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UPDATE MySongs Version 2.4

MySongs version 2.4 is now available on both versions. This update simply includes a new BETA feature being tested: transposition. Forgot a capo? Or need to change the key? Use this tool. Available for each song individually on the "Display Song" screen. Current implementation (ie. the pop-up) is just temporary for the proof of concept, better integration will be integrated in future versions. The feature is BETA, meaning I've tested it a bit and it more or less works to my own needs, but I need some more help. Sometimes there may be undesirable results, but rarely should this crash the app and it definitely WILL NOT affect the original songs on the database. If you find any problems, or have any suggestions about the feature, please contact me using the 'Contact/Support' button in the app. More about the thought process, and future developments on this aspect can be found here . Please test and let me know how it works for you. As long as you've g...

Transposing

I've been making different types of music apps ever since I first learned JavaScript all those years ago. Chords, scales, and more. One thing I always struggled with was transposing though. It's difficult enough, there are so many different scales: Major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic to name a few. My music theory is good, but when it comes to transposing, there's a lot more to be learned. Then things come into play like transposing up or down. General rule of thumb for me is transposing up sharpens, transposing down flattens. Then that throws a few (potential) problems in. Some chords have two names (A#/Bb for example). Personally, I never use an 'A#' chord, it's always called 'Bb' to me. So do I take that into account in the transposing, or do I just leave it as 'A#' if it's up, or 'Bb' if it's down? Much ado about nothing, in reality. Just some perfectionism shining through. For the app, I've sort of generalised the...

UPDATE MySongs Version 2.3.2

New update now available. This update just fixes some issues with the keyboards. The issue with the keyboards covering the bottom of the chords/lyrics fields while adding or editing a song has been resolved. The custom keyboard now appears at the bottom of the screen, just scroll down to access all the keys. The system keyboard (standard keyboard for text etc.) still covers the fields, but you can now scroll the screen to see all of the field. The custom keyboard has also had some minor changes to its layout and sizing. Most notable is the removal of the "CLR" button and the rearranging of the keys in that area. Text size has also been changed. There is still a problem with the text size of the keys in the popup menu on small screen devices, but the keys should still work. The final change is specifically for the paid version, the song display limit has been increased from 10 to 20 songs. - Eoin