LearningTracks vs World Controller

LearningTracks is a very easy to use app that will help you in the process of learning and practicing vocal and instrumental pieces. Main functionality includes: - iCloud integration to have your tracks library on all your devices. - Access barbershoptags.com: Search for tags and import them into your library. - Categories: You can assign each song a category like tag, polecat and we will group the songs under them. - Favorites: Mark as Favorite your most sung songs for fast reachability. - Tagging: Tag your songs with labels to create your own categorizations. - Pencil annotations: You can annotate your sheet music using Apple Pencil on iPad or your finger on iPhone. - Learning tools: New tools that make your learning experience even better. - Songs metadata: Add a lot of metadata to your songs and audio tracks for a perfect library management. - Import files: Import your audio and sheet music files from Files.app and other apps. - Voice tuner: Know if you are singing in perfect pitch with the voice tuner. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

World Controller was written to solve a particular problem I encountered in live performance. I needed a way to choose a Digital Performer chunk simultaneously on multiple computers, AND select a corresponding MainStage patch to play live parts against a track. Specifically, World Controller uses a wireless network MIDI session to control Digital Performer and MainStage at the same time. Any Mac Laptop on the same wifi network that subscribes to the wireless MIDI session (set up in Audio MIDI Setup) can respond to commands sent from World Controller, perfect for simultaneous control of multiple computers in a redundant playback situation. You can create a set list that can be edited and re-ordered any way you like. Each set list item provides a button to select a particular Digital Performer chunk, and another button to select a MainStage patch. There are also transport controls for Digital Performer playback as well (sent as Patch change commands to the DP Remote Commands), allowing you to start, stop and rewind the current chunk to zero. This app is optimized for use with these two pieces of software, and it is the missing link for me that enables seamless playback in a complex live performance situation. More features will come in subsequent versions, but right now, all the commands sent wirelessly are patch change commands on channels 15 and 16 (MainStage and DP respectively). Any musician on stage can now run the app and be connected via peer to peer networking to get live updates of the set list. Everybody see the same list and sees what song is cued up to be played next. There's nothing else out there that does this one specific thing!