Feature requests

[dflat]

First of all to the I Real Pro team, congratulations on developing an amazing piece of software! I Real Pro has revolutionized my practicing, teaching, and performing. I absolutely adore this program.

Thanks for your support and thoughts.

2. Please add Roman Numerals a.k.a the Nashville Numbering System. There are so many things I love about the program, that I don't know where to start, but this is honestly the one decision perplexing my. Why did the I Real Pro team opt for the Arabic numbering system. I'm a music school graduate, a gigging musician, and a professional teacher, and I've never seen anyone use the Arabic numbering system on charts.

Thanks, we are aware some of our users like yourself would like it converting to roman as well.

For anyone else interested:
The Nashville system is taught in a number of schools now:
http://www.nashvillenumbersystem.com/comments.html
and iReal Pro's number system (based on NN) is used by many users. It can also be used with Rousseau's numbered notation for melody in the app called MusicPad (use with either the chord font or numbers):
http://normanschmidt.net/rousseaumusicpad/index.html
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Rousseau-MusicPad-Songs.3066/

And more than anything else, keep up the good work folks at I Real Pro!

Thanks again, we have many plans for the future. We appreciate your comments.
BTW, we have more styles planned but take time to develop.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Roman Numeral Notation Converter

This site may be helpful:

http://normanschmidt.net/mehegan/

)BOB

 

[bparham79]

"Thanks again, we have many plans for the future. We appreciate your comments.
BTW, we have more styles planned but take time to develop.[/QUOTE]


Thanks for the quick reply. Much appreciated! BTW, any thoughts on adding 8th notes?

 

[dflat]

BTW, any thoughts on adding 8th notes?

We are aware this would enhance playback; it requires some thought, then development. We are not working on this just at the moment, but it is on a list for consideration.

 

[nimbleswitch]

By "adding 8th notes," are you guys are talking about putting eight chords in a single measure? If so, can't you achieve the same effect — for Playback purposes, at least — by using twice as many measures played twice as fast? Or is it an eight-to-the-bar appearance on the chart that you're interested in acquiring?

 

[dflat]

Good question, I was assuming it was syncopation or defining anticipations (for example '4-and') where you want to force the rhythm on specific sub-beats. For simple anticipations, a small rhythmic marker could be added in song edit which tells the player to anticipate a specific beat, but this would have to be worked out internally. We have also been asked about adding rhythmic notation so the player can play specific rhythms (quarter note triplets, tuplets etc.) but this is a big change to do as well (it may happen in the future).
We have a long list of possible things to add to iReal Pro but we appreciate your suggestions.

 

[nimbleswitch]

It kinda sounds like some folks would like iReal Pro to become more of a notation softwear, i.e., allowing the entry of notes rather just than chord-changes. Something like Finale, for example. But Finale's Playback cannot touch the realism of iReal Pros rhythm section. I find Massimo's bass algorithm to be uncanny, the way it so often sounds so right, with no advance idea as to the tune. Bespeaks of high-level musicianship.

 

[dflat]

Maiden Voyage comes to mind, riffs etc. It does not have to have staff notation to be implemented necessarily, just rhythm notation in some kind of form, perhaps ties and so on. Gets complicated very fast. We have not ruled all this out. We make slow and considered progress every update.

 

[DaleMac]

I forget who said it: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Was it Ben Franklin? Aristotle?

 

[dflat]

I forget who said it: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Was it Ben Franklin? Aristotle?

I was trying to think (I studied Philosophy at one time) ... and could not remember ... Google says it was Spock (Star Trek).
... and before anyone asks, no, we are not going to create a version of iReal Pro to run on tricorder.

 

[TrompetEWI]

My wish list-2 2014

Hi,

I love this app! I use it almost everyday. Here are a few items I'd love to see in a future update:

1. Roman Numeral, Nashville, and Sol Feggio notation.

2. A "Jukebox" feature, enabling you to create a playlist and have the Jukebox play all songs either in order or at random, also the option to play each chorus in a different key or tempo! Awesome for practice.

3. More realistic or sophisticated Comping for Piano & Guitar.

4. The ability to load in a MP3, and play along with it, also to have the ability to Change the volume in the mix.

5. Better midi sounds: Either enable interapp audio support via Audiobus, or a better sounding onboard midi pallet.

Thanks so much for reading my suggestions, I'd love to know everyone's thoughts!

 

[bparham79]

Hi Dflat, I just re-read your post, and I was wondering what you mean here: "and iReal Pro's number system (based on NN) is used by many users. It can also be used with Rousseau's numbered notation for melody in the app called MusicPad (use with either the chord font or numbers):
http://normanschmidt.net/rousseaumusicpad/index.html

Are you saying, I Real Pro can play melodies with linked with MusicPad. If so, this is damn near revolutionary news!

 

[dflat]

Hi Dflat, I just re-read your post, and I was wondering ...
Are you saying, I Real Pro can play melodies with linked with MusicPad...

Sorry I was not clear, no the melody is not played for you. The numbers are just a reference as pitch for the melody if you want to play it (yourself).

 

[nimbleswitch]

I'm not sure whether I've asked for this or just thought about asking for it. I tried doing a search, but B#, E# and Fb are too short to search for.

I'd sure appreciate the ability to make chords with root names of B#, E# and Fb, and bass notes in slash chords with those notes. I'm not asking for those as major keys, of course, just root names and slash-cord notes. I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to add them to the other 18 possible root-note names, so they would be available in Editor and play in Playback, would it? These root names are needed for making chords in the keys of C#, F# and Cb, especially. I suppose those keys are mere technicalities in jazz, but I do enjoy making and using exercises in all 21 possible root names. Thanks for considering.

 

[pdxdjazz]

iReal Pro has pretty much solved the issue of enharmonic changes when transposing charts.
I'd hate to see those issues reappear just so some could practice using notes labeled B#, Cb, E# and Fb.

More discussion here;
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=010562...e5scWak#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Enharmonic&gsc.page=1
)BOB

 

[nimbleswitch]

Yeah, you're right, Bob. That was just me being the technician again. I'll try to rein that in. I'm getting in my own way here -- and everyone else's.

 

[bparham79]

Oh, I forgot to mention one thing: instrumental breaks. I know about the N.C. feature in the song editor, but it would I Real Pro a level of authenticity unmatched by any other program if the drums cut out entirely.

Has anyone else requested this feature? I'd love to hear some input on instrumental breaks with complete silence.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Break/tacet has been requested. Here's the latest:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Stop-time.8945/
)BOB

 

[bparham79]

Sweet!!! Does that mean its coming in a future release? I'm keeping my fingers crossed. God, I love this program!

 

[Tilden]

I'd like to be able to switch styles during the song . . . for example, at a section change switch from rock to country for the bridge. Maybe allow styles to be associated with the rehearsal marks? Every section A is this style, every section labeled B is that style, etc.