We’ve been working hard on our next release and testing our upcoming FarPlay Meet platform, which will allow you to connect with the wider community of FarPlay users. Meet is in invitation-only testing. Interested? Reply to this newsletter to join the waitlist to test Meet!
Easy fix: FarPlay 1.3.1 crashes on Windows (rare)
FarPlay crashed for a small number of Windows users after upgrading to version 1.3.1. If FarPlay 1.3.1 crashes on your Windows PC, simply download and run this installer from Microsoft to update components of Windows FarPlay requires. Thanks to everyone who reported the problem and tested the fix!
Venus Leone & Diego Morales perform together over FarPlay
Performing artist, multi-lingual accent coach, and sound engineer Venus Leone sang from Los Angeles, and guitarist, composer, and producer Diego Morales played guitar and his instrumental track from Zurich, Switzerland. When they performed her sultry song Besame together over FarPlay, Venus felt “like he was playing in the other room!” Besame is Venus’s entry for this year’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest. We hope you make it to Tiny Desk!
Getting started with FarPlay
Want to show a student or band member how to get started with FarPlay? Send them this six-minute video, which walks them through the simplest setup we’ve found.
The simplest way to make music together with FarPlay is to plug wired headphones with a mic (like wired Apple EarPods) into your computer and to use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the router that receives the internet signal where it first enters your home. If your computer doesn’t have an Ethernet port, use an Ethernet adapter for USB-C or USB-A. Sharing these recommendations is easy with our personalizable template.
Get in touch
We’ve been loving featuring our amazing users. If you’d like to be included — whether you use FarPlay for lessons, rehearsals, jam sessions, or conversations — we’d love to talk to you. You can let us know by emailing us at contact@farplay.io.
Need help right away? Check out our FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide, which you can open from the Help menu in the latest version of FarPlay. If you haven’t already, upgrade free to the latest version.
If you’d like to ask tech-support questions, our forum is the fastest way to reach us. If you need to reach us privately, email us at support@farplay.io — we’re happy to help!
You can also get support at our monthly support sessions. Our next monthly support session is Wednesday, April 30th 12:00pm-1:30pm New York time (6:00pm-7:30pm Central European time). Sign up here. Monthly tech-support sessions are available free to paid subscribers and students of FarPlay For Teachers subscribers.
We hope you’ve been enjoying FarPlay 1.3.1!
—David Liao & the FarPlay team