Finalist
Finalist removes the ‘dark’ from the art of mixing
Great for exploring a direction for your mix. Perfect for when you don’t have the time, skills or budget for a manual mix.
"For 25 years I've fantasized about a tool that would do something like this... your tool is way ahead of any a.i mastering tool out there because it looks at stems and they're exportable, and it sounds great and there's always a preset that works on any track."
– Kettel, professional composer
"And what you've done with Finalist, IMO, is a genius move. A lot of tools... lack in the areas of fun+customization that you absolutely nailed."
– Jean-Paul Bondy, ex-product director @ Izotope
"Been having a blast with Finalist - I had a super tight deadline on 40 minutes of music for a professional video project and this saved so much mixing headache! I used it on 4 of the tracks."
– Paul Melancon
"Honestly, I wouldn’t be able to get there on my own in the same time—even if I tried for many hours. I’m seeing this as a kind of “black box” processor, similar to running stems through an analog mix chain but in a modern, software-based way."
– Guilherme Gautreaux
"I just finished my first track with Finalist and I thought I'd let you know I've enjoyed using it a great deal… I've been very pleased with the results."
– Ben Harpham
“Finalist is a wonderful tool that can produce a wide scope of impressive results quickly.”
Gearnews, Best plugins of 2025
“It’s simple, easy work that provides killer results.”
Music Radar
“Finalist produces one-click, what-if scenarios … some are nuanced, some are extreme… it isn’t trying to be all things to all people; it’s got personality. And it’s fun.”
Create Digital Music
Cutting edge algorithms, simple controls
Finalist marries intelligent audio processing with intuitive controls. Experiment rapidly with different mix settings and get a great sound in minutes.
For those who hate mixing…
Mix with your ears and heart. No technical knowledge needed. Finalist’s deep audio analysis and automated mixing engine do the hard bit, leaving just the aesthetic decisions to you.
…and those who love it too
Manual mixing takes hours of fine-tuning. Finalist is a rapid prototyping playground for auditioning entirely different mix approaches in seconds.
Mixing for a client? Take a few minutes to share 5 different directions from Finalist to make sure you’re aligned on what they want - and get a feel for the source material in the process.
Listen to tracks before and after Finalist
Road-tested and ready
Even in beta testing, Finalist has already been used to mix and master dozens of tracks released on streaming services.
"For 25 years I've fantasized about a tool that would do something like this... your tool is way ahead of any a.i mastering tool out there because it looks at stems and they're exportable, and it sounds great and there's always a preset that works on any track."
– Kettel, professional composer
"And what you've done with Finalist, IMO, is a genius move. A lot of tools... lack in the areas of fun+customization that you absolutely nailed."
– Jean-Paul Bondy, ex-product director @ Izotope
"Been having a blast with Finalist - I had a super tight deadline on 40 minutes of music for a professional video project and this saved so much mixing headache! I used it on 4 of the tracks."
– Paul Melancon
"Honestly, I wouldn’t be able to get there on my own in the same time—even if I tried for many hours. I’m seeing this as a kind of “black box” processor, similar to running stems through an analog mix chain but in a modern, software-based way."
– Guilherme Gautreaux
"I just finished my first track with Finalist and I thought I'd let you know I've enjoyed using it a great deal… I've been very pleased with the results."
– Ben Harpham
“Finalist is a wonderful tool that can produce a wide scope of impressive results quickly.”
Gearnews, Best plugins of 2025
“It’s simple, easy work that provides killer results.”
Music Radar
“Finalist produces one-click, what-if scenarios … some are nuanced, some are extreme… it isn’t trying to be all things to all people; it’s got personality. And it’s fun.”
Create Digital Music
Instant results, hidden depths
With 40 varied mix presets, there will always be one that works for your material, as well as many ways to tweak it to your taste. Strength and gain knobs give you extra control over each group. Module locks allow you to lock individual modules to different presets.
Achieve the impossible
Finalist’s revolutionary integrated multi-channel multi-band architecture makes the impossible possible...
Mathematically perfect, artefact-free stem separation
Output stems that sum perfectly to your master without relying on flawed stem separation algorithms. Release your music as stems on services like Beatport with full confidence it will always sound the way it’s supposed to.
Get loud with node limiters
Pushing Finalist’s output gain above +3dB activates a network of limiters operating at over 20 nodes in the signal chain. Limiter nodes deal with peaks locally without degrading the rest of the signal for more loudness and clarity.
Turn a great mix into a recipe
If you dial in a great mix in Finalist, the chances are it’ll be a great starting point for your next mix. Finalist’s ‘Create Template’ functionality transforms your perfect mix into a template DAW file. Got a new track to mix? Fire up your template, drop your new stems on Finalist and teleport straight to your favourite settings.
Packed with power under the hood
Finalist’s mix engine was developed from the ground up to respond to the 300 data points it extracts from your audio during the analysis process. Analog warmth emulation, mid-side processing, multiband dynamics, transient-shaping, clipper-limiters and more. All reimagined to play a part in remapping your source material to the targets set in each mix preset.
System requirements
Finalist handles up to 32 stems and supports MacOS 11-15 (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows 10-11 via Native Instruments’ free Reaktor Player.
Built by indie developers
Finalist was built by Tim Exile with graphic design help from Efflam Le Bivic. Both are former Native Instruments collaborators and lifelong innovators now working independently.
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