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StageStem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

StageStem is a focused multitrack editor for building show audio and bouncing it to exactly the files your playback system needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drop your audio onto a timeline, arrange it clip by clip, and export multichannel stems ready to drop straight into a multitrack audio cue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multi-Track Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrange unlimited tracks on a scrollable, zoomable timeline. Drag-and-drop audio files directly from Finder, or use the file importer to bring in any audio or video format. Media is automatically normalized to the project sample rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precision Clip Editing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trim, move, and split clips with pixel-level accuracy. Each clip has independent gain (\u221248 to +12 dB), playback speed (0.25\u00d7 to 4\u00d7), and per-clip color. Fade in and fade out with four curve shapes \u2014 Linear, Equal Power, S-Curve, and Exponential \u2014 to blend clips seamlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Track Mixing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set volume (\u221260 to +12 dB) and pan per track. Mute and solo any combination of tracks. Waveform zoom lets you visually scale the amplitude display without affecting the audio level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audio Unit Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add any installed Audio Unit effect plugin to any track. Build a chain, reorder plugins by dragging, bypass individual effects, and open each plugin’s native editor window \u2014 all from the Inspector panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draw Volume, Pan, and Speed automation curves directly on the timeline. The one-click Auto-Level function analyzes your audio and writes volume automation targeting \u22123 dBFS, saving hours of manual level-matching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexible Recording<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record from any microphone or audio interface \u2014 choose the device, the number of channels to capture, and whether to record as mono or stereo tracks. System Audio capture lets you record directly from any application running on your Mac, creating a clean stereo track without any extra hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tone Generator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generate test tones and noise directly on the timeline. Choose from Sine, Square, Triangle, Sawtooth, and multiple noise waveforms. Set frequency, duration, level, fade in\/out, and channel count. Common presets (50 Hz, 440 Hz, 1 kHz, etc.) are one click away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMPTE LTC Generator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generate SMPTE Linear Timecode audio at standard frame rates (23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 DF\/NDF, 30). Set start and end timecodes to the frame, place the track at the playhead, and route it to a timecode output during playback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency Splitter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Split any clip into frequency bands \u2014 2-Band (Low\/High), 3-Band (Bass\/Mid\/High), or 5-Band (Sub Bass\/Bass\/Low Mid\/High Mid\/High) \u2014 each landing on its own color-coded track for independent processing and routing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markers & Tempo Grid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place named, color-coded markers anywhere on the timeline. Set a project BPM and time signature to display a beat grid and snap edits to bars and beats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bounce \u2014 Three Modes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Single Multichannel File (Stems):<\/strong> One interleaved file where every track occupies its own output channel. Drop it into a QLab audio cue and assign channels to outputs \u2014 no configuration required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Separate Files Per Track:<\/strong> A folder of time-aligned audio files, one per track, all the same length. Perfect for handing off to a mix engineer or loading into any DAW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Stereo Mixdown:<\/strong> A full fold-down of the monitor mix to two channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Export as WAV, AIFF, CAF, or MP3. Choose 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit float. MP3 bitrate from 128 to 320 kbps. Add a configurable tail of silence. After every bounce, StageStem reports the peak level of each stem and warns you about any clipping before you leave your desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snap, Loop & Undo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snap edits to clip edges, the playhead, and the grid (hold Option to bypass). Set loop in\/out points and loop any region during playback. Full undo and redo for every edit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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StageStem StageStem is a focused multitrack editor for building show audio and bouncing it to exactly the files your playback system needs. Drop your audio onto a timeline, arrange it clip by clip, and export multichannel stems ready to drop straight into a multitrack audio cue. Multi-Track Timeline Arrange unlimited tracks on a scrollable, zoomable … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-macos","category-sound","category-theatre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":906,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions\/906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}