Device Details


Overview

Name | Version: GainPrep 1.4.0
Author: warf
Device Type: Audio Effect
Description: A one-shot gain stager that measures your signal and sets the right gain.

Key Features
- Triggered analysis — no continuous processing
- Fixed-duration (5s) measurement for consistent results
- Intelligently switches between RMS and peak evaluation for safe, reliable level correction
- After measurement, functions as a standard gain trim with analysis stopped and minimal CPU usage
- Applies the calculated gain to the passing audio
- Minimal device width to save screen space

Release notes
- v1.3.1 First Release
- v1.3.2 Reluctantly set width to 110px (Live adds padding with Push active)
- v1.4.0 Push control support

Details

Live Version Used: 12.0.5
Max Version Used: 8.6.2
Date Added: Jan 29 2026 03:01:29
Date Last Updated: Feb 16 2026 07:57:37
Downloads: 0
Website: https://ko-fi.com/s/63d2b7a29a
License: None
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Comments

is this back compatible with older versions of ableton?
@couchtrax
It should be backward compatible as the core logic is built entirely within gen~.
I don’t have an older environment to verify this myself, so if you could test it and report back here, it would be a huge help!

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