The player for your audio and video backing tracks

Designed for musicians.
Built for live performance.

Your audio and video backing tracks, in a player built to accompany you on stage.

Slow down or speed up your backing tracks — including videos — while preserving the original key and keeping audio and video in sync. Organize your set list, recall cues while the track is playing and display the video fullscreen.

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Who it is for

On stage, in the classroom, in the practice room. The same track, at your speed.

Three situations, the same three things: find the track, put it at the right tempo, repeat what is not working yet.

  • Live

    Your set list ready, the next song within reach, and a tempo you can bend to the room — without changing key.

  • In the music school

    Slow the backing track down for your student and raise it lesson after lesson. The sheet-music video stays in sync.

  • Studying a passage

    Loop the hard bars, play them slowly until they come out, then bring them back up to tempo.

Everything within reach

Find your song, stay in the moment. Nothing pulls your attention away.

Search the set list, check the tempo, glance at a cue name — without breaking your focus on the performance in front of you.

Speed changes. The key doesn't.

Change the tempo. Keep the key.

Adjust playback speed from −15% to +15%, or set the BPM you want directly. The key stays the one in the recording — the notation you see in the video is never transposed or rewritten.

On stage: match the mood of the evening.

Need a more relaxed feel, or a little more energy? Slow down or speed up your video backing track to suit the performance. Audio and video stay in sync, in the original key.

In practice: give a difficult passage more time.

Slow down the video to practise the fingering and phrasing of a tricky passage. If the video includes sheet music, it follows the slower playback too. Gradually return to the original tempo as you gain confidence.

Watch and listen to the tempo change.

A real recording of TempoGlide. Press Play and listen as the video playback speed changes.

From the set list to the stage

Your set list ready. Your next song within reach.

  • Saveable, reopenable playlists
  • Search by title or BPM
  • Sort by title, BPM, or manual order
  • Four named cues, recalled even while playing
  • Loop on any passage, quantized to the bar or set by hand

Search your backing tracks, sort them by title or BPM and arrange them for your set. During playback, you can select the next track to load.

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The video takes the stage

The player stays with you. The video goes on screen.

A dedicated fullscreen mode fills the screen with the video — your own display, or a second monitor when you have one — with keyboard shortcuts keeping the playlist, tempo and cues within reach.

  • 01Video and audio stay in sync.
  • 02The video fills the display screen.
  • 03Playlist, BPM and cues stay under control.
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Real recording of TempoGlide
The passage that will not come out

Repeat it until it is yours.

Mark the start and the end while the track plays: the loop comes back around with no gap, nothing to wait for. Its length can lock to 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars, or stay free with eighth-note snapping.

Together with the tempo control it becomes a way to practise: slow the hard bars down, repeat them until they come out, then bring them back up to full speed without ever losing the key.

T marks the start, Y the end, U changes the length, O turns the loop on and off.
Control stays simple

Keyboard, cues and EQ. Without changing how you think.

Shortcuts stay visible next to the controls, cues carry names you'll recognize at a glance, and a global 7-band EQ with saveable presets shapes the sound of your backing tracks as they leave the app, to suit whatever sound system you're using.

You can use your computer's built-in audio output — an external audio interface is optional, not required.

The four cues work whether playback is paused or running. The loop is set on the fly with IN and OUT and can be quantized to 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars, or set by hand to the eighth.
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Real recording of TempoGlide
Download and compatibility

Choose your version.

One app, three ways to use it: demo, full 14-day trial or purchased license. Downloads will be available at launch.

Mac · Intel and Apple Silicon

Universal app: runs natively on Apple Silicon and on Intel Macs. Requires macOS 12 Monterey or later.

Version and file size will appear with each download.

Try it your way.

Demo

Add multiple tracks to the list and choose which one to play, for up to 90 seconds each time you press Play. Opening, saving and sorting playlists are disabled; tempo, cues, loop and EQ remain available.

Full trial

All features for 14 days. An internet connection is needed only to activate it. When it ends, demo mode remains available.

License

All features, no limits, on two computers for one user. One-time purchase, 1.x updates included. The same download covers all three modes.

Future updates will be downloaded from this website. An update check in the app settings is planned; installation will be manual.

Coming to Mac

Your next live set starts here.

Leave your email and we’ll let you know when TempoGlide is available for its free 14-day trial.

Ready when you are.

Start in demo mode, unlock all features with the free 14-day trial, then choose a one-time license. After the trial, demo mode remains available.

  • One-time purchase, no subscription
  • At launch: full 14-day trial, no card required
  • License valid for two computers of the same user
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Before you ask

Frequently asked questions.

Can TempoGlide mix two tracks?

The current version uses a single player and plays one track at a time. It includes playlists, tempo control, cue points, an equalizer and fullscreen video. It does not include two decks, crossfading or mixing between tracks.

Can I use audio-only files?

Yes. TempoGlide plays local audio-only tracks as well as video files.

Does changing speed change the pitch?

No. The tempo control keeps the key of the recording — only the playback speed changes.

Do I need an external audio interface?

No. Your computer's built-in audio output works; an external interface is optional.

Can I send video to a second screen?

Yes, and it works just as well with a single screen. Fullscreen can also send the video to an external monitor or a second display when you have one.

Are BPM detected automatically?

Yes, an automatic estimate is calculated on import. You can correct it manually at any time.

Can I recall a cue while a track is playing?

Yes. The four named cues can be recalled while paused and while the track is playing, and the jump happens without a gap in the audio.

Can I loop a difficult passage?

Yes. Mark the start and the end while the track plays and the loop repeats without a gap. The length can be locked to 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars, or set by hand with eighth-note snapping. It works together with the tempo change, so you can study a passage slowly and bring it back up.

Is a sheet-music library included?

No. If a video file already contains sheet music, TempoGlide plays it in sync — it doesn't generate notation or recognize notes, and no backing-track library is included.

When will it be available, and on which systems?

Downloads are being prepared for Mac Apple Silicon and Mac Intel, for macOS 12 Monterey or later. Sign up to be notified at launch.

Other questions? Write to support@tempoglide.com.