How the-daily.studio works

Five things people use it for

• Record guitar and voice in your browserRecord guitar and microphone at once in your browser: two-input interfaces, count-in, punch-in, dry and wet takes, editable clips, WAV export.
• Split a song into stems in your browserSeparate a song into drums, bass, vocals and guitar/other in your browser and mute the part you play.
• Chords, tab and lyrics from a song or your playingDetect the tempo, key and chords of a song, turn audio into guitar tab for your tuning, put lyrics under the chords and export ChordPro, MIDI or a print sheet.
• Hum a melody and get a whole songHum or sing for 10 to 30 seconds and get a full song: your notes, key and tempo, chords and every section, played by a band.
• Live visuals and a light show for your musicA browser stage with moving lights, haze, an LED wall and simulated lasers that follow your song, a show designer, full-screen output and light comfort limits.

What it is not

It is not a plugin host (there is no VST, AU or ASIO support; the effects are built in), and it is not a replacement for a full desktop DAW. The stem splitter is a light, private tool for practice, not studio-grade separation, and the tab and chord detectors are estimates you should review. Each guide below says where its limits are.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. It is free to use and open source under the MIT licence. There is no account, no subscription and no advert.

Do I have to install anything?

No. Open the page in a current browser. After your first visit the page keeps a copy of itself, so it also opens without a connection, and you can add it to your home screen or dock like an app.

Is my audio uploaded anywhere?

No. Recording, stem splitting, chord and tab detection and the show all run in your browser. Songs, takes and settings are kept in this browser on your device. The one optional download is a small camera cut-out model for the stage, which is only fetched if you say yes, and nothing of yours is sent in return.

Which browser should I use?

A current Chrome or Edge on a computer is the one it is built and tested in. Core features should work in current Firefox and Safari but are less tested; choosing a separate output device and the backup-folder feature need Chromium. Phones and tablets get their own layout.

Do I need an audio interface?

No. Any microphone works. To record a guitar and a voice at the same time, use a two-input interface (a Focusrite Scarlett Solo, 2i2 or 4i4, for example), which the browser sees as one device with two channels.

How accurate are the chords and the tab?

They are estimates. Chords from a clear recording are usually good; dense mixes can fool them. On the built-in synthetic self-test the tab detector scores about 87 % F1, and real rooms and heavy distortion do worse, so the app shows how sure it is of each note and lets you accept or reject before anything is applied.

Who makes it?

Tehau DeBarthe, as an open-source project. The source, the licence and the third-party notices are public.

Keep reading

• Record guitar and voice in your browserRecord guitar and microphone at once in your browser: two-input interfaces, count-in, punch-in, dry and wet takes, editable clips, WAV export.
• Split a song into stems in your browserSeparate a song into drums, bass, vocals and guitar/other in your browser and mute the part you play.
• Chords, tab and lyrics from a song or your playingDetect the tempo, key and chords of a song, turn audio into guitar tab for your tuning, put lyrics under the chords and export ChordPro, MIDI or a print sheet.
• Hum a melody and get a whole songHum or sing for 10 to 30 seconds and get a full song: your notes, key and tempo, chords and every section, played by a band.
• Live visuals and a light show for your musicA browser stage with moving lights, haze, an LED wall and simulated lasers that follow your song, a show designer, full-screen output and light comfort limits.