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PlaybackAdjust the playback aspects of your song

Playback Menu• Current Song

Finds a match in your iTunes library

• Song PickerSwipe left and right, or tap button to browse

• Playback ControlsPlay/pause button, scrubber and repeat

• Song FlowType it in and toggle on/off

Playback Menu• Metronome

Start and stop the metronomeSet the tempo by slider, keyboard or taps

• Song DurationLength of the song by slider or keyboard

• Time SignatureRadio button to choose a time signature

• New Music On iTunesSearches iTunes for albums with that song

MetronomeAnd the beat goes on and on and on...

Setting The Metronome

• Set the metronome in beats per minute (BPM)

• In the Playback Menu (headphones icon)

• Tap on the metronome live bar button for the first time

• Tap and hold the metronome live bar button

• Using the Tempo: metatag in the song editor

Up and Down Beats

• OnSong will start with an down beat at the beginning

• Requires a time signature to continue the down beat

• Time signature can be set via:

• The playback menu toggle buttons

• The Time: metatag in the song editor

Audio/Visual Metronome

• OnSong will blink the menubar in time with the metronome

• OnSong will play an up/down beat sound

• These can be adjusted in Settings › Metronome

• Turn off sound by setting to None

• Turn off visualization by setting to None

DemoSetting and playing the metronome

Backing TracksPractice to or play along

Linking To Backing Tracks

• Sync music from your iTunes library onto your device

• OnSong automatically finds music by title (exact match)

• Swipe left to right to view matches in the Playback Menu

• Swipe to the far right to manually link a backing track

• Browse your music on the device and choose

• OnSong remembers your selection for later

Playing a Backing Track• Start/stop from the Playback Menu

• Start/stop from the Live Bar button

• Start/stop from a configured foot pedal

• Use the Playback Menu to scrub to a different location

• Set the repeat option in the playback menu

• Pause or stop from the Live BarConfigure in Settings › Live Bar Options › Audio Behavior

Live DemoSetting and playing a backing track

Audio Tips

• Turn off sound effects in Settings › Sound

• When using AirPlay, turn off ad-hoc networking

• If using iCloud music match, can take time to play

• Music will continue to play even if you leave OnSong

• To write your own backing tracks, import into iTunes and sync

AutoscrollingHands-free operation

Setting Autoscroll• Scrolls the page from top to bottom for the song duration

• Song duration can be set via:

• Linking a backing track in the Playback menu

• The duration slider in the Playback Menu

• Manually by typing the time in the Playback Menu

• Using the Duration: metatag in the song editor

• Tapping and optionally holding the Live Bar button

Triggering Autoscroll

• Toggle autoscroll on/off from the live bar button

• Stops at the end of the page

• Stops if the page is turned or another song is selected

• Can trigger audio or metronome in Settings › Live Bar Options

• Can be triggered via a configured foot pedal

DemoSetting and starting/stopping auto scroll

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