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Private beta
NOWInvite-only rooms are stress-testing the full workspace — branching, mixer, structure, chat and Rehearsal View — before the doors open wider.
PRIVATE BETA · OPEN · V0.1
sonicdesk. — the band workspace with version control, comments on bars, chord detection, and rehearsal mode for music bands
An ultimate workspace for your music.
Branch a mix like code. Comment on bar 34. Map the structure, write the chords, rehearse from your phone. Everything your band needs — in one place, versioned end-to-end.
▲Versions & diff◆Comments on bars●Structure + chords◐Mobile companion
/03 · sonicdesk · 3 versions · 2 mergedVERSIONS · 3
MASTER
FIXdarker-mix— dropped
EXPalt-bridge→ merged
ARRpolishing→ merged
BRANCHESMERGESSTRUCTURECHORDSROADMAPCHECKLISTQUICK PEEKREHEARSAL VIEWMIDICOMMENTSCHATVERSIONSBRANCHESMERGESSTRUCTURECHORDSROADMAPCHECKLISTQUICK PEEKREHEARSAL VIEWMIDICOMMENTSCHATVERSIONS
01 · VERSIONS & DIFF
BRANCH IT. BREAK IT. MERGE IT BACK. — Version control for music: branch, merge, and compare takes without losing the original mix
Copy master into a new version. Experiment freely — new take, alt chorus, half-time bridge. When it clicks, apply back to master with a visible diff. Nothing lost, ever.
VERSION TREE4 · AUTO-ROTATING
⌥ + New version from master
alt-bridge· Solo rewrite · bar 48–56
WHAT CHANGEDGGTR-RHYTHM
MS
DDRUMS
MS
BBASS
MS
GGTR-SOLO
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Bar 48–56 · rewrite
Solo rewrite · bar 48–56
alt-bridge
APPLY→
master · updated
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VERSIONS
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LOST TAKES
1-CLICK
APPLY
VISUAL
DIFF
02 · FEATURES
NOT A TOOL. A WORKSPACE. — Threaded comments on bars, a structure and chord editor, and band chat with a roadmap in one workspace
The pieces your band actually uses — comments that stick to bars, a real structure editor, chords in sync with playback, and the social layer that keeps decisions in one place.
02.1 · COMMENTS
Drop a thought on bar 34.
Tag a bandmate. Reply in a thread. Every note lives on the exact region it's about — never lost in Slack again.
@mentionsThreaded repliesResolve & pinLink to version
NORTHERN ROOM · GTR-SOLO · v1.4COMMENT MODE
1:14 → 2:12
MAmareknow3 replies
This section feels slightly off — anyone else hearing it drift on the second half?
AV
@mention · attach · link version↵ reply
02.2 · STRUCTURE & CHORDS
Map the song. Know the changes.
Write the chords — or let us detect them. Loop any section for practice. See the chord that's playing, right now, on every device.
Auto chord detectSection loopDrag to resizeSynced to playhead
STRUCTURE · AUTO-DETECTED
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Am
F
C
G
Am
F
C
G
C
G
Am
F
Dm
Am
Em
G
STRUCTURE · AUTO-DETECTED
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Am
F
C
G
Am
F
C
G
F
G
Am
C
G
Am
F
Dm
Am
Em
G
C
G
Am
F
02.3 · SOCIAL
Your band lives here too.
Roadmaps, checklists, chat with mentions and deep-links to any version or track. No context lost between rehearsals.
Roadmap & checklist@mentionsDeep-link to barPer-track threads
ROADMAP · NORTHERN ROOMSTAGE 2 / 3
✓Final vocal takeAV
✓Re-amp bass DIEL
✓Master pass 1JU
# northern-room
4 members · live
MA
@marek now
Bridge is landing. Listen at 1:42
alt-bridgegtr-solo1:42
AV
@ava now
@marek agree — keep the dry gtr, drop the reverb tail
gtr-rhythm
JU
TYPING···
MA
Guitar
AV
Vocals
EL
Bass
JU
Drums
03 · MOBILE
MOBILE VERSION IS YOUR COMPANION. — Mobile mixer mode and rehearsal mode apps for bands, with the same engine as desktop
Same engine as desktop, two modes built for how bands actually work — refining on the couch, rehearsing in the room. It's a second product, not a downgrade.
v1.4 · master142 BPM
GTR
MS
DRM
MS
BAS
MS
VOX
MS
Mixer mode
Refine a version, record a new idea with the built-in mic, comment on the fly.
Two modes · one project
● rehearsalrubicon · v1.4
INTROVERSECHORUSBRIDGE
Now
Ebm
Bar 1 / 16
NextB
Lyrics
Rehearsal mode
No laptop. No DAW. Just structure, chords, and a metronome you can trust.
| Capability | Desktop | MixerMobile · Mixer | RehearsalMobile · Rehearsal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Versions & diff | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Multitrack mixer | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Record via mic | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Comment on bars | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Structure editor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chord chart | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Section loop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metronome | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Your studio in your pocket. It never lets you down.
04 · PHILOSOPHY
THREE THINGS WE BELIEVE.
The product is the consequence of three convictions about how music actually gets made between humans.
01
Context over files
A track isn't audio alone. Structure, chords, lyrics, comments anchored to seconds — they all live in one room.
02
Async by design
One records at midnight. Another listens at breakfast. Nothing requires you to be online at the same time.
03
Conflict is a choice
Two solos? Two arrangements? That's not a problem to hide — it's a decision to make. sonicdesk makes it visible.
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Music is a process. Not a file.
— Signed, the sonicdesk team
05 · THEMING
ONE STUDIO. SEVEN ROOMS.
Daylight or basement, brutalist or paper. Same tools, different lighting — switch the surface to the room you're in.
PROJECT · MAIN142 BPM · A#m
0:42● LOOP · CHORUS1:08
▶ PLAYLOOP
v04+ Branch
INTROBb · G · F0:00
VERSEBb · Gm · Cm · Gm0:12
CHORUSEb · F · Bb · Gm0:42
BRIDGEGm · Eb · F · Bb1:08
Bone-black canvas, chartreuse signal.
Switch instantly · syncs across band · per-project overrides for cohorts & labels.
06 · SYSTEM
THE FULL STUDIO SURFACE. — Comments on bars, automatic chord detection, song structure tools, and a mobile mixer
06.1
ORGANIZATION
- Bands & invite codes
- Custom role tags · guitarist, vocalist, producer
- Real-time activity feed
- Group statistics — versions, applies, comments
06.2
VERSIONING
06.3
MIXER
- Multi-track waveforms
- Mute · Solo · Offset · Replace
- Record straight into the project
- Metronome · count-in · loop section
- Range comments with threads
- MIDI editor · draw & select · snap-to-grid · undo/redo
06.6
RESOURCES
- Attach PDFs, DAW projects, anything
- Links attachment
- Pin resources to a branch or track
- Lyrics editor
- Roadmap stages · current status
- Checklist with assignments
06.7
MOBILE
06.8
EXPORT & SHARE
- WAV export
- Member-only project share links
- Quick Peek — preview-mix from band page
- Per-project & per-band chat with @mentions, version & track refs
07 · ROADMAP
WHAT'S NEXT. SHIPPING SOON.
sonicdesk is built in public. Private beta is live now; every following release unlocks a new room in the studio.
Open beta
NEXTMore projects, bigger rooms and no invite wall. Anyone can start a band, invite members and push their first commit.
Android app
LAUNCHChord charts, section loops and the quick recorder land on every Android phone in the band — the same context, pocket-sized.
iOS app
LATER THIS YEARThe full Studio experience tuned for iPhone and iPad: rehearsal, review, and quick commits from the practice space or the tour van.
VST3 plugin
COMING SOONSync changes, pull stems and push markers without leaving your DAW. Version control becomes part of the actual production flow.
08 · FAQ
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED.
The things people actually ask before they upload their first track. Still unsure? hi@sonicdesk.studio.
no. sonicdesk isn't where you make the sound — it's where the sound lives. a workspace and collaboration room that sits around your DAW: versions, comments, structure, chords, chat, resources. bring the bounce, we handle everything else.
PRIVATE BETA · OPENSTOP RENAMING
STOP RENAMING
FINAL_V3_FINAL.zip
Bring your band, your roster, your class. sonicdesk is free during beta — every workspace ships with branches, a mixer, structure, chords, chat and the rehearsal view from day one.