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Tunebook for iPad

4.55 • 24 Ratings
1.99 USD
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Tunebook for iPad is now identical to the Tunebook application - don't buy both! I keep both on the App Store because it's not possible to provide an upgrade path to a single app without forcing some users to pay twice. Tunebook is a viewer for music expressed in the ABC format. ABC is a simple text-based notation for music and many thousands of tunes are freely available in this format on the Web. ABC is also supported by many music applications. See http://abc.sourceforge.net/ for more details on the ABC format. The format is primarily geared towards traditional folk music where tunes are short and fit on a single page. Tunebook allows you to import files in the ABC format from websites into its database. You can then list the tunes, search for tunes by words in the title, by key and by time signature. Selecting a tune will display it in musical notation and allow you to play it in a variety of voices. You can also create tunebooks to organize your tune collection. Tunebook is based on the well-known abc2ps application, fluidsynth, and the GeneralUser GS soundfont. It is licensed under the GPL. The source code is available from http://www.jhlabs.com/tunebook.
What’s New
* Rebuilt with Xcode 10.1 in order to work correctly with new iPad Pro models. * Fixed the order of tune parts when playing back multiple tunes at once.
Version 3.1.17
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4.55
out of 5
24 Ratings
  • Ttttqwerderfhfth, 11.07.2021
    I use this all the time
    Like the title says, I use this all the time. It is very handy when I am learning something new and want something to play along with. I am sorry the developer seems to be having trouble with the App Store Show more
  • Spotnik63, 09.01.2021
    Almost there
    I actually have v3.2.17 (3.1.17 listed as latest.) It pretty much does everything I want it to, and the ability to change instruments is a plus. My main beef—I cannot select Tunebook as an “Open In” option when downloading an abc file. I can save it anywhere else, including Tabledit, but not Tunebook. I’m sure there is a simple workaround, but it’s just odd that an app whose sole purpose is to read and create abc files is not recognized by iOS as an associated app. Otherwise, it’s a pretty well designed and stable app. Show more
  • Jackbewhatitis, 06.02.2020
    Great App for Organizing your Tuneage!!
    This is sooo much better an app for organizing your fiddle tunes than TunePal, though that app obviously has its place too. You can also back up your tunes via Tunebook using Itunes file share which I learned from the designer who happens to be not only a brilliant app designer but also a really nice guy! Once youve saved your tune list file to your desktop you can retrieve and add to another ios device etc. Buy this!! Show more
  • Diana.McCall, 03.09.2019
    Great app!
    This is a great app. Works just like it says. But there are a few little tricks that aren't obvious. First, there's only one copy of each tune. The Tunebooks are just different views (catalogs) of the full collection. So, you can create temporary Tunebooks for setlists, favorites, or whatever. Just never delete the tunes, or they'll be gone. Second, you can create a new tune manually by using the + button in the All Tunes list. Third, Tunebook appears in the share menu for a text file in any other app. This lets you import ABC files from other apps, cloud servers, etc. Show more
  • phaaland, 12.03.2019
    An essential tool
    I have been using Tunebook for several years. It keeps getting better and more essential to my life as a musician. I focus on Irish traditional music. There are written versions for many tunes readily available on the web. Locally we play our own versions. So it is very enabling to be able to get a version from the web, customize it to reflect our local version, and then share it with friends. Now days it is very well connected to other apps so it is easy to share via email or text. I highly recommend Tunebook to anyone interested in Irish Trad. Show more
  • Craterboy, 02.01.2017
    A must-have app for any musician
    Dump all your paper sheet music and have all of your tunes, and limitless others with you wherever you go. I still see people lugging notebooks full of paper sheet music at all the jams and sessions I go to. Tunebook eliminates the need for that and does much more besides. The built-in player is extremely flexible and provides the ability to hear any tune with any mix of instruments and orchestration, at any speed you like, which is a godsend for tunes with complex broken rhythms or odd meters. Plug your ipad into your stereo and play along with tunes with accompaniment to help you get your playing up to speed. If you don't already know how to work with ABC notation, you can learn all you need to know in a few minutes and the you can use this app to store and help develop any new tunes or songs you write or pick up at jam sessions. It's very intuitive and this app gives you instant access to hundreds of thousands of traditional tunes even if you aren't ABC savvy. I can't say enough good things about this app, if you play music, you need it! Show more
  • Gaeyle, 06.11.2015
    Great tool for session and practice
    Love the app!
  • DublM, 29.12.2014
    Simple yet elegant
    Renders my abc collections accurately and provides a decent playback. I find the edit interface to be easy to use with symbols readily available in a toolbar above the virtual keyboard. Easy access to cloud storage to import collections thru internal browser or start up the program's internal server to upload thru a browser. Easy and quick access to any tune within one collection or across all collections with search function and sorting by key, title or index. I have my collections rendered as PDF files also for use in Goodreader, but I find Tunebook to be much quicker for accessing the tunes. Playback of tunes with parts works correctly if you have i.e. P:ABC in the header of your tune as well as labeling each part in the tune body (P:A etc.). Best app on my ipad. Show more
  • Big Binox, 06.07.2014
    Gets better and better...
    I am very happy with this app. I've been using this for quite a while and it runs very well. Easy to enter new tunes and edit existing ones, easy to download ABC files containing multiple tunes and easy to organize into individual tunebooks. The latest updates have been very useful. I have no complaints and I have no regrets in choosing this app. The idea of carrying all my fiddle tunes on my iPad is wonderful. One downside is that you cannot make "pencil-notes" on the sheet-music -- but that's asking a lot technically speaking. At a jam session I can look up a tune without having to rifle thru a fat non-alphabetized 3-ring binder for a tune. By the time I would find the tune it would be half over. Yesterday I downloaded 3 ABC files containing about 300 Irish fiddle tunes in total. Not only was the process fast and easy the app asked if I wanted the tunes put into 3 separate tunebooks. 5 Stars for this app! Show more
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Information

  • Category
    Entertainment, Music
  • Age Rating
    17+
  • Price
    1.99 USD
  • Size
    33.95 MB
  • Provider
    JH Labs
Languages
English
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