Support
Spectune is a music app where you paint sound on a pitch-and-time canvas and hear the painting played back.
Email [email protected] and I’ll get back to you. It helps to say which device you’re on and which version of the app.
Frequently asked
- How does painting turn into sound?
- Height on the canvas is pitch and left to right is time, so a horizontal stroke is a held note and a diagonal one is a glide. Brighter paint plays louder. Each track then plays its paint with its own instrument or voice.
- How do I undo?
- Tap the canvas with two fingers, or use the undo and redo buttons at the top. One undo history covers both strokes and changes to the arrangement.
- What’s the difference between a section and a song?
- A section is a loop of four, eight or sixteen bars that you paint on its own. The song is those sections arranged in order, up to 128 bars. Placing a section twice makes a linked copy, so painting one changes both; choose Make Unique to split a copy off.
- How do I paint from a recording?
- Choose Import a Sound, then pick an audio file, or record with the microphone. On iPad you can also drag a file from Files or Voice Memos straight onto the canvas. Spectune finds the loudest pitches at each moment and paints them onto the selected track, starting at the playhead.
- Can I paint only with Apple Pencil?
- Yes. Turn on Only Draw with Apple Pencil in the iPad’s Settings › Apple Pencil. A finger then scrolls the canvas and the Pencil paints, with pressure setting how loud each stroke plays.
- How do I export a song?
- Tap the share button. You can export the song as M4A or WAV, a separate stem for each track, a video of the painting as it plays, or the project file to open in Spectune on another device.
- Where are my songs saved?
- In the Files app, under On My iPhone (or iPad) › Spectune. Every change is saved as you go.
- Does it sync between my devices?
- If you want it to. Turn on iCloud Sync in Spectune’s settings and your songs move to iCloud Drive › Spectune, and appear on every device signed in to the same Apple Account. It needs iCloud Drive turned on in iOS Settings.
- Does it work offline?
- Always. Spectune never needs a connection.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. Spectune is $4.99 once, with every feature included and nothing to buy inside the app.