Guitar Pro updated to v8.1

[John Maar]

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Changelog

Release Notes

8.1

New features

SVG export (“File” > “Export” > “SVG…”)

Numbered musical notation (Jianpu/simplified notation)

“Free scores” mySongBook category

mySongBook scores can now be sorted by last added

Swedish translation

Playback

Fix the timbre of some notes

Fix the audio fine tuning offset on a slide

Fix the unwanted vertical scroll on a repetition in horizontal display mode

Update the audio when adding a slur between two bars

When the playback stops by itself, the cursor correctly returns to its starting position

Chronos are now independent of the relative speed and fixed tempo

Fix the pitch of legato slides in MIDI

Switch the metronome to MIDI when all tracks are in MIDI

In MIDI with a soloed track, the other tracks are no longer heard on the first beat

Editing

Fix a missing slur between two bars after undoing a string shift

Fix the cursor behavior after using shortcuts to delete notes

Fix the string shift from the banjo’s short drone

Natural harmonics are no longer modified when shifting strings

“Redo” is no longer enabled by default when opening a file

Engraving

Fix the bend/whammy indications disappearing on playback

Fix the misproportioned thickness of ledger lines outside of the staff

Fix the glyph for jazzy accidentals

Fix the jazzy repetition bars indication

Fix a collision between piano fingerings

Fix the fret and string number after a rest on slash notation

Fix the crescendo indication in multivoice

Fix the muted notes symbol when importing from XML

Fix the double dots on quarters and shorter rhythm values

Fix the grace notes position when using the “Bar Arranger” tool

Fix the duplicate HoPo after changing the number of strings

Interface

Fix the value displayed on the progressive speed during a countdown between bars

Fix the “Go To Previous/Next Bar” cursor command behavior

Reinstate the “Move/Copy/Swap Voices” tool shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + M)

The Virtual Drum Kit is no longer empty for the bongo and the reverse cymbal

Keep the selection when changing tracks

Fix the drag beyond the screen of the rotary knobs

Updating the time signature correctly updates the audio track slice of the Global View

Save the solo/mute states between sessions in the drum mix popup

Tools

Fix initialising the scale diagrams dialog from a selection

Editing the audio track padding from the first sync point correctly updates the audio

An empty diagram is no longer displayed when using the “chord” command of the command palette

Improve the audio preview for drumkits in the Track Wizard

The güiro now has two articulations and is no longer on the same string as the surdo on the Africa Kit

Fretlight guitar frets are correctly displayed on repeated bars

Audio Fine Tuning is available for grace notes

Opening / Importing / Exporting files

Fix the XML export for directions when the first bar is empty

Fix the XML import for fingerings on tablature staves

Fix the XML import for voices when there are several

Fix the XML import for free texts

Fix the MIDI import for slurs

Fix the import of audio files containing special characters on Windows

All backup files of the previous session are now correctly restored after a crash

Fixed crashes

On importing a .ptb with a Coda

On opening a .M4A audio file

On opening a .opus audio file

On updating the layout in multitrack

On closing a file with a forced stylesheet

On deleting chords

On previewing an empty file

On adding HoPo in tablature

On MIDI import

On disconnecting a Bluetooth headphone

On copy-pasting sustain pedals

On selecting empty bars with the keyboard

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