Ferric vs Side A

Ferric brings back the cassette tape as a real music player for your iPhone. Not a gimmick, not just a skin over your library. A full cassette experience where you build the tapes, curate the tracks, and watch the reels spin while your music plays. MAKE YOUR TAPES Start by picking a shell. Chrome, midnight black, amber, clear, oxide brown, electric blue, or retro. Each one has its own look and feel. Give your cassette a name, then fill both sides with songs from your music library or Apple Music. Side A and Side B are real. Flip the tape during playback just like you would with a physical cassette. The progress carries over correctly, the reels spin the right direction, and the tape fills up as you listen. DECORATE THEM Every cassette has a drawing surface you can paint on. Use the pen tool to write labels, draw art, or scribble whatever feels right. Swap between colors, adjust the brush size, drop in stickers, or grab the eraser. You can decorate the front, the back, and the top spine. It is your tape. PLAY YOUR MUSIC The player shows your cassette up close with both reels animating in real time. The supply reel shrinks and the takeup reel grows as the tape runs, using the same physics as a physical cassette. The reels spin faster near the end of the tape and slower near the start. Tap forward or back to skip tracks. Hold to seek. The speed ramps up the longer you hold, so scrubbing through a long tape stays quick. Lock screen controls and background playback work the same as any music app. BUILT-IN WEAR Every cassette accumulates wear as you listen. Scratches and surface marks appear gradually, placed deterministically based on each cassette's own wear pattern. No two tapes age the same way. Heavy-use tapes start to show it. YOUR LIBRARY All your cassettes live in a grid view. Tap any one to see its track listing in a style that mirrors the J-cards that used to come inside cassette cases. From there you can flip to the other side, launch the player, or open the drawing editor. WHAT FERRIC IS NOT It is not a streaming service. It does not generate playlists or make recommendations. It is a deliberate, analog-feeling way to organize and play music you already own or have access to through Apple Music. Building a cassette takes a minute. That is the point.

A tape for the ride home. One for a slow Sunday. Side A brings the familiar feeling of a cassette to Apple Music. Start a song in Apple Music, open Side A, and watch the reels turn as you listen. Make it yours Write a name and a little note on the label. An inside joke, a date, a memory, or simply "the long way home." It's your tape. Find your colors Choose from eight cassette colors and eight player backgrounds. Pair a clear shell with warm ivory, try something brighter, or settle into smoky charcoal. Watch the tape wind Choose realistic winding to watch the tape move from one reel to the other as your song plays. Prefer the classic look of two evenly filled reels? Keep it on rotation only. Stay with your music See what's playing and use playback controls without leaving the cassette view. Your music continues to play through Apple Music. Side A simply gives it a different face. Made for Apple Music Side A is designed exclusively for Apple Music and requires permission to access your Apple Music playback. Side A does not include, download, or import music. Your songs remain in Apple Music, while your cassette colors, labels, and preferences stay on your device. Made by Midknight Studio Labs. Questions or feedback? [support@midknightstudiolabs.com](mailto:support@midknightstudiolabs.com) Privacy: https://www.midknightstudiolabs.com/p/privacy.html