Voice Commands

FlowState's Producer Assist lets you control your session with natural voice commands. Ask for sounds, adjust the mix, generate ideas, and navigate your project—all hands-free.

Activating Voice Commands

1. Click the microphone button
   Find the microphone icon in the transport bar (top of the screen, near the play controls).
2. Grant microphone permission
   Your browser will ask for microphone access. Click Allow.
3. Speak your command
   Talk naturally. FlowState uses AI to understand what you want.
4. Wait for confirmation
   You'll see a visual indicator while your command is processed, then the action happens automatically.

What You Can Say

Voice commands fall into several categories. Here's what Producer Assist understands:

Getting Help

Producer Assist knows everything about FlowState. Just ask:

• "How do I record vocals?"
• "What's the shortcut for loop?"
• "How does the compressor work?"
• "Explain autotune settings"
• "How do I export my beat?"
• "Why is my mix muddy?"

It searches FlowState's documentation to give you accurate, helpful answers—no need to leave the DAW.

Finding & Adding Sounds

• "Add a deep 808 bass"
• "Find me a vinyl crackle loop"
• "I need a dark trap hi-hat"
• "Get some jazz piano chords"
• "Find a sample that sounds like Kanye"

Producer Assist searches your sample library semantically—it understands vibes and moods, not just exact keywords.

Generating Sounds with AI

• "Generate a synth pad in C minor"
• "Create a lo-fi melody"
• "Make me a sound effect for a transition"
• "Generate some ambience for the intro"
• "Create a bass drop at bar 9"

Mixing & Effects

• "Turn up the drums"
• "Lower the bass a bit"
• "Add reverb to the vocals"
• "Pan the hi-hats to the right"
• "Mute track 3"
• "Solo the bass"

Transport & Navigation

• "Play from the beginning"
• "Stop"
• "Go to bar 16"
• "Loop the chorus"
• "Set tempo to 140 BPM"

Project Management

• "Save my project"
• "Undo that"
• "Delete the last clip"
• "Duplicate track 2"
• "Add a new audio track"

Building Type Beats

Producer Assist excels at helping you build specific styles. Try:

• "Help me make a Drake type beat"
• "I want to make something like Travis Scott"
• "Let's make a lo-fi hip hop beat"
• "Create a UK drill pattern"

The AI understands genre conventions and will suggest appropriate sounds, tempos, and arrangements.

Conversational Mode

Producer Assist remembers context within a session. You can have a conversation:

1. "Find me a snare"
2. "That's too bright, find something warmer"
3. "Perfect. Now add it on beats 2 and 4"
4. "Actually make it quieter"

The AI understands "that," "it," and references to previous requests.

Timeline Positioning

When adding sounds, you can specify exactly where:

• "Add a crash at the beginning of bar 9"
• "Put a riser before the drop"
• "Add that bass starting at 0:30"
• "Generate a transition into the chorus"

Producer Assist understands song structure terms like intro, verse, chorus, drop, and bridge.

Command Examples by Workflow

Starting a New Beat

Adding Melody

Mixing

Tips for Better Results

• Be specific — "Warm analog pad" works better than just "pad"
• Describe the vibe — Use adjectives: dark, bright, punchy, soft, aggressive
• Reference artists/genres — "Metro Boomin style 808" is understood
• Speak clearly — Use a quiet environment for best transcription
• Wait for completion — Let one command finish before starting another

Keyboard Alternative

If you prefer typing, press Cmd/Ctrl + K to open the command palette. Type the same natural language commands you'd speak.

Troubleshooting

Voice not recognized

• Check that microphone permission is granted
• Speak closer to your microphone
• Reduce background noise
• Speak at a normal pace—not too fast

Wrong action performed

• Say "undo" to reverse the last action
• Be more specific in your next command
• Try rephrasing your request

Command not understood

If Producer Assist doesn't understand, it will ask for clarification. Answer naturally:

• AI: "Did you mean the kick or the bass?"
• You: "The kick"

Privacy

Voice data is processed in real-time and not stored after transcription. Your recordings and project data stay private. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Next Steps

• AI-powered sample search
• Generating sounds with AI
• Producer Assist deep dive
• Keyboard shortcuts reference