# ChronoRail

> A free, curated, AI-readable directory of music-production tools: DAWs, plugins, sample packs, hardware, AI music tools, learning, distribution and related services. Part of ChronoMedia, made by SCJG (Pagosa Springs, Colorado).

## Data
- [Listings feed (JSON)](/feed/listings.json): every listing with all fields. 255 listings, generated 2026-11-07.
- [Categories](/data/categories.json): 29 category slugs with module codes.
- [Stacks](/data/stacks.json): curated lists of listing IDs.

## Fields
id, name, maker, category, subcategory, tags[], short_description, who_its_for, platforms[], formats[], price_type (free | freemium | paid | one-time | subscription | varies | unknown), price_note, license, official_url, affiliate_ok, affiliate_url, featured, paid_placement, scjg_owned, verification_status (unverified | verified | needs-recheck | rejected), last_checked (YYYY-MM-DD), confidence.

## Policies
- Descriptions are short, factual and written by SCJG. Vendor marketing is not copied.
- Values marked UNVERIFIED were not confirmed. Check official_url before relying on price, license, OS or format.
- Order is by name or last_checked only. Featured, paid placement and affiliate status never change order; they are labeled when true.
- scjg_owned = true marks products made by SCJG (ChronoStudio, ChronoRack, Lava Lava).

## Pages
- Listing: /#l-{id} (includes schema.org JSON-LD)
- Category: /#c-{category}
- About and verification: /#about

## Categories with listings
- DW DAWs (daws): 12
- VI Virtual instruments (virtual-instruments): 13
- FX Effects plugins (effects-plugins): 16
- MD Utility & MIDI plugins (utility-midi-plugins): 8
- SP Sample packs & libraries (sample-packs-libraries): 11
- SM Sample managers (sample-managers): 6
- IF Audio interfaces (audio-interfaces): 11
- KB MIDI controllers & keyboards (midi-controllers-keyboards): 8
- MN Monitors & headphones (monitors-headphones): 11
- MC Microphones (microphones): 8
- HS Hardware synths & drum machines (hardware-synths-drum-machines): 9
- OB Outboard processors (outboard-processors): 8
- AG AI music generation (ai-music-generation): 8
- AS AI stems, mix & master (ai-stems-mix-master): 8
- MX Mixing & mastering software (mixing-mastering-software): 8
- MT Analysis & metering (analysis-metering): 8
- ED Learning & education (learning-education): 8
- DS Distribution & aggregators (distribution-aggregators): 8
- MK Marketplaces (marketplaces): 8
- CO Collaboration & feedback (collaboration-feedback): 8
- NT Notation & scoring (notation-scoring): 7
- DJ Live & DJ performance (live-dj-performance): 8
- MB Mobile music apps (mobile-music-apps): 8
- FR Field recording & sound design (field-recording-sound-design): 7
- PR Publishing, rights & metadata (publishing-rights-metadata): 8
- CM Communities & forums (communities-forums): 8
- GT Guitar & amp tools (guitar-amp-tools): 8
- VX Vocal tools (vocal-tools): 8
- DR Drum & groove tools (drum-groove-tools): 8