iGuzheng⁺ - Pro version9.3.7 - App Store

iGuzheng's innovative "Follow Play" feature allows even complete beginners to effortlessly play professional Guzheng pieces!

Guzheng is a Chinese plucked zither that dates back to 500 B.C. It is rich in playing techniques. The performer plucks the strings with his right-hand fingernails, while his left-hand fingers apply pressure to the strings to execute vibratos, slides, and other embellishments , as well as occasional plucking techniques.

iGuzheng supports many playing techniques, like an acoustic Guzheng:

. Playing techniques for Right Hand:
Pluck, Glissando, Tremolo (Shake/摇指), Automatic Tremolo, Overtone
. Playing techniques for Left Hand:
Pitch Slide, Small Vibrato, Big Vibrato, Tap Pitch (Dian Yin - 点音)

Main Features:

√ Follow Play: iGuzheng's original "Follow Play" feature combines Guzheng playing symbols with string positions to provide real-time playing prompts, allowing even complete beginners to effortlessly play professional Guzheng pieces!

** Supports setting to follow only the right-hand part or both hands!

** When following only the right-hand part, iGuzheng will automatically play the left-hand part for you!

** Can be set to automatically play left-hand pressing actions: pressed notes, glissando, vibrato, etc.

[Appendix] Meanings of various lines in Follow Play:

Vertical line - Represents a "chord line," commonly used for major plucks, minor plucks, and chords.

Wavy line - Represents a "glissando line," commonly used for ornamental notes, glissando, double thumb, heavy thumb, etc.

Fine dashed line - Represents a "note group." All notes connected by fine dashed lines form a note group, which may consist of common fingering combinations (alternating thumb and middle finger, four-note patterns, etc.), grace notes, triplets, arpeggiated chords, rhythmic patterns, etc.

Horizontal thick dashed line - Represents a "tremolo line," indicating the start and end times of the tremolo.

√ Flexible Guzheng View - easy scrolling and zooming with drag/pinch gestures on the Pitch Slider Bar.

√ Record your songs, and songs can be played back with animations.

√ You can share your songs (*.igz or *.m4a)

√ High-quality stereo samples from Guzheng.

√ Additional instrument sounds: Harp, Marimba, Pipa, Ruan , Dulcimer

√ Full 21 strings.

√ Automatically play "Shake" technique (自动摇指) when you move your touch on the string horizontally.

√ Smart snapping to the correct pitch grid when moving the pitch slider.

√ Portamento / Vibrato.

√ Overtone : use two fingers to tap strings at the same time.

√ "Dian Yin" Effect (点音/Tap Pitch) : tap the pitch slider after plucking a string to create the "Dian Yin" sound effect.

√ Tuning as standard Guzheng tunings or custom tuning.

√ Transpose control .

Version History UI bug fixes. 9.3.7 Feb 13 • Automatically hide the seldom-used buttons, which enlarges the playable area.
• Bug fixes. 9.3.6 01/20/2025 • Automatically hide the seldom-used buttons, which enlarges the playable area.
• Bug fixes. 9.3.5 01/16/2025 Automatically hide the seldom-used buttons, which enlarges the playable area. 9.3.4 01/13/2025 • Support AirPlay audio. 9.3.3 03/13/2024 • UI adjustment.
• Fixed the mute problem that occurred when plugging in or unplugging headphones. 9.3.2 11/26/2023 Added a search bar to search for songs. 9.3.1 10/14/2023 Bug fixes. 9.3 02/14/2023 Bug fixes. 9.2.9 01/19/2023 New introduction to overtones in the Help page. 9.2.8 11/22/2022 Bug fixes for iOS9, iOS10, iOS11, iOS12 9.2.7 09/25/2022 Bug fixes for iOS9, iOS10, iOS11, iOS12 9.2.6 09/23/2022 Bug fixes for iOS9, iOS10, iOS11, iOS12 9.2.5 09/22/2022 Bug fixes for iOS9, iOS10, iOS11 9.2.4 09/21/2022 ·Support overtone playing technique: use two fingers to tap strings at the same time.
·Song list can be manually pulled down refreshed. 9.2.3 09/17/2022 Fixed bug of song list. 9.2.2 07/08/2022 Resolved iOS9 crashing issue. 9.2.1 02/08/2022 Volume adjustment. 9.2 01/26/2022 1. Enhanced stereo effect.
2. Monitoring finger plucking force.
3. Volume (gain) settings. 9.1 01/25/2022 UI modification. 9.0 01/17/2022 Bug fixes. 8.9 08/20/2021 Bug fixes. 8.8 12/14/2020 1.Loop mode for playback songs.
2.Bug fixes. 8.7 01/16/2020 1. Added Favorites List in Songs page.
2.Changes of Flower Technique Velocity: Only when you sliding strings from LEFT-BOTTOM to RIGHT-TOP (The curve path just likes "J"), that will trigger Automatical Velocity Changes for Flower Technique.
3.Added Locking Zooming Button. The Help Button has moved to Settings Page.
4.Fixed crashing issue on iOS 9.
5.Bug Fixes. 8.6 01/10/2020 Minor bug fixes. 8.5 08/26/2019