Stage Traxx 4 Release Notes

peter

Updates for version 4 will most likely be pretty frequent in the first few weeks. I will maintain this thread to keep you updated when a new version has been release (you can find the same information in the manual but I know that only few people read it). This thread is read only. Comments are disabled.

4.0.0 (2026-01-28)

This is the initial release of Stage Traxx 4.

peter

4.0.1 (2026-01-29)

Added

New "Track Preparation Time" setting to help tracks play in sync on slower devices
Option to enable multi-route audio for sending tracks to different outputs
Label showing the selected bus in track details
Play count field in song details to track how often songs are played
Import lyrics from Word documents (.docx files)

Changed

Assignable knobs are now hidden when connected to a host device
Import dialog only asks about overwriting when the file contains songs that already exist
Chord transposition now supports up to ±11 semitones for compatibility with Stage Traxx 3
Mixer tracks now show more controls at smaller sizes before hiding elements

Fixed

Fixed crash when reordering effect plugins
Fixed crash when deleting a region during playback
Network clients now correctly apply their own chord transpose settings
Track and bus triggers now work correctly with keyboards and AirTurn devices
Waveform now displays correctly on network clients
Track level meters now update correctly after changing the output bus
Songs added from one playlist to another now keep their selection order
Overwriting songs during import no longer removes them from existing playlists
Regions set to repeat at the end of a song now repeat correctly
Song list now scrolls to show newly created songs
Region changes during playback now update immediately
Metronome settings now import correctly from Stage Traxx 3
Lyrics embedded in audio files now display correctly
Playbar no longer jumps when showing the playlist sidebar

peter

4.0.2 (2026-02-03)

Added

New remote action to pause playback at the end of the current region
MagicTap VoiceOver gesture now starts and stops playback

Changed

Bus settings (except output routing and plugins) are now included in backups and iCloud Sync
Batch edit mode now shows the count and total duration of selected songs
Song duration can now be hidden in song lists
Track names are now migrated from Stage Traxx 3 backups
Current song title in the top panel now displays in the song's color
Reduced the minimum sidebar width
Improved error handling when enabling iCloud Sync

Fixed

Fixed a rare crash when reporting playback time via VoiceOver
Fixed a rare crash when using selection up/down remote actions in song lists with fewer than three songs
Fixed a rare crash caused by a race condition when pausing a song without audio files
Metronome in stop mode no longer keeps playing when switching songs
Speed changes in song details now correctly update the BPM value
MIDI learn in the lyrics editor no longer ignores incoming bank select CC0 and CC32 commands
Song duration in lists and remaining time in title view now account for trimmed start and end points
Double-tapping a song no longer starts playback when automatic queue handling is disabled
Fixed an error when migrating a faulty Stage Traxx 3 backup containing duplicate playlist IDs
Autoplay no longer skips songs during crossfade transitions with very short fade-out times (under 1 second)
Double-tapping audio regions in the editor now focuses on the correct region

peter

4.0.3 (2026-02-06)

Joining network sessions as a viewer is now available in the free version!

Added

A playlist is now automatically created again when batch importing more than 10 songs or importing a collection from the music library
New setting to skip over already played songs

Changed

The alphabetical index in song lists now works on older iOS versions
Restoring a backup now resets any active song and playlist filters
Deleting a keyword via iCloud Sync now also removes it from any active filters
Adding multiple tracks at once now always sorts them alphabetically
Improved detection of duplicate songs when importing Stage Traxx 4 song and playlist files
Improved song matching when importing playlist files that don't contain songs
Song matching on network clients now ignores differences in capitalization and accented characters

Fixed

Fixed possible data loss when using iCloud Sync and changing audio files on both an online and offline device at the same time
Fixed a crash when browsing the music library while it is being updated
Fixed a rare crash when switching between different list views in the sidebar
Fixed a possible crash during CPU monitoring when the device enters or exits sleep mode
Migrating a Stage Traxx 3 backup could import tracks in the wrong order
Migrating a Stage Traxx 3 backup now correctly routes stereo songs to bus 1 and multitracks to buses 2–9
Track and song volume changes made via MIDI continuous controllers are now saved correctly
Seeking by dragging the waveform now works on network controller clients
Switching from portrait to landscape mode now correctly restores the full-width sidebar setting
The lyrics viewer now allows switching to text-based lyrics even if each line starts with a time code
Playlist duration now accounts for trimmed songs
Trimmed song duration is now displayed correctly within playlists

peter

4.0.4 (2026-02-13)

Added

The app now checks if your device has enough storage space before creating a backup

Changed

"Apply to Similar Tracks" now also applies bus assignments
The "Hide Sidebar" setting is no longer shared between devices via sync or backups, so you can use different layouts on each device
Songs within the same section are now sorted alphabetically by title
The PDF autoscroll setting now only controls smooth continuous scrolling and no longer affects timestamped scroll commands
The "Next Song in Queue" remote action now automatically clears the queue after the last song finishes
Support emails now include more accurate storage information
On older devices (iOS 17.6 / macOS 14.6 and earlier), adding a new song no longer automatically opens song details, which could cause the app to no longer open dialog sheets

Fixed

Network clients now correctly reconnect after the app has been in the background for a while
Edited PDF annotations now properly upload to the cloud
Changed files now sync correctly to the cloud
Fixed an issue where importing lyrics created on Windows could fail
Cancelling MIDI Learn no longer prevents incoming MIDI commands from being processed
MIDI commands from lyrics and settings are now merged in the correct order
The player duration now updates correctly for songs without audio tracks
Regions set to skip near the very beginning of a song are now correctly skipped
New audio regions created during playback are now scheduled to play as expected
Song durations for lyrics-only songs imported from Stage Traxx 3 backups are now correct
The playbar no longer shifts out of place when the on-screen keyboard appears and the device is rotated

peter

4.0.5 (2026-02-19)

Added

Duplicate songs are now detected when importing from the media library

Changed

Lyrics embedded in an audio track's ID3 tag are now automatically imported when the song has no existing lyrics
Improved the error message shown when restoring a damaged backup file
Scrolling is now smoother for lyrics without time codes
The network password no longer resets when in-app purchases have not yet been validated

Fixed

Fixed a possible crash when encountering invalid playback times
Fixed a possible crash on iOS when editing custom controls with a hardware keyboard connected
Fixed edge cases that could cause files to go missing when cloud sync is enabled
The lyrics editor now correctly shows lyrics loaded from an audio file's ID3 tag
Markers imported from new audio tracks are now immediately visible in the audio region editor
The mixer fader knob now responds correctly to the double-tap gesture
The configured sidebar width no longer resets to full width when launching the app on iPhone in portrait mode
Fixed a potential race condition with cloud sync that could create duplicate audio regions in the region editor
Fixed a possible toolbar layout issue when toggling the filter in the song list

peter

4.0.6 (2026-03-04)

Added

Swipe left or right in the lyrics view to select the previous or next song while playback is stopped

Changed

Song selection up/down actions now work with the sidebar closed
Increased the number of custom MIDI actions to 16
The top panel now uses the full screen width in portrait mode
Starting a crossfade now hides the sidebar when it is configured to be hidden during playback
A playlist with global autoplay now restarts from the beginning after the last song finishes

Fixed

Fixed a possible crash when receiving large bursts of MIDI packets
Fixed an issue where cloud sync did not clear pending file state correctly
The order of songs in a playlist imported from the media library is now preserved
Sharing or creating playlists from a specific date in the History dialog now includes all songs played on that date
Sharing a file with Stage Traxx in iOS windowed mode now imports it correctly
Track replacement or deletion is now processed correctly on other synced devices
The master volume fader now correctly updates the assignable control master volume knob
The song volume assignable control knob and mixer song volume fader now stay in sync
Manual duration entered in the add song dialog is now correctly displayed in the song list
MIDI play and stop trigger commands are now correctly updated when changed in the lyrics editor
Chord tags with separator characters now transpose correctly
Text lyrics no longer render with incorrect width when selecting a song
Song speed in the song list is no longer off by 1
Deselecting a region in the audio region editor during playback now correctly stops looping it

peter

4.0.7 (2026-03-17)

Added

Audio track filenames are now parsed for tags using a user-defined format string when adding tracks
Added batch import for lyrics files with ChordPro directive parsing
Added a setting to hide ChordPro directives in the lyrics view
Added a setting to control where a song is added to the queue when double-tapped and automatic queue mode is disabled
Added remote actions to toggle mute groups 1–6

Changed

Increased the maximum number of audio regions to 64
A MIDI timecode full frame message is now also sent when loading a song with sync mode set to MIDI Clock, ensuring compatibility with Stage Traxx 3
Temporary leftover files are now cleaned up on each app launch
Network client password checks now ignore leading and trailing whitespace

Fixed

Fixed a possible crash when initializing MIDI file playback with an invalid MIDI destination port
Fixed a possible crash when formatting invalid playback times
Fixed a rare crash during crossfades
Fixed a possible error when restoring a backup file via the Share With option from outside the app
Fixed an issue where the MIDI learn dialog in the lyrics editor prevented the play button from being pressed
Renaming a song with Unicode characters in the title could cause files to go missing
Replacing an audio file with one of the same name did not work when iCloud sync was enabled
Fixed an issue where the track deletion confirmation dialog would sometimes disappear
Deleting a track with a missing audio file now immediately updates the track list
ChordPro file extensions were not recognized
Fixed MIDI timecode entry in the song details view

peter

4.0.8 (2026-03-26)

Added

Added a new "Spacer" type for custom controls to create empty space between buttons and knobs
Added an option to route a mono audio output to stereo outputs
Added an option to invert PDF colors

Changed

The metronome now stays in sync with audio playback, provided the audio has a fixed tempo and starts on a beat
The lyrics editor now keeps at least 3 lines above and below the cursor visible while scrolling
PDF files that are too large to share with connected devices now show a temporary info message
Updated the bottom toolbars for improved compatibility across devices

Fixed

Rare crash when displaying the sidebar on iOS/macOS 26
The next song could be skipped when using fade out at song end
Fade out at song end did not stay silent until the end of the song
Songs set to loop did not continue playing when fade out at song end was enabled
The lyrics editor did not display header lines correctly when they started with a timestamp
Empty lines were not displayed in the lyrics view when hide ChordPro directives was active
Lyrics editor keyboard shortcuts did not work on macOS Sequoia and earlier
New audio regions covered the entire song when no BPM value was set
Increasing the marker limit did not apply when importing markers from audio files
There was a scrolling issue when adding timestamps to lyrics in songs with many lines
Lyrics could scroll involuntarily when manual scrolling override was active

peter

4.0.9 (2026-03-29)

This is primarily a hotfix release for the scrolling issue in the lyrics editor introduced in version 4.0.8.

Changed

When the highlight position is set to "Top", the active lyric line now stays pinned at the top of the lyrics view during playback
The autoscroll button is now visible on iPhones in landscape orientation when needed

Fixed

Scrolling in the lyrics editor stopped working in version 4.0.8 if you started typing immediately after opening the editor
The first lyric line was not always correctly highlighted when loading a song