DAW Notes (Standalone/VST3)
A notebook DIRECTLY in your DAW, that records ideas and tasks for the active song, from the prototype to the finished release, so that you always have an overview.
DAW Notes helps you take quick notes during the first hearing “Session All” close, if your ears still hear the song “neu” experience. You will always receive information about this, what your basic idea looked like, you should get lost.
You record tasks in the release to-dos, which you typically do AFTER the finished song: Release-Datum, Submit to distributor, Create a video for TikTok or YouTube. All of this can be set as a permanent task, so that every additional song already has these entries preset.
It's just your job, to process these points and the status “Completed” to set.
Last but not least, you can also have your song to-do sheet printed out as HTML for your home pinboard, to be able to do the last things manually, without looking into the PC.
DAW Notes does not access any data from the DAW and is located locally on your studio PC, is absolutely free and intended as a little helper for me and you.
New in version 2.0.0
- New “Analysis” tab: Press Analysis, Run the entire song through once - DAW Notes listens and tells you, how well the track fits the genre (loudness, dynamics, Stereobreite, Sound balance, Tempo, rhythm). There are also concrete tips for improvement and alternative genres, that the analysis has identified. Tips can be adopted as session to-dos with a click.
- Load and analyze reference track (WAV, MP3, FLAC, AIFF, OGG): BPM, key, Chords and moods are suggested, Below that is a general diagnosis compared to your song.
- Listen to reference: Play/Pause/Stop right next to the reference field - so you can add moods or write down your own thoughts while listening.
- Ghost Arrangement: The reference track creates a MIDI file with section markers and named tracks. It is a rough preliminary aid and does not replace training your own ear - but little by little your own ghost arrangement library will grow from it.
- Google-Button at the end of each ToDo line: either as a Google task or as a pre-filled appointment in Google Calendar.
- “About DAW Notes” with the history of the plugin, a quieter header graphic and the note “New task…” in the input lines.
- Three languages: Deutsch, English and French – the setup automatically creates the appropriate settings.ini.
Version 2.0.0 – Windows installer for VST3 and standalone, for free. The download is a ZIP file with the setup inside; The setup file is also available directly with the release on GitHub (Link below). After installing, let the DAW search for new plugins; Existing songs and to-dos are retained. The detailed instructions (PDF) is linked in the plugin below and is also included Released on GitHub.
There is currently no MAC version! But I'm currently looking for someone with programming experience, who can recompile the project on the MAC. Fingers up, if there is interest. The c++/ codes are available: James1970/DAW-Notes: Standalone & VST3 Plugin for Windows / A producer notepad for song finish producing and release ToDos. In addition to C++, JUCE, or. the ProJUCEr requires.
Ab Version 2.0.0 There are DAW Notes in German, English and French. All texts remain customizable via settings.ini, also the head graphic (header_banner.gif) im Ordner %APPDATA%\DAW Notes.
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