4.3.4
2022-10-18
Version 4.3.4 fixes a timing issue with swing.
Notes on off-beats that are swung now have the correct timing value so that all patterns remain consistent with the metronome.
To improve app performance, the Help tab has been removed from the app. Context help is still available on each screen (tap the "?" navigation item on the upper right navigation bar). For more extensive help, see the documentation available on the www.rhythmlab-app.com website.
Custom pattern Web import and export functions have been removed from the app. Custom patterns can still be imported and exported using the file import and export functions, and custom patterns are still available on the www.rhythmlab-app.com as universal links.
4.3.3
2022-10-11
Version 4.3.3 features improved tie drawing, especially for noteheads that are spaced closely together.
Also fixes a bug that prevented thirty-second notes from drawing ties.
4.3.2
2022-10-05
Version 4.3.2 includes some bug fixes:
- Custom Double and Drumkit patterns now load on the Custom screen with a default current voice, so that editing can be performed without crashing or needing to select a voice prior to editing.
- Attempts to rearrange or delete patterns in a Custom Set that is currently active on the Tap Screen will be given a warning alert. Active Custom Pattern Sets cannot be edited until removed from the Tap Screen.
- All four pattern types with incomplete measures now lay out and play back properly.
Version 4.3.2 also adds the ability to add or remove accents from notes directly from the edit context menu on the Custom Screen.
4.3.1
2022-08-23
Bug Fix: V. 4.3.1 fixes a bug that affected layout of incomplete measures (pick-up measure) on the Tap Screen.
4.3.0
2022-08-21
Version 4.3.0 adds a Swing function with variable swing ratio!
Version 4.3.0 also improves note spacing for incomplete measures and allows for incomplete measures for both the first and last measures in a pattern.
Version 4.3.0 adds an Accent function - add accents to notes in a custom pattern. The playback (Listen) mode plays the accented notes more loudly than surrounding notes.
Version 4.3.0 adds MIDI note velocity response so that notes can be played dynamically louder or softer when using a MIDI keyboard as input.
Version 4.3.0 also has a few minor bug fixes.
4.2.1
2022-08-12
Version 4.2.1 fixes some bugs where certain MusicXML patterns (usually double) were not importing correctly.
Version 4.2.1 fixes a bug where loading certain incorrect or incomplete MusicXML files caused the app to crash.
4.2.0
2022-08-11
Version 4.2.0 adds the ability to import MusicXML files in compressed (.mxl) format in addition to uncompressed .musicXML and .xml formats, and to import a MusicXML file into the Tap screen, ready to tap.
Version 4.2.0 fixes some bugs with beam editing and changing time signatures in a pattern.
4.1.9
2022-08-05
Bug fixes, autolayout fix. Rare crash when creating or loading some custom pattern sets now resolved / fixed.
4.1.8
2022-07-12
Version 4.1.8 - bug fixes:
1. Worksheet export now clears the page of unused image frames (rectangles with dashed outlines) if the page contains fewer than four pattern images.
2. Copying a custom pattern and adding it to a new or existing custom pattern set no longer results in a crash.
4.1.7
2022-07-03
Bug fixes. Custom patterns with incomplete first measures now may be added to a custom pattern set.
Improved performance for MusicXML file import.
4.1.6
2022-06-28
Small bug fix - removed extra time signature that appeared temporarily in the first measure of custom patterns when creating mixed time signatures.
4.1.5
2022-06-19
Several bug fixes. Improved editing in Custom view, especially for beaming, tuplets, and ties. Updated help views for Tap and Custom screens.
4.1.4
2022-04-28
A few bug fixes for import and export of user management files.
4.1.3
2022-04-24
A few minor bug fixes for User management and Soundfont management.
4.1.2
2022-04-17
This version includes a few minor bug fixes, and adds the ability to hear percussion sounds when selecting MIDI sounds for the drumkit.
4.1
2022-04-05
Virtual keyboard! Now you can play chords and melodies when tapping the rhythm. Easy instrument preset changes on the keyboard control panel.
Improved web-based custom pattern downloads.
4.0
2021-10-19
File formats. Import MusicXML files, import/export JSON files.
MIDI. Improved MIDI device support, including Bluetooth MIDI.
Soundfonts. Import GM-compatible Soundfonts (.sf2).
New Custom Features. Incomplete (pickup) measures, multiple time signatures, time signatures with more than one numerator, nested tuplets.
Draw. Draw and annotate on patterns and worksheets using the Apple Pencil or your finger.
Many more new features and bug fixes!
3.2.4
2019-06-29
● Now compatible with AudioBus 3
● Bug fixes
● Improved MIDI implementation
● Improved user options
3.2.3
2019-02-05
Fixed barline issue: measure barlines now display properly when app is displayed using a digital projector.
3.2.2
2018-10-24
Bug Fixes + Privacy Policy.
3.2
2018-01-14
Version 3.2 provides color theme options - eight different color themes to choose from!
Bug fixes - user files that have been saved to an external location now can be loaded without causing the app to crash.
The Rhythm Lab website is now accessible directly from links on the Information screen.
Tap Screen controls have been streamlined to give a cleaner look.
3.1.6
2017-03-06
Bug fixes:
● Fixed a bug which caused the app to crash when a custom rhythm voice contains only rests.
● Fixed a bug which caused drum line patterns to register incorrect scores.
New Features:
● Import custom rhythm patterns directly inside the app from the user screen.
● Export users and user scores to cloud storage apps such as iCloud Drive and DropBox, and import the saved user group back into any Rhythm Lab app installation on any iPad. This feature is useful for backing up and sharing user stats.
● New rhythm patterns: Level 2.5 (A = single, B = double) adds a number of patterns using dotted quarter notes + eighth note combinations.
3.1.5
2016-10-04
● Fixes a critical bug which was causing the app to crash when updating from previous versions.
● Corrects the page size and boundaries when creating and sharing User Statistics or Worksheet pdf files.
3.1.4
2016-10-03
Bug fixes:
● Fixes some errors in custom pattern set editing which were causing the app to crash in some instances.
● Fixes a problem with note-length graphics when testing note lengths and looping or repeating a pattern - note length graphics are now consistent across all repeated pattern taps.
● Note length graphics are now displayed on play back if "Test Note Lengths" is turned on the Tap Options settings.
● MIDI Send now sends MIDI note-on messages while tapping.
● MIDI send messages now cleaned up so that Rhythm Lab exclusively sends or receives MIDI messages, but not both at the same time.
Added a MIDI send button to main tap interface.
3.1.3
2016-09-24
● MIDI - Rhythm Lab can now send MIDI out as well as receive MIDI input - set the option in MIDI settings. Also allows recognition of Bluetooth MIDI devices.
● New rhythm patterns - featuring rhythms for "Rhythm - Make It Count" series by Leila Viss.
● Bug fixes - imported custom rhythms are now immediately saved, improved custom exercise set editing and export, other bug fixes.
● Expanded User Stats reports - now users can see most recent as well as high scores for all completed exercises, and also see the total number of completed attempts for each exercise (starting with this version 3.1.3).