DonutStudio 0.9.0 brings fresh 3D tools, stem splitting, and AI support to DonutsDelivery's music and video app. The free workstation still puts a big focus on how notes fit together, with microtonal tuning at its core.
Path Trace gets a neat boost for 3D scenes. Still images grow clearer as the engine runs more samples, while users with the right GPU can use OptiX to speed things up. CPU rendering works as well, even for scenes built from node objects and imported meshes.
There's also a real-time 3D engine for users who want to see changes as they work. It can draw light bounce, glass-like effects, soft shade, and fog, giving scenes a richer look.
On the music side, Harmonic Guide helps users pick notes that fit what they hear or have marked. It scores each choice and can steer notes as they move them around. A palette made for color-blind users helps keep the visual cues clear.
Audio editing gets more useful as well. Users can pull vocals from a track or break clips into stems, while audio hints can help turn sounds into MIDI notes. The same stem tools work during that process.
And tempo tracking goes past a fixed BPM. DonutStudio can spot slow shifts in a song's pace, build a tempo map, and line up the MIDI notes it finds with those changes.
Each note can also get its very own synth tweaks through per-note modulation. That gives users a way to shape single notes without making the whole part react in the same way.
For AI fans, there's a Claude Desktop setup in the app's settings. Lua tools let linked agents work with tracks and groups, which adds another route for hands-on control of a project.
The app runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Users can grab it as a stand-alone program or load its VST3 and CLAP plugin builds, with extra features set aside for the paid Pro tier.
Path Trace gets a neat boost for 3D scenes. Still images grow clearer as the engine runs more samples, while users with the right GPU can use OptiX to speed things up. CPU rendering works as well, even for scenes built from node objects and imported meshes.
There's also a real-time 3D engine for users who want to see changes as they work. It can draw light bounce, glass-like effects, soft shade, and fog, giving scenes a richer look.
On the music side, Harmonic Guide helps users pick notes that fit what they hear or have marked. It scores each choice and can steer notes as they move them around. A palette made for color-blind users helps keep the visual cues clear.
Audio editing gets more useful as well. Users can pull vocals from a track or break clips into stems, while audio hints can help turn sounds into MIDI notes. The same stem tools work during that process.
And tempo tracking goes past a fixed BPM. DonutStudio can spot slow shifts in a song's pace, build a tempo map, and line up the MIDI notes it finds with those changes.
Each note can also get its very own synth tweaks through per-note modulation. That gives users a way to shape single notes without making the whole part react in the same way.
For AI fans, there's a Claude Desktop setup in the app's settings. Lua tools let linked agents work with tracks and groups, which adds another route for hands-on control of a project.
The app runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Users can grab it as a stand-alone program or load its VST3 and CLAP plugin builds, with extra features set aside for the paid Pro tier.
