Tuva is a standalone desktop application that helps music producers organize, classify, and search their audio samples, MIDI files, and DAW project files from a single interface.
My sample and loop content gets scattered across hard drives, so any help with organizing this stuff is welcome.
If, like me, you’ve accumulated tens of thousands of files over the years (downloaded sample packs, old project files, MIDI sketches saved for later), you know how quickly your impromptu folder structures can stop being useful.
Tuva replaces the classic folder-based organization workflow with a library that you can filter, tag, and search.
The app uses on-device machine learning to automatically tag audio files by instrument type across 64 categories, detect tempo, and classify files as one-shots or loops. All processing runs locally with no internet connection required.
You can filter by instrument, sort by length, browse results with waveform previews, and find sonically similar sounds by right-clicking any sample.
The most recent update (version 1.3.10) added support for project files in Ableton Live and FL Studio, which is pretty cool if you have old, unorganized projects (the classic songidea1211NEWv111FINAL filename variety).
You can browse your DAW projects directly in Tuva, see which samples are used in each project, preview MIDI files, and view the project structure without opening the DAW.
For producers who remember samples by the projects they used them in, this is a faster way to search. Also, it’s worth noting that Logic Pro support is next on the developers’ roadmap.
Tuva was built by a team of five hobbyist music producers and engineers based in Stockholm. They built the app to solve the problem they experienced firsthand and collaborated with professional producers and songwriters in the Stockholm area to refine the workflow. The team ships updates bi-weekly.
Apart from search and tagging, Tuva lets you organize sounds into collections and favorites, building a personal library that reflects your workflow. The app is DAW-agnostic and works alongside any DAW as a standalone tool.
Tuva is available for macOS and Windows as a one-time purchase for €25 (lifetime license, no subscription). There’s a 14-day free trial if you want to test it first.
BPB readers can get 30% off with the code EASTERBPB30 (valid until April 6th, 23:59 GMT).
More info: Tuva (€25, get 30% off with code EASTERBPB30)
Last Updated on April 2, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
