Windows 10 showcase StaffPad gets November update, adding Surface Dial support and more
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As previewed in the video released last week, StaffPad is now compatible with Surface Dial. StaffPad is a professionally designed application that puts composing at the user’s fingertips. Musically inclined are able to draw their notes and scores naturally with the Surface Pen.
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The update released yesterday is one of the biggest yet, with a slew of new features and added improvements to help composers. Windows Central summed up the list of additions quite nicely:
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- Support for Surface Dial
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- Addition of drag to move or copy selected bars
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- Direct addition of tuplets
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- Additional print scaling options, including lyric scaling
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- Improved support for printing of sketch layer strokes
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- Bar number offset for score can be set
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- When sharing scores in the app, email subjects are populated with score title
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- When dragging to resize tuplets, the number auto-adjusts
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- Pedal retakes can be erased individually
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- Added keyboard shortcuts (cut/copy/paste/delete, playback controls)
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- Improved file type deduction on import when file extensions are misnamed
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- Various UI updates
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StaffPad’s announcement blog also mentioned that they will begin releasing new tutorial videos to correspond with the new options.
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This is one of many strides that developers have made recently as we move forward towards the Windows 10 Creators Update announced a few weeks ago. App devs have been encouraged to use the newly released Surface Dial as a haptic device for a more natural touch surface experience.
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If you’re looking for a hands-on experience with Surface Dial and music is your art of choice, be sure to check out StaffPad. It is available from the Windows Store for $70.
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Further reading: Microsoft, StaffPad, Surface Dial, Windows 10, Windows 10 Creators Update
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