RapidComposer v5 beta feedback and discussion

[musicdevelopments]

I was happy to see that RapidComposer made a more guitarist-friendly fingering than Guitar Pro did.
The same 2 measures from Moonlight Sonata:

RapidComposer:


Guitar Pro:


PS: I think I'll be able to export the score in the first stave and tab in the second.

[BluGenes]

[lulukom]

Hello everyone. I haven't opened RC for a long time. And now I decided to install 5.3 v . And it seems that Attila announced support for audio-in-midi for Mac OS 13. But it doesn't work for me and even audio doesn't drag to the track. Does anyone know? Thanks.

[rockbandguy]

I was happy to see that RapidComposer made a more guitarist-friendly fingering than Guitar Pro did.
PS: I think I'll be able to export the score in the first stave and tab in the second.

Is this update already out or do we have to wait some more time?
I really wanna try out the updated GP compatibility.

P.S. GP does not really care about fingering when I import something from MIDI. It is missing the very features RC tries to bring to the table with this release. TableEdit (https://tabledit.com/download/index.shtml) is the very program that is able to do it.

[musicdevelopments]

Hello everyone. I haven't opened RC for a long time. And now I decided to install 5.3 v . And it seems that Attila announced support for audio-in-midi for Mac OS 13. But it doesn't work for me and even audio doesn't drag to the track. Does anyone know? Thanks.

Hello lulukom,

those features will be included in v5.4. I'll build a beta version soon so that you all have the latest update.

Thanks,
Attila

[musicdevelopments]

Is this update already out or do we have to wait some more time?
I really wanna try out the updated GP compatibility.

No, the fixes are not yet available. I am testing the update during the weekend, so that v5.3.1 can be uploaded on Monday.

Thanks,
Attila

[musicdevelopments]

P.S. GP does not really care about fingering when I import something from MIDI. It is missing the very features RC tries to bring to the table with this release. TableEdit (https://tabledit.com/download/index.shtml) is the very program that is able to do it.

EDIT: correcting myself: TablEdit can also find optimized fingerings.

Thanks,
Attila

[musicdevelopments]

So, now you have a bunch of cool midi in RC and discover that if you copy anything into a new track, you lose the locked range for the key switches, meaning, if you move the midi up or down, the key switches change too.

Hi BluGenes,

How could I reproduce this? Once a note is locked, it should not transpose, even if it was copied to another track.

So, this is the problem I see.. what is the best solution here? Maybe a range in settings, like always use the range upper A6 and up, and lower C2 and lower as always a key switch range? Range per track? Of course you would to use a check box style on or off as well.. hehe, looks like a new filter in code there bud..

The problem is, logically this should belong to the articulation. So, somehow the notes in the key-switch range should be converted to an articulation, so they cease to be just plain notes.
At the moment the length of the key-switch notes cannot be set. I was thinking of editing articulations just like in Studio One, as a separate CC lane, where you can set their exact position and length.

Thanks,
Attila

[BluGenes]

Ok, yea, not sure why or what I did before, but, re-tested and it works.. (copying the phrase to a new track..)

The articulation edit would be great.. It would remove the need to edit and do clean up in a DAW..

[BluGenes]

Ok, so, I am seeing a couple of new issues. Sometimes, like in Ample Sound, it may use stacked key switches, a different key switch, but, one might be at one note, the other on another note, but at the same position in the bar. So, RC can't conclude a fingering. So it appears anyways.

Also, the visual alignment is off for the fingering as opposed to the "normal" midi view. In the fingered view, the phrase appears off the left edge of the track, it is viewed as the 1st phrase on the track.

Another thing, and I am totally not sure who is the culprit here, but, the xml I am getting is multi voiced. So, when viewed, some notes appear grey in GP. But, this is only because they are a different voice in the XML.

[BluGenes]

If you add a new menu choice to the track inspector to export the track as audio it would solve a serious problem trying to render a project out as individual audio files.

If you have midi in or on a VST itself, these tracks get mixed into the target track's audio file when it is it's turn to render, because, as you know, you can't mute that track..

all kinds of vst's allow this, so, a work around would be to manually export that track.

It would be really nice if you could use an exclusion list some how, ya know, a check box for each track to render or not.

You might be able to work out a kind of logic system for all the tracks, but, that would be one to really think about on how to do that..

[sj1]

Hi. I think I need a reminder -

I can drag out a .mid file of the MT chords by initiating a Ctrl-drag on the title of the Master Track. IOW, on the literal text 'Master Track'.

Is there some similar way to select a subset of chords and drag out a .mid file containing them?

Thanks!

[BluGenes]

Hi. I think I need a reminder -

I can drag out a .mid file of the MT chords by initiating a Ctrl-drag on the title of the Master Track. IOW, on the literal text 'Master Track'.

Is there some similar way to select a subset of chords and drag out a .mid file containing them?

Thanks!

You mean a range of chords from the timeline? If so, just select the chords in the time line..

Just click on anything but the master track to close the popup.. then again, drag from the mater track name ..

[sj1]

Hi.

When I first select some chords, I get a display like this, ready to do Dice or G.

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I can then mouse away and do things and my chords remain selected on the Master Track (MT).

All good!

But if I then want that same display back, in order to do some more Dicing or G-ing, there is no way to get it back other than to re-select the same area on the MT. That requires the sequence:

mouse-movement
click
mouse-movement
click

How about being able to use Shift-Right-Click (or Ctrl-Right-Click, or Alt-Right-Click) on that selected area to re-arm (so to speak) the existing chords selected on the MT. By re-arm in this case, I mean bring back that exact same display, ready for use.

The sequence would be half, merely:

mouse-movement
click

A settable keyboard shortcut to accomplish the re-arming (i.e. "freshly" re-select the currently selected MT chords) would be even quicker. So, I advocate this also.

I know it's a seemingly small saving of time-and-motion, but I'll support it by saying:

a) Not having to re-select what is already selected is maximally logical and intuitive
b) A 50% saving in an atom of workflow that a very common one for a given user is much appreciated!

Thanks for considering this.

[sj1]

You mean a range of chords from the timeline? If so, just select the chords in the time line..

Just click on anything but the master track to close the popup.. then again, drag from the mater track name ..

Thanks Gene!