Questions, answered plainly.

If something here is wrong or missing, email info@dawbrain.com and we'll fix it.

Your project and your data

Does my audio ever leave my computer?: No. Your samples and recordings stay on your disk. What Dawbrain sends is the shape of your session: track and clip names, MIDI notes, device settings, and catalogue information about your library, such as sample names, the packs and folders they sit in, tags and file sizes. The audio files themselves are never uploaded, and neither are their locations on your disk.
Is my conversation data used to train AI models?: No. Our Anthropic API plan prohibits training on customer data by default. The privacy policy covers what is sent, who processes it, and how long it is kept.
What if I don't like what it built?: Press undo once. Everything Dawbrain does in a single request collapses into one Live undo step, so a whole arrangement comes back out in one press rather than thirty. What it leaves behind is ordinary Live material: MIDI clips, devices and mixer moves, all of it editable by hand.

Is Dawbrain a plugin?: No. There are three parts: the chat, which runs in a browser tab, a small agent that runs on your machine, and a remote script inside Live that lets the agent talk to your session. Nothing is installed into a plugin folder, and Dawbrain does not appear in your device browser.
Does Ableton need to be open?: Yes. Live has to be running with Dawbrain picked as a control surface, and the agent has to be running on the same machine. Dawbrain works on the session in front of you, so there is nothing for it to do without one.
Does it work with Live 11, or another DAW?: Ableton Live 12 only, on macOS and Windows. Live 11 and other DAWs are not supported.
Can it use my own samples and packs?: Yes, and that is most of the point. It searches your installed Live library by key, pack, source and type, then loads the result straight into a clip slot, a drum pad or the arrangement. Ask for "a one-shot kick from my trap packs" and you get one of yours, not a stock sound.

What counts as a message?: Every message you send. For anything large Dawbrain asks what you want, shows you the plan, then builds, so a single idea often costs three messages before a note is written. Worth knowing before you spend the first few working out what to ask for.
What happens when I run out?: The quota resets monthly. Paid tiers are coming once we know what the thing costs to run and what it is worth to you, and until then the whole product is open on the free tier.
How long does a request take?: Small edits come back in seconds. A full arrangement takes minutes, because it is doing dozens of separate operations in your session and each one has to land before the next.