Background audio

iReal Pro keeps playing in the background, so you can switch to another app (a PDF of the melody, a page of lyrics, or other practice materi...

Connect a Bluetooth speaker/headphones

Pair the speaker or headphones in your device's own settings. There is nothing to switch on inside iReal Pro. Bluetooth costs battery, so tu...

Connect a Bluetooth speaker/headphones

Pair the speaker or headphones in your device's own settings. There is nothing to switch on inside iReal Pro. Bluetooth costs battery, so tu...

Connect a Bluetooth speaker/headphones

Pair the speaker or headphones in your device's own settings. There is nothing to switch on inside iReal Pro. Bluetooth costs battery, so tu...

AirPlay

AirPlay is a system control on iPhone and iPad, not a setting inside iReal Pro. Open Control Center, press and hold the audio card at the to...

AirPlay

You need an AirPlay receiver on the same network as your Mac: an Apple TV, a HomePod, or any supported speaker. Choose it from the volu...

AirPlay 1 Offset

Only first-generation AirPlay receivers, an AirPort Express and its contemporaries, need this. They hold a fixed two-second buffer, so the a...

How to use Zoom with iReal Pro

Here is an example how to set up Zoom to hear the iReal Pro backing track & your voice either through the Built-in Microphone or your au...

How to use iRig/Apogee Jam with iReal Pro

An iRig, Apogee Jam, or similar adapter plugs your guitar or bass into your device. The recorder in iReal Pro will pick it up, and on Mac yo...

External keyboard

Pair an external, Bluetooth, or built-in keyboard with your device (v2024.4 and higher) and editing gets much faster. It works with an Apple...

Customize keyboard shortcuts

macOS lets you create your own keyboard shortcut for any menu command in any app. That is useful when a shortcut you rely on system-wide col...

Enable AirTurn

AirTurn Bluetooth pedals send key commands, so they can turn pages and start playback. Other pedals may work too, but test any pedal before ...

Control with Apple Watch

There is no separate Apple Watch app. Start a song on your iPhone and it appears in the watch's Now Playing app, where you can play it, paus...

Troubleshooting - No sound on Mac or Windows

Work down this list on Mac or Windows, and stop when the sound returns. 1. Check the computer's own volume. 2. Check the volume slider ...

Troubleshooting - Audio output device missing

iReal Pro lists only the audio devices that macOS has already recognized. If yours is not there, select it once at the system level: hold Op...

Troubleshooting - AirTurn doesn't work with PED

iOSTurn OFF Airturn in iReal Pro.RESET PAIRING: Pairing must be reset whenever switching from one device to another or when switching betwee...

Troubleshooting - On-screen keyboard doesn't appear with AirTurn

An AirTurn page turner reports itself to the device as a keyboard, and a device with a keyboard attached does not show the on-screen one. Th...