Multitrack & routing
Separate tracks. One clear mix.
Balance backing tracks, click and cues. Use buses and mute groups, then route your mix to stereo or separate USB outputs.
In development for Mac, iPad & iPhoneReady for rehearsal.
Ready for rehearsal.
Built for the stage.
Backing tracks, lyrics, chords and setlists.
Keep your music together, from the first run-through to the last song of the night.
Lyrics. Audio. Controls.In one workspace.
Mac · iPad · iPhoneNative audioREAPER importOffline playback with downloaded audio
Work on the details.
Build your show.
Keep lyrics, audio and controls together while you play.
Lyrics & chords
Your song, easy to follow.
Choose lyrics, chords or both, follow autoscroll and keep the current section and the next one in view.
Rehearsal tools
Give the tricky part some time.
Start from a song region, add a count-in, adjust tempo and transpose selected tracks to rehearse in another key.
Host & Follow Lyrics
Keep the band on the same page.
Host the lyric display and let other devices follow the current song and lyric position over your local network.
Personalization
Make space for the way you play.
Choose a skin, coordinated colours and controls at the bottom or either side. Each device can keep its own layout.
Setlists & documents
Prepare more than the running order.
Organise your songs into sets, create song and setlist PDFs, and keep your profile and document details together.
A closer look at BenKen.
The tools behind your rehearsal and performance.
Audio & mixer
- Native multitrack playback
- Track levels, pan, mute and solo
- Stereo practice and separate USB outputs
- Output buses and mute groups
- Song Loudness with a target LUFS level
Lyrics & display
- Lyrics, chords or both
- Autoscroll and song sections
- Capo & Key with optional player names
- Chord diagrams and region colours
- Full screen and adjustable live controls
Rehearsal
- Tempo and selected-track transpose
- Song and region count-ins
- Metronome sound, level and output
- Optional visual beat flash
- Built-in tuner
Connections
- REAPER song and region import
- MIDI pedals for hands-free control
- MIDI Clock with optional Start/Stop
- Cues & Show for Soundcraft Ui24R
- Host & Follow Lyrics over a local network
Library & sharing
- Song library and setlists
- Concert transfer between your devices
- Cloud-backed song and set sharing
- Full backup with audio
- Review possible duplicate songs
Band & planning
- Rehearsals and concert dates
- Venue contacts and stage notes
- Setlists and editable packing lists
- Band invitations and attendance replies
- Administrator-only contracts and fees
A workspace that moves with you.
Find your sound, then make the layout your own.
Your lyrics, setlist and next section stay within reach.
Prepare together.
Keep the music moving.
Lead. Follow. Play.
One device hosts the lyrics. Bandmates join by link or QR code on the same local network and follow the current song and text position.
Learn about Follow Lyrics →Send the set ahead.
Share a song or setlist with audio using a cloud-backed link or QR code. Recipients download the content to prepare on their own device.
Sharing and backup guide →Connect your stage.
Use compatible MIDI pedals for control, send MIDI Clock for tempo, and recall Soundcraft Ui24R cues through Cues & Show.
Connections guide →Useful tools.
Always within reach.
Capo & Key
Tempo & count-in
Tuner
Find your way around BenKen.
Start with a short guide. Learn how to import a song, build a set and prepare your playback setup.
Explore tutorialsThe latest in BenKen.
Recent additions to the development version.
Your names.
Your capo reminders.
Add your own names. My capo changes the chord shapes you see; Bandmate capo is a position reminder only. Lyrics, Chords and Both now live in Lyrics settings.
A clearer route
to your live setup.
Song Loudness offers a reference level for each song. Cues & Show brings Soundcraft Ui24R cue recall into a clearly named settings category.
Find an answer.
Plan the next date.
Ask BenKen searches the included manual without AI. Band planning keeps dates, venues, setlists and packing lists together, with contracts kept for administrators.