Daydream
in your DAW.
Daydream Effect is a VST3 plugin for macOS and Windows, with AU and Max for Live coming soon. It provides real-time control over audio generation, and runs in every major DAW.
Looking for an earlier build? See build history
Up and running in a couple of minutes.
Install the plugin
Unzip the downloaded archive.
Move
Daydream Effect - Alpha.vst3into~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/.Open your DAW and rescan plugins so it picks up the new VST3.
The zip also includes
Daydream Effect - Alpha Standalone.app— double-click to run it without a DAW. It's notarized, so it opens without a Gatekeeper warning.
Connect to Daydream
Add the plugin to a track in your DAW and click Connect.
Your browser opens the Daydream sign-in page (
app.daydream.live) — sign in.Copy your API key from that page and paste it into the plugin's API-key field.
The plugin validates the key and connects — you're live.
A plugin has no address bar to grab the key automatically, so it's a one-time copy-paste — the plugin remembers it afterward.
Want to run it on your own GPU? Point the plugin at a local open-source engine instead of the cloud.
Learn together
You're exploring an alpha version of Daydream. Join Discord to share what you've learned, what's broken, and how to master it.