Adding your own music

RinkAmp starts you with music so you can run a game right away. The next step is making the setup sound like your team. Add your own tracks gradually, then organize them into playlists for the moments where they work best.

Get the music onto your phone first

RinkAmp plays local audio files stored on your device. Before you import a track into the app, save the file to the phone or tablet you will use at the rink.

On iPhone or iPad

• Save the audio file to the Files app using AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, email, or a direct computer connection.
• In Google Drive or Dropbox, choose the file's share/export option and save a copy to Files or On My iPhone/iPad.
• Keep the files in a folder you can find quickly, such as RinkAmp Music.

On Android

• Download the audio file from Google Drive or Dropbox to your device.
• Or connect the phone to a computer by USB and copy files into its Music or Downloads folder.
• Use the Files app to confirm the tracks are stored locally, not just visible in a cloud folder.

Before game night, turn on airplane mode for a moment and check that a few files still open. That is the simplest proof they are genuinely on the device.

Import a few tracks, not everything

Open the playlist you want to improve in RinkAmp, choose Add track, and select the local audio files from your device. The tracks will appear in that playlist and are ready to assign to the right screen or Quick Launch button.

Start small:

• Add three to five strong stoppage tracks.
• Add one or two goal options.
• Add a few warmup tracks you know suit your rink.

You can always import more. A short playlist you have tested is more useful than a huge, unorganized folder.

Put songs where they will make sense live

Avoid one catch-all playlist for the whole night. A track can be great music and still be wrong for a particular moment.

• Put short, high-impact songs in Stoppages.
• Keep your home-team celebration options in Goal.
• Use a longer, varied group for Warmup or Zamboni time.
• Save calmer or more familiar tracks for Post-game.

If you are not sure where a track belongs, play it once from Live Mode and ask whether it gives you the right energy at that exact point in the game.

Set a useful start point

Most songs are not ready at the first second. A long intro, quiet opening, or verse can waste a stoppage. Use RinkAmp's cue-point tools to set the point where the song becomes useful.

• Pick a clean, recognizable hook or beat.
• Keep enough runway that the start does not feel abrupt.
• Preview it at a realistic rink volume.
• Save the point, then test it again from Live Mode.

Aim for practical, not perfect. The best cue point is the one that lets you confidently start a track while also watching the ice.

Keep the library fresh without creating work for yourself

Add a few tracks after each game or every couple of weeks. When a song stops getting a reaction, move it out of the main rotation rather than deleting it forever. Keep a small Try next game playlist for new material so you can test it without cluttering your reliable options.

Over time, build enough depth that the home crowd does not hear the same sequence in the same order every game. The goal is variety with control—not an endless shuffle.

A quick pregame check

Before leaving home, confirm that your newest tracks are imported, their start points are saved, and they play with the device offline. Then you can arrive at the rink with fresh music already in the places you need it.