Kinetic DSPRELAY

Open beta · free

Download RELAY

For Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and Apple Silicon Macs. Sessions work across both: a host on a Mac can stream to listeners on Windows, and the other way round. Listeners can also join in any browser at listen.kineticdsp.com, with nothing to install.

Windows

Installer

The RELAY app and the VST3 plugin, for hosting sessions from your DAW. You can leave the plugin out if you only listen. Installed copies update themselves.

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macOS · Beta

RELAY for Mac

The RELAY app, the VST3 plugin and the Audio Unit for Logic Pro and GarageBand in one zip, for Apple Silicon Macs (M1 and later). Host sessions from your DAW, or join them.

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About the Mac beta

RELAY for Mac isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarized by Apple yet, so macOS can't verify who made it and blocks it until you allow it (step 2 below). We'll sign and notarize it before the full release. Until then, download it only from this page, and install it at your own risk: like all of RELAY, it's provided as is, without warranty, under our terms of use.

Install on Windows

  1. Run the installer

    Windows may say it protected your PC, because RELAY is new and not yet widely downloaded. Choose More info, then Run anyway.

  2. Rescan plugins in your DAW

    The plugin goes to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 unless you pick another folder. Insert RELAY last on your master bus.

  3. Start RELAY

    The app shows DAW connected once the plugin is running. Go live from the Start a session tab.

Install on Mac

  1. Move the files into place

    Open the zip and move RELAY.app to Applications. Then move the plugin your DAW loads: RELAY.vst3 to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3, or for Logic Pro and GarageBand RELAY.component to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components. Installing both is fine.

  2. Allow the beta to open

    The beta isn't notarized by Apple yet, so macOS blocks it at first. Choose Open Anyway in System Settings → Privacy & Security, or run this in Terminal:

    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/RELAY.app ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/RELAY.vst3 ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/RELAY.component

  3. Rescan plugins and start RELAY

    Insert RELAY last on your master bus (in Logic Pro, on the Stereo Out; in Logic Pro and GarageBand it's under Audio Units → Kinetic DSP). The app shows DAW connected; go live from the Start a session tab.

What you need

Windows

  • Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
  • A DAW that loads VST3 plugins
  • For lossless sessions, up to about 3 Mbit/s of upload (Opus needs far less)

Mac

  • A Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
  • Logic Pro, GarageBand, or a DAW that loads VST3 plugins
  • For lossless sessions, up to about 3 Mbit/s of upload (Opus needs far less)

Listeners need only a modern browser, or the RELAY app on Windows or Mac.

Release notes and earlier versions on GitHub: Windows · Mac.