Tablatures 1.30

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A new release of Tablatures is now available.

This update includes several changes:

  • An option to automatically insert barlines has been added among the preferences. If enabled, barlines will be automatically inserted when you add a note that exceeds the duration of a bar, i.e.:
    Adding a new note now will result in a barline being automatically inserted (click to enlarge)
  • Print has been tweaked to exploit the full printable area.
  • Floating texts can be removed by dragging them out of the score.
  • Pressing the alt key while starting to move a floating text will clone it.
  • Pressing the shift key while moving a floating text will keep it aligned to its original position.
  • Banjo tunings available in the Choose Tuning list have been revised.
  • Keyboard shortcuts to toggle pick stroke signs have been added (k for downwards pick strokes, K for upwards ones).
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Tablatures 1.29

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A fresh version of Tablatures has just been made available.

This release includes the following changes:

  • The Chord Dictionary panel can be resized.
  • It’s possible to click on the zoom value to edit it, for those who don’t always like to use the slider.
  • When editing a bend, “Release (gradual)” couldn’t be set correctly. It has been fixed.
  • A keyboard shortcut to toggle chord names has been added: c.
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Beaming (grouping) notes

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Let’s see how it’s possible to change the rules which define the way notes are beamed together in Tablatures.

Tablatures allows to change the beaming pattern on a per-bar basis. The pattern is defined in the Time Signature page of the barline properties sheet:

Beaming Pattern
Editing the beaming pattern (click to enlarge)

There you would enter the number of 8th notes to group together. In the example, you can see that entering 2 will result in groups of four 16th notes (which are equivalent to two 8th notes).

When you add a new barline, Tablatures will automatically copy the settings of the previous bar.