Stationhand

Beat-matched mixing

Automation that mixes like a DJ

Most radio playout systems simply crossfade one song into the next. Stationhand beat-matches: the next song comes in on the beat, at the same tempo, on the start of a phrase – the way a club DJ would mix it, around the clock.

the mix: 8 bars, no clashing vocals Outgoing vocals Incoming vocals bar 1 lands on a new phrase bass swap at the outgoing song's tempo (pitch kept) eases back to its own tempo
How a mix lines up: phrases of 8 bars, the incoming song's first bar on a phrase start, tempos matched for the overlap.

Every song analysed

Tempo – with a full tempo map that follows any drift – beats, bars, 8-bar phrases, key, and where the singing starts and stops.

On the beat, on the phrase

The next song's first bar lands on a bar of the last one – on the start of a phrase whenever it can – so the music keeps its shape.

Tempo matched, pitch kept

The incoming song is stretched to the outgoing tempo for the mix (half- and double-time too), then eases back to its own – without changing its key.

Keys and vocals respected

Harmonically compatible songs get a longer 8-bar blend; overlaps stay clear of vocals, with a bass swap so the low end never doubles up.

~3 mstypical kick-drum alignment, in our tests
8 barsblends when the keys agree
AIchecks where every bar 1 falls
On timethe hour still ends where it should

When a song's beats can't be read with confidence it gets a smooth crossfade instead, and you can switch beat-matching off, or correct a song's bar 1 in the track editor.

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