v2024.5 – Song Usage Log, Repeat Verse, Simplified Key Changes

We are excited to announce the addition of several highly requested features to enhance your experience with Choruby. These updates are designed to make managing your music sessions even more efficient and intuitive. Here’s what’s new:

Song Usage Log

You can now keep track of all the songs that have been presented with our new song usage log. This feature is particularly useful for musicians who want to review the songs used over the past month, identify pieces to revisit, practice, or modify. Each time a song is presented, it is automatically logged, allowing for easy access later.

How to use the song usage log:

1. Navigate to the songs register.
2. Click on the ‘Usage’ button located in the top right corner, next to the Songbook View.

Repeating the current verse

Repeating a verse has never been easier. If you need to repeat the current verse, simply click on the presented verse box. This action will automatically cue the same verse again, ensuring your musicians are prepped for the repeat. This feature eliminates the need to scroll through song verses, making those frequent bridge repetitions seamless.

Simplified key changes

We have refined the key change functionality to better suit common practices while maintaining flexibility. Key changes are now streamlined with the following logic:

• Key up: Increments by two semitones with each press.
• Key down: Decrements by one semitone with each press.

Practical usage examples:

• To raise the key during a song by two semitones (most common use case), click the ‘Key +2‘ button.
• To raise the key by one semitone, click ‘Key +2‘ once and ‘Key -1‘ once.
• To lower the key by one or two semitones, click the ‘Key -1‘ button once or twice respectively.

Example of changing from the key of C to F:

1. Press ‘Key +2‘ three times.
2. Press ‘Key -1‘ once.

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