Stride with Arcade

Get More Tracks Out of the Kits You Already Love.

Found the right Arcade kit? See how far it can go before you reach for another one. Stride turns the macros you've mapped into moving performances, opening up different swells, textures and FX changes over the same MIDI.

Arcade + Stride: comparison
ComparisonOn its ownArcadeWith StrideArcade + Stride
The kitA playable collection of sounds with curated controls.Keep the same kit and explore different moving performances.
The macrosFour macros can each control several settings.Give the macros you've mapped their own evolving movements.
The performancePlay the samples and work the controls.Keep the MIDI and try different macro automation over it.
The next versionChange your macro performance or internal modulation.Roll new unlocked curves, then keep the parts that fit the track.
The effects around itUse Arcade's effects alongside other plugins.Move mapped Arcade controls and your hosted external FX together.
What you get from itA kit that works for your idea.More ways for that kit to grow, pull back and change through a phrase.

Same kit. More of your own sound.

Good to know

  • Stride hosts VST3 plugins on Windows and macOS, and AU plugins on macOS.
  • Map the controls you want to move before creating motion.
  • Third-party instruments and effects are sold separately.

Arcade is a trademark of its owner. Stride is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Details are based on publicly available product information, checked October 2026.

Your favorite synths. Your favorite effects. More sounds hiding inside them.

Somewhere in your setup
is a sound you haven't met.

24 hours, fully unlocked, on your own tracks. Then one purchase: $99.

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