Release of Music Processing Suite 1.13.0

Music Processing Suite 1.13.0 was released on April 8, 2023.

Note: since version 1.11.0, MPS requires Java 17 to run. It is recommended to download a Java 17 JDK for your operating system from Zulu.

New Features and Enhancements:

  • Updated Eclipse base platform to version 2023-03
  • Added experimental feature to compute correlations between musical parameters. The following correlations are computed if corresponding data is available:
    • Loudness vs. Dissonance
    • Loudness vs. Sentiment Polarity
    • Dissonance vs. Sentiment Polarity

Bugfixes:

  • MusicXML Processing:
    • Minor seventh (m7) chords are now correctly exported to MusicXML
    • Fixed export of lyric syllables that are extended across multiple notes
    • Fixed issue where lyric syllables were repeated if notes were divided (e.g. across a bar line)
    • Previously it was not possible to tie more than two notes rhythmically when exporting to MusicXML. This issue has been fixed.
  • Miscellaneous Fixes:
    • Fixed a NullPointerException during automatic detection of external applications that occurred on Windows systems in case of insufficient file system permissions
    • Fixed an IndexOutOfBoundsException when generating scores with the fret board diagram option disabled and no fret board instrument selected