Peer review that builds a cohort
Students review each other’s work in class chats, so critique becomes part of the course — as it already is in the visual arts.
For universities and colleges
Students work like aprofessional music team
Submit a cue, get time-coded feedback, deliver the next version. Pibox gives music and sound programmes the same review loop composers and mixers use with film, TV, game and label clients — without shared folders and email threads.
The module, as a studio loop
Submit. Feedback. Revise.
A course assessment that runs exactly like client work — so the habits students build are the ones they’ll be hired for.
01
Submit
The student uploads a cue, a mix or a sound-design pass — from the DAW or the browser — into the class project. Every submission is a version; nothing is overwritten.
02
Feedback
Tutor and classmates comment on the timeline, on the exact moment or a range — “01:35–01:51, more room for the strings” — with threaded replies.
03
Revise
The student answers each note, uploads v2 and compares it with v1, the comments still in place. The way studios work with clients.
“Research shows us that students learn as much from their fellow students as from their professors. We’re building that same sort of artistic community within a sound program.”
“We use it in just about every sound class, all four years.”“Everybody knows Pibox is the place to go.”
What the programme gets
Built for how music courses actually run
One place per class, every term
Set up class folders at the start of term. Each class sees its own work and nobody else’s.
Private mentoring
Direct messages for one-to-one feedback, with the same files and comments alongside.
Industry guests in the loop
Invite a working composer, producer or music supervisor into a project for a review session — from anywhere, without a paid seat.
Scoring to picture
Video review with drawing on the frame, so cues for film and games are judged against the picture they were written for.
AI that respects student work
An assistant that reads tracks and helps prioritise feedback. Pibox doesn’t train AI models on your files or your conversations.
One term, in Pibox
Scoring for Film — Year 3, Autumn
Week 4 · Chase cue, 1:40 — project
22 students · members2 tutors · free seatsguest: visiting composer
Inside the DAW
Review without leaving the session
Students who mix in Pro Tools, Cubase or Nuendo see the comments and upload versions from where they work. Everyone else uses the browser or the iOS app — same project, same notes.
Pro ToolsCubaseNuendoAny DAW via the browseriOS appVideo with drawing on the frame
For the academic year
One plan for the programme, not a bill per student
Sized to a single module or the whole course. We send a proposal with the numbers once we know how many students and classes you have.
- One invoice per academic year — no per-student billing
- Students never pay individually
- Free seats for tutors and staff
- A pool of AI credits for the class
- Class set-up and onboarding done by our team
- A live workshop on how studios run review and delivery
- Pibox Pro for graduates, so the work goes with them
Questions programmes ask
How is Pibox priced for a university?
Per programme and academic year, on one invoice — not per student. Tutors and staff join free. We size it to the module or the whole course; tell us how many students and we’ll send a proposal.
Do students need to install anything?
No. Pibox works in the browser on any computer, and there’s an iOS app. Students who mix in Pro Tools, Cubase or Nuendo can also review and upload from inside the session with the Pibox plugin.
Can classes and terms be kept apart?
Yes. Each class gets its own folder and projects; students see their class and nobody else’s. Tutors and staff are added to each class they teach.
Can we bring in guest reviewers from the industry?
Yes. Invite a composer, producer or supervisor to a project as a guest for a review session; they comment in the browser and don’t take a paid seat.
What happens to student work and data?
Projects are private by default, links can expire, and Pibox is ISO 27001 certified. We don’t train AI models on your files or conversations.
What happens when students graduate?
Graduates get Pibox Pro for a period after the course, so their portfolio and their client workflow carry on outside the university.
“Pibox is a huge success for both our producers and composers. It saves days of back and forth!”
Damien ChockSenior Director at Universal Music Publishing GroupBring Pibox to your next term
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