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Splice Launches Splice Create DAW in Beta

The digital audio workstation debuts as a standalone Mac app, with Windows and web versions planned.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Hip-Hop and Rap

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Splice has released Splice Create, its own digital audio workstation, in beta as a standalone Mac app. Windows and web versions are coming soon.

Why it matters

The release brings a production environment built around Splice's catalog of millions of human-made sounds directly into music creation software. Its built-in Assist feature lets users perform parts of the production process by voice or text.

The launch draws on a catalog of millions of human-made sounds, with the beta initially limited to Mac. No release timeline has been given for the Windows and web versions.

The players

Splice

Splice is a music-production company known for its large online catalog of sounds and samples used by producers and musicians.

The details

Splice Create includes Splice INSTRUMENT plugins and can load existing VSTs and sample folders. Its Assist feature can label tracks, group drums, insert effects, and sidechain a kick and bass, while a Point mode moves an on-screen pointer through the interface to teach production techniques.

Timeline

  1. November 6, 2026: Splice Create launches in beta as a Mac app.

Roadmap

Splice Create enters the digital audio workstation market by offering keyboard shortcut options modeled on Ableton, Logic, Bitwig, and Pro Tools. The release positions Splice's sound catalog alongside tools that producers already use in their workflows.

Producers using a Mac can try Splice Create now in beta. Windows and web users will need to wait for those versions, which the source describes only as coming soon.

The takeaway

Splice Create combines a large sound library with voice and text-driven production help inside one workstation. Producers evaluating it may want to test the beta on Mac while waiting for other platforms.

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Source note: This article includes information reported by The FADER.

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