Output Creator User Guide

Welcome to Output Creator. We are excited to introduce this new application to help you do what you love most: make music.

Don't have Output Creator installed yet? Learn how to install Output Creator here.

Need help with a term that is new to you? Check out our Glossary at the bottom of this page.

Tip #1: Choose one of the Starters on the Home page or type in any vibe you are looking for into Output Creator to create a custom Starter project tailored to you. Starters contain 4-6 curated tracks of sounds like Chords, Drums, Bass, Vocals, etc that go well together. We recommend choosing a starter to get right into making music.

Tip #2: Each Starter comes loaded with 4-6 cohesive tracks. Each track contains a Kit, or a curated selection of sounds, which includes 15 sounds per Kit. For example, a kit with drums includes 15 drum sounds you can hold down and play on your QWERTY keyboard.

Tip # 3: Try out what sounds you like in each track, then combine and arrange them together into something you like. You can always add or remove a track.

Tip #4: Try something new. You can experiment with new sounds, genres, and vibes by recording a track and then using the Alternate Kit selector arrows at the top right of your screen. This keeps all recorded data but will change the samples in that track.

Welcome home. On this page, you can push your boundaries with cutting-edge Starters, make a new song with a blank slate with Start From Scratch, or open a recently saved project.

Type in any vibe or style you're looking for and Output Creator will create a custom palette of sounds for you to work with automatically.

Starters offer a fast, easy way to get your song started. You can think of them as templates or kits. We’ve curated them to inspire and help you make a cohesive track as quickly as possible.

To select a Starter, go to Home at the top navigation of Output Creator, then choose a Starter from a section that interests you. The application will load four hand-selected kits in a new session so you can start making music instantly.

Selecting Start From Scratch on the Homepage allows you the opportunity to start on a blank slate and have Output Creator build a custom tailored session for you. Once selected, you will be met with a text prompt, where you can type in any vibe or style you're looking for and a project will be built automatically to your specs.

This option will open a window that allows you to choose an existing Project from your computer. Next to this section, you will also see Recent Projects, a fast way to select your most recent projects to load and continue.

Whether you’ve kicked off your session with a Starter, created a blank project, or have opened a recent project, you can refine your sound by choosing the fitting kits for your track. Each track can be loaded with a kit, each with 15 samples.

Press the "Add Sound" button on the left panel to add a new track and start searching for sounds. This action will open the Browser so you can add a Kit to that track.

To delete a track, hover over the track you wish to delete. Then, click the trash can icon on that track to delete it from your session. This will also erase all sounds contained on that track.

Whether you’ve loaded a starter or are editing an existing project, you can always change the Kit you have loaded into a track.

To browse the entire Kit collection, click the "Add Sound" tile on the left hand side of Output Creator.

Once in this window, you can use filters to hone in on a more specific type of instrument you seek. For example, let’s say you’d like to add bass to your track. You can select “Basses” and then explore a section that best fits the type of bass you are looking for, such as Synth Bass, Clean Electric, etc.

Use the “Show More” button at the bottom of each section to load more options.

On the left of each Kit, you will see a play button. Select this to preview the kit before you load it into your session.

To start recording your own audio, click the "Record Audio" tile on the left panel inside any session.

You will need to follow the prompts in order to properly setup your input and output for audio recording.

On Mac, click "Allow" when prompted to grant permission for Output Creator to use your microphone.

We recommend using headphones when recording audio in order to prevent feedback and ensure a good recording.

Note = Bluetooth headsets are not currently supported when recording audio.

An input device is required to record music in your session. Output Creator will use your already-existing computer keyboard so you can make music right away. On the Create page, you are met with a keyboard layout corresponding to the left half of a US QWERTY keyboard. These keys correspond to a different sample within a loaded Kit, so you can start recording immediately and without an external MIDI controller.

If you have a MIDI controller, setup is easy. Before launching Output Creator, connect your MIDI controller to your computer using a direct cable or Bluetooth, and you should be ready to play.

To verify that your MIDI controller is connected, open Settings, then check the Active MIDI Inputs section. If you have multiple MIDI devices, be sure that the one you wish to use is selected. If your Bluetooth device is not shown, select the Bluetooth MIDI button to find, pair, and select your MIDI device.

Output Creator is packed with intuitive, easy-to-discover ways to edit your recorded samples in the editor or clips in your timeline. In the menu bar, you will find several options with their corresponding keyboard shortcuts for your system. Below are a few ways you can use the edit features to improve your music production experience:

The toolbar and transport area offer several easy-to-access and powerful features to help you edit and manage your session. Here you can:

Output Creator allows you to loop any given length of your song in your timeline to easily add more samples to your track without stopping playback. Looping a section of your song is a great way to iterate, build, and further brainstorm your song.

You can enable looping by pressing the Looping button. You can change your looping start and stop points by dragging the looping elements, as shown below.
Press the Looping button to turn off Looping, and your track will play back normally.

Your music will appear as a clip or multiple clips in each track. For example, you can have one large clip for each track, or you can record a more complex clip and then copy/paste that clip into your timeline if you wish to duplicate parts of your song. The option is there for you.

Clips can be extended, shortened, copied, or deleted altogether. In order to commit samples to a clip, those samples must be captured before the end of each clip, or a new clip will be generated to accommodate your new recording.

To refine the tracks in your song further, use the Volume, Pan, and FX controls at the top of each track on the timeline. You will find track headers and several options to modify your song here.

Track headers will display the Kit name, type of instrument, and the artwork associated with the loaded Kit. Additionally, you will find:

Sharing your song in Output Creator is easy. Once you are ready to share with the world, exporting your music is as easy as 1, 2, 3.