Month: August 2013

For those using Walking Player Version 1.0、Please refer to the link information below。

• Music does not play when starting play、Or hang up(Walking Player1.0)

Other than this, we are currently not aware of any issues where music cannot be played.、If you encounter a problem where playback is not possible,、As well as restarting Walking Player、Try turning off your iPhone and restarting it.(Standby, not power button press and hold and the according power off is)。

Music playback process、Because it's actually done on the system process, not on the Walking Player process.、It may be necessary to initialize system processes to recover from some problems.。

「Play song list screen” is grayed out.、There are two cases below。

1. Light gray
   「Player screen''s 'Playback mode display' is set to 'Skip play'.、If the specified playback tempo range is outside the original tempo range、The current settings indicate that the song is to be skipped.。Tap "Playback mode display" and change to "Adjust play"、By tapping the "tempo selection button" and changing the tempo specification,、will be playable。

2. Dark gray
   Items that are dark gray and have “N/A” displayed in the tempo display field are、This song cannot be played on Walking Player.。Mostly DRM(Copyright protection)The songs with、It becomes a dark gray display like this、Can't play。Can you play songs with DRM?、Is it a standard music player app?、Or only apps that use the standard music player internally。Apps like Walking Player that need to directly read and analyze music data、Unable to read song data with DRM、Can't play。

   but、Fortunately, Apple is moving towards eliminating this DRM.。Songs imported from CD、Since there is no DRM added, you can play it without any problems.。Also、2012Songs purchased from the Japanese iTunes Store after March 2019、All are DRM-free(The United States is more DRM-free from the previous)。2012Songs purchased from the Japanese iTunes Store before February 2019、Please note that DRM may be added.。

   In addition、Songs with DRM、You can remove DRM using one of the following methods。

• Export to CD-R using iTunes using a computer、Re-import from CD-R。
• Sign up for iTunes Match、Download previously purchased music in iTunes Plus format。
  (Reference:iTunes Store：Frequently asked questions about iTunes Plus (FAQ))

※however、2013As of August、iTunes Match cannot be registered at the Japanese iTunes Store。The latter method is、In Japan you will have to wait a little longer。

Walking Player、Music player library provided as standard by the OS(AVAudioPlayer)I am using the playback speed adjustment function to adjust the tempo.、Depending on the song, the sound quality after tempo adjustment is not very good.。The deterioration seems to be particularly noticeable in ballad-type songs that use a lot of vibrato.。On the other hand, for drum-based songs with a clear beat, the deterioration is not so noticeable.。

If you are concerned about sound quality deterioration、「Player screenTap "Play mode display" to switch to "Skip play" mode.。"Skip play" mode is、If the original tempo is outside the specified tempo range、skip play、Only songs whose original tempo is within the specified tempo range will be played at the original playback speed.。For this reason、No deterioration in sound quality、Only songs within the specified tempo range can be played.。

Regarding sound quality deterioration when adjusting playback speed、We will continue to research、We would like to improve the playback so that it can be played with a more pleasant sound quality.。

Select the 'Walking' in the tempo button, though the Tempo adjustment
The reason why your walking pace doesn't match yours、There are two cases below。

1. Most of the songs match、If only a specific song doesn't match
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   This is probably due to the tempo of the original song not being parsed correctly.。
   Walking Player、With automatic tempo analysis function、The tempo of the song is automatically analyzed based on the content of the music data.、The accuracy rate is currently around 90%.。I don't particularly like songs that don't have a clear rhythm.。
   After all, it is no match for humans who can get into a rhythm by feeling.。If you think the original tempo display is strange、Perform manual tempo measurement。
   To measure manual tempo、「Player screenTap "Original tempo display"、「Manual tempo measuring screen' will be displayed.。Manual tempo measurement methodAbout the manual tempo measurementPlease refer to。

2. If you don't fit song
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   You need to adjust the set tempo range to suit your stride length.。
   first、Let's manually adjust the playback tempo of the song being played and measure the tempo that suits your stride length.。
   To adjust the playback tempo、「Player screenTap "Playback tempo display"、「Playback tempo changes' will be displayed.。To change the playback tempo, seeOn the playback tempo changesPlease refer to。Adjust the playback tempo、Once you know the tempo range that suits your pace、Register that tempo range。
   To register the tempo range 'Player screen”, tap “Playback tempo range display”.、With the picker selecting the tempo setting you want to change, press and hold the picker。Then, “Tempo settings screen' will be displayed.、Set the playback tempo range and tap the "Save" button。
   If you want to register a tempo range to a new button,、「Player screen”, press and hold “Playback tempo range display”、「Tempo settings screen' will be displayed.。