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No Manual!
This is a great app, but I cannot figure out how to copy a song from an existing list to a new set list? It’s very frustrating and a manual would help people who have purchased this app on how to actually use it. It’s very confusing on how you achieve different commands and I found out most things through trial and error.
Please can you either post some videos or just give us a manual that explains how we do things.
AnthonyShow lessAntMusicMan
SO CLOSE TO PERFECT but lack of Import/Export/Cloud/misc bugs.
I have tried ALL of the other backing track apps for my restaurant piano business. TRAX is absolutely right for my needs and is a stunning testament to the developer’s skills and the entire iOS design model.
I can easily see where I am in a song; each section is labeled just as I want it, and I have progress bars on each section to know how far I am into them. The app has crashed periodically but never shut down while playing my tracks over 100+ gigs, and I think I trust it more than I would trust a computer to run my backing tracks.
However: here’s a potential dealbreaker. There is absolutely NO import/export functionality, and there is no cloud storage for tracks.
This may sound small, but not if you have any kind of a sizable setlist. Here are just a few situations in which it matters:
-you want to have a backup iPad (totally reasonable given the type of app this is)
-you get a new iPad
-you spent 6 hours customizing your tracks in the free version of the app, assuming there was an export function or “restore purchases” functionality to activate the app upon purchase (neither exists)
-Marzipan comes around and you want to run this app on a Mac
We’re all paying for iCloud Drive storage and the files involved here are tiny. Competing apps (such Loop Community Prime which is FREE) store every element of every track in the cloud and some even provide free cloud storage space!
The developer is clearly INCREDIBLY GOOD at what they’re doing. The concept of this app is incredibly good and it’s generally very well executed, with no fat and clear visuals.
But it’s not worth spending 2-3 performances worth of time MANUALLY lifting EVERY detail of my massive setlist over to the exact same app because basic data management practices aren’t integrated. When Marzipan arrives, this sort of snag will be an even bigger deal.
Features I’d like to see implemented:
-better time indication overall, such as labels on each block so I can tell if they are 1 bar long or 64;
-better time metrics and indicators throughout to help me conceptualize where I am in the tune and my set
-better integration and visibility of metadata and song notes
-multiple audio track/stem support
-fade out button and other useful large action buttons
-more ergonomically friendly layout (larger buttons or controls like pan, etc, better ability to get to a song’s info panel while playing without having to poke at a tiny i icon when a miss could stop the music completely) and
-clarity and consistency about what happens when another song is chosen while one is currently playing (it should highlight with some sort of “next” or “pending” graphic like the looped sections have and should auto-load and/or begin when user presses arrow button at bottom or when current song ends)
-customization and flexibility around audio file start and end
-MIDI sync or external display support so bandmates can see where we are in the song and what’s next
-some sort of live sync to another iPad for redundancyShow lessMichael Incavo
Game changer
Top 40’s wedding band here. This app is THE app to use for looping, playing back, seamlessly going from one song to next, etc. I don’t want to knock other app creators as they all serve their purpose and I’m sure they worked on them really hard - so let’s just say I’ve tried them all and this one beats them all!Show lessManny Cespedes
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I have been looking for software to run drum tracks for my live cover band and trax is perfect for this.
the fact you can split the song sections up and see how far along you are means you can't get lost. I haven't seen any other app that can do this, and this element is quite elegantly designed. Import and set up of the songs is easy. The tempo/ bar finding tabs work well and make it easier to split the song sections by numbers of bars.
Setting up playlists is easy.
Overall this is difficult to fault for what I use it for. Not too simple- not too complex. 10/10Show lessPaul Dipper
Bugs
This app could simply be amazing, and when it works it is. Unfortunately I'm encountering many bugs in this app while trying to add in-points for verse, chorus and so on. Any time you delete a point it screws the app up.
Some suggestions for bettering this app would be making the play and next Buttons across the entire bottom of the app. Make them huge for triggering the tracks. Those are after all the most used buttons. Another suggestion would be support for multiple stems. Some apps support multiple outputs to run separate click, cue and stereo tracks.Show lessJacobLeeHill
Trax is just what I was looking for
For years as a worship leader I have been looking for a solution to using recorded accompaniments for when a live band is not available.
The problem with recorded accomps is that you have no flexibility as far as how many times you repeat a verse or chorus. Trax makes this possible. It has worked flawlessly for me. I now have full control over where the music goes. I can't wait to see what Marc adds in future updates.Show lessJ_f_s-16342
Great app easy to use on stage
Trax give us the freedom to go anywhere we want in a song, repeat pre-chorus, verse or even the chorus as many times as we want. Love it!
My son even uses it for drum lessons to learn specific parts to a song.Millabadilla
Fantastic music app!
TRAX is an easy to use app that allows you to play along to backing tracks or other music live. It is fun to use and I particularly appreciate the big cue buttons that allow you to individually label the sections of your song. There is no limits to the amount of cues you can include in your track. I would highly recommend TRAX to anyone looking for an easy to use app for rehearsing or queuing sections of the song in a live setting.Show lessJoelSBishop85
very good
This app could do with a bit more features, but apart from that its a great app which give you musical freedom when playing to backing tracks. I have been searching for a software like that for such a long time,and I'm glad there is now a cheaper alternative to abelton live.this app is worth tryingCruise player
