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LUNA Free

The Free Version of Our Award-Winning DAW

LUNA Free is the free version of our award-winning DAW for macOS and Windows — a full featured DAW, free forever. Make music with premium UAD Plug-ins and cutting-edge Smart Tools, No Credit Card Required.

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What is LUNA Free?

Full-Featured DAW

Make music without the limitations like track counts.

Smart Tools

Create with cutting-edge tools like voice control and tempo detection.

Oxide Tape

Mix with the warmth and saturation of analog tape on every track.

UAD Explore Free

Get eight legendary plug-ins, from iconic compressors to vintage tube preamps.

Piano Roll

Compose MIDI tracks with new tools and scale aware editing.

LUNA Play

Tap into a faster, simpler way to write and record songs.

Free Forever

Full-Featured DAW, Without the Cost

Unlimited Tracks

Arrange Without Limits

VST3 + AU

Use Almost Any Plug-in or Virtual Instrument

No Watermark

Export Full Songs

No Time Limit

Create Endlessly

No UA Hardware Required

Works with Any Audio Interface

LUNA Play

Start Creating in Seconds

LUNA Play is a fast new way to record. Like a voice memo app designed just for making music, it automatically detects your instrument, sets levels, and suggests great presets with UAD plug-ins. You can isolate tracks and jam along with songs or capture your original ideas.

Included Plug-Ins and Extensions

UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection

UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection

Free
UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection
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UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection

Plug-In:
UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

Free
Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor

Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor

Free
Vibe Analog Machines Essentials

Vibe Analog Machines Essentials

Free
Vibe Analog Machines Essentials
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Vibe Analog Machines Essentials

Plug-In:
Pure Plate Reverb

Pure Plate Reverb

Free
Pure Plate Reverb
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Pure Plate Reverb

Plug-In:
UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp

UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp

Free
UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp
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UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp

Plug-In:
Century Tube Channel Strip

Century Tube Channel Strip

Free
Century Tube Channel Strip
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Century Tube Channel Strip

Plug-In:
PolyMAX Synth

PolyMAX Synth

Free
PolyMAX Synth
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PolyMAX Synth

Plug-In:

Produce with Cutting Edge Tools

Use stem separation to split any song into individual elements, instrument detection to organize your session, and tempo detection to have LUNA follow along with your playing.

4-Track Stem Separation

Split any song into four tracks with LUNA Free to jam along to your favorites or flip samples like never before.

Instrument Detection

LUNA, color-codes  and adds icons to your tracks by instrument type. So you can keep your session organized without breaking your creative flow.

Voice Control

No more going back and forth between your drum set or guitar rig and DAW. Start and stop your recording session with your voice, from anywhere in the room.

Tempo Listen

Play freely without a click. LUNA listens to your performance and sets the metronome to match.

Smart Tempo Tools

Easily generate a tempo map from any performance. LUNA reads tempo changes and human variation, giving you a flexible grid that follows the feel of the music.

Produce, Record, Edit, and Mix

Everything you need to make your next record, yours for free. Create with a complete set of professional tools — voice control, advanced warp editing, stem separation, virtual instruments, and much more all included at no cost.

Recording

Track with any audio interface, whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced engineer. Start recording from across the room with voice control, monitor with expertly curated signal chains in LUNA Play, and record directly through any native plug-in using Record FX.

Editing

Tighten drums, shape instruments, and perfect vocals with LUNA’s advanced editing tools. Use custom warp algorithms that preserve your performance, then automatically align drums and percussion with group quantize or easily cut out empty passages with strip silence.

Producing

Access the perfect toolkit for producing songs that sound like records. Split any sample into two or four elements with stem separation, then add your own sounds with your favorite virtual instruments or the included PolyMAX synth and Shape Instrument Toolkit.

Mixing

LUNA Free comes equipped with essential UAD plug-ins like the Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor, UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection, and Pure Plate Reverb — everything you need to make music that feels at home on a playlist with your favorite songs.

MIDI

Compose with your favorite virtual instruments and sample libraries using LUNA Free’s built-in piano roll MIDI editor.  Reach for the smart tool when you need to work quickly, or get granular with new tools like the pencil and paint. Plus, program faster than ever with adaptive grid.

Vocals

LUNA Free helps with the technical side of recording so you can stay focused on creativity. Get recording right away with track presets or mix vocals with preamps, eq’s, and and more trusted on countless records.

Guitar

Play with a DAW tailor-made for guitar. Drop in your favorite songs and jam along, or start playing solo and LUNA matches your tempo. Then explore classic amp tones with Showtime '64 Tube Amp right in your DAW.

LUNA is constantly optimizing the DSP for you, so you don’t hear or feel any latency.

Jacquire King

Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Norah Jones

I grew up using tape and analog consoles, and LUNA Recording System is as close as I can get to the sound, functionality, and workflow of my old Studer/Neve setup.

Butch Walker

Fall Out Boy, Train, Green Day

LUNA’s integration with my Apollos lets me forget that I’m using a computer to make music. The crazy-low latency workflow of LUNA has further blurred the line between production and mixing for me — with LUNA, I can just make records.

Fab Dupont

Shakira, Santigold, Jennifer Lopez

Frequently Asked Questions

No UA hardware of any kind is required. LUNA runs natively on your computer.
LUNA runs on supported macOS and Windows systems. See our LUNA system requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing LUNA licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.
While an iLok.com account is required, LUNA is authorized to your computer. No need to be online or buy a dongle to get started. Don’t worry, if you don’t have an iLok account, we’ll create one for you during the signup process.
Download LUNA via UA Connect.
Yes, LUNA and Apollo work perfectly together and enable realtime monitoring and recording workflows. Due to high demand, we’ve decided to extend LUNA’s availability to everyone.
LUNA itself can be used on up to three separate computers simultaneously.
Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

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