Sonic Scores has updated Overture and Score Writer to v5.5.1.
Enhancements:
- Added global controls for cue note and text size in Score>Engraver>Notes panel.
- High hat symbol size has been changed to match plus symbol in percussion palette.
- Display position of open high hat (x with circle) has been improved.
- Added Always show at top and bottom options in bar number dialog.
- Added tempo display range values in Data View.
- Added two other types for Fermatas attached to notes/rests. This can be changed in its dialog by double clicking on the Fermata.
- Replace two articulations with a new Legato-Dot and a Spiccato articulation. The one replaced were just inversion of previous articulations and were not needed.
- Improved vertical spacing on some articulations.
- Added feature in Track List view to display all controller data types contained in a measure.
- Right click on any measure and if it has controller data, a popup menu will display the data types.
- If you choose one of the data types, the controller lane will display the data type.
- This is very handy for finding and editing controller data.
- Added the ability to hide/show individual staves on piano/organ systems. This is done using right click on the piano system.
- Added ability to add Video hit points in the Track List view.
- Added the ability to drag a Video Hit point in Track Data view to a new Bar/Beat/Clock location and the tempo (s) are adjusted to make keep the Video Hit point SMPTE time.
- Images that are imported using the File>Import Image menu command are now attach to the page, not measure.
- Added ability to stretch sides of an image.
- Added the ability to drag a barline without measures being proportionally space. Do this by holding down the ctrl key while dragging.
- Improved chord suffix spacing when using Groove font.
- Added a Modified date field at bottom of Browser in New Score Dialog.
- Added more symbols that are written in MusicXML files.
- Part names are now saved with extracted parts.
- Part title font changes and positioning are now saved with score.
- System breaks, page breaks, and Make into system, and changing bar widths, now work on parts and are saved with the master score.
Fixes:
- Fixed a crash with Kontakt on the Mac when opening its window.
- Increased the db to gain slightly to match other applications. (Your scores will sound slightly louder).
- Fixed a playback problem that cause expressions Note Duration percentage setting to not be turned off. NOTE: If using a staccato key switch, do not set Note duration in dialog.
- Fixed a few problem with Plugin window that were in front of all others.
- Fixed printing of imported images.
- Fixed a few staff spacing problems and you can now drag them closer together.
- Fixed problem that limited dragging chord baseline vertical distance.
- Fixed tablature staff sizing problem in Track Inspector.
- Fixed MIDI file import problem that would cause Overture to hang.
- Fixed crash cause by pasting multiple tracks at end of score.
- Fixed copy/past problem with slurs and hairpins.
- Fixed problem that prevented dragging a barline with a key signature next to it.
- Disabled chord playback when opening old Overture files.
- Fixed a problem that prevented multi-rest from being resized/.
- Fixed problem that prevented User Expressions from being deleted from palette.
- Fixed crash when switching between master and active parts with Mixer view open.
- Fixed problem when pressing 'Enter' key while entering chords.
- Fixed problem that always pasted in tempo marks.
- Fixed problem where Show>Grid was being set if Show->Rulers was set.
- Fixed a problem with copying and pasting cross staff notes.
- Fixed a problem with articulation placement on cross staff notes.
- Fixed problem that caused Time code to be displayed on Active Parts.
- Fixed a problem where tuplet brackets were getting misaligned.
- Fixed playback problem with Arpeggios that crossed staves.
- Fixed problem that automatically filled in the rests ignoring cross staff notes.
- Fixed point size setting when creating tablature sizes.
- When creating tablature tracks, mandolin and ukulele now do not have pitch offset of -12.
- Improved mouse hot spot for rests.
- Fixed problem that prevented leading rest from being deleted in pickup measures.
- Fixed problem that created extra space on double bar lines at left edge of system that does not display a clef.
- Fixed a few crashes when reading very old files.
- Voice colors are now saved with preferences.
- Fixed a playback problem when opening old scores that contained bank changes for MIDI devices that are no longer in the system.
- Fixed problem with entering tuplets manually on off beats. (Ex quarter not triplet starting on 2nd beat).
- Fixed crash when editing controller data in Score View.
- Fixed a problem when adding meters after Hollywood lines have been set that caused the line to be drawn incorrectly.
- Fixed problem that caused some repeat barlines to be drawn at different widths when using the Groove font.
- Fixed a crash and a few other problems with importing MIDI files.
- Fixed a problem when entering slurs on multiple voices.
- Fixed problem with lines and arrows that started on the bass clef in a piano system.
- Fixed a problem when deleting entire measures that contained a clef.
