Nota ABC - Session Trad Tunes vs The Portland Collection Vol. 1 Usage & Stats
Nota ABC, the simplest way to manage your ABC tunes collection
Nota ABC is a new app that lets you manage and browser your ABC.
It features a zoomable score, a rich audio player and many customizable options.
A RICH ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL TUNES
With an archive of +40.000 tunes, Nota ABC lets you pick and add tunes to your repertoire.
If you know the name of a tune, you can probably find it in Nota ABC; most tunes are available with different settings and keys.
The archive is available also offline.
EDIT YOUR TUNES
Every tune can be edited: you can modify the ABC and adjust each tune to match your setting.
Of course you can also add tunes from scratch, setting every ABC note and field to your liking.
SCORE AND ABC PREVIEWS FOR A FAST REMINDER
The tunes list can display a handy preview; choose a score if you're familiar with musical notation, or ABC if you're so inclined.
The first few bars of the tune will be displayed, so you'll be able to identify tunes at a glance, without drilling into the detail view.
AUDIO PREVIEW
From the tunes list you can also play an audio preview; this is ideal for those who have a more aural-oriented memory.
A FULL FEATURED AUDIO PLAYER
Play your tunes at your chosen speed, modifying the player BPMs.
For your audio playback, you can pick among a selection of traditional instruments.
EASIER STUDY WITH DATES AND LEVELS
Every time you add a tune a "learning date" is associated to it; you can change it, and see your tunes grouped by months of learning.
This makes it easier to browse your collection and improve your repertoire.
Assing a proficiency level to each tune to track your progress.
GROUP TUNES INTO BOOKS
Group tunes into books for an easier access.
TURN YOUR TUNE LIST INTO A FULL REPERTOIRE
You can import your tune from a simple text list, and get their ABC content automatically.
This was you can turn a simple text list into a full repertoire, with all melodies, keys and annotations.
Of course you can also import ABC tune books or single tunes.
There's also a CSV import option, for migrating easily from Excel or Numbers.
AUTOMATIC SYNC
Nota ABC uses iCloud to keep your data backed-up and synced.
Use the iPhone or iPad interchangeably, see edits propagate almost in real time.
YOUR DATA ARE SAFE, NO LOCK-INS
Nota ABC makes it easier to browse you collection, but your data re always yours.
A variety of always unlocked export options allow you to pull you data from Nota ABC.
Every time you you edit a tune, Nota ABC generates a local backup copy that you can export.
If you ever decide to stop using Nota ABC, you can download your backup straightaway, in a zipped file containing a full tune book, a simple list and a more granular export of each tune.
CUSTOMIZE NOTA ABC
You can tweak playback options, as well as the user interface: choose from an array of fonts and palettes.
Hide the features you are not interested in.
Info at https://notabc.app
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
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This sample app demonstrates the features of the full Portland Collection, Vol. 1 app, which can be purchased for $24.99. The full app contains clearly readable notation for the 318 jigs and reels in this popular tune book, which has become ubiquitous among contra dance and other musicians. Irish, Scottish, Québécois, Appalachian, and New England genres are represented. The tunes are both traditional and recently composed, from local, (Portland, Oregon) treasures to national contra dance standards. There is an extensive commentary on every tune including stories about the tunes from their composers. There are chord suggestions, a discography, a bibliography, and more. The tunes and their histories were collected from many Portland contra dance musicians who generously gave of their time and talent to help create this comprehensive musical resource. All features of The Portland Collection, Vol. 1 (book) are included in this app.
App Features:
• Quickly display any tune in the The Portland Collection, Vol. 1 through the Search mechanism.
• Learn more about each tune through the Information feature, which displays the Note on the Tune while the tune itself is visible.
• Create portfolios of tunes (Events) specific to your separate music occasions.
• Add your own tunes to the app.
• Use the TuneLibrarian app to collect tunes from this and other Transported Productions tune apps into a single library with the ability to group tunes into medleys.
Events can be created and shared via AirDrop, email, and file sharing apps.
You can find instructions for this app at http://www.TransportedProductions.com/iDeas
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
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Nota ABC - Session Trad Tunes VS. 
The Portland Collection Vol. 1December 31, 2024