Bluestacks

[ShivaSage]

Hi all,

So after getting my new PC, one of the first things I did was try to run iReal b with Bluestacks, which is a PC program that runs Android apps. Amazingly, everything functions correctly. I was able to import songs, and the player and editor work. However, there is one nagging problem. When first loading the app, and anytime one returns to the song list, there is annoying popup that says "Licensing Error. Could not verify the license. Suggestions: -Check your internet connection. -Check the status of your order. -Restart your device. -Delete and reinstall the app." You can then either press "Retry" or "Exit." If you press Retry, then you get about 1 second before the error pops up again. But, in that 1 second window, if you click on a song in the playlist, the error stops appearing and you can then go about editing/playing the song as you see fit. But this means that scrolling through the list of songs is ridiculously annoying, because you have to click retry, scroll a little, click retry, scroll a little, etc etc etc.

Any thoughts on what might fix this?

Best,
Sasha

 

[stevenz]

Hello, I put together a brief video demonstrating how I'm using iRealb in the Win7 environment w/BlueStacks and REAPER. I thought some folks on the forum might be interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OYxXRNnwu8

enjoy!

 

[Niki]

Hello, I put together a brief video demonstrating how I'm using iRealb in the Win7 environment w/BlueStacks and REAPER. I thought some folks on the forum might be interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OYxXRNnwu8

enjoy!

Hello Steve!
Great video! Thank you very much! I'm sure that PC owners will be very grateful for your demonstration!
All the best,
Niki

 

[pdxdjazz]

Please read this helpful guide
http://irealpro.com/how-to-use-ireal-pro-on-windows-pc/
)BOB

 

[Kalokagathon]

((==ORIGINAL POST (from some years ago) ON MY INSTALLATION OF BLUESTACKS, MIGHT BE OUTDATED IN SOME DETAILS==))

Hello all Windows users who want iReal Pro!

I am running iReal Pro in BlueStacks with (almost) no problems.
Here goes:

Install Bluestacks

Install iReal Pro
(Google Play is included in BlueStacks - just click the "search" button,
type "iReal", and choose "Play Store" button - buy, or sign up
with usual Google account to download free)

Install Dropbox
(not necessary, integration with Windows is tight for saving files -
but it's necessary if you also have a handset with your main library of songs)

Install a file manager to access folders shared with Windows from within BlueStacks (I use
Total Commander; they suggest ES Explorer)

Make music!!

I deleted all content and settings within the app before the import of my extensive library. Got all songs (with a caveat - see below), and all playlists (albeit in alphabetical order).

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DISCLAIMER:
I don't have an Android handset or tablet with which to compare behavior, so all information here is
FOR BLUESTACKS ON WINDOWS 8.1 & 10 ONLY!!!

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IMPORT OF SONGS:
Import of songs with a "+" (augmented 5th quality, both triad and +7) creates jumbled layout - everything ok except that each "+" becomes a space, and you lose the augmented chord quality

Somehow my 5442-song library became 5444 songs...I haven't hunted the two extraneous ones down, yet... And it happened again a month later: import creates 2 additional songs: which ones? Who knows...
Happened again at every import - iRP adds two songs...


SHARING:
saved files from iReal Pro ("save to disk) go to /storage/sdcard/iRealPro

"sharing" within the app means having access to Windows "save to..." dialogue box, so a file can be placed directly in system without hassle.


EXPORT OF AUDIO:
On my system perhaps audio isn't what it's supposed to be, so exporting to AAC format produces a slight "burp" at the end of the audio file. Nothing scandalous! ;-)
[edit: lower the system sound settings for notifications - will go totally silent, but hey...]

At the end of the audio file - after lowering volume - there's a silent tag of 10-15 seconds.

It is not possible to export a LOOP. When you select a measure to start playback by long-press, the song chart expands, and it is not possible to select the "export/share" function.

PDF EXPORT:
PDFs made on BlueStacks are bigger and wider than the ones made on iPhone, plus they're not as whiter. MAJOR ISSUE: the pdf is exported with the same colors you view on screen (night-mode or modified with color wheel), NOT like on iOS (always white and "as big as chord chart").
They're also at a lot smaller definition, and they're HUGE compared to iOS exports (1+MB, compared to 50KB). Not an issue, just FYI.
[EDIT: with BlueStacks 2 (as of January 2016) you can resize the app vertically or horizontally - the PDF export varies accordingly, that is, you get a PDF as big as the Android screen (vertical or horizontal), complete with empty space if there is some]

LICENSE:
If PC offline, sometimes the app keeps querying internet to "verify license"
[not sure if relevant, with public release regularly bought on Play Store - I have beta]

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Hope this helps. I've been enjoying iReal Pro on Windows for some months, now, and am darn happy about it!!!
Will link to this post from other threads regarding BlueStacks, for more coverage on installation.
Cheers, and happy playing

 

[Niki]

Thank you Kalokagathon :y:

 

[dflat]

Someone on Youtube posted this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YCIpqKUpB8&feature=share
Bluestacks running iReal Pro, editing, sharing, creating...

 

[melissacollin]

After 2 hours, this is the comment that got my issue fixed. Thank you!

 

[pdxdjazz]

After 2 hours, this is the comment that got my issue fixed. Thank you!

Which post in this thread did you think was the most helpful?
)BOB

 

[melissacollin]

Which post in this thread did you think was the most helpful?
)BOB

Please read this helpful guide
https://techloris.com/using-android-apps-pc/
)BOB

This one including the brief video above.

In this post
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Bluestacks&p=37353.4376/#post-37353

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thank you Melissa
That info may help others.
)BOB

 

[dflat]

May 2021
BlueStacks is trialing v5 (beta) for free download currently (May 2021).

Information from our users:
If you delete your Bluestacks v4 (or older) and download v5 you will probably lose your apps and data. Before you do this, please backup your iReal Pro songs (More screen > Backup) and either email the backup file to yourself or save to Drive (or similar) or transfer to your PC environment first.
(You might want to backup or export any other data/files in your other Android apps, or stored in internal memory (like downloads) also.)

It seems you can download v5 (beta) without having to delete v4, but need to install apps and set up v5 again. (Perhaps BlueStacks provides a transfer procedure so you do not need to reinstall everything again, please check their website.)

BlueStacks 5 emulates Android 7.1.2 Nougat, this means it will run the same version of iReal Pro as v4 does (iReal Pro 2020.7). This is no longer the current version of iReal Pro, but the Play Store has the older version and should automatically install this version when you download.

If the Play Store asks for payment and you have previously purchased iReal Pro (from the Play store) and are signed in with the account you purchased iReal Pro with see this information.

 

[Bobcat1254]

Windows 7

Will ireal pro work on a windows 7 laptop and if so what browsers are supported?

 

[pdxdjazz]

Will ireal pro work on a windows 7 laptop and if so what browsers are supported?

Read this
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Bluestacks&p=37353.4376/#post-37353

)BOB