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Stream your DAW to your iPhone
MixOutpost is a free Audio Unit and VST3 plugin for the Mac. Put it last on your master output and your iPhone plays a lossless, bit-exact copy of the mix. Video editors with an audio mixer, like DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro, take the same plugin. Here's where each app stands today, including what we haven't tested yet.
How it fits into any DAW
The plugin is a transparent insert. It passes your audio through unchanged and sends a copy to paired iPhones over your local network, encrypted with TLS 1.3. Put it on the last insert of the master output, after your limiter and metering, and the phone hears exactly what your monitors hear. Offline bounces are skipped, so it never floods the phone with a faster-than-real-time render.
The stream is 48 kHz. Sessions at 48 kHz arrive bit-exact; 44.1, 88.2 and 96 kHz sessions are converted with high-quality sample-rate conversion. None of that touches what the DAW itself outputs.
Where each DAW stands
We'd rather tell you what we've actually tested than print a wall of logos. This table is honest about it.
| DAW | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Logic Pro | AU | Verified on real hardware |
| GarageBand | AU | Expected to work; not yet tested |
| Ableton Live | AU or VST3 | Verified on real hardware (AU and VST3) |
| REAPER | AU or VST3 | AU expected to work; not yet tested |
| Studio One | AU or VST3 | AU expected to work; not yet tested |
| FL Studio | AU or VST3 | AU expected to work; not yet tested |
| Cubase / Nuendo | VST3 only | VST3 verified in Ableton Live; not yet tested here |
| Bitwig Studio | VST3 | VST3 verified in Ableton Live; not yet tested here |
| Pro Tools | AAX | Coming (awaiting signing). Use the Mac app today |
Video editors
Editors with a proper audio mixer take the same plugin, on the main output. Editors without one work through the Mac app. The phone plays a little behind the picture, so use it for translation and loudness rather than lip sync.
| App | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DaVinci Resolve | AU or VST3, on the Fairlight main bus | Expected to work; not yet tested |
| Premiere Pro | AU or VST3, on the Mix track | Expected to work; not yet tested |
| Final Cut Pro | No master bus | Use the Mac app (works today) |
| Media Composer | AAX | Coming (awaiting signing). Use the Mac app today |
What the statuses mean
- Verified: we've run it on real hardware, from the insert to audio on the iPhone. Today that's Logic Pro (Audio Unit) and Ableton Live (Audio Unit and VST3).
- Expected to work (AU): the Audio Unit is built for any AU host, passes pluginval at strictness 10, and is verified in Logic Pro and Ableton Live. We haven't tested it in that particular DAW yet. Tell us how it goes.
- VST3 verified in Live: the VST3 build is verified in Ableton Live, so VST3-only hosts like Cubase and Bitwig are expected to work. We haven't tested those particular hosts yet.
- Coming: the AAX build for Pro Tools exists but isn't signed, so it isn't in the installer.
Any DAW, no plugin
The MixOutpost Mac app shares everything your Mac plays through a system audio tap, with no loopback driver to install. It works with any DAW, plugin or not. See Mac audio to iPhone.
Once your DAW is on the phone
The checks are the same in every host: mono and side-only listening, loudness against streaming and broadcast targets, a diagnostic EQ, A/B with a volume per source for matching levels between two sources, and bit-exact recording to the phone. Up to eight phones can listen at once, so the artist and client can hear it too (multiple listeners).
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Logic Pro, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Media Composer, REAPER, Cubase, Nuendo, Studio One, FL Studio, Bitwig Studio, DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro are trademarks of their respective owners. MixOutpost isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Questions
Which DAWs does MixOutpost work with?
Any Mac DAW that loads Audio Units or VST3 plugins. Logic Pro and Ableton Live are verified on real hardware, and in Live both the Audio Unit and the VST3 are verified. Other hosts are expected to work and are being confirmed.
Does MixOutpost work with Pro Tools?
Not as a plugin yet. The AAX version is built but waiting for PACE signing, so it isn't in the installer. Until then, the MixOutpost Mac app can share everything your Mac plays to the iPhone, Pro Tools included.
Does MixOutpost work with DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro?
Resolve and Premiere Pro load AU and VST3 on the Mac, so the plugin is expected to work on the main bus or Mix track; neither is tested yet. Final Cut Pro has no master bus, so use the Mac app. Media Composer needs the AAX build, which is coming.
Is there a Windows version?
Not yet. MixOutpost is macOS only for now, with the iPhone app on the App Store. A Windows sender is planned for after launch.
Do I need a different plugin for each DAW?
No. One installer puts the AU, the VST3 and the Mac app on your system; you choose which to install. Pair your iPhone once and it covers every instance on that Mac, in any host.
Can I use the plugin in two DAWs at the same time?
Yes. Each instance shows up on the phone as its own source, named after the host and track, and one pairing covers all of them.
Hear your mix on your phone
Free Mac plugin (AU, VST3) and iPhone app. Lossless, bit-exact and encrypted.