Moises used to be easy to describe: upload a song, split it into stems, and remove the part you want to play yourself. That still works, but Moises is now a much bigger product. The web and desktop versions include a shared music studio where bandmates, producers, and co-writers can record, edit, and arrange the same session in real time.
Moises Studio works through a project link. Collaborators can join without installing the same DAW, see each other's cursors, edit the timeline, leave comments, and recover earlier versions. The session supports multitrack audio and MIDI recording, take lanes, comping, arrangement markers, automation, and channel effects. It is practical for writing sessions and remote demo work. A large Logic or Pro Tools project still gives you deeper routing and editing, but it also expects everyone to have the software and know how to use it.
Stem separation remains one of the strongest reasons to use Moises. Automatic mode finds up to seven main parts on its own. The full set covers as many as 27 targets, including lead and backing vocals, male and female vocals, kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, cymbals, acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm and solo guitar, piano, keys, strings, brass, reeds, and woodwind. Pro subscribers get the Hi-Fi models for work where bleed and artifacts matter more than processing time.
Studio can also generate parts that follow the key, tempo, and feel of an existing project. You can choose from more than 55 genre presets across five instrument types, write a prompt, or ask it to match the track. The result can come back as audio or editable MIDI. Vocal transformation keeps the timing and phrasing of a performance while changing the voice, using licensed session singers or a private model trained on your own voice. Audio-to-MIDI conversion, built-in instruments, VST3 support in the desktop app, and an amp modeller make this closer to a working production environment than the old practice app.
The practice tools have not disappeared. Chord Detection follows the song during playback. Smart Metronome creates a click around the recorded tempo, while Speed Changer and Pitch Changer let you slow a difficult section or move it into another key. Lyrics, count-ins, loops, setlists, and section markers still make the mobile app useful for lessons and rehearsals. Mobile users can also record video over a separated backing track or start from scratch, then export the performance for sharing.
There are several routes back into a normal studio setup. Studio can export mixes, stems, MIDI, MusicXML, DAWproject files, and Ableton Live Sets. Pro subscribers also get the separate Moises Stems plug-in in AU, VST3, and AAX formats. It syncs processed songs from the Moises account and lets you drag stems into a DAW timeline. The plug-in uses cloud processing, so it needs an internet connection and does not split a live signal in real time.
Platform support now depends on which part of Moises you want. Studio works in a modern browser and through the desktop app. The native desktop requirements are Windows 10 or later, or an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 11 or later. Intel Mac and Linux users can use the browser version. The practice app runs on iOS and Android, but real-time Studio collaboration is limited to web and desktop. Video recording goes the other way and is mobile only.
The free plan still gives you five song uploads per month, with a five-minute limit per file. Chord Detection, lyric transcription, and Smart Metronome analyse the first minute on free accounts. Premium and Pro accept files up to 20 minutes and remove those analysis limits. Studio editing and arrangement are available on every plan, while paid plans raise storage and AI allowances. Hi-Fi separation and the Stems plug-in sit on Pro. "Unlimited" processing is subject to fair-use rules, with regular use above 14 tracks per day or 420 per month treated as abnormal.
Moises says it does not train its shared models on uploaded songs, recordings, or Studio sessions. Its shared AI models use licensed material. Private voice models are the exception you control: you choose to train one from recordings you have the right to use, and the model remains private to your account.
Stem separation is still an estimate of the parts inside a finished mix. Cymbals, reverb, distorted guitars, and stacked vocals can leave spill or watery edges. The Hi-Fi models reduce the mess, but they do not recover the original multitrack recording. Generated parts and automatic mixing can get a demo moving. They do not make arrangement decisions for you, which is probably for the best.
Moises now suits musicians who want one place to practise songs, pull mixes apart, share sessions, and build demos without requiring every collaborator to own the same DAW. If you only need stem extraction, LALAL.AI is a more focused service and offers offline processing on its Pro tier. If you are producing a detailed final mix, Moises makes more sense as the shared starting point and handoff layer than as a replacement for a full DAW.
Used for
- Recording and editing music with collaborators in the same browser session
- Building multitrack audio and MIDI demos without exchanging project files
- Separating vocals, drums, guitars, piano, keys, strings, and individual drum parts
- Muting an instrument and creating a practice or rehearsal track
- Detecting chords, lyrics, tempo, key, and song sections
- Slowing difficult passages or transposing a song for another singer
- Generating editable instrument parts that follow an existing project
- Transforming a vocal performance or training a private voice model
- Recording mobile performance videos over separated backing tracks
- Exporting stems, MIDI, MusicXML, DAWproject files, and Ableton Live Sets
- Pulling processed stems into a DAW through the Pro plug-in
- Applying quick automatic mixing and mastering inside Studio
Pros and cons
| Moises: Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Live collaboration:<br>Record and edit together<br>in a browser session. | Split platform:<br>Studio collaboration is desktop,<br>while video recording is mobile. |
| Detailed separation:<br>Up to 27 stem targets,<br>including individual drums. | Artifacts remain:<br>Dense mixes and reverb can<br>still leave spill and watery edges. |
| Practice tools:<br>Chords, lyrics, key, tempo,<br>loops, and setlists. | Best tools cost more:<br>Hi-Fi models and the plug-in<br>require the Pro plan. |
| DAW handoff:<br>Stems, MIDI, MusicXML,<br>DAWproject, and Ableton export. | Cloud dependence:<br>Processing and collaboration<br>need an internet connection. |
| Useful free plan:<br>Basic Studio work plus<br>five song uploads each month. | Desktop limits:<br>The native Mac app requires<br>Apple Silicon. |
