Support
How to install Studio 56, what it needs and answers to what people ask most.
System requirements
Your sounds play inside Studio 56, so this is all they need.
- Mac
- macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, on Apple silicon or Intel
- Windows
- Windows, 64-bit
- Plugin formats
- VST3 and AU on Mac, VST3 on Windows
- DAWs
- Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs that load VST3 or AU plugins, but not Pro Tools
- Internet
- To sign in and to make sounds, but not to play them
Install Studio 56
- Get Studio 56 on the computer you make music on. It’s the one download, and the sounds you send from your browser play in it.
- Open it and follow its steps.
- If your DAW was open, quit it and open it again so it finds Studio 56.
- Add Studio 56 to a track and sign in with your Studio 56 account.
Add Studio 56 to a track
FL Studio
- Options › Manage plugins › Find installed pluginsLet the scan finish, because FL Studio doesn’t list a new plugin until it has scanned for it.
- Browser › Plugin database › Installed › Generators › VST3
- Drag Studio 56 onto the channel rack
Effects are the same clicks with Studio 56 FX, which goes on an effect slot instead of an instrument track.
Ableton Live
On a Mac
- Settings › Plug-Ins › Audio Units › RescanTurn the Audio Units switch on (Audio Units v2 in newer versions), then press Rescan. Settings is called Preferences before Live 12.
- Browser › Plug-Ins › Studio 56
- Drag it onto a MIDI track
On Windows
- Settings › Plug-Ins › VST3 Plug-In System Folders › RescanTurn the switch on, then press Rescan. Settings is called Preferences before Live 12.
- Browser › Plug-Ins › Studio 56
- Drag it onto a MIDI track
Effects are the same clicks with Studio 56 FX, which goes on an effect slot instead of an instrument track.
Logic Pro
- Quit Logic Pro and open it againIt looks for new plugins as it starts.
- New software instrument track › Instrument slotThe slot is on the track’s channel strip.
- AU Instruments › Studio 56 › Studio 56
Effects are in Studio 56 FX, which goes in an Audio FX slot on any track, under Audio Units and then Studio 56.
GarageBand
- GarageBand menu › Settings › Audio/MIDI › Enable Audio Units
- Software instrument track › Smart Controls › Instrument slotClick the right side of the slot, in the plugins area.
- AU Instruments › Studio 56 › Studio 56
Effects are in Studio 56 FX, which goes in an empty plugin slot beside the Instrument slot, under Audio Units and then Studio 56.
Another DAW
On a Mac
- Quit your DAW and open it againMost DAWs look for new plugins as they start.
- Run the plugin scan in its settings if Studio 56 isn’t listed
- Add Studio 56 from its VST3 or Audio Units instruments
On Windows
- Quit your DAW and open it againMost DAWs look for new plugins as they start.
- Run the plugin scan in its settings if Studio 56 isn’t listed
- Add Studio 56 from its VST3 instruments
Effects are the same clicks with Studio 56 FX, which goes on an effect slot instead of an instrument track.
Common questions
Where do my sounds come from?
You make them in your browser: press Make a sound at the top of this site, and when a sound is ready, press Send to my DAW and give it a name. It shows up in Studio 56 in your DAW under that name, or with a number after it, such as Night Bass 2, when you’ve already sent a sound called that. Studio 56 opens on your newest sound when you add it to a track, and pressing the sound’s name in its bar lists every sound you’ve sent, newest first.
My sound isn’t in Studio 56, or it plays nothing. What do I do?
Check that your browser said Sent to your DAW, since once your free sends are used up a sound is sent only with Pro. Your sounds play in Studio 56 on an instrument track, not in Studio 56 FX, and only when it’s signed in with the account you sent from, which the account button in its bar shows. Closing Studio 56’s window and opening it again looks for new sounds at once, and if it asks you to restart your DAW, restart it, because an older version leaves out a sound it can’t play yet. If it says your account is playing on another computer, press Play here.
What does Edit in browser do?
It opens the sound that’s playing in Studio 56 in your browser, where you can keep changing it, as long as you’re signed in there with the account you sent it from. It opens as a new sound that isn’t saved yet. Sending it again makes another sound, which counts as a send, and the one you started from stays as it was, so your songs keep sounding the same.
Can I use Studio 56 on more than one computer?
Yes. Sign in with the same account on each computer and your sounds are there. If Studio 56 says your account is playing on another computer, press Play here to play on this one.
Does Studio 56 work offline?
Yes. Your sounds are saved on your computer, so they play without a connection. If Studio 56 hasn’t been online for 90 days, it signs you out the next time it connects. Your songs keep playing while you’re signed out, and signing in again opens your sounds.
Studio 56 isn’t in my DAW. What do I do?
Quit your DAW and open it again, since most DAWs look for new plugins as they start. The clicks for your DAW are under Add Studio 56 to a track.
How do I update Studio 56?
It updates itself, and when a new version is ready it asks you to restart your DAW.
How do I change or cancel my plan?
Open your account and choose Manage my plan. If you cancel, you go back to the Free plan, and everything you made stays in your library and keeps playing.
How do I get a plugin I bought?
Add Studio 56 to a track in your DAW and sign in with the email you paid with. A plugin you bought plays with its presets and every control whatever your plan, and keeps playing in every song you used it in. An effect you bought is on Home in Studio 56 FX, which installs with Studio 56.
I paid without an account. How do I sign in?
Your account was made from the email you paid with, with no password. On the sign-in page, ask for a code by email, or use Google if that’s a Google address.
Contact
For anything not answered here, including a question about a payment, write to oliver@studio56.ai. You can also ask on Discord, and Status says whether Studio 56 is working as it should.