Take a Stack

This update sharpens the interface: the iPad layout now uses a centered, comfortable reading width instead of stretching edge to edge, plus small display fixes. iPhone is unchanged.

Take a Stack 2.0 — a pro upgrade that finishes your voiceover, not just records it. Still 100% offline. • On-device cleanup chain: high-pass, noise gate, gentle compressor, de-ess, and a true-peak-safe limiter, with presets. • Loudness normalization to platform targets (YouTube -14, Apple -16, broadcast) with a -1 dBTP ceiling and a measured-LUFS readout. • Dead-air trim: removes lead/tail silence and tightens the gaps between lines. • Master export to 16-bit WAV or M4A — decoded, processed, stitched, and normalized on your device. • Pacing: words-per-minute grades per line and a read-speed breakdown. • Auto best-take suggestion scored on level, pacing, and your rating. • A 3-2-1 count-in before recording. All audio processing runs on-device. No cloud, no accounts — your voice never leaves your phone.

Level meter on every take. Each take now shows a traffic-light level badge — green for the voice-work sweet spot (–22 to –10 dBFS), cyan if you were too quiet, red if you ran hot. Session Stats adds a mean-level card with advice for bringing your recording chain into the right range. Second Pass queue. Tap the flag button on any script line to mark it for a redo. A dedicated Second Pass section appears at the top of the Record tab, showing all flagged lines across every project so you can batch-retake without hunting. Target duration. Set a target length (15 s, 30 s, 60 s, 90 s, or custom) on any project. Session Stats compares your stitched estimate against the target and shows how many words to cut or add — built for timed ads and fixed-length broadcast spots.