Songwriter's Studio

The notepad
that knows
the chorus.

For writers who work with beats.

Your producer sends you a track. You load it, sections map themselves, you write lyric-by-lyric with the beat on loop. Nothing to install. Free. Works in your browser.

Open the Studio See how it works
Free, always No account needed Audio stays on your device Mobile-friendly

The songwriter's problem

"Where does the verse start? Is that 00:47 seconds in or 00:53? The lyrics are somewhere — your phone, your notebook, a voice memo you half-remember recording. The beat is a flat, unlabelled waveform and you're scrubbing through it."

— Every working songwriter. toca.la exists to end it.

The workflow

Four steps from
beat to finished draft.

01
Load the beat

Drag in any MP3, WAV, AAC, or FLAC. BPM and key are detected automatically. Your audio never leaves your browser — nothing uploads.

02
Map the structure

Sections are placed automatically — Intro, Verse, Chorus. Drag the dividers to fine-tune. Edit lengths in bars and the section boundary snaps to the beat.

03
Write section by section

Each section gets its own lyrics panel. Loop it while you write. Set a pre-roll count-in. Drop cue points at tricky spots. Record rough vocal takes over any section.

04
Rehearse & share

Switch to Rehearse for full-screen teleprompter mode. Active section glows as the track plays. Export lyrics, or share the full session as a link or QR code.

What you'll see inside

toca.la
toca.la Magical by Lady Daisey
Write
Rehearse
Intro Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Outro
94 bpm ✎
Intro
4 bars ▾
Verse
16 bars ▾
Every day is magical
be it beautiful or tragical
we're living and learning
feeling and growing -- don't stop!
PRE: 1 bar ▶ LOOP ● REC
Chorus
8 bars ▾

Everything included

Built around how
songwriters actually work.

🗺
Song Map

Color-coded sections on a visual waveform. Bar numbers, not just seconds. Drag dividers or set section lengths precisely in bars — adjacent sections adjust automatically.

🔁
Section Looping

Loop any section with a single tap. Set a pre-roll count-in of 1 or 2 bars so the drop never catches you off guard. Write while it plays — the loop never stops.

🎙
Rough Vocal Takes

Hit REC and capture vocal takes over any section while the beat plays. Multiple takes per section, visualized as waveforms. Compare, keep, or delete with one tap.

📌
Cue Points

Drop markers inside any section. Jump straight to the tricky last two lines without scrubbing. Cues appear on the timeline and in each section card.

🎤
Rehearse Mode

Full-screen teleprompter — huge Playfair type, active section glows as the track plays. Tap any section to jump. Stand up. Perform the whole song.

🔒
Private by Design

Everything runs in your browser. Your audio never touches a server. Sessions save locally. Share lyrics, session links, or QR codes — only what you choose.

Who it's for

If you write to a track,
this is your studio.

Songwriters
Vocalists
Rappers
R&B Artists
Co-writers
Voice Actors
Bedroom Producers
Spoken Word Artists

Ready to
write?

Load a beat. Your session starts in seconds.

Open the Studio

Free · No signup · No install · Works on any device