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Ways to rehearse
When you tap “ Play”, you choose how to rehearse. You can switch at any time on the remote without stopping playback: the new mode applies from the next line.
Listen
All the lines are read.
Manual
You set the pace.
In time
The track sets the pace.
Italian run
The app detects your lines and moves on. Stuck? Hold the prompter key : your line replays as long as you hold; ⏭ moves on.
Duo rehearsal
Your partner gives you your cues.
Read
Just the text, without sound, in large type. To practise, the eye next to blurs your lines: tap a bubble to see it, tap again to blur it. It is the same setting as the blur button on the remote.
Which mode to choose?
Each way of playing fits a moment in your work and the place you're in. Here is one possible path, from discovering the play to a real work session.
Discover the play
Start by reading it, with “Read”: the text in large print, no sound. Then listen to it, with “Listen”: every line is spoken, one voice per character. Ideal for soaking up the story, even while walking, phone in your pocket.
Practise giving your lines
Switch to “Manual”: the app stops at each of your lines. You say it at your own pace, you can get a prompt, then move on with ⏭.
In a noisy place
On the metro, in a café or in the street, choose “In time”: the app doesn't try to hear you, so noise doesn't bother it, and the lines follow each other at the pace of the recording.
Somewhere quiet
At home or in a quiet room, “Italian run” is nicer: the app notices when you speak and waits for the end of your line before moving on.
For a real work session
“Duo rehearsal” is the most complete mode: your virtual scene partner gives the other parts' lines, really listens to you, waits until you have said your line, prompts you if you dry and scores you. At the end of each scene, you know what is left to work on.
Duo rehearsal needs more resources (your voice is transcribed live): it depends on your subscription. Keep it for your work sessions, preferably somewhere quiet: it will hear you all the better.
The remote
It appears during playback. Only and start or stop playback: the other buttons adjust or move.
Tip: in the app, long-press any button on the remote to show a short help explaining what it does.
- Play or pause.
- Stop playback.
- Start of the scene. Tap it again to go back to the start of the play.
- Back to the start of the current line; if it has just started, to the previous line.
- Skip to the next line.
- The prompter: tap to turn it on or off; hold it and your line is prompted as long as you hold. In Duo rehearsal, it opens the choice: Quick, Patient or Never.
- My line
- Jumps to just before your next line.
- Loops the scene: at the end, playback goes back to its start. To loop a few lines: long-press a line, then “Loop starts here” or “Loop ends here”.
- Playback settings: speed of your lines and of the others', and your voice volume in In time mode.
- Bell: a short sound just before each of your lines.
- Vibration: a short buzz just before each of your lines.
- Blur: your upcoming lines are blurred during playback. Tap a bubble to see it. Reading mode has its own setting (the eye).
- The playback mode: the chosen mode shows its name, the others their icon. Tap one to switch; long-press for its explanation.
The play's preferences
In a play, tap the icon at the top right.
My roles
Add or remove the characters you play. Tap your character to choose your highlighter colour.
Focus on my lines
2 lines before, 1 after; the rest is folded
Only my scenes
The thread skips scenes you're not in
Available offline
Downloads the play's audio (about 0.5 MB per minute)
Export as MP3
For an MP3 player or another device
Display
Line text size, style and light or dark: for the whole app.
FAQ
How do I join my company's play?
On the “My plays” screen, tap , then “Join with a code”. Enter the 8-character code your director gave you (upper or lower case, it doesn't matter). The play appears in your library.
I received a company link or QR code
Tap the link or scan the QR code with your camera: if the app is installed, it opens on “Join a play” with the code already filled in; check the play, then “Join the troupe”. Otherwise, the page that opens shows the code: install Homelet, then paste or type that code. On Android, if you use the Google Play button on that page, the code is found automatically the first time you open the app.
How do I choose or change my part?
The first time you open a play, the app asks “Who do you play?”. To change it later, open the play's settings (the icon at the top right), under “My roles”.
A scene's audio isn't available
After the play is edited, the voices are remade: allow a few minutes. Without a connection, only plays made available offline can be played.
How do I rehearse without a connection?
In the play's settings, turn on “Available offline”: the audio is downloaded (about 0.5 MB per minute). You can then rehearse on a plane or on the subway.
How do I loop a passage?
During playback, tap : the scene loops. For just a few lines, long-press a line, then “Loop starts here” or “Loop ends here”. Tap again to remove the loop.
How do I learn my lines without seeing them?
On the remote, turn on the button: your upcoming lines are blurred, in every mode. Tap a bubble to see it, tap again to blur it. To go at your own pace, choose “Manual” mode: the app waits for you at each of your lines, and “Skip” moves on.
A tutorial play appeared in my library
It's a short two-character play that shows you the app as you perform it. It is added only once, in the app's language. Don't want it? Swipe its card to the left, then “Hide”: it won't come back. You can find it again in “Discover”.
How do I remove a play from my library?
Swipe its card to the left (or long-press it). “Hide” removes it from the list on this phone: “Show the hidden plays”, then “Show again”, to get it back. For a company's play, “Leave” takes you out of the company: you'll need its code to come back. For a play you created and haven't shared, “Delete” erases it for good, with its voices and recordings.
How do I create or import a play?
With Homelet Studio, on a computer, in English, French, Italian, Spanish or German. Sign in with the same account as in the app, after opening the app at least once. Paste the text: it is split into scenes, characters and lines, and the voices are generated. For AI import and company features, write to us.
How do I get notified when my play is up to date?
The first time you open one of your plays or a play from your company, the app offers to follow it: tap “Yes, notify me” (“Later” asks again in a few days). You then get “Play updated” when a new version is ready, text and voices included, and “Members of my company” when someone joins or leaves a company you manage. To choose or turn everything off: “Settings” (the gear), then “Notifications”. On a Xiaomi phone, also allow Homelet's “Autostart”.
How do I delete my account?
In the app: “Settings” (the gear on the “My plays” screen), then “Delete my account”. Or on the web: delete my account. Everything is erased.
How does a Duo rehearsal work?
Choose “Duo rehearsal” in “ Play”: your virtual scene partner gives the other parts' lines and listens to you say yours. On the remote, the prompter key sets when it prompts you: Quick, Patient or Never. opens the settings: Learning (experimental: at every mistake, it stops you and gives you the right sentence again) and Tolerance. At the end of each scene, the report shows your accuracy and the lines to work on, which you can replay on the spot.
I can't find “Duo rehearsal”
It is opening gradually: if it doesn't appear in “ Play” yet, it isn't open on your account yet. Want to try it? Write to us. It also needs a play in French, English or Italian and the latest version of the app.
My virtual scene partner doesn't hear me or gets it wrong
Check that Homelet has microphone access (phone settings). On public, train or hotel Wi-Fi, switch to 4G/5G. Speak as on stage, without rushing; in a noisy place, use earphones with a mic. The transcription can get a word wrong: the score and corrections point it out without stopping you. A problem that keeps happening? Write to us with the time of the session and the play.
What happens to my voice during rehearsal?
It is transcribed live so your virtual scene partner can follow your line, then forgotten: it is never recorded. The transcription service receives neither your name, your email nor your account: nothing lets it link your voice to you. Details are in our privacy policy.
What do you do with my data?
It's all explained in our privacy policy.
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