Maponos is a service that makes practicing orchestral excerpts easier and more effective, especially when working with a real orchestra is not possible.

Yes. To try Maponos for free, download our app, available for iOS and Android. Or you can check our catalog, with 30+ free trial excerpts. Feel free to try them as much as you want – they will always be available for free.

Yes. The Maponos App is available on the Google Play Store for Android devices and on the App Store for iOS devices.

If you prefer to use your computer, try our web app. You simply need to create an account here.

Maponos was specifically created to support orchestral excerpts practice. With Maponos, you can customize your practice session and adapt it to your needs when you can’t practice with a real orchestra.

One of its main features is immersive audio: a virtual orchestra that realistically reproduces what happens around every single instrument.

This allows you to experience the exact sound perspective you would have from your seat in the orchestra. Thanks to details like acoustic reverberation and the spatial perception of other instruments, the context is clear and rich, making orchestral excerpt practice more effective.

When practicing with a real orchestra is not possible, Maponos is here to help.

During auditions, you must show your musicianship as well as your technical and interpretation skills. Thanks to the Maponos Orchestra and its realistic simulation of the surrounding sounds, you can focus on improving each of these skills as long as you need.

Almost anything can be customized in your practice session: tempo, active sections, metronome, loops, volumes, and much more. Maponos is a first-class tool to achieve the confidence you need when preparing for auditions and competitions.

Binaural (or immersive audio) reproduces sound so that it is perceived as coming from multiple directions.

This technique uses two audio channels, one for each ear, mimicking the natural way our ears receive sound from different positions.

With a pair of open-back headphones, binaural audio simulates the direction of each sound according to the position of each instrument in the orchestra, replicating the position you would have during the performance in the orchestra.

When practicing orchestral excerpts, binaural audio significantly enhances your listening and learning experience, providing a more realistic perception of the sounds and instruments around you.

This helps you develop better spatial and interpretative awareness, which is essential for every classical musician.

Maponos recommends using open-back or semi-open-back headphones, as they allow you to fully perceive binaural audio. These types of headphones do not cancel external sounds. While practicing, you can clearly hear both the instrument you are playing and the audio from the Maponos Orchestra, providing an immersive experience and a more effective practice session.

Of course not. We also offer stereo audio.

In this case, the sound perspective is frontal and direct, reflecting what the conductor would hear. It provides a clear sense of the orchestral context, just as it would be perceived from the podium.

Maponos stereo audio is an ideal solution for:

• instrument teachers who want to enhance in-class lessons
• groups of students who want to practice together
• musicians who want to work on excerpts collaboratively

If you’re interested in learning more about stereo audio vs. immersive audio, check out this article.

At launch, the offline service is available on all mobile devices but not on desktop computers. This is due to the fact that mobile devices have a dedicated app, while desktop devices temporarily utilize the web app through our website. Maponos is currently working on developing the desktop app as well, so that the service can be used offline on laptops and desktop computers as well.

The instruments related to the main instrument are included in subscriptions. 

Example: if you select flute as your main instrument, you will also have access to orchestral excerpts for piccolo. 

Here is the full list of main and related instruments:

• Flute – piccolo
• Oboe – English horn
• Clarinet – Piccolo clarinet, bass clarinet
• Bassoon – Contrabassoon
• Horn – Wagner tuba
• Trumpet – piccolo trumpet, cornet
• Trombone – Bass trombone, contrabass trombone, bass trumpet
• Tuba – cimbasso
• Percussions – timpani, pair and suspended cymbals, bass drum, snare drum, tenor drum, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, triangle, tambourine
• Violins I – violins II
• ⁠⁠Violas
• Cellos
• Double basses