GainStager links every channel in your session into a single meter bridge. See every track's level relative to its target — live. Calibrate in one click.
Gain staging is the foundation of a clean mix. But without a coordinated view across channels, you're checking tracks one at a time — guessing, adjusting, re-checking.
Your DAW meters show raw levels with no context. There's no target, no tolerance zone, no status — just numbers.
Checking 32 tracks individually is tedious. By the time you've corrected the last one, the first has drifted.
Every engineer has a target level in their head. GainStager makes it explicit, visible, and consistent across every channel.
The old way: play a section, eyeball it, nudge the gain, repeat. GainStager calibrates automatically with a single button press.
Built on the metaphor of a DiGiCo meter bridge — every channel visible at once, every control immediately accessible.
A single master plugin shows all active channels in a DiGiCo-style grid. Up to 60 channels visible at once with live level, clip status, and gain-staging indicators.
Hit AUTO. GainStager listens for 5 seconds, measures the signal, and ramps the trim gain smoothly to hit your target — no manual guessing.
Set a target dBFS with adjustable upper and lower tolerance bands. The channel background and master strip change color instantly when you drift outside the zone.
Trim gain and phase flip accessible directly from the master view. No need to navigate to individual channel strips — adjust everything from one place.
Demonstrations coming soon. Join the beta to be first to see the full walkthrough.
Two plugin types. One coordinated system. Works entirely in-process — no network, no latency.
Drop the GainStager channel plugin on every track you want to monitor. It auto-registers with the shared registry on load.
Insert one Master instance anywhere and open it. All active channels appear immediately in the meter bridge grid.
Drag the target line on any channel or reset all thresholds at once from the master. Set tolerance bands to define your acceptable zone.
Hit CALIBRATE ALL. Every channel listens for 5 seconds, measures signal, and ramps trim gain to hit its target. Done.
GainStager is heading into private beta. If you work in live sound, studio recording, or post-production and care about clean gain structure — we want you in.
No spam. Beta invites sent when ready.