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Version 1.0.0 · 31 August 2026

Melodex Studio 1.0

Melodex Studio 1.0 is the first version we call complete.

You describe music in words and get back a structured project with tracks, clips, notes, and sections, not a single audio file. Say what should change, hear it back, and keep going.

Melodex Studio 1.0 in Melodex Studio

Generation

  • Start a full multitrack project from a prompt.

  • Name the genre, BPM, key, mood, instruments, and direction.

  • Arrangements come with drums, bass, harmony, melody, and effects in place.

  • Keep iterating on the same project in words. No need to start over.

Tansen

  • Tansen is the music model inside Melodex.

  • It works on the project itself, not on flat audio.

  • Edits stay aware of the harmony, rhythm, section, and instruments around them.

  • This is what every later model feature will build on.

Auto Notes

  • Finish an unfinished phrase in the piano roll from what is around it.

  • Suggestions follow the nearby notes, harmony, and rhythm.

  • Turn a half idea into something playable without entering every note by hand.

Melody

  • Ask for a melody from a prompt, or from the key, harmony, rhythm, mood, and section you already have.

  • It lands in the piano roll and stays editable.

  • Melodies live in the arrangement, not as loose audio clips.

Continue

  • Stretch a melody out from where it ends.

  • It keeps the feel, shape, and context of the original phrase.

  • Grow a short motif into a longer line: generate, listen, continue, edit.

Editing

  • Change music in words without replacing the whole project.

  • Point edits at a section: chorus, drop, verse, or one part.

  • Say things like:

    • Make the chorus punchier.
    • Make the melody more emotional.
    • Add strings to the chorus.
    • Make the drums less busy.
    • Raise the energy of the drop.

Musical structure

  • The model follows key, chords, scale, tempo, meter, section, instruments, energy, and rhythm.

  • Chord, melody, motif, groove, and orchestration systems got a full pass.

  • Guitar and tabla now behave like themselves, not generic MIDI.

Studio

  • Multitrack projects with separate instrument tracks and MIDI clips.

  • Timeline with sections, snapping, zoom, and loop.

  • Piano roll and drum editing.

  • Volume, pan, mute, and solo per track.

  • The project file is what the model reads and writes, so nothing gets lost between you and it.

Playback

  • MIDI timing stays tight across tracks.

  • SoundFont playback for electronic and Indian classical instruments.

  • Handles tempo changes and long sessions better, with less memory on big projects.

Mix

  • Effects per track plus a master bus.

  • Model-assisted mix passes when you want a second opinion.

  • Lo-fi mode: vinyl crackle, tape warmth, pitch drift.

  • Nothing is destructive. You can always back out.

Import

  • Drop WAV and MP3 into a project.

  • Audio lines up to your project tempo.

  • BPM and key detection, audio-to-MIDI, and stem split for drums, bass, vocals, and other.

  • Recorded parts and generated parts can share one session.

Export

  • Mix down to WAV or MP3.

  • Stems per track.

  • Offline render when you want it faster than realtime.

  • Stems open in any major DAW.

Projects

  • Native `.musicproj` format.

  • Save, load, undo, redo, and version history.

  • Timeline settings stick around. Missing assets can be recovered.

Security

  • OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, plus magic-link fallback.

  • Stay logged in across devices.

  • The model checks its actions before touching your project.

  • Tougher project-file handling and cleaner errors around playback and render.

Desktop

  • Electron app for macOS and Windows.

  • Better multi-monitor and audio-device handling.

  • Fixed the annoying keyboard clashes. Timeline navigation is quicker.

Performance

  • Faster, more accurate note completion.

  • Quicker project load and timeline response.

  • Less memory on large sessions. Generation and render feel tighter.

Availability

This is the first version we consider done: a model that reads the project, a studio you can edit, and a file you can take somewhere else.

The question from day one was simple. What if making music worked like a good coding environment. You state the intent, the system makes the change, you keep going.

That is what is shipping today.