Symphony Pro - Music Notation
Compose by handwriting or tap
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Description

Symphony Pro 6 is a complete and intuitive app for writing music notation on iPad. It allows you to compose music for just about any size ensemble, from piano, symphonies, band, lead sheets, chord charts, guitar tabs, and more.

Starting Version 5, Symphony Pro now offers handwriting recognition as the only in-app purchase: Perfect with Apple Pencil, and works great with touch or capacitive stylus

GETTING STARTED

SP provides all of the key options to begin your work. Import a score via MusicXML, MXL, MIDI, or SP file from your computer, or from apps like Dropbox, Mail, iCloud Drive, or Safari. You can base your project on a template, or start a blank score and add additional parts later.

EDITING

To add notes, choose Pencil mode, and tap anywhere on a bar to begin editing right away. You can quickly specify note properties before or after placing notes. By switching to Select mode with one touch, you can also transpose, erase, cut, and paste multiple notes/tracks.

With an on-screen instrument, a QWERTY keyboard, or Core MIDI compatible keyboard, you can quickly enter notes & chords in step entry mode. Record a part in real-time with on-screen instruments to transcribe into notation.

Versions 4 & 5 take greater advantage of the iPad touchscreen. With shortcuts and contextual menus to edit note & bar properties, many of the commonly used editing commands are right at your fingertips.

SP supports a wide range of notational elements for your composition. Including dynamics & articulations, time & key signature changes, clef changes, pedals, and repeat conventions. Edit chord symbols, lyrics, and annotations using the iPad’s standard keyboard.

EXPORT & SHARE

When you’re finished, print out your score with AirPrint, or export it as a PDF, MusicXML, AAC, MIDI, or Symphony file. Share files via email or directly to another computer or iPad via Dropbox/iCloud Drive.

KEY FEATURES

• Introducing Handwriting Recognition for Apple Pencil & touch
• Starting Version 5, Handwriting is the only In-App Purchase to enable the complete app
• Now download SP on your iPhone
• 24+ professionally recorded and sound-designed acoustic instruments, free out of the box

Earlier features offered free, to existing & new owners

• 114 built-in instruments for playback, and auditioning the notes you entered
• Create in standard music notation or tablature
• Edit with an on-screen piano, QWERTY keyboard, or a MIDI input device
• Dozens of shortcuts & gestures to edit & navigate
• Reduce your score size, range, or combination of parts for viewing & editing*
• Print directly to AirPrint
• Up to 48 instruments, 100 staves, 4 voices/layers per score
• Record a part in real-time with clicks at the beat with optional emphasis
• Backup & sync your scores with iCloud*
• Import MusicXML, MIDI, MXL, or Symphony files
• Export as a PDF, MusicXML, MIDI, AAC, or Symphony file
• Large selection of articulations & dynamics
• Multi-measure rests, including automatic rests
• Grace notes
• Customizable noteheads & note colors
• Chord symbol, lyric, and annotation tools
• Edit the properties of multiple notes and rests simultaneously by multi-note select
• Copy/Paste function supports partial & multi-bar/staff select
• Unlimited undo/redo
• Customizable stem directions & note beaming
• Transposing & concert pitch score option
• Change tempo or clef anywhere in score or bar
• Stream audio or share your screen wirelessly with AirPlay
• Advanced document management
• Create your own custom project template or use a built-in one
• Customizable part groupings for SATB and instrument families
• Customizable chord symbol, lyric, and annotation font
• Loop playback feature
• Auto-save support

* Previously paid, but now free upgrade in Version 5

For More information, please visit:

• http://www.symphonypro.net
• http://forums.symphonypro.net
• Facebook page at www.facebook.com/symphonyapp
• Learn about the iPhone-only app: bit.ly/symphonyiphone
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In-Apps

Handwriting Recognition Tool
$12.99
Version 4: Complete Features Bundle
$0.00

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User Rating

3.76 out of 5

55 ratings in Canada

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1 star
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Ratings History

Reviews

Good but big bug

Not spanish on

Once on score view, unable to go back to project view, or save or duplicate, etc. The menu ‘Return to projects window’ (close; save as; duplicate; revert to) pops a fraction of a second and disappear. Pro version 6 (updated 4/21) ipad pro 12.9 5th gen ipadOS 16.5.1

Pretty good

BabouinL on

This app is really great,but could you add more orchestral percussion. Like gong and castanets… Also,could you add stops on the organ?

Still too buggy and complicated

b_e_n on

I want to love this app, but… In a couple of days of evaluating it’s crashed on me four times (losing edits). The handwriting recognition is very poorly documented (so you have to keep experimenting to find what works) and often produces very unexpected results. The UI is full of unintuitive behaviours and complexity (to add a chord symbol requires three taps to get to type the symbol, then two more to get out of the chord mode to be able to write again. A great idea, but not ready for serious use. I’m giving two stars because when it does work, there are glimpses of a great app.

Great app!

realvr on

I’ve been using it for a few years now and it’s a great app for writing scores. Has good strings expressions and the hand writing recognition is great, took me a while to get used to it but it’s doing a great job! I haven’t tried different apps, so far this one is doing the job. I recommend.

Don’t do it

987654321234456 on

A complete waste of time. They have made it so difficult to navigate that I was unable to do almost anything. After 8 hours of pulling my hair out I was not able to write more 2 bars of music. Trust me, skip this.

Fantastic software

StephenMackey on

This product is simply amazing for designing and orchestrating songs. Fantastic flexibility, a huge variety of options, and great ease of use. I would highly recommend it for anyone looking to construct musical arrangements.

Good potential, rarely updated

Amazing Garry on

This has such amazing potential, it’s a shame that it is updated so infrequently. There are a few bugs/glitches that make it unusable for me in it’s current state. Despite promises of the next update coming “in the next few weeks” for over 13 months (!), this app hasn’t had a major update in over 3 years. I hate to say it, but stay away until version 6 is released.

Excellent and accessible!!

Creatorerum on

I am a music student and I am just beginning to arrange and compose classical pieces. I use this app since two years and it made me learn a lot. It has flaws, but a team is working on the app and it shows: it constantly gets better and better! It’s actual state is very satisfying. I love using it. Most tools I need are there and if I’m not sure of something, their help guide answers my interrogations. The price is definitely worth the quality! Excellent app! I recommand using it! 👌🏻

Symphony pro

Donator barkev on

Symphony pro is great but a little difficult. The search is not working. Can you fix it please?

Unusable on iPhone

M477-W on

I always get a crash message on startup and the app will eventually force itself into landscape mode and won’t go back. I can’t get anywhere with it now. Even the prompt to contact the developers with the error info doesn’t work. Everything works fine on iPad.

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App Info

Category
Music
Publisher
Xenon Labs, LLC
Languages
English
Recent version
6.5.2 (4 months ago )
Released on
Jan 7, 2011 (13 years ago )
Last updated
4 weeks ago