SmartScore X2 Pro Changelog

What's new in SmartScore X2 Pro 10.5.8

Jul 22, 2015
  • RECOGNITION:
  • Improved recognition of triplets including angled tuplets
  • Improved recognition of ties
  • Improved recognition of dots of prolongation
  • Improved recognition of multi-measure rests
  • Improved recognition of trill (tr) symbol
  • Improved recognition of flags in single notes.
  • Improved recognition accuracy of notes with very thick or very thin beams
  • False positives fixed: Dots being assigned to notes with staccatos
  • Recognition Option: 4-line staves now default to TAB (Choose Percussion option added)
  • Recognition Option default changed: Join Offset Voices to "Within 1/8 of a notehead"
  • Recognition Option: Recognition of "heavy beams" removed
  • PLAYBACK:
  • New: "Set Playback Range" window now floats and includes play function buttons.
  • Improved dynamic range for Hairpins, Cresc. and Decresc. Markings
  • Improved Trill Properies: Permuation default reset to 8
  • New: Individual velocities for each note event are now visible and editable in
  • MIDI EVENT LIST:
  • Fixed: Playback Console Pan problem
  • MusicXML Export
  • New: MusicXML support for double tremolos
  • New: Convert "Cresc" and "Decresc" markings to hairpins in MusicXML
  • New: Multi-measure rest symbols fully supported
  • Fixed: "Nested tuplets" now translate properly to MusicXML
  • ENF EDITING:
  • New: Delete or assign any attribute (staccato, tenuto, etc.) to selected range of notes (Select range with right click or all with Ctrl+Al)
  • Fixed: Overapping noteheads now offset properly during editing
  • Fixed: Default location of Mini Play Console (Mac) reset
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed: Crashing on poor-quality image files improved
  • Fixed: Karaoke -> Options -> Scroll ball = Crash
  • Fixed: Crash While Editing Percussion Staff Lines
  • Fixed: Error when allocating memory during recognition of tabulatures
  • Fixed: Page Setup > Page Layout > Custom layouts are now saved (Windows only)
  • Fixed: Alto, Tenor and Bass "instrument" part names - Restore playback transposition to "0"
  • Fixed: Mac keyboard shortcuts for Rests and Accidentals not working
  • Fixed: Image editor freezes when saving (Mac Yosemite)

New in SmartScore X2 Pro 10.5.7 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • Recognition:
  • Fixed multiple Recognition crash issues.
  • False recognition of numbered endings fixed.
  • Recognition of Trills improved.
  • Reset Permuation default for trills to 8.
  • Improved Percussion and TAB staff localization / recognition.
  • Recognize fingerings. Fingerings assigned a green color.
  • Assign a blue color to slurs (legatos).
  • Playback:
  • Base transposition for Bass and Alto Part Names fixed: Playback console & Instrument Templates now return a tranpose value of 0.
  • Correct Playback Pan problem.
  • MusicXML Export:
  • MusicXML export bug: Bb transposition attribute problem fixed.
  • Write chord extensions and augmentations to MusicXML files.
  • PianoR was listed twice when exported to MusicXML files. Fixed.
  • ENF Editing:
  • Mac keyboard shortcuts for Rests and Accidentals fixed.
  • Overlapped notes behavior fixed.
  • File > Open: Set "File Type" to "All Readable Files" as default.
  • DVD Installers - SmartScore Pro no longer the default selection.
  • General:
  • Correct mis-spelled word in Recognition Options ("Suppress").
  • Macintosh installer updated - Apple Developer code signing updated.

New in SmartScore X2 Pro 10.5.6 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • MusicXML Export:
  • Accidental elements that belong to tied notes when crossing barlines now reiterated.
  • elements added for tempo and dynamic markings. Sfz and Sf elements included.
  • -and tags now added helping to define transposed instruments.
  • Tuplet attribute added to nodes.
  • Empty elements removed from guitar fret symbols.
  • Recognition:
  • Reduced false positives: Numbered endings and Ped markings.
  • Suppress Chord Symbols bug fixed.
  • Join Offset Voices default = smaller gap.
  • Playback:
  • Base transpositions for various instruments fixed.
  • Playback Console can now be suppressed (EDIT > Program Preferences).
  • Save As .WAV / .AIFF - Burn to Audio CD:
  • Truncated .WAV recording bug fixed.
  • Aria/Garritan playback now supported.
  • Installation:
  • All installers and demos now digitally code signed (Mac and Windows).
  • MIDI Edition Only:
  • Editing note events in Piano Roll bug fixed.
  • SmartScore Player:
  • All available toolbars now visible.
  • TIF-to-ENF files automatically associated.

New in SmartScore X2 Pro 10.5.5 (Oct 30, 2013)

  • Significant improvement in music recognition accuracy with the addition of new Prodigy Engine.
  • Accuracy is improved for:
  • Poorly printed / poorly scanned originals
  • Jazz fonts / Fake books
  • Lyric / text recognition (OCR)
  • Barlines
  • Key signature and change-of-key signatures
  • Time signatures and change-of-time signatures
  • Triplets including standalone (without brackets)
  • Non-triplet tuplets
  • Notes with broken stems
  • Beamed groups with broken stems
  • Accidentals Improve recognition accuracy of scores having overly "thin" or "thick" lines
  • Recognizes umlauts for German characters
  • Scanning Interface improvements:
  • Improved Canon & Epson performance, MacOS 10.6/7/8 optimization
  • Improved recognition options PDF processing improved
  • User controls thresholding
  • Playback:
  • Includes orchestral, pop and jazz instrument sound set from Garritan
  • Includes Aria player from Plogue (VST & AU)
  • Pause feature added to Jukebox
  • Karaoke view displays both moving lyrics and moving notation
  • ENF Editor improvements:
  • "Insert MIDI Instrument change" anywhere in ENF score
  • Unify Key Signature default automatically resets according to score structure
  • Select All (Ctrl+A) activates voice splitting ("H") and stem direction change ("S") globally
  • Changed Staff Properties to Score Properties - Insert / Delete Part added
  • Save and Open now browse to last directory accessed
  • Streamlined menu selections
  • EDIT (Insert / Delete System, Part & Staff moved to Score Properties)
  • Layout Properties changed to Score Properties (Insert/Delete Part added. TAB added.)
  • Add "None" to VIEW Menu > Show > Chord Symbols"
  • Edit > Page Setup: Bug and wording change
  • "Format Score" button added to System Manager Window
  • "Change Line / Staff Spacing" button added to Staff Properties Window
  • VIEW and WINDOW (Items swapped for clarity)
  • Fix Recognition Option > Join Offset Voices = Never
  • Help / Manual:
  • Using SmartScore X2 manual rewritten
  • Interactive online help (HTML) updated and improved