# Block multiband

> A multiband compressor you can plug in: its state, a panel that draws the three bands and an engine that plays it. Play a loop through it and hold one band down

A shadcn/ui block from the [@audio-ui](https://www.audio-ui.dev/?utm_source=shadcn.exchange) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-multiband).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-multiband
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/audio-ui/block-multiband-light-adacf31e2c637694.png
- Registry item: https://www.audio-ui.dev/r/new-york-v4/block-multiband.json
- Listed: 2026-10-17, source last changed 2026-10-17

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-multiband.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `@audio-ui/react`
- Registry items: `@audio-ui/multiband-panel`, `@audio-ui/multiband-device`, `@audio-ui/multiband-engine`, `@audio-ui/play-toggle`, `@audio-ui/use-device-loop`, `@audio-ui/use-master-bus`

## Files

### `block-multiband.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";

import { useState } from "react";
import { PlayToggle } from "@/components/audio-ui/play-toggle";
import { MultibandPanel } from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/multiband/panel";
import { useDeviceLoop } from "@/hooks/use-device-loop";
import { useMasterBus } from "@/hooks/use-master-bus";
import {
  type MultibandState,
  multibandDevice,
} from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/multiband/device";
import { createMultibandEngine } from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/multiband/engine";

const MASTER_VOLUME = 0.7;

/**
 * A multiband compressor you can plug in: its state, a panel that draws the
 * three bands and an engine that plays it, each its own file and none knowing
 * the others. Play the loop, lower the threshold of one band and only that
 * band is held down.
 */
export function BlockMultiband() {
  const [state, setState] = useState<MultibandState>(() =>
    multibandDevice.defaults()
  );
  const master = useMasterBus(MASTER_VOLUME);
  const { playing, toggle } = useDeviceLoop({
    create: createMultibandEngine,
    destination: master,
    state,
  });
  return (
    <div className="rounded-xl h-full w-full min-w-0">
      <MultibandPanel onValueChange={setState} value={state}>
        <PlayToggle
          label="Play a loop through it"
          onToggle={toggle}
          playing={playing}
        />
      </MultibandPanel>
    </div>
  );
}
```