# Riff Studio: Music Practice

> Slow songs, change pitch, loop any section, and practice right on the beat.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.brazzi64.riffstudio](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.brazzi64.riffstudio)

## Overview

- **ID:** `net.brazzi64.riffstudio`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** brAzzi Labs
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 732,989
- **Rating:** 4.41 / 5 (8,014 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.175
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2016-09-05
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.brazzi64.riffstudio)
- **Website:** [http://www.brazzilabs.com](http://www.brazzilabs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://brazzilabs.com/riff-studio/privacy-policy](https://brazzilabs.com/riff-studio/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Riff Studio** turns music stored on your Android device into focused practice sessions for musicians. Slow down or speed up songs from 25% to 250%, change pitch by semitones or cents, and create precise A–B loops that snap to the beat grid. Zoom into waveforms, mark song sections, use count-ins, and repeat difficult phrases until they click.

Build and reorder setlists, follow synchronized lyrics, use Quick Jump to return to a practice point, and save adjusted audio as MP3. Beat detection and audio analysis run on-device, so your songs stay private. Riff Studio supports compatible local audio files and embedded or connected synchronized lyrics.

## Rankings

- #81,416 — Overall
- #21 — pitch shift

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `net.brazzi64.riffstudio.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Riff Studio is highly valued for practice with precise pitch/tempo control, easy song import, and looping features, earning long-time trust. However, update-induced bugs and new UI/features cause stability issues, and edits to songs (pitch/speed adjustments) often fail to save or apply, leaving users frustrated.

### Pros

- Excellent on-the-fly pitch and tempo control for practice.
- Simple, straightforward interface that long-time users trust.
- Easy song import and flexible pitch/speed experimentation.
- Looping feature enables focused, repetitive practice.
- Widely valued by musicians as an essential training tool.

### Cons

- Update-induced bugs and instability (floating player glitches and playback anomalies).
- Edits to songs (pitch/speed changes) fail to save or apply, leaving originals.
- New features and UI changes are confusing, counterintuitive, and not well received by power users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.brazzi64.riffstudio)