# AudioPod changelog — October 2, 2026

On Creator and above, Stem Splitter gains cleanup, drum-kit, high-fidelity, mastering and MIDI options, with the price shown before you start; the dashboard has a new home screen, and Podcast Studio shows cost upfront and plays episodes with chapters and a transcript.

Canonical URL: https://audiopod.ai/changelog/2026-10-02
Last updated: 2026-10-02

## New stem options, a new home, and Podcast Studio upgrades

- Added: On Creator and above, Stem Splitter can split a drum kit into its pieces, remove reverb, crowd noise or background music, run a high-fidelity pass, master a track, or convert a stem to MIDI. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/stem-splitter))
- Improved: The Exclude tab now lets you remove any instrument you can isolate. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/stem-splitter))
- Improved: Stem Splitter is reorganised into three modes with one summary that shows the price before you start, a results mixer, and a ZIP download of every stem. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/stem-splitter))
- Added: The dashboard home lets you start from a prompt or a file, resume recent work, and browse everything you have created.
- Added: Podcast Studio shows the cost before you generate, lets you top up without leaving, and adds templates, a brief, length and language settings. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/podcast-generator))
- Added: The podcast player has chapters, a follow-along transcript, resume, and links that share a moment at its timestamp. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/podcast-generator))
- Added: Clip Studio imports several sources at once (from a link on Creator and above), frames each clip automatically, and keeps the source timecode on every clip.
- Improved: AudioStudio follows the app's light or dark theme, and its assistant can transcribe, separate speakers, change a voice, convert to MIDI and make music from a clip. ([details](https://audiopod.ai/features/daw))

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