Yamaha Extrack app allows solo musicians to practice performing songs like a band member
Yamaha Japan has unveiled Extrack, an app designed for musicians to learn and play songs as if they were performing with a band. The Apple iOS app is currently available for download today, while the Android OS app will be released in April.
Extrack first analyzes downloaded song files to identify vocals and instruments, then separates each into individual tracks. Each track's volume can be adjusted, even muted, allowing solo musicians to play along with one instrument or focus on learning just one track.
To assist with learning, chord progressions for piano or guitar tracks are automatically displayed for convenience. Additionally, the playback speed can be adjusted and a section of a track can be automatically repeated until a track is mastered.
For the vocal track, a key change feature adjusts the track to suit the natural vocal range of a singer. All of the instrument tracks can be muted during playback so users can focus on learning the lyrics.
The free app plan allows musicians to separate up to five songs per month into four tracks (bass, drums, vocal, and other), while the paid plan expands that to an unlimited number of songs and seven tracks (bass, brass, drums, guitar, piano, vocal, and other). Use of the paid plan is currently free until August.
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March 18, 2025
Technology & Services
Released an app "Extrack" that allows you to
play your favorite songs as if you were a band member
-Yamaha's technology such as sound source separation makes it easy to create a sense of realism in the session-
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Yamaha Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Yamaha") will release "Extrack," a new music app that allows users to play their favorite songs as if they were band members. "Extrack" is a coined word based on the concept of extracting the necessary elements from a track (song) and providing an extra (special) performance experience while arranging it. In the app, cutting-edge technologies such as sound source separation and chord analysis functions are used to solve problems faced by players of musical instruments such as guitar, drums, bass, and piano, such as "individual practice becomes monotonous" and "it is not easy to practice together with others". It provides a sense of realism as if you were playing with a band member, creating an experience that allows all performers, from beginners to professionals, to enjoy playing more.
Highlights of Extrack
You can take out only the sound of the instrument you play from the song and know the phrase you want to play as if you were holding it in your hands!
Tempo change, repetitive playback can be easily operated, and practice efficiently!
Enjoy playing with instrument parts other than your own, as if you were a band member!
Official Extrack website:https://jp.yamaha.com/products/apps/extrack/index.html
Compatible with: iOS, Android. You can download the app from the App Store and Google Play. ※1
App Store
*1 Scheduled to be released from Google Play in April.
Background to the development of "Extrack"
In recent years, the number of people who enjoy playing musical instruments on their own has increased, and the ways in which people enjoy music have diversified. On the other hand, there are many people who have problems such as "I get bored if I continue to play alone" or "I don't have the opportunity to form a band". Therefore, we have developed an app called "Extrack" that emphasizes "pure enjoyment of playing".
Extrack is an app that allows you to practice and enjoy sessions with your favorite songs as if you were playing them with a real artist. Members who actually enjoy playing musical instruments were involved in the development and thoroughly pursued ease of use from the performer's point of view. Rather than simply listing cutting-edge technologies as features, we've put the experience together in an app that anyone can easily enjoy.
Features of "Extrack"
1. Sound source separation function: A function that allows you to extract or mute the sound of a specific instrument from a band performance.
The audio of the imported music data is separated into each instrument part such as vocals, guitar, bass, and drums.
You can freely adjust the volume of each part, and you can practice flexibly according to the situation, such as "listen only to the sound of the instrument you play and copy it by ear", "mute the sound of the instrument you play and play with other parts", and "emphasize the drums to make it easier to grasp the rhythm"
2. Chord analysis function: Automatically analyze and display the chord progression of your favorite song to support performance
Automatically analyze and display chord progressions from music data
Synchronize with music playback and display chords in real time
It also shows how to hold down the guitar and keyboard, making it easy for beginners to play visually
3. Optimal playback UI for practice: Convenient and easy-to-use playback function, allowing you to efficiently practice playing along with the music
Playback speed change function: You can slow down the tempo and practice fine phrases.
Key change function: easy to transpose to a key that is easy to sing, easy to play
Efficient practice playback operation: one-touch head-to-head for chorus and solo parts, and easy-to-use A-B repeat function
How to use "Extrack"
[ Image ] 1. Select the song you want to play from the music files stored on your device or cloud storage.
1. Select the song you want to play from the music files stored on your device or cloud storage*2*3*4
[ Image ] 2. Select the instrument part to be separated and start separating the sound source.
2. Select the instrument part to be separated and start separating the sound source.
[ Image ] 3. You will be redirected to the operation screen where the separation track is displayed, and you can use each function of the app.
3. You will be redirected to the operation screen where the separation track is displayed, and you can use each function of the app.
*2 Please use a file owned by the customer, such as purchasing from a music download sales service.
*3 Due to rights restrictions, songs from music streaming services cannot be imported.
*4 Depending on the specifications of the device you are using, there are restrictions on the length of songs that can be loaded.
About billing
You can use the basic functions as a free application.
By in-app subscription billing, you can use the functions of a paid plan*5.
Free Plan Paid plan (Extrack Pass) 7,000
yen/year 900
yen/month
Types of instruments that can be separated Up to 4 types
(Drums / Bass / Vocal / Others) Up to 7 types
(Drums / Bass / Vocal / Guitar / Piano / Brass / Others)
Number of songs that can be separated Up to 5 songs per month unlimitedness
Saving to the Extrack Library 5 songs 50 songs (iOS) 10
songs (Android)
*5 We will carry out a campaign to open paid plans free of charge until August.
Yamaha Music Connect Service Development
Based on the sound and music-related technologies we have cultivated over many years, we launched the Music Connect Promotion Department in 2023 with the aim of contributing to music culture and expanding our business through the development of applications and services.
Based on the concept of "BE ONE WITH MUSIC", we use the power of technology to expand the possibilities of people and music to provide an irreplaceable music experience. He has been involved in a number of projects, including "SYNCROOM," a remote ensemble service that allows you to have music sessions with people far away, and "Narikiri Mike," which allows you to enjoy karaoke with the voice of an artist. We will accelerate our efforts to create new services in each of the three values provided by Yamaha Music Connect: Learning, Creative, and Community.
Yamaha Music Connect Homepage
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