PlayBacker lite
Advanced Audio File Player
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
The advanced audio file player application equipped 2 decks.
Each deck has basic functions such as ‘Auto Pause’ and ‘Repeat’ which are essential for play backing on stage performances, as well as advanced features like ‘Auto Cue Search’, ‘Skip End’ and ‘Auto Fadeout’ those will help users to focusing their operations.
‘TrackList Document’ holds all informations about a sequence, users can prepare operation quickly anytime by open stored document. In addition by built in ’Track Editor’, users can put detailed editing of custom cue points or gain etc on tracks.
PlayBacker will perfectly supports user’s audio playback works from preparation to production.
※) This application not support for playing DRM protected audio files.
# MAIN FEATURES
■ Start Cue / End Cue customizable
■ Auto Cue Search feature
■ Keyboard shortcut customizable
■ Fader Unit
# DECK
■ Auto Pause : pauses at the track’s head
■ Skip End : finish playing at the last audible frame
■ Repeat 1 ( manual / auto ) / All
■ Auto Fadeout
■ Cueing enabled waveform view
■ CueList Mode
■ Counter Mode
# TRACK LIST DOCUMENT
■ Managing all tracks of a sequence
■ Editing track’s properties
■ Track Editor : modifies cues
# IN APP PURCHASE
■ SamplePad AddOn A : +8 pads
■ SamplePad AddOn B : +8 pads
: SamplePad ( 2 banks / max 16 pads pad style sampler ) feature can be added on ! In addition, decks also will be unlocked to following the customizable track gain !
more Software is great for integration of audio files with live presentations. The ability to play a file and have it either loop or paus upon completion to cue the next track works very well. Also, the ability to have multiple "decks" such that one could be playing background sounds/music in a loop while the other can be used for discrete sounds or music files adds a lot of flexibility.
Software is great for integration of audio files with live presentations. The ability to play a file and have it either loop or paus upon completion to cue the next track works very well. Also, the ability to have multiple "decks" such that one could be playing background sounds/music in a loop while the other can be used for discrete sounds or music files adds a lot of flexibility.
■ Track rename on Player / Deck
Track name editing on Player / Deck has become available.
The feature mounted at deck's 'CueList Mode'. A 'title edit button' was added on upper part of the CueList Mode view, and it will make text field of track title on cuelist table editable.
■ Change : 'Export to trackList…' moved to 'File' menu
The Player has a feature that can export current Player status to TrackList document, and user can trigger the function by 'File > Export > as TrackList' menu item.
The feature will be activated only while the Player Window is active as main window.
3.1.6 Mar 17
Update for Optimizing to new macOS 26 Tahoe and Liquid Grass interface.
■ Deck :
‘Current Track Selector’ has moved to “Play / Pause Button” from Next button. The change has done for increasing consistency of playback operation.
To show ‘Current Track Selector’ : long press the Play/Pause button while ‘having selector mark’ appears. This feature will be enabled while deck’s cue list is not visible.
A user selected track will be loaded immediately.
■ Track Editor ( in trackList window ) :
‘move to start cue button’ and ‘move to end cue button’ have added at cue position setting buttons area ( right bottom part of view ).
3.1.5 Jan 20
Maintenance update optimizing to latest version of macOS and some useful features have added.
■ ‘MONO Summing’ feature has added to Deck.
■ ‘Font Size’ change of cue lists has been more flexible. ‘Player window’ or ‘TrackList window’ whether one currently be main window will respond the ‘Font Size Up’ or ‘Down’ command from Window Menu > Font Size menu items.
■ Some improvements of user interface for more usability.
3.1.4 09/01/2025
The maintenance update contains optimization to latest macOS Sonoma, and improvements of user interface for better visibility and usability.
3.1.3 01/26/2024
Maintenance update and some new feature added with optimization to late version of macOS.
■ Eject button of decks has become available although the deck is playing. Deck ejects tracks except currently playing.
■ Other some glitch fixed, and some improvements done.
3.1.2 05/08/2023
Maintenance update and some new feature added.
■ Change CueList font size feature added to Deck
The ‘CueList Font Size’ item was added in Preferences-General part.
Users can customize Deck’s CueList font size for get more visibility of cues.
■ Several properties of displaying became to be stored when the app is terminated
- Flex states of upper / lower decks ( full version )
- Open / Close state of Fader Unit and SamplePad
- Last used font size of TrackList Document
■ Bug Fixes
- Deck CueList had not followed the target track if the row was not see.
3.1.1 08/07/2022
Brand new file type across the series has been added. It makes enable sharing a sequence over device / OS versions by only single file. And the optimizations against macOS Monterey has been made.
■ New File Type : PlayBacker File Package
A document of PlayBacker File Package type is including not only TrackList / PadList data but also actual audio files which are referenced by each tracks. This file can be open by PlayBacker application on other devices without re assigning the audio files, and moreover by iOS version PlayBacker series !! ( ver.3.1.2 or later )
Now it is extremely easy for sharing or open same sequence over another devices / OS for backup or sync play.
New file type can be exported from existing default type : TrackList Document.
■ Other Changes
- Optimization agains macOS Monterey has been made.
- ‘LOAD’ swipe row action was added to Deck-cueList / CueList Mode tables.
- ‘Key Indicator’ was added on Player Window. It indicates whether the Player Window is active and can accept user actions like keyboard shortcut.
■ Bug Fixes
- The issue that, when the current track was also assigned as next track, go next track command couldn't work exactly, has solved.
- The issue that, exported TrackList by “Export to TrackList” menu not hold the target deck property, has solved.
3.1 03/14/2022
The maintenance update including several improvements.
3.0.1 09/01/2021
The major update including the fully re-written audio processing process with latest architecture. The update also includes optimizations for the current OS, improvements of interfaces and reconstructions of the functions.
macOS 10.13 High Sierra and later are required from this version.
# Deck
■ The current track selector has been removed. The feature is included in the ‘Next Button’.
■ CueList on Deck
□ Deleting a track function has added as row action : swipe to left.
□ Drag & Drop of tracks or audio files has supported.
□ The action of single click to set Next Track has been removed. Use swipe to right gesture instead.
◆ Now supporting drag & drop audio files directly to decks.
◆ Now supporting re-order of tracks in CueList Mode table.
◆ Auto Fade Out seconds became to be customizable.
# TrackList Window
■ The functions for track managements like 'Add Tracks' or 'Load to Player' are gathered in newly added Toolbar. Almost operations would be done via Toolbar no matter which target of tracks are.
■ The font size of lists can be expanded in 3 steps.
# Preferences Window
■ The item 'Displays Deck Cue List' was added to General / Startup Settings.
# For SamplePad Users Only
■ Gain adjustment at the building time of tracks was removed. Gain of tracks will be set ‘0 db’ as default no matter where the track was generated.
■ Track Gain : Available range is improved. Users can adjust track gain with 0.1db unit from -60db to +6db.
■ Track Gain : Customize methods in TrackList are improved. Users can enter numbers directly in the fields, or can use Pan gesture when the field is selected.
■ Gain Normalize function has added to TrackEditor.
3.0 01/03/2021
Maintenance Update including below change and some bug fixes.
■ Bulk edit of tracks become available also in PadList
PadList of TrackList Document window can access Bulk Info Editor now as same as TrackList part.
Bug Fixes
■ Resolved an issue of auto cue search feature that the setting in preferences didn’t referred correctly.
2.5.3 07/28/2019
Update focused for improving the usability, including some new feature and fine tunings.
# Player
- ‘Light Mode’ has become available.
Player window can also follows System Setting of appearance on macOS Mojave. Some interface parts were updated with this change.
- Brand new ‘Export to TrackList’ function was added to ‘Player Menu’.
User can store the current state of Player.
# Track List
- Track Editor : Cue Setting Buttons updated to reflecting the current settings.
Buttons activates itself according to current cue points of the track.
# Bug Fixes
- [ Important ] With macOS 10.14.x update, the 'Drag and Drop of multiple rows' of table view has became available. Please update to latest version if your OS is 10.14.
2.5.2 04/20/2019
- Maintenance Update / Optimized to macOS Mojave ( 10.14 ).
- New product ‘SamplePad: Trial 7 days’ has added to In-App Purchase.
- Bug Fixes : Solved the issue of mismatch of tracks in drag & drop operations on TrackList.
- Improvements of some parts of interface.
#) Caution !
Currently we recognize the problem that, on macOS Mojave (10.14), table views of 'TrackList document' is not respond to drag & drop of multiple rows. This not seems to causing application crash but we do the treatment of below.
* On macOS Mojave (10.14), table views of above mentioned are disabled dragging multiple rows.
Apologize for inconvenience but please forgive it for safety running of the application.
On previous OS, there are no problems around these and multiple drag & drop is available as before.
2.5.1 10/02/2018
# Customize of the End Cue of tracks has enabled !
# Option for fixing track title to audio file name has added !
# Keyboard Shortcuts now enable to set key combination !
# Keyboard Shortcuts now enable to unset !
# SamplePad ( 2 bank / each max 8 pads ) feature has available from In-App Purchase !
Other global improvements for usability has done !
- Customizable End Cue -
User can customize the finish playback point of a track now. End Cue is settable in Track Editor.
- Track Title Option -
The option settable in preferences window, which is naming generated track by its audio file name instead of metadata value.
- Specification Changes for Keyboard Shortcuts -
Users can enable for using key combination with modifier keys to keyboard shortcuts of control functions now.
Unset also available from this version. To do so, simply delete a key for function in preferences window.
- SamplePad Add On -
Users can add-on the SamplePad feature from In-App Purchase. Adopting to Shot / Loop play mode and make playback operations more flexible.
- SamplePad Add-On
- SamplePad : +8 pads
Accessible from Application Menu > AddOn…
2.5 08/03/2018
Update to version 2.1 with several new features addition !!
- Added Features -
# It has become possible to displaying the cue list on Deck : Deck-Mode !
# Skip Tail : Skips playing the silence part of track’s end !
# Cue Sentence Display : Displays track’s cue sentence = any strings as wish, at the Deck !
# Auto Repeat 1 : Make it automatic of repeat playing !
- Other Improvements -
# ‘Progress Indicator’ was added to ‘CueList Mode’ and ‘TimeCounter Mode’ of Deck.
# ‘Overall WaveView’ was added to ‘Track Editor’.
# ‘Display Mode’ menu item and sub items were added to ‘Player Menu’.
# Further improvements of usability.
# Small bug fixed.
2.1 01/07/2018
Optimized for macOS High Sierra (10.13).
Fixed : PlayPause button shadow status at launch.
Improvement : Audio rendering process, for more robust and safety.
Some bug fixed around thread operation.
2.0.4 11/08/2017
Maintenance Update
・Bug fixed of TrackList Document, that had showing an alert of “tracks update needed” every time even if it was not necessary when users opened it.
・Bug fixed of “Player Menu”, that was not shown at application launch time.
Caution)
Player Window has be closable from this version for conforming to Human Interface Guideline. To reopen the window is available from Window menu ~ select ‘Player’ menu item. Please be care for mis operation in production use.
2.0.3 08/28/2017
Maintenance Update - including serious bug fixes ! -
• Serious Bug Fix : In previous versions, there was a case for the application becomes can’t be launched again if the app was illegal terminated. This serious issue has been resolved in this version.
• Bug fix : Memory leak in audio rendering process.
• Optimization : Waveform drawing process in Track generating time.
• Other some bug fixed.
2.0.2 06/08/2017
Maintenance Update
• Resolved an issue that TrackList document reopen may not be enabled.
• Resolved an issue that Deck’s layout was broken on specific OS version.
• Resolved an error of time display for Tracks of over 60 minutes play time.
2.0.1 05/21/2017
Major update to version 2.0 !!
Interface was updated.
The response against user actions was improved faster.
New Features
# Auto Cue Search function : search cue point automatically when track is added.
# Keyboard shortcut of playback operations has been changeable.
# Player
- Supporting for window resizing.
# Deck
- “Cue List Mode” has added.
- “Time Counter Mode” has added.
# TrackList
- Track title / target deck searching function has added.
- Supporting for drag and drop selected tracks directly to deck.
Changed Features - Caution ! -
# Factory preset of keyboard shortcut for playback operations has been changed. : QWERTY compliant.
~ The editing of keyboard shortcut has been enabled from this version.
# Required OS version gained to 10.11 or later.
2.0 01/24/2017
■ Supporting of macOS Sierra (10.12).
■ Some usability were improved.
■ Bugfixes
- An issue that audio files without read/write permission make application crash when added to track list, was resolved.
1.2.3 11/07/2016
■ OS X 10.11 El Capitan supported.
■ Added / Changed Features
- TrackList ; The adding tracks function has been more faster.
- TrackList ; Full screen mode supported.
- Track Editor ; The timing for determine cueing has changed to “Mouse-Up”.
- Track Editor ; Dragging time indicator was added.
- Deck/Player ; Made it suppresses the generation of the gap noise by re-tuning of audio rendering process.
■ Bug Fixed
- On OS X 10.11, the issue that “Track Editor” could not display waveform at the time the view opened, has been resolved.
- On OS X 10.11, the issue that “Fader Unit” became not respond to mouse events after return from “Full Screen Mode”, has been resolved.
- On OS X 10.11, the issue that upper part of “Player” window was hidden when user opened “Fader Unit” in split view, has been resolved.
- Deck ; the problem of rare case that, at a timing of reloading long duration audio files, a deck causes to “system busy” and generates “gap noise” to another decks, was fixed.
1.2.2 10/13/2015
— ver 1.1.2 —
Improvement of CPU usage.
With readjustment of interface redraw rate and audio rendering process, PlayBacker needs more lighter load for CPU. By this improvement the issue that sometimes track change of deck caused to gapping of another deck was solved.
Deck's cueing behavior was changed.
From this version the timing for set cue-point of deck changed to “Mouse-Up”. Though while playing, playback wiper follows dragging and playback point will be set when mouse upped within waveform area. Cancel cueing is also available with mouse-up outside.
Indication of “current time / start cue time” in Track Editor.
Adds playback current time / start cue time indication to Track Editor in TrackList window. Setting operation of the start cue points became clearer.
Small bug fix and several interface parts change were also done.
1.1.2 07/23/2015
Maintenance release.
Bug fix ;
The issue of waveform on deck in case track's sample rate is not 44.1Khz was solved.
Other small bugs were fixed.
Changed function ;
"Track Editor ( ⌘E )" menu item was added to "Track List" menu.
Keyboard shortcut of "Export Track List…" menu item in "File" menu has been removed.
1.1.1 05/14/2015
OS X 10.10 Yosemite support.
Retina Display model Mac support.
changed feature
Cue control changed to playback wiper on waveform style.
Some interface parts changed for OS X 10.10.
optimizing issues
On Retina Display mac, the process of reading audio files for register new tracks has been improved faster. Now PlayBacker works more comfortably on Retina Display model Mac.
The issue of “Track Editor”, sync of the waveform view and playback sound was out in case the track has long duration time, has been fixed.
1.1 11/25/2014
Optimizing an issue ; sometimes audio file read error occurs in track change.
Bug fixed ; around “Auto Fade Out” problems in case track’s remain time < fade out time.
1.0.2 10/03/2014
■ Track rename on Player / Deck
Track name editing on Player / Deck has become available.
The feature mounted at deck's 'CueList Mode'. A 'title edit button' was added on upper part of the CueList Mode view, and it will make text field of track title on cuelist table editable.
■ Change : 'Export to trackList…' moved to 'File' menu
The Player has a feature that can export current Player status to TrackList document, and user can trigger the function by 'File > Export > as TrackList' menu item.
The feature will be activated only while the Player Window is active as main window.
more Version 3.1.6 Mar 17
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