diff --git a/ios/Stemify/Core/Settings.swift b/ios/Stemify/Core/Settings.swift
index 7149713..ed52554 100644
--- a/ios/Stemify/Core/Settings.swift
+++ b/ios/Stemify/Core/Settings.swift
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ final class Settings: @unchecked Sendable {
     var downloadsWifiOnly: Bool { get { read(\.downloadsWifiOnly, "downloadsWifiOnly", true) } set { write(\.downloadsWifiOnly, "downloadsWifiOnly", newValue, true) } }
     /// Downloads page order: 0 download order, 1 artist, 2 release date.
     var downloadSort: Int { get { read(\.downloadSort, "downloadSort", 0) } set { write(\.downloadSort, "downloadSort", newValue, 0) } }
+    var karaokeVocals: Int { get { read(\.karaokeVocals, "karaokeVocals", KaraokeVocals.Off.rawValue) } set { write(\.karaokeVocals, "karaokeVocals", newValue, KaraokeVocals.Off.rawValue) } }
     var keepStemMix: Bool { get { read(\.keepStemMix, "keepStemMix", true) } set { write(\.keepStemMix, "keepStemMix", newValue, true) } }
     var masterVolume: Float {
         get { access(keyPath: \.masterVolume); lock.lock(); defer { lock.unlock() }; return (store["masterVolume"] as? NSNumber)?.floatValue ?? 0.85 }
diff --git a/ios/Stemify/Playback/PlaybackManager.swift b/ios/Stemify/Playback/PlaybackManager.swift
index 80b2bcb..ba91fbe 100644
--- a/ios/Stemify/Playback/PlaybackManager.swift
+++ b/ios/Stemify/Playback/PlaybackManager.swift
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ enum Stems {
     }
 }
 
+enum KaraokeVocals: Int, CaseIterable { case On, Soft, Off }
+
 /// One stem's fader. [level] is the slider position; 0.8 is unity gain.
 struct StemSetting: Codable, Hashable {
     static let unity: Float = 0.8
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ final class PlaybackManager: StemEngineListener, @unchecked Sendable {
     private(set) var message: AppMessage?
     /// Mixes saved for single songs (by rating key), put back whenever that song starts.
     private(set) var songMixes: [String: [String: StemSetting]] = [:]
-    /// Karaoke mode: vocals out on every song, lyrics on Now Playing.
+    /// Karaoke mode: vocals on, soft or out (per settings) on every song, lyrics on Now Playing.
     private(set) var karaoke = false
     @ObservationIgnored private var preKaraokeMix: [String: StemSetting]?
 
@@ -415,11 +417,25 @@ final class PlaybackManager: StemEngineListener, @unchecked Sendable {
 
     /// The mix a song starts with: karaoke if that's on, else the song's saved mix, else cleared (or kept, per settings).
     private func startMix(_ t: Track) -> [String: StemSetting] {
-        if karaoke { return Self.karaokeMix }
+        if karaoke { return karaokeMix }
         return songMixes[t.ratingKey] ?? (settings.keepStemMix ? mix : [:])
     }
 
-    private static let karaokeMix = ["vocals": StemSetting(muted: true)]
+    /// How much of the singer is left in karaoke mode. Soft is about -12 dB, a guide under your own voice.
+    private var karaokeMix: [String: StemSetting] {
+        switch karaokeVocals {
+        case .On: return [:]
+        case .Soft: return ["vocals": StemSetting(level: 0.4)]
+        case .Off: return ["vocals": StemSetting(muted: true)]
+        }
+    }
+
+    var karaokeVocals: KaraokeVocals { KaraokeVocals(rawValue: settings.karaokeVocals) ?? .Off }
+
+    func setKaraokeVocals(_ v: KaraokeVocals) {
+        settings.karaokeVocals = v.rawValue
+        if karaoke { applyMix(karaokeMix) }
+    }
 
     /// Turning it off puts back the song's saved mix, or the one from before, unless the mix was changed meanwhile.
     func setKaraoke(_ on: Bool) {
@@ -427,9 +443,9 @@ final class PlaybackManager: StemEngineListener, @unchecked Sendable {
         karaoke = on
         if on {
             preKaraokeMix = mix
-            applyMix(Self.karaokeMix)
+            applyMix(karaokeMix)
         } else {
-            if MixPresets.normalized(mix) == Self.karaokeMix { applyMix(songMix ?? preKaraokeMix ?? [:]) }
+            if MixPresets.normalized(mix) == karaokeMix { applyMix(songMix ?? preKaraokeMix ?? [:]) }
             preKaraokeMix = nil
             changed()
         }
diff --git a/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift b/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift
index 65a240a..e8cef2d 100644
--- a/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift
+++ b/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct NowPlayingScreen: View {
     }
 
     /// Opens a panel, or goes back to the art if it's already open.
-    /// Karaoke: vocals out and lyrics up. If it's on but another panel is showing, brings the lyrics back first.
+    /// Karaoke: vocals down and lyrics up. If it's on but another panel is showing, brings the lyrics back first.
     private func karaoke() {
         let pm = g.playback
         withAnimation(.spring(duration: 0.38, bounce: 0.12)) {
@@ -858,6 +858,22 @@ private struct LyricsPanel: View {
     private var g: AppGraph { .shared }
 
     var body: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            // Soft leaves the singer in quietly as a guide.
+            HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                Text("Vocals").font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold)).foregroundStyle(p.label2)
+                Picker("Vocals", selection: Binding(get: { g.playback.karaokeVocals }, set: { g.playback.setKaraokeVocals($0) })) {
+                    ForEach(KaraokeVocals.allCases, id: \.self) { Text(String(describing: $0)).tag($0) }
+                }
+                .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+            }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 28).padding(.top, 8)
+            content
+        }
+        .task(id: track.ratingKey) { await follow() }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder private var content: some View {
         Group {
             if loading {
                 ProgressView()
@@ -869,19 +885,20 @@ private struct LyricsPanel: View {
             }
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
-        .task(id: track.ratingKey) {
-            loading = true
-            at = -1
-            lyrics = await LyricsSource.shared.lyrics(track)
-            loading = false
-            guard let l = lyrics, l.synced else { return }
-            while !Task.isCancelled {
-                // A little early, so the line lights up as it's sung rather than after.
-                let pos = g.playback.positionMs() + 250
-                let i = (l.lines.lastIndex { $0.ms <= pos }) ?? -1
-                if i != at { withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.25)) { at = i } }
-                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 150_000_000)
-            }
+    }
+
+    private func follow() async {
+        loading = true
+        at = -1
+        lyrics = await LyricsSource.shared.lyrics(track)
+        loading = false
+        guard let l = lyrics, l.synced else { return }
+        while !Task.isCancelled {
+            // A little early, so the line lights up as it's sung rather than after.
+            let pos = g.playback.positionMs() + 250
+            let i = (l.lines.lastIndex { $0.ms <= pos }) ?? -1
+            if i != at { withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.25)) { at = i } }
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 150_000_000)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ios/project.yml b/ios/project.yml
index cc0b25b..eda5db9 100644
--- a/ios/project.yml
+++ b/ios/project.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ options:
 settings:
   base:
     SWIFT_VERSION: "5.0"
-    MARKETING_VERSION: "1.0.5"
-    CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: "6"
+    MARKETING_VERSION: "1.0.6"
+    CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: "7"
 targets:
   Stemify:
     type: application