Moar Tracks (Seriously, We Got SO Many)

OnSong lets you link backing tracks to your chord charts & sheet music, so you can play along & pretend you're actually practicing (we won't tell). BUT—and here's the kicker—you get one sad little mix & zero click track to keep your rhythmically-challenged self from drifting off tempo. MultiTracks are the fancy cousin: backing tracks stuffed with multiple audio stems (one per instrument), PLUS a click & a cue track so you can actually mix things like a semi-pro & listen to yourself via in-ear monitors without making everyone else suffer.

Sounds like a headache? It kinda is. There are ways to use MultiTracks live, but most of 'em need extra hardware & nerdy audio engineer software that costs more than your amp. In OnSong? Playing multitracks is literally just like pressing play on a normal track. Boom. Done.

Importing MultiTracks

Here's the thing: MultiTracks have multiple files (or "stems," if you're feeling fancy), so they can't just yeet themselves at you as a simple MP3. Instead, they roll up bundled in a compressed ZIP file like a musical burrito. OnSong is smart enough to peek inside those ZIP files, figure out if it's actually a multitrack, & if so, it slides right into your Audio Media Library. Translation: you can grab multitracks from basically anywhere online, or build your own if you're feelin' spicy.

But because we're pretty awesome (totes humble), we partnered with MultiTracks for Worship & PraiseCharts so you can just log in & download multitracks straight from those joints. Revolutionary, right?

Playing MultiTracks

Playing a multitrack? Literally brain-dead easy. Hit the play button in the live bar the same way you would a normal backing track. That's it. We auto-mute the click & cue tracks so it sounds like regular audio & doesn't make your congregation lose it.

Mixing MultiTracks

OK so importing & playing is stupidly easy, but PSYCH—there's more. We slapped in the Mixer Widget that you can pop open from the Track Picker or the Audio Media Library. From there, you can mute whatever channels are bugging you or remix to your heart's content.

Using MultiTracks Live

Once you've actually listened to a MultiTrack (wild, we know), you're gonna want to add the click & cue back in. Obvs you don't want your whole band hearing that noise—awkward—so pipe those bad boys through in-ear monitors for your ears only. Use the Settings screen in the Mixer Widget to tweak how the click & cue tracks get routed, auto-mute annoying channels, & all that nerdy stuff.