Play multiple audio stems in sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import stems, or split a mix on your device into vocals, bass, drums, and other, then rehearse or perform with each part under your control.
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Key Features
Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac—rehearse, perform, or practice with each stem under your control.
Multi-track playback in sync with waveform scrubbing, speed and pitch adjustments, and looping marker ranges.
Song library & mixer with title, artist, multiple audio files, and per-stem volume, mute, solo, and balance.
On-device stem splitting into vocals, bass, drums, and other tracks without uploading audio.
Song library
Build songs from your audio files.
Import & organize
Create songs from one or more imported audio files.
Give every song a title and artist.
Add additional audio tracks to a song at any time.
Store data in iCloud using the same container as BandScore, so you can upgrade to full sheet-music workflow when you need it.
Focused workflow
Use PlayStems to rehearse, perform, or practice a difficult section with each stem under your control—without the complexity of a full score editor.
Player & mixer
All stems stay locked in sync.
Mixer & playback
Set volume, mute, solo, and balance for each stem, and adjust master level.
Change playback speed and pitch while the song is playing.
Scrub the waveform with an intuitive playhead.
Multi-track audio stays strictly in sync across all stems on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Loops & markers
Loop a marker range repeatedly until the section sits.
Define custom start and end points for focused rehearsal.
Solo or mute individual stems while you practice or perform.
Stem splitting
Separate a mix into playable stems on your device.
On-device separation
Split a mixed track on your device into vocals, bass, drums, and other.
Audio runs entirely on your device and is not uploaded.
Use separated stems directly in the mixer—no manual export step required.
Standard stem splitting is included; high-quality models download with the full version.
Need sheet music?
For Guitar Pro, MusicXML, MIDI scores, lyrics, and advanced editing, see BandScore. PlayStems and BandScore share song data so you can move between stem practice and full score playback.
Licensing
Start free, unlock unlimited songs and splits with the full version.
Free version
Playback, the mixer, markers, loop ranges, and speed and pitch are included.
1 song in your library, or up to 5 if you opt in to anonymous usage analytics. Songs in Trash do not count.
Up to 10 successful stem splits on this device. Cancelled or failed splits do not count.
Standard stem splitting on supported devices. High-quality models are part of the full version.
Full version
A one-time purchase removes the song and stem-split limits.
Unlimited songs in your library.
Unlimited successful stem splits.
High-quality stem-splitting models you can download (requires iOS 26.4 or later and about 2 GB of available memory on a recent iPhone, iPad, or Mac with Apple Silicon).
Restore purchases is available in the app. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID.
