BandScore – Score Player and Editor

Music score reader for the iPad with playback audio files and editing.

Main features:

Simple mode:

  • Import audio files to create songs
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Adjust audio pitch for transposition or fine-tuning
  • Set markers to define play ranges

Advanced mode:

  • Import score files with format GuitarPro (GPX/GP2/GP3/GP4/GP5/GP/GP7), MusicXML or MIDI
  • Add audio track for playback from file or Apple Music
  • Display the score as guitar tab, regular staff, percussion staff, percussion tab, piano staff or piano tab
  • Manage your songs in sets
  • Your songs are stored on the device and in your iCloud account, so you can use it with multiple Apple devices
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Available for iPhone, iPad and macOS

Advanced mode score player:

  • The score is scrolling during playing while indicating the current play position
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Adjust audio pitch for transposition or fine-tuning
  • Loop your playing
  • Use optional count-in
  • Set play range to play only a part of the song
  • Optionally play score notes in addition with built-in MIDI player

Lead sheet:

  • Show lyrics and chord signs
  • Play to the audio track
  • Export PDF

WITH PLAYER VERSION (In-App Purchase) YOU RECEIVE IN ADDITION THESE FEATURES:

Manage unlimited number of songs (device and iCloud storage restrictions apply).

Playlists: Assign songs to one or multiple play lists

Recording:

  • Record you playing from your connected instrument
  • Export your recording as audio file
  • Mix your recording with the song playback tracks for playback and export
  • Audio processing (volume, pan, EQ, compressor, reverb) for the recording

Band network:

  • Connect to nearby devices using BandScore
  • Synchronize play start/stop with the connected peers
  • Send song selection and song play parameters to peers
  • Send messages and transfer songs to peers

Audio Separation (Stem splitting):

  • Split vocals, drums, bass, piano, and other instruments from audio file 
  • Stem splitting runs on device, so no cloud service required and no extra fees
  • Supported devices: Mac with Apple Silicon CPU, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 14 and newer, iPad Pro from 2018 onwards. iPad Air from 2022 onwards.

WITH THE FULL VERSION SUBSCRIPTION YOU RECEIVE IN ADDITION:

All the features from the player version

Song parts: Add, delete or merge song parts

Score editing (NOT AVAILABLE on iPhone):

  • Add or delete measures/bars
  • Add, delete or edit notes and chords
  • Adapt tempo on each measure, i.e. align the score to the playback audio track
  • Detect transients and beats from audio file
  • Adapt tempo based on detected transients and beats
  • Adjust playback audio with tools for cut/delay/silence insert
  • Add markers for song sections
  • Define MIDI controls for program or control changes
  • Export PDF for score

Lyric editor (NOT AVAILABLE on iPhone):

  • Optimized screen for lyric editing
  • Create lyrics from text (paste from clipboard)
  • Import LRC files or plain text
  • Export LRC and PDF
  • Extract lyrics from audio (requires macOS/iOS 26)
  • Export PDF for score/lyrics

Chord list editor (NOT AVAILABLE on iPhone):

  • Create chord progressions using blocks and lists
  • Text editor and grid edit mode

Player: Send defined MIDI controls