Musio Studio manual
How to use Musio Studio.
Every page, menu and setting, chapter by chapter. New to Studio? Start with Getting started.
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Getting started
Install Musio Studio, sign in with your free Musio account, and make your first song.
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The main window
The sidebar and its six pages, the transport bar, moving around a song, zoom and the menus.
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Tracks, folders and clips
Add tracks, group them in folders, arrange clips, mark sections, and set the tempo and time signature.
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Sounds and your library
Find, preview and add Musio sounds, download them and their mics, see which ones you can play, and swap in stand-ins.
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The Instrument page
Choose articulations and keyswitches, set up legato, turn mics on and off, and use an instrument's own controls.
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Recording
Record from a MIDI keyboard, your computer keyboard or an audio input, enter notes step by step, and keep notes on the beat.
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Piano Roll
Draw and edit notes, give notes their own articulations, quantize, and shape dynamics and expression in the controller lanes.
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Score
Score is Musio Studio's notation editor. See your song as a full score or as any player's part, follow it as it plays, and export PDFs and MusicXML.
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Mixing and mastering
Set levels and pans, send tracks to the song's reverb and effect buses, use Studio's effects, and master the song to a loudness target.
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Scoring to picture
Open a video, set its timecode, mark hits, find tempos that land on them, and export the video with your music.
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Songs and files
Save and open songs, get unsaved work back, manage your songs, move a song to another computer, and find your files.
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Import and export
Bring in MIDI, MusicXML and audio, and export your song as WAV or MP3, stems, MIDI, or a video with the music.
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Keyboard shortcuts
Musio Studio's keys, key sets from other music software, and how to set your own.
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Voice commands
Say or type what you want Musio Studio to do, such as “bar five, record” or “solo the woodwinds”, while your hands stay on the keys.
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Settings
Every section of Musio Studio's Settings, from the theme and interface size to audio devices, MIDI keyboards, language and voice commands.
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Plans and your account
What your free Musio account plays, what Musio Complete adds, and how to manage your plan, codes and email.
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Troubleshooting
What to check when a track is silent, Musio Connect is waiting, a download fails or a sound isn't authorized, and how to send us a report.
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FAQ
Short answers to the questions people ask most about Musio Studio, its sounds and your account.