Auralia 3 for Windows Updates & Downloads

Documentation & Tools

You can download pdf copies of the manual and install guide below. The server setup utility is also available, and may be a later version than that found on your CD. Note that you will only need this utility if you are installing on a network. If you do download the latest version of the server setup utility, please ensure that you install the latest patches on your workstations.

Program Updates

The current version of Auralia is 3.5.2.34 (released August 29, 2008).

You can check which version you have by selecting About from the Help menu in Auralia. A change in the third digit of the version number (such as 3.0.1.25 to 3.0.2.26) signifies a minor update to correct problems or add minor features.

Professional Single, Academic Single, Lab Pack and Multi User customers

Download the latest update to Auralia.

If you are running Auralia in a networked (Lab Pack or Multi User License) environment, and have a shared database, you will also need to upgrade the database that exists on your server. Download this database upgrade utility to achieve this.

Download the latest db_upgrade utility.

Student Edition Customers

Download the latest update update to Auralia.

When the download has finished, run the downloaded program. It will update your Auralia to the new version. (In Internet Explorer, select Run this program from its current location to run the program automatically when it has finished downloading.) Please contact us if you experience any difficulties in the update process.

This update will only work with Auralia 3. If you are using an earlier version of Auralia, you cannot use this update to upgrade to Auralia 3.5.

Changes in 3.52

Problems with results screens appearing behind drills have been resolved
Octave problems in Melodic Comparison have been resolved

Changes in 3.51

Widescreen display issues resolved
Rhythm Element Dictation temp settings now display correctly (1150)
Enhanced user import
Correct / Incorrect sounds options fixed (1158)
Some reporting problems have been resolved
Please also see the notes for Auralia 3.50 below

Changes in 3.50

This release has many new features, in addition to numerous bug fixes. Many topics have had their results screens enhanced, providing much more detailed feedback.

The main screen now features a sylabus selection box, automatically disabling topics that aren't relevant for the selected syllabus. Tests and Syllabuses can now be imported and exported - a much requested feature.

This pdf outlines all the changes in detail.

This upgrade is highly recommended!

Changes in 3.07

Crashes when exiting Auralia under Windows Vista have been fixed.
Show starting note in Melodic Dication would sometimes show a rest (1013)
Problems when connecting to a networked database of a later version that the program supports have now been resolved (1020)
The MIDI Latency setting would sometimes not display correctly when re-entering the 'Administration -> Sound and Pictures' screen. (1002)
Various issues in the Syllabus administration screen have been resolved (1009, 1005, 1001, 1000)
It is now not possible to add empty levels to a test. Any tests with empty levels cannot be started until the levels are populated. (1014)
The 'Network -> Administration' screen now cannot be accessed if the network database is unavailable and the user has elected to use the local database (1021)
Other minor fixes regarding settings, notation and reports (997, 990, 994)
Auralia would sometimes 'slow down' after using the singing topics. This problem has been resolved (1008)

Changes in 3.06

Cadence feedback screen text has been fixed. Terminology would sometimes be mixed up (768)
Interval feedback screen playback was not always consistent with question playback (harmonically or melodically) (732)
Jazz Chord Progressions - minor layout bug has been fixed. 7Sus, dim and aug chords added
Pitch Dictation drill screen - the Time Signature and Key Signature were the wrong way around (884)
Problems with accidentals in Modulation have now been resolved (783, 845)
Problems with some reports have now been fixed (955)
Reports now only show Auralia data, not Musition data (964)
Minor data entry problems on the Syllabus Administration screen have been fixed (741)
Test Administration - only Auralia tests now display (965)
It is now possible to resolve latency issues in topics such as Rhythm Imitation. There is a new setting allowing the use of wave sound instead of MIDI sound when tapping in answers.
Minor notation updates
The VCE Syllabus (Victoria, AUSTRALIA) has now been added

Changes in 3.05

Problems in Chord Progressions and Advanced Chord Progressions when loading data have been fixed.
If you use Auralia with a networked database, you can now continue to use Auralia when no longer connected to the network.

Problems replaying questions during tests in Rhythm Comparison and Melodic Comparison have been fixed (727)
When editing Tests, the levels for each topic are now listed in the correct order (728)

Changes in 3.04

Problems in the installer relating to permissions have been fixed.
The MIDI Output GM Reset option can now have different settings on different machines.

You can now export all reports to a PDF file.

Changes in 3.03

Problems in Absolute Pitch have been fixed. Different enharmonic notes and incorrect labelling of note octaves. (676, 677)
A MIDI output device can now be selected from within Auralia, allowing you to bypass the Multimedia Control Panel setting.
Problems when quitting and writing to the INI file have been fixed.

Changes in 3.0.2

Problems when adding a new syllabus have been fixed.
Some systems would not have any MIDI output regardless of which MIDI device was selected (question sounds). This has been resolved. (670)
Some systems would not have any MIDI output (question sounds) after opening the Multimedia Control Panel during the setup Wizard. This has been resolved. (671)
Range check errors in Meter Recognition Lessons screen fixed (669)
After importing students, you could delete all the newly imported students except one (631)
Levels marked as test only would appear in level selection screens (635)