SMARTSTEM Plugin
Gain staging that holds the line.
SmartStem stages every channel to a target RMS level, then checks the output against that same number after your FX chain. You stop guessing what your plugins did to the level.
Two instances. One target.
Drop one stage at the front of your chain and one at the back. They share a target level over a link, no manual matching required.
What each stage does
Every control is the same on both plugins. What changes is which side of the chain it's solving for.
Automatic gain staging
Each channel is brought to a target RMS level. Set it once per session, or per channel if a source needs it.
Output matching
The output stage reads the input stage's target through a live link and corrects for it, regardless of what your chain did in between.
VU, Peak, and PPM metering
Switch ballistics per stage. The target sits at a fixed reference line, so you can see how far off you are at a glance.
Mono check and phase correlation
Audition mono without committing to it, and read L/R correlation in real time. Invert polarity per channel when something's wired backwards.
Manual trim and boost
Trim nudges the auto gain up to 6 dB either way. Boost pushes a channel up to 12 dB hotter into your chain on purpose, and you choose whether it carries through to the output or stays local.
Freeze
Lock the gain once you're happy with it. Trim and boost still work on top, so you keep adjusting without losing the calculated baseline.
Where it runs
VST3 is the primary target. AU and AAX follow on the same linking system, adapted for how each host sandboxes plugin instances.
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