Admire AI
Mac plugin now available

Learn from
what you love.

Upload a track you admire. Admire AI maps how it is built, section by section and layer by layer, then shows you how to make each sound, which Splice samples fit, and starter MIDI in the same key and tempo.

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See how a track is built

The breakdown

See how the tracks you love are built.

Sections across, layers down, energy on top. Pick a section to see what plays in it.

Reference track124 BPMF# minor, or A majorTech house (detected)88 bars / 8 sections

Illustrative example
DrumsBassChordsLeadFXVocals

Selected section

Drop

Bars 17 to 32 / 16 bars

Layers playing

DrumsBassChordsLeadFX

Then, for each layer

How to make the sound, the plugin chain, Splice samples, and starter MIDI.

What you get

Then open any layer.

What the sound is, what makes it, the settings to start from, and the one to move first.

ChordsStab

Short, filtered synth stab

Start here
Vital (free)
If you own it
Serum 2 (paid)
Filter cutoff
About 1.5 kHz, band pass
Resonance
30%
Amp decay
120 ms
Move first
Filter cutoff
Chain
1 EQ Eight, 2 Delay, 3 Reverb

Settings to dial in yourself, not a preset file.

Illustrative example

Starter MIDI / F# minor / 124 BPM

B4A4G#4F#4E4D4C#4A3F#31357VEL

Written for the key, not transcribed.

Plugin chain

1 EQ Eight, 2 Delay, 3 Reverb

Ableton Live devices, if your edition includes them. Free accounts see the first step of each chain; paid plans see the whole chain.

Splice matches

Opens on splice.com; a Splice account is needed to download.

  • StabChord_Stab_FSharp_Min
  • StabStab_Filtered_124

Each opens as a Splice search. Nothing is taken from the reference.

Illustrative example
RecipeTech-House StabChords
BPM 124Key F#mIllustrative example
Sub

No sub oscillator in this recipe

Noise

The recipe describes no noise layer

Osc ASaw
OCT–SEM–FIN–CRS–
WT POS
UNISON3 voices
DETUNE10%
BLEND
PAN
LEVEL
Osc BSquare
OCT–SEM-12 stFIN–CRS–
WT POS
UNISON
DETUNE
BLEND
PAN
LEVEL

blend 30%

Osc C

The recipe describes no third oscillator

Filter 1Band Pass
CUTOFF≈ 1.5 kHz
RES30%
DRIVE
MIX
LEVEL
Filter 2

The recipe describes no second filter

Env 1Amp
ATK≈ 0 ms
HOLD
DEC≈ 120 ms
SUS0%
REL≈ 80 ms

short stab

Env 2

The recipe describes no second envelope

LFO 1

The recipe describes no LFO

FXIn order
  1. 1DistortionTube, 10%
  2. 2DelayMode: Ping-Pong, 1/8 dotted
  3. 3Reverbshort
  4. 4EQHPF 200 Hz
Move first: filter cutoff. Laid out the way Serum 2 lays out its own panels. Only the values this recipe names are lit; everything else stays at your own default.Serum 2 is a synth by Xfer Records. Admire AI is not affiliated.

How it works

From a track you love to a session of your own.

It does not write music for you and it is not a sample library. It shows you how to build in that direction yourself.

  1. 01

    Create a free account

    Sign up and confirm your email. That unlocks your first analysis.

  2. 02

    Upload a reference

    MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC or M4A, up to 50 MB. Use the studio in your browser, or the Mac plugin inside your DAW. The analyzer listens to the first ten minutes.

  3. 03

    Read the breakdown

    Tempo, key, sections and energy, then each layer in turn: how to make the sound, the plugin chain, samples and starter MIDI.

  4. 04

    Build your own

    Download the MIDI, open the samples on Splice, set up the chain, and ask Cue when you get stuck.

Cue

Ask Cue when you get stuck.

Cue is an AI production coach that answers with your analysis in front of it: the key, tempo, sections and layers. It runs on Claude and only names a plugin control when that control is in the analysis it was given. If Claude is unavailable, the reply is labelled as coming from our fallback instead.

Cue  124 BPM / F#m

YouWhy does the drop feel weak next to the reference?
CueIn the reference the bass drops out of the way every time the kick hits. Try sidechaining your bass to the kick so they stop sharing the same space, then compare the two drops again.
YouWhat should I move first on the chord stab?
CueThe filter cutoff. The recipe puts it around 1.5 kHz, so start there and sweep it until each stab has movement.
Example conversation written by us

Polish mapCompared with: Tech house

DrumsBassChordsLeadFXTransitionsLow-mid balanceStereo WidthArrangement

Closer to the edge is closer to the reference set. The dashed spoke is not measured yet.

  • DrumsWorking
  • Bass
  • Chords
  • LeadNot measured yet
  • FX
  • TransitionsTry first
  • Low-mid balanceTry first
  • Stereo Width
  • ArrangementWorking
What’s working

Drums sit in the pocket.

The kit is as punchy as the reference set.

The arrangement has shape.

Energy rises and falls the way finished records in the set do.

Try first

1  Open up the low mids.

More of your energy sits between 200 and 500 Hz than in the reference set.

2  Mark the transitions.

Your sections change with less contrast than the reference set.

Illustrative example

Track Polisher

Then hold your own mix up to it.

Compare your own track with finished records: our whole set, one genre, or a saved project. You get a map of nine areas, what already works, and the fixes to try first.

It never gives your track a grade. Lead and vocals are not measured yet.

What to expect

Built to teach you the track, not copy it.

From the creators
“The music you love already holds the lessons you need.”
Robert Darling, co-founder and CEO
Michael Maron, co-founder and CTO

  1. Starter MIDI is written for the key and tempo, not transcribed.

  2. Samples open as a Splice search. Nothing is taken from the reference.

  3. Sound recipes are settings to dial in yourself, not preset files.

  4. The Track Polisher never gives your track a grade.

  5. The analyzer listens to the first ten minutes.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when it earns its place.

The free plan is a one-time allowance and needs a confirmed email. Paid plans renew monthly, or pay yearly for less.

Free

$0one time

Try every part once. Confirmed email required.

  • 1 analysis
  • 1 polish with the Track Polisher
  • Cue, 3 Cue questions
Create a free account

Starter

$9.99per month

For producers finishing a track or two a month.

  • 5 analyses a month
  • 2 polishes a month with the Track Polisher
  • Cue, 15 Cue questions a month
Go Starter
Most popular

Producer

$19.99$14.99per month, Founding price while spots last

For producers finishing tracks every week.

  • 12 analyses a month
  • 5 polishes a month with the Track Polisher
  • Cue, 60 Cue questions a month
  • Session exports
Claim a founding spot

Studio

$39.99per month

For producers shipping releases, and anyone working on other people's tracks.

  • 30 analyses a month
  • 12 polishes a month with the Track Polisher
  • Cue, 120 Cue questions a month
  • Session exports
Go Studio
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System requirements and the installer are on the download page.

From the creators.

Admire AI is built on a simple idea: the music you love already holds the lessons you need. The records that stop you in your tracks, the grooves you replay, the drops you wish you understood. They are not just inspiration. They are blueprints.

As a DJ and producer, I learned the way most of us do: by ear, by obsession, by trying to play what moved me until the patterns underneath showed up. Admire AI takes that instinct into the studio. Instead of theory in the abstract, it teaches from the records that shaped your taste.

It is for producers who do not want inspiration to stay a mystery: turn what you admire into understanding, and understanding into tracks of your own.

Robert Darling, co-founder and CEO
Michael Maron, co-founder and CTO

ADMIRE

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