DriveRack PA2 Control vs DM StageMix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriveRack PA2 Control
Control your PA2 hardware wirelessly from any location. This app optimizes and protects your loudspeakers by managing audio processing between your mixer and amplifiers.
- Wireless control via WiFi
- System setup from any location
- Loudspeaker optimization
- Loudspeaker protection
- Audio processing management
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The DriveRack® PA2 Control app is the ultimate way to control the PA2 hardware. The DriveRack® PA2 provides all the processing you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. With the PA2 app you can control all aspects of the hardware through a network (WiFi) connection allowing you to setup system from any location. DriveRack® PA2 continues the DriveRack® legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors.
DM StageMix
This application offers remote control for Yamaha DM7 series digital mixing systems on iPad. It allows audio engineers to adjust monitor mixes directly from stage, improving setup efficiency and mix quality. Its features are expanding for broader remote control capabilities.
- Remote control for Yamaha DM7 series
- Intuitive graphical interface
- Stage monitor mix adjustment
- Direct control of mix parameters
- Expanded remote control functions
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DM StageMix is an application for the Apple iPad that provides remote control of Yamaha DM7/DM5 series digital mixing system functions via a simple, intuitive graphical interface from anywhere within wireless range. The software has been specifically designed to allow engineers to adjust monitor mixes from the performers’ positions on stage, directly controlling mix parameters via the iPad rather than having to rely on verbal directions to a second engineer. The result is better mixes in less time; a huge advantage during high-pressure pre-show setup. Although StageMix is focused on the requirements for adjusting monitor mixes on stage, its range of features is continually expanding, allowing it to be used for a wider variety of remote control functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveRack PA2 Control at 3.2 against DM StageMix's 2.5. DriveRack PA2 Control also leads on ratings volume (110 vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). DM StageMix's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DriveRack PA2 Control holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriveRack PA2 Control has 110 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 34% and 33% positive.
DriveRack PA2 Control ships an update every 8 months, DM StageMix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriveRack PA2 Control | DM StageMix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (110 ratings) — better | 2.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman Professional, Inc. | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
DriveRack PA2 Control
DM StageMix
In-app purchases
DriveRack PA2 Control
No in-app purchases
DM StageMix
No in-app purchases
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