User guide
How to play spool.
spool. is a whole studio on one screen. Pick a mode, shape a sound with the four colored controls, play the keyboard, and record it to tape. Start with Getting started, or jump to any section.
Getting started
The four modes, the four knobs, the keyboard, and your first sound.
02Synth & engines
Fourteen sound engines, the envelope, play modes, and the LFO.
03Drums
Two drum machines — slice your own kits with DRUM, or play the synthesized NINE.
04Sequencers
Pattern, Arp, Stream, Taps and the bouncing-ball Gumball machine.
05Tape
The 4-track recorder: record, overdub, varispeed, scrub and loop.
06Perform
The live surface — tape moves, memos, faders and a double keyboard.
07Mixer & effects
Levels and pan, the 11-effect rack, master EQ, and WAV export.
08Sampling
Record from the mic or import songs from Files and crop them into instruments.
09MIDI
Play spool. from a USB or Bluetooth MIDI controller.
10Spool Pro & purchases
What's free, what Pro unlocks, and restoring a purchase.