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Tap The Tone vs Riffage

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Tap The Tone compared with Riffage
DetailTap The Tone logo Tap The ToneRiffage logo Riffage
What it doesHear Music, Not Just Notes A desktop riff library for metal guitarists
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingStarter: Free. Pro: One-time purchase (price not stated). Optional Update Pass extends new-feature access by another 12 months. Free: unlimited riffs, search, recording on your own machine, 3 GB free cloud backup per vault. Riffage Cloud: $72 a year or $8 a month per vault, adds 50 GB of backup and band sharing. Early access code EARLYBIRD: $36 a year for Riffage Cloud, half price.
Key features
  • Live note and chord recognition
  • Rainbow note colors with customization
  • MIDI keyboard support with velocity and pedals
  • Six-track MIDI recording and playback (Pro)
  • MusicXML and MIDI import and export
  • Karaoke mode with synchronized lyrics
  • Key transposition and changes
  • SoundFont import (SF2, SF3, SFO)
  • Quantization with multiple grid options
  • Search riffs by title, lyric, filename, tempo, tuning, or custom tags
  • Batch import voice memos, phone clips, and session bounces
  • Drag riffs directly into DAW tracks
  • Record through your own amp sims
  • Cut and organize takes within the app
  • Save clean DI with every take for resampling
  • Share vaults with band members
  • Comment and collection organization in shared vaults
  • Cloud backup and sync across computers
  • Automatic tempo detection
What makes it different
  • Free learning core forever with no subscription or time limits
  • Instant visual and audio feedback with color-coded notes
  • One-time Pro purchase with no subscription renewals
  • Automatic continuous MIDI save without pressing record
  • Full privacy with no tracking, analytics or accounts required
  • Unlimited riffs and no storage limits on local machine, free forever
  • Band members can join free while only one person pays for vault subscription
  • Per-vault cloud subscriptions let you upgrade only the vaults you need
  • Preserves clean DI with every recorded take for future resampling and tab generation
  • One-drag workflow from library directly into your DAW
Community votes00
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Trust Flow (Majestic)40
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