Wax

Wax is a full browser in a DAW Plugin, for music apps, services, and custom experiences.

What WAX Does

WAX brings a full browser into your DAW hosted inside a plugin. Visit music-related apps and services, browse audio files, or load custom pages that stay wired into your session. WAX makes those pages feel like native plugins:

• Full Browser in Your DAW: Not just Web Audio — a real browser. Open any URL to use music apps, streaming services, sample libraries, or audio file browsers without leaving your project.
• Music Apps & Services: Visit the sites you already use for music: synths, sequencers, sample players, cloud libraries, or any music-related web app. Audio and MIDI bridge straight into your DAW.
• Custom Pages: Build or load custom HTML pages for full audio experiences — instruments, effects, or interactive learning modules — with WAX handling audio, MIDI, transport, and save.
• Real-Time Audio Bridge: Web audio is captured and routed into your DAW. Use a page as an instrument or as an effect with DAW input as the "mic".
• MIDI In & Out: Send and receive MIDI between the DAW and the page. Permission shims keep Web MIDI working inside the embedded browser.
• DataTree & State Sync: Push and pull state (presets, params, sequences) between the host and the page for recall and automation.
• Transport & Playhead: BPM, play/stop, and bar/beat from your DAW are available to the page so sequencers and delays stay in time.
• Save & Download: When a page triggers a download or save, WAX uses the native file system so you get real files on disk.

How It Works

• Enter URL: Open any music app, service, or custom page.
• WAX runtime: Bridges connect the page to the DAW.
• Audio · MIDI · Data: Bidirectional sync with your DAW.

The plugin embeds a full browser as an Instrument or Effect (MIDI Effect coming soon) and makes music web apps feel like and behave like native plugins. Your session stays in the DAW; the page thinks it's in a normal browser — whether it's a music service, an audio file browser, or a custom learning module.

Why It Matters

• No Workflow Breaks: No exporting, no bouncing, no switching between browser and DAW. Everything stays inside your session — fast, focused, uninterrupted.
• Built for Creators: Designed for producers, sound designers, educators, and developers who want the power of the web inside a professional music environment.
• Future-Proof Your Setup: The web evolves faster than plugin ecosystems. WAX lets you bring modern music tools into your DAW without waiting for native builds.

For Developers

Build custom pages for instruments, effects, audio experiences, or learning modules. WAX provides host transport, Web Audio, Web MIDI, and save bridging — use standard APIs or the WAX bridge; no special build required:

• Host Transport: WAX exposes the host's transport to your page — playhead, BPM, play/stop — so sequencers and tempo-synced effects stay in sync.
• Audio: Use AudioContext as usual; output is routed to the DAW and you can use DAW input as a "microphone" stream for effects.
• MIDI: Use navigator.requestMIDIAccess() as usual; MIDI runs reliably in the embedded context.
• State: Push and pull scoped JSON-like state and presets between host and page.
• Save: Use normal download/save patterns; WAX forwards them to native file dialogs and disk.
• More info: audiofusion.com/wax/wax-developer