OnSong | 2019.0 | Release Notes

Release Notes

OnSong 2019.0

OnSong 2019.0 was released on February 18, 2019 as a phased update. Learn more about updating OnSong.
You can find what has changed in the user manual updates.

Known Issues

There is an issue modulating capo on songs in a minor key due to a correction in how minor versus major keys handle enharmonic preference. This was detected at 1:48 PM on February 19, 2019 and corrected in OnSong 2019.1 released at 3:02 PM on the same day for expedited approval.

New

MIDI Globals lets you set up MIDI to be sent and manage it from one place.
AirTurn BT-200 S6 is now configurable within the foot pedal actions screen.
Song Editor Preview can be toggled on to view your changes using an on-screen preview widget.
Settings Management lets you see the settings you've changed from the default as well as store and load settings.

Additions

Added the ability to set the selected icon color for vertical menubar mode separately from the app color. »
Added the ability to define line formatting colors as 3 or 4 hexadecimal characters instead of 6 and 8. »
Added the ability to tap on the screen to configure the active foot pedal when using App Direct mode.
Added the ability to configure multiple types of the same foot pedal by tapping on the screen.
Added sort direction information to individual sets. »
Added the ability to see what settings were altered from the default settings. »
Added the ability to export your settings to an *.onsongsettings file. »
Added the ability to have do, re, mi use "m" instead of "-" when expressing minor chords. »
Added the ability to tap "Choose Action" from the actions menu to scroll to top of actions menu, double-tap for bottom. »
Added a devices section in the actions picker to control master device volume and screen brightness. »
Added the ability to adjust brightness with momentary increase/decrease actions. »
Added the ability to adjust backing track playback volume independently of the device's master volume. »
Added the ability to blackout scenes using an action for master dimmer. »
Added the ability to change the volume of the metronome in actions. »
Added the ability to view the number of available actions at the bottom of the action chooser screen. »
Added the ability to set the transposed key of the song as a metadata tag. »
Added the ability to use mid-song capo. »
Added the ability to type in a control change instead of selecting it from a list.
Added the ability to listen to and record SysEx events. »
Added the ability to delete an artist from the By Artist list which removes all songs by that artist. »
Added the ability to delete a key from the By Key list which removes all songs in that key. »
Added the ability to update an existing OnSong Media Library backing track. »
Added the ability to duplicate scenes by entering editing mode in the list and tapping on the row to view actions.
Added the ability to duplicate fixtures by entering editing mode in the list and tapping on the row to view actions.

Changes

Changed the position of the Continue action to appear after Stop in the scenes category. »
Changed "Undo" button text to "Done" in the Undelete Songs menu. »
Changed the "Sort Alphabetically" switch at the bottom of settings to be a sort button like in the rest of the app. »
Changed the tempo picker interface to show the quarter note subdivision as a dotted quarter note when a compound time signature like 6/8 is selected. »
Changed the default settings of OnSong to automatically backup to iTunes File Sharing. »
Changed the way the configurable state of foot pedals is handled.
Changed how App Direct Mode foot pedals connect to be a bit smoother.
Changed "Up/Down Arrow Mode" to "Arrow Key Mode" when only one option is available such as on the S-series pedals.
Changed the default metronome colors to OnSong teal (down beat) and grey (other beats)
Changed the height of the menubar to match the new iOS 12 navigation bar and toolbar heights.
Changed the status bar text and icon colors to be white or black depending on the brightness of the configured icon color.
Changed the user interface to omit the status bar overlay to show the navigation bar colors underneath.
Changed the way the vertical menubar background color is applied to be more consistent.
Changed Roman numeral chords to not automatically lowercase and replace symbols.
Changed vertical menubar toolbar to use the configured toolbar and toolbar icon colors.
Changed the PDF output when using mid-song transposition to match the on-screen musical instruction.
Changed the translated term for "key" to "tonart" in Swedish.
Changed the Undelete Songs tool to refresh once the undelete is finished to indicate a change.
Changed the behavior when beaming a set to avoid creating a set when one, unloaned song is shared.
Changed the text when beaming songs and sets to match that used in OnSong Connect.
Changed the song viewer to automatically redownload a CCLI chart if the underlying file is missing from the library.

Updates

Updated all translations.
Updated the AirTurn Framework to version 3.3.5.

Fixes

Fixed an issue where the unbound songs collection quantity is not updated after adding songs into books.
Fixed an issue in split screen mode where the quick pick menu search bar is cut off when in compact mode.
Fixed an issue when saving from Console the song title on the iPad (in the HUD) changes, to the song that was saved.
Fixed an issue in the Apply Style Menu where "Reset Style" appears under Books.
Fixed an issue where songs imported when picking songs for a set are not automatically checked.
Fixed an issue when creating a new song and then rewriting into a different key and then tapping Cancel, no prompt to save is displayed.
Fixed an issue when starting the app in landscape orientation and then switching to portrait, the icons in the menubar compress.
Fixed a crash condition when exporting an entire book as PDF caused by memory pressure.
Fixed an issue when using scroll up/down actions to navigate menus.
Fixed an issue with Flic buttons not performing double-click actions.
Fixed an issue when sorting within set folder and the list if not resorting.
Fixed an issue where some "Adjust" actions are being displayed in the momentary actions list.
Fixed an issue where the menubar cannot be made translucent.
Fixed an issue where tapping on hot corners would also perform navigation zones.
Fixed an issue when going into the "Rewrite Into Key" menu and toggling on "In minor key" to switch from C to Am, the chords of the song transpose into A.
Fixed an issue with the transpose tag not working properly in Console.
Fixed an issue when tapping on a hot corner that was set to none where it would cause set navigation instead.
Fixed an issue with MIDI start being sent when MIDI sync is not enabled.
Fixed a crash condition when importing certain files from Dropbox.
Fixed an issue in Vertical Menubar mode where status bar icons blend in when background is set to white and icon is set to black.
Fixed an issue where the toolbars do not align in vertical menubar mode on iOS 12 due to changes in the status bar size.
Fixed a crash condition when listening multiple MIDI events in the MIDI triggers screen.
Fixed an issue with triggering MIDI from a foot pedal action.
Fixed an issue where the roman numeral chord style was showing “min” instead of “m”.
Fixed a crash condition when deleted a song from a set list when duplicates of that song are included in the set.
Fixed a possible crash condition when loading songs and setting the last played on property.
Fixed a possible crash condition when songs with no identifier are attempted to be loaded from the database.
Fixed an issue with audio continuity when tracks are not preloaded.
Fixed an issue where the sort order description of songs displays as incorrectly labeled when OnSong is redrawn/settings are modified.
Fixed an issue where drawings made by Apple Pencil are lost when tapping to navigate through the set.
Fixed an issue when copying sets containing moments, and then editing the moment in the second set, it changes the moment in the first set.
Fixed an issue where swiping to next song in set list containing songs with zoomed viewports would skip quickly to songs later in the set.
Fixed an issue when duplicating songs with a compact device in multiselect mode where the song list closes after completing the action.
Fixed an issue with the Flow text field in the Playback menu being to small or large when viewed in vertical menubar mode.
Fixed an issue when adding a track to a song it starts to play from the live bar but the playback state is not reflected.
Fixed an issue where the audio playback livebar button is in an incorrect state when playing and the screen is redrawn when settings are modified.
Fixed an issue when moving through songs in a set is updating the "Recently Updated" sorted list.
Fixed a crash condition when adding variable MIDI controls to the MIDI triggers list due to synchronization of table events.
Fixed an issue with the positioning of user interface elements in the playback and style preferences menu when using vertical menubar on the right.
Fixed an issue where the number zero would appear before titles in the quick pick screen.
Fixed an issue where the settings screen is not being translated into Czech.
Fixed an issue where the notch on the iPhone X would interrupt the chord diagram screen.
Fixed an issue where hot corners would not be shaded correctly when selecting actions.
Fixed an issue when selecting in the Audio Media Library using Albums or Artists, the "Close" button should turn into a "Cancel" button instead.
Fixed an issue when copying sets containing moments, and then editing the moment in the second set, it changes the moment in the first set.
Fixed an issue when creating a set list one right after another using the original set picking mode where the previous songs selected are still selected (with a check mark) and being added to the second set.
Fixed an issue when tapping to start autoscroll for songs in a viewport where, the song returns to the top of the page before beginning the scrolling.
Fixed an issue when transposing into the key of C where the enharmonic preference was not being taken into account.
Fixed issues with connecting to pedals using App Direct Mode for a smoother experience.
Fixed an issue where audio would stop playing when OnSong came back into the foreground or when changing split screen sizes.
Fixed a potential crash condition when importing from SongSelect and no title is available.
Fixed a potential crash condition when retrieving a list of songs that results in a missing song causing a crash.
Fixed an issue where a partially transparent vertical menubar would overlap other user interface elements.
Fixed an issue where certain menu user interface components would be cut off when viewed in reverse vertical menubar mode.
Fixed an issue with naming the set when sharing using the Share » Social » Copy.
Fixed a scenario where OnSong would lock up when encountering a double square bracket surrounding a chord.
Fixed an issue where the icons (menu and edit) disappear when turning on vertical menubar mode when previously tacked, or when reloading the user interface.
Fixed an issue where the livebar play button was resetting when the screen refreshed after a change in settings.
Fixed an issue where the upcoming song HUD display would show "No Upcoming Songs" after editing a song in a set.
Fixed an issue where streaming iTunes content could not be resumed using play/pause.
Fixed an issue sending MIDI sync/transport commands from the live bar.
Fixed an issue with how subdivisions were being used when generating the metronome for compound time signatures like 6/8.
Fixed an issue when tapping on the "Random" sort option songs change within the set list as well as HUD not correctly showing titles.
Fixed an issue where changes made to a song in a book with separate styles was not being retained when reloading the app.
Fixed an issue when switching libraries where it won't view the books screen on the first tap.