DropSight for Android

See the drop.

Ordinary visualisers react a beat late. DropSight knows the shape of the track before it plays. It analyses each of your songs on your phone: the build-ups, drops, breakdowns, vocals, tempo and key. So the screen can build tension towards a drop it knows is coming, go dark on the last beat, and hit on the moment the bass returns.

Coming soon to Google Play How it works

Android 8.0+
Your own files
23 visualisers
Read-only

DROP IN4BARS

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Visuals that tell the story

It knows what’s coming. So the screen does too.

A “DROP IN 4 BARS” countdown appears during build-ups. The scene tightens, speeds up and runs hotter as the drop approaches. The picture goes dark on the last beat, then the drop lands with a shockwave.

Groove

The scene rides the beat grid, in colours taken from the track’s key.

Build-up

“DROP IN 4 BARS” appears. The scene tightens, speeds up and runs hotter.

Last beat

On the final beat before the drop, the picture goes dark and holds.

Drop

The bass returns and the drop lands with a shockwave.

Breakdown

Breakdowns go slow and cold. Vocal sections turn warm.

Frames from the Drop Tunnel visualiser.

Colour follows the key

Each track takes its colour from its musical key, so tracks that mix well together share neighbouring colours.

Locked to the beat

Motion follows the track’s beat grid, so the visuals stay in time with the music.

23 visualisers in five packs

From festival lasers to the big screen.

Pack

Festival

Lasers over a crowd, LED walls, synthwave sunsets, fireworks.

Pack

Warp

Melting, swirling feedback trails and kaleidoscopes.

Pack

Immersive

Fractal flights, plasma globes, galaxies and tunnels.

Pack · Pro only

Cinematic

Original scenes with the mood of the big screen, from a projector beam in a dark cinema to a camera iris that slams open on the drop.

Pack

DJ

A full-screen scrolling waveform in the style of a DJ deck display.

Features

A proper music player first.

A proper music player

Plays the music files in a folder you choose, including MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus and AIFF. Queue, loved tracks and genre filter. Sort by BPM, year, recent or most played, or rediscover what you haven’t heard in a while.

Mix from here

Finds tracks in your library that match the current tempo and key.

Sound controls

Equaliser, bass boost and stereo widening. Even out volume between tracks and skip silent intros.

FX deck

Performance pads you hold to play, like a DJ controller: loop rolls, A to B loop, filters, echo, reverb and gate. Every effect follows the track’s tempo, so it lands on the beat.

On the big screen

Connect a TV or monitor and the visuals run full-screen on it while your phone keeps the controls. Or mirror your screen and go full-screen for visuals only.

Line in

Visualise live sound from the microphone or a line-in source. It is off by default, and the audio is never recorded or sent anywhere.

Everyday extras

Sleep timer, home-screen widget, and lock screen and headset controls. A waveform bar coloured by section marks the drops and builds. Tap or drag it to seek.

Ready before you press play

Your library can be analysed overnight while charging.

Runs on older phones

Works from Android 8.0 up, adjusting detail automatically to keep the frame rate steady.

Your music, your files, your phone

Everything runs on your device. No account, no streaming, no uploads, no ads. DropSight only ever reads your music and never renames, moves or deletes it.

Free vs Pro

The whole story engine is free.

Feature	Free	Pro
The full music player	Yes	Yes
The story engine: countdown, dark hold, drop burst, key colours	Yes	Yes
Visualisers	Five	All 23, including the Cinematic pack, and every one added in future
Loop pads	Yes	Yes
FX deck: filter, echo, reverb and gate	Try before you buy	Yes
Second-screen mode for TVs and monitors	No	Yes

Pro is one purchase with no subscription. Any locked visualiser or effect can be tried before buying.

Good to know

The small print.

DropSight plays local files and does not work with streaming services.
BPM and key tags are read from MP3 and FLAC files. Other tracks are analysed from the audio.
Analysis works best on electronic music with a steady tempo.
Tracks over 15 minutes get live-reactive visuals only.
Key and section detection are estimates.

Photosensitivity warning

DropSight includes flashing visuals, including a deliberate dark-then-bright moment on drops. If you have photosensitive epilepsy or are sensitive to flashing lights, please take care or avoid using the visualisers.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

How does it know when the drop is coming?

It analyses each track on your phone before playback, finding the build-ups, drops, breakdowns, tempo and key.

Does it change my music files?

No. DropSight only reads them.

Can I show the visuals on a TV?

Yes. Second-screen mode sends full-screen visuals to a TV or monitor while your phone keeps the controls. It is part of Pro.

Why does it ask for the microphone?

Only if you turn on Line In to visualise live sound. It is off by default, and the audio is never recorded or sent anywhere.

Will it run on my older phone?

It works from Android 8.0 up and adjusts visual detail automatically to keep the frame rate steady.

Why do long tracks behave differently?

Tracks over 15 minutes get live-reactive visuals only.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login.

Does my music get uploaded anywhere?

No. All analysis runs on your phone, and your music never leaves your device.

Are there ads?

No.

Is Pro a subscription?

No. Pro is a single purchase in each app.

Does it work with streaming services?

No. DropSight works with music files stored on your device.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not at present. DropSight is Android-only.

How accurate is the BPM, key and section detection?

They are estimates designed to speed you up, and they work best on electronic music with a steady tempo.

Visuals that know the drop is coming.

Part of the CrateSwipe suite. Sort the new tunes in CrateSwipe, then watch them land in DropSight.

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