Recess Studio

PATTERNSTOP

BPM

MASTER

AUDIO NOT ENABLED

SONG MODE · EDITABLE

Arrangement

SELECTED SECTIONNameBarsEnergy

Drum KitBassChordsMelodySample Source

SAMPLER + SEQUENCER

Beat Lab

DRUM KIT

LIVE KIT AUDITION · real packaged drum recordings

Clap Bank

LIVE PAD PERFORMANCE

Record, replay and build a Smart Beat without changing the sampler audio engine

QuantizeTake SwingSmart Beat DensitySmart Beat Genre

No pad performance recorded yet.

BEAT MASTER + EXPORT

Master and render Beat Lab without Composer

Export SourcePattern RepeatsOutput TrimLimiter CeilingLow EQMid EQHigh EQ

Renders the selected Pattern, Chain, or recorded Pad Take through Beat Lab mastering. It does not require a Composer song.

Pattern A

Chain: empty

PAD 1

Kick

Ready

Use this pad in Smart BeatDuplicate To

PAD SOUND ASSIGNMENTPad TypeSound

This pad follows its saved assignment only.

No sampler source loaded0.0sLoad audio, then assign or slice it to a pad.— BPM

Trim Start 0:00.000Trim End 0:00.000Slice LengthAssign Slice To

GainPanPitch

PROJECT AUDIO

PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENT RACK

Keyboard, Chords & Sound Design

SOUND LIBRARY

Concert Grand

36 voices

Key Scale Chord Type Velocity Sustain

FULL CHORD BANKC MINOR

AUTO PLAY

Chord Progression Engine

When ON, Recess plays full diatonic chords at the session BPM. Manual keys can redirect the progression when Follow My Keys is ON.

RatePattern

INSTRUMENT DESIGNER

Shape the selected voice

Octave 4 Filter Cutoff 12000 Hz Resonance 1.0 Attack 0.01 s Release 0.40 s Detune 0 cents

STRUCTURED COMPOSER

Compose a playable song

GenreKeyComplexityTarget Length

COMPOSER TRACKS

Only enabled layers are scheduled

DrumsKick / snare / hats Bass808 / electric / upright Chords / KeysCan stay OFF for Drill / Trap MelodyLead / guitar / wind / vocal PercussionClap / conga / shaker / hat Pad / AtmosphereOptional musical bed Extra InstrumentSecond genre-safe musical voice Sampler AudioOFF by default; no bleed

COMPOSER SAMPLE

Upload a sample for this composition

No composer sample loaded.

SING → HARMONY → SONG · MUSIC THEORY

Sing or hum the idea. Recess builds the harmony and accompaniment around your performance.

Ready to record. Your singing drives the detected notes, key, phrase timing, chords and accompaniment. No AI.

1 Analyze Singing2 Build Harmony3 Arrange Song4 Blend Vocal5 Mix6 Master7 Ready

Include my recorded singing in finished songRecorded Vocal Level

Record a melody and Recess will build a genre-aware harmonic direction around it.

No song created yet.

Already recorded somewhere else?

COMPOSER PHASE 2 · SOURCE INTEGRATION

Make uploaded audio part of the composition, not a second track

Source PresencePhrase Style

Source phrases are placed selectively across sections so drums, bass, chords and melody can breathe around them.

Drum Kit

Genre engine: genre-specific BPM, rhythm, harmony, bass movement and instrumentation.

DRUM VOICES

Choose the parts inside the kit

Kick Snare Hats Perc Voice

Chord InstrumentBass InstrumentMelody InstrumentPad / Atmosphere InstrumentExtra Instrument

CHORDS0

MELODY0

SECTIONS0

BARS0

LIVE COMPOSITION EDITOR

Edit this exact composition, then replay it

Compose a song to edit its notes and chords.

RHYTHM + SOURCE HIT EDITOR

Edit drums and where uploaded-audio phrases may enter the 16-step grid

Drums LevelBass LevelMusic LevelUploaded Audio LevelMaster

Composer schedules only the layers you enable. Changing tracks, instruments, notes or chords edits the current composition. Use Compose New Version only when you want a new song.

SOURCE ANALYSIS

Import and rebuild around a real song

Remix Genre

Preserve timing Preserve structure Preserve key

DURATION0

EST BPM0

CONFIDENCE0%

TRANSIENTS0

The imported file is decoded and analyzed locally. Source slices remain visible and editable; backing layers are independent and can be removed or changed.

RECESS DJ REMIX STATION

Dual Deck Sync + Production Mixer

SYNC: READY

DECK A · SOURCELoad the Remix source

0.0s · 0 BPM

Loop

Include Loop Include Scratch

No recorded performance

Master GridCrossfaderDeck A EQ LowDeck B EQ LowScratch Sensitivity

MASTER GRID: source BPM

DECK A0 BPM

MASTER0 BPM

DECK B0 BPM

DECK B · SECOND AUDIONo second audio loaded

0.0s · 0 BPM

Loop

Include Loop Include Scratch

No recorded performance

PRODUCTION LANE · EVERYTHING AUDIBLE IS VISIBLE

Backing production idle

SMART REMIX ENGINE

Groove Match StrengthPhrase Blend Auto Gain MatchMix ScenePerformance StyleChop IntensityHook Retrigger Drop Cuts Scratch Accents

RENDERED REMIX · ONE MASTER TIMELINE

Create Remix to analyze, arrange and render one finished remix.

REMIX EDITOR

Source clips + editable backing

Source AudioArranged source slices only Backing Drums Bass Chords Melody Percussion Pad / Atmosphere Extra Instrument Deck B in Remix

Auto-match drum kit on each new remix Match backing groove to source transients

Every added backing layer is visible here. Backing Drums OFF schedules no added kick, snare or hats.

Preserve constraints ready.

Source MixBacking Mix

MIXER + MASTERING

Real signal controls

Low ShelfMidHigh ShelfA/B Master Bypass