New Feature: 100% Width Fullscreen Mode

We've just updated Songsterr's tablature player - and we have a great new feature to announce: 100% width fullscreen mode.

Now, when you click fullscreen button, the tablature will stretch across the whole screen. In some cases you will even be able to see the whole tab at once! This feature is especially handy when you're learning particular song with the guitar in front of your computer.

This release also contains tons of small improvements and bugfixes. Some highlights among them:

• Player was optimized for better performance. It will load faster and will produce smoother sound.
• Toolbar was redesigned and "forward" button was removed.

Stay tuned!

New Feature: Support of Guitar Pro 3 and 5 Formats

Till now the only supported format of submitted tabs was Guitar Pro 4. This was really a show stopper if you wanted to submit a tab in Guitar Pro 3 or 5 format from the net (e.g. from 911tabs.com) but didn't have a Guitar Pro software to convert it to Guitar Pro 4 format.

Starting last week this problem is solved. Songsterr now supports all the major Guitar Pro formats, so you can submit tabs without worrying about their versions.

Limiting Flash 9 Support: No Audio

Sad news for Flash Player 9 users - we won't play audio in ninth Flash Player anymore. Everything else will still work, though.

This is another reason not to postpone the upgrade to the Flash Player 10.

New Feature: Favorites

One of the most requested features of our Feedback Forum - Favorites - has just went live.

Click on the heart icon near the top right corner of the player and current song will be instantly added to your personal list of favorites. This list is accessible from the men in the top right corner of every page.

You will have to sign up for a Songsterr Account to use this feature. Sign up is absolutely free and almost instant.

You can use favorites for quick access to songs you like, songs you currently learn or would like to learn some time later. Hope, you'll find this feature useful.

Follow Songsterr on Twitter

You can now follow us on Twitter. We'll be posting quick daily updates on project status, news, tips, etc.

New Features: Metronome, Count In Toggle, Tuning Helper, 'How To Read Tab' Manual and more...

We've been working on several new features in Songsterr and it just happened that they all became production-ready in approximately the same moment. That's why this Songsterr Player update contains not one or two but six new features:

Metronome
Metronome can be an essential tool for learning particular songs. Most beginners use it on different stages of their guitar training. Now it's available on Songsterr for Songsterr Plus users. You can turn metronome on and off and tune its volume - metronome will adjust itself automatically to the current song's time signature and tempo.

Count In Toggle
During previous Songsterr Player update we've added the Count In feature. While it can be very helpful sometimes, sometimes it's just not needed. That's why there is a special toggle button now in the Mixer. By the way, this toggle will remember its last state each time you open a new song.

Tuning Helper
This feature was requested on our Feedback Forum. Now to hear the particular note in the current instrument's tuning, just click on it. This is not an ideal solution for tuning a guitar, but it should be convenient enough for those who can tune by ear.

Extended 'How To Read Tab' Manual
At the moment most of the guitar playing techniques that are present on Songsterr are covered in this manual. Besides, you will notice the "watch video" link near many titles. We hope that in its current condition How To Read Tab page will be really helpful for those who are currently learning to play guitar using tablatures.

Playing Track Indicators
You'll probably notice small jumping bars in the Mixer. Simply speaking, they indicate the amount of sound in the output of a particular track. In multi-track songs with several guitars these indicators will greatly help to determine which tracks produce the sound at the moment.

Lyrics Indicator
Small 'L' letter to the left of the track's title in the Mixer will indicate the presence of lyrics in this track. Small, but helpful indicator.

New Features: Count In and Recommendations

Today we have two exciting new features to announce.

Count in
Now when you click "Play" the player will count in for a length of one measure and then start playing. With this feature you will be able to sit comfortably with your guitar and prepare yourself for playing after hitting the "Play" button. The count in is based on the time signature so it also should give you some impression of what rhythm is used in the song.

Recommendations
Now on every song's page there is a "See Also" section. There Songsterr will display titles of the songs that are relevant to the one that you're currently viewing. We hope that this will ease the process of browsing the Songsterr catalogue's contents - that is about 22500 tabs at the moment.