Take your own choir home with you...

...or play every solo to a large orchestral accompaniment!

Enjoy making music!

capella playAlong makes it possible for you to choose the musical backing you want and to take it with you into your living room! capella playAlong is the only software in the world that allows you to access an almost inexhaustible store of finished scores and to create your own play-along CD in no time at all.

What you need

Take any music file...

• Your own or any other capella file: there are thousands of files available for free on the Internet.
• Any MIDI file saved in a Standard MIDI Format (.mid); you can export files from any MIDI sequencer or notation program you have or use thousands of free MIDI files available on the web or on compact disks.
• Any MusicXML file. This file format can be exported from capella or from any MIDI sequencer or notation program that supports .xml files.

All you have to do is leave out your "part" while you're creating the CD; if you want to play along to the CD as a duo or trio, you can remove other parts too.

capella playAlong offers you unexpected possibilities

You are free to play each solo part yourself! The software comes complete with 7,500 scores encompassing every level from easy to challenging!

On the rare occasion when there is no capella score readily available for a specific piece of music, you can transform any sheet music into a capella score using capella-scan (not included)!

• If you're not in the mood to be a soloist: Play one of the orchestral parts in one of Beethoven's symphonies "quietly and unobtrusively"!
• If you are a member of a church choir and need to practice: You can add your voice to the others by singing it at home to the CD!
• Are you a leader of a choir or orchestra? Create a CD for all the parts in no time at all. All you have to do is remove the soprano, alto, tenor, bass or an instrument of your choice one after the other. The whole process is completed in a matter of seconds.
• Would you like to practice improvising? Then simply create a CD with a swinging rhythm section!
• Would you like to play more than one part one after another for yourself or for others? Simply create a CD with the same piece and remove a different part in each version!
• We've all been there: You want to play a part but the third member of the trio is missing. Well now you can let capella playAlong play the missing viola in a string trio, while you play cello along with your real-life violinist.

capella plus one

You can also do the opposite: Create a CD (you can also do this for other members of the choir) on which your own voice is stressed while the volume of the other voices is reduced. Once you are sure that you have mastered your part, switch over to capella playAlong and reduce the volume of your part until it is very quiet compared with the other voices. Do this until you can remove your voice altogether. The next time you arrive for choir/orchestra practice, you'll be assured of admiring applause!

Nothing can go wrong!

capella playAlong has been designed to assist you. The software will take you through each step in a clear and understandable way, from choosing a capella file to adjusting the volume and from stereo distribution to burning the audio CDs.

Impressive sound quality

capella playAlong generates its own sounds. On-board MIDI sound cards are renowned for delivering poor quality. capella playAlong generates sound files using its own conversion system, which makes them completely independent of the sound card and is guaranteed to sound much better. With its VST and DXi interfaces, capella playAlong is also able to access other suppliers' sound libraries.

Why capella playAlong is better than any karaoke software

• capella playAlong works with any file (capella, Midi, MusicXML) and of course with your own capella scores.
• capella playAlong's sound quality is unsurpassed.
• You edit the accompaniment: Balance, volume, articulation, metronome function to count in or as permanent accompaniment and many other things. The result is a compact disk which you can play back anywhere without PC.

Feature List

The ability to create play-along and sing-along CDs easily and in no time at all.
Imports capella files, MIDI files and MusicXML files from any notation or sequencing program that supports these formats (e.g. from Finale®, Sibelius® etc.).
A wonderful, incredibly simple user interface with assistant design.
The user's own part (or several parts) can be highlighted, lowered in volume or removed altogether.
The software can be adjusted to meet any practice speed.
Takes over many sound details (ornaments, articulations, dynamics) via capella-tune.
Transpositions available in different keys (singers sometimes sing deeper, beginners prefer to play in G major than in G flat major...).
Metronome function available to count in or as permanent accompaniment.
Tuning assistance for singers and instrumentalists.
Excellent sound quality regardless of the PC's sound card.
Supports VST and DXi sample players.
Swing quantization which allows you to adjust the playback style.
Freely definable echo effects.
Supports external echo plug-ins for VST and DXi.
Efficient profile management for serial production of similar CDs.
Many finished CD projects for beginners, for more advanced users and for professional musicians included.
Clear, comprehensible manual as PDF document.