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Introducing to the New OrchPlay for Mac

OrchPlay is the culmination of years of development by dedicated musicians.
With this new software iteration, our primary aim has been to modernize the listening experience, the discovery of music and the sharing of musical knowledge. We wish to offer solutions for both teachers and students, as remote teaching is rapidly becoming a new reality.

The new OrchPlay includes everything you need to get started.
It is worth mentioning that the Free version, like the Pro and Teacher versions, does not include any advertisements.

Please note that while the Free version has a limit on the amount of scores you can synchronize with your imported recordings, all synchronized scores in your music library made with a Pro or Teacher licence will keep working if you cancel your subscription and your license reverts to a Free license.

Whether you are a music enthusiast, composer, teacher or musicologist : OrchPlay has been tailored for you.
We hope those new tools can prove helpful!

Music Library

The OrchPlay MUsic Library: SYMPHONIC MUSIC IN FULL MULTICHANNEL AUDIO

With a Pro or Teacher license you gain access to a continuously expanding library of classical music orchestral excerpts in multichannel format. OrchPlay files support the simultaneous playback of 152 instruments and 4 piano reduction audio channels in a 24-bit lossless format.

All licenses allow you import your stereo files, add your scores and other relevant documents.

New in OrchPlay v.2
  • Your music library can now be sorted by Composers, Conductors, Artists and Albums. A List view is also available for users who prefer a more traditional interface without thumbnails.
  • A File Information menu has been implemented with a new Metadata system. While this system is inspired from the standard ID3 format, additional information fields have been added (ex: Instrumentation, musical form, period, etc.) as well as the possibility to add pictures for composers, artists and albums. New entries are stored in lists so that you do not have to re-enter manually the same information twice.
  • You may now Search your library. For example typing "sonata" in the search box will remove from your view all pieces that aren't sonatas or have been labelled as sonata forms. Your entire library will be searched, including custom tags, comments and descriptions.
  • You may import your stereo files with a simple drag and drop.

Scores

Each file from the OrchPlay Music Library includes a new, print-ready orchestral pdf study score along with composer picture and short movement description. Teachers have access to a growing selection of different versions with full or selective reductions and piano versions. The page layout enables to write directly onto the score (exams, exercises, analysis, etc.).

New in OrchPlay v.2
  • All OrchPlay multichannel files now include Synchronized Scores.
  • OrchPlay scores are now in a custom XMLS package format which allows to display them in concert or transposed pitch as well as in separated staves (1 staff per instrument) or combined staves (ex: 2 flutes on the same staff). The PDF scores are still provided with OrchPlay files.
  • Play from any measure by clicking directly in the score.
  • You may now create Markings of any color in the score.
  • It is possible to enable or disable the playback of those markings and listen to only the highlighted instruments and bars.
  • Imported PDF scores can now be synchronized with your stereo recordings.
  • During the playback of your imported stereo files OrchPlay will automatically adjust the zoom to the music systems on your PDF scores, even if there are multiple systems per page.
  • An Optical Recognition Algorithm will analyse your imported PDF scores and detect most barlines and staves (it works best with orchestral scores).
  • The Score Matrix interface makes it possible to adjust mistakes made by the optical recognition algorithm (move, add or delete systems, staves & barlines)
  • Detected barlines are automatically numbered.

Concert Stage

The Concert Stage is a bird's eye visual representation of the orchestra.
Choose an instrument or build any instrumental combinations you want to hear by clicking on the instruments on the virtual stage. Each instrumental family and individual instrument of the orchestra are easily identifiable graphically.

New in OrchPlay v.2
  • Previously known as the "Orchestra View" the new Concert Stage has a new realistic backdrop in 8k resolution. It has been designed with the intention of allowing the user to zoom-in on the orchestra and have the instrumental balance change dynamically in correspondence to the instrument in view (feature to be released with a future update).

Mixing Desk

Control the balance of complete instrumental families, sections, divisi or any individual instrument or soloist. The Mixing Desk features a list of all the instruments involved in a particular piece. Each family, section or individual instrument is monitored with an audio meter and can be soloed or muted and have its individual volume adjusted. All settings can be saved with our bookmarking system.

New in OrchPlay v.2
  • The Mixing Desk faders are now vertical.
  • It is now possible to be accurate when moving the Faders thanks to a dB indicator above the faders and dB level lines left of the Meter.

In a future update the Mixing Desk will be a flexible detachable window that can remain opened. We also will add plugin support later this year.

Bookmarks

  • Save as a bookmark the current score page, the bar number and the time stamp.
  • Group your bookmarks into bookmark lists, by course, subject, genre, era, etc.
  • Export & share your bookmarks with colleagues and students.

In OrchPlay a bookmark essentially allows you to travel in seconds between sections of pieces.

Here is a list of everything saved within an OrchPlay bookmark:

  • Playback cursor position
  • Locator selection
  • Current score page
  • Activated / deactivated  instruments (Score markings or Concert Stage selections)
  • Mixer settings: (mutes, solos, balance, plug-ins)

The advantages of this system are innumerable when used within a pedagogical context:

  • Quickly prepare lectures and presentations with Bookmark Lists
  • Organize your audio material for Online classes
  • Instantaneously 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
Embedded Documents
  • Include with your recordings and scores any type of documents for classroom presentations, analyzes, exercises and assignments of all kinds.

OrchPlay for Institutions

OrchPlay is now free to all students and teachers of our partner institutions. The software offers optimal management of recordings synchronized with the music score for any music class (orchestration, musical literature, analysis, history, theory, composition, etc.). Institutions gain the benefit of institution-wide licenses (ex: entire university), exclusive features and an integrated login menu (with their corresponding logo displayed).

We offer semester-long free trials for institutions. These includes Pro and Teacher licenses for all students and teachers.

Summary of features for institutional partners
  • Synchronize any stereo or multitrack recording with an imported score.
  • Save as a bookmark the current score page, the bar number and the time stamp.
  • Group your bookmarks into bookmark lists, by course, subject, genre, era, etc.
  • Export & share your bookmarks with colleagues and students.
  • Include with your recordings and scores any type of documents for classroom presentations, analyzes, exercises and assignments of all kinds.
  • Download more than 120 symphonic works in OrchPlay multichannel format. You can select any instrument or combination of instruments directly from the score and control the relative balance.
Exclusive to institutions:
Access the Naxos Music Library through OrchPlay (beta)
  • Teachers and students can now create OrchPlay files with embedded Naxos Music Library links (requires an Institutional Naxos Music Library subscription). This unlocks the possibilities of OrchPlay for thousands of recordings. Please note that the creation of OrchPlay content for the Naxos Music Library is a beta function intended to demonstrate the potential of OrchPlay.‍

Please visit our web page for institutions or contact us to get started.

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
✓ 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
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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
✓
✓
✓
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
✓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
━
━
✓
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About orchplay

OrchPlayMusic is developing new technologies for music education and appreciation related to orchestration practice.

Technologies developed by OrchPlayMusic include the OrchPlay software - the first multichannel audio player dedicated to the study of orchestral music with an integrated score follower, the OrchPlay Music Library of orchestral excerpts in multichannel format and OrchSim - the orchestral simulator.
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Our primary aim is to modernize the listening experience, the discovery of music and the sharing of musical knowledge. We wish to offer solutions for both teachers and students, as remote teaching is rapidly becoming a new reality.

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