Overture Changelog
What's new in Overture 5.6.1.1
Dec 2, 2019- Improvements:
- Rebar has completely been reworked and happens automatically when you change time signatures.
- Improved dot placement on dotted notes in tablature tracks.
- Font Map dialog now updates the X Y fields when characters is moved with mouse or arrow keys.
- Improved chord alternate bass note recognition from MIDI keyboard by using bottom note as bass note when the bottom note is an octave or more below the other notes.
- The metronome click now uses the beaming pattern and not the pulse settings. This allows for more flexibility when using composite meters.
- Browser panel now remembers open/close state of folders during the session.
- Added the ability in the Mixer and Track List to set VST3 ports for individual each voice on VST3 instruments that provide ports.
- Added command in Windows menu to switch to next and previous scores.
- When clicking on a note with a quarter tone accidental, the correct pitch plays.
- Add the ability to import/export Key Commands.
- Added a few more missing chords in the Chord library.
- Made a small improvement to note spacing and slur positioning.
- When using the Increase/Decrease measures per system, the system is locked for that number of measures, by using breaks.
- To change the number of measures on the locked system, you can use the Increase/Decrease menu commands again or delete the break at the end of the system.
- Removed Measures per System and Systems per Page from the Engraving panel.
- They were basically duplicated in the Active Parts Layout section.
- Added a separate setting for piano staves in the Engraver panel.
- Eliminated the Insert expression using controller and Insert expression using key switch in the track context menu.
- The Expression menu option now only display the track’s defined expressions.
- The Track context menu now shows the dynamic as icons instead of opening a dialog.
- Using Edit menu to disable playback on selected symbols no longer shows them in grey.
- Increased the font size just a bit in the Lyric edit text section.
- Line breaks in the Lyric edit text now behave as a space.
- Re-space Staves>Fill to the Bottom setting now works for single tracks and piano staves.
- Added Track menu items to Create, Remove, and Edit track group names. Previously this required a right click before left edge of staff.
- Pitches can now be entered as note names in the Edit>Select>Filter dialog.
- Replaced the online help with a PDF version in the Help menu.
- On tablature staves, notes with dots, only show the dots if Show Beams, Stems, Ties, etc. is set.
- Notes step entered now play using the Playback offset as set in the Track Inspector.
- The export folder is now saved with preferences.
- Pitches in note filter now use note name instead of MIDI pitch value.
- Improved importing/exporting of MusicXML chords.
- Improved chord recognition from MIDI keyboard.
- Fixes:
- Fixed long overdue problem with Enabling/Disabling MIDI keyboard input in MIDI Settings dialog.
- Fixed problem that caused Undo to return to a previous view setting.
- Fixed crash when starting a Blank Page.
- Removed the Lowest fret setting in tablature panel because it never worked. Just use the capo setting to control lowest fret.
- Fixed problem that caused cursor to disappear on piano staves in the middle of scores containing many staves.
- Fixed paste problem that would make invisible rests become visible.
- Fixed bug that sometimes caused rests on piano tracks to be displayed on wrong staff when opening old scores.
- Changing the tablature font now sets the score’s dirty flag.
- Fixed issue when dragging the top line of an ending that extended past the end of a system.
- Fixed issue with indicator baselines (lyric, dynamic, etc.) not being displayed when opening new scores.
- Fixed problems with the usage of the Font map in the Layout Panel and added an Apply button.
- Fixed problem with sending controller data to VST3 plugins.
- Added Orchestra Harp to top section of the the GM Sound Map.
- Decrease Measures per System, now works on the last measure.
- Fixed bug that displayed wrong measure in Measure Delete dialog number when active measure is the last measure of the score.
- Hide/Show Staves and Remap Playback dialogs no longed crash on systems with DPI set above 100%.
- The Notes to Tablature menu command now matches the track’s number of strings when it creates a new track.
- Fixed the small extra pitch bend at end of note on quarter tone note playback.
- Fixed an accidental bug when dragging a note past another note that had a quarter tone accidental.
- Fixed several paste bugs when copying and pasting using multi staff tracks.
- Fixed bug that caused a clef to jump before the note that was inserted before it.
- When clicking on a chord in the score, the root and bass settings in Chord panel now match.
- Recalc Layout no longer defaults to the Max Measures per System when set in the Active Parts>Layout section.
- Fixed a playback problem that ignored the dynamic occurring just after a hairpin.
- Fixed a bug that did not save the cresc/desc extended dash setting.
- Fixed vertical scrollbar syncing bug in the data view when horizontal scrolling from the score view.
- When Ctrl + shift dragging notes in Data view to drag velocities, the note is now deselected on mouse up.
- Fixed problem that did not allow some articulations like breath marks to be entered.
- Ctr[cmd] dragging notes in the Data View no longer leaves the adjusted note selected.
- Fixed problem with vertical scroll bar in Graphic View getting out of sync.
- Fixed small glitch with Alt[cm] dragging guitar bend amounts.
- Segno, Coda, etc now use the Groove Font when switching score font.
New in Overture 5.5.4.6 (Feb 20, 2019)
- Enhancements:
- Added Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra SoundMap.
- Overture now, respects no editing or saving of a read only file.
- You can now set winged repeats by right clicking on both left and right side repeats.
- Dragging objects now shows dimensions in standard or metric.
- Overture now handles libraries using Kontakt 5 or 6, except one small problem described below.
- When inserting tracks on the Mac using Kontakt 6 as the device, the instruments do not get loaded into the player.
- We believe is caused by a Kontakt bug in OSX and will need time to do more research.
- Added (B9) chord to library.
- Added ability to distinguish between add2 and add9 chords when using MIDI keyboard.
- Added more scales to Composer Tools dialog.
- Added three metronome volume settings in Options>Metronome menu.
- Added ability to record the looped area in Export Audio dialog.
- Added the ability in the Export Audio dialog to export selected tracks to individual files all at one time. (Use multiple outputs)
- Added option for tilting handwritten stems and lines when using Groove font. (In Preferences)
- Disabled notes are now displayed in a light grey.
- Narrowed the hit point for deleting a track with eraser tool and when clicking, a warning is displayed.
- Added pedals, symbols, dynamics, and hairpins containing cotroller data to be shown/edited in Data View if you have Expressions enabled in the popup menu..
- Controller lane now displays controller 64 (sustain) as steps instead of as a continuous controller.
- Fixes:
- Fixed two crashing bugs when inserting articulations and dragging expressions that were introduced in last release.
- Fixed bug where adding a measure cause systems above to be recalculated.
- Fixed dragging arpeggios vertically bug that made the bottom way to long or short.
- Fixed bug where loading a user preset that was a percussion track, set the font size incorrectly.
- Fixed paste special crash with meter changes that caused score to be extended.
- Fixed bug when dragging bottom of arpeggios from top staff to bottom staff.
- Fixed bug that created wrong rests in some tuplets.
- Fixed soft sound on first beat of metronome.
- Fixed or improved several MusicXML import/export bugs
- Page size now adjust for scores with many tracks
- More than one articulation on chords that contain more than one head
- Rehearsal text
- Endings and repeats
- Percussion tracks
- Ottavas
- Lyric positioning
- Cross staff tuplets, slurs, and beams
- Expressions fonts and positioning
- Chord names enharmonics
- All clef types
- Grace notes
- Fixed Video window sync and 29.97 drop frame is now frame accurate.
- Fixed timing problem when entering Grace Noes with Options>Hold Timing enabled.
- Fixed bug when trying to enter (b5) with MIDI keyboard.
- Fixed crash when opening old Overture scores that contained Page Text.
- Fixed bug that prevented Notes>Beam>Unbeam menu command from not working when only beam was selected.
- Fixed a problem that displayed the wrong channel selected in menu when right clicking on a note head.
- Fixed printing in Landscape mode.
- Fixed problem that caused slow editing when a track contained many expressions.
- Eliminated Out of Range warning for percussion tracks.
- Fixed problem with dragging the entire slur on Mac.
- Fixed problem that prevented the cursor from advancing when entering a hyphen on lyrics in Mac version.
- Disabled automatic transcribing that was happening when you drag excessive amount > 1.5 * the grid in the Data View.
- Fixed broken ties when step inputting.
- Fixed problem and crash when using ; to add tie on a single note.
- Fixed a problem that caused playback to stop in middle of last measure of score if it contained a meter change.
- Fixed problem with hanging notes entered from keyboards that send a velocity of 0 for note off.
- Fixed a problem that did not recalc newly recorded measures in real time.
- Fixed problem that prevented text from being deleted with delete/backspace key if the text was selected with the text tool.
- Fixed a problem with notes in a pickup measure being displayed incorrectly in data view.
- Fixed problem that prevented Step Inputting Notes in Ossias.
- Fixed Data View update problem when step inputting in Linear View.
- Fixed problem when adding User Expressions in Track Inspector panel that prevented the controller data from being copied.
New in Overture 4.1.5 (Sep 10, 2011)
- Fixed Shift-Click on Dynamics handle to align dynamics and hairpins.
- Improved collision avoidance when entering dynamics and hairpins
- Fixed problem with moving cursor to next measure with arrow and then pasting. Paste was off by one measure.
- Fixed Step Input not entering notes after eighth notes.
- Fixed crash after Extracting Parts (with Split and Divisi set on)
- Improved tie placement and accidental spacing on clusters.
- Fixed crash when recording real time, with Auto-Transcribe turn off, on tracks above or below a track containing lyrics.
- Fixed problem with hairpin playback.
- Fixed problem with dragging Ottavas that wrapped to next system.