Music Binder (PDF & ChordPro)2.16 - App Store

PDF & ChordPro Music sheets organizer and Music Player. A must for all musicians who must carry binders of music sheets...
Retrieve ANY song in only 1 second !!!

- The fastest way to find a song : Simply type 3 or 4 characters and Voilà!

Features:
1. Display 2 pages display in Landscape mode.
2. Display 1 page display in Portrait mode.
3. Half Page Zooming in Landscape mode.
4. Use tabs to create set lists.
5. Table of contents for each tab.
6. Metronome.
7. Customizable External Screen.
8. ChordPro editor.

MusicBinder is always in «Search» mode:
- No need to activate a search field.
- The search is always performed on all songs even if a tab is selected.
- This allows you to do a special request and go back to your set list right after.

Sort your song by title or artist:
- MusicBinder build its own indexes according to the name of your files.
- Please read the user manual to get more information about the suggested naming conventions.

Email PDF and ChordPro files directly from Music Binder.

Import/Export set lists.

Control your iPod:
- MusicBinder automatically match the corresponding songs in your iPod library (title / author must match filename).

Gestures (swipe and tap) can be fully configured:
- Please, adjust them to fit your own needs

Embedded File manager:
- Rename, delete, move, copy files directly from Music Binder.
- Rename files using "fill from iPod" feature to match the title and artist of iPod.

Support of Bluetooth external keyboards and foot controllers (example:AirTurn BT-105):
- Foot controllers and external keyboard can be configured in the preferences (turn page, start/stop player, ...)

Extended iPod Controller:
- Set up to 4 loops (automatically saved for each song).
- Set up countdown (delay before playback).

8 binders are available to store your songs.

External screen can be customized in order to:
- Display an alternate version of a song for another musician
- Display a song containing only lyrics for your audience
- Display next pages of the current song (example: Pages 1 and 2 can be displayed on the iPad while Pages 3 and 4 are displayed on the external screen)

Files can be added to your library using iTunes or via any application that support "Open with..." (example: Mail).

Other screen shots, user's manual and additionnal information can be found on VadeCreation web page.

Version History 1) Dark Mode Support.

If you want your ChordPro files to be displayed according to IOS display mode, please reset the colours in the ChordPro Settings panel using the "Auto" button.

2) In ChordPro Settings, Default buttons have been renamed to Auto, Light and Dark (IOS 13 only).

3) Action Previous Pages and Songs was not working correctly in Portrait orientation.

4) Key "é" on French keyboard was not always working to display the Filter Panel.

Now, "é" key can be use to display the Filter Panel. "É" (Shift "é") key can be used to add/remove a Flag to/from the current song.

5) Volume control was not working properly : Fixed!

6) The app was not displayed correctly (wrong orientation) when started in Landscape orientation.

7) New Topic in the Help : On-Screen Keyboard

8) New icon app.

9) Bugs Fixed

Please take a minute to rate Music Binder on the App Store. 2.16 01/20/2020 1) New Option in Settings -> Bluetooth : Use '2' and '3' keys as Arrow Up and Arrow Down

Many users have requested the ability to use '2' and '3' keys for Arrow Up and Arrow Down because they want to use an External Numeric Keypad as a pedal.

When the new option is activated, '2' and '3' keys will be processed as Arrow Up and Arrow Down keys when scrolling songs.

Any actions can be assigned to Arrow Up and Arrow Down keys so those keys can be used to scroll pages, scroll songs, scroll pages and songs, start/stop playback, etc...

2) Help Popup Window was not working (it was always empty).

3) Sometimes, text was missing at the bottom of ChordPro files

Please take a minute to rate Music Binder on the App Store. 2.15 01/06/2020 Bug Fixed: It was impossible to rename a coloured binder. 2.14 12/28/2019 Bug Fixed: It was impossible to add songs to a setlist using the list of all available songs under the latest IOS version. 2.13 12/26/2019 Bug Fixed 2.12 12/15/2019 1. ChordPro support *
- Support of ChordPro files has been added to Music Binder
(ChordPro files are plain text files containing lyrics and chords between square brackets: [Am])
- Create, Edit or Duplicate ChordPro files directly in Music Binder
- Transpose ChordPro files to any key (preview chord changes for all keys)
- Adjust font size so your song fits a number of page(s) of your choice
- Adjust colors separately for your iPad and for the external screen
- Display lyrics only (iPad or external screen)
- Conversion tool ("chords over lyrics" format to ChordPro format)

2. Import/Export
- Export currently selected set list or all set lists in a .txt file
- The exported .txt file can be opened on another iPad to quickly create set lists

3. Audible Metronome
- Metronome tick sound can be activated in Music Binder Settings

4. Other minor corrections
- Cropping PDF was not working properly - Fixed
- Landscape toolbar was invisible after activating full screen mode in Portrait - Fixed

* IOS 7.0 or later is required for ChordPro related features.

Please, take a minute to rate Music Binder on the App Store :) 2.11 04/01/2018 1. Startup routines have been completely rewritten
- App starts faster now
- No longer crash at startup
- New splash screen
- Transitions from Landscape to Portrait and Portrait to Landscape are smoother

2. Flags
- Flags can be added to songs
- Flags are useful to:
- Keep reminders of special requests that you want to perform later
- Create setlist using flagged entries (new Import button in the setlist creator)
- Play (audio playback) of all flagged entries (use Flagged entries list as a playback queue)
- A flag can be added to a song by taping on the top margin of the song
Long press to add a tag and move the song to the top of Flagged entries list
(please, see Invisible Regions on the Tools menu for more details)
- Flags can be added/removed to/from multiple entries in a single operation using new buttons
on the search keyboard when the Filter is active

3. Tags
- One or many tags can be added to songs
- Tags are inserted in Notes
- New button on Notes helps you add/remove tags and manage tags list

4. Filter and Quick Filter buttons changed/added
- Recents : 30 recently changed songs are kept even if you close Music Binder
- Played : Played songs are kept even if you close Music Binder
Played states are automatically reset if you close the app for more than 30 minutes.
Played states can manually be recalled (new option in the Tool menu)
- Flagged : Display a list of flagged songs
- 12 Quick Filter buttons (which correspond to your tags) are displayed on the Filter panel
- Filter always remembers the last three keywords you've entered

5. New Search popup
- Full title and artist are now displayed in the Search popup.
- The Information popup has been removed since it is no longer needed.

6. New Hotkeys (external keyboard)
- For a complete list of hotkeys, please use the new help button in Tools menu.

7. IOS 11: Playback related problems (known issue for many IOS 11 users and apps)
- New switch available in Tools menu -> Settings :
Maximize Player Response Time
- People who are experiencing delay problem with Play and Stop buttons
should turn on this new switch.
A request has been sent to Apple (by many developers) to fix the delay problems with the media player.

8. Other minor corrections

Please, take a minute to rate Music Binder on the Appstore :) 2.10 02/05/2018 Bug Fixed:
- The "already played" state (grey buttons displayed in lists) was properly set after loading a different binder. 2.9 12/18/2017 New Features:
- Tap between the 2 upper rings was used to display/hide notes
Now, this gesture can be customized to perform a different action (play/stop, display/hide list, ...).
- New action added : Go to page 1
This action can be assigned to any gesture and some keyboard keys.

Reminder:
- Actions can be assigned to gestures in Music Binder Settings - Gestures
- Actions can be assigned to some keyboard keys in Music Binder Settings - Bluetooth 2.8 12/11/2017 Bug Fix:
- Playback and Volume were not working properly under IOS 11

New Features:
- Recents (new button on List)
Can be used to display a list of recently played songs
and recently added files (for files added from another app like Mail)
- Alternate Left/Right in Landscape (for page changes)
- Clearing the filter when it is already cleared deactivate it

Reminder: A song is considered Played when it has been displayed for at least 20 seconds.

About Alternate Left/Right in Landscape:
- This feature can be turned on in Music Binder general settings.
- Example of use:
For a three pages song, while you are playing the second page,
you can load page number 3 over page number 1. 2.7 11/27/2017 Bug fix: Move Up and Move Down buttons (in the set list creator) were not working properly under IOS 11 2.6 11/22/2017 Display problem fixed in File Manager. 2.5 06/05/2017 - Toolbar can be customized to display the first line of note
- Customizable External Screen
- WID Introduction (to manage alternate versions or send specific note to external screen)
- Sort button is available on List
- Long press on Title can be used to select a Genre (priority for Playback)
- File Manager: WID added to manage alternate versions
- New shortcut keys (for people who use an external keyboard)
-> Enter : Display List / Go (customizable)
-> Dot : Play/Stop
-> Comma : Metronome On/Off
-> Square Brackets : Previous/Next Tab
- New actions for gestures and customizable keys:
-> Metronome On/Off
-> Metronome for 8 beats
-> Select and load a Binder
- "Left/Right Arrow Keys" has been split into "Left Arrow Key" and "Right Arrow Key" to allow
more flexibility for bluetooth pedals settings
- 64 bits support
- Bugs Fixed:
-> A blank page is displayed (instead of crash) if a bad PDF file is selected
-> Last entry was not displayed (first entry was displayed twice) in the setlist creator
-> IOS Keyboard Bar is now hidden at the bottom of the screen 2.4 05/29/2017 Changes for Version 2.3:

1. Search Priority for Playback

- Search priority can be set to one of these values in the extended player:

Any,Cover,Backing Track,Practice,Recording

So a single PDF file can be used to play multiple versions of a song by adding the search priority in their genre.

2. New option: Highlight Remaining 10 seconds of playback
3. Player was not working on ios 5 (iPad 1)
4. Playback starts faster 2.3 05/07/2015 1. Bugs Fixed
- Sending mail was not working in Landscape mode
- Sometime, jauge was not working during Playback
- Bubble help was not displayed correctly in Portrait mode
- App was crashing on iPad 1 (IOS 5)
2. Improvements
- A to Z letters added in the setlist creator
- New option in Settings panel: Go back to Master Setlist at the end of song (Continuous play must be on)
- Playback starts faster

Please take a minute to rate Music Binder on the App Store. Thank you! 2.2 03/30/2015 *** Upgrade from version 1.5 works fine now ***

1. New user interface
- Bigger buttons on the toolbar
- Bigger tabs
- New Previous/Next buttons on the toolbar (work like Web browser buttons)
- New Search Keyboard
- Gestures have been simplified
- Retina display
2. Visual metronome
- Tempo is saved into notes
- If you had already used notes to store tempo, the app will use it (the first 3 digits number found in notes is used as the tempo)
3. New actions can be assigned to gestures
- Start/Stop the visual metronome
- Start metronome for 8 beats
- Previous/Next Page and PDF
4. Continuous Play (including special request feature, please see user's manual to learn how it works)
5. Zoom in Landscape mode stays active until you decide to deactivate it
6. Set Creator, Embedded File Manage et Settings Panel are available in Landscape and Portrait mode
7. A label can be set for each colored binder
8. The Search Keyboard can be used to locate PDF files in list
9. Open with... feature added
10. The app remembers last opened PDF file of every tabs and every binders
11. The app is faster (launching and loading binders) and takes less memory
12. User's manual has been updated 2.1 03/08/2015 WARNING FOR EXISTING USERS:
- Please wait for the next version since there is an issue for existing users. The app will not open after the upgrade and you will have to delete and reinstall the app. If you already did the upgrade, you can use iTunes to backup your data before reinstalling the app from scratch. I apology...

1. New user interface
- Bigger buttons on the toolbar
- Bigger tabs
- New Previous/Next buttons on the toolbar (work like Web browser buttons)
- New Search Keyboard
- Gestures have been simplified
- Retina display
2. Visual metronome
- Tempo is saved into notes
- If you had already used notes to store tempo, the app will use it (the first 3 digits number found in notes is used as the tempo)
3. New actions can be assigned to gestures
- Start/Stop the visual metronome
- Start metronome for 8 beats
- Previous/Next Page and PDF
4. Continuous Play (including special request feature, please see user's manual to learn how it works)
5. Zoom in Landscape mode stays active until you decide to deactivate it
6. Set Creator, Embedded File Manage et Settings Panel are available in Portrait mode
7. A label can be set for each colored binder
8. The Search Keyboard can be used to locate PDF files in list
9. Open with... feature added
10. The app remembers last opened PDF file of every tabs and every binders
11. The app is faster (launching and loading binders) and takes less memory
12. User's manual has been updated 2.0 03/07/2015 Version 1.5.2:
To open a PDF in another app: Display the yellow notes and tap on the PDF title
Some PDF was displayed with a wrong rotation -> Fixed
After adding a PDF from another app, automatically move to this PDF
After renaming a PDF using the embedded file manager, automatically move to this PDF
Other minor corrections

Version 1.5.1:
Bugs (fixed)

Version 1.5:
Filter (search PDF files that match a given string)
Big Arrow buttons (on Table of Contents)
Zoom in Portrait Mode (can be used to crop PDF)
Hidden Zones have been finetuned
New Actions for Customized Gestures
New keys on the search keyboard (Filter,List,Notes)
See what songs have already been played
Slight Shadows of Arrow keys (when using external Bluetooth devices)
Multi-Select and other tools in File Manager
Volume Control on iPod Controller
Mail Setlist (with/without Notes)
Auto-Shuffle Setlist
UI Enhancements
Bugs (fixed) 1.5.2 05/30/2013 Filter (search PDF files that match a given string)
Big Arrow buttons (on Table of Contents)
Zoom in Portrait Mode (can be used to crop PDF)
Hidden Zones have been finetuned
New Actions for Customized Gestures
New keys on the search keyboard (Filter,List,Notes)
See what songs have already been played
Slight Shadows of Arrow keys (when using external Bluetooth devices)
Multi-Select and other tools in File Manager
Volume Control on iPod Controller
Mail Setlist (with/without Notes)
Auto-Shuffle Setlist
UI Enhancements
Bugs (fixed) 1.5.1 05/22/2013 Filter (search PDF files that match a given string)
Big Arrow buttons (on Table of Contents)
Zoom in Portrait Mode (can be used to crop PDF)
Hidden Zones have been finetuned
New Actions for Customized Gestures
New keys on the search keyboard (Filter,List,Notes)
See what songs have already been played
Slight Shadows of Arrow keys (when using external Bluetooth devices)
Multi-Select and other tools in File Manager
Volume Control on iPod Controller
Mail Setlist (with/without Notes)
Auto-Shuffle Setlist
UI Enhancements
Bugs (fixed) 1.5 05/16/2013 Bug fix with bluetooth devices (ie Airturn BT-105)
Support of some extra keys (external keyboard):
- Backspace : Return to previous selected song in a set
- Dash : Display/hide notes
- Equal : Display/hide table of contents
- Tab : Toggle sort title/author 1.4.1 01/17/2013 Support of Bluetooth external keyboards and foot controllers (example:AirTurn BT-105)
- Foot controllers and external keyboard can be configured in the preferences (turn page, start/stop player, ...)

**** PLEASE - - - Take a minute to rate MusicBinder on the App Store - - - Thank You! **** 1.4 07/28/2012 Gestures (swipe and tap) can be fully configured
- Please, adjust them to fit your own needs
User List setup screen:
- New buttons added: Move Up,Move Down,Delete Line
- Switch: Sorted
Table of contents:
- New button to display User List setup screen
Many options added to preferences:
- Spacebar (on the search keyboard) can be configured
- Page numbers can be hidden
- Information Window can be hidden
- AZERTY Keyboard available for the search keyboard
File Manager:
- Fill from iPod button : Now offer to also rename the selected PDF
Bugs fixed:
- Play from the toolbar was not always working
- Lower bullets in Table of contents were hard to select
- Adding PDF to a user list no longer split existing entries
when the cursor in not at the first position
- Double-Tap to display Notes no longer refresh the current PDF

**** PLEASE - - - Take a minute to rate MusicBinder on the App Store - - - Thank You! **** 1.3 07/14/2012 - Increase performance (up to 4 times faster)
- Fix bug that might cause a crash at startup

**** PLEASE - - - Take a minute to rate MusicBinder on the App Store - - - Thank You! **** 1.2 06/01/2012 Set List creator:

- Comment field added to the available PDF list.
- After creating a new set list, this set list is automatically selected.
- Search terms are now converted to FULL PDF filename when "Generate" button is used (this prevent duplicated entries in set lists).
(existing users should regenerate their existing set lists).

Embedded File manager added:

- Rename, delete, move, copy PDF files directly from Music Binder.
- Rename PDF files using "fill from iPod" feature to match the title and artist of iPod.
- Corresponding .TXT files (PDF files notes) are automatically renamed.
- Set list entries are also adjusted automatically.
- The embedded file manager is only available in landscape mode.

Extended iPod Controller added:

- SWIPE DOWN to display the extended iPod controller.
- Set up to 4 loops (automatically saved for each song).
- Set up countdown (delay before playback).
- The extended iPod controller can be used for all songs of your iPod (even if you don't have corresponding PDF files).

Optional separated binders (2-8):

- By default : All 8 colored binders displays all PDF files from Music Binder document's folder (no changes).
- Changes for binder #2 to binder #8: If one or many PDF files are copied into sub-folders 2 to 8, only those PDF will be displayed.

Search attempts to find the corresponding song in the iPod library have been changed and refined:

- Please, see help file for more information.

Small changes and bug fixes:

- At start-up, Binder #1, song #1 is selected and the table of contents is activated.
- iPod controller in toolbar : Pressing "Stop" button now performs a "Stop and Go to Beginning".
- Tabs could remains displayed even if "Auto Hide Tabs" is ON => FIXED.
- In portrait mode - Table of Contents: Display "Page: n of n" (instead of Pages: n and n of n).
- Alternate image is used for the sort button when alternate sort is effective (in toolbar and keyboard).
- When "Auto hide Toolbar" is ON, hide the toolbar at the same time than the information box.
- In portrait mode - Toolbar remains ON when the "Sort" button is pressed (even if "Auto Hide Toolbar" is ON).

*** Tip: In portrait mode, tap between the two upper rings (at left) to hide the toolbar ("Auto hide toolbar" must be ON)
Help File has been updated according to new features. You should take a look at it !
**** PLEASE - - - Take a minute to rate MusicBinder on the App Store - - - Thank You! **** 1.1 12/22/2011