Energy Management

Unlike other apps, OnSong will prevent the device screen from going to sleep during use. You can use these settings to modify how OnSong behaves and provides ways to conserve battery.

Dimming

Screen brightness is a significant source of energy use. You can extend the user of your charge by lowering the screen brightness. If you frequently play a set and then leave the stage for a while, OnSong can automatically dim the screen to conserve power.

Dim Screen

This lets you turn automatically screen dimming on by setting an amount of time before the screen is dimmed. Options include Never (default), and times between 2 minutes and 3 hours.

To Brightness

This is the percentage of brightness the screen should be set to. For instance, if you have a timeframe set in the dim screen options, OnSong will reduce the screen brightness to the percentage specified.

When Plugged In

By default, OnSong will not dim the screen if the device is plugged in and charging. You can turn on this settings to dim the screen even if the device is plugged in and charging.

Sleep

OnSong is performance-ready so it will keep your device on as long as it's open. You can adjust these preferences here.

Sleep Screen

OnSong will stay on indefinitely and prevent the device from going to sleep until you turn off the device or leave the app. You can change this behavior by choosing a timeframe between 2 minutes to 3 hours. The default is Never.

Run In Background

When OnSong is no longer running in the foreground, the operating system will shut down the app automatically. However, OnSong can keep running in the background while it’s doing something important. You can change this to:

• Never will always shut down OnSong when it is no longer running in the foreground.
• When Active keeps OnSong running in the background while something is happening, such as playing audio, keeping the AuxDock keyboard, guitar or vocal chains, or metronome ready to play, sending MIDI clock, or presenting a cast or OnSong Along show. Default.
• When Plugged In does everything When Active does, and also keeps OnSong running whenever the device is connected to power.
• Always will keep the app running even in the background and while not playing audio. This can be useful if OnSong is running lights or sending MIDI events like MIDI clock.