Features for Mac OS

OrchPlay Music Library

Symphonic Music in Multichannel Audio

Gain access to a library of classical music orchestral excerpts in multichannel format.

OrchPlay Music Library

Symphonic Music in Multichannel Audio

Gain access to a library of classical music orchestral excerpts in multichannel format.

Discover the possibilities of OrchPlay files

Download orchestral music featuring individual audio tracks for every instrument
Instantly hear instruments highlighted in the score
Display the score in combined or separated staves, in C or transposed pitches
Interact with the Concert Stage or Mixing Desk interfaces

and more...

Discover the possibilities of OrchPlay files

Download orchestral music featuring individual audio tracks for every instrument
Instantly hear instruments highlighted in the score
Display the score in combined or separated staves, in C or transposed pitches
Interact with the Concert Stage or Mixing Desk interfaces

and more...

OrchPlay Music Library

Symphonic Music in Multichannel Audio

Gain access to a library of classical music orchestral excerpts in multichannel format.

Discover the possibilities of OrchPlay files

Download orchestral music featuring individual audio tracks for every instrument
Instantly hear instruments highlighted in the score
Display the score in combined or separated staves, in C or transposed pitches
Interact with the Concert Stage or Mixing Desk interfaces

and more...

Discover the possibilities of OrchPlay files

Download orchestral music featuring individual audio tracks for every instrument
Instantly hear instruments highlighted in the score
Display the score in combined or separated staves, in C or transposed pitches
Interact with the Concert Stage or Mixing Desk interfaces

and more...

Score Follower

Synchronized Scores and Recordings

All OrchPlay files include synchronized scores, or synchronize your own

Score Follower

Synchronized Scores and Recordings

All OrchPlay files include synchronized scores, or synchronize your own

Designed for Musicians

Start the playback from any measure by clicking in the score
Easily synchronize any PDF score with your recordings during playback
The Zoom is automatically adjusted to the music systems during playback

‍

Score Matrix

Automatic detection of barlines and staves
The Score Matrix interface makes it possible to adjust mistakes made by the optical recognition algorithm

Designed for Musicians

Start the playback from any measure by clicking in the score
Easily synchronize any PDF score with your recordings during playback
The Zoom is automatically adjusted to the music systems during playback

‍

Score Matrix

Automatic detection of barlines and staves
The Score Matrix interface makes it possible to adjust mistakes made by the optical recognition algorithm

Score Follower

Synchronized Scores and Recordings

All OrchPlay files include synchronized scores, or synchronize your own

Designed for Musicians

Start the playback from any measure by clicking in the score
Easily synchronize any PDF score with your recordings during playback
The Zoom is automatically adjusted to the music systems during playback

‍

Score Matrix

Automatic detection of barlines and staves
The Score Matrix interface makes it possible to adjust mistakes made by the optical recognition algorithm

Designed for Musicians

Start the playback from any measure by clicking in the score
Easily synchronize any PDF score with your recordings during playback
The Zoom is automatically adjusted to the music systems during playback

‍

Score Matrix

Automatic detection of barlines and staves
The Score Matrix interface makes it possible to adjust mistakes made by the optical recognition algorithm

Customize your Music Library

Build the Ultimate Music Library

All your recording with synchronized scores: a double-click away

Instantly hear and see any musical section of your favourite recordings

Customize your Music Library

Build the Ultimate Music Library

All your recording with synchronized scores: a double-click away

Instantly hear and see any musical section of your favourite recordings

Your music collection reimagined

Stylish music library interface: Add pictures for composers, artists/performers, albums and conductors
Import your audio files and scores with a simple drag and drop on a picture
Open-ended metadata management system with labelling and list creation
Keyword Search through your complete library Metadata
Sort by, display or hide any Metadata field

‍

Embed your documents

Include with your recordings and scores any type of documents: classroom presentations, analyzes, exercises, notes, sketches, assignments, etc.

Your music collection reimagined

Stylish music library interface: Add pictures for composers, artists/performers, albums and conductors
Import your audio files and scores with a simple drag and drop on a picture
Open-ended metadata management system with labelling and list creation
Keyword Search through your complete library Metadata
Sort by, display or hide any Metadata field

‍

Embed your documents

Include with your recordings and scores any type of documents: classroom presentations, analyzes, exercises, notes, sketches, assignments, etc.

Customize your Music Library

Build the Ultimate Music Library

All your recording with synchronized scores: a double-click away

Instantly hear and see any musical section of your favourite recordings

Your music collection reimagined

Stylish music library interface: Add pictures for composers, artists/performers, albums and conductors
Import your audio files and scores with a simple drag and drop on a picture
Open-ended metadata management system with labelling and list creation
Keyword Search through your complete library Metadata
Sort by, display or hide any Metadata field

‍

Embed your documents

Include with your recordings and scores any type of documents: classroom presentations, analyzes, exercises, notes, sketches, assignments, etc.

Your music collection reimagined

Stylish music library interface: Add pictures for composers, artists/performers, albums and conductors
Import your audio files and scores with a simple drag and drop on a picture
Open-ended metadata management system with labelling and list creation
Keyword Search through your complete library Metadata
Sort by, display or hide any Metadata field

‍

Embed your documents

Include with your recordings and scores any type of documents: classroom presentations, analyzes, exercises, notes, sketches, assignments, etc.

Score Markings

Bringing Forward Innovation in Music Analysis

Score Markings

Bringing Forward Innovation in Music Analysis

Create a Color Markings palette
Draw Color Markings and enter text using the Highlight and Text Tools
Display or hide any Color Markings
Enable or disable the playback of instruments selected with any Color Markings (only possible with Multichannel OrchPlay files)
Share your analysis with students or colleagues
Export your markings as PDF or stereo audio files

Create a Color Markings palette
Draw Color Markings and enter text using the Highlight and Text Tools
Display or hide any Color Markings
Enable or disable the playback of instruments selected with any Color Markings (only possible with Multichannel OrchPlay files)
Share your analysis with students or colleagues
Export your markings as PDF or stereo audio files

Score Markings

Bringing Forward Innovation in Music Analysis

Create a Color Markings palette
Draw Color Markings and enter text using the Highlight and Text Tools
Display or hide any Color Markings
Enable or disable the playback of instruments selected with any Color Markings (only possible with Multichannel OrchPlay files)
Share your analysis with students or colleagues
Export your markings as PDF or stereo audio files

Create a Color Markings palette
Draw Color Markings and enter text using the Highlight and Text Tools
Display or hide any Color Markings
Enable or disable the playback of instruments selected with any Color Markings (only possible with Multichannel OrchPlay files)
Share your analysis with students or colleagues
Export your markings as PDF or stereo audio files

Concert Stage

Build any instrumental combinations you want to hear by clicking on the instruments on the virtual stage.

Concert Stage

Build any instrumental combinations you want to hear by clicking on the instruments on the virtual stage.

Concert Stage

Build any instrumental combinations you want to hear by clicking on the instruments on the virtual stage.

Mixing Desk

Control the balance of instrumental families, sections, or any individual instrument.

Mixing Desk

Control the balance of instrumental families, sections, or any individual instrument.

Mixing Desk

Control the balance of instrumental families, sections, or any individual instrument.

Create Bookmarks

Instantly recall every settings, for any piece

Save as a bookmark the current score page, the playback cursor position, your locator selection, your colored markings, the activated instruments and the mixer settings.

Create Bookmarks

Instantly recall every settings, for any piece

Save as a bookmark the current score page, the playback cursor position, your locator selection, your colored markings, the activated instruments and the mixer settings.

Bookmark Navigator: Alternate between multiple selections of instruments; choose an instrument or build any instrumental combinations
Highlight the role of a specific instrument in a musical context by increasing its presence
Compare the musical interpretation of the same passage from different recordings

Organize your audio material for Online classes

OrchPlay has been rigorously tested to be Zoom compatible
Create Bookmark Lists for lectures and presentations
Keep your audio files, scores and other documents accessible from a single location

Bookmark Navigator: Alternate between multiple selections of instruments; choose an instrument or build any instrumental combinations
Highlight the role of a specific instrument in a musical context by increasing its presence
Compare the musical interpretation of the same passage from different recordings

Organize your audio material for Online classes

OrchPlay has been rigorously tested to be Zoom compatible
Create Bookmark Lists for lectures and presentations
Keep your audio files, scores and other documents accessible from a single location

Create Bookmarks

Instantly recall every settings, for any piece

Save as a bookmark the current score page, the playback cursor position, your locator selection, your colored markings, the activated instruments and the mixer settings.

Bookmark Navigator: Alternate between multiple selections of instruments; choose an instrument or build any instrumental combinations
Highlight the role of a specific instrument in a musical context by increasing its presence
Compare the musical interpretation of the same passage from different recordings

Organize your audio material for Online classes

OrchPlay has been rigorously tested to be Zoom compatible
Create Bookmark Lists for lectures and presentations
Keep your audio files, scores and other documents accessible from a single location

Bookmark Navigator: Alternate between multiple selections of instruments; choose an instrument or build any instrumental combinations
Highlight the role of a specific instrument in a musical context by increasing its presence
Compare the musical interpretation of the same passage from different recordings

Organize your audio material for Online classes

OrchPlay has been rigorously tested to be Zoom compatible
Create Bookmark Lists for lectures and presentations
Keep your audio files, scores and other documents accessible from a single location

Export and Share

Bounce your Bookmarks to Audio or Generate PDF files

Share exported Bookmarks Lists with colleagues or students

Export and Share

Bounce your Bookmarks to Audio or Generate PDF files

Share exported Bookmarks Lists with colleagues or students

Export and Share

Bounce your Bookmarks to Audio or Generate PDF files

Share exported Bookmarks Lists with colleagues or students

Licenses for Academic Institutions

OrchPlay is free to all students and teachers of partner institutions

Institutions gain the benefit of institution-wide licenses, exclusive features and an integrated login menu with their corresponding logo.

We offer semester-long free trials for institutions.

Licenses for Academic Institutions

OrchPlay is free to all students and teachers of partner institutions

Institutions gain the benefit of institution-wide licenses, exclusive features and an integrated login menu with their corresponding logo.

We offer semester-long free trials for institutions.

📧 Request OrchPlay for your Institution

Licenses for Academic Institutions

OrchPlay is free to all students and teachers of partner institutions

Institutions gain the benefit of institution-wide licenses, exclusive features and an integrated login menu with their corresponding logo.

We offer semester-long free trials for institutions.

Teaching and Learning Resources

Academic Portal for Students and Teachers

Additional content for academic institutions and professional users

Teaching and Learning Resources

Academic Portal for Students and Teachers

Additional content for academic institutions and professional users

Easy access to essential material and information

Getting Started Guide for Teachers and Students: Account Creation, License Activation, Privacy Policy, and Video Tutorials
Downloadable Bookmark Lists containing thousands of examples
Orchestration and piano reductions exercices (print-ready orchestral pdf file, with a layout that enables students to write directly onto the score)
Selection of different versions with complete or partial reductions and piano versions for teachers
Orchestration Techniques and Modes of Playing taxonomy for analyzed scores

and more coming in the near future...

Easy access to essential material and information

Getting Started Guide for Teachers and Students: Account Creation, License Activation, Privacy Policy, and Video Tutorials
Downloadable Bookmark Lists containing thousands of examples
Orchestration and piano reductions exercices (print-ready orchestral pdf file, with a layout that enables students to write directly onto the score)
Selection of different versions with complete or partial reductions and piano versions for teachers
Orchestration Techniques and Modes of Playing taxonomy for analyzed scores

and more coming in the near future...

Teaching and Learning Resources

Academic Portal for Students and Teachers

Additional content for academic institutions and professional users

Easy access to essential material and information

Getting Started Guide for Teachers and Students: Account Creation, License Activation, Privacy Policy, and Video Tutorials
Downloadable Bookmark Lists containing thousands of examples
Orchestration and piano reductions exercices (print-ready orchestral pdf file, with a layout that enables students to write directly onto the score)
Selection of different versions with complete or partial reductions and piano versions for teachers
Orchestration Techniques and Modes of Playing taxonomy for analyzed scores

and more coming in the near future...

Easy access to essential material and information

Getting Started Guide for Teachers and Students: Account Creation, License Activation, Privacy Policy, and Video Tutorials
Downloadable Bookmark Lists containing thousands of examples
Orchestration and piano reductions exercices (print-ready orchestral pdf file, with a layout that enables students to write directly onto the score)
Selection of different versions with complete or partial reductions and piano versions for teachers
Orchestration Techniques and Modes of Playing taxonomy for analyzed scores

and more coming in the near future...

Download Bookmark Lists

Over 20,000 Bookmarks

Examples, Orchestration or Reduction Exercises, and Quizzes

4476

Total

2335

Multichannel

Orchestration Techniques Examples

19th Century

4447

Total

1811

Multichannel

Orchestration Techniques Examples

Modern

3520

Total

557

Multichannel

Strings Modes of Playing

Examples

1531

Total

1169

Multichannel

Orchestration Techniques Examples

Classical

1366

Total

202

Multichannel

Harp Modes of Playing and Orchestration Examples

970

Total

413

Multichannel

Woodwinds Modes of Playing

Examples

878

Total

Multichannel

Percussion Modes of Playing Examples

(In Progress)

554

Total

136

Multichannel

Horns and Brass

Modes of Playing Examples (In Progress)

454

Total

Multichannel

Taxonomy of Orchestration Techniques and Modes of Playing

PRESENTATION

222

Total

128

Multichannel

Full Orchestra

Orchestration Examples

219

Total

219

Multichannel

Reduction and Orchestration

Examples and Exercices 2

169

Total

Multichannel

Glazunov - Chopiniana

Piano-Orch Comparison

121

Total

Multichannel

Reduction and Orchestration

Examples and Exercices 3

117

Total

Multichannel

Percussion Presentation Pieces

Total

Multichannel

Reduction and Orchestration

Examples and Exercices 1

Total

Multichannel

Ravel Pavane Infante

Piano-Orch Comparison

Total

Multichannel

Ravel Alborada del gracioso

Piano-Orch Comparison

Total

Multichannel

Ravel Tombeau de Couperin Prelude

Piano-Orch Comparison

Total

Multichannel

Piano to Strings Orchestration Exercises

19th Century

Total

Multichannel

Piano to Strings Orchestration Exercises

Classical

Total

Multichannel

Brasses + Horns Transposition

Total

Multichannel

Piano to Woodwinds Orchestration Exercises

19th Century

Total

Multichannel

Brasses + Horns Listening

Modern

Total

Multichannel

Mozart

Piano Writing Examples

Total

Multichannel

Moussorgsky, JStrauss, VWilliams

Total

Multichannel

Brasses + Horns Listening

19th Century

Total

Multichannel

Piano to Woodwinds Orchestration Exercises

Classical

Total

Multichannel

KEYBOARDS

Modes of Playing Examples

Total

Multichannel

Brahms Piano Writing

Examples

Total

Multichannel

Brasses + Horns Listening

Classical

Total

Multichannel

Debussy - La Mer, i

Pedram Diba

Total

Multichannel

Bartok

Concerto for Orchestra

Total

Multichannel

Wagner Tristan OrchPlay-Bohm-Bayreuth Connection

Total

Multichannel

Sibelius

Symphony no.2, ii (179-183)

Total

Multichannel

Debussy - La Mer, iii

Yoni Chekhanovich

Total

Multichannel

VWilliams - Lark Ascending

Simon Forman

Total

Multichannel

Debussy - La Mer, iii

Wei Cui

Total

Multichannel

Mendelssohn - Symphony no.3, ii

Richard Davis

Total

Multichannel

Piano to Brass Orchestration Exercices

Classical

Total

Multichannel

Verdi

La Traviata, Prelude (17-37)

Total

Multichannel

Moussorgsky - Pictures, Gnome

Yoni Chekhanovich

Total

Multichannel

Horns Listening

Classical

State of the art Orchestral Rendering

Meticulously crafted by humans

State of the art Orchestral Rendering

Meticulously crafted by humans

The Virtual Reality of Orchestral Recordings

OrchPlay Files are created with OrchSim.

The OrchSim system makes it possible to obtain a multitrack audio rendering of an orchestra directly from the musical score. The fidelity of the system has been improved for over a decade until OrchSim became a scientific tool of reference.

The Virtual Reality of Orchestral Recordings

OrchPlay Files are created with OrchSim.

State of the art Orchestral Rendering

Meticulously crafted by humans

The Virtual Reality of Orchestral Recordings

OrchPlay Files are created with OrchSim.

The Virtual Reality of Orchestral Recordings

OrchPlay Files are created with OrchSim.

A Tool for Scientific Research

Initially designed as a tool for music composition, OrchSim has been used at IRCAM as part of the MAKIMOno research grant, at the University of Oldenburg as well as at the McGill University Perception and Cognition Lab for studies on the taxonomy of perceptual grouping effects in the orchestra and on the emotional response to orchestral timbres.

A fully immersive version of OrchSim is currently in development. It utilizes a surround speaker array for the dispositions of instruments in virtual hall acoustics.

The OrchSim system is not a commercial product. It is however possible to ask us about its usage in university research and commission multichannel audio renderings of orchestral works.

Wagner - Tristan und Iseult, Prelude (71-74)

K. Böhm, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

OrchPlay Multichannel Rendering (stereo mix)

Bruckner - Symphony no.6, second movement (113-118)

G. Tintner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

OrchPlay Multichannel Rendering (stereo mix)

Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (13-30)

V. Gergiev, St-Petersburg Orchestra

OrchPlay Multichannel Rendering (stereo mix)

Wagner - Tristan und Iseult, Prelude (71-74)

K. Böhm, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

OrchPlay Multichannel Rendering (stereo mix)

Bruckner - Symphony no.6, second movement (113-118)

G. Tintner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

OrchPlay Multichannel Rendering (stereo mix)

Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (13-30)

V. Gergiev, St-Petersburg Orchestra

OrchPlay Multichannel Rendering (stereo mix)

Friendly Customer service

Direct Communication with the OrchPlay Designers

As a small startup managed by musicians, we strive to improve continuously.

OrchPlay 3 Features

FREE

PRO

TEACHER

Create your music library
Import your audio files and scores
Stylish music library interface: Add pictures for composers, artists, albums & conductors
Open-ended metadata management system with labelling and list creation

✓

Score Follower: Synchronize all your scores with your recordings
Score Matrix: Optical recognition of bar lines and staff lines
Automatic page turns and optional "zoom on music systems" during playback
Start playback directly from the score from any measure, score pages follow the playback cursor

✓
Limited to 10 scores

✓ Unlimited
Automatic Sync. with OrchPlay Music Library

✓ Require both OrchPlay & Naxos Music Library Institutional subscriptions

✓ Unlimited
Automatic Sync. with OrchPlay Music Library

✓ Requires both OrchPlay
& Naxos Music Library Institutional subscriptions

OrchPlay Music Library (OPML) - Multichannel
‍Download multichannel audio files with scores (XML package format) and extra content
OPML scores can be displayed in separated or combined staves, in C or transposed

OrchPlay Music Library (OPML) - Naxos
‍Download OrchPlay files containing public domain scores synchronized with Naxos Music Library recordings

Limited to
4 selected files

✓

Colored score markings
‍‍Instantly hear highlighted instruments and sections of the score
Write colored text in the score

✓Markings can't affect the playback of instruments

✓

Mixing desk
‍‍Change the balance between instruments

━

✓

Concert stage
‍Select the instruments you wish to hear on a virtual concert stage

━

✓

Bookmarks
‍‍‍Piece bookmarks: Instantly recall instrumental combinations, selected measures, score pages, markings as well as the mixing desk balance
Bookmark Lists: Instantly navigate bookmarks across pieces and prepare presentations

OrchPlay Bookmark Lists
‍‍‍Download Bookmark Lists containing hundreds of classroom-ready examples and exercises
Automatic download of all content for OrchPlay-provided Bookmark Lists

✓

Naxos Music Library website integration - beta
‍‍‍Browse the Naxos Music Library and control the audio stream with OrchPlay
Synchronize scores and use OrchPlay features for Naxos Music Library selections

━

✓Requires both OrchPlay
& Naxos Music Library Institutional subscriptions

OrchPlay Library assignments - formatted for the classroom
Piano reductions and orchestration score assignments in pdf format

━

✓

Additional OrchPlay Music Library downloads for teachers
‍Original orchestrations with piano versions

━

✓

OrchPlay Features (Mac)

OrchPlay Features

FREE

PRO

TEACHER

Create your music library
Import your music files (wav, aiff, flac, mp3, m4v, wma) and scores (pdf)
Stylish music library interface: Add pictures for composers, artists, albums & conductors
Open-ended metadata management system with advanced labelling and list creation

✓

Score Follower: Synchronize all your scores with your recordings
Score Matrix: Optical recognition of bar lines and staff lines
Automatic page turns and optional "zoom on music systems" during playback
Start playback directly from the score / option to have playback cursor follow score pages

✓
Limited to 10 scores

✓ Unlimited
Automatic Sync. with OrchPlay Music Library

OrchPlay Music Library (OPML)
‍Download multichannel audio files with scores (XML package format) and extra content
OPML scores can be displayed in separated or combined staves, in C or transposed

Limited to
4 selected files

✓

Score markings
‍‍Instantly hear highlighted instruments and sections of the score

✓Markings can't affect the playback of instruments

✓

Mixing desk
‍‍Change the balance between instruments

━

✓

Concert stage
‍Select the instruments you wish to hear on a virtual concert stage

━

✓

Naxos Music Library website wrapper (beta - only for institutions)
‍‍‍Browse the Naxos Music Library and control the audio stream with OrchPlay
Synchronize scores and use OrchPlay features for Naxos Music Library selections

✓Requires additional
Naxos Music Library
subscription

✓Requires additional
Naxos Music Library subscription

OrchPlay Library assignments (formatted for the classroom)
Piano reductions and orchestration score assignments in pdf format

━

✓

Additional OrchPlay Music Library downloads for teachers
‍Original orchestrations with piano versions

━

✓

Pro

$85 CAD 🇨🇦 / year

Pro for Student

$55 CAD 🇨🇦 / year
(student ID required)

Teacher

$130 CAD 🇨🇦 / year

Institutions

We offer global subscription
prices for institutions