How to make Harmonimo work for you.

Download installers.

Clayworks products include the app and plugin formats listed on their product pages. Harmonimo includes AU, VST, and standalone builds. Kodotone includes standalone, AUv2, and VST3 plugin targets.

macOS
Extract the ZIP, place the standalone app in your Applications folder, place Audio Unit plug-ins in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/, and place VST or VST3 plug-ins in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/.

Windows
Run the installer and follow the prompts for the product you are installing.

Read the full product guides when you want the controls, workflows, and settings explained in one place.

• Harmonimo guide for chords, performance modes, MIDI mapping, and settings
• Kodotone guide for lanes, grooves, samples, MIDI, and settings

Install the format your DAW supports. Logic Pro and GarageBand use Audio Unit. Most other DAWs use VST or VST3. The standalone app runs outside your DAW and is useful when you want to play, route MIDI, or sketch without opening a full session.

If you are not sure, install the standard package for your platform and let your DAW scan the format it needs.

First, restart your DAW and rescan your plug-ins from the DAW settings. Then check that the plug-in is installed in the correct system folder for your platform and format.

On macOS, Audio Unit plug-ins usually live in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/, while VST3 plug-ins live in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/. On Windows, use the installer path your DAW is scanning.

It depends on the product. Harmonimo generates MIDI chords and melodies, so it usually needs an instrument after it to make sound. Kodotone is a rhythm instrument, so it can play its own drum voices and imported samples, and it can also send MIDI out.

Yes. Use the plugin when you want the Clayworks instrument inside your DAW session. Use the standalone app when you want a separate performance surface, direct MIDI routing, external synth control, or a simpler sketching space.

For standalone routing, see the virtual MIDI routing guide.

If macOS says the app or plugin cannot be opened, go to System Settings, then Privacy & Security, and allow the blocked Clayworks item. You may need to open the app once from Finder by right-clicking it and choosing Open.

After approving it, restart your DAW and rescan plug-ins if needed.

Saved content depends on the product. Harmonimo uses saved MIDI mappings and controller presets. Kodotone can save and load user kits with .kodotonekit, and can export kits with embedded samples or linked sample references.

For the exact controls, see the Harmonimo guide or Kodotone guide.

Yes, but keep the sounds and mappings with the project where possible. Harmonimo projects mostly rely on MIDI and plugin state. Kodotone kits may also rely on samples, so portable kit export is the safest way to move a kit to another machine.

If a moved project opens without a sample, check whether the kit used linked file references instead of embedded samples.

MIDI mappings connect a hardware knob, fader, pad, or key to a control inside the product. Enter MIDI Learn, click the control you want to target, then move the control on your MIDI device.

Mappings can be saved and reused. For product-specific steps, use the Harmonimo settings section or the Kodotone MIDI section.

For Harmonimo, make sure it is feeding a software instrument or external synth. Harmonimo generates MIDI, so it will not make a finished instrument sound by itself.

For Kodotone, check audio mute, lane mute and solo states, output routing, your DAW track monitoring, and the selected audio device in standalone. If you only want MIDI, make sure MIDI output is enabled and routed to the right destination.

Clayworks products are built for mainstream AU, VST, and VST3 hosts. Common hosts include Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Reaper, Bitwig Studio, Studio One, and other AU/VST-capable DAWs.

Use the format your DAW supports, then check the product page for the exact formats included with that product.

Yes. Clayworks products are designed around real-time controls, MIDI mapping, and hands-on performance. Harmonimo is useful for playable harmony, chord modes, arps, and patterns. Kodotone is useful for live rhythm shaping, lane controls, samples, MIDI clock, and transport output.

Download the latest installer from the downloads page, then install it over your current version. Your projects, presets, mappings, and saved kits should stay separate from the app or plugin files.

If you are mid-project, it is still sensible to keep a backup of important sessions and custom kits before updating.

Please email [email protected] with the product name, version, operating system, DAW, plugin format, and the steps that caused the issue. If the product crashed or closed, collect the logs right away before restarting too much, because some temporary files can be replaced.

Windows logs

1. Press Windows key + E to open File Explorer.
2. Click the address bar, paste %LOCALAPPDATA%\Harmonimo, and press Enter. For Kodotone, use %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kodotone.
3. Copy startup.log if it is there.
4. Create a folder on your Desktop called Clayworks Logs and paste the file into it.
5. Click the address bar again, paste %TEMP%, and press Enter.
6. Look for iPlugGraphicsWin.log. If you do not see it, use the File Explorer search box to search for that exact filename.
7. Copy iPlugGraphicsWin.log into the same Clayworks Logs folder if you find it.
8. Right-click the Clayworks Logs folder and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder, then email the zip file to us.

macOS logs

1. In Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder, paste ~/Library/Application Support/, and press Enter.
2. Open the Harmonimo or Kodotone folder if it exists, then copy startup.log if you see it.
3. Create a folder on your Desktop called Clayworks Logs and paste the file into it.
4. In Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder again, paste ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/, and press Enter.
5. Look for a recent crash file that mentions Harmonimo, Kodotone, or the DAW that crashed. Files may end in .crash or .ips.
6. Copy any recent matching crash report into the Clayworks Logs folder.
7. Right-click the folder and choose Compress "Clayworks Logs", then email the zip file to us.

If one of the files is missing, that is okay. Please still send the files you do have, and mention which ones were missing.

Send the product name, version, operating system, DAW, plugin format, and a short description of what you expected to happen and what happened instead.

Screenshots, short screen recordings, steps to reproduce, crash logs, and example projects are all helpful. You can contact Clayworks at [email protected].

If you want the deeper, text-heavier pages that explain Harmonimo in more detail, start here:

• Harmonimo plugin details for the full product overview, compatibility, pricing, and feature summary
• Workflow guides hub for DAW and routing-specific pages
• Kodotone guide for the rhythm instrument, lane rack, samples, MIDI, and settings
• Ableton Live guide for the Ableton workflow
• FL Studio guide for the FL workflow
• Logic Pro guide for the Logic AU workflow
• Virtual MIDI routing guide for standalone and bus-based setups