have a band.

What we use

Last updated: August 8, 2026

have a band stands on work other people gave away. This page lists what runs inside the app and the license each part is used under. Nothing here was modified by us, and the full text of every license ships with the installation on your own machine.

The band engine

ComponentWhat it doesLicense
DemucsSplits a song into separate instrumentsMIT
PyTorchRuns the neural networkBSD 3-Clause / Apache 2.0
NumPyArray maths under the modelBSD 3-Clause
einops, juliusTensor and audio helpersMIT
SoundFileReads and writes audio filesBSD 3-Clause
lameencMP3 encoding inside the engineLGPL 3.0 or later
PythonHosts the enginePSF License
uvInstalls the engine on first runMIT / Apache 2.0
pdfplumberReads the score PDFs you bring inMIT
PyGuitarProReads Guitar Pro tab filesLGPL 3.0

FFmpeg

have a band uses a prebuilt FFmpeg to decode and convert audio. That build is configured with --enable-gpl --enable-version3, which makes it GPL version 3. The app calls it as a separate program and does not link against it or change it in any way.

The source is public and available from the FFmpeg project at ffmpeg.org. The macOS and Windows builds we install come from martin-riedl.de, who publishes them along with the configuration used. If you want the exact sources for the build on your machine and cannot reach either one, write to us and we will send them.

The app itself

ComponentWhat it doesLicense
TauriThe desktop shell around the appMIT / Apache 2.0
VexFlowDraws the drum scoreMIT
SilkscreenThe pixel typefaceSIL Open Font License
Spline Sans MonoThe reading typefaceSIL Open Font License

Lyrics

Synced lyrics come from LRCLIB, a community database, with a backup service when needed. The words belong to their authors.

Trademarks

ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation, and macOS and Apple Silicon are trademarks of Apple Inc. have a band is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any of them.

Thank you

None of this app would exist without the people behind the projects above, most of whom will never hear of it. If you build something on top of open source, consider giving something back to it.

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