What is Blazar Core?
A DAW (digital audio workstation) for film, trailer and media composers, on Windows and the Mac. It records and edits audio and MIDI, mixes, and scores to picture like any DAW, and it is built around how composers actually work: Kontakt libraries one drag from the arrangement, edits that open at the pointer, articulations you play once, effects that know what the arrangement is about to play, and an AI agent for the busywork.
Which computers does it run on?
Windows 10 or later (64-bit), and macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The Windows and Mac versions are built from the same code and released together, with the same version number.
Is there a free trial?
Yes: the free Blazar Core Demo. Everything works except saving and exporting, there is no time limit and no account. When you buy a key, you can unlock the full version right inside the demo: it downloads the full version, installs it and removes itself. Get it on the download page.
How does the license work?
You get an offline license key with your purchase. Paste it into Blazar Core once to activate; after that it needs no internet connection. Orders, keys and downloads are handled by the store.
What does early access mean?
Blazar Core is complete enough to write and deliver music with, and it is still growing quickly: new versions come out every few days while composers' feedback shapes it. Buying during early access gets you the early access price. See what changed lately in the release notes and what is coming on the roadmap.
Which plugin formats does it support?
VST3 instruments and effects on Windows and the Mac, and ARA 2 (for example Melodyne). Audio Units are not supported yet; most Mac plugins also come as VST3.
Does it work with Kontakt?
Yes, and closely. The browser's Programs tab lists the Kontakt instruments in your libraries; drag one onto empty space and Blazar Core makes a Kontakt track, loads the program and names the track after it. It reads each program's key colours, measures how late the library's script plays (and makes up for it), and learns its key switches when you play them once. See Instruments and Kontakt.
What about SINE Player, Spitfire, BBC Symphony Orchestra and other players?
Any VST3 instrument works as an instrument track: load it from the plugin browser. Loading programs straight from the browser is built for Kontakt today; picking SINE Player instruments from the browser is on the roadmap.
Can I bring my Cubase template or projects?
Projects from other DAWs can't be opened directly. You can import MIDI files (each part becomes a named instrument track), drag in audio and stems, and build your template once in Blazar Core: save it as a template, or save single tracks as track presets with their whole plugin chain.
Does it record audio and MIDI?
Yes. Audio is recorded as 24-bit WAV, MIDI with sample-accurate timing. Loop recording makes a take per pass on audio tracks, with comping. An optional count-in of one or two bars starts a take from a standstill, and notes played into it are kept as a pickup.
Can I score to picture?
Yes. Drop a video on the arrangement: frames are exact, timecode follows the video's frame rate, the sound comes in on its own track, and hit points count you in bar by bar. The picture window can sit on a second screen and glides aside when your mouse heads for it. See Tempo and picture.
Can I export stems?
Yes: a mixdown and any number of stems (folders, tracks, FX channels) in one go, as WAV (16-bit dithered, 24-bit or 32-bit float) or FLAC, with reverb and delay tails rendered after the end. See Export.
Does it support surround or Dolby Atmos?
Not yet: Blazar Core mixes in stereo today. Multichannel mixing and immersive formats are on the roadmap for later.
Which audio interfaces work?
On Windows, ASIO drivers (for example RME Fireface or RODECaster Pro) and Windows audio; on the Mac, Core Audio. Sample rate and buffer size are set in Settings.
What can the agent do?
Press Ctrl+Space for Jet, the agent inside Blazar Core, and type what you want in plain words: add tracks, write notes, load plugins and Kontakt programs, set the tempo, move containers, export. You can also connect your own agent (Claude Code, Codex, the Gemini CLI or Claude Desktop) from the agents key at the bottom right. Every change an agent makes is one undo step. See Agents.
Do I need an AI subscription?
Only for the agent, and only if you want it. Jet runs on Claude Code, Codex or the Gemini CLI if you have one installed, or on an API key you paste in. Everything else in Blazar Core works without any AI.
Does my music go to the cloud?
Blazar Core sends no audio anywhere. An agent reads the session's structure (tracks, plugins, notes, tempo, hit points) through a connection on your own computer, and what the agent then sends to its AI provider is under that provider's terms. You can turn agent access off in Settings.
How do I report a bug or request a feature?
Use the bug report and feature request forms. Attach the log (aurion.log) to a bug report if you can: the troubleshooting chapter says where it is.
How often is it updated?
Often: during early access, new versions come out every few days. Each is listed in the release notes (also as an RSS feed), and the manual is updated with every release, online and as a PDF.