build a custom plugin for your next project.

  1. describe a sound.
  2. download studio 56, the host plugin.
  3. every plugin you make plays inside it.

Evolving wavetable pad

Morphing wavetable keys

Virtual analog string machine

Modelled electric piano

questions.

What can I make?

Synths and effects, each with its own controls and presets: basses, pads, leads, keys and bells, or reverb, delay and distortion. After one is built you can keep changing it and ask for new presets, and for an instrument you can ask for a MIDI file to drag into your DAW. It can’t clone voices or split a song into stems.

How much can I make for free?

2 instruments or effects every 30 days, with no card, and playing what you make is always free. Pro ($10 / month) makes about 20 instruments or effects a month.

Can I release music I make with it?

Yes, you can use your instruments in songs, videos, live shows and commercial releases. The one thing you can’t do is sell the instruments themselves.

Does the AI write my music?

No, AI builds the instrument and you make the music, though you can ask it for a short MIDI file as a starting point.

Which DAWs does it work in?

It’s a VST3 and AU plug-in, so it loads in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and most other DAWs, though not in Pro Tools.

Does it work offline?

Playing does, because your instruments are saved on your computer, but making a new one needs a connection.

What happens if I cancel Pro?

You move to the Free plan and everything you’ve made stays in your Studio 56 library.

Who makes Studio 56?

Just me. Say hi or ask questions at oliver@studio56.ai.

make something you want to hear.