Playback is the center of the Connected stage being the tracks player that powers the experience. Playback has continued to help churches of all sizes; including single individuals leading worship for less than 100, and even the largest multi-site ministries in the world. In this article, we'll explain all of the possible subscriptions related to the Playback app, and what might be best for you and your situation!
Features, Content, and Access
All subscriptions for Playback can be categorized in three categories; Features, Content, and Access.
Playback Features
The following feature subscriptions unlock features within the Playback app or the whole ecosystem, that allow someone to utilize the more advanced features available in Playback. Playback Pro and Premium do not offer any content in Playback, so content would need to be purchased or rented separately (More info below).
Playback INTRO
A free tier of Playback that has limited feature sets, only usable on iOS and iPadOS.Playback PRO (Discontinued)
A middle-tier of Playback that unlocks features suitable for most small and mid-sized ministries wanting to run Playback from an iOS or iPadOS device.Playback PREMIUM
The full feature-set of Playback, including all future features as well and access to Playback on MacOS systems.Cloud Pro*
Cloud Pro includes features to enhance the Playback features even further with the power of the MultiTracks.com Ecosystem. More info in the Cloud Pro section of this article.
*Not including Cloud Pro Basic
For full pricing and Playback feature breakdown see:
Playback Tier Pricing or Cloud Pro Pricing
Playback Content
Aside from the features available in Playback, most users will need content to utilize in the Playback app. Content can include, your own music you upload to the cloud, ANY purchased tracks from MultiTracks.com, and even rented multitracks at an affordable price.
Playback Rentals
The most popular, and simplest and most affordable way to run full multitracks, ever. (Playback Rentals Pricing)Purchased Track Products
Accompaniment Tracks, CustomMix tracks, AppTracks, and full multitracks purchased from MultiTracks.com are immediately accessible to anyone with Playback access. (Which Track Product is right for me?)Purchased Sounds Content
Ambient Pads and Soundbeds from our Producer libraries are available directly in Playback. Infinitely loop an ambient pad with any song, or by itself, or use a sounbed underneath a teaching or ministry moment.Uploaded Cloud Content
Use original content directly in Playback with Cloud Songs.
*Requires a Cloud Pro Subscription. (Cloud Pro Pricing)Click and Guide Cloud Pro Content
The click and guide tracks for every song in our catalogue included in all cloud Pro tiers. (Cloud Pro Pricing)
Playback Access
Beyond the features and content in Playback, comes a third category of subscriptions for access to Playback app. These subscriptions are for sharing Playback Access with others within a ministry or organization.
Playback Team Sharing
Playback Team Sharing is a license to share your library access in Playback, with other users in your organization. In short, this means that for multiple people to access purchased track products, purchased sounds content, or uploaded cloud content, anyone (other than the original Organization Admin) would need a Playback Team Sharing Seat. Other useful facts about Playback Team Sharing
Playback Team Sharing seats are most often utilized when an organization is purchasing tracks, purchasing sounds products, or uploading tracks to the cloud and needing to share that content with other Playback users; most often other Music Directors or leaders collaborating on setlists.
Playback Team Sharing does not include the sharing of rentals, as rentals are device specific. Organizations that rent all of their Playback content, may not ever have a need for Playback Team Sharing seats, since they're really only for purchased content and cloud content.
The Creator/Original Organization Admin of a MultiTracks.com account is granted FREE instant access to Playback via a dedicated Playback Team Sharing seat. This seat is always active on the single Organization Admin owner of a particular organization.
Playback Team Sharing cannot be used to share purchased content across multiple locations, as purchased track products are only licensed for use at individual physical locations. (Learn more)
Playback Team Sharing seats can be purchased individually, or are included in Cloud Pro and the Live Bundle.
Cloud Pro & The Live Bundle
Cloud Pro is a hybrid subscription, because it includes a little from both of the above Playback categories. Some Cloud Pro tiers include all features, content, and Access, which we'll explain below.
Content included in Cloud Pro:
Click and Guides
ALL Cloud Pro tiers unlock the click and guide for EVERY song in the MultiTracks.com for the Playback app.Production Cues
Higher tiers of Cloud Pro include MIDI content accessible in the Playback app to automate Propresenter Templates and/or StageReady Song Specific Patches.
Playback Team Sharing Access bundled
Cloud Pro includes bundled Playback Team Sharing seats as an extra value.
Live Bundle
The Live Bundle is recommended for anyone utilizing Playback and pushing it to its' full capabilities. It's an all-on-one subscription option that bundles Playback and Cloud Pro together. It includes everything in Cloud Pro, and unlocks all the features of Playback!
For more information see Cloud Pro Pricing and Tiers