BandVolt for ensembles
One workspace for ensembles - rehearsal recordings, setlists, and the calendar
A pipe band, a brass band, a marching band, a community band, or an orchestra has the same organisational problem as a four-piece, just with more people and a longer repertoire. BandVolt is one workspace for the rehearsal recording, the notes on it, the programme, the diary, and the money.
BandVolt is a shared workspace for musical ensembles. Upload a rehearsal recording - a phone take, a room mic, or a soundboard bounce - and it becomes a labelled, dated version of that piece, with feedback pinned to the second on the waveform. Setlists hold the programme, including any version of a piece and anything not released on a streaming service. Gigs, rehearsals, and concerts sit on one shared calendar. Every ensemble gets a free Electronic Press Kit, and a ledger tracks subs, hall hire, and fees. It runs in the browser. It does not put a score on a music stand, and it is not a sheet-music library. The Basic tier is free with 10 workspace slots; Premium is £9.99 a month for the whole ensemble, not per person, with 25 slots and packs of 10 more for £2.49 a month.
The rehearsal recording, with the note on the second
BandVolt does not record audio. You upload the take you already made, and it becomes the next version of that piece: labelled, dated, and played back at the quality you uploaded, with its own waveform. The earlier take stays in the history, so "which recording are we learning?" has one answer.
Comments pin to the second they are about, on the version they were written for. "The entry at 1:12" is a marker on the waveform, not a message that scrolls away in the group chat. Replies stay threaded, and a note can be marked resolved once the section is fixed.
A programme, not a streaming playlist
Build a setlist from the ensemble's own library and drag the running order into place. Each entry can use a specific version - the full rehearsal take, a shortened edit, an unreleased arrangement - or follow the piece's active version. Playback mode puts key, BPM, lyrics, and time signature on screen. Print opens a numbered stage sheet of titles in large type.
That is not a music-stand view, and it is not a library of sheet music. PDF parts and chord sheets can sit on the piece as supporting files, or in the ensemble's file folders, stored at the quality you uploaded. Players who need a score on a stand should keep the app they already use for that.
One diary, one ledger, one press page
Rehearsals, concerts, and fixtures go on one shared calendar every member can see, with the setlist and files such as a stage plan attached to the event. Flag a concert and it can appear as an upcoming show on the ensemble's free Electronic Press Kit: bio, featured recordings, photos, videos, and a booking contact, on one URL that needs no account to open.
Subs, hall hire, uniform costs, and engagement fees go in one ledger everyone can see, with receipts and recurring costs. A large lineup is still one price: Basic includes 10 workspace slots, Premium includes 25, and further packs of 10 are £2.49 a month on Premium. A five-piece on Premium works out at about £2 each; a bigger ensemble shares the same band price and adds slots only if it needs them.
The features you will use most
- Version history
One song, every mix it has ever had, in chronological order. No more guessing whether the file in the chat is newer than the one in the shared drive.
- Timestamped feedback
Every note lands on the waveform at the second it is about, attached to the version it was written for - so "the verse feels off" becomes "1:47, the triplets are rushed" and the band can actually act on it.
- Setlists
A setlist that can point at the live arrangement rather than the album cut, carries unreleased songs, puts key, BPM, and lyrics in front of the band in rehearsal, and prints a numbered stage sheet when you need paper on the monitors.
- Schedule
Gigs, rehearsals, and studio time on one calendar every member can see - with the setlist and the tech rider attached to the event rather than buried in a chat thread.
- Finances
The band's money out of one person's spreadsheet and into a ledger everyone can open - income, expenses, receipts, recurring costs, and a year summary that settles the argument.
- Electronic Press Kit
Publish one public link for a promoter, a booker or a journalist: bio, featured tracks, photos, videos and booking contact. No website of your own needed.
Frequently asked questions
Does BandVolt include a music stand or a sheet-music library?
No. Setlist playback shows key, BPM, lyrics, and time signature, and Print makes a numbered list of titles. It does not display a score. PDF parts and chord sheets can be uploaded as supporting files on a piece, or kept in the ensemble's file folders, but BandVolt is not a sheet-music library.
Can a pipe band, brass band, marching band, or orchestra use the same page?
Yes. There is one ensembles page because the job is the same: a shared library of pieces, rehearsal recordings with notes on the second, a programme, a calendar, and a ledger. You do not need a separate BandVolt product for each kind of lineup.
How many players fit in one ensemble workspace?
Basic includes 10 workspace slots and Premium includes 25, for the whole ensemble rather than per person. On Premium, packs of 10 extra slots are £2.49 a month. Each player has their own login. Premium band memberships are unlimited, so someone who also plays in another ensemble can belong to all of them.
Does BandVolt record the rehearsal?
No. Record as you do now - a phone, a room mic, a soundboard - then upload the file. It becomes a version of the piece, played back at original quality, and the ensemble comments on the waveform at the second the note is about.
Read more on this
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- Rehearse the live version, not the album cut BandVolt setlists can use any version of a song - album cut, extended live arrangement, or abridged edit - plus unreleased tracks no streaming playlist can hold.
- The five-minute setlist How to build and share a setlist without the spreadsheet - sequencing a set that works, keeping the live arrangement rather than the album cut, printing a stage sheet, and keeping one current version everyone can see.
- The gig nobody put in the calendar Half the band found out about the show from the venue's Instagram. A shared band calendar fixes the scheduling chaos that kills good bands.
- Splitting band income without the awkward meeting How bands actually split gig money - even splits, expenses-first, and points systems compared - plus why a shared ledger turns Sunday afternoon negotiations into a five-minute glance.
- Timestamped feedback that actually lands "Tighten the verse" is useless. "0:39 - the triplets feel rushed" is a fix. A full guide to giving mix notes your band can act on, and the tooling that makes specificity easy.
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