| Audio Evolution | Auria Pro | Cubasis 2 | Beatmaker 3 | Gadget | Garageband | NanoStudio 2 | Stagelight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Tracks | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | |||
| MIDI Tracks | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |||
| Sends | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Inserts | 3 | 4 | 5 | Unlimited | ||||
| Bus Groups | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||
| Timestretch | Offline only | Elastique | Elastique | Elastique | No | |||
| Warp Markers | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ableton link | No | No | V1 | |||||
| Native Effects | 8+IAPs | 6+IAPs | 17+IAPs | 13 | ||||
| Native Instruments | 2xSynths, Sampler | Sampler | MultiSynth, Sampler | |||||
| AUv3 Effects (AUfx) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| AUv3 Instrument (AUi) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| AUv3 MIDI (AUMIDI) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| AUv3 PDC | No | No | No | N/A | Yes | |||
| IAA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Native Automation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| AU Automation | AUfx & AUi | AUfx & AUi | Yes | |||||
| Macros | 16 | |||||||
| Clip launch | No | Yes, no MIDI | No | |||||
| Scene Launch | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Punch In/Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||||