Over all, it's the best by far app for writing and composing music. But it can become better. Because for some reason, I can't get two different lines to play at different volumes. I've set one to piano, and the other to forte, and I just can't seem to be able to put that much more emphasis on any one line.
Furthermore, I'll add to what I previously said regarding volumes. When I place (for example...) mezzo piano on a line where you come in on the first beat (I'd place the mp on the first beat) after saving, or leaving the app, the volume would move somehow to the second or third beat. This messes up my music.
Also, when saving, and I place a repeat sign, | ... :|| like that, I save, and return to this ||: ... | being the last measure. Therefore, I end up with two ||: and the song will not repeat unless I change it once more before playing.
Sometimes the app randomly closes on me. (the un-pro one I have on my mobile device) And sometimes I forget to save every once in awhile. Then, I lose all the music I've just written, and this is VERY very frustrating.
I think there is definitely room for improvement. You should add more instruments, such as cymbals and drums or bongos and change some of the instrument sounds. I don't think they sound very accurate at all, except the piano. You should also add ritardandos, and accelerandos. (I think that's what they're called anyways) And I should be able to add key changes, tempo changes, and time signature changes into the song itself. I'm not talking about going to the settings and switching stuff around, I'm talking about adding it to the score.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great app. It just needs its improvements. I'd love to see this happen in the future and I think a lot more people would buy your app. Perhaps even the $12.99 one, like I have.
Ensemble Composer Pro
3.1 | 44 ratings
Price: 9.99
Last update: 08-18-2024
Product Details
Release Date: 2014
Date first listed on Amazon: March 28, 2014
Developed By: 张嵩
ASIN: B00JAURKDQ
Customer reviews:
3.1 out of 5 stars44 customer ratings
3.1 out of 5 stars44 customer ratings
Developer info
- [email protected]
- https://sites.google.com/site/lotuzapps/
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Product features
- The most full-featured and easiest to use music notation editing software for Android devices.
- Import/Export in the industry-popular MusicXML file format, allowing for exchanging sheet music with other software (Finale, etc).
- Support for up to 15 instruments played simultaneously, providing capability for orchestral scoring.
- Support over 100 kinds of musical instruments with a small app size.
Product description
The most full-featured and easiest to use music notation editing software for Android devices. With it you can be a talented composer anywhere. As long as you have a little knowledge of sheet music, you can create wonderful music simply by touching. With Ensemble Composer Pro on your phone or tablet, you can easily record your flashes of inspiration wherever they strike.---
!!!Additional features in pro version:
~Export to image file with no watermark.
~Adjustable scale factor for both views.
~Ability to add/delete/reorder staffs.
~Support for changing instrument and/or key for individual staffs.
~Support for muting individual staffs.
~Pro version has no ads.
~Supports moving to SD card.
~More time signatures(1/4, 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, 12/8).
~Ability to share MIDI music.
~Set your work as ringtone.
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*About importing projects created by the free version:
*The projects in the free version can be transferred to pro version by hand, using the export to MusicXML and then *import to pro version. But we have noticed that is a boring process. So we'll find ways to make it transfer data *automatically.
*To do this you should export from free version and then import to pro version.
*Follow a few steps below.
*Export:
*Tap the share button on the top-left corner in the overview mode where you could see more than one staff in free *version. A dialog will be shown. Choose "Save MusicXML file to SD" or "Share MusicXML file" as you like to export *the score to a MusicXML file.
*Import:
*Currently you can not browse MusicXML files within the app directly. Alternately you could use some other file *management apps like "Astro" to browse files on your SD card or in other location, then just click the right *MusicXML file and open it with Ensemble Composer Pro. Finally you shout save it before exit.
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Features:
-Import/Export in the industry-popular MusicXML file format, allowing for exchanging sheet music with other software (Finale, etc).
-Support for up to 15 instruments played simultaneously, providing capability for orchestral scoring.
-Uses midi for sound, allowing it to support over 100 kinds of musical instruments with a small app size.
-Export midi files or set your compositions as ringtones.
-Supports saving scores for future re-edit.
-Multiple levels of undo to make editing smoother.
-Switch between two view modes for easy editing and viewing.
-Share the sheet music or audio you create via email or export to printable A4-paper-sized JPG image file format.
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Supported notation:
*A variety of note types, from whole notes to 32nd notes and dotted notes
*A variety of time signatures
*All standard key signatures
*Pickup measure
*Adjustable tempo
*Multi-note chords and up to two independent voices per staff
*Repeat marks
*All accidentals (sharps, flats, double sharps, double flats, and naturals)
*Ties, slurs, and tuplets
*Many types of ornaments
*A wide range of dynamics, including hairpins
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Size: 2.6MB
Version: 1.1.6
Developed By: 张嵩
Application Permissions:
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- Access information about networks
- Open network sockets
- Write to external storage
- Read or write the system settings
- Allows verification of Google app Entitlements
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
Approximate Download Time: Less than 30 seconds
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