NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE — TORCH DAW 8.0.0

Create
Without
Limits

The professional audio workstation built for artists who think beyond the grid. 8 focused instrument modules. No subscription. TORCH Hub installs and manages your TORCH studio.

Download TORCH Hub — macOS How the Hub Works
macOS 12+ · Apple Silicon + Intel
90-day free trial, no credit card
$100 one-time, no subscription
TORCH DAW mixer and TORCH BRC touch command center shown on two studio displays. TORCH software shown on user-supplied displays. Display hardware not included.
macOS 12+
Universal2 · Apple Silicon + Intel
VST3 & AU
Plugin Hosting
TORCH Hub
Install + Manage + Local Vault
90 Days
Free Trial Period
3 Machines
License Activations
No Subscription
Pay Once, Own Forever
TORCH Hub — Your Studio Home

Install, manage, and return to your TORCH world.

Actual TORCH Hub Library interface showing TORCH DAW available to manage.
Actual TORCH Hub interface · Library view

TORCH Hub is the companion for TORCH DAW. Download the Hub, install the DAW, check available updates, and manage the installers you retain in your local vault. Updates remain user-controlled—you decide when to install.

  • macOS 12+ Universal2 for Apple Silicon and Intel
  • 90-day full trial with no credit card
  • $100 once, no subscription, up to 3 machine activations
  • Offline reinstall from installers already retained in your local Hub vault

First launch on macOS

  1. Open the downloaded DMG. Open INSTALL DIRECTIONS there for the complete steps, then drag TORCH Hub to Applications.
  2. Try to open TORCH Hub once. If the message says “developer cannot be verified” or “Apple cannot check it,” choose Done.
  3. Return to the DMG and open OPEN PRIVACY & SECURITY. It opens Apple’s Privacy & Security settings directly and works offline. Choose Open Anyway and confirm Open.
  4. If macOS says the app is damaged or will damage your computer, do not bypass it—download again or send TORCH an issue report.
Hub SHA-256
61222c19d4ef90a6edc56f158437398aa3b77d43653fde3a8ef83d8f96f500a9
Verify in Terminal: shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/TORCH-Hub-8.0.0-mac-universal2.dmg
Download checksum file · Apple’s Open Anyway instructions · Apple’s warning guide

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TORCH-Hub-8.0.0-mac-universal2.dmg · macOS 12+ Universal2 · Trial and purchase handled inside the app · your computer may ask you to approve an unidentified developer · Launch platform: macOS. A Windows version may come later.
Current Release

What’s new in TORCH DAW 8.0.0

AVAILABLE THROUGH TORCH HUB
TORCH MIDI provides one accessible control center for controller setup, MIDI Learn and keyboard control.
MIDI Learn captures a control first, then waits for Assign so accidental movement never changes a mapping.
Reusable controller templates can be created, saved, duplicated, imported and exported.
The keyboard page activates a selected-track musical keyboard or a complete BRC controller template; the BRC’s named KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS mode places the keys directly on its existing buttons, tabs, transport, navigation and continuous controls.
Plug-in sandboxing, multi-output instrument support and the established neutral audio foundation remain protected.
The 8.0.0 release passes its automated, packaging and runtime verification gates.
8 TORCH Instrument Modules

Every Sound You'll Ever Need

Focused instruments for drums, bass, keys, guitar and synthesis, plus deep sound generation and two dedicated samplers. Quality first, with each module built for real music-making.

🥁
Included
Torch Drums
Percussion Engine
🎸
Included
Torch Bass
Bass Engine
🎹
Included
Torch Keys
Keys Engine
🎵
Included
Torch Synth
Synthesis Engine
◈
Included
Torch Sound Generator
Deep Sound Design
▦
Included
Torch 500 Drum Sampler
Dedicated Drum Sampling
⌁
Included
Torch 500 Sampler
Keyboard Sample Engine
🎸
Included
Torch Guitar
Guitar Engine
TORCH-branded physical-modeling synthesizer artwork.
Sound-design territory

Modeled expression

TORCH-branded world-instrument artwork.
Sound-design territory

World textures

TORCH-branded vocal sound-design artwork.
Sound-design territory

Voice and atmosphere

TORCH mixer interface detail.
Made to move from sound to song

One production environment.

Build with the included instruments, shape the session in the mixer, and keep third-party VST3 and Audio Unit tools in the same workflow.

Platform Features

Everything You Need to Finish the Record.

Move from first idea to final bounce in one focused creative workspace—recording, arranging, sound design, mixing, and export.

Pro Piano Roll
Full-featured MIDI editor with note velocity, CC automation lanes, chord detection, scale highlighting, and multi-track editing.
Multi-track
CC Lanes
Chord Detect
Groove Engine
Humanize your productions with Swing, Feel, Velocity, and Gate controls. Dial in legendary machine feels — MPC60, SP-12, 909, and DILLA presets — or sculpt your own from scratch.
MPC60
SP-12
909
DILLA
TORCH AI Assistant
An optional assistant that helps you work inside TORCH using an AI service you choose and control.
Optional
User Controlled
TORCH BRC Command Center
A focused second-display control surface for transport, navigation, mixing, device macros, touch workflows, and accessible operation.
Touch Ready
VoiceOver
Device Macros
Group & VCA Mixer
A full mixing console with group buses, VCA-style control, sends, and a master chain — plus dynamic tracks within measured system resources.
Group Buses
VCA Control
Dynamic Tracks
VST3 & AU Hosting
Load your third-party VST3 and Audio Unit plugins alongside TORCH's built-in engines — instruments and effects, right in your session.
VST3
Audio Units
Pattern Sequencer
Build beats and melodies in the step sequencer, then arrange them in the timeline. Non-linear workflow meets pro-grade organization.
Step Seq
Patterns
Chord & Tuner Tools
Built-in chord assistant detects and suggests harmonies in key. The chromatic tuner keeps every track perfectly in pitch before recording.
Chord Mode
Chromatic Tuner
WAV Bounce with FX Tail-Drain
Bounce your mix to WAV with one click. TORCH drains effect tails automatically — reverbs and delays ring out fully, never cut short.
WAV Export
FX Tail-Drain
Why TORCH?

"A DAW that puts your creativity first — not subscription fees, not feature paywalls, not learning curves designed to lock you in."

— TORCH DAW, 2026

Download TORCH Hub — Free Buy Now — $100
Pricing

One Price. Everything.

Download the free TORCH Hub, install the DAW, and try every feature free for 90 days — no credit card required. When you're ready, it's a single one-time payment. No subscriptions, ever.

Free Trial
$0
For 90 days — no credit card
Try TORCH Free
Full access to every feature. All 8 instrument modules. Every plugin. Zero limitations during your trial.
  • All 8 instrument modules
  • Pro Piano Roll & Groove Engine
  • VST3 & AU hosting, WAV bounce
  • TORCH AI assistant (optional, user controlled)
  • TORCH BRC command center and touch workflow
  • 90-day full access — trial starts in-app
Download TORCH Hub — Free
Best Value
$100 one-time
Lifetime license — no renewal
TORCH DAW Pro
Own it forever. Every future update included. Use on up to 3 machines simultaneously.
  • Everything in Free Trial
  • Lifetime license key
  • 3 machine activations
  • All future version updates via the Hub
  • Offline reinstall from installers retained in your local Hub vault
  • No subscription — ever
Buy Now — $100
Product Compatibility

Built for Professional Production

Clear compatibility, licensing, and workflow information for your studio.

macOS 12+
Universal2 · Apple Silicon + Intel
VST3 + AU
Plugin Hosting
8 Modules
Built-In Instruments
Groove Engine
MPC60 · SP-12 · 909 · DILLA
90-Day Trial
No Credit Card Required
3 Activations
Machine Licenses
No Subscription
Pay Once, Keep Forever
Offline Vault
Reinstall From Locally Retained Installers
AI Assistant
Use a Service You Control
Demo artwork of two young Black producers creating music together in a studio.
Demo artwork/No endorsement implied

Your sound deserves a stage.

The TORCH Community is a musician-led space inside the Hub for sharing work, discovering creator resources, offering ideas, and helping shape an independent future.

Demo profile artwork of a young Black male producer using a drum controller.
Demo profile/No audio loaded

Your work could lead.

Submit music made with TORCH and your creator story for consideration in a future community spotlight.

Demo profile artwork of a young Black female producer working at a keyboard.
Demo profile/No audio loaded

Help build what comes next.

TORCH is looking for contributors across engineering, DSP, QA, accessibility, sound design, education, and community.

The full Community lives in TORCH Hub.

This website is only a preview. Open the Hub to experience the evolving creator home and Library together.

Submit Your Music Apply to Join the Team Download Hub
Independent by design

Built by a musician who needed the instrument to exist.

TORCH™ DAW was created and invented by Shawn A. Rogers AKA Markus Fire—an independent Black musician and producer who began with zero coding skills. Over seven months, he designed the workstation, its native instruments, samplers, effects, Sequencer, Piano Roll, Hub, and BRC as one original creative system.

There was no conventional development team. Shawn created TORCH independently with AI serving as his coding tool; OpenAI Codex completed the production engineering, system wiring, and interface refinement. The result is a professional creative home built from a musician’s vision, with accessibility and artists’ real work kept close to every decision.

Shawn A. Rogers AKA Markus Fire · Creator and Inventor of TORCH DAW
Contact TORCH

A real line to its creator.

Choose the reason for your message so it arrives with the right subject. TORCH replies from one official address.

torchdaw@gmail.com
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