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How does VMD work with my DAW?

Use audio files to move between VMD and Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio or Studio One. VMD does not currently open their native project files or provide a DAW plug-in. A complete transport-sync setup has not been qualified across these DAWs.

1. Export a stereo mix or separate tracks over the same time range. Keep any silence before a part enters so the files stay aligned.
2. Import the files into VMD. Match the tempo and time signature, then line up the first downbeat. Check the entire song if it has tempo changes.
3. Prepare the spoken cues. To play them from your DAW, export a cue WAV from VMD’s File menu and import it onto a separate track. Check the export’s project-zero offset: VMD pre-roll can put cues before bar one, so do not simply align the file’s start with bar one.

Playing the exported cue WAV in your DAW does not drive VMD’s phone display. For that view, run the arrangement from VMD and test the band’s devices before rehearsal.

Export help from the DAW makers:

• Logic Pro: export tracks
• Ableton Live: export stems
• FL Studio: audio export
• Studio One: export stems

VMD can send MIDI clock to a compatible receiver; it does not receive clock. This requires a Web MIDI-capable browser, browser permission, and a MIDI output configured in VMD and in the receiving device or software. Logic Pro cannot follow incoming MIDI clock, and other DAWs have version-specific settings and limitations. This is not a promise of plug-and-play synchronization.

Where VMD fits alongside your DAW

VMD gives you a place to prepare spoken calls for your own arrangements and show section names, remaining passes and role-specific instructions on the band’s phones. You can keep producing in your DAW and bring its audio into VMD.

If your existing playback setup already gives the band the cues and displays they need, you may not need another app. Try one arrangement in rehearsal before changing your show setup.

Am I joining a band or a session?

A band invitation makes you a member of that band’s workspace, where you can open its active Live session. A session code only lets you join the session.

Joining as a guest

Guests can enter a session code, follow a session link or scan the QR code shared by the music director. You do not need an account to join a live session.

For current sessions, anyone with a valid code or link can join without admin approval. Only share it with your group. It keeps working until the session ends.

How do I hear the click and cues?

Connect your headphones and use the audio control in Live to enable browser audio. Choose the Musicians or Vocals cue feed and check your click and cue levels. Track audio is available when the director shares it.

Test the device and headphones you’ll use while playing. Check the volume, make sure sound reaches the right output, and keep the browser active.

Does it work without internet?

Hosted Live needs an internet connection. If you use peer rehearsal or Stage, prepare the show first and test it on the devices and network you’ll use.

Some venue Wi-Fi networks and phone hotspots block connections between devices, which can stop them finding each other or sharing audio. Follow the workstation setup and test it in rehearsal before using it at a performance.

What should we check before playing?

Play through the arrangement and confirm the section names, repeat counts and spoken calls. Join from each musician's phone, enable audio and check the cue feed and personal mix. Test the actual network and any prepared peer or Stage setup, including what happens if a device disconnects.