If you write jazz, funk, neo-soul, Latin, or half-time shuffle, you already know what 16th-note swing feels like. That slight push and pull between sixteenth notes — the groove that makes a funk chart sit, that makes a neo-soul ballad breathe. Until now, Flat didn't know the difference.

That changes today.

What's new

  • 16th-note swing is now a first-class swing type in Flat.
  • The score displays the correct glyph.
  • Playback applies the right timing.
  • MusicXML round-trips cleanly.

How to use it

When you enable swing on a measure in the Flat editor, you'll see a toggle to choose between 8th swing and 16th swing. Select 16th, and the annotation, the glyph, and the playback all update to match.

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