Updates itself
PlayArc downloads new versions in the background. They install with one click on restart, or automatically the next time you quit.
What PlayArc does, and what's in the free trial, Standard and Pro.
Everything PlayArc generates — and which tier includes it.
| Feature | Free trial | StandardPopular | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import & analysis | |||
| Stem import via drag & drop, sorted by file name into five groups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analysis: BPM, key, time signature, song sections, loudness (LUFS) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deep analysis of song sections (optional, slower) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-mix: starting level per stem from loudness and role (can be switched off) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Warp (optional): stems follow the project tempo, Complex Pro mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Build & Ableton session | |||
| Finished Live set (.als): tempo and time signature per song, song locators | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-routed tracks: stem groups, click, voice cues and LTC on fixed outputs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Song sections as coloured clips (also as locators in AbleSet mode) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Loudness matching per song (optional, ITU-R BS.1770, audio stays untouched) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Click & cue | |||
| Click track (MIDI into a Drum Rack, accent on the one) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spoken count-in “2-3-4” (0, 1, 2 or 4 bars) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice cues in English: intro automatically (not in AbleSet mode), sections with one click | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Click and cue racks inside the set, adjustable in Ableton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sync & show control | |||
| SMPTE-LTC: its own timecode hour per song (up to 23 songs), 24/25/30 fps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AbleSet notation (song locators, sections, loops, pauses) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lightshow export: one stereo WAV of the music stems per song plus timecode start times (TXT/JSON/CSV) | — | — | ✓ |
| CuePoints export: one stereo WAV and one cue list (CSV) per song | — | — | ✓ |
| Plan & platform | |||
| Songs per setlist | 3 | 23 | Unlimited |
| Activated Macs | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Exports per month | 20 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Priority support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-update: downloads in the background, installs with one click or on quit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline operation between licence checks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No telemetry, no crash reports, no cloud sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licence server in the EU (Frankfurt) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Existing subscriptions keep their scope: Basic as before, the Pro subscription matches Standard, the Max subscription matches Pro.
Deep analysis: at least 2 GB of free memory. SMPTE-LTC: from 24 songs per set, PlayArc splits the timecode into 30- or 15-minute blocks; for very long setlists (more than about 90 songs) there is no LTC.
PlayArc downloads new versions in the background. They install with one click on restart, or automatically the next time you quit.
No telemetry, no crash reports, no cloud sync. Audio and project data stay on your Mac. Only sign-in and licence checks, the export count and the update check go online.
For each section you choose the cue and its lead-in: one bar or four bars. With four bars the voice also counts “2-3-4” into the section.
Intro and section cues plus count-in in English, on a dedicated output for the in-ears. Adjustable per song and per section.
The .als isn't an empty project: song locators, tempo per song, a click track, cue tracks, an LTC track and five stem groups, each on its own outputs.
With Pro, PlayArc is activated on up to three Macs at once, for example a main and a backup machine with an identical set.
No payment details. All Standard features, never expires.
See pricing & free trial