NEWSLETTER — #012
Hey, SuperMegaUltraGroovy Friends!
I'd like to thank you all for your continued support during this past year—Shelley and I hope that you're all keeping well!
Since our last newsletter, we’ve been working hard at improving and enhancing Capo—with some of that work landing in minor updates for Capo on macOS and iOS over the past 12 months. There's still so much more work to be done, and I am feeling especially focused and motivated to keep pushing Capo forward with each new release.
We have more updates planned for the coming months, so stay tuned! Also, feel free to contact support at any time with any questions or feedback—we enjoy hearing from you!
— Chris Liscio, SuperMegaUltraGroovy, Inc.
Breaking Up Solos
One of our latest videos shows how we typically use Capo to dissect a fast bass solo using the transcription cursor, markers, scrubbing, and speed controls.
ICYMI: From the Blog
Editing Capo's Beat Grid
Buried in the list of features that we added to Capo 4 was the oft-requested ability to manipulate Capo’s detected beat locations.
Capo’s automatic beat detection is generally pretty good, but here are a few situations that can cause havoc:
- Varying tempo and meter (e.g. The Beatles’ A Taste of Honey)
- Unconventional/changing time signatures (e.g. The Kinks’ Strangers)
- Compound time signatures (e.g. John Mayer’s Another Kind of Green)
- Fluid tempo (e.g. Mississippi John Hurt’s Candyman)
FAQ: Upgrading Subscriptions
Are you subscribed to Capo Pro, but now you want to access Capo from all your devices? Upgrading to the Capo Platinum subscription is easy, and lets you use Capo on all your Macs, iPhones, and iPads:
- Launch Apple's subscription management screen
- Choose the Capo Pro subscription that is currently active
- From the list of options, change your selection from Pro to Platinum
Once you make your selection, Apple activates the Platinum subscription immediately, and automatically refunds you the balance of the Pro subscription that you haven't used—easy peasy!
Family Sharing
When Apple (finally) added family sharing support to subscriptions, we made sure to enable it right away, at no extra charge! Because Apple didn't turn this on for everyone automatically, follow steps 1 & 2 above, then make sure the "Share With Family" switch is turned on.
If you have any questions about the above, drop us a line—we're happy to help!
Your Kind Words
Capo is quite literally our life's work—it's what we spend our days doing in hopes of keeping a roof over our heads, and our kids fed. So when you share your incredibly kind words for all the world to see on the App Store, we are truly grateful!
Your reviews keep our motivational batteries charged, and they provide us with a constant reminder of the real-world impact of our work on your lives. We appreciate all your positive vibes, and thank you so much for sharing!
★★★★★ - This App is so bleepin' awesome
A musicians essential tool! I have learned deep dives into so many licks, genres and transcribing every kind of tune. This is the best I've found. And the isolation algrhythm you can key in on any mix and pick out any part you are trying to comp. It's a truly Baddass piece of software. I use it to load samples into my Nord as well. You can make a region, tune it by cents or by half steps, then export any length of region. and load it into a sampler. Beyond fives stars as far as I'm concerned.
—Meastrojj, United States
★★★★★ - Great practice tool for guitar and piano
I'm finding more and more uses for Capo. I've started learning piano and use it to get more musicality into my playing once I've got the notes worked from the piano score. Brilliant
—Greg at 3016, Australia
★★★★★ - Best audio software there is
Capo let's you squeeze anything you can possibly imagine out of any audio file. And it keeps improving! Love Capo!
—Riesje69, Netherlands
