Prepare
Add songs or four-stem folders, set BPM, and create SP-1-ready output.
SP-1 Utility
Native Mac app
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SP-1 Utility
A native Mac app for preparing stem albums and transferring them to a Teenage Engineering SP-1 over USB-C.
Built for people who want the SP-1 workflow without Terminal, Homebrew, Python setup, or coding tools. Download, install, prepare, preview, and transfer.
Native Mac app
USB-C transfer
24-bit / 48 kHz
Eight-channel PCM
Download the Mac DMG
The app download is in GitHub Releases. Download SP-1 Utility.dmg, open it, drag SP-1 Utility into Applications, then launch it from Applications.
What it does
The app bundles the local processing engine, keeps prepared tracks organized, and shows transfer status you can actually read.
- Prepares regular songs or existing four-stem folders.
- Creates SP-1-ready WAVs: 24-bit, 48 kHz, eight-channel PCM.
- Keeps prepared tracks organized in a Library view.
- Plays master and individual stem previews inside the app.
- Transfers ready albums to the SP-1 over USB-C.
- Shows connection state, transfer status, confirmed progress, and recovery details.
Library
Review prepared tracks, play the preview mix, and check individual stems.
Upload
Build an album plan, watch SP-1 live controls, and transfer ready WAVs over USB-C.
No setup maze
Normal use does not require Terminal, Homebrew, Python setup, or coding tools. The app is built as a native Mac utility so the SP-1 workflow stays in one place.
Release file lives on GitHub
The DMG is attached to the release instead of the Code tab because it is too large for normal GitHub repository files.
Prepare. Preview. Transfer.
SP-1 Utility is for getting from a song or stem folder to a device-ready album without leaving the Mac app.