14.1.11
2024-01-17
On first launch, an invitation to get Suggester 2 is displayed.
14.1.10
2023-06-07
Added a mention of Suggester 2 in the store.
14.1.9
2023-05-15
Added an announcement for Suggester 2.
14.1.8
2023-05-09
Resolved an issue with the flow of the tutorial.
14.1.5
2023-03-13
Resolved an issue with drag and drop.
14.1.2
2023-03-06
- Resolved an issue with drag and drop.
- Resolved an issue with the tutorial.
- Internal improvements.
14.1.0
2022-11-29
The default file extension for documents is now ".sugg"
14.0.1
2022-11-10
- Improvements to the app icon.
- It is now possible to export MIDI files directly from the AudioUnit plugin.
- A tip jar was added.
13.3.5
2022-10-31
- Resolved an issue that sometimes resulted in an incorrect pitch when using the AudioUnit plugin.
- The state of the loop button is now persisted in the AudioUnit session.
13.3.1
2022-10-17
- Resolved an issue with the chord picker when used in landscape.
13.1.0
2022-09-15
- When there are no suggestions to display, it is now possible to show a list of standard chords instead.
- When new suggestions are displayed, they are animated.
13.0.1
2022-09-10
- Resolved an issue that occurred sometimes when using the duplicate command.
- Various internal improvements.
12.14.0
2022-06-27
- Songs can now be exported as audio files.
- In Chord Detector, you now hear the notes that you select.
12.13.0
2022-06-18
Added a new setting for showing the scale degree when picking a note.
12.12.2
2022-03-15
- Classic progressions can now be either copied or directly added to the song.
12.12.1
2022-03-03
- Resolved an issue with the Full Unlock validation.
12.11.3
2022-02-01
- exported MIDI data now always contains the tempo and time signature of the current document.
12.11.2
2022-01-16
Resolved an issue that occurred when borrowing or modulating from a custom scale.
12.11.0
2022-01-11
- Improved the logic for labelling notes that are outside the selected scale.
- Improved the logic for labelling alt bass notes when the note is part of the chord.
- The user interface is now refreshed when the Simplify Accidentals setting is modified.
12.7.1
2021-10-21
Stability improvements.
12.7.0
2021-10-15
- Custom scales can now be used.
12.6.0
2021-09-30
- When transposing a song, the name of the destination scale is now displayed.
- In the scale picker, the scale formula is now displayed.
- Support for iOS 15.
12.5.0
2021-09-24
You can now choose between the english notation (C, D, E) and the fixed-do notation (do, re, mi).
10.4.5
2021-01-13
- Modulation is now possible across major scales, even without the Full Unlock.
- When the app is locked, it is now easier to understand what chords and scales are available to use.
- Improved the tutorial text.
- Other minor UI improvements.
10.4.4
2020-12-28
Improved stability when using inversions and alt bass in the same chord.
Resolved an issue when editing sections that have the same name and the same play count.
10.4.3
2020-12-21
Resolved an issue with transposition.
Improved stability when saving documents.
10.4.2
2020-12-17
Improved stability when saving documents.
10.4
2020-12-09
Added support for iOS 14.
Introduced a new file format which reduces the size of documents, while maintaining backward compatibility with existing documents.
Resolved an issue that could produce stuck notes when toggling the mute button during playback.
Improved error handling when opening documents.
Added a Copy button in the ChordCatalog.
Various minor UI improvements.
10.3
2020-08-10
- Resolved an issue with the quantization when Ableton Link is enabled.
- Added support for Scenes (multiple copies of the app can run at the same time).
- Added the Duplicate command on all song items.
- The arpeggiation of the guitar instrument is now better aligned with the beat.
- Performance improvements.
- Minor UI improvements.
10.2
2020-07-31
- Chords can now be previewed even when the song is playing.
- Minor performance and stability improvements.
10.1.2
2020-07-15
- The unique ID of MIDI inputs and outputs is now displayed.
- Resolved an issue with the transposition of songs containing custom chords.
10.1.1
2020-06-29
stability improvement for the AudioUnit plugin
10.0.1
2020-05-23
Resolved a stability issue with the creation of custom chords when used with certain scales.
10.0
2020-05-19
• Custom chords can be created from scratch
• Chord intervals can be altered
• Inversions and alt bass can now be used at the same time
• The chord detector now proposes custom chords if none of the built-in chords or their inversions match
• Sixth chords are now notated 6 instead of add6
• Augmented chords are now notated + instead of aug
• Augmented 7th chords are now notated +7 instead of 7#5
• Diminished chords are now notated o instead of dim
• Half-diminished 7th chords are now notated ø7 instead of m7b5
• Monads are now notated 1 instead of a small note symbol
• 7#5b9 is now notated aug7b9
• 7#5b9 is now notated aug7#9
• Resolved an issue with monads on the guitar instrument
• Several UI improvements
9.7.1
2020-04-09
- Song can now be looped in AudioUnit, even if the DAW does not support looping.
- Resolved an issue with MIDI file export when sections are repeated.
- Resolved an issue with the colour scheme that emerged in iOS 13.4.
- Improved the visual feedback for the mute, loop and metronome buttons.
- Controls are now dimmed during playback, to indicate they cannot be interacted with.
- The AudioUnit now features the same colour scheme as the main app.
- Resolved an audio issue with the AudioUnit when used in AUM.
9.6.1
2020-03-26
- Added a Hear button in the Chord Detector.
- Removed the play button on the section headers when running in AudioUnit mode.
9.6
2020-03-23
- in AudioUnit mode, playback state and position is now entirely controlled from the AudioUnit host (the DAW).
- improved the timing precision of MIDI messages.
- resolved an issue with the preview of chords when using the guitar instrument.
- minor UI improvements.
9.5.4
2020-02-26
The time signature and tempo are now included when you export a song either as MIDI or as text.
9.5.2
2020-02-24
- Added new note durations: dotted whole and dotted 16th.
- Improved the note and rest duration images.
- Minor bugfixes.
9.5
2020-02-21
- Sections now have a play count.
- A piano was added to the Chord Catalog.
9.4
2020-02-05
• Alterations have been redesigned :
- A higher number of chords can now be shown at the same time, reducing the need to scroll.
- The piano has been added at the top of that view for visualization.
• The Relative Key was added to the list of keys to borrow from.
• Resolved an issue with the appearance of the "Borrow From Scale" view.
9.3.1
2020-01-30
Resolved an issue with the appearance of the song items when using drag and drop in Dark Mode.
9.2
2019-12-19
- Refreshed the look and layout of the Suggestions section.
- Various minor UI improvements.
- Stability improvements.
9.0.3
2019-11-20
- Corrected a mistake in the augmented 6th resolutions.
- Improved compatibility for small screen spaces:
- The chord picker and the scale picker react better when vertical screen space is tight.
- The piano now collapses if vertical screen space is tight.
9.0.2
2019-11-18
- Resolved an issue with the Locked Mode message in the AudioUnit.
9.0.1
2019-11-17
- Support for AudioUnit (AUv3).
- Notes from the MIDI input are now played on the selected instrument.
- It is no longer necessary to close the document to access the App Options.
- Resolved a specific issue that could sometimes result in stuck notes.
- Brought back the Auto Triads button in MIDI Triggers.
- Fixed the display of the Help section in older iOS versions.
- Improvements in the UI layout.
- Improved performance.
- Stability improvements.
8.3.1
2019-10-24
Stability improvements.
8.3
2019-10-21
- The "Hide Sharp Scales" option was replaced with something smarter : "Hide Complicated Enharmonic Scales".
- Scales can now be dragged as MIDI.
- Individual chords and scales can now be exported as MIDI files.
- Improved the store UI.
- Stability improvements.
8.2.1
2019-10-20
Resolved an issue with the export of MIDI data.
8.2
2019-10-16
Many functional improvements :
- Replaced the old drag and drop system with the new iOS native drag and drop.
- Implemented the new contextual menus in iOS 13.
- Chords can be dragged between Suggester and ChordPadX.
- Chords can be dragged to apps that support MIDI drag and drop.
- The UI properly reacts to the window size when Multitasking on iPad.
8.1
2019-10-07
- Improved the look of the Alterations view.
- Other bugfixes.
8.0.4
2019-10-05
- Stability improvements.
8.0.2
2019-10-03
version 8.0.1
- Modulation: it is now possible to do scale changes mid-song.
- Added support for iOS 13 and the Dark Mode.
- The piano is now shown in the iPhone version too.
- Various improvements in the UI.
version 8.0.2
- Resolved an issue with the time signature view on older iOS versions.
- Resolved an issue with the appearance of the Borrow view.
8.0.1
2019-10-03
- Modulation: it is now possible to do scale changes mid-song.
- Added support for iOS 13 and the Dark Mode.
- The piano is now shown in the iPhone version too.
- Various improvements in the UI.
7.5.1
2019-09-02
- It is now possible to borrow chords from any scale.
- Improved the workflow for borrowing chords on iPhone.
- Resolved an issue that caused the list to sometimes scroll back to the top unexpectedly.
7.4
2019-08-07
- Chord inversion is now possible for all existing chord types!
- The Chord Catalog makes a smarter use of accidentals.
7.3.2
2019-07-30
By popular request, the volume was increased.
7.3.1
2019-07-11
- The duration for chord previews can now be controlled in the Options.
- Added a new note duration : double whole note.
7.2.3
2019-04-17
Chord inversions are now correctly handled when transposing a song.
7.2.2
2019-03-25
Resolved an issue causing stuck notes with the MIDI Triggers under certain conditions.
Removed the UI associated with the AppStore receipt.
7.2.1
2019-03-09
Resolved an issue with the sound of the guitar instrument.
7.2
2019-03-07
- Resolved an issue with MIDI triggers
- Chord inversions now use the lower case letter notation, i.e. (b) (c) (d)
- Updated the Ableton Link library
- The document thumbnails are now displayed in iOS 11
- On iPad, the piano looks nicer on screen
7.1
2018-12-13
- In the Document Browser, the document thumbnail now shows the scale that is used.
- To facilitate importing into a DAW, the MIDI track of an exported MIDI file is named according to the Suggester document title.
- Resolved an issue with the MIDI export command.
- Resolved an issue where the tutorial buttons would sometimes not display correctly.
7.0.1
2018-11-20
Big Update!
This version of Suggester introduces support for the Document Browser, a new way to manage your documents. The new features include a seamless integration with iCloud and a more unified experience. It also comes with various improvements and bugfixes throughout the app. Enjoy!
7.0
2018-11-19
Big Update!
This version of Suggester introduces support for the Document Browser, a new way to manage your documents. The new features include a seamless integration with iCloud and a more unified experience. It also comes with various improvements and bugfixes throughout the app. Enjoy!
6.6.2
2018-11-05
Resolved an issue with the loading of instruments in iOS 9 and iOS 10.
6.6.1
2018-10-28
- Improved the spelling of chords and scales. The app is now more faithful to music theory.
- A new option was added to simplify the accidentals and thus avoid uncommon ones.
- Minor bugfixes.
6.5.7
2018-10-22
- improved stability when using AudioBus and inter-app audio.
- improved handling of audio session interruptions, such as phone calls.
6.5.3
2018-10-06
- improved stability when changing the instrument.
6.5.2
2018-09-25
stability and performance improvements
6.5.1
2018-09-17
- added power chords (fifth chords)
- added the pentatonic major and pentatonic minor scales
- stability improvements
- performance improvements
6.4.4
2018-09-06
Added an option to control the octave shift of the audio output.
6.4.3
2018-07-06
stability improvements
6.4.2
2018-07-04
Audio is now properly restored after an interruption, such as a phone call.
6.4.1
2018-07-01
- Added compatibility with Bluetooth MIDI Devices.
- The metronome tick is louder.
- Resolved an issue with background playback.
6.4
2018-06-28
- added a new built-in instrument: strings
- Improved the quality of all built-in instruments
- voicings and alt bass alterations are now more flexible
- minor bugfixes
6.3.2
2018-06-12
- You can now do a long press on a document to access document-specific actions.
- There its a new option to control the pad size in the song view and the suggestion view.
- In the iPad version, the document title bar is now smaller, leaving more screen space for the document itself.
- The alteration menu was greatly improved:
- Chord qualities are presented in three categories : diatonic chords, secondary chords and chromatic chords.
- The "Inversions and octave shifts" section is now called "Voicings".
- Under Voicings, the closest voicing to the preceding chord is now identified.
- The other voicings are listed in increasing order.
- In the iPad version, the alteration view is now bigger on screen.
6.2.2
2018-05-15
- The MIDI Triggers editor now has a button to automatically assign each keyboard key to its associated triad.
- Stability improvements.
6.2.1
2018-05-01
- improved stability.
6.2
2018-04-28
- more possibilities for the song edition : implemented cut/copy/paste for individual chords, but most importantly, for sections.
- added haptic feedback for devices that support it.
- documents are sorted in order of creation.
- added the major blues scale.
6.1.3
2018-04-17
-Resolved a MIDI output issue that occurred when pressing repetitively on a chord.
- Resolved an issue with the initial value of the tempo when a document is opened.
6.1.1
2018-04-11
This update introduces a bunch of new features!
- You can now specify a time signature.
- Now compatible with Ableton Link, for syncing tempos with other apps (play/stop sync also supported).
- With Ableton Link active, a blinking light indicates the tempo.
- With Ableton Link active, you can now quantize the touched chords to the next beat or the next bar.
- Playback can now be started through Audiobus (added support for the play trigger).
- The default note duration can be specified in the options.
- Resolved an issue where the app would remain in a yellow screen at startup under certain conditions.
- Various other bugfixes.
- Resolved an compatibility issue with older versions of iOS.
6.1
2018-04-10
This update introduces a bunch of new features!
- You can now specify a time signature.
- Now compatible with Ableton Link, for syncing tempos with other apps (play/stop sync also supported).
- With Ableton Link active, a blinking light indicates the tempo.
- With Ableton Link active, you can now quantize the touched chords to the next beat or the next bar.
- Playback can now be started through Audiobus (added support for the play trigger).
- The default note duration can be specified in the options.
- Resolved an issue where the app would remain in a yellow screen at startup under certain conditions.
- various other bugfixes.