Introduction
Welcome to Curate, the intelligent sample manager designed for music producers. This documentation will help you get started and make the most of Curate's features.
What is Curate?
Curate is a desktop application that helps you organize, discover, and manage your audio sample library. Using custom-trained machine learning models, Curate automatically analyzes your samples and tags them with relevant metadata like instrument type, genre, key, and BPM.
Key Features
- Intelligent Tagging - Automatically detect instruments, genres, keys, and BPM
- Semantic Search - Find samples using natural language queries
- Galaxy Visualization - Explore your library in a visual, interactive way
- Shortlist - Compare and audition samples side by side
- Crates - Organize your favorite samples into personal collections
- Cross-Platform - Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux
System Requirements
macOS
- macOS 12 Monterey or later
- Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
- 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
Windows
- Windows 10 or later
- 64-bit processor
- 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
Linux
- Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Arch, and more (AppImage)
- 64-bit processor
- 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
Getting Help
If you run into issues or have questions:
- Check the Quick Start guide for common workflows
- Browse the documentation sidebar for specific features
- Contact support at info@curatesamples.com
