DAW Integration

Curlo integrates seamlessly with your favorite Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) or video editor. Drag and drop audio files directly from Curlo into your project timeline.

Drag & Drop Files

To add an entire audio file to your project:

  1. Find the audio file you want in Curlo.
  2. Click and hold on the file row in the asset list.
  3. Drag it directly to your DAW’s timeline, track, or browser.
  4. Release to drop the file.

Drag File to DAW

Drag & Drop Clips

Often, you only need a specific part of a sound effect or a short musical phrase. Curlo allows you to select and drag just the portion you need:

  1. Select an audio file to view its waveform in the bottom viewer.
  2. Click and drag on the waveform to make a time selection.
  3. Drag the highlighted area directly into your DAW.
  4. The clip will be instantly extracted and imported as a new audio clip in your project.

Drag Clip to DAW

💡 Playback pauses automatically when you start dragging a file or clip, so you don’t have to stop the preview manually afterwards.

Bounce Clips

In addition to dragging into your DAW, you can also bounce a selected clip directly to a local folder or a Curlo collection.

  1. Select an audio file and make a waveform selection in the Viewer.
  2. Right-click the highlighted area to open the context menu.
  3. Choose Bounce to Folder or Bounce to Collection:
    • Bounce to Folder — exports the clip as a new audio file to a folder you choose.
    • Bounce to Collection — exports the clip as a new file saved next to the original audio on disk, and automatically adds it to the selected collection.

Bounce Clip to Folder or Collection

Dragged-out and bounced clips automatically include the currently selected effect (a VST3 effect or the built-in speed change) — see Applying VST3 Effects and Speed Change.

Supported DAWs

Curlo’s drag & drop works with any DAW or editor that supports standard macOS file drag operations, including:

  • Pro Tools
  • Logic Pro
  • Ableton Live
  • Reaper
  • Cubase / Nuendo
  • Studio One
  • FL Studio
  • Adobe Audition
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Final Cut Pro
  • …

Tips

  • The dragged clips are stored in a dedicated export folder. You can customize this folder’s location in the Curlo Settings.

Clip Folder