Guitar Pro iPhone application NotePad user's guide

Creating a file


Creating a file
Creating a file
Home window: the application now integrates the NotePad tab, for you to capture your ideas for score writing.
NotePad page: look at the list of your existing files. From this screen, you can edit those files, delete them, or create new ones.
Creating a file
Creating a file
Creating a file
Creating a file
New file: once you have pressed the "New" button, you can:
  • name your file
  • choose your stringed instrument (guitar, banjo, violin, ukulele…)
  • set your tempo (from 32 to 256 beats per minute)
  • choose the number of strings for the instrument
  • adjust your tuning

> Info: do not forget to press "Save" in the top, right-hand corner of your screen to validate the title you have typed in.
> Info: the list of available tuning options varies based to the stringed instrument you have selected.

Once your file is correctly set, press on the bouton "Create" button, in the top right-hand corner of your screen, to access the editing interface of the tablature NotePad.


Capturing your ideas


Creating a file


Tools for multiple copy-paste actions


The editing interface of the tablature NotePad now comes with the option to apply multiple copy-paste actions to a selection of notes. That option represents a considerable gain of time when you are editing your tabs.

To use it, just keep your finger pressed on the tablature a few seconds, or tap it twice swiftly anywhere on the editing zone. In that second case, the nearest beat is highlighted for automatic selection.

The first case gives you a choice to start a selection on the nearest beat, or else to select all of the current measure.
Creating a file
To adjust the selection, you just need to shift the two blue dots respectively to the left and to the right. You are then free to copy or cut that selection, or even to replace it with another selection you have made previously.


Playback on the NotePad

With the playback options included in the editing interface of the NotePad, you can play your composition and rewind at any point.


Playback settings


Creating a file
The "Settings" menu allows you to:
  • activate and deactivate the metronome
  • have the metronome stress every first beat
  • set the metronome's sound volume
  • set the soundbank you wish for the metronome
  • play the tune in loops


Track properties


Creating a file
The "Properties" menu makes it possible to:
  • change the type of instrument
  • change the tempo
  • change the soundbank for the active track
  • change the number of strings for that instrument
  • adjust the instrument's tuning

adjust the playing style:
  • Let Ring for the whole score
  • Auto Brush
  • Triplet Feel 8th (ternary mode in 8th-notes)
  • Time signature
> Info: before you get to that screen, activate the tune's playback so you can hear the changes you make in real time.
Triple Feel 8th
Triple Feel 8th


Information, exporting, and e-mailing files


Information, exporting, and e-mailing files
You can edit the following information at any time:
  • file title
  • album
  • artist
  • remarks concerning the score

You can export the file into .gpx (Guitar Pro 6 format). Once the export is complete, you can either go on with editing on the NotePad or open your file into the Score reader (a file you will see on your list of available tunes).

> Info: in order to share your creation, you can also e-mail your file in .gpx or .pdf formats by way of the application's Score Reader.
Enjoy your application!
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