# AudioPod changelog — August 7, 2026

The browser DAW is now AudioStudio, with fades, time-stretch, buses and sends, automation, MIDI instruments and mastered long-form export, and Audiobook Studio can suggest voice direction for you.

Canonical URL: https://audiopod.ai/changelog/2026-08-07
Last updated: 2026-08-07

## AudioStudio: mixing, automation, MIDI and mastering in the browser

- Added: AudioStudio adds fades, crossfades, time-stretch and clip gain to the browser DAW. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/daw))
- Added: The AudioStudio mixer has buses, sends, solo-in-place and loudness metering, with editable automation lanes. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/daw))
- Added: MIDI tracks come with a piano roll, a virtual keyboard, instrument presets and MIDI import and export. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/daw))
- Added: Export long projects with a loudness target and a mastering preset. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/daw))
- Added: Auto Direction suggests how each passage of your audiobook should be voiced. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/audiobook-studio))
- Added: The API wallet can top itself up automatically when the balance falls below a level you set. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/developers))
- Added: Self-publishing authors can apply to the Authors Program from its page and hear narrated demo chapters there. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/programs/audiobook-authors))

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