2023.7
2023-08-17
- Jazz-Medium Up Swing:
- new flat ride cymbal sound
- ride swing at 72%
- new drum fills and snare comping accents
- new piano comping rhythms
- bass accents match new 72% swing feel
- Jazz-Medium Swing:
- all the changes from Medium Up Swing plus:
- better position of hi-hat because of the sample attack at slower tempo
- additional triplets in the the fills and snare comping accents **TODO**
- additional triplets in the bass lines
- Jazz-Doo Doo Cats:
- two feel swing on hi-hat at 72%
- same bass and drums as Medium Up Swing in the middle choruses
- Jazz-Bossa Nova: new flat ride cymbal sound
- Jazz-Bossa/Swing: new flat ride cymbal sound and same bass and drums as Medium Up Swing in the middle choruses
- Jazz-New Orleans Swing: same bass and drums as Medium Up Swing in the middle choruses
- Jazz-Swing Two Four:
- two feel swing on hi-hat at 72%
- same bass and drums as Medium Up Swing in the middle choruses
- Double Time Swing now also works with 3/4 and 2/4 time signatures
- Better guitar/keys rhythms with 2 chords per measure in 4/4 in Blues: Funky, Gospel, Muddy, Nola, Shout, Texas Rock
- Better piano rhythms with 2 chords per measure in 4/4 in: Latin-Brazil Samba, Latin-Cuba Bolero, Salsa-Cuba Bolero, Salsa-Cuba Cha Cha Cha
2023.6
2023-06-02
- Fixed various guitar chord fingerings
- Fixed MusicXML export with 1st and 2nd endings
2023.5
2023-05-13
- Fixed cell selection in editor in song with vertical spacers
- Fixed issue with starting playback from coda with END symbol
- Fixed issue with click target to select a measure after a new line with extra vertical space and single bar line
- Fixed accessibility with invisible roots
- Fixed Ukulele D7 chord
- Improved some guitar chord fingerings
- Improved matching style text in editor to player style
2020.4
2020-05-19
- Added a second harmony part (Organ) to the Pop Reggae style
- Added a second harmony part (Guitar) to the Pop Rock 12/8 style
2019.6
2019-10-29
Minor fixes for macOS Catalina
2019.5
2019-09-15
- Fixes for upcoming version on macOS
- Ignore accents when searching
- Show title bar when in full screen
- Fixes audio out of sync when sharing screen via AirPlay on Apple TV
10.1.1
2019-08-02
Fixes a crash on startup for some users with external audio interface.
10.1
2019-07-15
- Added the option to sort the list of playlists alphabetically
- Fixed audio issues when playing through Bluetooth and AirPlay speakers
- Fixed issue with iCloud Sync sometimes stopping playback
- Fixed reverb not being set correctly on first playback
10.0.0
2019-03-05
- Added a new import flow that lets you preview the songs and playlists before importing them
- Added support for macOS 10.14 Mojave
- Increased tuning range to 415-466 (a semitone up and down)
- Increased size of repeat indicator text
- iReal Pro now requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or higher
8.3.2
2018-10-02
- Fixed German localization that prevented the Preferences panel from working correctly
8.3.1
2018-08-15
Minor bug fixes
8.3.0
2018-07-04
New:
- Added setting for tuning of backing tracks from standard A4 = 440 Hz to values between 430-450 Hz
Styles improvements:
- Fixed 3/8 timing of organ in Pop - Funk
- Better mix between instruments in Blues - Flat Tire
- Increased volume of organ in Blues - Mo-Slo
- Simplified bass line for one-beat chords in Blues - Mo-Slo
- Minor tweaks to Blues - Chicago Shuffle
- Fixed bass playing a minor 7th on major triads in Blues - Funky and Stax
8.2.3
2018-05-26
- Various bug fixes and improvements
8.2.2
2018-02-16
New in this version:
- Fixed issue when printing a chart with guitar or piano chord diagrams
New in 8.2:
- Added option to share a playlist as a Setlist
- Added option to share a playlist as a PDF book
- Added option to duplicate a playlist
8.2.1
2018-02-14
New in this version:
- Various bug fixes and improvements
New in 8.2:
- Added option to share a playlist as a Setlist
- Added option to share a playlist as a PDF book
- Added option to duplicate a playlist
8.2
2018-02-09
- Added option to share a playlist as a Setlist
- Added option to share a playlist as a PDF book
- Added option to duplicate a playlist
- Various bug fixes and improvements
8.0.6
2017-11-04
8.0.6:
- Error messages are no longer modal and can be dismissed by clicking anywhere in the window
- Added option to scroll between songs with arrow keys and swipe gestures
- Audio Export in WAV format is now 16 bits depth rate
- Fixed song drawing regression with vertical spacers
- Fixed issue when importing single song and style wasn’t retained
- Reverted to previous search behavior where the search field is not cleared when switching between playlists
8.0.3:
- Fixes for macOS High Sierra 10.13
8.0:
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
8.0.5
2017-11-02
8.0.5:
Bug fixes
8.0:
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
8.0.4
2017-11-01
8.0.4:
Fixes for macOS High Sierra 10.13
8.0:
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
8.0.3
2017-10-16
8.0.3:
Fixes for macOS High Sierra 10.13
8.0:
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
8.0.2
2017-10-05
8.0.2:
Fixes for macOS High Sierra 10.13
8.0:
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
8.0.1
2017-08-30
8.0.1:
Bug Fixes
8.0:
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
8.0
2017-08-21
Blues
- 12 new Blues styles are now available as a one time In-App purchase
- Each Blues style comes with guitar, keyboard, bass and drums tracks
iCloud Sync
- Upload your songs and playlists to iCloud for safekeeping and for synchronization across any of your iCloud enabled devices such as iPhone, iPad or Mac
Improvements to audio
- Change tempo during playback
- Change instrument sounds during playback (Except drums)
- Exporting audio is now very fast
- Added two new electric guitars
- Added support for Touch Bar in latest MacBook Pro
7.0.1
2016-03-12
Bug fixes
7.0
2016-02-09
- Record yourself playing or singing along with iReal Pro
- Added new Pop styles: Glam Funk, Virtual Funk and House
- Added new Drums, Bass, Rhodes, Synth and Organ sounds
- Improved Tempo and Repeats controls
- Improved full screen support
6.3
2015-07-21
- Added Ukulele chord diagrams and font
6.2
2015-05-29
- Added option to choose between normal and embellished chords for each style
- Added min#5 chord quality
- Added option to find a song on the web
- Added Welcome window on first run of the app
- Added What's New window when app is updated
- Added Version History accessible from the iReal Pro menu
- Improved Gypsy Jazz style
- Improved guitar chord diagrams
- Improved playback of diminished triads (lowercase 'o') to not include the diminished 7th
- Improved indication that a song is transposed
- Improved behavior and animation of Split View dividers when toggling sidebar visibility
- Changed keyboard shortcut for Duplicate song to Control-D to avoid conflict with the Editor CMD-Shift-D for Double Bar
- Fixed bug where printing a song that had been transposed in a playlist, would print in the original key
- Fixed issue where chord font would be wrong when the song had an END symbol
- Fixed issue where text in the editor drop-down menus would be invisible if System Accessibility High Contrast settings were enabled
- Fixed issue when trying to play in the editor, would play from the wrong measure
- Fixed issue when exporting to midi with practice settings enabled
- Fixed issue where composer wasn't updated as you typed in the editor
6.1
2015-03-20
- New Visual Count-In
- ADDED new Hand Writing Font for the chord charts
- ADDED new option to highlight rehearsal symbols in red
- ADDED a second option for Rhodes sound
- ADDED option to sort playlists in random order
- ADDED option to set the background color of the song
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
6.0.1
2014-11-04
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
6.0
2014-09-21
- ALL CHORD DIAGRAMS are now included for free in the app
- ADDED 12 new Jazz Styles available as In-App purchase:
– Ballad Double Time Feel
– Ballad Melodic
– Blue Note
– Doo Doo Cats
– Even 16ths
– Even 8ths Open
– Guitar Trio
– Medium Up Swing 2
– New Orleans Swing
– Second Line
– Trad Jazz
– Up Tempo Swing 2
- ADDED new instruments (each style will have different instruments available to it):
– Harmony sounds: B3 Organ, Jazz Guitar, Banjo, Strings, Choir, various synths and pads
– Bass sounds: Fretless bass, Picked bass, Muted bass, Slap bass, Moog bass, Q Bass, Sub Bass, Tuba
– Old K ride cymbal to the jazz drum set
– Drumstick sound for Count-In
- IMPROVED the sampled sounds of Piano, Fender Rhodes and Acoustic Guitar
- IMPROVED Practice style is now called Long Notes and allows for many more sound options
- ADDED option to have No Count-In
- ADDED ability to set the volume of the Count-In
- ADDED option to sort playlists in random order
- IMPROVED Mixer selection of sounds
- Various improvements and performance enhancements
5.1
2014-06-14
- ADDED: 3/8 and 5/8 time signatures in notation and playback for all non-swing styles
- Corrected the way 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8 play in non-swing styles
- Improved count-in for all x/8 time signatures
- Improved count-in now matches time signature of starting measure
We put a lot of time and dedication into making iReal Pro better with each release, so thank you for reading these release notes and sending us feedback.
If you enjoy iReal Pro please leave a review in the App Store, and if you already did, don't be shy about updating it so it appears at the top. We never tire of hearing back from you!
Now, have fun practicing.
5.0.6
2014-05-09
- Increased overall volume of audio output
- Added export audio to AAC format
- Added option to select AirPlay or other audio output devices from the main window
- New: double click a song title to start playing it
- Fixed issue with sound offset when playing audio through AirPort Express
5.0.4
2014-02-26
- NEW: Quickly import a complete backup including all songs and playlists. CTRL-click the BACKUP html file (in email, Dropbox or wherever you’ve saved it) and choose Open With > iReal Pro
- ADDED: new tutorials for: Transposition, Player, Sharing, Editor and Backup
- IMPROVED: Last viewed song now is opened when restarting the app
- IMPROVED: Exporting playlist to the forums that have less than 300 songs now includes the individual song codes
- IMPROVED: A progress indicator now appears when emptying trash, deleting songs and importing playlists
- CHANGED: Classic Font icon from Bb to C7
- CHANGED: behavior of chord diagrams windows so they don’t hide when activating another app
- CHANGED: deprecated .irb file format as it was not cross-platform compatible. You can still open old .irb files
- FIXED: bug where with Number notation it wasn’t possible to transpose the playback
- FIXED: issue with MusicXML where exporting a song transposed to C (or A-) would result in a chart with wrong key signature
- Many more performance improvements and small bug fixes
We put a lot of time and dedication into making iReal Pro better with each release, so thank you for reading these release notes and sending us feedback.
If you enjoy iReal Pro please leave a review in the App Store, and if you already did, don't be shy about updating it so it appears at the top. We never tire of hearing back from you!
Now, have fun practicing.