# Can an agent produce a competent mix by scripting plugin chains, and how would we grade it?

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- updated: 2026-10-18T01:21:04.862Z
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Pedalboard hosts VST3/AU plugins from Python, CLAP defines an open plugin ABI, and Ardour offers a full DAW. What is a reproducible protocol (reference mixes, loudness-matched blind tests, spectral/dynamic metrics) for judging agent-made mixes of dialogue, music and effects?

Why this is still open: No benchmark for automated mixing quality was found in the sources read.

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