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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES

DAW Packs: The easiest way to start

DAW Packs let you work directly inside your DAW instead of building everything from scratch.
If you want a ready-to-open session with everything organized for you, DAW Packs are the best place to start.

Each DAW Pack includes ready-to-open sessions/projects where the library is already:

  • organized into song kits (so you can stay in one “sound world” at a time)

  • arranged by song section (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, etc.) so you can build an arrangement fast

  • labeled by key & BPM, so everything locks together quickly and stays easy to mix and match

Bottom line: you can audition ideas faster and build a track in minutes.

In other words: same musical content as the WAV files, just packaged in a way that’s faster and more intuitive inside your DAW.

Don’t see DAW Packs for your DAW on your download page?
No worries — download Multiformat (WAV) instead (it contains the same content).

And if your DAW isn’t shown, reply here and tell us which DAW you’re using. We’ll point you to the best download option for your setup, and we track those requests to prioritize the next DAW Packs we build. If it’s something our team can support sooner, we’ll let you know.

Start here: choose your DAW below and watch the short overview video.

Logic Pro


1) Download the Logic DAW Pack

  1. Open your We Sound Human Download Library page.

  2. Find your product, then open the DAW Packs folder.

  3. Scroll to Logic Pro, and click Download.

  4. Wait for the download to finish.

2) Unzip the Download

  1. Open Finder, then go to your Downloads folder.

  2. Double-click the ZIP file to unzip it.

  3. When it finishes, you’ll see a new folder with the DAW Pack inside.

3) Open the Logic Pro Project

  1. Open the unzipped DAW Pack folder.

  2. Inside, you’ll see multiple folders—each one is a Song Kit.

  3. Each Song Kit is a complete Logic Pro session, recorded at a specific tempo and key, exactly as it was recorded on the session date.

  4. Folder names typically include the BPM, the key, and sometimes a time signature like 2/4 or 4/4.

  5. Open any Song Kit folder.

  6. Double-click the .logicx file to open it in Logic Pro.

4) Quick Tour of What You’re Seeing

  1. On the left is the track list.

  2. Tracks are organized by instrument (Acoustic Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddles, and more).

  3. Some tracks are inside a Track Stack (a grouped folder of tracks). Click the small triangle to expand or collapse it.

5) Play and Listen

  1. Press Spacebar to play and stop.

  2. Start by listening to the full arrangement so you can hear the overall sound.

6) Mute and Solo Instruments

  1. Click M to mute a track.

  2. Click S to solo a track.

  3. You can also mute or solo an entire Track Stack from the main stack track.

7) Song Sections and Arrangement

  1. Most sessions are laid out by song sections like Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, and Outro.

  2. You do not have to keep this structure—it’s just a starting point.

  3. Copy, reorder, and repeat sections to build your own arrangement.

8) Save Your Own Version First

  1. Before you start changing tempo, key, or rearranging sections, go to File → Save As…

  2. Save a new version with a new name.

  3. This keeps the original session untouched, so you’ll always have a clean original to come back to.

9) Change the Tempo

  1. At the top of Logic, find the tempo display in the main control bar.

  2. Click the tempo number and type a new BPM, then press Return.

  3. You can also click-drag the tempo value up or down.

10) Tempo + Key Changes 

  1. Good news—this DAW Pack is already set up for you. When you change the project tempo, the audio is designed to follow along smoothly without you needing to configure anything.

  2. If you want to experiment more later, there are two Logic settings you can explore:

    • Flex & Follow (controls how audio follows tempo)

    • Flex Mode (controls how Logic stretches audio)

  3. For now, you don’t need to touch any of that—just change the tempo and start creating.

  4. Tip: Big tempo changes can sometimes make audio feel a little tighter or looser rhythmically, so we recommend starting with small changes first.

  5. We can always cover Flex settings in a separate advanced video.


Pro Tools


1) Download the Pro Tools DAW Pack

  1. Open your We Sound Human Download Library page.

  2. Find your product, then open the DAW Packs folder.

  3. Scroll to Pro Tools, and click Download.

  4. Wait for the download to finish.

2) Unzip the Download

  1. Open Finder, then go to your Downloads folder.

  2. Double-click the ZIP file to unzip it.

  3. When it finishes, you’ll see a new folder with the Pro Tools DAW Pack inside.

3) Open the Pro Tools Session

  1. Open the unzipped DAW Pack folder.

  2. Inside, you’ll see multiple folders—each one is a Song Kit.

  3. Each Song Kit is a complete Pro Tools session, recorded at a specific tempo and key, exactly as it was recorded on the session date.

  4. Folder names typically include the BPM, the key, and sometimes a time signature like 2/4 or 4/4.

  5. Open any Song Kit folder.

  6. Double-click the .ptx file to open it in Pro Tools.

4) Quick Tour of What You’re Seeing

  1. You’ll mainly work in the Edit Window (your timeline and clips).

  2. On the left is the Track List.

  3. Tracks are organized by instrument (Acoustic Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddles, and more).

5) Play and Listen

  1. Press Spacebar to play and stop.

  2. Start by listening to the full arrangement so you can hear the overall sound.

6) Mute and Solo Instruments

  1. Click M to mute a track.

  2. Click S to solo a track.

  3. Mute what you don’t want and quickly build a smaller arrangement.

7) Song Sections and Arrangement

  1. Most sessions are laid out by song sections like Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, and Outro.

  2. You do not have to keep this structure—it’s just a starting point.

  3. Copy, reorder, and repeat sections to build your own arrangement.

8) Save Your Own Version First

  1. Before you start changing tempo, key, or rearranging sections, go to File → Save As…

  2. Save a new version with a new name.

  3. This keeps the original session untouched, so you’ll always have a clean original to come back to.

9) Change the Tempo

  1. Open the Transport window: Window → Transport.

  2. Look for the Tempo field, then click the value, type a new BPM, and press Enter.

If you can’t see the tempo controls:

  • In the Transport window, enable MIDI Controls. (On many systems, this appears to be off by default and reveals the tempo controls once enabled.)

10) Tempo + Key Changes 

  1. Good news — this Pro Tools DAW Pack is already set up for you. When you change the session tempo, the audio is designed to follow along smoothly without you needing to configure anything.

  2. How to adjust the Key (simple pitch shift):

    1. Select the tracks you’d like to pitch-shift.

    2. Tip: You typically don’t want to pitch-shift purely rhythmic tracks like drums and percussion, unless you’re doing it intentionally as an effect.

    3. Select the clip(s) on those tracks.

    4. Open Elastic Properties for the clip.

    5. Adjust Pitch Shift by semitones until you reach your target key.

  3. Tip: Big tempo changes or big pitch changes can sometimes make audio feel a little tighter or looser, so we recommend starting with small changes first.



Cubase


1) Download the Cubase DAW Pack

  1. Open your We Sound Human Download Library page.

  2. Find your product, then open the DAW Packs folder.

  3. Scroll to Cubase, and click Download.

  4. Wait for the download to finish.

2) Unzip the Download

  1. Open Finder, then go to your Downloads folder.

  2. Double-click the ZIP file to unzip it.

  3. When it finishes, you’ll see a new folder with the Cubase DAW Pack inside.

3) Open the Cubase Project

  1. Open the unzipped DAW Pack folder.

  2. Inside, you’ll see multiple folders—each one is a Song Kit.

  3. Each Song Kit is a complete Cubase session, recorded at a specific tempo and key, exactly as it was recorded on the session date.

  4. Folder names typically include the BPM, the key, and sometimes a time signature like 2/4 or 4/4.

  5. Open any Song Kit folder.

  6. Double-click the .cpr file to open it in Cubase.

4) Quick Tour of What You’re Seeing

  1. In the Project window, the left side is the Track List.

  2. Tracks are organized by instrument.

  3. Some tracks may be grouped inside Folder Tracks. Click the triangle to expand/collapse.

5) Play and Listen

  1. Press Spacebar to play and stop.

  2. Start by listening to the full arrangement so you can hear the overall sound.

6) Mute and Solo Instruments

  1. Click M to mute a track.

  2. Click S to solo a track.

7) Song Sections and Arrangement

  1. Most sessions are laid out by song sections like Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, and Outro.

  2. You do not have to keep this structure—it’s just a starting point.

  3. Copy, reorder, and repeat sections to build your own arrangement.

8) Save Your Own Version First

  1. Before you start changing tempo, key, or rearranging sections, go to File → Save As…

  2. Save a new version with a new name.

  3. This keeps the original session untouched, so you’ll always have a clean original to come back to.

9) Change the Tempo

  1. Use the Transport Panel tempo field to set your BPM.

  2. If your project uses tempo changes, you can enable Activate Tempo Track on the Transport Panel.

10) Tempo + Key Changes

  1. Good news — this Cubase DAW Pack is already set up for you. When you change the project tempo, the audio is designed to follow along smoothly without you needing to configure anything.

  2. How to adjust the Key (simple pitch shift):

    1. Select the tracks you’d like to pitch-shift.

    2. Tip: you typically don’t want to pitch-shift purely rhythmic tracks like drums and percussion, unless you’re doing it intentionally as an effect.

    3. Use a Transpose approach (simple + reliable in Cubase):

      • Add/use a Transpose Track to shift pitch by semitones for the section you want, or

      • Transpose selected events by semitones (quick experimenting).

  3. If you want to experiment more later, the key Cubase settings to know are:

    • Musical Mode (this is what lets audio follow project tempo)

    • Time-stretch algorithm (we recommend élastique Pro — Time as your default best-quality setting for natural stretching)


GarageBand


1) Download the GarageBand DAW Pack

  1. Open your We Sound Human Download Library page.

  2. Find your product, then open the DAW Packs folder.

  3. Scroll to GarageBand, and click Download.

  4. Wait for the download to finish.

2) Unzip the Download

  1. Open Finder, then go to your Downloads folder.

  2. Double-click the ZIP file to unzip it.

  3. When it finishes, you’ll see a new folder with the GarageBand DAW Pack inside.

3) Open the GarageBand Project

  1. Open the unzipped DAW Pack folder.

  2. Inside, you’ll see multiple folders—each one is a Song Kit.

  3. Each Song Kit is a complete GarageBand session, recorded at a specific tempo and key, exactly as it was recorded on the session date.

  4. Folder names typically include the BPM, the key, and sometimes a time signature like 2/4 or 4/4.

  5. Open any Song Kit folder.

  6. Double-click the .band project file to open it in GarageBand.

4) Quick Tour of What You’re Seeing

  1. On the left is the Track List.

  2. Tracks are organized by instrument.

5) Play and Listen

  1. Press Spacebar to play and stop.

  2. Start by listening to the full arrangement so you can hear the overall sound.

6) Mute and Solo Instruments

  1. Mute is the speaker icon in the track header.

  2. Solo is the headphones icon in the track header.

  3. Mute what you don’t want and quickly build a smaller arrangement.

7) Song Sections and Arrangement

  1. Most sessions are laid out by song sections like Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, and Outro.

  2. You do not have to keep this structure—it’s just a starting point.

  3. Copy, reorder, and repeat sections to build your own arrangement.

8) Save Your Own Version First

  1. Before you start changing tempo, key, or rearranging sections, go to File → Save As…

  2. Save a new version with a new name.

  3. This keeps the original session untouched, so you’ll always have a clean original to come back to.

9) Change the Tempo

  1. In GarageBand, set the project tempo from the project controls (top control bar / LCD area).

  2. Click the tempo value, type a new BPM, and press Return.

10) Change the Key

  1. In GarageBand, set the project key from the same project controls area (top control bar / LCD area).

  2. Click the Key value and choose the key you want.

11) Tempo + Key Changes

  1. GarageBand can change the project tempo and key, but it’s more limited than pro DAWs for advanced stretching.

  2. Best practice: make small tempo/key changes first.

  3. If you need a big change, the easiest move is often choosing a Song Kit that’s already closer to the tempo/key you want.

  4. Optional (if your session uses regions that support it): you can enable Follow Tempo & Pitch so regions conform more predictably when tempo/key changes.

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