FAQ

Is Musio Studio free?

Yes. Musio Studio is a free app, and a Musio account is free. What you can play depends on your account: Musio’s free collections, the collections you’ve bought, or every Musio instrument with Musio Complete. See Plans and your account.

Does Musio Studio write music for me?

No. The music in a song is what you play, draw or import.

Do I have to switch from my DAW?

No. Keep using the Musio plugin in your DAW, with the sounds you own. Musio Studio is optional, and it uses the same sounds from Musio Connect, so nothing downloads twice.

How do I use Musio’s sounds in Logic, Pro Tools or another DAW?

Use the Musio plugin. It comes in the same installer as Musio Studio.

• Logic uses the Audio Unit on a Mac. Pro Tools uses AAX on Mac and Windows. VST3 is there on Mac, Windows and Linux.
• If Musio doesn’t appear, rescan plugins in your DAW and restart it.
• In a DAW, the plugin’s instruments can use MIDI channels 1 to 16 and 16 stereo outputs. Turn on the extra outputs in your DAW.
• The standalone Musio app has one stereo output.

Musio Studio isn’t a plugin. It opens on its own.

I installed Musio. Where’s Musio Studio?

• Mac: in your Applications folder. The Mac installer always includes it.
• Windows: Musio Studio is ticked to install in the Musio installer. If it’s missing, run the installer again and make sure it’s ticked.
• Linux: run ./install.sh from the unpacked download. Musio Studio then appears in your apps menu.

See Install Musio Studio.

Do I need to be online?

You need the internet to sign in, to download sounds and to use voice commands. After you’ve signed in, sounds you’ve downloaded and your songs keep working offline for a while. Go online now and then so Musio Connect can renew your access. Musio Connect needs to be running to load sounds.

Do I have to download a whole collection?

No. Add just the sounds you want, or download every sound a song uses. Mics download separately: Musio Connect’s Settings > Mic Positions to Download by Default chooses which ones come first, and you can download others later. See Download sounds.

My sounds are already on a drive. How do I use them?

There’s no separate Reconnect button: use Move… in Musio Connect > Instruments and pick the folder that holds your Musio Samples folder. Don’t delete your sounds or download them all again. See Use sounds you already have.

How do I move my sounds to another drive?

In Musio Connect > Instruments, choose Move… next to Samples location. Close Musio Studio, the plugin and the standalone app first. See Move your sounds.

Where are my songs saved?

In ~/Music/Musio Studio/Songs, as .musiostudio files (File > Show Songs Folder). Every 60 seconds, Studio also backs up songs with unsaved changes, and offers them back if it closes unexpectedly. There’s no setting to change the Songs folder or turn the backups off. See Songs and files.

Will an update delete my sounds?

No. Musio Studio, Musio Connect and the Musio plugin update together, and your sounds stay. Songs keep the sound versions they were made with. Don’t delete your sounds to update.

Will my old projects still open?

Yes. DAW sessions made with Musio 1.50 and earlier open and play as they did, with the new Musio plugin. If one doesn’t, keep the project and tell us.

Musio Studio songs keep sounding the way they were made, too. See Older songs.

How do I finish a song in another DAW?

Export stems (a WAV for every track) or MIDI. See Finish a song in other music software.

How do I move a song to another computer?

Send its .musiostudio file. The other computer needs the same sounds, and can download any mics it’s missing. For a song with audio tracks, use File > Save a Copy with Audio…. See Move a song to another computer.

Can I see my song as sheet music?

Yes. Click Score for the full score or any player’s part, and export PDFs or MusicXML. See Score.

Can I score to picture?

Yes. Open a video, mark hits with H, and export the video with your music. See Scoring to picture.

Why does a sound say it isn’t authorized?

The account you’re signed in with doesn’t own it. Sign in to Musio Connect with the email you bought it with. See A sound isn’t authorized.

Can I split a note in two?

No. There’s no command to split a single note. Cmd+TCtrl+T (Edit > Split Clips at Playhead) splits clips: a note that crosses the playhead ends in the first clip, and the rest of it goes into the new clip. See Clips.

Where do I enter a license code?

At musio.com/portal: Licenses > Add Licenses. See Redeem a code.

How do I cancel or change my plan?

At musio.com/portal, under Subscription. If you cancel, you keep your plan until the end of the period you’ve paid for. All sales are final.

Does the student license renew?

No. A Musio Complete EDU license lasts one year. To buy another year, verify again at musio.com/edu.

Which languages is Musio Studio in?

English, Español, Português (Brasil), Français, Deutsch, 日本語, 한국어 and 简体中文. See Language.