Preferred Keys

This screen lets you pick keys you prefer for performance or for what’s playable for you. It opens as Choose Performance Keys or Choose Playable Keys, depending on which row you tapped in the set editor. Your choices are saved as you make them, so there’s no Done button. Tap outside the menu to close it, or tap the close button in the upper left corner on iPhone. On iPad, the info button in the upper left corner opens this page of the user manual.

Key Finder

In the upper right corner is a button that activates the patent-pending key finder. This will activate the on-device microphone as well as MIDI note input to determine the key of a song. Just sing or play and let the OnSong^® app figure it out for you.

When you first tap the button, OnSong explains the feature in a Listen For Key prompt. Tap Listen to start. If your plan doesn’t include this feature, the prompt offers Upgrade instead. OnSong also asks for microphone access if you haven’t granted it yet. While the key finder is listening, the button is highlighted; tap it again to stop. Each key it detects is added to the end of your list.

Key List

You can tap on the key list to pick keys. As you do, a number will appear to the right to indicate the priority. For instance, if you preferred the key of G, but can also perform in the key of A, you can choose G and then A to put them in the right order. Tap a chosen key again to remove it.

Mode Switch

You can use the Major and Minor switch at the bottom to change between major and minor keys. Switching also changes the keys you’ve already chosen to match. It’s important to note that the preferred keys system is able to handle these differences. For instance, if you prefer to sing in the key of G and a minor song is encountered, it will use Em.