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What ships in the base app

Every feature in OpenStudio.

The map of what you get for free on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Each area links to the guide that walks through it, and the full inventory, including what is still partial, is public in the repository.

The complete feature inventory on GitHub
Recording & timeline editing

Arm tracks, monitor inputs, punch in, comp takes, and edit clips on the timeline with markers, regions, ripple, razor, and fades.

Read the guide
MIDI, piano roll & instruments

A docked or detached piano roll, hardware MIDI input, an on-screen keyboard, step input, quantize and transforms, and audio-to-MIDI.

Read the guide
Mixer, routing & automation

Channel strips, sends, buses, a routing matrix, metering, channel EQ, mixer snapshots, and automation lanes with read, write, touch, and latch.

Read the guide
Plugins: VST3 / CLAP / LV2 / ARA2

Native plugin windows, input / track / master FX chains, presets and A/B, sidechain routing, optional ARA2 hosting, and built-in processors.

Read the guide
Graphical pitch editing

Note-level editing with a contour and blobs, scale and chromatic snapping, offline correction on the take, and a real-time corrector effect.

Read the guide
Lua scripting and extensibility
Lua scripting & extensibility

Script the parts of your workflow that repeat from the built-in editor, and extend the built-in processors with JSFX-style script effects.

Read the guide
Render, formats & project files

Master and stem renders, region and razor bounds, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, and OGG, a render queue, DDP export, and an inspectable project file on disk.

Read the guide
Optional · Local

AI Tools

Six-stem separation, plus generation, variation, and continuation from a prompt. It runs on your machine after a guided setup, or you simply never install it.

How the AI tools work
Built in · No paid tier

NAM Rack

A full Neural Amp Modeler rig in the base app: captures, a native pedalboard, cabinet IRs, EQ, effects, a tuner, and presets. There is no add-on and no paid tier.

Explore the NAM Rack