Stadium Showcase makes it easy to practice and dial in presets by letting you play full songs from your pedal, mute all the guitars and play the whole song yourself, mute just the lead or rhythm guitar to work on specific parts, and automatically switch presets and snapshots so you can stay focused on playing and tone.

Here’s how I do it, step by step.

Step 1: Get the Song Audio

First thing you need is the song as an audio file. Pretty much anything works as long as it’s a real audio file you can upload later.

Stadium and Moises can work with:

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, MP4, MOV, WMA

Ways People Usually Get the Audio

You already have it
If you’ve bought the song or already have it in your library, you’re good.
Rip it from a CD or other physical media
Old-school, but still one of the cleanest ways to get high-quality audio.
Rip it from YouTube or streaming services
A lot of people use third-party ripping sites or software to grab audio from YouTube or streaming platforms.

Common methods:
- YouTube ripping websites or desktop apps
- Streaming service rippers
- Video-to-audio converters
- System audio recorders that capture what’s playing

For best results later, try to get the highest quality version you can. WAV or FLAC is ideal, but a good MP3 will still work.

Step 2: Create Stems With Moises.ai

Once you’ve got the song, the next move is breaking it into stems (ex. extracting the lead guitar track form the song) so you can control what you hear while practicing.

I use Moises.ai for this—it’s great, and like StadiumDepot (wink wink, please support this site), it’s a small monthly or yearly subscription that’s absolutely worth it if you like supporting good tools built by real developers.

Create the Stems

Open the Moises desktop app
Use the desktop app, not the web version. The desktop app lets you transpose the song (ex. recording is in Eb but your band plays it in E) and export the corrected audio.
Start track separation
Click Track Separation and drag in your audio file.
Pick your stem setup
I usually choose:
- 1 vocal track
- 1 bass track
- 1 drum track
- 1 rhythm guitar track
- 1 lead guitar track
This separates into the 3 key tracks needed (backing track aka no guitars, rhythm guitar, and lead guitar).
Submit it
Hit submit and let Moises do its thing.

Export the Mixes

Now comes the important part—exporting the versions you’ll actually use in Stadium.

Set the key and tuning
If the recording is not in your desire key and or tuning, fix that now.
Export the backing track
- Mute both rhythm and lead guitar
- Export the mix as WAV
Export the rhythm guitar track
- Solo the rhythm guitar (mute everything else)
- Export the mix as WAV
Export the lead guitar track
- Solo the lead guitar
- Export the mix as WAV

Important:

Use Export Mix, not individual channels. That way the key change, tuning, and volume balances stay intact across all files.

Step 3: Create the Song in Stadium Showcase

Now you’re ready to get everything into Stadium.

Open the Helix Stadium app
Launch the app and connect to your Stadium pedal.
Open Showcase
Click the Song icon in the top-center toolbar.
Name the song
Keep it simple and recognizable—you’ll be scrolling through this on the pedal later.
Drag in your stems
Drop the WAV files into the Showcase window.
Sort the tracks
I like to keep them in this order:
- Backing track
- Rhythm guitar
- Lead guitar
Click Transfer
This sends the song and all tracks to your Stadium.

Once that’s done, the computer is basically out of the picture.

Step 4: Use Showcase for Real Practice

I hit the Song button on Stadium, pick the song, press play—and that’s it.

From there:

I mute the guitar tracks and play along
I mute backing and rhythm to focus on lead parts
I solo rhythm and practice tight timing
I blend tracks to match rehearsal or live conditions

Step 5: Match Your Preset to the Recording

This setup is also how I make sure my presets actually sound right.

I’ll:

Mute my guitar tracks and listen to the recording
Bring my guitar back in and compare in real time
Adjust EQ, gain, compression, or effects until it sits right

Why This Works So Well

Practice to the original recording
Practice in the correct key and tuning
Mute rhythm or lead guitars to play with the band
Isolate the rhythm and or lead guitar parts
Load the right preset and snapshot automatically

Tips & Tricks

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