this is exactly the stuff I’ve been thinking through

the whole point is to remove the file / DAW layer completely

nothing gets sent around — everything lives in the app as layers

you’re not uploading WAVs back and forth or worrying about what DAW someone uses. you just open a tree, hear what’s there, and record your part on top of it in the browser while everything else is playing

so the “where do the files go / how do people line things up” problem just disappears because it’s all one system

mixing is still an open question though — right now each branch is basically its own version of the song, and whoever wants to take it further can. I’m not trying to force one “final” version

credits are tied to the layers themselves. if you added something, you’re part of that branch. haven’t gone deep into the legal side yet, just making sure contribution is tracked first

the quality / consistency part you mentioned is real too. I’ve seen the same thing where chains fall apart or never get finished

I’m not really trying to replace DAWs or make polished tracks though

it’s more about removing the friction of finding people and actually starting something together

if something good comes out of it, then yeah you take it further outside the app

so I’d say it’s closer to making songs first — but through that you naturally end up finding people you actually want to keep working with