2.4.2
2022-10-26
This update provides a workaround for a misconfiguration on Apple iTunes servers that made all In-App Purchases of this app inaccessible with an error message "Cannot connect to App Store" (FB11711942).
2.4.1
2022-03-15
This update fixes the following software issue introduced by recent feature update:
• Fixed a potential crash when switching to a different sound.
2.4
2022-02-24
This update provides numerous improvements for the Audio Unit (AU) plugin version of iSymphonic:
• AU: Full-screen sound selection with search criteria filter options.
• AU: Added Reverb effect.
• AU: Automatically save and restore all sound settings with Audio Unit session (e.g. when saving/loading a song in an Audio Unit host app)
• AU: Fixed potential crash on AU session restore.
Additionally this update provides the following software correction on iSymphonic stand-alone app side:
• Fixed potential concurrency issue when processing MIDI Control Change (CC) commands.
2.3.4
2021-09-26
• Adds support for iOS 15.
• Adds support for new iPhone 13 models.
• Adds support for new iPad 9 and iPad mini 6 models.
2.3.3
2021-08-16
This update provides the following software corrections:
• Fixes last row on sound selection screen from being hardly accessible due to a scroll space issue which was triggered with certain sound search filter rules.
• Voice Over: Various corrections and improvements to provide more meaningful speech output.
• Fixes stuck keys on the virtual piano keyboard which happened when holding virtual keys with one hand and trying to select another sound preset with another hand.
• MIDI: An external "All Notes Off" MIDI message now also releases potentially stuck keys on the virtual piano keyboard on screen.
2.3.2
2021-07-29
This update provides the following software correction [regression update¹]:
• Fixes a crash which could sometimes happen when switching a sound from one sound set to another sound set (affected both, stand-alone app and Audio Unit plugin).
¹ Additionally this regression update fixes the following issue:
• Audio Unit: Fixes an issue where some sounds could not be selected on AU plugin side if a specific combination of sound sets were installed.
2.3.1
2021-07-25
This update provides the following software correction:
• Fixes a crash which could sometimes happen when switching a sound from one sound set to another sound set (affected both, stand-alone app and Audio Unit plugin).
2.3
2021-07-01
This update provides the following software improvements:
• Improved instrument load time.
• Audio Unit: Allows now a high amount of AU instances.
• Audio Unit: Use the new RAM bar on the AU user interface as indicator for how many AU instances you can still deploy.
• Audio Unit: Fixes several issues in conjunction with various AU host apps (e.g. with AUM, GarageBand).
• Shows now an estimated time for completing a download of a sound set.
• There is now a "Restore/Update All" button directly on the "Optional Sound Sets" screen.
• Fixes sound set download issues that have happened under certain conditions (e.g. under low SSD space scenario).
• Several UI corrections and improvements.
2.2
2021-03-30
This update provides the following corrections and improvements:
• Substantial app launch time improvement.
• Fixes noise at beginning of new notes that happened under rare situations.
• Fixes crash on certain MIDI messages (stand-alone app and Audio Unit).
• Audiobus: Fixes connection problem with Audiobus on iOS 14 and higher (see NOTE below).¹
• Audiobus: If session is restored from Audiobus, don’t ask the same question dialog again whether IAA MIDI or IAA MIDI + CoreMIDI shall be used.
• IAP downloads: Fixes active download from being interrupted under certain conditions if app was sent into background.
• IAP downloads: Fixes active download being restarted under certain conditions after user requested to pause the download.
• IAP downloads: Fixes download status being incorrectly shown as “Download Aborted” even though download was auto resumed already.
• IAP downloads: Fixes “Download Aborted” and “Resume” button been shown even though the respective sound was already resumed.
• IAP downloads: Fixes green arrow animation on progress bar which was stopped if either app went into background or user switched to a different app screen.
• IAP downloads: Shows an additional small download progress bar at top edge of screen (iPad only) to make it clear the app is downloading a sound set, even if an already installed sound is currently selected on screen.
• IAP downloads: Fixes installation status filter not having used the actual latest installation status of all sound sets (i.e. immediately after download or removal of a sound set).
• IAP downloads: Distinguishes now between “Queued for Download” for non-installed sound sets and “Queued for Update” for already installed sets.
• Audio Unit UI: Fixes sound selection list from being cropped if AU UI height inside AU host app was rather small.
• MIDI recorder: Fixes crash on 2nd iOS “Open with …” request for user imported MIDI files.
• MIDI recorder: Supports now MIDI files with “.midi” file extension (instead of being limited to only “.mid”).
• Sound selection: Fixes readability issue of placeholder text regarding search filter options if iOS was not running in dark mode.
• Volume knob: Shows now that MIDI CC#7 is associated with this control.
¹ NOTE: This version asks you for permission to access the local network, which is required for Audiobus to work on iOS 14 and higher. If you are not using Audiobus you can safely ignore or decline this permission request. You can also grant and revoke this permission under iOS Settings -> “Privacy” -> “Local Network” at any time.
2.1.9
2020-06-26
This regression¹ update fixes one issue with the Audio Unit plugin:
• Audio Unit: Workaround to prevent an immediate crash when loading the Audio Unit plugin in some DAW apps (bug on iOS level introduced by iOS 13.4.1).
¹ Regression update: the previous update few days ago caused issues on older iOS versions (iOS 12 and older), which we corrected with this regression.
2.1.8
2020-06-20
This update fixes one issue with the Audio Unit plugin:
• Audio Unit: Workaround to prevent an immediate crash when loading the Audio Unit plugin in some DAW apps (bug on iOS level introduced by iOS 13.4.1).
2.1.7
2020-04-30
This update fixes the following issues:
• Fixed several issues with the graphical user interface (iOS 13).
• Fixed issues with dark mode (iOS 13).
• Audio Unit: Fixed several crashes when exporting / freezing a song.
• Audio Unit: Fixed AU not being loaded with some DAW apps.
• Audio Unit: Fixed missing support for Expression Control (MIDI CC#11).
• Inter-App Audio: Fixed crash when Inter-App Audio was disconnected.
• Fixed several issues with Audiobus.
• App States: Fixed MIDI device selection not being saved / restored.
• App States: Fixed MIDI velocity curve setting not being saved / restored.
• Virtual piano keyboard: Fixed black keys triggering notes with incorrect / inaccurate velocities.
• Fixed crash which happened sometimes when retrieving product details from App Store.
• Fixed seldom crash on (stand-alone) app start.
• Fixed crash when opening tuning settings on app start.
Thanks for your feedback, and take care!
2.1.6
2019-04-05
This update fixes several issues with the new iPad Air 3 and iPad mini 5 models.
2.1.5
2019-01-31
This update provides the following software corrections:
• AudioUnit: Fixed an issue where wrong instruments were being restored on offline mixdowns.
• APFS: Fixed an issue that might cause a sound set download to abort in between on low SSD space situations.
Thanks for your feedback!
2.1.4
2018-11-21
This update provides the following software corrections:
• App States: Fixed issues with "Replace" function.
• AudioUnit: Fixed issues with audio export.
Thanks for your feedback!
2.1.3
2018-11-10
This update fixes issues with the Audio Unit plugin on iOS 12.
2.1.2
2018-09-06
This update contains numerous software and sound corrections, as well as some minor new features:
• Added "Panic" button.
• Added support for MIDI Expression Controller (MIDI CC #11).
• MIDI Recorder: Added setting whether to ignore MIDI program change on playback (by default recorder ignores program change now).
• Fixed issue with sound "Legato Orchestra Strings 2" (from "Pro" sound set).
• Fixed effect send knob not being updated on MIDI CC #91.
• Audio Unit: Loads instruments in background again on regular (real-time) DAW usage.
• App States: Fixed remote restoring App States via MIDI program change.
• App States: Fixed wrong MIDI program number being displayed to user (off by one).
• Fixed memory leaks.
• Audio Unit: Fixed wrong preset being restored under certain conditions.
• App States: Fixed transpose setting not being restored.
• MIDI Recorder: Songs are sorted alphabetically now.
Thanks for your feedback!
2.1.1
2018-04-13
This update of iSymphonic Orchestra provides software corrections:
• Audio Unit: Fixes potential lockup with Cubasis 2.4.1 which could happen under a certain condition.
• Inter-App Audio / Audiobus: Fixes crash which could happen when the app was launched from either Audiobus or as IAA from a third-party DAW app.
Please also refer to the previous release notes to see what's new in iSymphonic:
https://doc.crudebyte.com/iSymphonic/Release-Notes/2_1/
2.1
2018-04-04
This update of iSymphonic Orchestra provides several software improvements. For more details about what's new in iSymphonic 2.1, please refer to the iSymphonic 2.1 release notes:
https://doc.crudebyte.com/iSymphonic/Release-Notes/2_1/
2.0
2017-10-02
This major update of iSymphonic Orchestra introduces numerous new features and software improvements. For more details about what's new in iSymphonic 2, please refer to the iSymphonic 2.0 release notes:
https://doc.crudebyte.com/iSymphonic/Release-Notes/2_0/
1.12.15
2017-06-21
• Fixes an issue of the Audio Unit Plug-in version which caused misbehaviors like random audio artifacts, noise and AU crashes under certain conditions.
1.12.14
2017-04-26
• Adds the last sound set for iSymphonic Orchestra: the new "Corda" sound set with string essentials (contains 25 sounds, including Solo Violin, probably our best sound set at all).
• Switch directly between sound sets by tapping on its icon from the sound sets overview screen.
• Fixes potential crash which could happen under certain conditions during download of sound sets.
• Fixed some minor issues with updating/restoring sound sets.
• Fixed some minor issue on sound sets overview screen regarding installation status.
1.11.13
2017-02-28
• Adds new "Organ" Sound Set (14 additional sounds: Mainly Church Organ sounds with different stops and stop combinations, as well as combinations with choir or orchestral sounds).
• Adds new "Tosca" Sound Set (20 additional sounds: New Choirs, new French Horns, new Wagner Horns, new String Ensembles, as well as Symphonic Percussion.).
• Virtual on-screen MIDI keyboard is now also scalable on iPhone and iPod touch (by using pinch zoom gesture).
• Fixed minor graphical glitches.
1.10.12
2016-12-10
• Fixes various issues with the new Audio Unit v3 plugin feature in conjunction with third-party DAW apps.
• Adds new "Cupra" Sound Set (28 additional sounds: many new Brass Instruments, such as Wagner Horns, Euphonium, Sousaphone and others, complemented by additional Percussions).
• Adds ability to change time signature on built-in MIDI recorder.
• Adds demo videos for pre-listening the individual sound sets.
• Fixes mixed order of base app sounds and pro sound set sounds in sound list.
• Minor other corrections.
1.9.11
2016-10-01
• Introduces initial support as Audio Unit v3 plug-in (app extension) for being used with multi-track DAW apps.
• Adds new "Keys" sound set (containing i.e. pianos, marimba, celesta, bells and more).
• Adds Bluetooth LE MIDI configuration to settings screen.
• Fixes detuning issue which could happen under certain scenarios.
• Fixes periodic audio noise issue which could happen under certain scenarios.
• Fixes velocity support of on-screen keyboard on recent iOS versions.
• Fixes minor UI issue on some iPhone models.