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  • skooter500 9:25 am on January 8, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Server outage 

    Apologies, the Tunepal server was offline last night for a few hours. Its all working again now

     

    • martin breen 9:53 am on January 10, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Gday have loaded tunpal on my ipod the app came on when i hit the app it starts then shuts down ? i have tried to re buy still no good HELP. cheers Martin

      • skooter500 7:31 am on January 11, 2012 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Martin

        Are you running Tunepal on an older model iPod? One without a microphone? If so, you need to plug a microphone in to use Tunepal

        Bryan

  • skooter500 7:15 pm on December 5, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Anyone who bought Tunepal for ANdroid today 

    Anyone who bought Tunepal for Android today or upgraded the Android version – you may have noticed that you couldn’t submit recordings for matching. My apologies! I rolled out an update last night without checking it sufficiently. Its fixed now if you update to the latest version – Version 1.15

     

    • Frank 12:57 pm on December 8, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Brian, I’ve had problems running Tunepal on a Samsung i9000, where tunepal quits before it completes any action, including after microphone countdown. I’v tried reinstalling, and updating to version 1.15, but to no avail. Any thoughts?

      • skooter500 10:56 am on December 19, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Frank

        Some Samsung phones dont support a sample rate of 22Khz, which is what Tunepal requires. Whats an i9000? Where did you get the phone?

        • skooter500 9:17 am on January 3, 2012 Permalink

          Frank

          I’ll add some tests for this in the next version. I’ll try and get it out by the end of next week

          Bryan

      • Frank 3:45 pm on January 1, 2012 Permalink | Reply

        Sorry Brian, that should read i9001, galaxy 1, I think.

    • BodhranBob 5:05 pm on December 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      I’m sorry to report a reproducible TunePal crash on Android: When I have TunePal match a tune, look at the ABCs, have TunePal render the dots, and then rotate the device from portrait before the rendering is done, the program crashes. This occurs while the program says “Loading…”. The crash occurs on Android on both my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.1 running Froyo and my Samsung Captivate Glide running Gingerbread. It doesn’t matter if I’ve got the device in Portrait or landscape orientation and then rotate clockwise or anti-clockwise. BB

      • skooter500 10:54 am on December 19, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Thanks Bob! I’ll investigate the second issue. The first one will be fixed in the next update

        Bryan

    • BodhranBob 5:10 pm on December 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      I think TunePal is having false-hits on a reel called “Up South”. A couple of weeks ago, I was playing at a very reel-heavy session, using TunePal to tell me what the tunes were. For most of the evening, Up South” came up as the first guess, even though nobody at the session had heard ofthe tune. Looking at the Zeigeist, this is the number-one hit tune for both iPhone and Android. ‘Just letting you know I’m suspicious of this…BB

  • skooter500 5:14 pm on September 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    There is a new version of Tunepal on the Android Market today with the following new features:

    The ability to open an ABC music file from your SD card and import the tunes into My Tunes
    Tunepal now displays a warning message if you go to record a tune and have the transcription fundamental note not set to concert pitch (D). Thanks to Padraic Lavin for this suggestion!

     

    • John Haamilton 5:08 pm on September 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi Brian,
      I’m sorry if this is “off topic”
      I’ve been working to get tunepal to work on a cheap Chinese Android tablet. I figure a $68 USD tablet running tunepal might be popular.
      Everything is working except tunepal quits after microphone countdown.
      Anyone else have any experience with this?

      • skooter500 6:06 pm on September 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hey John

        I know the problem. This is not just a problem on cheap Android tablets. I have some nice Android tablets like the Cube U9GT and the Onda VI30. They are both €100+ tablets that run Tunepal fine. But my Archos 101 and also the Samsung Galaxy tablet dont run Tunepal because the audio hardware doesnt support a sample rate of 22Khz (same problem you are having). This can be fixed with some work and a lot of testing, but not time at the moment and not likely to have until Christmas at the earliest

        Bryan

        • John Haamilton 6:45 pm on September 29, 2011 Permalink

          Glad to hear you’re working on it.
          Keep up the good work.
          This tablet is incredibly nice considering price. wm8650 processor.
          John

    • Ken 2:04 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      I have a Samsung Epic 4G with TunePal installed and most of the things work as expected, but the microphone has said that it can’t here enough of the tune no matter how loud I play it.
      Is this a problem with my phone? Is there a setting I’m missing?
      Thanks,
      Ken

      • skooter500 8:29 pm on October 23, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Ken

        Not sure what the problem might be! Do you have the latest version of Tunepal installed?

        Bryan

    • Guy Dean 8:06 pm on October 23, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      am unable to record tunes(`error occured trying to initialize recording device`), also have no audio of my tunes. how can I fix this?

      • skooter500 8:28 pm on October 23, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Guy

        Are you on iOS? Just reboot your phone and it should work ok

        Bryan

    • jamesCoon 12:05 am on October 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      I don[‘t understand whant TUnepal does. I want to store several abc files on my android table that contain over 200 tunes each, and be able to find a particular tune and display the standard music notation formated the same as the ABC file wojuld format on a Pc. I’d also like to be able to play the tune so I can hear waht it sounds like.

      Does tunepal do this?

      • skooter500 9:35 pm on December 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Tunepal for Android can do all that. You need to import the ABC files into Tunepal from the file system, whereby you can search for tunes, play them back and view the score. On IOS you can use the Tunebook application to achieve the same functionality.

    • BodhranBob 5:39 pm on December 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi, thanks for the Unsubmitted Tags capability. I was just in a location with intermittent WiFi, and built up a bunch of these tags. Is there a way to clear out the Unsubmitted Tags cache? Thanks!

      • skooter500 9:36 pm on December 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Bob,

        You usually tap on the unsubmitted tag and it submits it Tunepal for matching and it should get removed from the list

        Bryan

        • BodhranBob 9:44 pm on December 4, 2011 Permalink

          When I tried this, I got an error about an improperly-formatted request. The lookup never really completed, so the lookups never cleared from the Unsubmitted Tags. Sorry to say, I cleared the App Data on Android, so I can’t reproduce it. As an aside, how can I submit suggestions for tunebooks to add to the library? Thanks!

        • skooter500 10:54 pm on December 4, 2011 Permalink

          I have fixed this problem in an update, which should be rolling out shortly. You can now long press to delete tags.

          Please do! I plan to add to the Tunepal database in my time off over Christmas. I’ll do my best to include your suggestions

          Bryan

  • skooter500 5:56 pm on September 3, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    New version of Tunepal for Android coming tomorrow 

    New version of Tunepal for Android landing tomorrow with the ability to open an ABC file from the SD card and load up the tunes therein.

     

  • skooter500 9:36 am on September 3, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Tuam Trad Festival 

    Check out the lineup for this years Tuam Trad festival taking place from September 16-18

    http://www.tuamtradfestival.com/

     

  • skooter500 7:02 am on August 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    New versions of Tunepal, Tunepal HD and Tunepal for Android 

    New versions of Tunepal and Tunepal HD are live on the Apple app store today!

    iOS users have always had the excellent Tunebook app for managing ABC music files on their devices, but Tunebook is not available on Android. I have therefore been working on the next version of Tunepal for Android that allows users to browse tunes stored in ABC files on their devices, and import tunes into “My Tunes” in Tunepal from ABC files. If anyone is interested in testing this functionality before I release it, please PM me.

     

    • Fiddlestix 5:29 am on August 22, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      I have Tunepal installed on my iPad, updated I to the latest (1.9) version. To test the new support for offline database searches, I turned on Airplane Mode and did a title search. Tunepal responded that I was not connected to the Internet. Am I misunderstanding what I should be expecting? (Thanks for a great app!)

      • skooter500 8:20 am on August 22, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        If you have no internet connection, your tags (transcriptions) are now stored on the iPad, so you can submit them at a later date when you have internet. If you go to Unsubmitted Tags, you should see them listed in date order. Tapping on a tag will submit it for identification. Hope that explains how it works.

      • Jeff Blake 3:42 pm on October 10, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hey there … Nice name :)

        Jeff
        (keyboardist and tin whistler in Fiddlestix)

    • Fiddlestix 2:20 pm on October 22, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Submitting unsubmitted tags works great – thanks!

      Suggestion: It would be helpful if the Unsubmitted Tags page would provide for listening to the recording before submitting the tag. It would also be helpful to be able to save a note (a comment) with each unsubmitted tag without leaving the app.

  • skooter500 10:34 pm on August 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    New versions of Tunepal and Tunepal HD 

    Android users should get the latest Tunepal update today. The latest version has the following new features:

    1. Install to SD card option
    2. Reorganised tabs, so that the record tab is first
    3. Offline tune searches (tags are stored and can be resubmitted when you go back online)
    4. A pause button on the tune display screen
    5. Tune playback now loops
    New versions Tunepal and Tunepal HD were submitted to Apple today and should be live in the next few days with the following new features:
    1. Reorganised tabs, so that the record tab is first
    2. Offline tune searches (tags are stored and can be resubmitted when you go back online)
    3. A pause button on the tune display screen
    4. Tune playback now loops
    5. Advanced tune sharing through 338 sharing services including Twitter/Facebook etc by using Add This.
    6. Playback speed, transposition controls directly on the tune display screen (Tunepal HD).
    7. Several bug fixes to My Tunes editing.

    Bryan

     

    • John Hamilton 10:57 pm on August 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks Bryan – Great Stuff

      On a different “note” my wife was interested in trying tune pal for Swedish music.
      Is it possible to split Norbeck’s database into two sections (Irish and Swedish) and let tunepal user select them separately???

      Thanks,
      John Hamilton

      • skooter500 8:20 am on August 13, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi John

        Its possible, but it shouldnt be necessary. Tunepal should be able to distinguish the melodies regardless and find the right tune

        Bryan

    • Mike 9:55 pm on August 11, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Any chance of a Symbian app Bryan?

      • skooter500 8:18 am on August 13, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Mike

        Sorry no plans at the moment – though Android phones are pretty cheap now in Ireland. Also I hope to have the Windows Phone 7 version out one of these days

        Bryan

    • Jeff Blake 6:44 am on August 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Wow!  I’ve only just discovered this site today!  I’m in love with this app and have been using it almost since the day it was available for iPhone. However, I guess you don’t check the user reviews on iTunes … I’ve been requesting for over a year (I keep updating my review with each new update release) to have the ability to re-order the songs in “My Tunes”.  The songs appear in reverse order to that which you add them, but cannot change the order at all. A simple “sort” would be nice.. but the ultimate would be an ability present in almost every other app that you can make lists in — the ability to move items up-or-down in the list to customize the display order. I string tunes together and it would be SO handy to be able to put the tunes in the order which I play them so I don’t have to jump around the list erratically. Can this PLEASE be added soon? :) :) :)

      • skooter500 6:59 am on August 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Jeff

        Thanks for the feeedback :-) You can also contact me through the facebook page facebook.com/tunepal. I did read your iTunes review, but have been putting off adding tune sorting as I was prioritising other stuff. I should get time to do it before the end of the summer though. Can you recommend another app that does this well and I can copy the look and feel/functionality?

        Bryan

    • Jeff Blake 7:44 am on August 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Bryan – thanks for the lightning fast reply! The Apple iBooks app is a perfect example. Click EDIT on your library and you get “grabber” tabs on the right-hand side of each list item which you can the grab the item and slide it up or down in the list order.

  • skooter500 10:30 am on July 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    I am hard at work on the new versions of the Tunepal apps. These will be on the app stores in August sometime. A free upgrade for existing users. Here are the new features:

    If there is no internet connection, Tunepal will store up the transcriptions so you can identify them when you go online later.
    I am rearranging the order of the tabs, so that the record tab is the first one you see when the app launches
    You will be able to install the Android version of Tunepal to the SD card
    I am removing some of the distracting animations from Android Tunepal
    Playback of tunes will loop back to the start of the tune
    I am going to add Add This support to the iOS versions of Tunepal so that tunes can be shared on Twitter, Google+ etc, not just Facebook

    Any other suggestions, please let me know. Im going to be very busy in September so now is your chance!

     

    • Laura Thompson 2:28 pm on July 30, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi!

      I just bought an Android phone today, and am trying to download Tunepal, with no success so far. Every time I try to buy it from the Android App Market, I get the following message: “A service error has occurred. Retry or cancel and return to the previous screen.” Do you have any suggestions?

      Thanks,
      Laura

      • skooter500 4:48 pm on July 30, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi ya Laura

        Must be a problem with the Android Market. Try restarting your phone. If you still cant download, email me with an email address you can access on your phone and I’ll send you a direct link: skooter500@gmail.com

        Bryan

    • Don Engstrom 8:38 pm on July 30, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Love Tunepal except for a small bug. On the iPod touch (3rd gen) it will crash on launch if the headphones are not plugged in. I assume it is looking for a mic and not finding one. Other than that I love this app. It is amazingly accurate and has helped identify some nameless tunes that have plagued me for years!

      Thanks,

      Don

    • mike 3:23 pm on August 5, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi, first of all let me say how much I love your app! It’s fantastic. I thought I would just ask for one small feature, that would really improve its usability. Whenever I look up a tune, and try to play it I find that I have to scroll a lot because the available screen space is so small. It would be great if you could tap on the tune when viewing it, to toggle between a full screen mode and the mode where you have the buttons on the bottom visible. This would dramatically increase the available screen space. Thanks again for all your hard work, I hope you can make this change.

      Cheers,

      Mike

      • skooter500 6:38 pm on August 5, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Mike,

        Thanks for your feedback. Which version of the app do you use? And also do you mean the score or the ABC of the tune?

        Bryan

    • Mike 10:43 pm on August 5, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi, I am using the most recent version on iPhone4 running IOS 4.3.3

      What I was talking about was when looking at the sheet music, it would be nice if the music could fill the entire screen, with the ends of the music automatically sizing to set the width of the screen.The way it is now, it’s very hard to actually read the sheet music while playing…

    • Colm O'G 8:40 pm on August 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Just bought the iPad version today. Couple of things to note, the pause before starting to play doesn’t seem to work, even when changing it from the default 3 seconds. Secondly, I downloaded a tune and made some changes but in order to be able to hear the changes I had to save, exit the tune and select it again, this seemed all the more strange because the staff notation changed correctly.

      One request, the ability to change the playback speed when you are viewing a tune. Dropping out to preferences each time is a pain. Also if the playback speed could have some kind of units, this would be good for marking progress on a tune and setting goals for other beginners I share tunes with. finally, to be able to change the playback speed on the fly, I.e. while listening, would be brilliant. Call these requests beginners mode if you will.

      One last comment, when viewing a tune on the iPad, the icons along the bottom could be bigger and more spaced to use up the full width, or else resize to reflect portrait or landscape mode.

      Best regards, Colm

      P.s. Any plans to have an area for feature requests ?

      • skooter500 10:26 pm on August 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Hey Colm

        Thanks for buying Tunepal! Actually there is a bug, whereby the countdown numbers dont show up in landscape mode, but you should still get the delay. I’ve fixed that in the version I submitted to iTunes this evening. You should get the update in a couple of days. WRT the saving issue you have identified. Yep thats a bug :-) I just noticed it. I’ll fix. The next version of Tunepal HD has playback speed control on the tune display screen, but they are disabled when the tune is playing back. I use a third party library called FMOD to do the playback and changing the playback speed as the tune is playing degrades the audio quality significantly. BTW you might also like to try the Tunebook iPad app developed by Jerry Huxtable. Im pretty focused on searching in Tunepal, whereas Tunebook is more of an ABC tune organiser. Please feel free to post feature requests here or on the facebook page http://facebook.com/tunepal. If I can do them I will

        All the best

        Bryan

    • Elizabeth 6:28 pm on August 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi Bryan, is there any update on that bug reported by Don Engstrom on July 30th? I am contemplating getting Tunepal to search for tunes by name, but I have an iPod Touch 3rd generation and if it crashes every time it’s turned on without a mic/headphones plugged in it won’t be any good to me.

      • skooter500 7:41 am on August 17, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Elizabeth

        I’ll see if I can fix it for the next version. Its a limitation of the third party library I use (FMOD).

        Bryan

    • Brink 8:40 pm on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hi Bryan,

      I’ve been using Tunepal (Android) for a while, and I (along with most of my friends) swear by it. You said there’d be an update free to current users, but when I tried to update, the market says I have to pay another $5. Did you start charging, or did I do something wrong?

      Also, I’m looking at getting an ASUS transformer Honeycomb tablet. Do you know if Tunepal will work on it, since that’ll influence my decision.

      Thanks,

      Brink

  • skooter500 5:41 pm on June 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Willie Clancy week 

    Who’s going to Milltown Malbay next week for Willie week? I’ll be there from Saturday to Wednesday.

     

  • skooter500 5:14 pm on June 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Improvements to Tunepal 

    Today I made a couple of  improvements to Tunepal:

    I’ve added around 500 new tunes to the database from the website thesession.org. These can be found through the website or through any of the Tunepal mobile apps. Just play a phrase or do a title search! This brings the number of tunes in the Tunepal database to 17,135.

    I also added the ability to share a tune through email, Facebook, Twitter etc. through the tunepal.org website. When you find a tune using tunepal.org, there is now a list of sharing icons:

     

     

    • Bren 4:51 am on January 11, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Hey there,
      I went on to tunepal.org and it refuses to open the site (certificate error or something). I’d love to get this on my laptop but it seems the fates don’t want me to have it!
      Any help?
      Bren

      • skooter500 7:30 am on January 11, 2012 Permalink | Reply

        Hi Bren

        Can you let me know:

        Exactly what error you are getting
        What OS you are running
        What browser
        What time of the day
        Etc etc.

        Then I can track down the problem

        Bryan

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