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Editor reference

Audio Studio is the editor for Lunar Paper audio projects. It is split into a top toolbar, a left track panel, a center timeline, and a bottom transport bar.

The Audio Studio editor with tracks, timeline, and transport controls

The Audio Studio editor with tracks, timeline, transport, and section clips

Top toolbar

Section titled “Top toolbar”
Button Purpose
Back Return to the service module view.
Project title Shows the current project name.
Saved status Shows the last saved time.
Undo / Redo Step through edit history.
Zoom out / in Change the timeline zoom level.
Project Settings Open project-level settings.
Version History Open the version panel.
Edit Log View the chronological edit history.
Comments Toggle project comments.
Export Open the export dialog.
Publish Publish the current state as a milestone.

Tracks panel

Section titled “Tracks panel”

The left panel lists every track in the project. Each track shows:

  • Name, which you can rename by double-clicking it.
  • Mute (M) to silence the track.
  • Solo (S) to play only this track.
  • FX to open the track’s effect chain.
  • Comments to open the track comment thread.
  • More menu (...) to rename the track, change its color, or delete it.
  • Volume slider to set the track level from 0 to 100%.

Timeline

Section titled “Timeline”

The center area shows the arrangement. A bar/beat ruler runs across the top. Sections such as Verse appear as labeled blocks. Double-click an empty area to add a section. Drag a section to move it, or drag its right edge to resize it.

Instrument modal

Section titled “Instrument modal”

Double-click an instrument clip to reopen its take. The header shows Instrument first, followed by Performance.

  • Instrument restores the playable surface and settings. Its surface fits the modal height, with independent scrolling in the right control panel.
  • Performance displays the saved actions or source waveform, timing and expression controls, Preview take, and Undo / Redo.
  • Switching views keeps an unsaved recording intact. An active recording stops before its actions appear in Performance.
  • The Performance footer keeps Cancel, Save as new clip, Save changes, and the optional Fit clip length to this take control accessible. Save options depend on whether you opened an existing clip.

Edit recorded performances explains how to review a new recording or update an existing clip.

Transport bar

Section titled “Transport bar”

The bottom bar contains playback and tool toggles:

Control Purpose
Rewind Jump to the project start.
Stop Stop playback.
Play Start playback.
Forward Jump forward by a set amount.
Position display Shows the current playhead position, for example 1.1.00.
BPM Project tempo. Use the minus and plus buttons to adjust it, or type a value.
Mixer Open the Mixer panel.
Spatial Open the Spatial panel.
Loop Open the Loop panel.
Tempo Automation Open the tempo lane.
Dynamics Open the dynamics lane.
Spectrum Open the spectrum analyser.
Presets Open the preset browser.
AI Assistant Open the generative audio assistant.

Side panels

Section titled “Side panels”
Panel Purpose
Mixer Track level meters and faders.
Spatial Panning and depth placement.
Loop Loop region settings.
Tempo Automation Tempo changes over time. Shape tempo
Dynamics A loudness curve over time. Shape dynamics
Spectrum Real-time frequency analysis.
Presets Instrument and effect presets.
AI Assistant Text-to-audio generation.

Mixer panel showing track level controls

The Mixer, Spatial, Spectrum, Presets, and AI Assistant panels open over the lower half of the editor. The tempo and dynamics lanes behave differently: they are strips under the timeline that line up with its bars, and both can be open at once.

The editor with the tempo and dynamics lanes open under the timeline

Controls at work

Section titled “Controls at work”