Think of BandLab as a recording studio with a global community where ideas move as fast as direct messages. It’s a place to create and collaborate with other musicians using virtual instruments, royalty-free samples, and smart AI tools.

What we love: Remixing someone else’s song in seconds. Scroll through the Music tab to find a track that speaks to you, then tap Fork and decide how you want to make it yours. Open it in Studio to layer in your own vocals, samples, and percussion, or opt for Video Mix to turn it into a music video.

Quick tip: Flesh out rough ideas with SongStarter. Just type in a line of lyrics, stray thoughts, or a random phrase and the AI-powered tool will suggest inspiring audio you can then expand into a full track with Edit in Studio. Don’t like what you hear? Choose from 11 song genres to start, including trap, hip-hop, lo-fi, and more—or roll the dice with a random selection.

Meet the creator: CEO Kuok Meng Ru went from studying math at Cambridge to buying the Singapore guitar shop he’d loved as a teen. Realizing how iPhone could democratize music creation, he started the BandLab platform, now used by more than 100 million musicians worldwide.