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Multitrack Recording

Hit the Record Enable button on Track 1 in the TRACKING page and press Play to start recording! You’ll hear a preset beat playing in time with your click and/or tempo selection. Your recording is instantly saved and you’ll see a waveform appear on Track 1 representing the audio captured. Let’s now record another instrumental layer on Track 2. Hit the Record Enable button on Track 2 and press Play to start recording. You’ll hear your first recording playing back and you can use the Track 1 volume slider to adjust its volume. Well done – you’ve made your first multitrack recording. You can now repeat the same steps to record more layers and ideas on Tracks 3 and 4. It’s a lot of fun layering multiple tracks, reviewing how they work together and reflecting on your performances – you’re on your way to creating your very own pop symphonies!

Getting Started with Songzap

We built Songzap as a handy demo production tool that lets you capture musical inspiration on-the-go. We ‘re excited that many musicians with no previous tech or recording experience are embracing Songzap. So, in this blog post, we have summarised four easy ‘Getting Started’ scenarios that will get you recording, making grooves, arranging and mixing in no time! Read on for a fun and fast guide to start making music.

Mixing a Song

Let’s load up one of the included demo songs that come with Songzap, so we can learn about mixing and experiment with Songzap’s mixer functions! Tap on the Song Library button in Songzap’s Home Screen and select ‘Ready To Go (Demo Song)’ by FET 47. Next, tap on MIX in the Home Screen, which will take you to Songzap’s MIXER page. Press Play and enjoy listening to the song while you explore the Mixer’s functions.

Arranging a Song

Let’s create a new song and structure an arrangement using drum groove variations! Tap on the New Song button at the top of Songzap’s Home Screen to name and create your new song. Now tap on the ARRANGE button in the Home Screen, which will take you to Songzap’s ARRANGE page. Here, you can view your song sections and access many useful features to customise your arrangement and the elements it consists of.

Creating a Groove

To start creating drum grooves, tap on GROOVE in the Home Screen. This opens up the GROOVE page, where you’ll be presented with a handy Beat designing screen. At the top part, there’s a Notation editor showing you the notes that make up your drum pattern and, at the bottom, you’ll see three circular areas with control dots corresponding to the Kick, Snare and Hi-Hat sounds. Tapping in the Notation screen adds or removes drum notes, and dragging the control dots creates viable variations for each drum sound pattern.

Capturing an Idea

When you first launch Songzap, it loads with an almost empty song. Songzap’s really a pocket four-track recorder, if you want to use it in its most basic form. So when inspiration strikes, and you just want to capture a vocal or instrumental idea, tap on TRACK in the Home Screen and you’ll be presented with the 4-track TRACKING page. This is where you can record your vocals or instruments just using the iPhone/iPad microphone. And, yes, you guessed it, you can also layer multiple parts to start shaping your songs.

Export Sharing from Songzap You can export your full song as a sharable, mixed audio file to send by email, post on social media networks, or for inclusion in messaging apps. This is the most direct option if you want to communicate your creations quickly… Read More »