PracTone - Fine-tune Your Play

September 29, 2024

■ Latest update 1. . Feature enhancements (1) Added Intelligent Metronome function. A metronome sound will play at the beginning of the song with the BPM (Beats Per Minute) that matches the song, and then you can play the practice song. You can also play the metronome sound when practicing partway through a song. If you are playing a song for the first time, the BPM of the song will be automatically calculated, and then the practice song will be played. You can also select your own BPM from the suggestions provided when calculating the BPM. (2) Added Crossfeed function. This function allows you to enjoy the same sound quality when listening with headphones as when listening with speakers. 2. Adjustment of Audio Separator (sound source separation) function (1) Enjoy a new era of music playback with the Audio separator (sound source separation) function that utilizes AI technology. With this separator function, the sound source (song) can be divided into vocals, drums, bass, and other instruments, and the volume balance of each can be adjusted to your liking. (1-a) 4 Stems (Vocal/Drums/Bass/Others) (1-b) 2 Stems (Vocal/Others) (1-c) Calculates on device, no internet connection required. (1-d) Works like real time. (1-e) It also supports input and output of various sampling frequencies including high-resolution sound sources. (1-f) Enhanced preset functions (preset selection, unlimited additional of user-created presets, rename, lock/unlock, delete, 9 types of system presets (4 Stems + 2 Stems)) (1-g) Example of use: Remix/Karaoke/Practicing playing parts, etc. (2) Adjusting AI data for sound source separation (2-a) The app comes with a standard dataset for AI data for sound source separation. This has made it possible to significantly reduce the size of the distributed app. (2-b) We've added the ability to download and incorporate optional Pro datasets from our server. Pro datasets significantly enhance the accuracy and quality of sound source separation. To utilize Pro datasets, simply select the 4 Stems/2 Stems button and choose the desired dataset from our server. 3. UI improvements (1) Adjusted the waveform display of the performance parts on the separator screen. (2) Added SHFP function to preserve/correct high frequency sound when calculating Stem data during separator operation. 4. iOS support (1) Adjustments for iOS18 (2) Added iPhone16 Pro Max, iPhone16 Pro, iPhone16 Plus, iPhone16 as a supported additional model 5. Other enhancements ■ At the time of the first start-up, alert of "“PracTone” Would like to access Apple Music And Your Media Library" is displayed. At that time, “OK” should be selected for using a song in the Music Library. This app uses to playback musics in the Music Library (iTunes Library). This library is the data in the media library. In order to use the songs in the Music Library, this question should have been set to "OK". ※"Don't Allow" was selected, it can not display all the songs in the Music Library. ■　Resetting Method Go to the Apple Settings app, Scroll down and Tap the PracTone, Enable "Media & Apple Music" or "Media Library" toggle. *This item name depends on the iOS version.

March 7, 2024

■ Latest update 1. Adjustment of Audio Separator (sound source separation) function (1) Enjoy a new era of music playback with the Audio separator (sound source separation) function that utilizes AI technology. With this separator function, the sound source (song) can be divided into vocals, drums, bass, and other instruments, and the volume balance of each can be adjusted to your liking. (1-a) 4 Stems (Vocal/Drums/Bass/Others) (1-b) 2 Stems (Vocal/Others) (1-c) Calculates on device, no internet connection required. (1-d) Works like real time. (1-e) It also supports input and output of various sampling frequencies including high-resolution sound sources. (1-f) Enhanced preset functions (preset selection, unlimited additional of user-created presets, rename, lock/unlock, delete, 9 types of system presets (4 Stems + 2 Stems)) (1-g) Example of use: Remix/Karaoke/Practicing playing parts, etc. 2. UI improvements (1) Changed app icon (2) The OnBoad screen is now displayed only when the app is started for the first time after downloading. 3. iOS support (1) Adjustments for iOS17.4 4. Other enhancements ■ At the time of the first start-up, alert of "“PracTone” Would like to access Apple Music And Your Media Library" is displayed. At that time, “OK” should be selected for using a song in the Music Library. This app uses to playback musics in the Music Library (iTunes Library). This library is the data in the media library. In order to use the songs in the Music Library, this question should have been set to "OK". ※"Don't Allow" was selected, it can not display all the songs in the Music Library. ■　Resetting Method Go to the Apple Settings app, Scroll down and Tap the PracTone, Enable "Media & Apple Music" or "Media Library" toggle. *This item name depends on the iOS version.

February 1, 2024