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.

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.

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.