Bass Sight Reading Trainer
$1.99
4.58for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Bass Sight Reading Trainer
Sight-reading skills open the door to reading written music and familiarizing yourself with various music styles. Sight-reading is not a daunting task, and with sufficient practice, anyone can develop this valuable skill.
Our app is designed to help you quickly identify notes across every part of the fretboard, with a special focus on positional playing.
By enhancing your sight-reading abilities, you'll find it easier to focus on other musical aspects like harmony and rhythm.
Features:
PRACTICE & TEST MODE
- Four different modes of use:
1. Locate notes on the fretboard based on the notes in staff.
2. Locate notes on the fretboard based on note name and pitch.
3. Find the names of notes on the staff (without the fretboard)
4. Identify the names of notes presented on the fretboard.
- Automatic detection of problematic notes.
KEY SIGNATURES & SCALES
- Key signature support, from 1 to 6 sharps or 1 to 6 flats.
- Automatic selection of the enharmonic notes for each scale to prevent double sharps or double flats in the key signature.
- Scales include major, minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor, blues, pentatonic, and all modal scales.
FRETS, STRINGS & NOTE SELECTION
- Support for 4, 5 and 6 string bass guitars.
- Frets are grouped to limit the number of notes to practice and test.
- Predefined fret groups, e.g., 0-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 0-12, 13-17, etc.
- You can define custom fret groups.
- The highlighted fret group is displayed on the fretboard.
- Your sight-reading progress is tracked per fret group.
- The longest streak record per fret group measures your sight-reading accuracy.
- You can select specific strings for the highlighted area.
- Test notes can be limited to naturals or notes from a selected scale.
READ AHEAD
- Reading ahead is a crucial skill for effective sight-reading.
- You can adjust the number of notes to read ahead.
OTHER
- Several alternate tunings are available for 4, 5, and 6-string bass guitars.
- Optional extra treble clef for iPad.
- Support for left-handed bass guitars.
- Option to display the fretboard in perspective (in landscape mode).
- A universal app compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
- Supports all screen sizes.
- No ads or in-app purchases.
- Dark mode support (iOS 13+).
- Tested on iOS and iPadOS 17.
Our app is designed to help you quickly identify notes across every part of the fretboard, with a special focus on positional playing.
By enhancing your sight-reading abilities, you'll find it easier to focus on other musical aspects like harmony and rhythm.
Features:
PRACTICE & TEST MODE
- Four different modes of use:
1. Locate notes on the fretboard based on the notes in staff.
2. Locate notes on the fretboard based on note name and pitch.
3. Find the names of notes on the staff (without the fretboard)
4. Identify the names of notes presented on the fretboard.
- Automatic detection of problematic notes.
KEY SIGNATURES & SCALES
- Key signature support, from 1 to 6 sharps or 1 to 6 flats.
- Automatic selection of the enharmonic notes for each scale to prevent double sharps or double flats in the key signature.
- Scales include major, minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor, blues, pentatonic, and all modal scales.
FRETS, STRINGS & NOTE SELECTION
- Support for 4, 5 and 6 string bass guitars.
- Frets are grouped to limit the number of notes to practice and test.
- Predefined fret groups, e.g., 0-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 0-12, 13-17, etc.
- You can define custom fret groups.
- The highlighted fret group is displayed on the fretboard.
- Your sight-reading progress is tracked per fret group.
- The longest streak record per fret group measures your sight-reading accuracy.
- You can select specific strings for the highlighted area.
- Test notes can be limited to naturals or notes from a selected scale.
READ AHEAD
- Reading ahead is a crucial skill for effective sight-reading.
- You can adjust the number of notes to read ahead.
OTHER
- Several alternate tunings are available for 4, 5, and 6-string bass guitars.
- Optional extra treble clef for iPad.
- Support for left-handed bass guitars.
- Option to display the fretboard in perspective (in landscape mode).
- A universal app compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
- Supports all screen sizes.
- No ads or in-app purchases.
- Dark mode support (iOS 13+).
- Tested on iOS and iPadOS 17.
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.58
Last updated on Nov 30, 2023
Old Versions
- Minor adjustments and bug fixes.
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Version History
4.58
Nov 30, 2023
- Minor adjustments and bug fixes.
4.57
Oct 12, 2023
iOS, iPadOS 17 adjustments.
4.56
Feb 13, 2023
New iPad only option:
Some 6 string tunings have very high notes, resulting in many ledger lines. Now a treble clef can be included to improve the readabilty for such cases. The option can be found in the Tuning menu of settings.
Some 6 string tunings have very high notes, resulting in many ledger lines. Now a treble clef can be included to improve the readabilty for such cases. The option can be found in the Tuning menu of settings.
4.55
Sep 21, 2022
iOS 16, iPadOS16 adjustments.
4.54
Jun 23, 2022
Minor adjustments for iOS, iPadOS 15.5.
4.53
Feb 3, 2022
- Fix for layout issue when app is started with the device in horizontal position.
4.52
Oct 24, 2021
Sound of the app is no longer switched off if the silent mode of the device is on (because users may not be aware of this).
4.51
Oct 2, 2021
- Fix for a problem with screen rotation.
4.50
Sep 29, 2021
iOS, iPadOS 15 adjustments.
4.49
Jul 30, 2021
Lock/unlock button in main screen to disable or enable fretboard scrolling.
Advantages of disabled scrolling:
1. Taps are not missed because of unintentional dragging.
2. The tap sound is produced on touch down instead of touch up.
This works best while trying a bass line or scale in practice mode.
Advantages of disabled scrolling:
1. Taps are not missed because of unintentional dragging.
2. The tap sound is produced on touch down instead of touch up.
This works best while trying a bass line or scale in practice mode.
4.48
Jun 25, 2021
- Minor improvements.
- iOS / iPadOS 14.6 tested.
- iOS / iPadOS 14.6 tested.
4.47
Sep 27, 2020
- Some textual adjustments.
- iOS 14 tested.
- iOS 14 tested.
4.46
Jun 28, 2020
- Minor bug fixes.
4.45
May 19, 2020
- Fix for a sound glitches problem with some bluetooth headphones.
4.44
Apr 14, 2020
- High B tuning for 6 string bass added (B E A D G B).
4.43
Feb 13, 2020
- Textual adjustments and some performance improvements.
4.42
Jan 12, 2020
- On request, an extra fret group: frets 10 - 14.
- Some minor corrections.
- Some minor corrections.
4.41
Sep 26, 2019
Some dark mode fine-tuning.
4.40
Sep 19, 2019
- Dark mode support (iOS 13 required).
- Chromatic scale with only flats added.
- Chromatic scale with only flats added.
4.38
Jul 17, 2019
- Minor bug fixes.
4.37
May 7, 2019
Option to show the fretboard in mirror image.
4.36
Feb 8, 2019
- Fix for problem with iPad Pro 12.9 inch, 3rd generation.
4.35
Jan 15, 2019
- Minor corrections and improvements.
4.34
Nov 7, 2018
- User interface adjustments for the new 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation).
4.33
Oct 28, 2018
- Native screen resolution support for iPhone XR.
Bass Sight Reading Trainer FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Bass Sight Reading Trainer.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.1 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.1 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.1 or later.
Bass Sight Reading Trainer supports English
