Version 1.4 is here, and it’s the biggest update MonoMate has gotten since launch.

A lot of what’s in this release came directly from user requests. Multichannel WAV support, pan percentage in filenames, metadata preservation — these were well beyond the scope of what I initally thought MonoMate would be, but enthusiastic folks wrote in and were super helpful with suggestions. I’ve been blown away by the encouragement from all MonoMate users, and thankful to everyone who’s shaped this app thus far.

Here’s everything that’s new.

Multichannel WAV Support

This is the most exciting update by far. MonoMate can now analyze files with any channel count — not just stereo. It detects silent and duplicate channels using pairwise comparison, and gives you a per-channel detail panel so you can see exactly what’s going on inside a file before you touch it.

If you work in post/film/TV, you no longer have to accept silent or duplicated channels in your edit.

When you convert, you get two options: split all channels to individual mono files, or strip out the redundant channels and keep only what’s unique.

If you work with surround stems, ambisonic recordings, or anything beyond standard stereo, this is a big deal.

BWF Metadata Preservation

Previous versions of MonoMate would drop broadcast metadata during conversion. That’s fixed. Version 1.4 preserves bext, iXML, LIST, cue, and other BWF chunks through the conversion process.

As a music producer, I was unaware of how important this metadata was to film/tv audio folks so I appreciate the education!

If you’re doing post-production work where timecode, originator info, or scene metadata matters, your converted files will come out with all of that intact.

Lossy Format Support

MonoMate now scans and analyzes MP3, M4A, and AAC files. If it detects dual mono in a lossy file, it converts the output to WAV to preserve quality. A heads-up dialog explains what’s happening the first time you convert a lossy file (with a “don’t show again” option, because I hate when warning messages show every time I do something).

Pan Percentage in Filenames

Several people asked for this and it’s a great idea. When MonoMate detects a panned mono file, you can now opt to include the pan percentage in the output filename — something like Vocal_55L.wav. Makes it easy to reset panning in your DAW without guessing.

Smarter Silence Detection

The silence threshold moved from exact-zero to -96 dBFS. In practice, this means MonoMate catches channels that are effectively silent but have trace-level noise from processing or dithering. Less false negatives, more accurate results.

Automatic Update Checking

MonoMate now checks for updates on launch and shows a banner if a newer version is available, with release notes right there so you know what changed. There’s a manual “Check for Updates” menu item too, and you can turn off automatic checking if you prefer.

Other Improvements

Help menu now links directly to monomate.app/help
Small UI improvements
“Trial mode” runs a little smoother now, and allows folks to do analysis on their files without a license key, just no conversion.

Availability

v1.4 is available now for Mac. The Windows build is coming soon.

If you’re an existing customer, you’ll get an email with your download link today or tomorrow. You can also grab it from your account dashboard right now.

Not a customer yet? Pick up MonoMate for $29 — one-time purchase, no subscription.

Thanks for the support!

Thomas