Which studio should you use?
Seven tools, one account. Which one to open for a single, an album, a Spotify Canvas, Apple Music motion art, a podcast episode or a live show.
Start from what you are going to post, not from the tool. Each studio produces a different shape of video, and the shape is usually decided by the platform.
| You want to post | Open | You get |
|---|---|---|
| A full song on YouTube | Music Visualizer | A full-length 3840 x 2160 video at 60 fps |
| A vertical clip for Reels, Shorts or TikTok | Music Visualizer | The same track in 2160 x 3840 |
| Something nobody else has | Compose, the visualizer builder | A frame you compose yourself |
| The loop behind a track on Spotify | Canvas, for Spotify Canvas | A seamless 1080 x 1920 loop, 8 seconds long |
| Animated album art on Apple Music | Motion, for Apple Music motion art | Apple's square and portrait files |
| A podcast episode as video | Podcast, the video podcast studio | A 1920 x 1080 episode with animated speakers |
| Visuals on a screen at a gig | Stage, the live visuals studio | Live visuals, nothing rendered |
Music Visualizer or Compose?
Both make the same kind of file. The Music Visualizer starts from one of 42 finished designs and lets you tune it, which is the fastest route to something that looks intentional. Compose starts from an empty frame and lets you place every element yourself: bars, a vinyl, text, your artwork, lyrics. Use Compose when a template is nearly right but not quite, or when you want a layout that is yours.
You are not locked in. A project made in one can be rebuilt in the other, and both render through the same engine to the same sizes.
Canvas or Motion?
Canvas and Motion are the same editor at different frame sizes, so a loop built for one can be reframed for the other without rebuilding it. Spotify Canvas is vertical. Apple wants a square and a portrait file. If you release to both, build once and convert. See Spotify Canvas vs Apple Music Motion Art.
Do I need a different plan for each one?
No. One Creator plan covers all seven, with unlimited renders across every one of them.
Last updated 2026-09-15
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