Gain-staging that measures. A/B that never lies.
Two tools in one plug-in. STAGE sets your level with a single, click-free trim to the target you choose, then links across every channel so one instance can stage the whole mix at once. EVEN lets you compare two chains at exactly matched loudness, even blind, so tone calls are never fooled by volume.
STAGE · one measured trim to your target, true-peak safe
STAGE gets your levels honest before you process. EVEN keeps you honest while you do.
STAGE listens to your loudest pass and measures it, the 95th-percentile level, not one stray transient. Then it suggests a single static trim to land that pass on your target. No riding, no pumping, no colour. Peak, RMS, VU or LUFS.
Louder always sounds better, so a fair A/B has to be level-matched. EVEN gains the two paths to equal perceived loudness, switch blind and vote, then reveal the tally. Judge the sound, never the volume.
A single fixed gain change adds zero colour, zero pumping, zero latency. It is the most transparent thing you can do to a signal, and because it never moves, your mix stays predictable.
Always listening, no arm button. A running 95th-percentile level: loud enough to matter, robust against a one-off transient.
Land the pass on a target in Peak, RMS, VU or LUFS. Quick pills for the analog, streaming, hot and club levels.
Vocal, Drum, Bass or Master set the target and metric as a pair, and STAGE even guesses the source for you.
After it sets the trim, STAGE runs a 4× oversampled inter-sample check and tells you the post-trim dBTP, green when it survives the codec.
The trim applies over a 10 ms ramp, so there is never a click, and it adds no latency to your chain.
Every STAGE is a satellite. They link to each other across the session, so one main instance can trigger them all. Hit SET ALL once and every channel lands on its target: a full mix gain-staged in a single click.
Every tone decision you make at a different level is a decision made wrong. EVEN takes level out of the equation.
EVEN gains the louder leg down to match the quieter one, so the comparison is fair and nothing clips.
Randomise A and B, vote for the one you prefer, then reveal the running tally. Your ears decide, not your bias.
A/B the chain on one channel with an internal tap, or link a pair across up to 64 channels by name, latency-aligned automatically.
Two tools, one licence, same price as the rest of the range. Try it free for five days, no card. Buying opens with the next drop.
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One-time licence · no subscription · AU · VST3 · AAX · macOS & Windows