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PBPlayBacker

 

PBLPlayBacker lite

 

Jan. 2024 updated to version 3.1.3

Including Serious Fix. Recommended to all users !

Optimized to macOS 14 Sonoma.

For more details in Developer Page.

 

Overview

PlayBacker is the multi track audio file player application for Mac®, mounting advanced 4 Decks and SamplePad : pad style sampler equipment.

This application behaves as fully independent 4+ equipments when user uses together with multi-output audio devices of CoreAudio® compliant. Furthermore, volume faders for each deck are equipped inside application, mixing using only with built-in output is also available.

TrackList Document : the native file type of this application holds everything of a sequence like target deck, starting cue point, and gain etc of each track in equipments. User can restart operation of a sequence only by opening a document and load to Player.

In addition, each equipment can accept drag & drop of audio files or tracks, which makes easy to respond flexibly to unexpected change of a program.

PlayBacker will perfectly supports your audio playback of stages, from preparation to production.

Specs / Version Diffs / Quick Guide

Deck / SamplePad / iOS version page / Developer Page

Specs

  • Required OS (version 3.0) : macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later / 64-bit processor
  • Audio Format
    • application : 48kHz / 32-bit floating point processing
    • audio files : supporting files of CoreAudio compliant without DRM protected
  • External Audio Interfaces
    • supporting CoreAudio compliant multi-output devices - multi channels are assignable to equipments as stereo output by odd / even pair

#) There are restrictions on functions of 'PlayBacker lite'. Please see version differences.

Player

  • 4 fully independent decks
  • 4 / 2 deck changeable
  • Volume fader for each deck
  • SamplePad (16 pads sampler)

Deck

  • Auto Pause
  • 1 / All track repeat
  • Skip End
  • Auto Fade Out
  • Cue List Display
  • Time Counter Display

SamplePad

  • 2 bank / 8 pads for each
  • Bank Play Mode ( Single / Multi )
  • Pad Play Mode ( Shot / Loop )
  • Volume fader for each banks
  • Snapshot storeable

TrackList

  • Saving the sequence
  • Track's management and editing
  • Target Deck editing
  • Bulk loading of sequence to Player

Track Editor

  • Editing of Start Cue
  • Editing of End Cue
  • Tuning of track's Gain

Others

  • Output Device Setting
  • Output Gain Setting
  • Keyboard shortcut controls
  • MIDI controls
  • Extra Time Counter
  • Extra Tone Generator

 

Version Diffs


PlayBacker PlayBacker lite
Max Number of Deck
4
2
SamplePad In-App Purchase
Track Gain included with SamplePad
Output Setting
fixed to System Default
MIDI Control
×
Extra Time Counter ×
Fader Curve Assigning ×

Quick Guide

Track

'Track' is the abstract model unit that handles audio sources. As same as tracks of CDs, 'Track' represents one song, and relate with a single audio file on storage.

figure001_Track.jpg

'Track' tracks the place of own referencing audio file, and holds informations like title, cue points etc. Such informations are editable in 'TrackList'.

 

Player Window

Player Window Player Window is the Playback Information Center of the application containing 'Decks', 'FaderUnit' and 'SamplePad'.
  • Full Screen Compatible
  • Open / Closable Fader Unit ( volume fader for each deck )

Deck

Deck The main playback equipment of 'PlayBacker' owning higher features than standard audio players.
4 / 2 deck changeable in full version, and the lite version have 2 fixed decks.
  • Display Track Informations
  • Playback Controls
  • Display Cue List

→ ' Deck page '

SamplePad

samplePad 2 Bank / 16 Pad Sampler equipped on both side of the Fader Unit.
In Lite Version, it is possible to add on the fefature via In-App Purchase.

→ ' SamplePad page '

TrackList Window

TrackList TrackList Document Window manages tracks, these order, informations, deck to be loaded and cue points are all stored in a single file. In other word, this is a Cue List of the stage sequence itself.
  • Tracks Managements and Editing
  • Bulk Load to Player
  • Save the Sequence

Track Editor

Specialized part for editing the 'Cue Points' which owns independent playback functions and resizable waveform display.

Preferences Window

Stores the user setting of the application. The window will be presented over Player Window as a sheet.

Extra Counter Window ( full version only )

Extra Counter The special window for presenting elapsed time focused informations.
Compatible for full screen and the individual presentation of each deck.

Extra Tone Generator

A simple tone generator outputs several type of waveforms.

 


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