Almost Live Player

Everything your band needs to keep the music moving.

We built this for our own acoustic duo. We wanted backing tracks for the audience, a separate mix for the musicians, lyrics and chords that follow the song, and one easy place to manage it all. After using it ourselves, we decided to share it with other bands.

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No credit card needed for Free. Create a band account from the sign-in page.

What it does

Built around an actual performance.

Two audio mixes, one song

Upload one MP3 for the audience and another for the musicians. The player combines them into left and right channels, so you can route each mix through your mixer for the performance you want.

Bring your Ultimate Guitar sheets

Upload a chord-and-lyric PDF exported from Ultimate Guitar. Almost Live extracts the text and chords into an editable, scrolling performance view—without making you retype the song.

Lyrics, tabs and notation together

Keep your chord sheets and a separate standard-notation or sheet-music PDF with the same song. Switch views while performing, with independent scrolling or page-turn options for notation.

Use your Karaoke Version tracks

Download the custom backing-track mixes you make with Karaoke Version, then upload them as MP3s. Perfect when you want different instrument or vocal levels for the PA and your own monitors.

Band Sync on multiple devices

One musician leads and others join with a code. Everyone follows the same song and lyric scroll position on their own phone or tablet—without each device playing another copy of the backing track.

Scrolling that follows the performance

Generate an automatic scroll or tap synchronization points while a song plays. Fine-tune markers later, and use pause, speed-up and slow-down cues for tricky passages.

Flexible setlists and linked songs

Create different setlists, drag songs into order and link songs for continuous playback. Set the time between songs, delayed starts, and non-destructive cuts or fade-outs.

Transpose and capo help

Shift a backing track up or down in semitones, display guitar chord shapes for your capo position, and get reminders before a capo change.

Ready even without a connection

Prepare the app and song files for offline use before your gig. Manage your shared band library from a phone, tablet, or computer.

Almost Live Player works with files you export or download from services such as Ultimate Guitar and Karaoke Version. It is an independent app, not an official integration or affiliation with either service.

From rehearsal to performance

Set up once. Play with confidence.

01

Add your music

Upload audience and musician MP3 mixes, plus chord PDFs and optional notation sheets.

02

Make it yours

Review extracted chords, set scrolling points, adjust pitch and capo settings, and arrange your setlists.

03

Take the stage

Start playback, keep your band in sync, and move through the set without juggling separate apps.

Simple pricing

Start with a few songs. Grow when you're ready.

Plans are per band, not per musician. Band members are included. Songs are preserved if you cancel Pro; adding new songs then follows the Free limit.

Made for the music—not the paperwork.

Whether you're an acoustic duo, a solo performer, or a full band, give it a try with your first ten songs.

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