Description

Stop manually adjusting Utility on every track.

GainPilot Stage analyzes your input signal in real-time and automatically adjusts gain to keep it at your target level. Drop it on any track, set your target, hit play. Done.

Your signal stays at the sweet spot — every time, every track, without you touching anything.

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Features

**Automatic gain calibration**

Real-time RMS analysis with intelligent smoothing. Your signal converges to the target level within seconds — like a slow, transparent auto-pilot for your gain.

**Three modes**

- **Learn** — Measures for 3 seconds, then auto-locks the gain (great for static sources)

- **Adaptive** — Continuously tracks and adjusts via EMA smoothing (set and forget)

- **Hold** — Freezes the current gain value (manual override)

**Smart protection built in**

- ±24 dB gain cap — won't over-amplify silence

- -60 dB noise gate with freeze — gain holds its last value through quiet passages, no zero-out jumps

- Transport-aware — gain freezes on stop, restores on reload. No surprises when you reopen your project

- First-signal snap — converges instantly on the first audio frame

**CRT monitor UI**

- Arc meter showing input level (green/orange/red) and gain compensation (blue LED)

- ECG-style output waveform trace

- Drag the target marker directly on the arc to set your level

- Retro CRT aesthetic with scan lines and grid

**Lightweight**

Minimal CPU. Designed to run on every single track in your session.

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### Use Cases

**Post-recording** — Batch-calibrate vocals, guitars, and recordings to -18 dBFS

**Sample sessions** — Unify levels across loops and one-shots from different sources

**Mix prep** — Stable input for your compressors, EQs, and saturators

**Full sessions** — Pair with GainPilot Master ($9) for one-click global calibration across all tracks