Staventabs for Android

Took a while to figure out things. Decided to creating a few notes with the tab maker just to try it out. Want to print? Nope. Share? Nope! Not without an $$ upgrade. I guess as usual you get what you pay for. I would be ok with pop-up adds if I could at least print out tabs when I create them. Deleted.

This app has a lot going for it; It’s an ideal combination of a light DAW and a composition tool. Switch between piano roll and sheet music environments while composing and see changes represented in both. Playback with multiple tracks with assignable instruments. The interface seems inspired in part by the Guitar Pro PC software for the composition editor environment. Which can be overwhelming at first, but allows for extremely flexible and specific detailing. This relates to one of the best features: it’s compatibility with GP files, especially editing and exporting. Not even GuitarPro’s own IOS specific app allows editing GP files, nor do most apps even offer the slightest compatibility. This app supports all generations of GP files. The file compatibility and interface similarities with Guitar Pro makes this app a downright treasure. This app also has some issues; -It crashes kind of often, but usually saves progress swiftly enough to just open right back up. With the exception of problem files, that crash the app when I try to open them (these are usually imported GP or midi files that have been converted for editing and saved locally). -The playback head lags behind about a full measure, which disrupts or slows my workflow noticeably. -The target area for editing the length of notes on the piano roll is inconsistent and works a quarter of the time and is really finicky. -It would be nice to be able to change the default new note length for drawing notes on the piano roll, as currently the only way to do that is to use a pre-existing note and change it’s length de-select and draw. Seriously, this app is so well designed and seems to have it all. It deserves SO MUCH MORE attention than it has. Though after buying the project and composition add ons for $10 a piece, I feel as though a little more polish is needed to justify the price. Fix some bugs and this is a easy 5 star app. The developers seems pretty active so I am hopeful. Thanks for the great software Ivan Korovin and Brave Cakes Studio team. Keep up the great work.

For future releases, please incorporate the following features: 1) Make sure the playback line aligns with the audio. I feel like the playback line that moves along the sheet music while the audio plays is a half-step behind what I’m hearing. 2) Allow for the display of tablature with rhythm notation. Currently, the only way to read rhythm notation is to display the staff above the tab. 3) Create a speed trainer like Guitar Pro. This is a feature where you create a loop and each repeat is faster than the one prior. You can even set the percentages by which the speed increases with each repeat.

It’s great if you just start from scratch and especially for guitar. I purchased 2 of the 3 upgrades and despite that I can’t simply import gp3 file format. It’s written in the description that this is possible but I couldn’t figure it out. I searched their faq and support but it’s so unorganized and incomplete I do not wanna waste more than 30min. Until they clarify this or fix the app to match the promise to be able to import files I’d keep it 2 stars.

Please add more variety synth instruments. Sometimes the first note on a track will not play out. Usually the first note on the first bar of the loop. Had this app for years. Purchased all the upgrades. You’ve always added good improvements. Keep up the great work devs! Thank you.