1.3.7
2022-10-09
1.3.7 Added button to allow account deletion. Bug fixes for more robust internet connection.
1.3.6
2021-09-02
1.3.6 - bug fixes and security improvements
1.3.5
2021-06-25
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.3.5 includes the following changes:
- Need help making the most of Cadenza? This release includes an updated Cadenza User Guide and new how-to-videos on our YouTube channel. You can find these links at the bottom of the Settings panel.
- When you use AirPods or other wireless audio devices, Cadenza shows you the Accompaniment Timing Shift setting. This important setting helps Cadenza to compensate for the slight delays inherent in wireless audio playback. Cadenza remembers what Timing Shift settings you prefer for each of your wireless audio devices.
- To play a score transposed, tap the purple transposition icon at the top of the screen and adjust the slider. Cadenza supports performances up to one octave above or two octaves below the written pitch.
- Cadenza automatically refreshes the Music Library catalog as new scores become available. On iPad, the Music Library has a streamlined interface that more closely matches the iPhone app.
- Bug fixes
1.3.3
2021-03-10
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.3.3 b831 supports a wide selection of external audio devices via different connectors with UI updates to indicate the current active input / output audio device used by Cadenza
(i) (the most common case) Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter* [for iPhone and iPad models with Lightning connector to use a usual USB audio device]
(ii) USB-C to USB Adapter or USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter [for iPad Pro models with USB-C to use USB audio devices]
(iii) Lightning Digital AV Adapter or USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter [for HDMI output only]
(iv) Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter or USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter [for plugging a headset (with or without a microphone) of 3.5mm audio connector into iPhone and iPad)
(v) Apple MFi certified audio interfaces, microphones or headset via Lighting connector [such as Apogee JAM interfaces, Sennheiser ClipMic (input only) and AMBEO Smart Headset (input and output)]
*The adaptor has "Camera" in its name but it works for audio as well. Note when connecting a USB audio interface via a Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, it is very likely that external power is required for both the iOS device and the audio interface to work together. This can be done by charging from the Lightning connector next to the USB 3 port on this adaptor; for this reason we strongly recommend using this "Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter" from Apple (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK0W2AM/A/lightning-to-usb-3-camera-adapter) not the smaller "Lightning to USB Camera Adapter”
Several bugs are fixed based on good reports from lovely Cadenza musician-users.
1.3.2
2020-12-04
Built for the latest iOS 14.2 and macOS 11 Big Sur, Cadenza 1.3.2 (b815) is our first release that offers a truly universal music experience on both mac and iOS.
Your CadenzaID can now sign in on a mac (requiring macOS 10.15 Catalina and above) to play music with the ease of connecting virtually all professional audio interfaces, studio monitors and your favorite microphone clipping on your instrument. With the new universal purchase support across platforms, now a single subscription will unlock the access to our entire library on all personal Apple devices that you own: iPad, iPhone, both Intel-based macs and the latest macs with Apple M1 Silicon (Cadenza app considers all iOS and mac devices with your AppleID signed in your personal devices).
Feature updates include:
- new status icons to show the input and output audio device separately with hints for optimal sound
- fixed a bug in saving performance recordings while using bluetooth; Cadenza officially supports AirPods (gen.1 & 2) and AirPods Pro; you may try other bluetooth speakers/earbuds which may or may not offer satisfactory musical experience due to their variations in audio latency)
- improved vocal model for singers (an instrumentalist now also activate this model if choosing a song under "All")
- easier and more robust "Sign in with Apple" experience with your authorization info securely kept in your keychain
- additional support for students and faculty at Yale School of Music signed up with @yale.edu emails
1.3.1
2020-10-02
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.3.1 is a feature-rich release offering:
- a cleaner and more intuitive user interface design;
- an animated guide to show you when to begin playing after a long rest;
- enhanced practice mode that supports the solo part with audio and visual cues when desired;
- in-app volume control to allow good balance between solo and accompaniment in a wide variety of recording scenarios;
- a major upgrade of automatic AI learning to follow your rubato better with rehearsal;
- automatic detection and internal adjustments for bluetooth latency tuned for AirPods and AirPods Pro models;
- faster audio/video export with more options to seamlessly balance between the camera and the score watermark;
- smarter library search with multiple keywords;
- multiple bug fixes and user experience improvements from user feedbacks;
- iOS 14 compatible to protect users' privacy with limited photos access.
1.3.0
2020-08-29
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.3.0 is a feature-rich release containing a cleaner and more intuitive user interface design; an animated guide to show you when to begin playing after a long rest, enhanced practice mode that supports the solo part with audio and visual cues when desired; in-app volume control to allow good balance between solo and accompaniment in a wide variety of recording scenarios; and a major upgrade of automatic AI learning to follow your rubato better with rehearsal. Other improvements include internal adjustments for bluetooth latency tuned for AirPods and AirPods Pro models; faster audio/video export with more options; smarter library search with multiple keywords; and bug fixes.
1.2.12
2020-07-27
Cadenza supports the Heifetz 2020 Summer Program:
students and teachers from Heifetz International Music Institute can create CadenzaID using email ending with @heifetzinstitute.org for special access.
New violin literature "HKIVS collection" curated by Hong Kong International Violin School (hkivs.com).
Improved live performance for AirPods and AirPods Pro with H1 chip; wired speakers/header are still recommended to achieve optimal performance without wireless latency.
1.2.11
2020-05-24
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.2.11 added "Sign in with Apple" integration on mobile devices running iOS 13.
- New Cadenza users can create Cadenza account by Touch ID or Face ID;
- For current Cadenza users, your existing CadenzaID now allows automatic login across multiple iOS devices that you own!
Cadenza can produce a personal animation movie for any past takes you saved on your iOS device; the music score will display in sync with your performance. That is, even if you record without turning on the camera, Cadenza can produce a live music animation movie for you!
We received a wave of requests/questions from Cadenza users about connecting different external microphones and speakers.
With this 1.2.11 update, we try to support as much as the iOS audio system allows.
A. [Audio Interface] external sound interfaces that have both input and output.
This is the most recommended connection (some audio interfaces may need external power)
B. [Microphone only] external microphone plugged via the Lightning Camera adaptor or through USB-c on 2018/2020 iPad Pro models.
Cadenza will still use built-in speakers as the output
C. [Speaker only] external speakers/headphones connected via Lighting-to-3.5mm adaptor, USB-c-to-3.5mm adaptor, or via Lighting-USB/HDMI adapter.
Cadenza will use built-in microphones as input in this case.
As always, in each update we address feedbacks from Cadenza users, bug fixes and stability improvements.
- export the entire take including the orchestral or piano intro for a full performance (Cadenza used to cut off the intro to focus on user's solo);
- more flexible library searches in multiple languages;
- offer stable audio-only performance on iPad Air (2013), iPad mini 2 (2013) models; more optimization for 2018/2020 iPad Pro models for faster and better video.
1.2.10
2020-05-03
Cadenza Live 1.2.10 boosts audio output volume in general; Cadenza can automatically switch to the USB or HDMI audio interface that you plug into your iPhone / iPad.
1.2.9
2020-04-30
This 1.2.9 update is to respond to Cadenza users' requests & bug reports right after our 1.2.8 release:
(1) offers full controls in producing music video with the score overlay animation;
(2) fixed a bug in 1.2.8 that a few long movements such as Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto 1st mvmt cannot be opened; also improved performance and memory footprint on older iOS devices such as iPad Air and iPad mini 2;
(3) improves UI in "Settings and Tools" with a new Cadenza user guide;
(4) allows wireless printing of Cadenza's publisher-grade music scores;
(5) offers switch for the live score animation that may help a user look ahead of the current measure.
1.2.8
2020-04-21
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.2.8 offers many stability improvements and bug fixes.
- faster video export of better quality
- improved score layer in-sync with live performance in video exporting
- improved responsiveness in tap-any-note in Review
- for some older iOS devices running iOS 12.4.6, improved internal memory management now allow playing live smoothly in audio-only performances
1.2.7
2020-04-08
Cadenza 1.2.7 offers special FREE access during this time of isolation through April 2020 worldwide.
All current subscribers will be granted additional access periods.
This update improves live music video recording quality, mixing and exporting speed.
Additional music content are added at the request by our conservatory partners for remote music teaching, practice, recitals and exams.
1.2.6
2020-03-22
Cadenza 1.2.6 is a special release to create sample performance HD video that is in a perfect sync with the music score overlay. Thus the performance and the music score become one with Cadenza. Optimized for social media to spread the joy and music; ideal for music educators to produce interactive music performance video for their students to watch from any note.
1.2.5
2020-02-27
Cadenza 1.2.5 can produce live video with its orientation automatically adjusted when the iPad is upside-down; the score shading is fine-tuned to be more responsive in the Live mode.
1.2.4
2020-02-21
Cadenza 1.2.4 introduces Erhu as an instrument Cadenza supports with works by Erhu virtuoso and composer George Gao.
This update also corrected the horizontal mirroring in exporting video files.
1.2.3
2020-02-20
Cadenza 1.2.3 release brings much faster video processing speed and multiple stability improvements in video/audio recording and playback.
1.2.2
2020-02-08
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.2.2 introduces full screen HD video live recording with audio remixing and video editing. Now you can produce your own social-media-ready mobile-friendly-portrait HD video - with your live performance backed by professional orchestra and piano accompaniment.
This is how you create your music video with Cadenza:
1. Practice
2. Play & record live
3. Edit your music video and choose tiktok/instagram/facebook/youtube... for Cadenza to export your edited video that will look and sound the best for your best moment.
More feature updates in 1.2.2:
- beautiful visual feedbacks shown on Cadenza's publisher-grade scores; this to help you rehearse with the accompaniment in both Practice and Live mode
- introduces "wait" note: long press on any note to set as "Wait" where Cadenza will wait until you play this note
- an easy interactive tuner: you can use both the oboe note of A=44xHz as in a professional orchestra, and the new high-accuracy tuner, to tune your instrument before playing
- music AI core optimizations: Cadenza can understand your live performance better in less ideal situation, based on real recordings our users gave us
- new graphics and multiple stability improvements
Let's share the joy of music making!
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(1.2.2 update fixed an account creation problem in 1.2.1 due to a missing phrase in some of our localized languages.)
1.2.1
2020-02-07
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.2.1 introduces full screen HD video live recording with audio remixing and video editing. Now you can produce your own social-media-ready mobile-friendly-portrait HD video - with your live performance backed by professional orchestra and piano accompaniment.
This is how you create your music video with Cadenza:
1. Practice
2. Play & record live
3. Edit your music video and choose tiktok/instagram/facebook/youtube... for Cadenza to export your edited video that will look and sound the best for your best moment.
More feature updates in 1.2.1:
- beautiful visual feedbacks shown on Cadenza's publisher-grade scores; this to help you rehearse with the accompaniment in both Practice and Live mode
- introduces "wait" note: long press on any note to set as "Wait" where Cadenza will wait until you play this note
- an easy interactive tuner: you can use both the oboe note of A=44xHz as in a professional orchestra, and the new high-accuracy tuner, to tune your instrument before playing
- music AI core optimizations: Cadenza can understand your live performance better in less ideal situation, based on real recordings our users gave us
- new graphics and multiple stability improvements
Let's share the joy of music making!
1.2.0
2019-09-30
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.2.0 is a major release that introduces a new algorithm for vocal music and adds support for live performance video.
(1) Cadenza treats the human voice as what it is: a special musical instrument that is extremely expressive. A new algorithm in this 1.2.0 update uses a variety of techniques to respond to the unique sound of each person's singing voice. The new algorithm supports a wide range of vocal literature including opera arias, art songs, and folk songs. For singers with low voices, Cadenza now supports transposition as low as two octaves below the written pitch.
(2) Cadenza can now record live performance video. (The app will request access to your front camera in order to support this feature.) You can easily share your saved performances, either video or audio-only, or AirDrop them to your computer and other mobile devices as files, or even directly export your performance recording into iMovie or other production apps installed on your iOS device for further editing before posting your best moment on social media.
Let's share the joy of music making!
1.1.9
2019-07-08
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.1.9 update introduced measure highlighting during Practice Mode to make it easier to follow the accompaniment; improved the UI for audio calibration; fixed a bug of "Stop" button becoming inaccessible during Review playback.
1.1.8
2019-05-01
Cadenza Live 1.1.8 updates:
Cadenza Live 1.1.8 added Tuba to supported instrument list;
Cadenza Live 1.1.8 expanded its conservatory list to support Cadenza's growing user base through MetaMusic’s outreach to conservatories in 2019;
Cadenza Live is proudly providing accompaniment support officially to the participants in the inaugural Buffet Clarinet Competition 2019 and Jinbao Trombone and Tuba Competition 2019; more wind literatures are added and will continue to add.
1.1.7
2019-04-10
Cadenza Live Accompanist 1.1.7 offers 1-week free trial on the US AppStore;
renamed app in French, Spanish and Chinese for better localization;
increased the intonation calculation efficiency;
improved UI for iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9" 2018 (3rd Gen.);
fixed a bug of not reseting difficulty level after choosing "All" in library on iPhone;
also fixed a minor UI misalignment issue on iPhone XS Max.
1.1.6
2019-03-17
1.1.6 fixed an account signup bug on iPhone