A native music app for your MacPure Play / Studio Pro

Listen to music.
Understand sound.

Your collection. Two views. Six Studio tools. Hushquay brings attentive music listening together with a precise view of sound.

Explore the app

Pure Play.More music.
Less distraction.

Hushquay 1.61 · Pure Play · VintageOriginal capture · click to enlarge ↗

Apple SiliconNative on macOS 14 and later

Your local filesWAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC

Two workspacesPure Play and Studio Pro

Six starsYour personal judgement, track by track

01 / Your workspace

As focused as possible.
As much studio as you need.

A place for your music.

Every launch begins in Pure Play. Music, meters, monitoring and your collection are ready. Inserts and analysis panels have their own space.

Digital and Vintage
Stereo / Mono, Volume, Balance
Transport and Crossfade
Library and six stars

Understand the workspaces ↗

Pure Play in GermanCurrent · 1.61 · ↗ Enlarge

This switch illustrates the workspaces. Audio processing is enabled separately in the app. Studio Pro is a workspace, not a subscription.

02 / The instruments

Two faces.
One signal.

Digital gives you a direct view of Peak and RMS. Vintage brings illuminated instruments with a defined VU reference. Your music and settings stay in place when you switch.

Explore the measurements ↗

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Sample Peak / RMS

Separate L/R. 1.2-second Peak Hold.
Graphical range: −60 to 0 dBFS.

Monitoring within reach

Volume, centre-detent balance
and Stereo/Mono in the same place.

03 / Studio Pro

Six tools.
More clarity.

For the moments when you want to listen more closely. Native tools, a visible signal path and a deliberate separation between opening and enabling.

New in Studio Pro / Loudness Meter

Understand loudness.
Preserve dynamics.

An entire track or your actual monitor output: two deliberately separate perspectives. Hushquay reveals loudness, peaks and history without changing the music to measure it.

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Analyse the entire track independently of effects and player volume. The selected measurement reference adds context; it does not normalise an audio file.

Integrated: Gated loudness across the measured period.
Momentary / Short-Term: The current perspective: 400 ms and 3 seconds.
True Peak: Interpolated peaks alongside sample peak.
LRA / PLR: Loudness variation and the distance between peak and loudness.

21 preset options · Searchable presets · Inspect history · JSON / CSV

Explore Loudness in full ↗

Illustrated views for explanation. This browser does not measure or process audio. Target references do not automatically certify delivery compliance.

01 / Reference

Listen to references.
Discover the nuances.

Two tracks, musically comparable excerpts and optional LUFS-based loudness matching. A/B retains the relative position; measured waveforms and separate level readings make the comparison clear.

A / B10–120 sAttenuation only

Features & controls ↗

K-weighted LUFS provide the basis. Both sides are attenuated as needed to a common, quieter target.

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02 / Spectrum

See what you hear.

View L/R or Mid/Side, freeze a display and overlay up to three spectrum snapshots. A frequency inspector and selectable peaks take you from the overall picture to the detail.

16K FFT192 log bandsFreeze + Snapshots

Features & controls ↗

Freeze and snapshots hold the display. Your music continues while you investigate visually.

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03 / Spectral Balancer

Five ranges.
Your tonal focus.

Gain, stereo width and balance per band. Learn the relative energy of a useful passage and review a restrained suggestion for another. You decide what gets applied.

5 broad bands±6 dBLearn a target

Features & controls ↗

Suggestions are limited to ±3 dB gain. The decision to apply them stays with you.

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04 / Headphone monitor

A fresh perspective
between your ears.

Adjustable crossfeed, a variable virtual speaker angle and three room characters. Plus a personal five-band EQ and a model-specific measurement profile for the AKG K812.

CrossfeedFocus / Natural / OpenAKG K812

Features & controls ↗

The measurement profile is model-specific. It does not replace individual calibration or reproduce a real room exactly.

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05 / Effect Rack

Three inserts.
Your own effects chain.

A dedicated Rack for compatible Audio Units and three internal effects. Search by manufacturer or name, edit parameters and keep individual and master bypass in view.

3 serial slotsAUv2 / AUv3Enable separately

Features & controls ↗

Third-party plug-ins, licences and any required DSP hardware are separate. Parameters are retained within the session.

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04 / Your collection

Collect your music.
Find your own measure.

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A home for your tracks.

Import files and folders, find your tracks and create playlists. Format, sample rate and duration stay visible. Originals remain in place; removing a library entry does not delete its audio file.

Explore the library ↗

Six stars for your judgement.

Rate a track directly in the playlist. Your rating follows the same track across every list. In its own column on a wide layout, below the title in a narrow one — always your personal assessment.

★★★★★★

Ratings in detail ↗

Keep your collection connected

New folder name.
The same music.

A renamed folder should not break your collection. Smart Relink remembers supported original files alongside their paths. When automatic resolution is unavailable, you can review and confirm a folder relink.

Track IDs, playlists, stars and reference assignments are retained. You decide when matches are ambiguous.

Explore Smart Relink ↗

Smart RelinkHow it works

BeforeAlbumTrack.wav

AfterAlbum · renamedTrack.wav

Same original file.New location.

Kept intact

Track ID
Playlists
★★★★★★

Automatic when the original file can be reliably identified.

When needed: review and relink a folder.

Illustrative folder names · explanatory diagram, not app controls

05 / Clear all the way to the output

From the track
to the output.

Where is sound shaped, monitored and measured? Choose a stage to explore the order. This diagram explains the app; it does not control audio playback in your browser.

Local music and transitions

Local audio files supply the signal. When Crossfade is enabled, two player branches overlap. The file itself is unchanged.

Read the complete signal path ↗

06 / Connected to your setup

The right route
to your ears.

Audio interface, Mac or display speakers: select an output for Hushquay or follow the system route. A clear device browser brings search, groups and status together.

Understand audio outputs ↗

Direct or Follow macOS

Your setup decides.

Direct selection changes only Hushquay’s route. For AirPlay, HomePod or Apple TV, setup takes you to macOS Sound settings.

Hardware levels act in addition to player volume. The current behaviour of Mac and Studio Display speakers is documented precisely in the guide.

07 / Good to know

Precise answers.
Clear expectations.

What stays visible in Pure Play?

The title and position bar, both meter designs, Stereo/Mono, volume and balance, transport, Shuffle, Repeat, Crossfade, DIM, Mute, audio output, and the library with playlists and six stars. Inserts belong to the Studio Pro Rack.

Does switching between Digital and Vintage change the sound?

No. Both designs display and control the same audio engine. Music, position and settings are retained. Digital shows sample peak and RMS; Vintage displays RMS with a VU reference.

Does Studio Pro automatically enable sound processing?

No. The workspace makes the tools accessible. The Rack, Balancer and Headphone monitor are enabled separately. A closed panel can still be active; its tool card shows the state.

Are the Audio Units shown included?

Third-party Audio Units come from your Mac’s installation and require their own licences. Hushquay also offers three internal effects. Installing Logic does not automatically make its internal plug-ins separately hostable.

Can Hushquay detect AI-generated music?

No. The app reads metadata and measures audio signals. This cannot reliably prove how a track was created. The six stars are your personal rating.

Can Hushquay export a finished master?

The current version processes playback and monitoring. JSON and CSV export measurement reports, not processed audio. The Spectral Balancer supports tonal decisions; it is not a fully automatic mastering assistant.

Which Macs are supported?

Version 1.61 is built for Apple Silicon on macOS 14 or later. An Intel or already available iPad version is not offered here. Build and platform details are in the feature guide.

Get closer to Hushquay.

Read every feature. Explore every view at your own pace.

The feature guide ↗Explore the image atlas ↗

Listen to music.
Understand sound.