Species Counterpoint

Species Counterpoint should produce viable solutions to many cantus firmi adhering to the rules of 16th century counterpoint.

These rules can be turned on or off and the cantus re-solved thus producing more or less strict solutions.

New features:

• Mode now defaults to 'Modal' instead of 'Major'
• Added "Recover leaps > 4ths" rule
• Added "No repeated patterns of 3 or more notes" rule
• Added Memory Dots for quick store/retrieval of best solutions
• Added cmd-comma shortcut for preferences
• Added more sample cantus firmi (from Johann Fux)
• Increased max composition length to 15
• Rewrote help
• Added custom icons
• Added message line
• Added Delete keypress equivalent to Delete button
• Playback now starts and stops when the SPACEBAR is pressed
• Added a preference allowing auto tools open on startup
• Solutions will no longer follow the same 'random' route after quit and startup

• Fixed ending where m2 down to penultimate note was erroneously flagged as bad
• Add an "Auto Play" function (Solve + Play)
• M6 interval now properly functioning vis a vis rules setting
• Removed another OS 10.4 and later command to make backward compatible
• Fixed an issue where solving after a partial solution was leaving residual notes at end
• Program no longer plays a (partial) solution unless it is visible (Show Partial is checked)
• Fixed an issue where the modality selected with the 4 radio buttons was not always being used
• Fixed transpose not always working if a voice was missing
• Issue where screen was not displaying composition on some machines fixed
• Both harmonic and melodic intervals are no longer erased together if only one is turned off
• Fixed bug where first note was not checking "No Chromaticisms" rule
• Fixed a bug whereby after opening a saved file, playback was not enabled
• Fixed a crash when pressing step up or down when no notes on screen
• Soprano and bass play checkboxes now working properly
• Other small improvements