Practice

Learn songs by slowing them down and looping sections. Import drum loops or full beats to play over.

Practice Section

Enabling/Disabling Practice Mode

1. Open Settings (⌘,)

2. Go to Audio tab

3. Enable or Disable Practice Mode

4. Practice Mode is enabled by default

Loading a Practice Track

Method 1: Drag an audio file onto the app window

Method 2: Click the folder icon and browse

Supported formats: MP3, WAV, AIFF, M4A, Apple Loops

Importing a Loop

Drag any loop audio file onto the app window:

• WAV, MP3, AAC, AIFF, Apple Loops supported

• Click the "Loop Entire Track" icon

Playback Controls

Control	Action
Space	Play/pause
←	Skip back 5 seconds
→	Skip forward 5 seconds
Click waveform	Jump to position
Long Click on Play button	Play from last locate, Play from cycle, or regular Pause/Play

Tempo/Speed Control

1. Click the tempo/pitch panel to open controls

2. Toggle to ON

3. Drag the slider or click preset speeds

4. Range: 25% to 200%

Tempo is preserved when changing speed.

Pitch/Key Control

1. Open the tempo/pitch panel to open controls

2. Toggle to ON

3. Adjust pitch slider

4. Range: ±12 semitones

Key is preserved when changing speed.

Tips:

• Pitch snaps to semitones for accuracy

• Double-tap slider to reset to 0

• Useful for matching alternate tunings

A/B Looping

Loop any section of the track:

1. Press A at loop start point

2. Press B at loop end point

3. Section loops automatically

4. Press L to toggle loop on/off

5. Re-tap A or B or drag to adjust

6. Hold OPTION (⌘) while you drag to snap to transient

Markers

Save positions for instant recall:

Action	Key
Add marker	K
Jump to marker	1-9
Delete marker	Delete (with marker selected)
Name Marker	Double click marker flag

Zoom and Navigate

Action	Key
Zoom in	⌘→, or sroll wheel
Zoom out	⌘←, or scroll wheel
Reset zoom	0
Scroll	Shift + scroll wheel
Snap to Transient (A B point & Markers)	Option + Drag Marker

Detached Window

Press U or click the dock icon to undock Practice Mode into its own resizable window.

Undocked / Detached Practice Player

*Marker labels are only available in undocked, detached mode.

Track Library

Click the folder icon to open your track library. All imported tracks are stored here.

• Search: Type in the search field at the top to filter tracks by name

• Load: Click any track to load it

• Delete: Hover over a track to reveal the delete button. Deleting a track removes it from all playlists

• Clear: The Clear button removes all tracks (with confirmation)

• All Track files are copied into your Standalone Practice Tracks folder

• You can see the size of the folder at the top of the Track Library window so that you can manage it should it become too large

Setlists

Organize your tracks into setlists for different gigs, practice sets, or learning projects.

Creating Setlists

1. Open the library popover and switch to the Setlists tab

2. Click the + button in the header

3. Type a name and press Return

Managing Setlists

• Click a Setlist to expand/collapse it

• Click the ... menu to rename or delete a setlist

• Drag the grip handle on the left to reorder setlists

Adding Tracks

• From the Setlists tab: expand a playlist and click Add Track at the bottom. A searchable popover shows all available library tracks.

• From the Library tab: hover over a track and click the add-to-setlist icon to choose which Setlist(s) to add it to.

Reordering Tracks

• Drag the grip handle on any track within a setlist to reorder it

Setlist Navigation

• When playing a track from a setlist, < and > arrows appear in the practice header

• Use these to step through setlist tracks without opening the popover

• The popover automatically opens to your active setlist when reopened

• A track can belong to multiple setlists

Session Memory

Everything saves automatically per track:

• Markers and loop points

• Speed and pitch settings

• Playback position

• Zoom level

Return to a track anytime and continue where you left off.

Sheet Music & Charts PDF Viewer

You can attach any PDF to any song

• Drag a PDF right onto the track waveform display

• Or click the little doc with a + icon at the top of the Practice window

• You can also add a PDF via the Library or Setlist window

• Once a PDF is loaded, Right-Click on the icon to replace or delete

• PDFs are stored in your Standalone data folder

Link Preset To Practice Track

• To link a preset to a practice track, click the LINK ICON in the Practice header

• When the icon turns orange, the currently loaded preset will be linked to the loaded track

• Next time you load that Practice track, the linked preset will load automatically

• If you change the preset when a link is set, it will flash to let you know

• Click the orange LINK ICON to unlink the preset