Symphony Pro - Music Notation 4+

Compose by handwriting or tap

Xenon Labs, LLC

Designed for iPad

    • 4.3 • 8 Ratings
    • R299.99
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Symphony Pro 6 is a complete and intuitive app for writing music notation on iPad. It allows you to compose music for just about any size ensemble, from piano, symphonies, band, lead sheets, chord charts, guitar tabs, and more.

Starting Version 5, Symphony Pro now offers handwriting recognition as the only in-app purchase: Perfect with Apple Pencil, and works great with touch or capacitive stylus

GETTING STARTED

SP provides all of the key options to begin your work. Import a score via MusicXML, MXL, MIDI, or SP file from your computer, or from apps like Dropbox, Mail, iCloud Drive, or Safari. You can base your project on a template, or start a blank score and add additional parts later.

EDITING

To add notes, choose Pencil mode, and tap anywhere on a bar to begin editing right away. You can quickly specify note properties before or after placing notes. By switching to Select mode with one touch, you can also transpose, erase, cut, and paste multiple notes/tracks.

With an on-screen instrument, a QWERTY keyboard, or Core MIDI compatible keyboard, you can quickly enter notes & chords in step entry mode. Record a part in real-time with on-screen instruments to transcribe into notation.

Versions 4 & 5 take greater advantage of the iPad touchscreen. With shortcuts and contextual menus to edit note & bar properties, many of the commonly used editing commands are right at your fingertips.

SP supports a wide range of notational elements for your composition. Including dynamics & articulations, time & key signature changes, clef changes, pedals, and repeat conventions. Edit chord symbols, lyrics, and annotations using the iPad’s standard keyboard.

EXPORT & SHARE

When you’re finished, print out your score with AirPrint, or export it as a PDF, MusicXML, AAC, MIDI, or Symphony file. Share files via email or directly to another computer or iPad via Dropbox/iCloud Drive.

KEY FEATURES

• Introducing Handwriting Recognition for Apple Pencil & touch
• Starting Version 5, Handwriting is the only In-App Purchase to enable the complete app
• Now download SP on your iPhone
• 24+ professionally recorded and sound-designed acoustic instruments, free out of the box

Earlier features offered free, to existing & new owners

• 114 built-in instruments for playback, and auditioning the notes you entered
• Create in standard music notation or tablature
• Edit with an on-screen piano, QWERTY keyboard, or a MIDI input device
• Dozens of shortcuts & gestures to edit & navigate
• Reduce your score size, range, or combination of parts for viewing & editing*
• Print directly to AirPrint
• Up to 48 instruments, 100 staves, 4 voices/layers per score
• Record a part in real-time with clicks at the beat with optional emphasis
• Backup & sync your scores with iCloud*
• Import MusicXML, MIDI, MXL, or Symphony files
• Export as a PDF, MusicXML, MIDI, AAC, or Symphony file
• Large selection of articulations & dynamics
• Multi-measure rests, including automatic rests
• Grace notes
• Customizable noteheads & note colors
• Chord symbol, lyric, and annotation tools
• Edit the properties of multiple notes and rests simultaneously by multi-note select
• Copy/Paste function supports partial & multi-bar/staff select
• Unlimited undo/redo
• Customizable stem directions & note beaming
• Transposing & concert pitch score option
• Change tempo or clef anywhere in score or bar
• Stream audio or share your screen wirelessly with AirPlay
• Advanced document management
• Create your own custom project template or use a built-in one
• Customizable part groupings for SATB and instrument families
• Customizable chord symbol, lyric, and annotation font
• Loop playback feature
• Auto-save support

* Previously paid, but now free upgrade in Version 5

For More information, please visit:

• http://www.symphonypro.net
• http://forums.symphonypro.net
• Facebook page at www.facebook.com/symphonyapp
• Learn about the iPhone-only app: bit.ly/symphonyiphone

What’s New

Version 6.5.2

- General bug fixes
- Fixed issue on iPhone with iOS 17 where toolbars were not clearly visible
- Fixes other issues on iPad and iPhone where menus and icons were sometimes not clearly visible

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Psjvent ,

Great

Love it. Must get to know all the tricks still, but love it.

JaggerMaestro ,

Incredibly Buggy and Frustrating... needing updates

I have been prompted just about every 2 seconds to write a review so here goes... In terms of the execution of this app there are bugs everywhere. All hint pop-up boxes are blank on my iPad and they freeze the program every time. It’s crashed multiple times. Info and windows go off the screen when in landscape mode for example. There are many other ways that this software has caused me frustration so far.

In terms of functionality - a lot of basics are lacking. With handwriting, it will only become very flexible to me when you can write in double bar lines, chord symbols, 1st and 2nd endings and multi-rests. It’s far to clunky. There’s tons of other features I would love to request just for me to be able to write the most basic of charts as I would usually do in Sibelius.

For now please just fix bugs and I will raise my rating to a 4 star.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for sharing feedback.

- The upcoming 6.0 update (free) will be arriving shortly and will resolve the user interface issues you mentioned. These bugs are related to iOS 13, and 6.0 will bring full compatibility for the latest iOS and iPadOS.
- More notations will be recognized by the Handwriting engine in the next update, including chord symbols. We will keep in mind the entirety of your suggestions for future updates to 6.0.

mehlulincube ,

Awesome

Exceptionally great app...
Bugs to take care of:
1. It keeps crashing when I edit my recorded sheet (through midi) to add things like lyrics or extra instruments.
2. Keeps giving midi error and I have to restart program app and enable midi over and over again.

In-App Purchases

Handwriting Recognition Tool
Handwriting Recognition Tool
Swift & seamless. Perfect with Apple Pencil.
R199.99

App Privacy

The developer, Xenon Labs, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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