-import of Telemann, Haendel, Haydn, Corelli from musedata.org
  • support for 3 Hauptwerk organs by Piotr Grabowski
  • support for Brut-Leuchten and St. Stephen's Anglican Hauptwerk organs from Zion organ
  • support for Bulea, Jørgensen, Monaster, Pitea, Veendam Hauptwerk organs

What's new (2015-02-07)

Interface

  • manipulation of voice bounds
  • gui feedback on tower conditions
  • preview of tower solutions
  • clef-selection as menu
  • virtual studio-selection as menu
  • lilypond screen page global-staff-size configurable
  • tracking statistics as html report

Core

  • tracking condition determines voice leading in tower computation
  • transpose to all key signatures while preserving accidentals
  • fermata tempo effect
  • momentum rating, and unique-chroma rating
  • real-time tuning in midi
  • refactoring of integer loops

Database

  • 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by D. Shostakovich
  • Schemellis Songs BWV 439–460.3 edited using tower plugin video

What's new (2014-12-12)

Interface

  • torrent search, and unification video, video
  • sequence finder
  • redesign of condition row
  • configure location of external programs
  • Kontakt and Reason Studios for 16 channel output
  • different clef selector

Core

  • low level types immutable: tone, ivory, pitch, triad
  • introduction of hepta
  • tower builder reuses previous suggestions, and parallel computation
  • use of meter in musedata, stage, and kern import
  • configurables (midi, textures, window positions, etc.) in user directory
  • suppression of print-object=no in MusicXML
  • batch file conversion for MuseScore and Pianoteq

Database

  • Keyboard Partitas BWV 825–830

What's new (2014-11-16)

Interface

  • predefined musedata sets: canons
  • improved text input; text search; lyrics overview
  • redesign of root window, and menus
  • export of screen pages by Lilypond
  • MatchDialog export to LilypondBook

Core

  • lyrics for voice
  • more ornaments: accent >, marcato ^, and fermata
  • edit history, undo, and redo using git
  • auto-tangents suggestions uses repertoire period
  • chord names more visible; compact chromatic unicode chord label
  • piano/organ configuration; improved balanced chord score
  • timing of editing and playback
  • native, MusicXML, midi, and lilypond format use utf-8 charset

Database

  • Schemellis Songs BWV 439–507
  • complete lyrics for Singen im Advent video
  • completed Bach Chorals, Schübler Chorales, 4 Duets, 5 Little Preludes
  • BWV 542.2, 812.x–816.x, 1128

What's new (2014-10-20)

Interface

  • tangents search results in window
  • improved note/torrent handling, ivory progression, html overviews
  • better render quality of dynamics and ornaments
  • tag finder dialog

Core

  • nrpn support for Hauptwerk organ control video
  • inversion detection for motifs
  • inlay builder rework
  • database container less static
  • meter and division conversion
  • xml import more robust

What's new (2014-10-02)

Interface

  • ornaments video
  • dynamics
  • motifs in score
  • artwork in dialogs
  • ritardando
  • config plugin

Core

  • improved color palette
  • shape collection for graphics to mouse match
  • improved xml-, stage 2-, musedata import
  • refactor using java8 lambda

Database

  • structuring of Bach collection
  • Neumeister collection