PocketSynth v1.24 - Portable Keyboard and Metronome for Pilot
Shareware $12
Please register at PilotGear: http://www.pilotgear.com
Pocketsynth URL: http://www.palmpilotgear.com/software/showsoftware.html?url_sku=167&url_btitle=pocketsynth&url_bdescription=&cart=2991665320687232
Pocketsynth Home Page
http://www.echeng.com/Pilot/pilot.html
Eric Cheng, pilot@echeng.com
Author, Pocketsynth
Features:
Keyboard:
- Play frequency accurate notes on keyboard by tapping or writing
- "Compose" mode for easy input of songs
- Sophisticated string-based song format
- Playback at various tempos
- Save songs via cut and paste and the memopad
Metronome:
- Graphical and audio "ticks"
- Customizable beep frequency
- Customizable beats/measure setting
- Tempo measuring via tapping hardware buttons
Rev. Changes
Version 1.24
- fixed tempo bug (4x too fast bug)
Version 1.23
- fixed metronome-close tempo redraw bug
- scroll up/down buttons now always change octave
- fixed scroll arrow redraw bug
- fixed compose bug (writing over new grafitti-entered songs)
Version 1.22
- fixed Preferences/Paste command key conflict
Version 1.21
- minor cosmetic changes
- fixed high-note (past high E) bug
Version 1.2
- added tempo to song format (<txxx>, where xxx is the new tempo)
- tempo can be "composed" by tapping the word "Tempo:" or the numeric tempo
representation
- option to turn off preserve dotted note option -- during composing,
dotted note toggle will turn off after entering asingle note
- current song persistence - no more interrupted composing sessions!
Version 1.1
- fixed octave 4 bug
- pageup/pagedown buttons change octaves if song field is not active
- added a rest button for easy composing with rests
Version 1.0 RELEASE
-Added "clear" and "select all" menu options for easier
cutting and pasting of songs
-Insert position moves to first error location if song format is wrong
-scroll bars STILL do not draw correctly, but they work fine
IMPORTANT: Song format for v1.0 is different from all previous versions.
Duration indices are reversed: (0 = whole note, 1 = half note, 2 = quarter note, 3 = eighth note, 4 = 16th note, 5 = 32nd note)
Version 1.0b - 9/06/96
-ALL SONGS WRITTEN PRIOR TO THIS VERSION WILL NOT WORK WITH 1.0
-The duration values have been changed to the following:
0 = whole note, 1 = half note, 2 = quarter note, 3 = eighth note,
4 = 16th note, 5 = 32nd note
-Changed UI of duration, octave, beats/measure selection
Version 0.92 - 9/06/96
-Fixed fast metronome bug
-Added tempo measuring feature (using scrollup/scrolldown buttons)
-Added Recording (composing) of notes from keyboard
-Fixed memory bug
Version 0.91 - 9/03/96
-Changed tempo UI in main and metronome forms
-Added beats/measure and beat frequency options
Version 0.9 - 8/30/96
-Added Simple Metronome
-Scroll Bars in Song Field now work
-still do not draw correctly, though
-Added undo command
Version 0.84 - 8/16/96
-Added cut/copy/paste commands
Version 0.83 - 8/13/96
-Added Pen Tracking (play multiple notes by dragging)
Version 0.8 - 8/13/96
-Initial Release