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RTM Audio Stage 2.0.8 is a gain-staging and A/B comparison plugin from RTM Audio that combines STAGE (a measured, click-free trim to a target loudness) with EVEN (a loudness-matched A/B comparator) to help engineers set consistent levels and make unbiased tonal decisions.

Version: 2.0.8·2026-07-27
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ExtensionsAudio Plugin

RTM Audio Stage 2.0.8 Overview

RTM Audio Stage is an audio plugin for gain staging and loudness matched A/B comparison. RTM Audio is a company founded by working mixing and mastering engineers. Rather than treating these as two separate tasks requiring different tools, Stage combines them into a single plugin, aimed at helping producers, mixing engineers, and mastering engineers make more consistent, objective decisions without being fooled by volume differences. The plugin is built around two core tools: STAGE, which applies a single, measured, click-free trim to bring a signal to a chosen target level, and EVEN, a loudness-matched A/B comparator that lets engineers compare two processing chains at exactly matched perceived loudness, removing the natural bias toward whichever option is louder. This version, 2.0.8, is a Universal 2 Binary (U2B) build for macOS, and reflects RTM Audio’s continued work on the plugin since its initial release. Other RTM Audio products include D·MASK, TxB EQ, PEAK and THROAT GOAT, providing even more precision mixing and mastering tools, featuring notarized installers and immediate license delivery.

Key Features

STAGE Automatic Gain Control (AGC) STAGE measures a track’s 95th-percentile level, not a single stray transient, and then suggests a static, single trim to land that pass precisely on your chosen target, listening to its loudest pass. Multiple Metrics for Targets Choose your target in Peak, RMS, VU or LUFS. Fast preset pills for common reference levels such as analog, streaming, hot and club loudness targets. Source Aware Presets SOURCE presets for Vocal, Drum, Bass or Master automatically associate a reasonable target and metric together. STAGE can even infer the appropriate source type on its own. True Peak Safe Trimming After applying a trim, STAGE runs a 4× oversampled inter-sample peak check and reports the resulting dBTP value, flagging it green when the signal safely survives lossy codec encoding. Zero-Latency, Click-Free Trim Also any gain changes are done over a 10ms ramp, so there are no audible clicks. The trim itself is a static gain change, so there is no latency added to the signal chain as it is not dynamic processing. Linked Multi-Channel Staging (SET ALL) Every instance of Stage acts as a satellite that can link to others across the same session. Hitting SET ALL from one main instance triggers every linked channel to land on its target simultaneously gain-staging an entire mix in a single click. Loudness-Matched A/B Comparison (EVEN) EVEN gains two processing chains to exactly matched perceived loudness, letting engineers switch between them even blind and judge tonal differences without the natural bias toward the louder option. Vote A/B (Blind) EVEN supports switching between matched chains blind and voting on which sounds better, then revealing the tally afterward, keeping tonal judgments honest and unaffected by which chain the engineer expected to prefer. Universal 2 Binary for Mac OS X Stage 2.0.8 ships as a Universal 2 Binary, so it runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs without separate builds.

Extensions Details

CategoryAudio Plugin
Release Date2026-07-28
File Size13.0 MB
Version2.0.8
DeveloperRTM Audio
PublisherRTM Audio

How to Use RTM Audio Stage 2.0.8

Step 1: Download and Install the Stage Download RTM Audio Stage for Mac at macOSpace. Step 2: Place Stage on a Track Select the track, bus or master channel you want to gain-stage or A/B compare and add Insert Stage as an effect. Step 3. Select a Target Metric Choose a target metric (Peak, RMS, VU or LUFS) and either select a fast preset pill (analog, streaming, hot, club) or enter a custom target value. Step 4: Preset Source (optional) Select a SOURCE preset — Vocal, Drum, Bass, or Master — to automatically pair an appropriate target and metric, or let Stage guess the source type for you. Step 5: Employ the Trimmer STAGE allows you to measure the loudest pass of the track at the 95th percentile. Use its one click-free trim to trim the signal to your desired target. Step 6: Check the True-Peak Result Review the post-trim dBTP reading from the 4× oversampled inter-sample check, confirming the signal stays safely under levels that could clip during codec encoding. Step 7: Link Multiple Instances Load Stage on every relevant channel in your session, then designate one as the main instance and use SET ALL to gain-stage every linked channel at once. Step 8: Set Up an A/B Comparison with EVEN Switch to EVEN mode to compare two processing chains at equal loudness. Go back and forth between them, blindfolded if you like, judging tone, not volume. 9. Pick and execute Blind vote on your chain of choice, reveal the result and commit to the processing choice that resulted from a fair and level matched comparison.

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