Cue naming, BWF timecode, tempo maps, stem checks, conversion, and more. Designed for busy composers, music editors, & engineers – and their loved ones who might want to see them outside the studio on occasion.
Your DAW is perfect for music creation. But when it comes to managing massive piles of data and complex workflows for studio-level music delivery, there is a better way. That's why I developed CueMachine. I've personally honed this toolkit on hundreds of TV, film, and game score projects, and now I wouldn't work a day without it. I sincerely hope you will find it as useful as I have!
Rename a whole delivery to spec in one pass.
Batch file naming, precisely tuned for film and TV cues (e.g. "1m02 v3"). Apply rules and see results instantly. Calibrate with your own preferences, save naming convention presets for projects, and share conventions across teams.
Find and strip empty files from a batch.
Scan and tag or remove empty files from a file batch. Perfect for trimming down batch exports, labeling deliverables for a dub stage, or saving space on archival backups.
Drop dead channels, keep every pan position.
Drops empty channels from multi-channel audio files without compromising the pan positions of the original file. Save system resources and keep your sessions clean and manageable.
Pull tempo maps without opening the session.
Read tempo and meter events from Cubase .cpr, Pro Tools .ptx, or Standard MIDI files without opening them, and optionally print click tracks or export midi tempo maps. Works on batches - get clicks and MIDI for a whole movie in one pass.
Re-stamp WAV/AIFF timecode across a whole movie.
Manipulate timecode start metadata in your WAV or AIFF files. Set new timecode, offset timecode earlier or later, set timecode from filename, or set filename from timecode. Works on individual files or batches (re-stamp stems from a whole movie 3 seconds later in one pass).
Score stems against a reference mix, fast.
Analyzes the difference between stems and reference mixes. Includes an advanced match scoring system, an interactive audio player that points you to detected problem areas, with sample-accurate A/B playback, stem soloing, and phase delta playback. Also perfect for comparing mastered files to reference mixes.
Inspect any file, then convert with presets.
Drop any file to inspect its format, sample rate, bit depth, channel layout, timecode, BPM, and ACID markers. Then, resample, re-bit, down-mix, trim silence, normalize, or encode to WAV · AIFF · CAF · FLAC · MP3 · M4A · AAC from saved presets. For WAV and AIFF files, all timecode metadata is preserved across conversions.
Every operation previews its result before a single file changes. Non-destructive by default — you commit only what you've already seen.
No cloud round-trips, no plugin host, no Terminal scripts to maintain. Everything runs locally and stays out of your session.
Designed by a working composer against real delivery specs. Every tool earns its place because it's used on actual shows.
One-time purchase, no subscription. Dense, fast, and hotkey-first — made to disappear into the work instead of demanding attention.
Intro sale: 40% off the regular price, for a limited time.
CueMachineEvery tool, every feature, unlocked. No credit card, no iLok, no account to make. If it doesn't earn its place in your delivery, you walk away.
Volume licensing for studios, post houses, & audio teams.
Request volume pricing →Discounted licenses for students, faculty, and educational programs.
Request education pricing →Every CueMachine license comes with all three menu-bar apps, free.
Open DAW sessions, asset folders, reference URLs, all at once.
Tap tempo at your fingertips.
A precise instrument tuner that lives in your menu bar.
Hardware monitor control for UA Console: volume, mute, dim, fold-downs, talkback, and meters, from a keystroke. Sold separately, because only Apollo rigs can use it.
