Maponos: the app for orchestral excerpt practice

Auditions, competitions, exams? Practice orchestra excerpts with binaural immersive audio: hear every section as if you were in your actual seat in the orchestra.

Customize your practice

Maponos gives orchestra musicians, students, and teachers everything they need to practice orchestral excerpts. Adjust tempo, loop difficult bars, mute or activate individual orchestral sections, and switch between stereo audio (with speakers)  and binaural audio (with headphones). The full orchestral score and your instrument’s part are always available. Practice online or offline, on any device.

500+ excerpts available now. New releases every month. 30+ free excerpts to try every feature.

Use headphones for full immersion, or speakers for group practice and classroom use.

Download Maponos app for iOS or Android, or use Maponos on your computer

The Maponos catalog covers the most requested orchestral excerpts for 30+ instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Every excerpt includes the orchestral score, the individual part, and custom-made binaural audio. New excerpts are added every month, chosen based on the most common audition and competition requirements.

Made possible by:

Titolo del progetto: Maponos Music

CUP: G28C23000470006

Data di avvio del progetto: 25/05/2023

Data termine progetto: 25/05/2024

Importo totale del progetto: € 100.000

Importo finanziato dal bando: € 75.000

Maponos Music rivoluziona la didattica musicale in campo lirico-sinfonico grazie all’audio binaurale e all’esperienza immersiva nell’esecuzione di passi orchestrali. Sarà disponibile sul mercato nazionale e internazionale come servizio in abbonamento (annuale o mensile) e si potrà usare con le app per mobile e desktop. Maponos facilita lo studio del repertorio lirico-sinfonico, fornendo tutti gli strumenti necessari per maturare una maggiore consapevolezza interpretativa.

Attraverso il bando Voucher Startup, viene finanziato lo sviluppo delle tecnologie alla base del servizio. Il progetto è strutturato su un piano di lavoro organizzato in 4 macro fasi:

  • Fase 1 – E-Commerce central:
    • Sviluppo della Web App definitiva, Implementazione dell’impianto server e realizzazione del sito web definitivo.
  • Fase 2 – E-Commerce APP:
    • Sviluppo delle App mobile destinate a smartphone e tablet, sia per sistema iOS che Android.
  • Fase 3 – Organizzazione workflow di produzione audio:
    • Miglioramento del lato interpretativo del suono orchestrale, introduzione dei suoni stereo.
  • Fase 4 – Preparazione alla produzione del catalogo di partenza e progettazione marketing.
Project Title: Maponos Music

CUP: G28C23000470006

Project Start Date: 25/05/2023

Project End Date: 25/05/2024

Total Project Amount: € 100.000

Amount Funded: € 75.000

Maponos Music revolutionizes music education in the operatic and symphonic fields through binaural audio and the immersive experience of performing orchestral excerpts. It will be available on the national and international markets as a subscription service (annual or monthly) and can be used with mobile and desktop apps. Maponos facilitates the study of the operatic and symphonic repertoire, providing all the necessary tools to develop greater interpretive awareness.

Through the Voucher Startup grant, the development of the technologies underlying the service is funded. The project is structured on a work plan organized into 4 main phases:

  • Phase 1 – E-Commerce Central:
    • Development of the final Web App, implementation of the server infrastructure, and creation of the final website.
  • Phase 2 – E-Commerce App:
    • Development of mobile apps for smartphones and tablets, both for iOS and Android systems.
  • Phase 3 – Organization of Audio Production Workflow:
    • Enhancement of the interpretive aspect of orchestral sound, introduction of stereo sounds.
  • Phase 4 – Preparation for the production of the initial catalog and marketing planning.