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Neil Evans edited this page Oct 8, 2026 · 1 revision

What's New

A summary of what has been added to BeatBake since the wiki was first written in June 2026. The newest version is listed first. BeatBake checks for updates by itself, or you can use Help > Check for Updates.

Version 1.0 (150) — October 2026

Sibelius and MuseScore

  • Export grooves, song charts and worksheets to Sibelius, MuseScore, Dorico or Finale, and import a drum part saved from them. See Sibelius and MuseScore.

Writing fills

  • A new Bar voice menu next to Clear Bar moves every hand note in a bar to stems up, stems down, or back to Auto in one step. Kick and hi-hat foot stay below.
  • Drums written stems up keep the note value you entered, so an eighth-note snare no longer turns into a quarter note.
  • Rests never cross a beat, and a half rest covering part of a bar starts where the gap starts, clear of the notes.

Worksheets

  • The worksheet header is tidier: Library, Save/Delete Template and Print are icons (hover for the name), so the other buttons show in full. A new Export button sends the worksheet to Sibelius or MuseScore.
  • A Stickings button prints the R/L stickings on a worksheet (on by default).

Version 1.0 (146) — September 2026

Worksheets

  • Double-click an exercise to edit it on the grid. Every change is saved straight into that exercise, with a banner and a Done button above the grid.
  • Drag exercise cards to reorder them; a blue line shows where the exercise will land.
  • Rename an exercise with the pencil button or right-click > Rename Exercise. Replacing an exercise keeps its name and only updates the notation.
  • Card icons stay visible in dark mode and on a selected card.

Printing

  • Worksheets print on exactly the pages they need, with no blank page at the end, and exercises are centred with matching left and right margins.
  • The dot of a dotted rest sits next to the rest in a printed worksheet.

Notation

  • Put a Pedal Hi-Hat (foot) note where an open hi-hat closes: the foot shows below the stave and a + shows above it at the same beat.
  • The Close tool moves the + to the note you mark instead of adding a second one.
  • Sticking letters sit clear of hi-hat o and + marks and accents, on screen and in print.

Version 1.0 (133) and earlier in September 2026

  • The Song Chart Builder: chart a whole song with sections, repeats, first and second time bars, segno and coda, play it back and print it.
  • A tempo slider and drag-to-change BPM readout in the Song Chart Builder.
  • Safer saving: if your library can't be read in full when BeatBake starts, it keeps a copy of the original file and opens everything it can, instead of starting empty.
  • Groove undo goes back 100 steps.
  • Faster, smoother Song Chart Builder for long charts.

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