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What's New in TablEdit v3.04

v3.04

• New possibilities to export audio files
• New user interface to display and set the zoom factor
• New macros &R and &R: behave as &r and &l on odd pages but the opposite on even pages

V.3.03

• New submenu Edit -> Correct
• For banjo players, the 5th string management before version 3.01 is back with some improvements. The "5th counted from main capo" option is maintained but is now an option.
• Management of Darwin accordions with 24 basses. It is sufficient that the name of the accordion contains "24B" and that the bass is placed on the last bass line.
• A new "Concertina" tuning replaces the "Open C Guitar" tuning.
• If the instrument is a pedal steel guitar, the slides are played in a delayed way.
• ABC and MusicXML: Import and export of grace notes
• Grace note: the "Acciaccatura" option replaces the "Before the beat" option. The note flag is crossed out to indicate that the ornamental note does not take time from the main note.
• Improved manual displacement of alterations. TablEdit now respects help file specifications.
• Staccato + Roll combination now works
• Rests without stem [!] also had the effect of truncating the secondary beam. Truncation now only applies if the silence has the Secondary beam break flag [/].
• In files created with versions prior to v3.01, banjo modules with a capo on the 5th string are now corrected on opening: the program restores the standard tuning and then adds the partial capo if necessary.
• The placement of accidentals and unison notes is now correct, even in the case of multiple voices.
• Beam slope calculation now conforms to the rules. As a result, the program displays more horizontal beams than before.
• The secondary beam marker takes into account the position in time. It is therefore no longer limited to a single line.
• Effect slurs in the notation can be inverted and/or displayed as dotted lines.
• The automatic display of double stems in certain cases has been removed. It is now necessary to use helper rests to obtain the desired result. You can create a helper rest easily by selecting the note and typing [ | ].
• The Notes palette now shows stems and forced alterations.
• Complete revision of the Note->Attributes dialog, which is now non-modal and adjusts its contents according to the selected element.
• Tied note slurs now take into account the possible offset of the note oval.
• New keyboard shortcuts for positioning left hand fingerings in notation [Alt]+[D-R-L-T-B].
• The connecting line between the different instrument parts offers even more options. It is now displayed on screen in Row mode.
• The indicators for the direction of the pick or bow stroke can be anchored above the tablature or staff.
• For the diatonic accordion, the button [_] triggers the display of the melody on a single tablature line grouping the notes pulled and pushed.
• For the banjo, support for Keith tuners
• Overhaul and harmonization of bow display (slurs, bends, arpegio, etc.)

V.3.02

• Debug mode in Image Import
• Rest attributes
• Ability to import the standard notation from gif, bmp, png, jpg, tiff and pdf files
• Fingered chord diagrams with fingerings beside the diagram
• New keyboard shortcuts for inserting left hand fingerings [Alt]+[0-4].
• Secundary beams
• Keep the size of the sizeable dialogs
• Copyright layout simplified
• Anticipated note (add a same pitch grace note "Before the beat" with the "1/32" duration)
• New keyboard shortcuts [Alt]+[>] and [Alt]+[<] to shift a block by one 64th note.
• Improvement of the function that shifts notes from one string to another ([Ctrl]+[+] and [Ctrl]+[-])
• Slides from and to nowhere work on modules tagged with the "Pedal Steel Guitar" flag
• Picked slides sound better and also work for grace notes.
• If the module has the "Pedal Steel Guitar" flag, ALL slides are played as bends.
• If you make the tied notes appear in the tablature, you can change the default orientation of the arch by putting a pick down on the tied note, like for slurs
• OTR - Get the timing from stems of tablatures with stems above
• Optimize fingerings option revisited
• New keyboard shortcut for transposing a chord [Ctrl]+[J].
• Export Lyrics in ABC and Music XML
• For PSG, the "Note->Pedals and Levers" dialog replaces the "Note->Pitch Change" dialog. The pitch change display options have been moved in Options->Preferences
• Legato playback more realistic (TablEdit mutes the attack)
• Import of Wayne Cripps lute tabs improved (tuning recognition, triplets, time signature, up to 21 courses).
• Tied notes in lyrics.
• The size of fingerings for flute depends on the Chord Diagram font. Recorder display improved.
• Possibility to move the MIDI playback cursor by a simple left click.
• For PSG, lute and custom tablature, you can import a configuration from an external TablEdit file without having to re-enter it.

V.3.01

• Redesign of the "Time Signature" dialog box
• Possibility to adjust the vertical spacing of each module separately
• New bar line styles (dashed or half size)
• New brace styles: {, [ or |.
• Merlin Strumstick Dulcimer support (the module name of a Strumstick module must begin with "Merlin")
• Triplet playback improved
• Management of banjo capoes
• Grace note from another string
• Autosave feature
• Ability to import MIDI ABC and TXT files from the Open dialog
• New copyright information
• Ability to import gif, bmp, png, jpg, tiff and pdf files
• Ability to export an audio file (.wav, .flac or .aac) (Mac version)
• Soundfont support and ability to access the alternate sound banks (Mac version)

V.3.00

• Ability to combine advanced special effects, fingerings, formatting, pitch change... without limitation
• Enhanced Format dialog to allow setting the anchor position (above notation, above tab, below tab) of most markers
• Unicode compliant
• The new file format allows browsers to detect the binary type and download the file without corrupting it.
• Display of time signature and key changes for each measure in the editing window
• Each measure has an adjustable left margin and can be assigned a specific minor or major mode.
• The basic font of the text notes (Score->Notes) can be changed.
• Note presentation options are now variables included with the file.
• Specific presentation options (Advanced->Other options) are now variables included with the file.
• Variable length staccato
• New "Musical symbols" dialog
• New "Note attributes" dialog
• Protected save revisited
• New musical font
• The files used by the program (examples, configurations, history, temporary files) are no longer stored in My Documents but in My Documents\Tabledit.
• The modified measures (grace note, adlib, 1/2 etc...) are displayed in the ruler.
• The color of the playback cursor and the border of the editing cursor is derived from the background color of the editing cursor.
• New ruler management
• Ability to save in v2 format (select the proper file type in the Save As dialog
• Text export improved
• Barre management improved
• Unlimited reading list
• New .tef document icon

V.2.78

• Possibility to emulate a keyboard key from the Custom palette.
• Support of four row diatonic accordion.
• Legato improvement (ability to put the marker just to the right of the starting note
• Support of Griffschrift tablature for diatonic accordion. Type [shift][W] to enable or disable this display mode
• New keyboard shortkey [shift]+[R] to enter an anticipated roll. The speed of the roll can be adjusted with [>] like a regular roll
• Possibility to thicken the MIDI playback cursor (Options->Screen)
• Ability to insert attributed texts. The text has to be suffixed with &b (bold), &i (italic) or &u (underlined).
• Transposing instrument support. See Score->Instrument->Clef
• Jianpu Chinese notation support. Just name a 3 string instrument "Jianpu"
• Ability to open MusicXML compressed files (.mxl)
• Opens Guitar Pro 7 files (.gp)
• Added filters to the ABC Import and Chord manager dialogs
• Type [Delete] in an empty bar to delete it.
• Type [Insert] in an empty location to add a measure.
• Access all files contained in a.zip file.
• Ability to view and edit characters as hexadecimal code in the text manager.
• New option in Edit->Format to copy the formatting properties and apply the same formatting to other items on your score.

V.2.77

• Custom Tab Instrument. Ability to define freely the correspondance notes/tab numbers
• Ability to open MusicXML compressed files (.mxl) [Mac only]
• Ability to display the slur indicators at the end of stems in notation. Just select the Hammer or Pull-Off special effect from the "Combination" list.
• Ability to display simultaneous notes on the same string. The module name must start with "Ztar" or "Hammer".
• The "New" button of the toolbar doesn't display the "New File" dialog. It simply creates a clone of the current first module.
• Ability to paste a text describing the sequences in the Reading List
• Possibility to print several pieces on the same page
• Improved brush and roll management. A ghost note interrupts the roll. MIDI playback is consistent.
• When the 16 MIDI channels are saturated in a multitrack score, TablEdit tries to use previously assigned channels that use the same MIDI sound.

V.2.76

• Better Rasgueado management. Ability to select among 4 patterns
• Extension of the grace note (specially useful for accordion).
• In the Notes palette a small A in the first button indicates that the automatic duration mode is active.
• New Find and Select feature.
• Pedal Steel Guitar: Copedent support and better conversion
• Standard file management: A new window opens for each open file
• Ability to display the muted notes in tablature (Options->Preferences)
• Open all GuitarPro and PowerTab files
• Translation of the MIDI sounds and predefined tunings
• Improved import of format 0 MIDI files
• Support of Bombard and Uilleann pipe
• Ability to insert notes with the mouse from the notation stave with Alt+Click
• Rollover tooltips for notes and other items
• Support for chromatic accordion
• Custom Tab Instrument.

V.2.75

• Import Guitar Pro 6 files (GPX).
• Score > Notes - if all lines can fit on half of the page width, TablEdit automatically distributes the text of the notes into two columns.
• the management of triplet and dotted note attribute has been refined. The attribute is only removed if you change the basic duration.
• Preferences - New drop down control to select the convention for the note names. American, French and German. The octave is now correctly numbered.
• New "Irish Way" sub-option in "Others" options. This causes TablEdit to display the note names with the ABCD' method when the "Display Note Names" option is selected.
• Ability to change the default alteration of the enharmonic grace notes.
• The new Custom palette contains 16 programable buttons. To configure them, select an item in the tablature and press the button in the palette while holding the [Ctrl] key. As soon the button is configured, it shows a graphic corresponding to the item and allows you to insert this one where you want and as many times as you like. To add a descriptive text for the tooltip, press the button while holding the [shift] key.
• Ability to add circled string numbers in the notation. See the Pick stroke and Fingering dialog
• Simplified MIDI Playback interface
• The curve of tied note can be easily inverted with [L]
• Manages all paper sizes.
• The print preview displays the paper size. The changes made in the Printer Configuration dialog are taken in account immediately.
• New Lyrics feature.
• New option in Advanced->Others to reduce the height of stems and beams in tablature
• Reading list - The first ending (which is always closed) may extend over several measures.
• Ability to define a grace note that takes its value before the beat
• Better justification of the score on screen.
• To start the playback with repeats, the cursor should be anywhere in the first measure.

V.2.74

• In Tab+Notation mode, the note corresponding to the number selected in the tablature is highlighted (and vice-versa).
• (Win) Facility to record a video from the QuickView or the main TablEdit window (F2).
• The hand palette shows the strokes and fingerings attached to the selected note or marker.
• (Mac) Japanese language support.
• The Undo feature allows to undo the changes made to the score structure (measures, instruments), the texts, the chords diagrams, the title info, the reading list and the notes.
• Ability to add a bracket joining the tablature and the notation (see Instrument->Clef),
• The "Reverse tablature" button in Instrument->Tuning inverts the chord diagrams too,
• New option in the "Transpose" dialog to translate the chord names (if only there is no diagram associated).
• Ability to create instruments of one or two strings.
• Recover the current MIDI patch when resuming the MIDI playback.
• Interface: integration of the extended Undo feature in some dialogs (instrument, time signature, text manager...). The Cancel button not only closes the dialog but also cancels the changes made in the dialog.
• in rows screen mode, the clickable time signature follows the active module and remains visible.
• Better display of the note stems in notation.
• New Edit Measures dialog.
  See this page for further details
• Ability to define a text as not printable ([p])
• Edit Measures simplified and improved.
• Ability to set the number of measures, the time signature and the key signature in the New Tablature dialog.
• Ability to scroll one measure by one in page mode (the new check box beside "Mode Page").
• MIDI Import uses the same routine as for manual entering.
• The Print Tuning option also prints the capo.
• The Merge option has been added to the Copy Measures dialog. The destination measures are not shifted but replaced.
• New Master Tuning slider in Relative Speed.
• Ability to reverse a banjo tab.
• If the note is fff, the mediator stroke indicator is emphasized
• When the basic current duration is set, the dotted or triplet attribute is removed except if it has just been changed.
• In the Text Manager, the unused texts are grayed out.

V.2.73

• Ability to add an Internet link in the Title Information dialog. The link is a text starting with "http://" The text following the link if any is used as description.
• Behavior and appearance of the buttons in toolbar and palettes.
• Displays the automatic duration in the first button of the Notes palette.
• Exports the notes and a legend at the end of the ASCII file.
• Fingerboard displays the shadow of the notes to be played and respects the duration of the notes being played back.
• The [-] et [+] keys change the relative speed when the MIDI playback is running.
• Printing Options: If the "Fixed Width" option is checked, the program produces measures of identical width (like those you see on the screen).
• Lilypond Export: CADB Accordion tablatures and diatonic fretted instruments support.
• Ability to add a silence at the beginning of the MIDI file.
• Supports four- and seven note shape notation
• Ability to move horizontally the chord diagrams as the texts. Select the marker and type [<] or [>]
• (Win) Added new setup possibilities for the Wav export and fixed a bug under Windows 7 et 8 (the dialog was vvvvvery long to display).
• (Win) Uses the new Windows style for Open and Save dialogs. The "New Window" check box is still available if the Open command has been invoked from the File menu.
• (Win) You are now able to save all your options in a configuration file and to reload them on demand (Options->Advance).
• (Win) Keyboard palette revisited: better interface, ability to delete notes.
• (Mac) Import ABC and ASCII from the clipboard.
• (Mac) New Keyboard palette.
• (Mac) Dynamic Format dialog

V.2.71

• Multiple selection feature. Ability to select non adjacent notes (keep the [Ctrl] key - or [Cmd] on a Mac - pressed while selecting).
• New "Text Edit" Window in Display menu. Enhances and extends the functionalities of the old Import Clipboard command.
• New advanced option to bypass any configuration info saved with the files to be opened.
• Bypass the check for updates at launch by pressing Ctrl.
• New "Grand staff" option in Instrument->Clef.
• Bend and Slide recognition improved by MIDI Import.
• Grace Note and Line Break dialogs improved.
• Big size Fingering palette.
• Enhanced Fingerboard display.
• The "Octaver" Option in Instrument-Tuning allows you to tranpose the notes in order that they fit in the new selected tuning.
• Ability to include measure numbers in exported text files.
• Slurs in notation management (the slide line doesn't cross the forced alteration, the slur is shortened in order to end at the grace note position)
• Size of chord diagrams now bound to the Diagrams font size.
• Page Layout options. Better vertical alignment of the parts in the header. Ability to insert line breaks with the "\n" macro.
• Multivoice ABC tunes import.
• The Linux users have to check the "Dock All" checkbox in Options->Screen in order to get an interface optimized for Wine.
• Four new customizable tunings added.
• Slurs in notation management (the slide line doesn't cross the forced alteration, the slur is shortened in order to end at the grace note position)
• Easier note entry for accordion.
• Chord diagrams for plectrum banjo. The instrument must have four string and the module name begins with "Banjo"
• Size of chord diagrams now bound to the Diagrams font size.
• Page Layout options. Better vertical alignment of the parts in the header. Ability to insert line breaks with the "\n" macro.
• New secured save option "Dont Open with TEFview".
• Multivoice ABC tunes import.
• A very old bug has been fixed: the TablEdit window is not erased when a third application is moved over it.
• LilyPond export update.
• [Ctrl]+[click] on one module mute the other ones. [Ctrl]+[click] on the same module restore them.
• [y] displays a circle around the whole and half notes in tablature.
• Ability to run TablEdit from a external drive without changing the hosting computer. Just create a tabled32.ini file in the folder where TablEdit is installed.
• 8 verse Lyrics.
• Fixed Measure printout improved.
• Instrument label display

V.2.69

• ENHANCED NOTE PALETTE - Added Staccato, Ottave alta, Ottava bassa, Double dotted note.
• COUNT FEATURE - Type [Ctrl]+[E] and select "?".
• TRACK WINDOW - Shows uncomplete bars in yellow and too filled bars in red.
• OTHER OPTIONS - Some esotheric options are now accessible through "Options->Advanced->Others...".
• PRINT PREVIEW - several graphic file formats are now supported. It is possible to select one area with the mouse. Ability to configure the size of the exported image and its location on the disk.
• INSTRUMENT - Microtonal instrument support.
• PERCUSSION - Ability to add a symbol to the percussion.
• RELATIVE SPEED - The tuning can be adjusted via the "Tuning Fork" field.
• DRUM TABLATURE - Support of news sounds.
• LYRICS - The hyphens are now centered between the notes.
• FINGERBOARD - Ability to increase the width of the fingerboard window.
• MUSIC XML EXPORT - Many improvements in order to make easier the import in Sibelius (slurs, tied notes, voices).
• NOTATION DISPLAY - Double sharps and double flats. Better management of alterations.
• SUPPORT OF NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE - Select the "Native American Flute" tuning in "Instrument->Tuning".
• CHORD DIAGRAMS - If the advanced option "Ad-Tab for Left Hand Fingerings" is active AND if you have entered a diagram with fingerings, these ones will appear as coloured circles.
• READING LIST - Ability to convert into a regular reading list the reading guides markers you have manually inserted in the tablature.
• SECURED SAVE - Ability to save the background bitmap with the file.
• EXPORT - Ability to save LilyPond files. TablEdit exports the modules as they are selected in Options->Multitrack and respects the voices defined by the user.
• NOTATION DISPLAY - Note stem management (length and orientation) improved.
• FINGERBOARD - The left hand fingerings - if any - are displayed.
• TABLATURE DISPLAY - Type [&] to display the treble strings in gray.
• SUPPORT OF STRUMSTICK - Select the "Strumstick" tuning in "Instrument->Tuning".
• TEXTS - The list of the predefined macros is available in the Edit Text dialog.
• NOTATION DISPLAY - Ability to adjust the horizontal position of the texts and special characters. Insert a width marker just after the special character marker. This can be useful for displaying a circled string number
• VARIOUS - During the MIDI playback, the text "%Show", activates the module where the text is inserted and display the current measure in first position.
• VARIOUS - The number after "%tempo" set the value of the displayed note: 8:eight 4:quarter 2:half.
• NOTES ENTRY - After [Tab], TablEdit selects the most proper note duration. For instance, after a dotted 1/8 note, the current duration becomes 1/16
• NOTATION DISPLAY - Ability to force a natural sign and support of the cautionary alterations.
• FINGERBOARD - Some small improvements (but not perfect yet).
• ADVANCED OPTIONS - Moved the instrument name prefix choice in "Others".
• PRINTING - Ability to print the time signature after a line break.
• IMPORT ASCII - TablEdit recognizes the line of characters that indicates the duration and which is present in some advanced TAB files. Uses the "Smart Mode" to activate this functionality.
• EXPORT ASCII - The options "Variablex" offer a more accurate and legible export. With "Variable2", the exported .txt file can be easily reimported.
• NOTATION DISPLAY - More musical symbols are now available.
• the [,] key press allows to jump from note to note.
• when you launch the program, TablEdit checks automatically for the latest available update at www.tabledit.com. You can as well manually select "Help->Check for Updates"
• ability to sort the texts in the Text Manager.
• on the Hand palette, the letters D R B L A allow you to adjust the position of the number in the notation.
• if the barre chord macro ("%hbar" or "%barchord") starts with a space, the barre chord line is offset to the right.
• ability to print dotted ties using Edit-Insert-Legato
• ability to send a .tef file as attachment
• ability to connect (on printout) instrumental parts with a vertical line for every measure
• printing of accolade improved
• for accordion tablature, [+] and [-] from the notation truly transpose the selected note(s)
• when resizing the main window, the position of the docked palettes is retained and restored.
• the Play button saves the last selected command (Play All, From Position, etc.)
• interface improvement in the Tablature Manager and the "Export to Graphic Setup" dialog.
• page layout: when the Indent is larger than 20mm, TablEdit prints the instrument name vertically centered.
• Ability to recognize the key signature, automatically after transposition, on demand in the Key Signature dialog.
• Quick View improved.
• Lyrics management. Up to four verses supported (see la_souris2.tef in lyrics.zip)
• Ability to move a rest horizontally with [o] and [O]
• Lyrics management. You can now display chord labels above the text (use the syntax {Cm7}).
• Ability to restore the default fonts, in Options->Fonts
• ASCII Import: management of right aligned numbers
• Display of grace note symbols (e.g. trill) improved
• Display the note name above notation within a coloured square (type [$])
• Ability to edit directly a list item in the Text Manager (double click on it)
• Button Accordion support greatly improved
• Anglo-Irish Concertina support (see diato_Reder.dat).

V.2.65

• PAGE MODE - now displays partial systems at the bottom of the screen and scroller is located on the right edge of the screen to move up and down the tab. To select "Page Mode" remove check mark from "MultiTrack" on "Options->General" or keep [Shift] held down when clicking on the "M" button.
• MULTITRACK MODE - By default, all the modules share the same Tablature/Notation screen mode. You can, however, specify a different screen mode for a given module in the Multitrack tab. The specified screen mode will remain unchanged when changing the general screen mode of the tablature unless you make the change from within the module concerned.
• CHOKE EFFECT - bend amounts other than 1/4 tone can be selected by Pressing [Shift]+[>] to increase or [Shift]+[<] to decrease. You can get choke amounts of 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1-1/4, etc. NOTE: "Extended bends/slides" must be selected in "Options->Advanced" to get choke increases greater than 1.
• ARTIFICAL HARMONICS - you can now insert artificial harmonics on the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th intervals that work just like natural harmonics on the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th frets. Enter an artifical harmonic as normal, then press [Shift]+[>] or [Shift]+[<] to get to the desired interval. AH(fret) is displayed above the note in the standard notation to indicate where the artifical harmonic is to be played.
• MULTIPLE VOICE AUTOMATIC RESTS - a new "X2" option is available on the "Options-Display" tab. if check marked, it will insert rests automatically for the upper (melody) and lower (bass) voices. To get the best results, you should force stems upward for the upper voice and stems downward for the lower voice. The 3rd string open G (G1) is used to determine whether a rest is upper voice or lower voice.
• SAVING OPTION CONFIGURATION - Selecting "Save/Load Configuration with files" in "Options->"Advanced" now creates tablature specific settings. For instance if you have a multiple tabs loaded, and both have been saved with the "Save/Load..." check marked, changing an option setting for one will not affect the other.
• DOUBLE BEAM ON A SINGLE NOTE - you can get an upward and downward stem on a single note. Press [O] or [Shift][O] to toggle between single and double note stems. NOTE: this works only for a single note. If multiple notes are present (a chord), the [O] or [Shift]+[O] will shift the note head right or left respectively.
• 1/4 NOTE TRIPLET BEAM - improved display of 1/4 triplets. The triplet beam now slants upwards and downwards to match the note stems. Also no stem is drawn to rests.
• SLIDES - new options for notating slide to an unknown fret or slide from an unknown fret. Enter a normal slide, then press [Shift]+[>] or [Shift]+[<] to toggle through the various slides (normal, Slide-To up, Slide-To down, Slide-From up, Slide-From down).
• FINGERING TRANSPARENCY - Fret and pick hand fingerings now have a transparent background. They can be placed in the notation/tablature so the background does not overlay any notes, strings, etc. TIP: to add pick hand fingerings into the notation, enter the fingering on an empty string and select "Above Tablature". Press the [UP-ARROW] or [DOWN-ARROW] to position the fingering text. You can also select "Format" from the right mouse context menu for more precise positioning. A similar operation can be used to position fingering text in the tablature. Just remove the "Above Tablature" check mark.
• MIDI RECORDING - tabs can now be created from a midi capable instrument (keyboard, guitar, etc). Click the new record button on the main toolbar and any inputs from the midi device are entered into the tab.
• ADJUST TO n PAGES PRINT OPTION - a new print option that will adjust the printed output to fit on the specified number of pages.
• PROTECTED SAVE IMPROVED - In addition to previous method based on the cursor position, you are now able to use alternatively a arbitrarily chosen code.
• COPY PASTE WHOLE MEASURES FROM A FILE TO ANOTHER ONE - In the past you were only able to copy and paste measures inside the same .tef file. You are now able to perform this task between all open documents which have the same structure, i.e. the same number of instruments and strings.
• OPEN GUITAR-PRO AND POWERTAB FILES (Mac Only) - Tabledit now opens files created by Guitar-Pro and PowerTab. This works the same as the Windows converter available on the registered users page.

 

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