Learn the full Cryo workflow - from stem upload and auto-balance to presets, Advanced Settings, mastering, and export options.
Getting your audio into the Cryo ecosystem correctly is vital for the AI to understand your sonic goals.
A pop-up titled “Name Your Project” will appear. Enter a project name.
We recommend selecting a genre.
You can click “Skip for now” and adjust everything yourself in Advanced Settings, but selecting a genre is highly recommended for more accurate results.
Before you even touch a fader, the AI helps establish a baseline mix.
In the bottom-right corner of the tool, you’ll find Nova, your AI Mix Assistant.
Nova is a conversational interface. Instead of hunting for a specific “Warmth” knob, you can simply type what you want or select suggested prompts.
Example commands:
You can tell Nova to apply changes to the whole track (your full mix) or to specific groups (e.g. only Vocals, only Drums, etc.).
This mode is for broad strokes and quick A/B testing.
Each track has a green “Presets” badge. Click this to open the preset library.
When you hover over a preset (e.g. “Bright Airy”, “Thick Chorus”), you’ll see a radar chart (a small hexagon/spider diagram) that visualizes the preset’s sonic characteristics:
Click a preset to apply that full chain of effects to the selected track. The stem will then be reprocessed using the chosen preset.
Toggle the switch at the top center from “Simple” to “Advanced Mode” for more detailed control.
Clicking on any specific track in Advanced Mode opens a side panel with toggle switches and Low-to-High sliders for individual audio processors.
Advanced Settings in Cryo Mix give you precise control over specific aspects of your audio. They allow you to sculpt your sound with surgical precision, beyond what presets and simple adjustments can accomplish.
Not every control appears on every track type, but the logic is always the same: lower values = subtle changes, higher values = stronger, more obvious effects.
1) Tone & EQ Controls
EQ Correction Automatically reduces harsh or problematic frequencies while enhancing pleasant ones, helping your track sound more balanced and polished.
Highs Controls brightness and clarity in the top end. Turning it up adds sparkle and presence; turning it down softens sharp or harsh highs.
Mids Shapes body and presence in the middle frequencies, where much of the “character” of vocals and instruments lives.
Lows Adjusts warmth and fullness in the low-end. Increasing it can make kicks and bass feel bigger; reducing it can remove rumble and muddiness.
Air Adds ultra-high “sparkle” and openness to your mix, giving it a more expensive, hi-fi feel without drastically changing the main high frequencies.
High Pass Filter (HPF) Removes low-frequency rumble and mud below a certain cutoff point. Useful for cleaning up vocals, guitars, and other non-bass elements.
Saturation Adds or reduces harmonic distortion for extra warmth, richness, and “analog” character. Higher values can make tracks sound fuller and more exciting.
2) Dynamics & Character
Vocal Main Compressor Makes vocals more consistent and upfront in the mix, smoothing out big jumps in volume so the voice stays present.
Vocal Level Compressor Focuses on evening out smaller vocal level changes, helping words and phrases sit at a more stable volume.
Gate Removes low-level background noise between words or hits by muting very quiet parts (e.g. room noise when the singer isn’t singing).
De-Esser Tames harsh high frequencies, especially “S” and “T” sounds in vocals, to avoid sharp, piercing sibilance.
3) Effects & Space
Short Reverb Adds a tight, small-room ambience. Great for subtle space and depth without washing out the sound.
Long Reverb Creates big, spacious hall-style ambience. Ideal for dramatic moments, lush vocals, or atmospheric instruments.
Delay Adds echo effects ranging from subtle repeats to dramatic, rhythmic echoes that bounce in time with the track.
Chorus Thickens the sound by layering slightly detuned copies of the signal, creating width and a richer, “wavy” texture.
Stereo Widening Expands the stereo image so your track feels bigger and more immersive. Can make elements feel wider than the speakers.
4) Special Processing
Pitch Correction Automatically tunes vocals and melodic instruments towards the correct notes. Can be used subtly for natural correction or more strongly for modern “tuned” effects.
Harmony Engine Creates harmonized layers above or below your original performance, making a single line sound like a full, stacked arrangement.
Magic Touch Adds transitions and subtle adjustments between phrases to make performances feel more natural, connected, and polished.
Audio Cleaner Reduces background noise in recordings, such as room hum, hiss, or light environmental sounds, to make the main signal clearer.
Base Volume Controls the overall output level of that track before it hits the rest of the processing. Useful if your track is already at max on the fader but still needs a little more (or less) volume.
Found in the “Tools” menu:
Eraser Tool
Cut Tool
Once the mix feels right, you move to the final polish.
Just like in the mix phase, you have a few key sliders for the final output:
Mixed Stems (ZIP)
Final Mix (WAV)
Final Master (WAV)