Symphony Pro 5 Release

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Feel free to post questions/issues about SP5 or the Handwriting IAP below or as a new thread.

Promotional Notes

- Version 5 is a free upgrade for new & existing owners

- Version 4 Complete Bundle now offered as free IAP

New in 5.0

For full details, visit symphonypro.net/5

HANDWRITING RECOGNITION
- SP now recognizes your handwriting into formatted notation as you edit. 
    * Perfect with Apple Pencil, and works great with touch or capacitive stylus
    * Learn more by visiting http://bit.ly/v5-handwriting

SCORE LAYOUT & PART MANAGEMENT 
- View & edit with continuous vertical scrolling layout
- Split Screen window support to bring open another app window alongside SP
- Export Menu now features an ‘All Parts’ option under Export Options to export individual instruments as separate printouts
- Part names/labels are customizable in font/color under Score > Display Settings > Part Labels  

IMPORT/EXPORT
- Better MusicXML interoperability with Dorico, Sibelius™, MuseScore, and Finale™ by supporting dozens of new elements and improved accuracy of existing elements to the latest MusicXML standard
- Vector/SVG support for documents exported to PDF & AirPrint
- Customizable document margins under Display Settings > Page Sizes
- Numerous other import & export enhancements & bug fixes to PDF, MIDI, MusicXML formats

PLAYBACK
- Professionally sound-designed instruments for 36 of the orchestral, wind, and percussion/unpitched percussion libraries
- When starting playback mid-score, preceding score dynamics & tempo changes are now pre-simulated, meaning the performance is always consistent no matter where you begin
- Tap any location on score during playback to instantly seek to corresponding bar/beat
- Bluetooth MIDI devices can now be connected with the app

IPHONE UNIVERSAL APP
- As of the official launch of SP5, both existing & new customers who’ve purchased Symphony Pro are able to download this app for free on their iPhone

EDITING
- Symphony Pro now allows you to define how beams are grouped by default by entering a custom meter pattern: Described under Measure Dialog > Time/Key > Configure Meter
- Use the On-Screen Piano to easily enter Percussion notes from Drum Staff via new Heads-Up Display
- Notation to Tab support when copying & pasting: See the full release notes for details
- Favorited Category for Score Symbols Toolbar provides quick access to commonly used articulations, dynamics, expressions, and text elements of your choice
- Customizable text for Rehearsal/Section labels: first select the symbol, then choose Edit Section Text

GESTURE SHORTCUTS & APPLE PENCIL
- If Apple Pencil is your input device, SP takes advantage of its improved precision across touch-based commands, as well as for Handwriting Recognition
- Two-finger swipe left/right to undo/redo
- Two-finger swipe vertically to toggle between the two editing modes (Write/Select)
- Note Quick-Highlight allows you to long-press a notehead and drag vertically to edit pitch seamlessly with a stylus

QWERTY KEYBOARD COMMANDS
- Use the search bar when viewing the Shortcut List (Option+K) to filter commands by keyword
- New shortcuts include:
    * Jump to a specific bar number (Cmd+Shift+G)
    * Extend selection by entire measure (Cmd+Shift+Left/Right arrow)
    * Switch to a different Score Symbols toolbar category (Cmd+1..5)
    * Toggle Note Properties menu (Ctrl+N)
-  Numerous workflow improvements for QWERTY-only editing, to save as much time as possible for VoiceOver and sighted users alike

thechidz

so far tablature is unusable with the handwriting feature.  This has proven very frustration.  Using an apple pencil on my iPad pro has been very slow and clunky.  I hope that the program will be able to recognize numbers and letters very soon as this would speed up input tremendously

von_Kühl

So when is version 6 coming? I’m very enthusiastic about Symphony Pro. It’s my main composition tool.

Cello_Submarine

Nice-to-have features in version 6:

- Show the played keys during play-back
- piano-roll display as in Synthesia

Symphony Pro is great, if it was perfect.
Have a look at "Ludwig 3". 
But many thanks so far to the developers!