The music workstation for Mac

Start the beat on your iPhone.
Finish the record on your Mac.

For producers who think in patterns and finish in the arrangement.

Sequencer, arranger, multitrack recorder, mixer and Audio Unit host in one native macOS window, with LUNATK, a 424-preset wavetable synth, built in. Open your DrumKit projects from iPhone and keep going.

One window from first beat to final bounce.
No account. Nothing uploaded.

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Audio Unit hosting 24-bit & 32-bit float export Stems, MIDI & .fkit No account required macOS 14 or later
424
LUNATK factory presets
64
Steps per pattern
16
Unison voices per oscillator
6
Delivery formats
LYLLTH ARRANGE view with the NIGHT SIGNAL demo song: library, inspector, arrangement and mixer in one window
LYLLTH · ARRANGE · demo song NIGHT SIGNAL
Sequence to song

Loop the idea. Place it. Arrange it.

Build the groove in SEQUENCER, press PLACE IN SONG, and it lands in ARRANGE as a region. Duplicate it and it reuses the same pattern, so one edit updates every section.

  • 16, 32, 48 or 64 steps with per-step velocity, level, pitch, gate, filter, pan and FX locks.
  • Piano roll note clips for melodic parts: draw, move, resize, duplicate, quantize, transpose.
  • DRUM SYNTH and KITS: the same five factory kits as DrumKit on iPhone. Swap the whole kit and the beat stays put.
  • Print a drum sound to audio at the cursor, then chop it like any other recording.
  • Musical Typing and MIDI input, including MPE, so you can play before you program.
LYLLTH SEQUENCER view: a 64-step pattern with the pattern overview above the step grid
LYLLTH · SEQUENCER · pattern 01 of 12, 64 steps
Built-in instrument

LUNATK. 424 sounds that already sit in a mix.

A realtime wavetable synth with its own C++ engine. Every factory preset was rendered in a musical phrase against a reference arrangement and had to pass checks for loudness, headroom, low end, top end, width, mono fold-down, tails, tuning and CPU before it shipped.

LUNATK synth editor in LYLLTH: oscillators, filter, envelope, macros, voice and keyboard
LUNATK · OSC page · preset WOUND SUB
Engine

Two wavetable oscillators. Sixteen-voice unison each.

Band-limited wavetables with nine warp modes, plus sub and noise, dual filters in serial, parallel or split, four envelopes, four tempo-syncable drawable LFOs and a 16-slot modulation matrix you wire up by dragging. Play it polyphonic with 16 voices, or mono with legato and glide.

BassLeadPadKeysPluckArpMotionDronePercFX
Macros

Four macros on every preset.

TONE, MOTION, SPACE and GRIT behave the same way on all 424 sounds, so you learn the controls once.

Wavetables

Draw your own.

Import wavetables from files or any audio, then reshape them harmonic by harmonic. Custom tables are saved inside the song.

Performance

Arp, performers, MPE.

The arpeggiator, performers and song-synced LFOs follow LYLLTH's transport, so a phrase lands on the same bar every time.

Efficiency

Heavy patch, light load.

16 voices × 2 oscillators × 16-voice unison rendered two seconds of audio in about 0.18 seconds in our internal test harness.

Record

Record the take. Keep every pass.

Arm tracks, pick inputs and capture several sources at once, aligned from the same transport position. Punch in, loop-record takes, then comp the best phrases into one performance.

Takes

Punch, loop takes and comping.

Pre-roll, punch-to-loop, a new take on every loop pass, take selection and comp segments. Measured or manual latency correction keeps recordings on the grid.

SIREN

Tune a vocal one note at a time.

SIREN shows every note it hears, with the scoops and wobbles drawn in. Drag a note by semitones or cents, set PITCH and DRIFT for a whole take, and it still sounds like the singer.

ALIGN

Doubles that land with the lead.

Pick the lead as a guide, set TIGHT, press ALIGN. Doubles, harmonies and gang vocals follow its timing, and can follow its pitch too.

MIDI

Keep the expression.

MIDI recording keeps pitch bend, pressure, timbre, modulation and sustain, so an expressive take plays back the way you performed it.

Mix & automate

NIGHTSHAPE effects. Your Audio Units. One mixer.

The built-in processors are the same code DrumKit runs on iPhone, with the same windows and animation. Next to them, load your own Audio Unit instruments and effects.

LYLLTH MIX panel: channel strips with faders, meters, mute, solo, record and automation mode
LYLLTH · MIX panel
Effects

Six folders. Type to find.

Add effects from TONE, DYNAMICS, SPACE, MOTION, DESTRUCTION and OUTPUT, drag them to reorder, bypass to compare. DE-ESSER and NOISE GATE clean up vocals and live tracks.

ToneDynamicsSpaceMotionDestructionOutput
Plug-ins

Audio Unit hosting.

Plug-in state saves with the project. Reported latency is compensated in playback and export. A plug-in that keeps failing is quarantined so it can't take down every session.

Automation

READ, TOUCH, LATCH, WRITE.

Draw breakpoints or ride the fader live in four write modes.

Routing

Buses, sends, groups, folders.

Buses and sends, output routing, mix groups and track folders keep a big arrangement readable.

CPU

Freeze and consolidate.

Freeze a track for lighter playback and unfreeze to edit. Crossfade overlapping edits and consolidate a finished event into new audio.

iPhone to Mac

Start in DrumKit. Finish in LYLLTH.

LYLLTH opens NIGHTSHAPE DRUMKIT .fkit projects: patterns, songs, samples, custom drum sounds, effects, mix, key, meter and swing. Save it back as a .fkit and keep working on the phone.

  • Shift-Command-O opens a DrumKit project. Option-Command-S sends it back.
  • Nothing disappears silently. If part of the Mac song has no DrumKit equivalent, LYLLTH tells you what stays on the Mac.
  • Same sounds on both sides. The factory kits and NIGHTSHAPE effects match.
See DrumKit for iPhone
Save & deliver

Your work survives. Your stems line up.

Projects

A project that recovers.

A .lyllth file is a self-contained package with the song, its audio, checksums and a recovery copy. An edit journal lives outside the project, and if LYLLTH finds a newer recoverable state after an interruption, it offers it before you carry on. Imported audio is copied into the project so renaming the original never breaks the song.

Export

Hand it to anyone.

Master to WAV 24-bit, WAV 32-bit float or M4A. Export stems as a ZIP where every file starts at bar one, with a README. Export MIDI with a General MIDI drum map, or a .fkit for DrumKit. Set a loop brace to export just that range.

WAV 24WAV 32FM4AStems ZIPMIDI.fkit
Producers

From the people finishing songs in it.

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Specifications

Everything in the box.

System requirements

macOS
macOS 14 Sonoma or later
Processor
[PLACEHOLDER: Apple silicon / Intel support]
Memory
[PLACEHOLDER: minimum / recommended RAM]
Disk
[PLACEHOLDER: install size]
Audio
Built-in Mac audio or a Core Audio interface
Account
None required

Sequencer & arrange

Steps
16, 32, 48 or 64 per pattern
Step locks
Velocity, level, pitch, gate, filter, pan, FX
Clips
Pattern regions, piano-roll note clips, audio events
Audio edit
Split, trim, slip, loop, gain, pitch, fades, crossfades, consolidate
Stretch
OFF, TEMPO or BEAT MAP per event
Snap
Smart, Bar, Beat, Division, Ticks, Frames, Quarter Frames, Samples, Off

Record

Audio
Multi-input capture, input selection, monitoring
Takes
Pre-roll, punch, loop takes, comping
Latency
Measured or manual correction
Vocals
SIREN note-level tuning and ALIGN
MIDI
Notes plus pitch bend, pressure, timbre, CC, MPE
Recovery
Interrupted recordings are journaled

LUNATK synth

Oscillators
2 wavetable, 9 warp modes, up to 16-voice unison, sub, noise
Filters
Dual filters: serial, parallel or split
Modulation
4 envelopes, 4 LFOs, 8 macros, 16-slot matrix
Voices
16-voice poly, or mono / legato / glide
Presets
424 factory presets in 10 categories
Input
MIDI and MPE

Mix & plug-ins

Effects
NIGHTSHAPE FX incl. DE-ESSER and NOISE GATE
Plug-ins
Audio Unit instruments and effects
PDC
Reported plug-in latency compensated
Routing
Buses, sends, output routing, groups, folders
Automation
Draw, plus READ / TOUCH / LATCH / WRITE
CPU
Reversible track freeze

Files

Project
.lyllth package with checksums and recovery copy
Import
WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, CAF, FLAC
Master
WAV 24-bit, WAV 32-bit float, M4A AAC
Handoff
Stems ZIP from bar one, MIDI
DrumKit
Open and save .fkit
Help
Searchable built-in guide (Command-?)

Third-party plug-in hosting is Audio Unit only. VST3 plug-ins are not currently hosted.

Pricing

The whole workstation. One price.

LYLLTH for Mac
[$XX.XX]

[PLACEHOLDER: one-time purchase / subscription / trial terms]

  • LUNATK with all 424 factory presets
  • NIGHTSHAPE effects and the DrumKit factory kits
  • SIREN vocal tuning and ALIGN
  • Audio Unit hosting, recording, comping, automation
  • DrumKit .fkit open and save
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Already on DrumKit?

Your .fkit projects open in LYLLTH. Keep your patterns, sounds and effects, and take them further on the Mac.

Availability

[PLACEHOLDER: release date / "Coming soon" / beta sign-up details]

LUNATK as a plug-in

[PLACEHOLDER: whether LUNATK AU / VST3 ships separately, and its price]

Questions

Before you ask.

Is LYLLTH Mac only?

Yes. LYLLTH is a native macOS app for macOS 14 or later. On iPhone, the same projects open in NIGHTSHAPE DRUMKIT.

Can I use my own plug-ins?

Yes, Audio Unit instruments and effects. LYLLTH saves their state with the project and compensates for their reported latency. VST3 plug-ins are not currently hosted.

Do I need an account or an internet connection?

No. There is no sign-in, and the app contains no analytics or advertising. Your projects stay on your Mac unless you export them. See the privacy policy.

Can I record a band or a vocal?

Yes. Arm several tracks with different inputs to record them together, punch in, loop-record takes and comp them. SIREN handles tuning and ALIGN tightens doubles.

How is it different from DrumKit?

DrumKit is the drum studio for iPhone. LYLLTH is the full workstation on Mac: audio recording, the LUNATK synth, Audio Units, automation and a larger mixer, all around the same patterns and sounds.

Can I finish the mix in another DAW?

Yes. Stems export as a ZIP of files that all start at bar one, so they line up when dropped into any DAW. MIDI export is also included.

When can I get it?

[PLACEHOLDER: release timing and where to buy]

Where do I get help?

Press Command-? in LYLLTH for the searchable built-in guide, or email kityarber@gmail.com.

LYLLTH by NIGHTSHAPE

Make the beat. Finish the song.

Patterns, LUNATK, recording, mixing and delivery in one native Mac window.