Stage Traxx 3 4+

I'm not normally one to write reviews but I have spent so much time looking for the perfect solution to running tracks and lyrics at my show only to be constantly disappointed....well that disappointment ended at my gig last night. I discovered Stage Traxx last Sunday night and spent the next 2 days moving track files and lyrics into the software. I played my first gig with Stage Traxx on Thursday. I found the entire process to be very strait forward and simple (although time consuming for the amount of songs I needed to move).

My journey to this point started with Setlist Maker then Bandhelper, Onsong, SongOne all running in conjunction with Ableton Live for the tracks. I have now completely eliminated the need for a MacBook with Ableton Live. Also, I'm not tap dancing on a foot pedal to scroll lyrics through songs. The flow of my show was so easy last night.

I'd just like to say a very sincere "Thank You" to Peter for taking the time to write this software. Stage Traxx is exactly what I've been looking for and I didn't think it existed until I stumbled upon it in a musician's Facebook group. I left a review in the Solo Acoustic Musician's Facebook group as well.

Update:
The newest version update is an extreme improvement! Now mono channel routing is possible and track count as been increased to 8tracks. Still not as many tracks as I’d like for a fully independent playback system (hence the 4 star update from the original 1 star I left) yet definitely more useable. Once it’s capable of 12-16 tracks per song I will definitely be updating to 5 stars.

Original Review:
At first I thought this would be everything I needed in order to reduce dependency on a laptop. However once upgrading to the full paid version I quickly realized it was a waste of money for true playback routing. Let me explain. By default the app allows 6 tracks. I had assumed more track options would open up with the paid version, I was wrong. Then came the biggest disappointment… when I finally finished creating dumbed down tracks to meet the 6 track limitation into playlists for nearly 80 songs and arriving to the rehearsal space to connect to the playback interface, I was extreme displeased to see only ST3 only having 3 pair of stereo sends and an additional stereo send out the headphone jack. Not even the ability to send a mono click, guide track, or timecode to a mono channel output. This is extremely limiting when using a redundant setup through a 10 to 24 channel playback system.

Exactly what I’ve been looking for! I’ve been looking for a way to play single tracks for quite some time. I’ve used a Stanton DJ type CD player for many years that allowed me to utilize the single track option. It’s starting to show its age and I’ve been looking for an alternative to my antiquated system that would also raise the bar on the quality of my performances. Playlists on iTunes only run continuously which is frustrating. I can now perform the way I would with the CD player with the ability to talk to my audience between track’s for as long as I want. The app will wait for me to hit play for the next song. And with the option to change song pitch, tempo and equalizer settings, it’s made my playlists much more user friendly. Thank you for bringing my performances to the next level!