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IPANow! allows you to choose between Italianate and Germanic pronunciations of Latin. While the Italianate pronunciation is more commonly utilized in vocal and choral singing, some choose to use the Germanic pronunciation when performing works by certain German composers (Bach et. al.). For example when the user specifies Germanic pronunciation in the settings, the letter 'g' is transribed as [g] instead of [dʒ] and the 'qu' combination is transcribed as [kv] instead of [kw].
The pronunciation of intervocalic 's' in Latin is often a thorny issue on which scholars disagree. Thus IPANow! allows the user to choose to have intervocalic 's' transcribed as either [s] or [z].

IPANow!'s Italian module includes options for using the three 'n' assimilations, which change the sound of the letter "n" before certain consonant sounds in order to avoid a "ghost" vowel after the "n."
Vocalists often disagree about the appropriate application of "open e" versus "closed e" and "open o" versus "closed o" in lyric diction. IPANow! offers three options in this regard. It can either transcribe all "e"s and "o"s open, transcribe them all closed, or apply logic to make an educated guess on all "e"s and "o"s.
Phrasal doublings are often used by Italian singers in certain places for emphasis. IPANow! has a setting to include these phrasal doublings in the transcription output.

Some voice professionals advocate placing a glottal stop before any German word beginning with a vowel to promote cleaner articulation. Thus IPANow!'s German module includes the option to insert glottal stop symbol [ʔ] before words beginning with a vowel. This setting is disabled by default.
Opinions vary on the correct phonetic transcription of the diphthongs in German spelled 'ei', 'au', and 'eu'. IPANow! allows you to choose how you want these diphthongs rendered in the transcription output.

Because final schwas in French are only sung when the composer has assigned a note value to them, the French module has the option of adding parentheses around final schwas. Thus the user can choose to have the French word 'belle' transcribed as [bɛlə] or [bɛl(ə)].
Further, some experts assert that the schwa sound in French is more accurately represented by the symbol [œ] rather than the traditional [ə]. IPANow! users can choose to have schwas rendered using either symbol.
IPANow! allows users choose between the "closed o" nasal vowel (default) and "open o" nasal vowel. The French word 'mon' can be either [mɔ̃] or [mõ].
Regarding the pronunciation of "r"s in sung French, most vocalists avoid the uvular [ʁ] that is commonly used in speech. Most prefer to utilize either a flipped [ɾ] or a rolled [r] symbol in phonetic transcription in order to keep placement of the vocal sound more forward. IPANow! allows the user to choose [r], [ɾ], or [ʁ].
Many diction experts recommend attaching final consonants involved in liaison to the second word in transcription. Doing this promotes the fluidity and connectedness that is a must for French diction. IPANow! offers the option to transcribe linked consonants with the second word.