iReal Pro vs Strata | Multitrack Recorder

iReal Pro is two things musicians love in one app: a realistic backing band that plays along with you, and a huge free library of chord charts you can pull up anytime — at practice, at a jam session, or on a gig. Need to transpose a song for a singer? Done. Want to practice with a full rhythm section behind you? Hit play. Named one of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Inventions and trusted by thousands of students, teachers, and pros at schools like Berklee College of Music — iReal Pro has been helping musicians get better since 2008. BAND • 50 accompaniment styles — Swing, Bossa Nova, Blues, Funk, Rock, Bluegrass, Reggae, Latin, Gypsy Jazz, Country, and more • Customize each style with acoustic or electric piano, Fender Rhodes, guitars, upright or electric bass, drums, vibraphone, organ • 40 additional styles — blues, salsa, Brazilian — available as in-app purchases BOOK • Download thousands of free chord charts shared by the iReal Pro community • Create your own charts in minutes with the built-in editor • Organize charts into playlists for gigs, sets, or lessons PRACTICE • Adjust tempo, loop difficult sections, transpose to any key • Automatic tempo increase and key cycling for focused practice • Global Eb, Bb, F, and G transposition for horn players REFERENCE • Guitar, ukulele, and piano fingerings for any chord • Tap any chord in your chart to see how it's played • Scale suggestions for improvisation SHARE • Share charts and playlists with other iReal Pro users • Export charts as PDF or MusicXML • Export backing tracks as audio or MIDI files • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FOR TEACHERS • Create playlists of exercises or tunes for students • Use in the classroom, over live stream, or while screen-sharing lessons We're a small team of musicians who built this app because we needed it ourselves. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we do.

Strata is a multi-track recorder that gets out of your way. Open a project, arm a track, and record. Layer as many tracks as the song needs. RECORD Unlimited tracks, one clean take at a time Overdub against playback, punch in over a section, undo a bad take Works with the built-in mic, or plug in a USB microphone or interface and Strata switches to it automatically Monitor yourself live through wired or USB headphones — with effects Metronome with tempo, 4/4 · 3/4 · 6/8, and a one-bar count-in MIX Per-track volume, pan, mute, and solo Six effects per track: noise gate, 3-band EQ, compressor, echo, tempo-synced delay, and reverb Tracks record dry — change the effects any time, even after recording Save whole effect chains as presets and reuse them in any project SHARE Export a stereo mixdown as lossless WAV or high-quality AAC Export individual track stems — wet or dry — to finish in a desktop DAW A safety limiter keeps exports from clipping EVERYWHERE Projects live in iCloud Drive: visible in Files, synced to all your devices, and restored automatically on a new phone Built-in chromatic tuner Full support for iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode