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Ark Muse

A genre-and-vibe idea generator — eight parts of MIDI, ready to drag into your track.

Included in ARKITEKT membership ($97/mo, opens soon) · free during the public beta.

Ark Muse interface

A simplified web version of Ark Muse’s SIMPLE face, running in your browser. Sound only plays after you press Play.

What it does
  • 8 genres × 8 vibes, with key, scale, energy, groove and motion
  • 8 parts — drums, bass, chords, pad, lead, pluck, arp and top percussion — each with regenerate, mutate and lock
  • A/B variations and a 16–64-bar arrangement mode
  • Drag MIDI straight into your DAW: one part, every part as a multi-track file, or the whole arrangement
  • Built-in preview sounds, so you hear the idea before you drag it
  • 24 starting points to begin from
Specs
Genres × vibes
8 × 8
Parts
8, each regenerate / mutate / lock
Arrangement
16–64 bars
Output
MIDI out · drag-and-drop .mid
Parameters
58
Formats
VST3 · Standalone
Test rig
23/23 checks passed
Factory content

Ark Muse Starting Points — 24 starting points

Included in the membership — the pack is in your Preset Vault, ready to download.

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Take the full tour.

Ark Muse SIMPLE face: genre and vibe pickers, the GENERATE orb and eight MIDI part cards
First five minutes
  1. Create a MIDI track and load Ark Muse from the ARKITEKT vendor folder.
  2. Browse the Ark Muse Starting Points (24 starting points) to hear what it can do.
  3. Explore: 8 genres × 8 vibes, with key, scale, energy, groove and motion.
  4. Then: 8 parts — drums, bass, chords, pad, lead, pluck, arp and top percussion — each with regenerate, mutate and lock.
  5. Save your own version as a preset so it is one click away next session.