Question 1

What is Sidya?

Accepted Answer

Sidya is a studio building tooling and systems for music production: focused software that handles the work around the music, so the session stays about the song.

Question 2

What tools do you make?

Accepted Answer

Odiomill, a sample-library tool for macOS; the Transcriber, a free in-browser tool that turns recordings into searchable text; and Dister, a free distortion plugin. More tools are planned; we will announce them when they are ready.

Question 3

Do you take on partnerships or custom work?

Accepted Answer

We are open to talking about integrations, sample-pack collaborations and similar ideas. Use the contact page and tell us what you have in mind.

Question 4

Does it work with my DAW?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Odiomill runs next to whatever you make music in. Drag a sound or loop out of the app and drop it onto a track, a sampler or a drum-rack pad in Ableton Live, Logic, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper or anything else that accepts files.

Question 5

Does it move or modify my files?

Accepted Answer

No. Odiomill indexes your folders in place and only ever reads them. The library index is a separate database in your Application Support folder, so deleting Odiomill leaves your samples untouched.

Question 6

What formats can it read?

Accepted Answer

WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG and MP3 are indexed and fully analysed. M4A, AAC, Opus and WavPack are catalogued but not yet analysed for tempo or instrument.

Question 7

How large a library can it handle?

Accepted Answer

Search is backed by a full-text index, so it stays fast well past a hundred thousand files. The slow part is the first analysis pass, which runs in the background and only happens once per file.

Question 8

How accurate is the detection?

Accepted Answer

Tempo detection reconciles the audio with loop length and embedded metadata, and marks a tempo with “~” when it is not sure. Instrument detection is good on drums and percussion and less certain on dense or unusual material. Every label carries a confidence score, and detection never overwrites a filename or folder tag.

Question 9

Which platforms are supported?

Accepted Answer

macOS 12 or later, on Apple Silicon and Intel. Other platforms are not available yet.

Question 10

Is my audio uploaded?

Accepted Answer

No. The Whisper speech model runs inside your browser tab, on your own computer. Your recording and the transcript never reach our servers.

Question 11

What are the limits?

Accepted Answer

Files up to 50 MB and 20 minutes. They keep the tool fast and make sure it fits in your browser's memory. Split longer recordings into parts.

Question 12

Why does it download something the first time?

Accepted Answer

The speech model is a file of roughly 40–80 MB (depending on the quality you pick). It is downloaded once from Hugging Face, kept in your browser’s cache, and reused on later visits.

Question 13

How do I find a particular moment?

Accepted Answer

Type a word or phrase in the search box. Every mention is listed with its timestamp and surrounding words, marked on the timeline, and highlighted in the transcript. Click a mention, or any word, and the recording plays from that point.

Question 14

How accurate is it, and which languages work?

Accepted Answer

Whisper is very good on clear speech and less reliable with heavy noise, strong accents, overlapping voices or specialist jargon. It supports many languages; choosing the language yourself beats auto-detect. The Accurate option is slower but noticeably better.

Question 15

Which browsers does it work in?

Accepted Answer

Current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Speed depends on your computer: it uses several CPU threads where the browser allows it, and can optionally use the GPU in browsers that support WebGPU.

Question 16

Can I export the transcript?

Accepted Answer

Yes, as SRT or VTT subtitles, plain text, or JSON with a timestamp for every word. Closing the tab discards the transcript, so export first.

Question 17

Is Dister free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. There is no licence key, trial or account. It is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Question 18

What formats does it come in?

Accepted Answer

VST3 and Audio Unit for macOS 10.13 or later, on Apple Silicon and Intel. There is no Windows or Linux build yet.

Question 19

Does the plugin connect to the internet?

Accepted Answer

No. It has no network code, licence checks or analytics.

Question 20

What is free and what is Pro?

Accepted Answer

Free covers indexing and search, tag, loop and one-shot filters, tempo detection, and hand-marked hits for loop swap. Pro adds instrument detection and filtering, automatic hit detection, and dragging out one-shots and loops. Pro is a single $49 payment.

Question 21

How do I activate my licence?

Accepted Answer

After purchase you see your key on screen and receive it by email. In Odiomill open Settings (the gear icon) → License, paste the key and click Activate.

Question 22

Does it work offline once activated?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The key is checked online when you activate and re-checked from time to time; between checks Odiomill keeps working offline for up to 30 days.

Question 23

I am changing computers. What should I do?

Accepted Answer

Deactivate the licence in Settings → License on the old machine, then activate it on the new one. If that is not possible, contact us and we will move it for you.

Question 24

What about refunds and invoices?

Accepted Answer

Stripe emails a receipt for every purchase. If Pro is not right for you, or you need a proper invoice, write to us and we will sort it out.

Question 25

Does anything get uploaded?

Accepted Answer

No. Analysis, search and the models all run on your machine. There is no account and no cloud library.

Question 26

Does the app contact the internet?

Accepted Answer

Odiomill only contacts the internet to verify a Pro licence, if you have activated one; the free version needs no network connection. The Transcriber downloads its speech model from Hugging Face the first time you use it.

Question 27

What data do you hold about me?

Accepted Answer

For Pro customers: your email address and licence key, plus a hashed identifier of the machine you activate on. Payments are handled by Stripe, so we never see your card details. See the privacy page for the full picture.

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