iZotope Total Balance Control
Tonal Balance Control 2 is a plug-in designed to help audio professionals achieve balanced mixes that translate well across different playback systems. It allows users to visualize the tonal balance of their audio and compare it against 12 target curves representing popular music genres. Users can also load an audio file to create a custom reference curve. The plug-in facilitates communication with compatible iZotope plug-ins like Relay, enabling adjustments to tracks without leaving the Tonal Balance Control 2 interface. Additionally, it offers the ability to open and control EQs from Ozone and Neutron for more precise adjustments. The included iZotope Relay allows for adjustments to gain, pan, stereo image, and more, providing a lightweight mixing tool that integrates seamlessly with Tonal Balance Control 2. This integration ensures that users can view the frequencies of any track against their tonal balance target, aiding in the creation of mixes that adhere to genre standards.
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Sonic Studio Mastering EQ
A Mastering EQ has to be transparent. Your clients have already spent a lot of time and resources to get the right mix; and your processing shouldn’t get in the way of that work – and your EQ should only clarify rather than color sound. And that’s exactly what Sonic Studio Mastering EQ Audio Units plug-in does – it helps you get the most out of any recording without clouding it with ‘…character’. Transparency is especially important when you need to surgically notch out offending frequencies. Sonic Studio Mastering EQ gives you the confidence to know that you’re effecting only the target frequency and nothing more. 14 Filter topologies including 1st – 4th order parametrics, shelving, band pass, notch, RIAA, Emphasis and more Metering & gain control to optimize signal level Integrated dither and word length controls Audio Units compliant.
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Eventide Elevate
Elevate is the most advanced mastering plug-in ever created. This unique multi-band limiter, human-ear EQ, and powerful audio maximizer will increase the loudness of your mix while maintaining or improving its dynamic perception. It uses intelligent, adaptive technology that responds in real-time to your music, creating not only the loudest but the best-sounding master. Developed by Newfangled Audio, Elevate maintains subtle dynamics and improves the tonal balance of your mix. The adaptive limiter analyzes 26 frequency bands and alters the gain, speed, and transients for each band in real-time. The result is a transparent, natural sound, no matter how hard you push it. Elevate utilizes 26 critical filter bands modeled from the human ear. Each of the bands is spaced to give maximum control over how the sound hits your eardrum. Draw curves, solo bands and manipulate the transient attack for each individual band to bring out particular instruments such as kick or snare drums.
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EQBase
EQBase is a native macOS app that puts an equalizer and a full set of audio controls in front of everything the Mac plays: browsers, calls, games, and system sounds, all at once. It ranges from a simple 3-control EQ to a 24-band parametric with dynamic and linear-phase filters, and includes correction curves for 8,666 measured headphone models, per-app volume and per-app EQ, per-app output routing, Audio Unit hosting, system audio recording, room measurement, and loudness compensation.
It adds zero latency to the direct signal, and when every control is flat the output is bit-perfect, verified continuously against the live audio. Setup needs one system permission: no admin password and no kernel extension by default.
The free tier has no time limit. Pro adds the advanced tools for $4.99/month, $39.99/year, or $79.99 once, with a 14-day refund. Requires macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.
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