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Omni DAW User Manual

Official guide to the Omni DAW non-linear workstation: Session View, Arrangement View, Piano Roll, sequencers, DSP effects, modulators, and AI generators.

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🚀 Welcome to the Omni DAW Documentation

Omni DAW is a modern digital audio workstation (DAW) combining the advantages of non-linear real-time clip launching with precise timeline arrangement, advanced music theory support, generative artificial intelligence, and an ultra-secure plugin hosting environment.

✨ Key Features of Omni DAW

  • Two Main Workflows:
    • Session View – real-time launching of clips and scenes, step sequencing (with unlimited steps in the Step Sequencer, up to 64 steps in the Drum Machine, and an 8-channel Euclidean Pro sequencer).
    • Arrangement View – a classic timeline for arranging full tracks, bouncing signals (Bounce to Audio), freezing tracks (Freeze Track), and parameter automation.
  • Advanced Piano Roll: A full MIDI editor with 4 editing tools (Select, Pencil, Eraser, Scissors), 10 expression lanes per-note, musical scale highlighting, keyboard folding modes (Scale Fold), and note auditioning.
  • Suite of 16 Built-in Audio Effects: Dedicated DSP processors, including an 8-band Parametric EQ, multi-model Character Filter, Compressor, Noise Gate, Delay, Reverb, Convolution Reverb, Granular Clouds, Chorus, Phaser, Saturator, Multiband Dynamics, Modal Resonator, Transient Shaper, and Brickwall Limiter.
  • 15-Modulator System: Modulation generators including LFO, Lorenz chaos attractor, granular generator, Markov, orbital physics, Tidal Drift, cellular automata, Chladni Field, Marbles, and Sidechain Analyzer.
  • Synthesis and Sampling: Built-in synthesizers (Alchemy Synth with chemical element data, 16-voice PolySynth, TB-303 style BassSynth, Iris — an image-to-sound synth, TOMiC drum machine, Piano concert model, and Physical Modeling Suite) and ScratchDeck with automatic sample slicing (Slice-to-MIDI).
  • Secure Plugin Hosting for VST3 / CLAP / LV2 / VST2: Two operating modes — high-performance In-Process with Circuit-Breaker and fully isolated Out-of-Process Sandbox IPC.
  • AI Generators & ElevenLabs: Generation of Sound FX, TTS vocals, and IRs via ElevenLabs, Smart Random Melody generator (12 archetypes), Smart Progression generator (51 progressions), LLM AI integration (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, LM Studio, Ollama), and AI Image Generator for Iris.

🧭 How to Use This Manual?

This manual is divided into structured chapters guiding you step by step through all the program's features and windows:

  1. Top Toolbar (/docs/toolbar): Transport controls (Play/Stop/Record), BPM tempo, Swing, Groove patterns (MPC), and view switches.
  2. Keyboard Shortcuts (/docs/keyboard-shortcuts): A comprehensive list of shortcuts, Ableton-style clip mapping, and QWERTY MIDI keyboard playing.
  3. Session View and Sequencers (/docs/session): Creating loops, launching scenes, Follow Actions, ClipChain/SceneChain, and 4 sequencer modes (Piano Roll, Step Sequencer, Euclidean Pro, Drum Machine).
  4. Piano Roll and Music Theory (/docs/piano-roll): MIDI editing, 4 tools, Chop divisions, 10 expression lanes per-note, Scale Fold, and chord theory.
  5. AI Generators & ElevenLabs (/docs/ai-generation): Creating Sound FX and vocals in ElevenLabs, Smart Melody, Smart Progression, and artificial intelligence in composing.
  6. Arrangement View (/docs/arrangement): Working on the timeline, bouncing clips (Bounce to Audio), freezing tracks (Freeze Track), 5 fade curve types, 5 warp modes, and automation.
  7. Mixer and Routing (/docs/mixer): Channel strips, Send/Return routing, Master bus, and routing to external hardware MIDI synthesizers.
  8. Built-in Audio Effects (/docs/effects): A guide to the 16 DSP processors and their parameters.
  9. Modulator System (/docs/modulators): 15 modulation generators with drag-and-drop routing to any parameter.
  10. Built-in Synthesizers (/docs/alchemical-synth): Alchemy Synth, PolySynth, BassSynth (TB-303), Iris (image-to-sound), TOMiC, Piano, and Physical Modeling Suite.
  11. Sampler and ScratchDeck (/docs/scratch): Sampling, virtual vinyl deck, Slice-to-MIDI loop slicing, and transient detection.
  12. Plugin Hosting (/docs/plugins): In-Process mode with Circuit-Breaker and Sandbox IPC for VST3 / CLAP / LV2 / VST2.
  13. OmniScript (/docs/omniscript): Writing simple musical scripts.
  14. Tutorials (/docs/tutorials): Practical step-by-step guides from an empty project to a finished mix.
Następny Rozdział
Top Toolbar & Transport

A guide to the top control bar of Omni DAW: Play/Stop, BPM, clip launch quantization, and Swing patterns (MPC 54-71%).