SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Will Mixroadie work on your setup?
Find your DAW, then your computer. About 2 GB of disk space, no paid plugins, no account.
| DAW | Mac Apple Silicon | Mac1 Intel | Windows2 10 or 11 | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REAPER 6.83 or newer | Works | Works | Works | Not yet |
| Other DAWs3 Logic Pro, Cubase, Pro Tools… | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet |
- 1 Intel Mac: everything works except the built-in AI model. Use a free local AI app such as LM Studio or Ollama, or a cloud AI, instead.
- 2 Windows: everything works except splitting a reference track into stems. The REAPER panel opens with Ctrl+Shift+R. Windows on ARM needs Windows 11.
- 3 Other DAWs: Logic Pro, Cubase and Pro Tools are next on our list, without a date. Nothing is built for them yet, and other DAWs are not supported. A Linux build is being worked on, also without a date.
What you need.
The full list, in one place.
- Computer
- A Mac (Apple Silicon or Intel) or a Windows 10 or 11 PC. No powerful machine needed.
- DAW
- REAPER 6.83 or newer
- Disk space
- About 2 GB, plus the optional built-in AI model if you install it.
- Plugins
- None to buy. Mixroadie uses your DAW’s own EQ, compressor and limiter.
- Internet
- Once, to start the free trial or activate a licence. After that Mixroadie works offline, unless you choose a cloud AI.
- Account
- None, and nothing to sign in to.
What works in REAPER.
Mixroadie only offers what your DAW lets a script do. This is what it can do in REAPER.
| Feature | REAPER |
|---|---|
| Working in the DAW | |
| Where you use it | Panel docked in the project |
| Keyboard shortcut | Cmd+Ctrl+M on a Mac, Ctrl+Shift+R on Windows |
| Saves the project after applying | Yes |
| Diagnose the mix | Yes |
| Mixing | |
| “Mix my track for me” | Yes |
| Level balance and panning | Yes |
| Stereo width and polarity | Yes |
| High-pass, corrective and tonal EQ | Yes |
| De-essing and masking cuts | Yes |
| De-esser that acts only on each “s” | Yes |
| Bass ducked under the kick | Yes |
| Compression | Yes |
| Tom gates | Yes |
| Vocal gates (noise between phrases) | Yes |
| Guitar and bass gates (optional) | Yes |
| Saturation | Yes |
| Reverb bus | Yes |
| Parallel drum bus | Yes |
| Drum bus with glue compression | Yes |
| Vocal riding | Yes |
| Editing and repair | |
| Tighten drum timing | Yes |
| Note-by-note tuning | Yes |
| Click repair | Yes |
| Fades and silence removal | Yes |
| Mastering | |
| Mastering chain on the master bus | Yes |
| Master to a loudness target | Yes |
| Match a reference track | Yes |
| Multiband compression | Yes |
| Check a change by ear, before and after | Yes |
Logic Pro, Cubase and Pro Tools are next on our list. They are not supported yet, and there are no dates.
Where the AI runs.
Mixroadie uses an AI to turn its measurements into a plan. You choose where it runs, in Settings, and can change it any time. Whichever you pick, your audio is analysed on your computer and never sent anywhere.
Not sure which to pick? We tested 25 models on real mixing decisions for speed, cost and consistency.
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Built-in model
Mac with Apple Silicon, or Windows
Downloaded once and sized to your computer’s memory. No account, no API key, works offline. On Windows it uses your graphics card when it can.
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Your own local model
Mac or Windows
LM Studio, Ollama or any compatible local server. Needs depend on the model you pick.
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Cloud AI
Any computer
Your own API key with a provider such as Claude or ChatGPT, around 1 to 2 cents per full song mix, billed by the provider. Only measurements, track names and your request are sent — never audio.
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Your Claude, ChatGPT or other AI plan
Through Claude, Codex or another AI app
Use Mixroadie from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, OpenAI’s Codex or another app that runs local MCP servers (Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) instead of the panel. Your AI app makes the decisions on your plan, so you need no AI model in Mixroadie and no API key. How it works
Which local AI your computer runs.
The built-in model is picked from your computer’s memory: the same models on Mac and Windows, at the same memory sizes. On a PC that is system RAM; a graphics card makes it faster but is not required. Intel Macs can’t run the built-in model — use LM Studio, Ollama or a cloud key there.
| Memory | Mac Apple Silicon, e.g. | Windows 10 or 11, e.g. | Built-in model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 14 GB | MacBook Air M1–M3 with 8 GB | Laptop or PC with 8 GB | Qwen3 4B | 7/10 |
| 16–24 GB | MacBook Air or Mac mini with 16 or 24 GB | PC with 16 GB | Qwen3 8B | 8/10 |
| 32–48 GB | MacBook Pro or Mac mini, M4 Pro / M5 Pro with 32–48 GB | PC with 32 GB | Qwen3 30B, 4-bit | 9/10 |
| 64 GB or more | MacBook Pro M5 Max with 64 GB, Mac Studio | PC with 64 GB, faster with a graphics card | Qwen3 30B, 8-bit | 9/10 |
How the models score.
Our score out of 10 for Mixroadie’s job, not for AI in general: short, numeric mixing decisions. Where we measured a model, the score weighs giving the same answer twice most, then honest reasons, then speed. Models we haven’t measured yet are scored from their size, and marked as estimates. Claude Haiku 5.5, the most consistent cloud model we tested, is in the last row for comparison.
| Model | Memory | Score | Same answer twice | Honest reasons | Time per request | Cost per request |
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| Qwen3 30B, 8-bit Built-in (Mac & Windows) | 64 GB+ | 9/10 | 100% | 100% | 28 s | Free |
| Qwen3 30B, 4-bit Built-in (Mac & Windows) | 32 GB+ | 9/10 | 100% | 100% | 34 s | Free |
| Qwen3 8B Built-in (Mac & Windows) | 16 GB+ | 8/10 | 100% | 100% | 32 s | Free |
| Qwen3 4B Built-in (Mac & Windows) | 8 GB+ | 7/10 | 100% | 100% | 23 s | Free |
| gpt-oss-20b LM Studio or Ollama (Mac & Windows) | 24 GB+ | 7/10 | 88% | 96% | 23 s | Free |
| Qwen2.5 72B Built-in, optional (Mac only) | 96 GB+ | 7/10 est. | Not measured yet | Free | ||
| Qwen3 32B Built-in, optional (Mac & Windows) | 40 GB+ | 7/10 est. | Not measured yet | Free | ||
| FOR COMPARISON: CLOUD | ||||||
| Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude, Anthropic API key (any computer) | Any | 9/10 | 100% | 100% | 21 s | $0.01 $0.10 in / $0.50 out per million tokens |
- Measured on one real project, 48 mixing decisions, on a Mac with an M5 Max chip, 9 October 2026. Windows runs the same models but we haven’t measured it there yet. How we tested
- “Time per request” is how long “mix my song” takes from start to finish. Smaller memory and slower chips take longer.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 is what Mixroadie’s Claude option starts on. It was as consistent as the local models and a little faster, at about a cent per request. Prices are Anthropic’s list prices on 9 October 2026, billed by Anthropic on your own API key, and they change. Only measurements, track names and your request are sent, never audio.
free 7-day trial
Try it on your own music.
Bring a song you’ve recorded. For REAPER on macOS and Windows. Free for 7 days on one song, then $69 once.
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