smart:chain is sonible’s intelligent mixing workhorse: a unified channel strip and session-wide control system for polished, professional mixes with greater speed and consistency. A single analysis of the source signal creates optimized starting points for EQ, compression, gating, de-harshing, input riding and saturation. The processors share an understanding of the signal, adapt to one another and remain transparent and editable. Beyond individual tracks, intelligent depth staging organizes grouped tracks into Front, Middle and Back layers to support separation and spatial balance. Project-wide Auto Levelling analyzes tracks to create a genre-aware rough mix, while dedicated trim controls keep the result flexible. Multi-instance communication lets users navigate tracks, manage groups and refine every smart:chain instance from one window.

Powered by sonible’s Sonic Intelligence, smart:chain removes repetitive setup while leaving every creative decision in the user’s hands.

Features

From stack to system

Intelligent processors, working together

One chain. Shared intelligence.

Instead of operating independently, smart:chain’s processors share an understanding of your audio and interact to create a coherent processing chain. One analysis of your audio material provides optimized starting points across the modules, while intuitive sound-shaping controls make it easy to explore different directions. And because every parameter remains fully editable, you can shape the intelligent starting point entirely to your own vision.

Mix-wide intelligence and centralized control

Turn tracks into a mix

smart:chain takes AI-assisted mixing beyond individual tracks. Multiple plug-in instances communicate across your session, allowing tracks to be managed and shaped in the context of the entire mix. Intelligent depth staging lets you place elements in Front, Middle, and Back Layers, automatically adapting processing to support separation, depth, and clarity. Centralized session control brings Groups, track navigation, and access to every smart:chain instance into one window, making even complex mixing sessions easier to manage.

Project-wide Auto Leveling

Find your balance faster

Instead of building every rough mix from silence, smart:chain's project-wide Auto Leveling analyzes the relationships between learned tracks and establishes a genre-aware starting balance across your session. Tracks are intelligently balanced against each other to create a coherent overall mix. Dedicated trim controls let you refine the result without losing the established level relationships. You get to a solid starting point faster, while the final balance - and every creative decision - stays yours.