Facebook’s Musical Collaboration App is Now Live in the US

We’re all missing someone right now: a family member, friend, co-worker, bandmate. Well, pine no longer with the rollout of Facebook’s Collab for iOS.

The experimental app invites people to come together and make beautiful music—digitally. Open the program to see a feed of collaborations, each featuring three 15-second independent videos, playing in sync.

Users get to play a sort of symphonic Dr. Frankenstein, swiping each row to load a new clip, scrolling until you find the perfect mashup. Mix and match new songs using other people’s uploads, or record your own contribution, then share it online through the app or various social media platforms.

“Collab automates the complexity of audio and video syncing so you can easily produce a final composition you love,” product lead Brittany Mennuti wrote in a blog announcement. “With Collab, you feel like you’re jamming with the band from the comfort of your bedroom. The most important factor: no musical experience is required—if you can swipe, you can create a collab.”

Introduced in May as an invite-only beta, the iOS app brings together creators and fans in a way most people have never experienced before. Plus, it makes lockdown a lot more fun and social.

“[This] has been a difficult year, to say the least,” morgxn, the musician behind pop hit “Home,” said in a statement. “One silver lining is that it’s led to exploring new ways to connect with people. While we can’t be together in person, we can celebrate, inspire, and uplift each other through music.” Download the app to collaborate with him and remix his new song “WONDER.”

Collab is billed as an easy-to-use program, with adjustable audio syncing and optimization for various headset and hardware configurations. Users can even hook up external audio interfaces to introduce instruments like keyboards, guitars, and drum kits into recordings.

“I’ve never met the people that I’m making music with, but it doesn’t matter,” part-time singer and Collab user Marissa said. “We are clearly here to have fun and make music together—and that is one of the most beautiful things to have in common with someone.”