Sessions & Context

Give your library context about your current project to get more relevant plugin recommendations.

4 min readLast updated: Feb 3, 2026

Sessions are a way to set context for your current project. When the recommendation assistant knows you're mixing a hip-hop track versus mastering a classical recording, it can give you much more relevant suggestions.

What is a Session?

A session is a saved context that includes information about your current project:

  • Genre - The style of music (hip-hop, rock, electronic, etc.)
  • Stage - What you're doing (recording, mixing, mastering)
  • Description - Any additional context about the project
  • Plugins used - Track which plugins you've used in this project

Why sessions matter

Without session context, you get general recommendations. With session context, you get suggestions that specifically work well for your genre and current task.

Creating a Session

1

Open the Sessions panel

Click Sessions in the sidebar, or press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S.
2

Click New Session

Click the + New Session button at the top of the panel.
3

Fill in session details

Give your session a name (e.g., "Client Mix - Rock Band") and fill in the context fields:

  • Select a genre from the dropdown or type your own
  • Choose your current stage (mixing, mastering, etc.)
  • Add any notes about the project style or goals
4

Save and activate

Click Create Session. The session is automatically activated and your recommendations will now use this context.

Quick session

For a faster workflow, you can also just describe your project when asking for recommendations. Try: "I'm mixing a heavy metal track, what compressor should I use on the drums?" The assistant will use this context for the conversation.

Using Sessions with Recommendations

When you have an active session, recommendations automatically consider your project context.

Example conversation with session context:

Session: "Album Mix" - Genre: Indie Rock, Stage: Mixing
You:What should I use for the vocal chain?
Assistant:For indie rock vocals, I'd recommend starting with your FabFilter Pro-Q 3 for surgical cleanup, followed by the CLA-2A for smooth, musical compression. For some character, try the Soundtoys Decapitator with subtle saturation...

Notice how the assistant recommends plugins appropriate for the genre and task, all from your own library.

Tracking Plugin Usage

Sessions can also help you remember which plugins you used in a project. This is useful for:

  • Recalling your signal chain when revisiting a project
  • Building templates for similar projects
  • Avoiding the "what plugin was that?" problem
1

Add plugins to your session

When viewing any plugin in your library, click Add to Current Session to mark it as used.
2

View session plugins

Open your session to see all plugins you've marked. You can also add notes about how you used each one.

Sessions are not project files

Sessions are for context and note-taking only. They don't sync with your DAW or affect your actual project files. Think of them as a project notepad.

Managing Sessions

Switching sessions

Click any session in the Sessions panel to make it active. Only one session can be active at a time.

Editing sessions

Click the edit icon on any session to update its details, genre, stage, or notes.

Archiving sessions

Finished with a project? Archive the session to keep it out of your active list while preserving the data.

Deleting sessions

Delete sessions you no longer need. This is permanent but doesn't affect your plugin library.

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