Backing track player for live performance

Your backing tracks, ready on cue.

Keep your own audio beside the lyrics and chords, ready to play song by song. With Premium on iOS and Android, prepare the tracks in your set before you leave, so the venue connection is one less thing to think about.

Get it on your phone

Available in English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish.

Band Companion setlists shown on a phone

Built around the song

Press play without hunting for the file.

Your track, song sheet and playing details open together, so the audio is where you expect it when the song starts.

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Find the track with the song

Attach your own audio to a song with Premium and open it from the same place as the lyrics, chords and cues.

02

Choose the exact starting point

Drag through the waveform and follow the elapsed time when you need to start or rehearse from a particular moment.

03

Take the complete set offline

Download every available backing track in a setlist on iOS or Android and keep it there until you remove the prepared set.

A practical playback flow

Open the song. Find the moment. Press play.

Band Companion handles downloads and replacements around the song and setlist you already use.

Attach your track

Add a supported audio file to the song so the right band can use it.

Open the song

The app checks for a current local copy and downloads the track when it is needed.

Cue and control playback

Use the compact player beside the song sheet to play, pause or move to the moment you need.

Prepare the complete set

Download the available tracks in a setlist before leaving a reliable connection.

Keep playback in your hands

Start, pause or seek within each track yourself. The next song does not start until you are ready.

Prepared sets stay prepared

Use Prepare for offline on iOS or Android with Premium. Those downloads stay on the device until you remove them; updated tracks refresh when connected.

Choose which device plays

In a Premium Live Session, assign audio output to one joined device. Live Sessions need an internet connection.

Clear answers

Backing track player questions

What musicians usually want to know before getting started.

Which backing-track file types can I upload?

Band Companion accepts MP3, M4A, AAC and WAV files up to 50 MB. Backing-track uploads are a Premium feature.

Can backing tracks work without internet?

Yes. On iOS and Android, Premium members can prepare the available tracks in a setlist for offline playback and keep them downloaded until they remove them.

Does Band Companion play an entire set automatically?

No. Playback is controlled song by song so the musician decides when a backing track starts, pauses or stops.

Does the backing track control song-sheet scrolling?

No. Backing-track playback and duration-based song-sheet scrolling are separate controls.

Band Companion

Take your backing tracks into the next set.

Explore the song library for free. Choose Premium to upload your tracks and prepare them offline on iOS or Android.

Start free on iOS, Android or web. Premium is optional.

Take it to your next rehearsal

Get Band Companion.

Scan with your phone’s camera to open the download page. It takes you to the App Store or Google Play for your device.

QR code for bandcompanion.app/download/

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Start free. Use the same account across your devices.