3.0
2022-10-07
* Circle of fifths.
* Notes.
* Tutorials.
* Improved SharePlay support.
* Connected devices can sync their settings.
* OSC and OSC-Query support.
* Many small improvements.
Have fun!
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2.12
2021-12-09
Experimental SharePlay support.
2.11
2021-10-16
Incoming notes and notes from the MIDI player can be shown chromatically. That makes it easier to find the right key for a piece of music.
2.10
2021-10-06
Fixed channel sliders.
2.9
2021-09-29
On iOS15 you can independently control again the volume of the full mix and the volume of each MIDI channel for MIDI file playback.
2.8
2020-01-10
iOS 13 support and bug fixes.
Dark mode.
2.7
2017-11-02
Updates for iOS 11 and new devices.
2.6
2016-09-23
Quick fix for an iOS 10 issue.
2.5
2015-05-21
Compatible with Musk Links app.
Transposed MIDI file playback.
2.4
2015-02-13
Core Features:
- Bruno got an ambit of 4 octaves. Choose Bruno-G to be compatible with the Erlebnisland sounds when recording.
- The app includes a General MIDI sound font. (Thanks, Tim!)
- Bug fix: Volume is lowered only when using the builtin speakers and having a voice chat (MIDI via GameKit).
Extra features from Musk MIDI Player:
- Follow the lyrics and jump to selected words easier using the new Karaoke view.
- Change the lyrics (beta: saving to MIDI file not yet supported).
- Search more easily for MIDI files on the web.
- Mix in the original sound. (iOS 8 only)
- Turn channels into tracks.
2.3
2014-11-07
MIDI via Bluetooth support.
Experimental MIDI via Gamekit support.
You can activate them under MIDI/Network settings.
Instructions to install instrument sounds are simpler to find.
Documentation browser bug fixes.
2.2
2014-10-22
We have released three general purpose apps: Musk MIDI Player, Musk MIDI Keyboard and Musk Modes.
We have added some of their features to SolFa Mode-Go-Round as well.
New:
* Optimized for iOS 8. Dropped iOS 5 support.
* Improved MIDI support.
* Activate and deactivate tracks.
* Inspect meta-events and jump to their positions.
* Let the app speak the lyrics or the beat positions during playback.
Have fun!
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2.1
2013-07-23
New interface features:
* A touch-sensitive piano keyboard that displays MIDI notes like the round keyboard.
* You can relate the piano keys (chromatic scale) with the diatonic disk keys.
Version 2.0:
The SolFa Mode-Go-Round is now multifunctional and can be used without recourse to church modes and solmization. New features: chord and cannon-generator, hold-button, solmization and/or instrument sounds, channel-based settings, loading of sound-fonts and MIDI files, multitrack recorder and player, note visualization on the keyboard. A second solmization voice. We have corrected Fixed-Do solmization.
New MIDI features:
* A simple built-in MIDI recorder and MIDI player: You can record your own performance, download MIDI files, play them and add new tracks.
* Support for sound fonts: You can install arbitrary sound fonts and assign particular sounds to each of the 16 MIDI channels.
* Two sounds at the same time: Each MIDI note generates both an instrument and a solmization sound. You can set their absolute volume or use MIDI panning commands to set their relative volume.
* Note visualization: Note-heads in different colors and sizes with a 16-bit mask show you all current MIDI notes on the playground.
Fine grained MIDI mixing:
For each of the 16 MIDI channels you can specify processing properties which are combined with global settings:
* Are notes processed or filtered out? You can disable distracting voices while you learn your own voice.
* Are notes displayed on the playground? You can selectively display your voice or others.
* Instrument vs. Solmization volume: Listen to the solmization of your voice by setting the solmization volume of all other voices to zero.
* Instrument sound: You can distinguish different voices aurally by assigning them different sounds.
* Should program, volume and panning MIDI commands be processed? MIDI files contain such commands to adjust the sound. Choose no to keep your own sound settings for analyzing instead of enjoying the score.
* Should the app interpret some MIDI events as mode changes? Choose no to modulate yourself at the right time. With the built-in MIDI recorder, a music notation software or a MIDI sequencer you can add special mode-changing events.
Sounds:
* Two solmization voices are available: "Erlebnisland" is the sound that was recorded for the original Tonkreisel exhibit. "Bruno" is a synthesized single voice. It is more regular and has better timing.
* When playing on the playground, you can choose to have the notes additionally interpreted by the MIDI processing pipeline. This way you can play arbitrary sounds.
* Hold/Stop: When you tap the "hold" button, the currently played notes are kept until you tap their note-heads or until you press the "stop" button.
Chord / Canon Generator:
The chord / canon generator allows you to trigger chords with up to 4 extra notes, based on the input notes. For this, you set arbitrary diatonic intervals and delays.
* With positive delays, you generate note-against-note imitations of your improvised melody.
* Before you play the next note of the leading voice, see preview and suggestion notes to avoid irregularities.
* Previews notes are known to be automatically played together with the next note.
* Suggestions are all notes which may be played without violating the rules of first species counterpoint.
Documentation:
* Updated documentation for all new features.
* All main views now have an info-button showing you the help screen for the current context.
Have fun!
If you do, please tell others, rate this version on the App Store and like it!
2.0
2013-06-02
The SolFa Mode-Go-Round is now multifunctional and can be used without recourse to church modes and solmization. New features: chord and cannon-generator, hold-button, solmization and/or instrument sounds, channel-based settings, loading of sound-fonts and MIDI files, multitrack recorder and player, note visualization on the keyboard. A second solmization voice. We have corrected Fixed-Do solmization.
New MIDI features:
* A simple built-in MIDI recorder and MIDI player: You can record your own performance, download MIDI files, play them and add new tracks.
* Support for sound fonts: You can install arbitrary sound fonts and assign particular sounds to each of the 16 MIDI channels.
* Two sounds at the same time: Each MIDI note generates both an instrument and a solmization sound. You can set their absolute volume or use MIDI panning commands to set their relative volume.
* Note visualization: Note-heads in different colors and sizes with a 16-bit mask show you all current MIDI notes on the playground.
Fine grained MIDI mixing:
For each of the 16 MIDI channels you can specify processing properties which are combined with global settings:
* Are notes processed or filtered out? You can disable distracting voices while you learn your own voice.
* Are notes displayed on the playground? You can selectively display your voice or others.
* Instrument vs. Solmization volume: Listen to the solmization of your voice by setting the solmization volume of all other voices to zero.
* Instrument sound: You can distinguish different voices aurally by assigning them different sounds.
* Should program, volume and panning MIDI commands be processed? MIDI files contain such commands to adjust the sound. Choose no to keep your own sound settings for analyzing instead of enjoying the score.
* Should the app interpret some MIDI events as mode changes? Choose no to modulate yourself at the right time. With the built-in MIDI recorder, a music notation software or a MIDI sequencer you can add special mode-changing events.
Sounds:
* Two solmization voices are available: "Erlebnisland" is the sound that was recorded for the original Tonkreisel exhibit. "Bruno" is a synthesized single voice. It is more regular and has better timing.
* When playing on the playground, you can choose to have the notes additionally interpreted by the MIDI processing pipeline. This way you can play arbitrary sounds.
* Hold/Stop: When you tap the "hold" button, the currently played notes are kept until you tap their note-heads or until you press the "stop" button.
Chord / Canon Generator:
The chord / canon generator allows you to trigger chords with up to 4 extra notes, based on the input notes. For this, you set arbitrary diatonic intervals and delays.
* With positive delays, you generate note-against-note imitations of your improvised melody.
* Before you play the next note of the leading voice, see preview and suggestion notes to avoid irregularities.
* Previews notes are known to be automatically played together with the next note.
* Suggestions are all notes which may be played without violating the rules of first species counterpoint.
Documentation:
* Updated documentation for all new features.
* All main views now have an info-button showing you the help screen for the current context.
Have fun!
If you do, please tell others, rate this version on the App Store and like it!
1.1
2012-11-06
User Interface:
This version features a nicer and structurally reworked user interface.
- The tab-based navigation allows to reach settings and documentation more quickly.
- On the iPad you can tweak settings while you play in landscape mode.
- You can show and hide controls on the main tab which is particularly useful on the iPhone 5 with its larger display.
Music:
- You can now hear the consonants much better.
- When you slide your finger to another field (legato), you hear a new sound. This way you can play much smoother.
- The mode-tab shows the parallel major mode to facilitate the understanding of church modes.
MIDI:
MIDI handling is much improved in the full version:
- The SolFa Mode-Go-Round can run in background mode and receive notes from other Apps, like "Little MIDI Machine".
- You can choose from the available MIDI devices, MIDI apps and other iOS devices that can send and receive MIDI.
- With the current version of Garageband you can use the SolFa Mode-Go-Round to play the available Garageband instruments.
- You can choose a MIDI channel to send to and other MIDI channels to receive from.
- MIDI notes and mode control events can selectively be sent and received.
- This way two iOS devices running SolFa Mode-Go-Round can be kept in sync or deliberately out of sync.
Documentation:
Added links to the SolFa Mode-Go-Round web site to this app.
- The web site contains documentation, tutorials, videos and a support forum.
- See http://sites.google.com/site/solfamodegoround/