Why move from mobile to computer
The phone is perfect for capturing an idea; the computer is perfect for finishing it. This guide explains how to move a track from the Toool app to your DAW without losing anything along the way.
The tools
- On mobile: the Toool app with its patterns, chord progressions, sequencer and console. Export requires the PRO version.
- On the computer: your DAW and plugins for mixing, for example Anodyn, Anadrive, Reverbia and Diffonic.
Step 1: capture and develop the idea
- Start from a chord progression or a rhythm pattern.
- Build the structure: intro, verse, chorus.
- Balance the levels in the console: that's your starting mix.
- Note the tempo: you'll need it in the DAW.
Step 2: export
Three options, to combine as needed:
- The stereo WAV mix as a listening reference.
- The WAV stems, one per instrument, for mixing.
- The MIDI, to replay or edit the notes with your virtual instruments.
Share the files through your phone's share sheet and save them on your computer.
Toool App
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See Toool AppStep 3: import into your DAW
Ableton Live
Set the Set's tempo, then drag the stems into Arrangement View, at the start. Turn warp off if the files are already at the right tempo. Drop the MIDI onto an instrument track to replace or double a sound.
Logic Pro
Set the project tempo, then import the audio files and place them at bar 1. Drop the MIDI onto a software instrument track.
FL Studio
Set the tempo, drag the stems into the playlist at the very start, and load the MIDI into an instrument via the piano roll.
Pro Tools
Set the session tempo, import the audio at the start of the timeline, then the MIDI onto instrument tracks.
Step 4: produce and mix
- Add what the app doesn't do: vocals, recorded instruments, your own sounds.
- Compress with Anodyn to steady and thicken.
- Colour with Anadrive: drums in TAPE, bass with CLEAN BASS.
- Create space with Reverbia, on sends.
Step 5: quality control
Compare your final mix with the starting mix exported from the app, and with a reference track, using Diffonic: at matched volume, you'll know whether the studio work really improved the track.
Troubleshooting
- Stems aren't aligned: check they all start at the same point (the start of the session).
- The track speeds up or slows down: the DAW's tempo doesn't match the app's, or warp/time-stretch is on.
- The MIDI makes no sound: it needs to go on an instrument track (MIDI only contains notes, not sound).
- Project lost on the phone: projects are stored locally; export them regularly with "Export All Projects".
Good habits
- Keep one folder per track, with the reference mix, stems and MIDI.
- Name files consistently, for example with Renamely.
- Prepare a DAW template so you don't rebuild everything each time.
Conclusion
Idea on the phone, stems and MIDI exported, session finished in the DAW: this workflow combines mobile spontaneity with studio precision. See also our guide to exporting from the app and our picks for Ableton Live and Logic Pro.