CHANGELOG - Record of Changes for GUITAR PRO 6

Please find below the list of the various changes and improvements that were par
t of each successive update.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Guitar Pro 6.0.9 - (r9934 2011-06-30)
* [added] New user interface for soundbank selection, by way of an integrated b
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* [added] Integrations of RSE soundbank changes and/or pickup changes into the
track.
* [added] New lossless compression algorithm for the incoming soundbanks.
* [added] MacOS- 10.7 Lion support.
* [Fixed] Stability issue on Windows Vista.
* [Fixed] Symbols and fingering for pick upstrokes and downstrokes can be place
d on tied notes.
* [Fixed] In Jazz, C time signature was invisble.
* [Fixed] Undo (Ctrl+Z) did not restore second voice.
* [Fixed] A crash was possible when using multi-voice editing.
* [Fixed] Snare did not consider brush playing style.

Guitar Pro 6.0.8 - (r9626 2011-05-05)

* [added] Possibility of indicating the number of loops before incrementing tem
po, when using the Speed Trainer.
* [added] Possibility of letting the countdown play with each new loop or not.
* [added] Notation element for string number on standard notation.
* [added] Stylesheet option for defining the orientation of rhythmics on tablat
ure for each voice.
* [added] Command for fusing rhythmics of different voices on tablature.
* [added] Displaying of pick-strokes on tracks in standard notation.
* [added] Displaying of accentuations and ornaments on tablature.
* [added] Possibility to add the legato notation element on stringed instrument
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* [added] Stylesheet option for forcing horizontal beams on drums and percussio
n tracks.
* [added] Fingering on piano tracks.
* [added] Adjusting the level of Palm-Mute for a given track (Instrument panel)
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* [added] Global detune.
* [added] File-recovery after software crash.
* [added] Special characters handled in the stylesheet.
* [added] Possibility to prefix a chord's name by a ' to keep Guitar Pro from r
eformating the name
* [added] Option for reorganizing bars based on current system.
* [added] Option to force the use of MIDI channels 11 to 16 (one channel per st
ring).
* [improvement] Score-tracking during playback.
* [improvement] Overall support for banjo tracks (fretboard, notations, edition
, import, tuning display).
* [improvement] New MusicXML importer that also handles MXL files (i.e., compre
ssed MusicXML).
* [improvement] Importing speed for MIDI files.
* [improvement] Reduced CPU load on Mac OS.
* [improvement] Classic and Jazz fonts.

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Design of beams on tablature.

Design of slashes.
Positioning of rests on slash tracks and on certain percussion
Design of slurs and HO-PO.
Design of let-ring and octave clefs.
Design of slides on tablature.
Placing of certain elements in multi-voice mode (staccato, etc.
Design of triplets.
A "." after numbers of alternate endings.
Changes of variations can be made on all voices.
Option for reorganizing systems that keep a same size for all b
The "Special paste" dialog window now retains the options selec
Playback volume raised for scales.
Display of tracks using MIDI channels.
MIDI playback (let ring, trills, fermata, palm-mute, gruppetto.
Any new "electric piano" track will use the "Rhodes" soundbank
Section names truncated in global view.
Appearance of a section menu, for quicker access and navigation

[fixed] Improving the slash staff rendering.

[fixed] Go to last bar button was disabled.
[fixed] Right hands fingering above the staff was not displayed.
[fixed] A repeat mark was ignored if an alternate ending and a Fine was place
d in the same bar.
* [fixed] Dotted and scottish 8th are now using the correct font element.
* [fixed] Possible crash when inserting a tie with multi-voice mode activated.
* [fixed] Possible program shutdown when capturing notes with a virtual instrum
ent.
* [fixed] Possible crash when capturing notes on standard notation for a guitar
track with capo.
* [fixed] Crash when printing a write-protected pdf file, or when no printer is
available.
* [fixed] Problem with selection on the score when the cursor-tracking option i
s deactivated.
* [fixed] Adding a tie no longer inserts a variation change.
* [fixed] Beam-grouping is preserved when bars are added.
* [fixed] Adding a tie in a bar following an anacrusis no longer adds extra not
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* [fixed] Problem with "undo" after inserting a tie in multi-voice mode.
* [fixed] Problem when inserting notes via the virtual keyboard on a guitar tra
ck with capo.
* [fixed] Initialization of clef-change dialogue window for grand staff.
* [fixed] The trombone is not a transposing instrument.
* [fixed] Problem preventing changes in fingering or the name of a chord.
* [fixed] Crash when capturing notes with keyboard or virtual instrument and in
to a simile bar.
* [fixed] Crash when copying chords from piano track to guitar track.
* [fixed] Crash when using the "re-organize bars" tool with a document containi
ng Simile Marks (%).
* [fixed] Problem that could generate too short a WAV file.
* [fixed] Instability issue after importing a gp5 file that contained cyrillic
characters.
* [fixed] Instability issue after importing a gp5 file that contained invalid t

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* [fixed] Instability issue after importing certain MIDI files.
* [fixed] Crash when importing large MIDI files.
* [fixed] Problem when playing a selection with countdown activated.
* [fixed] Problem when playing a pick-up bar (anacrusis) with countdown activat
ed.
* [fixed] Possible program-freeze when countdown is activated.
* [fixed] Reverb and chorus are suppressed when playing a score in MIDI mode
* [fixed] Issue with updating the audio engine after adding a tie.
* [fixed] Issue hiding certain bends.
* [fixed] In multi-track display mode, the chords and tuning are displayed only
for visible tracks.
* [fixed] Possible blocking of the opening of Help file on Mac OS.
* [fixed] The buttons on the "crash report" dialog window could be inactive.
* [fixed] Crash when selecting a hidden track in the global view, in "Whole Sco
re" display mode.
* [fixed] The "&" character displays properly in section names.

Guitar Pro 6.0.7 - Previous Release (r9063 2010-12-09)

* [fixed] Problem when printing a multi-giga file
* [fixed] Quality of a score's png export
* [fixed] Overall print quality
* [fixed] Interpretation of double coda
* [fixed] Interpretation of alternate ending after a segno jump
* [fixed] Saving prevented by invalid characters in filenames
* [fixed] Re-opening of certain gpx files
* [fixed] Potential crash after opening certain gpx files
* [fixed] Ties broken off by transposition
* [fixed]Fermata interpretation improved
* [fixed] Fermata taken into account when calculating a score's duration
* [fixed] A track's effects chain was altered by the insertion of a rest at the
end of a bar
* [fixed] Section names: L' was missing and not bordered, the cursor for editing
section names was dysfunctional
* [fixed] Placement of sections in the scores
* [fixed] Crash when inserting notes into bars containing alternate endings
* [fixed] Exporting tempo automations when MIDI-exporting a solo track
* [fixed] Channel numbers not kept when importing a MIDI file
* [fixed] Triplet feel not kept when exporting a MIDI file
* [fixed] MIDI-exporting a file beginning with a grace note
* [fixed] GuitarPro unstable after MIDI-importing a file
* [fixed] Adjusting track-based pan in MIDI playback
* [fixed] Excessive CPU load when using let-ring
* [fixed] Memorizing the last soundcard used
* [fixed] Support of Conexant audio cards
* [fixed] Banjo's free short drone string out of tune
* [fixed] Interpreting arpeggios on piano tracks
* [fixed] Tuning playback can be stopped
* [fixed] Tuning playback string by string
* [fixed] Display of tuning's name didn't take into account the specificity of 5
-string banjo
* [fixed] A selection's wav-exports are no longer truncated
* [fixed] Exported WAV files sometimes of the wrong length
* [fixed] Homogenizing combobox for track-based MIDI setting
* [fixed] Improved ergonomy for the scale dialog window
* [fixed] Detecting and restoring file-associations on Windows
* [fixed] The status of the Smooth Scroll option was not restored when launching

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[fixed] The edit-label cursor for automation names was dysfunctional
[fixed] Improved gui for the fingering dialog box
[fixed] Focus issue with fretboard or keyboard
[fixed]Improved crash report on Windows

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Guitar Pro 6.0.7 beta 2 - Previous Release (r8924 2010-11-08)

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Problem when printing a multi-giga file

Quality of a score's png export
Overall print quality
Interpretation of double coda
Interpretation of alternate ending after a segno jump
Saving prevented by invalid characters in filenames
Re-opening of certain gpx files
Potential crash after opening certain gpx files
Ties broken off by transposition
Fermata interpretation improved

* [fixed] Fermata taken into account when calculating a score's duration

* [fixed] A track's effects chain was altered by the insertion of a rest at the
end of a bar
* [fixed] Section names: L' was missing and not bordered, the cursor for editing
section names was dysfunctional
* [fixed] Placement of sections in the scores
* [fixed] Crash when inserting notes into bars containing alternate endings
* [fixed] Exporting tempo automations when MIDI-exporting a solo track
* [fixed] Channel numbers not kept when importing a MIDI file
* [fixed] Triplet feel not kept when exporting a MIDI file
* [fixed] MIDI-exporting a file beginning with a grace note
* [fixed] GuitarPro unstable after MIDI-importing a file
* [fixed] Adjusting track-based pan in MIDI playback
* [fixed] Excessive CPU load when using let-ring
* [fixed] Memorizing the last soundcard used
* [fixed] Support of Conexant audio cards
* [fixed] Banjo's free short drone string out of tune
* [fixed] Interpreting arpeggios on piano tracks
* [fixed] Tuning playback can be stopped
* [fixed] Tuning playback string by string
* [fixed] Display of tuning's name didn't take into account the specificity of 5
-string banjo
* [fixed] A selection's wav-exports are no longer truncated
* [fixed] Exported WAV files sometimes of the wrong length
* [fixed] Homogenizing combobox for track-based MIDI setting
* [fixed] Improved ergonomy for the scale dialog window
* [fixed] Detecting and restoring file-associations on Windows
* [fixed] The status of the Smooth Scroll option was not restored when launching
Guitar Pro
* [fixed] The edit-label cursor for automation names was dysfunctional
* [fixed] Improved gui for the fingering dialog box
* [fixed] Focus issue with fretboard or keyboard
* [added] German user's guide available
* [fixed] Improved crash report on Windows
Guitar Pro 6.0.7 beta 1 - Previous Release (r8607 2010-09-30)

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* [fixed] Problem when printing (several-giga spool files)
* [fixed] Improved beaming design when printing
* [fixed] Supporting conexant soundcards on windows
* [fixed] Tuning playback can be stopped
* [fixed] String by string tuning playback
* [fixed] Recalling last used soundcard
* [fixed] Wav exports truncated no more
* [fixed] Homogenizing per-track MIDI-config comboboxes
* [fixed] Crash when inserting notes into bars that include alternate endings
* [fixed] Free short drone string out of tune when played open
* [fixed] Ties broken when transposing
* [fixed] Better ergonomy for the scale dialog window
* [fixed] Some gpx files cannot be re-opened
* [fixed] Improved detection and restoring of file associations on Windows
* [fixed] Handling filenames' invalid characters that prevent saving
* [fixed] Exporting tempo automations when exporting solo track to MIDI
* [fixed] Fermata interpretation improved
* [fixed] Fermata taken into account when calculating of the score's duration
* [fixed] Improved crash report on Windows

Guitar Pro 6.0.6 - Previous Release (r8375 2010-08-03)

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GP5 file export

5-string banjo
more than 250 RSE presets from Guitar Pro 5
dynamics can be hidden in the stylesheet
import RSE1 presets from GP5 files
midi, tef and ptb files are inclued in the recent files
alternate endings can be extended when applied to a range of bars
Timer can be pasted using special paste
Windows: force file association
help file (User's Guide) in PDF format - French, English
4 new translations: Korean, Romanian, Italian, Hungarian

* [fixed] bad score width in parchment view

* [fixed] dots were too big when displayed on the Tab

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better multi-voice rendering in Tablature

better track-level import from GP5 files
trills were not imported correctly from GP5 files
printing in landscape
simile marks were not exported in MIDI
volume-automation handling
pan-automation handling
wah-wah was increasing CPU usage
better tempo-variation handling
grace note doesn't break beaming and triplet
pdf export in parchment view
crash when playing unplayable bars
tristate order in the let ring tool
handling triplet feel on pickup bar
prevent a sample file from being opened twice
crash when saving on a non-accessible device
rim shot MIDI playback
inversion of stems now working on multi-voice scores
artificial harmonics not displayed on tied notes
tuning name now supports UTF8 characters
horizontal view mode is saved in the gpx files
windows un-installer
bug with fonts Qt/carbon

Guitar Pro 6.0.5 - Previous Release (r8217 2010-06-23)

* [fixed] Printing/Export pdf issues (line thickness, margins, patterns and some
other glitches)
* [fixed] Export PDF (orientation)
* [fixed] Error when loading tabs with custom tuning
* [fixed] GP5 import (alternate ending, tempo automation, accentuation, ...)
* [fixed] MacOS : GuitarPro won't start after installing a gpbank
* [fixed] MacOS : external usb speakers (Bose, LaCie)
* [fixed] MacOS : external usb audio device that does not support 44100Hz
* [fixed] Linux : reduce CPU Usage
* [fixed] Font selection in the stylesheet
* [fixed] Bad Mandolin tuning
* [fixed] Crash on creating Whistle track
* [fixed] Potentially corrupted savefile
* [fixed] Bad import of multivoice notes from gp5 files
* [fixed] Crash on opening files with saved custom tuning
* [fixed] Repeat sign on pickup bar
* [fixed] Nartural harmonic with partial capo
* [fixed] Harmonic velocity
* [fixed] Loss of enharmonic notes when loading a file or applying some effects
* [fixed] MIDI tempo import/export
* [fixed] MIDI Export : Simile bar
* [fixed] MIDI Import : empty drum tracks
* [fixed] MIDI Time signature import/export
* [fixed] MIDI In configuration was not saved
* [added] Dobro open G tuning
* [added] Editing: Use the previous accidental when a note is entered
* [added] Editing: Errors reported in the score are customizable in the preferen
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* [added] Guitar fretboard or keyboard available for all instruments
* [added] Multi-user account support
* [enhanced] TAB rendering
* [added] Translations : Russian, Sweden

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Guitar Pro 6.0.4 - Previous Release (r8020 2010-05-18)

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[fixed] GUI bug of the British Stack amp

[fixed] some stringed tracks were monophonic
[fixed] MIDI files import empty if containing Sysex
[fixed] unicode for Japanese localization
[fixed] import bass from power tab
[fixed] undo/redo for variation
[fixed] minor improvements of Bank installer
[updated] all translations

Guitar Pro 6.0.3 - Previous Release (r7994 2010-05-17)

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[fixed] improve software midi playback on Mac OSX

[fixed] improve the import of gp3/4/5 files
[fixed] the current variation is kept during editing
[fixed] alternate endings behavior
[fixed] tempo precision
[fixed] midi export handles muted tracks
[fixed] file-opening from network location
[fixed] some bugs in chord window
[fixed] the effect chain's presets are available under Linux version
[fixed] the bank installer handles unicode encoding
[fixed] page up/page down
[fixed] load the track color from gpx files
[added] detection of bad bank installation
[added] options for the GP3/4/5 importation
[added] Norwegian translation
[updated] all translations

Guitar Pro 6.0.2 - Previous Release (r7898 2010-04-26)

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some crashes during playback

install vcredist in quiet mode
transpose crashes
crash when removing the first in multiselection
translate zoom
fingering disapear when adding effect
on fretboard, scales take capo into account
update fretboad on tuning changed
draw tremolo on drumkit part
draw "rasg." when standard notation is alone
hairpin spread over rests
draw tuning for violin parts
draw capo when standard notation is alone
don't draw dynamic after a simile mark
crash when no soundcard was detected
undo/redo on some operations
crash when removing simile with key DEL
handle unicode everywhere
name of the default variation in example files

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Added Autobackup
Fixed Several rendering bugs
Fixed Crash on Undo
Fixed Bugs when inverting stems
Fixed Bugs with Chord Diagrams and Fingering
Fixed Bugs using tempo labels
Fixed Bugs using Volume Automations
Fixed Bugs with clickables elements in Score
Fixed Drop B and Drop C tunings
Fixed Crash when badly naming diagrams
Fixed Crash when changing tab while loading template
Fixed Default filename when exporting
Fixed Rests do not change the dynamic anymore
Fixed Design Mode is now disabled when playing or using Screen Display Mode
Fixed Lyrics now accept [-] symbol
Fixed Bugs with PNG Export
Fixed Opening a File during audio playback
Fixed Strange behaviors with British Stack Amp
Fixed Channel selection switch of Recti Amp
Fixed Problems with the Machine Stomp
Fixed Display bug of collapsed instrument subpanels
Fixed Capo is now visible and editabled with arrows in instrument panel
Fixed Crash on Play Tuning Button
Fixed RSE/MIDI now saved in preferences
Fixed Several minor Main Screen bugs
Fixed Some crashes with PTB, MIDI and XML importers
Fixed Occasional crashes when opening GP5 file
Fixed Crash when deleting a tracking after MIDI import
Fixed Several minor bugs on GP5 File loading
Fixed Missing elements when loading GP5 file
Fixed Playback during editing
Fixed Some wrong Translations
Fixed Some Texts were not translated
Removed Light Amp
Improved Bank selection tree in instrument panel on OSX
Improved PDF Export
Improved Documentation
Improved Stylesheet Dialog
Improved MIDI playback on OSX and Linux