Mobile app

The AudioEditor is a multi-track studio built right into the cori mobile app. With it you can record each voice part, drop in backing tracks, trim and arrange the takes on a timeline, and mix everything into a finished practice song — all without leaving your phone or tablet.

Already have recordings?

If you already have finished voice recordings, there's no need to re-record — you can upload them directly instead, see Creating a song from prerecorded audio. The AudioEditor also lets you import audio and MIDI files, and a song can just as well contain only the sheet music (PDF) — no recordings at all.

Mobile only

The AudioEditor lives in the iOS and Android apps. You won't find it in the browser, so reach for your phone or tablet when you want to record and edit a song.

Open the AudioEditor

Start creating a new song in the app, then on the first step tap Audio Editor to open the studio. (From the backing-and-voices step you can also tap Record to jump straight in.) A short loading screen prepares the audio engine before the timeline appears.

Add tracks, record and import

Each row in the editor is a track — either a Voice part or a Backing accompaniment.

1

Add a track

Tap the button in the track list. Give the track a name or pick a voice part, and choose whether it's a voice or a backing track.

2

Record a take

Select the track, then tap the red record button to start. Tap the square to stop. Use the count-in () to get a click before you sing, and wear headphones so the playback doesn't bleed into your microphone.

3

Import existing audio

Prefer to bring in a file? Tap the at the top right to import an audio recording or a MIDI file onto a track.

Get the timing right

Tap the to open Audio Settings, where you can choose your input device and set a headphone delay so recordings stay perfectly in sync.

Edit and arrange

Work with your takes directly on the timeline: drag a clip to move it, trim its start or end, split it at the playhead, or delete it. Pinch or use the zoom buttons to see more detail. Made a mistake? The Undo and Redo arrows at the top left step you back and forth through your changes.

Move, trim and split clips on the timeline; undo and redo are always one tap away.

Mix the voices

Use the on each track to mute or unmute it, and switch on level mode () to adjust how loud each part sits in the mix. Play the whole arrangement back to check the balance before you save.

Finish and save

When you're happy, tap Finish at the top left. cori asks Save changes? — choose Save to render the tracks (and extract the notes for sing-along feedback) or Discard to leave them as they are. Back in the song creator, continue through the remaining steps to publish the song to your choir.

Tap Finish, then Save to render your tracks into a finished practice song.

What's next?

See the other ways to create a song from audio.
Fine-tune the listening experience with mixing voices and stereo panning.

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Creating a song with the AudioEditor

Record, import, edit and mix voice tracks right inside the cori mobile app.