Metronome Beats Pro Changelog

Version 6.10.0 (2024-11-01)

• Added Chinese translation

Version 6.9.0 (2024-10-16)

• Added ability to export audio files of beat patterns
• Added play button next to drum patterns in library
• Moved edit/delete/copy icons in preset/song/setlist lists to popup context menu
• Material 3 theme update
• Highlight live mode current row, same as in song mode
• Fixed crash playing sounds in beat editor if preferences set panning to left/right

Version 6.8.1

• New volume control allowing >100% volume
• Fixed bug with first beat being cut off and audio being slightly out of sync

Version 6.8.0 (2024-08-10)

• API 34 (Android 14) compatibility
• Better support for bluetooth page turner pedals - can use arrow keys or space enter to control metronome

Version 6.7.0

• Fixed bug importing from ios metronome when songs have sections with very large number of bars (>100,000)
• Flash timer button during count in to make it more obvious
• Preference option to change drum order to roughly match musical notation
• Don’t let the open hi-hat ring on hi-hats preset for normal metronome

Version 6.6.2 (2024-02-7)

• Increased volume of kick drum for default drum kit
• Fixed sound preferences page to play metronome click when in drum mode
• Don’t show sound settings screens if user is in BodyBeat mode
• Corrected German word for count in

Version 6.6.1

• Fixed metronome drum sounds

Version 6.6.0 (2023-12-01)

• Fixed relative volume of drum sounds (cymbals & hihats were too loud)
• Stopped open hi-hat sound if closed hi-hat is triggered
• Added different drumkits for pro users
• Show mode toggle (drums, advanced, etc) at top of screen instead of dropdown on bigger screens

Version 6.5.1

• Fixed drum count-in sound

Version 6.5.0 (2023-5-23)

• Added mixer to adjust the volume of each clicks type
• Added ride cymbal and some jazz drum patterns
• You can now tap drum/click names in beat editor and mixer to hear the sound
• Now allows multiple selections in mute bars/beats

Version 6.2.0 (2022-09-01)

• Changed drum mode count in to clicks on the beat
• Made setlist items clickable in live mode
• You can now long press setlist items to edit them in live mode

Version 6.1.0 (2022-07-14)

• New Bluetooth controls added - can now use d-pad and page up/down keys to navigate setlists in live mode

Version 6.0.9 (2022-06-15)

• Fixed bug where locking then unlocking screen in song mode while playing caused bpm multiplier to change to 50%

Version 6.0.8 (2022-06-08)

• Fixed bug with tempo % buttons in advanced rhythms modes
• Updated Russian translation

Version 6.0.7 (2022-03-08)

• Fixed issue with Android 12 users unable to close advanced rhythm and drum editing screens

Version 6.0.5

• Put tuner button back in action bar

Version 6.0.4

• Update translations
• Add drum library to tablet landscape

Version 6.0.3

• Reduce memory consumption

Version 6.0.0 (2021-12-17)

• Added drum machine mode
• Integrated advanced mode into main screen
• Added polyrhythm generator

Version 5.5.0

• Added bulk delete to presets/songs/setlists/exercises

Version 5.3.2

• Correct French translations

Version 5.3.1 (2021-07-21)

• Fixed issue with beginning of rows being chopped off

Version 5.3.0 (2021-07-16)

• Added Portuguese and Spanish translations

Version 5.2.2 (2021-06-28)

• Fixed bug causing glitching with the visuals on some devices

Version 5.2.1 (2021-06-23)

• Preference option to disable starting metronome from tap tempo

Version 5.2.0 (2021-06-20)

• Start metronome by tapping tempo
• Tapping tempo while metronome is running will attempt to align beats to taps

Version 5.1.4 (2021-05-18)

• Fixed bug with volume introduced in 5.1.1

Version 5.1.2 (2021-05-10)

• Made sure bpm multipliers on song playback screen match preferences

Version 5.1.1 (2021-05-10)

• Updated Spanish, German, and Russian translations
• Ad updates
• libmetronome updates

Version 5.1.0 (2021-03-18)

• Keep service in foreground when metronome is stopped via notification or bluetooth (so it doesn’t time out)
• Abandon audio focus when stopped
• Added ‘import’ to side menu

Version 5.0.2 (2021-03-01)

• Huawei only to fix issue where you buy the IAP on play store but install app from Huawei store

Version 5.0.0 (2021-02-22)

• New advanced rhythms screen (access from the side menu)
• Percentage controls added to song playback screen
• You can now copy existing presets and songs

Version 4.9.0 (2021-01-20)

• Always show pause button on timer controls when playing (even if no timer)
• Allow timer in song mode
• Huawei version
• Put lights back at top of screen on phones in landscape mode

Version 4.8.3 (2020-12-15)

• Update link to Instrumentive app

Version 4.8.2 (2020-11-30)

• Bug Fix

Version 4.8.1 (2020-11-30)

• Fix bug where interface controls stopped updating after loading a preset

Version 4.8.0 (2020-11-19)

• Added pause button to timer
• Added option to create presets when editing songs/setlists

Version 4.7.1 (2020-11-06)

• Added link to Instrumentive
• Fixed bug with stop icon not changing on notifications

Version 4.7.0 (2020-10-08)

• Added pan left/right option to preferences
• Added audio latency adjustment option to preferences
• Added kick drum+snare sound options
• Fixed bug when deleting items from songs
• Added share this app link to side bar

Version 4.6.4 (2020-06-03)

• Fix crash when importing presets

Version 4.6.2

• Fix path traversal vulnerability

Version 4.6.0 (2019-11-19)

• Fixed bug with looping song playback when count in enabled
• Fixed bug where mute bars card always selected random beats
• Fixed speed trainer settings bug where changing orientation messed up the enabled/disabled statuses
• Now hides count in controls on speed trainer saved settings editor
• Empty states made consistent
• Fixed the muffled first beat issue on Galaxy S7

Version 4.5.0 (2019-09-24)

• New randomised bar and beat muting
• Added option to copy existing setlists
• Added search option when adding items to setlists
• Now keeps list scroll position when switching to another app and back to metronome
• Makes sure sound is stopped if app is killed in background by manufacturer battery optimisations

Version 4.4.1 (2019-08-19)

• Fixed bug where changes to volume control settings were lost when exiting song mode/live mode

Version 4.4.0 (2019-05-20)

• Added option to change tempo percentage button values
• Fixed bug where swipe to delete didn’t work for last song item
• Fixed live mode crash where playing a short playlist then a long playlist would cause a crash
• Fixed crash where entering a massive number of bars in song mode would cause out of memory exception

Version 4.3.1(2019-02-25)

• Fixed bug where maximum bpm was reset to 900bpm when returning from a setlist or song
• Fixed possible crashes when songs have a section with a length of zero bars

Version 4.3.0 (2019-02-14)

• Fixed bar timer countdown display
• Re-styled +5/-5 buttons to make them easier to read
• Added loop mode to song playback [pro only]

Version 4.2.0 (2019-01-16)

• Interface update - updated BPM wheel and buttons
• You can now long press on the wheel to type in a BPM
• Added count in feature
• Added option to display elapsed time
• Added bottom navigation to access presets/setlists/songs
• Removed presets panel on tablets in portrait mode
• We now display all of the timer information (count in, elapsed time, etc) in live mode
• Added timer & count in to song mode
• Fixed bug where pressing device back button to leave timer settings ignored the new settings

Version 4.1.0 (2018-10-04)

• New drum sounds
• Fix split screen mode

Version 4.0.1 (2018-08-13)

• Fixed bug when adding songs to setlists

Version 4.0.0 (2018-08-04)

• Redesigned song and setlist editing screens
• New editing screens for presets and exercises
• New landscape layout for phones
• New user configurable maximum BPM up to 900BPM
• Timer countdown is now displayed on main screen when timer enabled.
• Free rotation between landscape and portrait on all devices
• New adaptive icon

Version 3.10.0 (2018-06-08)

• Updated privacy policy
• Fixed issue with app sometimes crashing when creating new setlists
• Other minor bug fixes

Version 3.9.0 (2018-01-25)

• Fixed bug with beat animation
• Changed preset sounds selection screen
• Minor changes to setlist/song/exercise editing and load screens

Version 3.8.0 (2017-11-28)

• Added Spanish translation
• Updated German and Russian strings
• Disabled showing BPM in notifications for KitKat and earlier devices due to glitches when tempo changes. Added a preference menu item to re-enable it if people want it back.

Version 3.7.1 (2017-10-19)

• Fixed bug in speed trainer where ‘increase after X seconds’ mode stopped working whenever bar duration dropped below 1 second.
• Fix possible crash on Android Oreo if pressing play just as app is put into background mode

Version 3.7.0 (2017-10-05)

• Updated notifications with bpm and next/previous or +5/-5 buttons (you can now change tempo from lock screen)
• Improved look of notifications to match system
• Added increase after X seconds option to speed trainer
• Added option to load setlists/songs/exercises from side menu
• Fixed crash when importing presets from some apps
• Added UpTempo link
• Various other updates to visuals

Version 3.6.0 (2016-08-26)

• Added support for saving songs - change the beat mid song to match tempo and time signature changes

Version 3.5.3 (2016-08-09)

• Bugfix

Version 3.5.1 (2016-06-03)

• Fixed crashes relating to BPM wheel on some devices

Version 3.5.0 (2016-06-02)

• Added support for the Peterson BodyBeat Pulse Solo
• Fixed full screen flash in live mode
• Fixed bug where double clicking +/- bpm buttons would result in wrong bpm being displayed on wheel
• New icon

Version 3.4.1 (2016-04-22)

• Fix bug with order of presets in setlists when sort order was set to alphabetical

Version 3.4.0 (2016-04-18)

• New option to flash full screen to the beat (see preferences menu)

• New option to save tempo trainer settings/exercises

Version 3.3.0 (2016-02-01)

• New option in the tempo trainer to mute bars
• New option to increase to a maximum tempo and then slow back down
• New search feature for quickly finding presets and setlists
• New option to disable external media controls
• Various minor interface updates

###Version 3.2.0 (2016-01-10)

• New text field to type in speed trainer min/max bpm instead of using slider
• Add support for external next/previous controls to move through setlists in live mode
• Fixed crash if you enter zero bars in the bar counter reset dialog

###Version 3.1.1(2015-12-26)

• Fixed crash that occurred when advancing setlists while the metronome was playing with multiple clicks per beat.

###Version 3.1.0(2015-12-17)

• Added support for external play/stop controls (e.g. bluetooth headphones)
• Added ability to mute individual beats by clicking on LED icons
• Fixed beat visualisation when playing audio via bluetooth
• Improved alphabetical sorting of presets/setlists
• Added option to hide presets/setlists for tablet users
• Metronome now keeps playing when switch to other apps from live mode
• Fixed bug when editing setlists on smaller devices
• Added error message when importing presets/setlists from newer to older versions

###Version 3.0.1(2015-11-17)

• Fixed bug causing crashes when set to 1 beat per bar

###Version 3.0.0(2015-11-16)

• Streamlined design - removed tabs and consolidated on to one screen
• You can now accent any of the beats in a bar by clicking on the lights
• Setlists can now be accessed by clicking on the folder/load icon

###Version 2.6.2/2.6.22 (2015-10-20)

• Fixed issue with screen orientation constantly switching on some tablets
• Fixed bug with volume muting when open a preset
• Fixed issue with red ball when use timer in live mode

###Version 2.6.1 (2015-10-06)

• Added some missing German translations
• Fixed issue with red ball graphics on hdpi and xhdpi screens

###Version 2.6.0 (2015-10-01)

• Added volume control
• Fixed bug with “Export All” setlists feature
• Added ability to rename setlists
• Fixed bug when saving beat animation preferences

###Version 2.5.0 (2015-09-10)

• Added minutes/seconds to timer options
• Added privacy policy to First Start message and About page
• Stop on screenlock function added back in
• Minor updates to visuals

###Version 2.4.1 (2015-07-08)

• Fixed potential crash on some devices when return to metronome
• Added option to turn off Audio Focus so metronome will always keep playing with other sound apps

###Version 2.4.0 (2015-06-23)

• Now keeps playing when you exit the app.
• Start and stop the metronome whilst using other apps
• Minor changes to layout of menu items

###Version 2.3.4 (2014-06-09)

• Fixed crash if large numbers entered in Speed Trainer
• Update to Amazon ads library and Mopub

###Version 2.3.3 (2014-07-30)

• Minor bugfixes

###Version 2.3.2 (2014-07-29)

• Updated Speed Trainer so that it can reduce speed as well as increase

###Version 2.3.1 (2014-06-12)

• Addresses Speed Trainer related crashes

###Version 2.3.0 (2014-06-09)

• Added Speed Trainer
• Added “Export All” button when sharing setlists

###Version 2.2.0/2.2.02 (2014-01-04)

• Fixed bug with graphics sticking on certain Android 4.4 devices

###Version 2.1.1/2.1.12 (2013-11-25)

• Fixed bug with setlist reordering

###Version 2.1.0 (2013-11-22)

• Fixed compatibility issues with Android 4.4
• Added Russian Translation
• Added feature to share setlists and presets between devices

###Version 2.0.3 (2013-08-20)

• Fixed bug with changing clicks per beat while playing - metronome no longer gets stuck
• Starts quicker when you press the Play button

###Version 2.0.2/2.0.12 (2013-08-19)

• Fixed bug with “rate me” dialogue

###Version 2.0.1 (2013-07-13)

• Bug fixes

###Version 2.0.0 (2013-07-10)

• Updated design
• Added option to stop metronome after a defined number of bars
• Minimum bpm decreased to 1bpm
• Added option to sort presets alphabetically and by date
• Translated into German

###Version 1.4.2 (2013-04-07)

• Fixed rounding errors in metronome timing that caused bpm to be slightly out
• Better support for “large” and “huge” font sizes
• Maximum bpm increased to 300bpm
• User adjustable threshold addded above which beat animation will be hidden (defaults to 300bpm)
• Max beats per bar increased to 16

###Version 1.4.1 (2013-03-25)

• Attempt to fix crashes caused by dialogs by switching to use dialogfragments

###Version 1.4.0 (2013-03-24)

• Added layouts for tablets (option in preferences to disable tablet layouts)
• Tablets can have landscape or portrait layouts (set via preferences)
• Updated to new crash reporting library
• Tweaked live mode to make start/stop button bigger
• When adding presets to a setlist, can now click anywhere on the row instead of just in the checkbox </li>
• Option in preferences to allow the screen to lock while the metronome is playing </li>

###Version 1.3.2 (2012-10-25)

• Previous release