Futureboard Studio — User Manual
Complete user guide for Futureboard Studio, the native desktop DAW.
Futureboard Studio — User Manual
Welcome to Futureboard Studio, the native desktop digital audio workstation in the Futureboard family. This manual covers the Studio surface: recording, arranging, mixing, plugin hosting, automation, and export.
Futureboard ships in several surfaces — Express (web), Lite (Electron), and Studio (native Rust/GPUI). This manual documents Studio. Most concepts carry over to the other surfaces.
Contents
- Getting Started — install, first launch, create a project
- The Interface — windows, panels, menus, transport
- Tracks & Clips — track types, recording, editing clips, the MIDI piano roll
- Mixing & Plugins — the mixer, inserts, sends, VST3/CLAP hosting, editor windows
- Automation & Export — automation lanes, rendering stems and multitrack
- Keyboard Shortcuts — keymaps and the shortcut editor
Quick reference
| Task | Where |
|---|---|
| Create / open a project | File menu, or the Welcome window |
| Add a track | Track ▸ Add, or the timeline context menu |
| Show / hide panels | View menu |
| Open the mixer | View ▸ Mixer |
| Insert a plugin | Track inspector or mixer channel strip |
| Export audio | File ▸ Export Arrangement |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Help ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+/) |
| This manual | Help ▸ Documentation (F1) |
Getting help
- Help ▸ Documentation (F1) opens this manual.
- Help ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+/) opens the shortcut editor and keymap picker.
- Help ▸ Diagnostics opens performance and system diagnostics.
- Help ▸ Report an Issue links to the issue tracker.