DAWEKI4
Never stop the inspiration!
An idea hits you on the go? Open DAWEKI: import loops that lock to the tempo by themselves, record your voice, add harmonies, run it through a pro effect rack, render and save. Back home you pick up right where you left off!
One studio, one file
Everything you need to catch an idea and finish it – on a clean surface, driven by shortcuts.
Arranger & mixer
8 tracks, REVERB and DELAY effect buses, a MASTER with a live spectrum display. Split, fade, gain, lock and automate regions.
Recording
Pick the audio-interface input per track and record straight onto it, with a metronome.
Smart Tempo
Detects the tempo of your loops and stretches them to the project BPM without changing pitch – transient-preserving on drums, phase vocoder on tonal material.
MATRIX editing
Select a time range across tracks (K): copy, cut, split, and duplicate exactly to the end of the selection.
Loop & markers
Drag a loop on the ruler for sample-accurate, seamless cycling. Drop markers with one key and export them as a list.
SMART PANEL & INSPECTOR
Every setting of the selected region at hand (S), and every command in one searchable side panel (I).
Render & projects
Render your mix to WAV or AIFF, save projects as .daweki files, with autosave.
Themes
Several crafted themes – from the clean BASIC to the studio vibe of TAPE ROOM and NIGHT DRIVE – with a scalable interface.
EFFECT RACK
Every track, both effect buses and the MASTER get their own eight-slot rack. Pick modules from the slot menu, drag to reorder, and save the whole chain as a preset.
The rack holds 30 built-in modules by category – dynamics, EQ, colour, modulation, space, vocal and performance – with live meters. Every parameter can be automated, and latency is compensated automatically.
Vocal and instrument chains, buses, mastering.
SEQ-8 · SPECTRUM EQ
Drag the dots right on the live spectrum of the output: the mouse wheel sets Q, a double-click resets the band. Two shelves and six bells – from surgical cuts to broad tone shaping.
Mixing, mastering, quick fixes.
TRD-2 · TRANSIENT DESIGNER
ATTACK GAIN boosts or softens the hit, RELEASE GAIN lengthens or shortens the decay – each with its own time. Sample-accurate and level-independent, with an envelope display that shows what it does.
Drums, snare, guitars, room tracks.
MHX-2 · MANUAL HARMONY
See the incoming note in green and mark two more in red – the module tunes the harmony exactly to them. The voices sit above, around or below the lead, spread in stereo.
Vocals, backing vocals, lead instruments.
All 30 effects
Every module is part of DAWEKI – nothing to load, and they work from file:// too.
Dynamics
VCA-219
A clean, fast VCA compressor with the classic controls: THRESHOLD, RATIO, ATTACK, RELEASE and MAKEUP. The MIX knob gives you phase-aligned parallel compression.
Vocals, drums, bass, buses.
OLV-2
A program-dependent optical leveler with two-stage release: it grabs fast, then lets go gently. Two knobs – PEAK RED. and GAIN –, COMP / LIMIT mode and EMPHASIS for sibilance.
Vocals, bass, acoustic instruments.
FTC-55
A lightning-fast peak-detecting FET compressor: drive it into the fixed threshold with INPUT, ATTACK and RELEASE run from 1 to 7. Next to the 4 / 8 / 12 / 20 ratios, ALL mode gives an aggressive, exploding character.
Drums, room tracks, characterful vocals.
VRM-60
A variable-gain compressor with a very soft knee: the harder you push it, the firmer it gets. Six time constants (5–6 automatic), LINK or M/S mode.
Mix bus, mastering.
BSC-24
A VCA bus compressor that glues the mix together: RATIO 2 / 4 / 10, stepped ATTACK and RELEASE with AUTO release. SC HPF keeps the low end from pumping it.
Mix bus, drum bus.
PKL-333
A peak limiter for the end of the chain: raise loudness with INPUT, it keeps peaks under the CEILING. Transparent in CLEAN mode, denser and louder in LOUD mode.
Master, buses.
NG-17
A noise gate against bleed and noise: it closes below THRESHOLD, RANGE sets how far. ATTACK and RELEASE for natural opening and closing.
Drums, toms, noisy recordings.
TRD-2
Shape the attack and the decay separately: ATTACK GAIN and TIME, RELEASE GAIN and TIME, THRESHOLD and LOOKAHEAD. Sample-accurate and level-independent, with an envelope display in the large window.
Drums, snare, guitars.
EQ & filters
EQ5-604
A quick, musical five-band EQ: low shelf, three bells and a high shelf. There when you just need a small touch.
Anything, quick fixes.
SEQ-8
An eight-band EQ whose dots you drag over the live output spectrum. Two shelves and six bells, Q on the mouse wheel and a FLAT button.
Mixing, mastering.
HLF-38
High-pass and low-pass in one, with RESONANCE and a 12 / 24 dB slope. The small display shows the exact cut curve.
Clean-up, telephone sound, transitions.
AFL-12
An LP / BP / HP filter swept by a tempo-synced LFO with four shapes. FREQ, DEPTH, RESO and MIX for the sweep.
Synths, drums, build-ups.
Colour & saturation
TPA-271
Preamp saturation with two characters: IRON (transformer, solid lows) and TUBE (even harmonics, softer top). LOW CUT and TONE for the final colour.
Vocals, bass, drums.
TBC-5
Five tube characters (AX7, AT7, E88, EL34, KT88) on the mid and high bands: the signal passes through the tube and gains presence and air. It opens up on quiet parts and holds back on loud ones, so it never gets harsh.
Vocals, overheads, mix bus.
TPM-15
Tape saturation at 7.5 / 15 / 30 ips with DRIVE and head bump. WOW, FLUTTER and HISS when you want moving, living tape.
Buses, drums, lo-fi.
SEN-87
Low-end contour and high-end clarity with two knobs: LO CONTOUR and HI PROCESS. GLUE ties it together with gentle compression.
Mix, bass, vocals.
HXC-450
Generates harmonics from the band above FREQUENCY and blends them with the dry signal. ODD or EVEN harmonics, DRIVE and MIX.
Vocals, acoustic guitar, hi-hats.
Modulation
CHR-60
A classic, wide stereo chorus with I, II and I+II modes. DEPTH, WIDTH, TONE and MIX.
Synths, pads, guitars.
SDB-920
Two short, slowly modulated delays left and right – as if it had been recorded twice. TIME, DETUNE, WIDTH and MIX.
Vocals, guitars.
Space & delay
PLT-76
A bright, dense plate reverb: DECAY, PRE-DELAY, DAMP and WIDTH. LOW CUT keeps the low end clean.
Vocals, snare.
RMR-53
A room reverb with adjustable SIZE and decay – the display shows the reflections. DAMP, PRE-DELAY, WIDTH, LOW CUT and MIX.
Drums, acoustic instruments.
PPD-25
A free or tempo-synced delay from 1/16 to whole notes, dotted and triplet values included. STEREO or PING-PONG, FEEDBACK, HI CUT and MIX.
Vocals, guitars, synths.
MSX-62
Mid and side controlled separately, WIDTH to widen or narrow. MONO BASS keeps the low end centred.
Mix bus, mastering, pads.
Vocal & pitch
PTC-1
Formant-preserving pitch correction by KEY and SCALE, with RETUNE time from natural to robotic. AMOUNT and TRANSPOSE.
Vocals.
HVX-3
Two harmony voices in key (from −8va to +8va), automatically fitted to the scale. VOX, LEAD and WIDE for the blend.
Vocals, backing vocals.
MHX-2
A one-octave piano shows the incoming note in green; mark two harmony notes in red. ABOVE, AROUND or BELOW, spread in stereo.
Vocals, lead instruments.
Performance
SCP-41
Tempo-synced sidechain pumping, even without a kick. RATE, four CURVE shapes and DEPTH.
Pads, bass, house and EDM.
BRS-16
A beat-synced stutter: live with HOLD, or from a step pattern in PATTERN mode. RATE from 1/4 to 1/64, DECAY, TONE and MIX.
Transitions, drums, vocal chops.
TSP-33
The classic tape stop and start on one switch. STOP TIME and START TIME for the slow-down and spin-up.
Transitions, drops.
Metering
LMT-23
A LUFS meter on the MASTER: integrated, short-term and momentary loudness, with peak. Target −9, −14, −16 or −23 LUFS.
Mastering, streaming-ready levels.
Built-in instruments
Four step-sequencer instruments with one shared logic: patterns A–H, RATCHET, CHANCE, RND, SYNC to the song, and BOUNCE straight to a track – seamless across the bar line if you want.
MINI DRUM
Five stylish kits, each with its own starter groove, and tunable sounds per pad. Click to set a step, drag to paint, Shift for soft or accented hits.
MINI BASS
A piano-roll grid of the key's scale notes with NOTE / ACCENT / GLIDE / TIE steps. Six sounds from SUB 808 to ACID LINE, with filter, drive and glide.
MINI CHORDS
The diatonic chords of your key with real names, classic progressions and automatic voice leading. ROOTS → BASS writes the chord roots into MINI BASS with one click.
BEAT SAMPLER
Drop your own samples on the pads and program them in the same grid. Per pad TUNE, DECAY, FILTER, PAN, REVERSE and CHOKE groups.
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