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WDR Big Band Play Along on Windows Pc

Developed By: Westdeutscher Rundfunk

License: Free

Rating: 4,7/5 - 190 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.2.2
Size 261 MB
Release Date April 21, 24
Category Music & Audio Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

Description from Developer:
Play along once with the professional musicians of the WDR Big Band: The WDR Big Band Play Along App makes it possible! Whether it's an alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bariton... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download WDR Big Band Play Along and install on Windows PC. WDR Big Band Play Along is free Music & Audio app, developed by Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Latest version of WDR Big Band Play Along is 2.2.2, was released on 2024-04-21 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of WDR Big Band Play Along is 4,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 190 users, 10 users had rated it 5*, 169 users had rated it 1*.

How to install WDR Big Band Play Along on Windows?

Instruction on how to install WDR Big Band Play Along on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install WDR Big Band Play Along on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install WDR Big Band Play Along using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "WDR Big Band Play Along" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install WDR Big Band Play Along on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "WDR Big Band Play Along" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.2.2 , 2.2.0 , 1.4.3 , 1.3.1 , 1.2.1.

Download WDR Big Band Play Along 2.2.2 on Windows PC – 261 MB

Download WDR Big Band Play Along 2.2.0 on Windows PC – 261.1 MB

Download WDR Big Band Play Along 1.4.3 on Windows PC – 40.7 MB

Download WDR Big Band Play Along 1.3.1 on Windows PC – 37.3 MB

Download WDR Big Band Play Along 1.2.1 on Windows PC – 37.6 MB

Play along once with the professional musicians of the WDR Big Band: The WDR Big Band Play Along App makes it possible! Whether it's an alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, guitar, piano, bass or drums - in the Jazz-Playalong app, big band musicians and everyone who wants to become one can use the World-class musicians: playing together in the WDR Big Band.

ABOUT THE WDR BIG BAND PLAY ALONG APP: The free app contains compositions and arrangements that have been created exclusively by top big band arrangers for the play along and recorded by the WDR Big Band. A rating system shows the level of difficulty of each arrangement. Eleven instruments are available as solo tracks in the Play Along app: 1st alto saxophone, 1st tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 1st trumpet, 2nd trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, guitar, piano, bass and drums. For each of the instruments there is the corresponding sheet music in the app, which can be read on the screen, sent or printed out. In addition, flute and clarinet parts are available for all pieces.

With the built-in mixer you can listen to the songs and adjust the volume of each instrument individually, mute individual tracks or listen to them solo. The playback speed can be regulated with Speed. The loop allows you to listen to a selected passage in a continuous loop. There is also a count-off track and a metronome track, which make practicing and playing along in the Jazz-Playalong app even easier. So you can play digitally together with a single instrument, with several instruments or with the entire WDR Big Band.

A tutorial helps you to find your way around for the first time, to be able to use a pitch exactly the right way. Of course, you can also just listen to the mixed pieces as they were recorded by the WDR Big Band exclusively for this app. Do you love jazz Do you like to improvise your own solo? You can listen to the improvised solos of the WDR Big Band musicians or mute the solo track and play your own improvisation on the harmony. The compositions and arrangements in the WDR Big Band Play Along App have different styles and levels of difficulty and are aimed at amateurs with one year of playing their instrument up to professionals.

The following compositions are currently included in the app:

What’s Next (Comp./Arr .: Michael Abene)
White Dressed Rabbits (comp / arr: Ansgar Striepens)
The Tweet (comp / arr: Torsten Maaß)
Gentle Flow (comp / arr: Ansgar Striepens)
Song for J.G. (Comp / arr: Ansgar Striepens)
Three Champs and a Chump (comp / arr: Ansgar Striepens)
4 Plus One (comp / arr: Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea)
Salute to Jerry (comp / arr: Ralf Hesse)
A Warm Place (comp / arr: Michael Abene)
Sebu (comp / arr: Michael Abene)
Well done, rookie! (Comp / arr: Ansgar Striepens)
WooJu (Comp./Arr .: Michael Abene)
Keep It Up (comp / arr: Vince Mendoza)
La Course (comp / arr: Florian Ross)
Philadelphia (comp / arr: Vince Mendoza)


ABOUT THE WDR BIG BAND: The WDR Big Band is one of the best contemporary big bands in the world and is the first European jazz ensemble to receive multiple Grammy awards for its CD productions. Each member of the big band is a soloist with an unmistakable timbre, which gives the orchestra its unique sound. The repertoire of the WDR Big Band covers the entire spectrum of jazz and jazz-related music from tradition to avant-garde. This also includes Latin Jazz, World Music, Fusion and Crossover - true to the motto "Musical boundaries are musical challenges". The WDR Big Band is led by two renowned Americans: Bob Mintzer is chief conductor and Vince Mendoza is the band's “composer in residence”.

Note: There may be delays when using Voice Assistant.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.