Tonalyn Learn with your ears.

Tonalyn support

Play along, explore the notes, and learn with your ears.

Get in touch

Email gadgetkortina@gmail.com with your device model, operating-system version, Tonalyn version, keyboard model if relevant, and a short description of what happened. Please do not send music recordings, passwords or sensitive personal information.

Start playing

  1. Use the on-screen piano or connect a MIDI keyboard. Free Play is available without song recognition and is never scored.
  2. Play a song through a nearby speaker, then start listening and allow microphone access. Music played only through headphones will not be audible to the microphone.
  3. Give the music a few seconds before playing. When the key is ready, turn on Guess Mode to explore notes that fit the estimated scale. Notes outside the scale can still sound beautiful.

For a microphone-free introduction, open Help and choose “Try the original practice loop.”

Microphone access or listening trouble

On iPad or iPhone, open Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone and enable Tonalyn. On Mac, open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone. Return to Tonalyn and start listening again. If another app is using the microphone or an audio device was disconnected, stop the session, check your audio setup, and try again. Free Play and the demo remain available.

Tonalyn listens during an active foreground session. Stop the session to turn its microphone use off; listening also stops when the app enters the background.

Song or key not recognized

Song identification uses Shazam and needs an internet connection. Some recordings, live performances and noisy rooms may not produce a match. Key estimation runs on your device and can work even when the song is not identified.

Move the music source closer, reduce other room noise, and let a fuller musical passage play. Listen to your keyboard through headphones so it does not dominate the microphone. In Your setup, use “Recheck the current key” during a live session if the estimate seems wrong. Tonalyn’s feedback is an estimate, not a judgment of your musical choices.

Connect a MIDI keyboard

Compatible USB MIDI devices appear automatically after connection; some keyboards need an adapter, powered hub or their own power supply. For Bluetooth MIDI, open Your setup and choose “Connect Bluetooth MIDI.” Bluetooth audio headphones and Bluetooth MIDI keyboards use different connections.

Piano sound and stuck notes

In Your setup, turn on “Play a piano sound for my notes” if your controller does not make sound. Turn it off if your keyboard already produces the sound you want. Use headphones while listening. Choose “Release all notes” if a note keeps sounding, and check the sustain pedal and keyboard connection.

Use Transpose in Your setup if your keyboard and the notes Tonalyn receives need a semitone adjustment. “Keep discovered notes highlighted” controls whether scale notes you find remain marked during the session.

Privacy

Microphone audio is not saved. Key analysis is local, and song identification sends an acoustic signature to Shazam. Read the Tonalyn privacy policy for details.