Arranger One
Your songwriting studio for the Mac: arrange songs, record vocals, mix, and export the lyric video at the end. One app, so you stay in the music.
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Hi, I'm Hens Hensen. Originally I just wanted to write a MIDI plug-in – and ended up building an entire DAW around it. It simply happened that way, and the ambition was there. Today Arranger One is my daily tool: every one of my productions is made with it, from the first chord to the finished mix. I work on the program every day and keep extending it. If a feature is missing or something in the workflow bothers you, write to me. Much of what is in there today came about exactly like that: from requests by people who make music with it.
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The idea behind Arranger One
I built Arranger One to save you a lot of busywork. Its structure is thought through from the start: everything connects, from the sum buses down to the stems. You get the final mix in several versions right away, whether instrumental, half playback or live playback, all automatic. And when the album is done, you render the whole thing with one click.
On top of that, plenty of features make producing easier. So you can get back to what it is really about: making music.
Features
Arranger view
Like the auto-accompaniment of a keyboard, but for production: you play chords, and kick, bass, drums, chords, lead and keys play their patterns along, 240 factory patterns included. The song is made of sections such as intro, verse and chorus, each with its own key. Bass live mode, and section-instrument tracks drive the accompaniment straight from the timeline.
Track view
Audio and MIDI tracks, clips with fades and crossfades, take folders with comping, piano roll, colour folders, markers, tempo track. Tool field with marquee, eraser and mute, grid chip, auto-scroll, pinch zoom, freely assignable keys. Four DJ effect lanes with regions for hi-cut, low-cut, tempo-synced delay, tape stop, reverse, phaser, volume or one of your own plugins, each drawn as a curve and aimed at single buses or the master.
Vocals
The lead engine aligns timing and pitch of all takes in a take folder to their common average. The result is doublings that run in sync and can be bounced to a new track. Take folders can be linked as master and slave: doublings and backing vocals follow the timing of the lead vocal. Audio edit removes breaths, clicks and mouth noises. Vocal Space ducks the music under the voice, sidechain from any track.
Video & Lyrics
Video track with clips, photos, titles and motion. Lyrics are stamped onto the time with a keypress, export as LRC. Lyric video with effects straight to MP4.
Mixer & Buses
32 sum buses with names and colours. Channel mixer and bus mixer, both also as separate windows. Inserts, sends pre and post, pre-mix and master. Mix routing with stems, freeze and realtime freeze. Metering on the Logic scale with LUFS.
Plugins & Hardware
Audio Unit, VST3 and ARA load directly. Plugin presets, plugin roll, blacklist. Hardware controllers with channel follow, external synths with MIDI clock and audio return. Low-latency direct path for playing in.
Stems & Import
Stem separation into vocals, drums, bass and rest with the free add-on package. Tempo detection and follow tempo via varispeed. Import as track or take folder, compressed formats included. Sample Universe for your own samples.
Export & Workflow
Mixdown and album mixdown at the push of a button, mix variants as instrumental, half playback, live playback and full playback, stems export, deliver as folder or ZIP. Play from cursor or selection with pre-roll, cycle, transport window, song archive as ZIP, day and night mode, help search.
Screenshots
Screenshots from current productions. Click opens the image at full size.
Price and license
- All features, no tiers, no add-on packs
- Licence for up to 3 of your own Macs
- All updates of this major version
- Licence key by e-mail right away
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Good to know: Arranger One ships without plugins and without a sample library. It is made for professionals who already own their instruments, effects and sounds and want to get to the finished song faster. Your Audio Unit and VST3 plugins load directly.
The trial is the complete app. Only mixdown and export stay locked until activation. Purchases run through Lemon Squeezy, payment by card or PayPal.
System requirements
Frequently asked questions
Is the trial time-limited?
No. The trial runs without a time limit and is the complete app. Only mixdown and export stay locked until a license key is activated.
On how many computers can I use Arranger One?
On up to three of your own Macs. A Mac can be signed off again in the settings to free the slot.
Do I need an internet connection?
Only to activate. After that the app checks the licence occasionally at start-up and keeps working fully offline for up to 14 days.
Are there updates?
Yes, all updates of the current major version are included and are announced inside the app.
Does Arranger One run on Intel Macs or Windows?
No, currently only on Macs with Apple Silicon running macOS 11 or later.
Are instruments, effects or sounds included?
No. Arranger One comes with no plugins and no sample library. It is aimed at professionals who already own all of that and want a more modern workflow. Your Audio Unit and VST3 plugins load directly, your own samples come in via import or the Sample Universe.
Can I keep using my plugins?
Yes, Audio Unit and VST3 plugins as well as ARA editors load directly. Hardware controllers with channel follow are supported.
How do I get help?
By e-mail via the contact page. Tester feedback flows into the updates continuously.