Acapella from PicPlayPost Reviews

by Screaming_Goat

I got this because it is something I want to use, being able to record multiple videos of me and overlay them together to make a song. But when I started using it, it was super confusing and just left out a lot of things that shouldn’t have been left out. First off, just trying to input two previously recorded videos isn’t allowed. Only one, so that was annoying. Meaning I couldn’t put two in and then line them up on my own. Second, when I tried to record a simple song there was no way to turn off the sound of the first video that was already there, however you could turn off the metronome. This made the sound come out like heart beats when I was done because I couldn’t turn up the metronome and down the video. This leads me to the third problem, which would fix everything if they let you do this. You can’t move one of the videos a little bit forward or backwards to line them up perfectly. Last, you need premium for basically everything and it’s super expensive.

by That Doesn't Pull

Okay so I’m a percussionist. Because of COVID-19, I wanted to try something new and post a video of me playing a bass line excerpt. Basically, the music I would be playing calls for careful counting and splitting (for you drummers/drum corps folks). I recorded my first video WITH MY HEADPHONES and the audio came out great. No interference, nothing unpleasant. A nice clear sound. Now here’s the problem. I come to record my second video and after hearing the finished product of the second video - it’s COMPLETELY out of time and does not fall in with the initial recording. I have NO IDEA what it is but it definitely is not my headphones because they’re brand new. Keep in mind, there’s a new metronome feature on AcapellafromPicPlayPost so after making the first recording there’s no need for the metronome because I would be going off the first video. Basically the audio and video don’t match up AT ALLLLLLLL when you put in the recordings together. Maybe if I wasn’t a musician this wouldn’t bother me as much but because the name of AcapellafromPicPlayPost is ACAPELLA I would assume that there wouldn’t be timing issues with the recordings. Definitely wouldn’t recommend and is time consuming.

by Cantbeheard

Frustrating. Project sent to me, to collaborate. Wearing headphones, app does NOT pick up my audio! Vocal and guitar. Only the camera works. However, Able to use app without headphones, but is extremely hard to hear collaborators with just sound coming out of my iPad. Thats the only way app works, without headphones. Adding my guitar, can barely hear singer, other musicians. I spent 3 days with mixcord tech to fix app issue. Uninstalled/installed twice, sent whole project to app tech as well. Tried 3 different types of headphones, and ear buds. Nothing. I even started my own project from scratch, same issue. Camera fine, NO AUDIO. Contacted Apple tech, ran diagnostic on my 16 day old iPad, no issues, it is fine. Throwing in the towel on AcapellafromPicPlayPost. Real mystery here. I wish app tech could talk to me on phone, might help. Bizarre.

by Micataz

Every time I export the audio to another program the audio changes from the true mix that I saved. Distorted...wrong mix....etc. but if I send the same file to the online acapella app there is no loss of quality and mix. Seems to me that acapella has sabotaged their own program so you can’t use it on an outside platform. AND, I paid for a the full version of the program a few years ago and all of a sudden I’m being asked for extra subscription fees to do the same functions that I had already paid for. Won’t be long before another party develops a better product without the bs. I won’t be spending another dime with this company. I truly loved the program until I ran into these problems. If you’re trying to make a sun video with friends and don’t care about quality this is for you. If you’re hoping to produce anything professional move along. Acapella can easily make this program more compatible but for some reason they’ve decided to give us a mediocre product.

by Bobbyrockstar

Pro’s.
Nice to collaborate and make music with friends from all over the world.
Or just make music with yourself and work on your songwriting or practice your instrument and harmonize ect, ect, ect...
Con’s
It’s stupid overpriced. The community would grow and flourish and bring more people in if this thing was half the cost. I don’t know much about making and maintaining apps, but for them to take as long as they do to fix bugs or to improve AcapellafromPicPlayPost , it’s hardly worth it for casual musicians and vocalists. They don’t see the potential they have here to expand on possibilities of being an industry standard for musicians and bands, working out music with producers as well as making goofy collaborations with friends. It’s more of a bare minimum effort to syphon a monthly fee out of folks with minimum effort to be a quality product.
Another con is there is no type of forum or a more detailed webpage for folks to go to and see how to use this to its full potential. To talk about what kind of interfaces work with this thing. What kind of dongles and adaptors you need if you are going to get serious with nice mics or recording a whole drum set through a mixing board or interface. In the end, I am having fun for now as this pandemic keeps the world indoors, but after ( if ) that ends, I plan on canceling AcapellafromPicPlayPost and looking for another or just going back to recording with my DAW with friends on my desktop

by Verydissatisfied4294273

I love the concept of AcapellafromPicPlayPost and even bought a year-long subscription but I am realizing more and more how AcapellafromPicPlayPost was not designed for musicians. For example, I’m running my audio interface into my phone so that I can record in Acapella using my mics. However, there are limited Input settings in Acapella so it’s diverting my mono input channel into one channel of stereo. I have to do this because the default phone mic is awful at picking up electric guitar and drums. I am running j to some other issues as well: it is very easy to accidentally delete recordings; the fact that you can’t change the number of squares after the onset of a project is annoying; it’s hard to find the videos I’ve made once I start a new project. Aside from the unhelpful FAQ on the website, I haven’t found any way to get help through customer service. tl;dr It’s really frustrating to use if you’re looking to record full band. ALSO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CANCEL THE PREMIUM ACCOUNT

by Alltimegamer13579

So I got AcapellafromPicPlayPost because my friend had it and it looked super cool and fun. I thought it was free but when I got AcapellafromPicPlayPost and make an account I thought it was telling me I had to pay for it. However, it turned out to be $10 a month for the premium but they didn’t specify very well so I started the 7 day free trial. That was last Monday. This past Sunday I went on to cancel my trial so I wouldn’t be billed the day after when my subscription started. In the policy it said you can “cancel your subscription anytime” But I couldn’t find anywhere on AcapellafromPicPlayPost where it told me how to. So I e-nailed customer service and all they did was send me an article on how to delete my Acapella account. I don’t want to delete my account, I just want to unsubscribe from the premium list so I’m not getting billed $10 a month! Overall, I’m highly disappointed in the lack of communication and help i’m receiving.

by Edwina_reviews

The making of acapellas is difficult and not as convenient in AcapellafromPicPlayPost . After making one part of, say, a duet, I'm forced to wait longer than normal just to view a clip of my singing. Often times I have to re-record my singing because there are things I want to fix or redo. Because the loading takes so long just for, say, a thirty sec clip, AcapellafromPicPlayPost is just really inconvenient. Not only that, but also the uploading and saving of my videos is difficult. Again, it takes very long and then I have to go through a process to simply save a video when it shouldn't be that hard to save my own video. Then if I want to view my video once I posted it, for some reason I can't view it unless I say I'm going to edit it. The whole format and process is just more difficult and inconvenient than it should be.

by ProBassoonist

When I first tried out AcapellafromPicPlayPost , I thought it was really useful to create music covers with multiple parts, so I bought the yearly subscription to be able to record for more than 30 seconds, tolerating the price. Being able to hear my other recorded parts while I record is what caught my interest. Now that I’ve used AcapellafromPicPlayPost more, I’ve found out how limited AcapellafromPicPlayPost is. There isn’t an editor where you can move tracks around or have a part that appears for only part of the song. You have to record each part in one go. AcapellafromPicPlayPost is also only available on mobile, which I find annoying because my phone’s mic quality isn't what you would call good. I also wanted to make use of the guide music that would have been really useful to listen to while recording, but for some reason Acapella only uses Apple Music songs that require a subscription which I’m not paying for to play more than 30 seconds of the song I want. There’s so many extra useless features like filters and watermarks when Mixcord should have focused on actual music-making and ease of access features.

by Ginpigs

Every tutorial or promotion I have seen says the free version allows 1-minute recordings. Not anymore! Only 30 seconds. So....for the amateur or kid just playing around with their instruments or voice you can’t even record a short song to send to grandma or whatever. This category of user (which is pretty massive) is unlikely to be able to justify the recurring monthly or annual cost of unlocking more time. Maybe a one-time payment to unlock the 1-minute timeframe could pull these users back in whilst still making the developers their $$$.
Aside from that, AcapellafromPicPlayPost itself is straightforward. It would be nice to be able to turn off the sound of your precious tracks as you record a new one as an option. It would also be nice to find some way to get Bluetooth headphones to work properly. Being trapped by the length of the wire makes getting anyone with an instrument into view on the camera hard and impossible with a cello!

by Purpleninjuhh

I used to loveeeeee AcapellafromPicPlayPost. I’ve been using it for like 4/5 years. I was so excited to finally find an app where I could harmonize with myself and play around with arrangements. I used it at least once a week. I took a little break from it and come back to find that I now have to pay for all of the basic features that I used to enjoy. Adding my watermark wasn’t too big a deal for me, but the equalizer being a paid feature really annoys me. I used to love that I could really refine and smooth out my sound. Now it’s really no point in me using AcapellafromPicPlayPost anymore because i’m not about to pay for an app that glitches all the time. I used to not mind the glitches and the forced closing too badly but at this point it’s just not worth the headache and definitely not worth my money. I’m just sad that they want me to pay for the basic things about AcapellafromPicPlayPost that made me love it so much. Will be uninstalling very very shortly.

by What If I Dont Want A Nickname

Something is REALLY annoying with this. I have an iPhone 7 w/ Bluetooth headphones. I can’t use Bluetooth because of the input lag that ruins the timing. But there’s also no way to make the audio play aloud with no headphones so there’s nothing to time it with. I know it can make annoying feedback loops but I’ll just turn the volume really low and listen and sing at the same time. Sure some ignorant people would ruin their recordings because of that but at least give me the option to turn it off. My headphones don’t work with AcapellafromPicPlayPost, and I have to buy extra expensive headphones specifically designed for my phone because Apple is as greedy as the company who made AcapellafromPicPlayPost. Give me the option to turn this off!! I can’t do anything without it!!

by Supertentman

This is a fantastic app that allows people to be creative and collaborate in all sorts of ways, however this is an awful option for students and artists who just want to experiment. If you can afford shelling out $50 a year it’s great! However most students and musicians don’t have money for a looping app they just want to experiment with. You are better off investing your money in sound equipment and a DAW because you’d have those long term to record on rather than be stuck paying a subscription to a phone app...

If this was like iReal Pro and only asked for a one time purchase it would be much more worth while. Even if it’s a steep purchase price, you’d have the tool on your phone to mess around with whenever you felt like getting creative. Sad to see reviews of people that paid the previous one time purchase which has apparently been voided since they changed the terms to a monthly subscription as well.... greed in action, making it harder than it has to be for musicians and artists to find their voice.

I’d happily give AcapellafromPicPlayPost 5 stars if the In-app purchases page was truthful at it really was a one time purchase of 7.99 for all the features.

by Lukepd13

I really like AcapellafromPicPlayPost. It’s very useful for sketching song ideas. The real huge bummer is the fact that I can’t record over 1 minute without purchasing a regular subscription for roughly $50 a year. The price in itself isn’t a huge issue but the fact that the advanced features are only temporary sort of irks me a bit including not being able to save my files in the free version. I would have no problem paying a one time $50 price tag upfront for a full version of AcapellafromPicPlayPost but it feels like a slap in the face when they want a yearly paycheck from people who want to use this. AcapellafromPicPlayPost itself is wonderful. If you like making Instagram videos it’s great because they can only be one minute anyway. I would recommend AcapellafromPicPlayPost to friends but the subscription is a little too much for the advanced version to be worth it. If you have access to a laptop or desktop just use iMovie. It’s a one time purchase and the possibilities are endless compared to the limited free version of AcapellafromPicPlayPost.

by Eddie_2

I’ve been using AcapellafromPicPlayPost to create music with friends while social distancing. In terms of ease of transferring projects, it’s fairly straightforward and provides a decent platform for doing so. However, given the extremely steep monthly price, I would hope that AcapellafromPicPlayPost had the following:

Ability to work on multiple projects at once — once you start one project, you basically have to finish before opening a different one. There are workarounds, but to me this is such a dealbreaker with an expensive app.

Ability to edit takes — I know the video element makes this a little tricky, but if I have a slight mistake I should be able to piece in a short audio clip to “voice over” and cross fade between the original take, without affecting the video.

Tempo changes during the song — or the ability to temporarily pause the metronome if you are performing songs with pauses or tempo fluctuations

Graphical eq — there are eq settings that can be modified, but graphical eq would be much more convenient to work with in an app setting.

Desktop/android support — really need this one. I can’t collaborate with friends who don’t use iOS.

I’m still getting used to this software, and I’m probably not aware of all the features it has to offer. However, I pay less for other production software that does way more for a fraction of the price; honestly this is just a rip off. Once quarantine ends, I will most likely not be renewing my subscription.

by Pianomuse10

AcapellafromPicPlayPost cost arrangement has changed. There was a paid down load version, and free down load version. What I’ve paid for a year is a lot for an app, as a church musician. But, now what do I do with the choir members . . . Free TRIAL version now, then they’ll have to pay. And I will lose people because it won’t be worth the money for them, or they can’t afford it, especially if we don’t know if it’ll work for us yet. This is a developer who is now taking advantage of a situation where volunteer groups are just wanting to make music together during this COVID situation . . . until they can come together again. These aren’t professional musicians, they just want to gather a few moments in voice. Congratulations for ruining a decent thing. I don’t mind paying for fair price/service . . . But this is price gouging. Then, there are no directions. You just have to figure it out. We’re all ‘collaborators’ now . . . New jargon . . . With no hints how to proceed . . . Man. I have to use this for now, I’ve paid for it . . . I hope you fill your coffers to the brim . . . You know musicians have no money at this time. Have a good day.

by 1039385758291$&

As great as AcapellafromPicPlayPost is, I’ve discovered some difficulties. With every layer I add to the Acapella app, it refuses to add it! It says “your device is running low on resources, there might be too many apps in the background. Please close some of your background app and perform a hard restart on your device. Press “learn more” to get information on how to perform a hard restart.” So, I close out my apps; doesn’t work. I restart my phone; doesn’t work. I press ‘learn more’; it just says that Acapella saves what I have even if I restart. It’s frustrating to post videos when it doesn’t allow me to post! I love AcapellafromPicPlayPost and wish it was more convenient to use!

by NAPSABLOOK22

AcapellafromPicPlayPost is a great tool for recording multiple lines at once. However, I have a few issues with it:
1. You are forced to have a border- it would be great if I could record videos without a border separating them (basically just no lines in between them)
2. You can't trim videos from the beginning- you can only trim videos from the end, so if (for example) you have a harmony coming in later, you can't cut out the beginning section where you're waiting for your line to come in and you're just awkwardly looking at the camera
3. It can be super glitchy- especially when trimming videos
It's still a great app, but if all of these things were fixed it would have a perfect 5 star rating!!

by MrTwisted

AcapellafromPicPlayPost is great and allows you to listen to all the tracks you’ve pre-recorded and adjust their levels in the mix, BUT there’s no monitor feature to hear what is currently being recorded through your headphones. If you’re pure acoustic, this isn’t much of a problem. If you’re using a post-mic effects loop before input into AcapellafromPicPlayPost , this is a major problem... you can’t hear what your post-effects sound is like until after you’ve recorded the whole track. I’m working on a way to use physical splitters to make this happen, but it would be a great software feature to add... the ability to turn on/off a monitor of the track you’re currently recording and adjust its volume relative to the other tracks in the mix.

by Preacher0929

By far the best collaboration app out there with all kinds of benefits and perks on the free version. My only reservation is the high monthly cost to get full access. I spend a lot of time on AcapellafromPicPlayPost but when the cost for full access is $9.99 a month, that’s not something I can afford to pay. About $120 per year is too high. We should be able to pay for full access all at once and never have a recurring fee. The cost should be reasonable as well. Other than that, I’m enjoying the free limited version.

by Jolei A

I got AcapellafromPicPlayPost for the first time today to overlap my piano and flute playing. I played my flute for the first clip and the audio sounded fine. As I added the second, third and fourth audio clips they would be muted and the first would sound obnoxiously loud. I tried to mess with the audio settings but no matter what I did it still wouldn’t work. I was reading more reviews and lots of other people also had this problem but it seemed as if the company only responded to people who didn’t have this problem. I feel as if this is a more serious problem than inappropriate content which can get reported or block. All problems should be fixed, not some and the rest get ignored.

by Marth Lowell

Glad I wasn’t the only one. When I recorded my first part and then tried to add another layer, it completely cut the audio from the second layer. I could not hear it no matter how high I turned up the volume on that layer and turned down the volume of the first. The audio was just gone.
The issue persisted both with and without headphones. I was excited to try AcapellafromPicPlayPost , but it’s useless to me if it can’t layer audio. Y'know, like it’s meant to. I couldn’t find a fix for this anywhere online and none of the tutorials for general use of AcapellafromPicPlayPost I watched helped since they didn’t seem to be having this same issue. Weird bug. Frustrating

by Shanpa

This is a very cool app but the info about it on AcapellafromPicPlayPost store page is misleading. Under in-app purchases in the description there are a number of appealing, non-subscription based options. In AcapellafromPicPlayPost they only give you two subscription based options.

I am very disappointed to find that in order to fully use AcapellafromPicPlayPost I need to subscribe to it. That would be understandable for cloud storage and access to their social media community but I don’t want to use that stuff. I just want to be able to make full videos and save them to my photos app. AND I want to pay a fair and reasonable $9.99-ish for the privilege.

Someone should at least remove those options from the in-app purchase list in AcapellafromPicPlayPost store.

by Sydtheegg

Hello- I love the Acapella app, but even though I used head phones, there is still a metronome sound playing through my song. I want to use the metronome to stay in time but not to show up during the end result. 1) how do I get rid of it? Also, when I tried sear searching for the answer in AcapellafromPicPlayPost , there was no help button or instructions besides those yellow boxes when I first used AcapellafromPicPlayPost . 2) where is the user manual?
I really do love it bu it can’t show people my arrangements of songs with the metronome playing in the background.

Also, I initially tried to send an email instead of doing it through a review but the server wasn’t available, as in the page directed me to a page that did not exist. 3) how can I send an email?
Thank you.

by JenNjuice

...not too happy to pay for a monthly subscription. I’d rather just pay for AcapellafromPicPlayPost in itself, upfront, and call it good. I also can’t get videos to play besides my own. I’ll sit on it for a few minutes to see if it plays, when I tap the video it tells me I just paused the video. Can’t figure that part out. It would also be nice to be able to work on a few projects at once instead of having to delete the ones you aren’t done with yet. Otherwise it’s a decent app that fills the needs I was looking for: no friends are musically inclined and I wanted something besides an audio track app to record duets and stuff on.

by Creativityy

I love AcapellafromPicPlayPost. And something horrible happened today. My profile won’t load. everything accept the part where u actually make the Acapella won’t load. But it’s useless because when I saved one I can’t see it on my profile because my profile just won’t load. I have so much fun with AcapellafromPicPlayPost and I started to get better. Can someone please reply back and tell what to do? I tried refreshing it and it said there was an error trying to load your profile, please try again later. I already tried checking my wi-fi
Restarting my phone, even logging in and logging back out of my profile and nothing has worked..please help. Thank you

by Thalia Darkbloome

Personally, I love to sing. By myself, with other people, whenever I can. AcapellafromPicPlayPost was actually recommended to me by a friend, and the idea of singing harmonies without getting together with a friend sounded so fun, hence I downloaded AcapellafromPicPlayPost. I was happily surprised. I learned how everything worked in a couple of minutes; it’s so easy to use. I love that you become a part of a family. Everyone on AcapellafromPicPlayPost has the same passion for music, and it’s fascinating to watch/listen to people’s talents. The only thing: I am disappointed in the fact that the longer recordings and other frames are part of a subscription. If anything, you should pay to have AcapellafromPicPlayPost and have everything included. It is very worth it. Aside from that, AcapellafromPicPlayPost is super fun and I highly recommend! 👍🏻✨

by Otismck76

Tired of “Facebook”? Looking for a place to go and post your talent instead of your every day mood, thoughts & opinions? If so, then Acapella is just right for you and everyone else. Acapella now only allows just anyone to bring life to their voices but also allows musicians to showcase their talents as well. The only thing about AcapellafromPicPlayPost I would critique is the lack of community communication between users. Users have no choice but to communicate all questions or ideas through comments on posts instead of the option to message privately. Otherwise, a top notch App.

by Tacuazines4

AcapellafromPicPlayPost has been such a wonderful, easy-to-use tool! I can make music in harmony with myself without paying an arm and a leg for it, and it’s a beautiful feeling. The volume dials are helpful as well. The only two grievances I have are: I would love to be able to add or subtract parts even when I have already recorded on a specific template. And it would be nice to have better sound quality (but maybe that’s just my phone microphone!). All together a great app!

by BrDavid

For anyone who loves to sing or play a musical instrument, AcapellafromPicPlayPost is for you! I have learned to sing with a good group of people near my age (32) or thereabouts, and it's true that friendships can be made online.
I would like to see a feature where singers can send personal messages to compile songs and singers together! This is NOT a dating site, so messages should be kept professionally!
It's sure to be a great way to spend your evening or if you have a day off!