magic.METER: Free Vocal Analyzer Plugin by Music By Mattie
Music By Mattie has released magic.METER, a completely free vocal analyzer plugin designed to evaluate your vocal chain against diagnostic data extracted from 3,054 hit tracks. Operating as a pure visual analysis utility, it evaluates performance markers across your vocal chain without coloring the audio signal. You can claim it directly from the developer's website in exchange for an email address.
Reference-Based Vocal Metering
Balancing vocals in untreated spaces often leads to skewed frequency profiles and over-compression. To solve this, magic.METER grades your live vocal input across seven dedicated diagnostic tabs:
- Tone: Compares your frequency curve across 16 hit subsets, including nine musical genres, eras, and voice profiles.
- Dynamics: Evaluates peak-to-body ratios against a median hit baseline of 16.3 dB of dynamic range.
- Level: Measures vocal presence and frequency masking against the beat across five specific bands using sidechain audio.
- Width, Space, Esses, and Recording: Monitors stereo imaging, reverb tail decay times, sibilance intensity, and noise levels.
Real-Time Diagnostic Guidance
Rather than offering raw numbers, magic.METER delivers actionable corrective advice, such as recommending a 2 dB reduction in compressor threshold or flagging harsh high frequencies. Because the plugin works purely in measurement mode, it introduces zero latency and will never alter your actual audio stream.
To download the software, head over to Music By Mattie and submit your email address to receive your download link.
magic.METER is available as a free download for macOS (VST3, AU, AAX) and Windows (VST3, AAX). The installer requires an email signup and is permanently free to use in any commercial production.
FAQ
Is magic.METER really free?
The plugin is completely free to download in exchange for entering your email address on the developer's website.
Does magic.METER alter my audio signal?
It operates strictly as a metering utility and does not alter, process, or degrade incoming audio in any way.
What plugin formats does magic.METER support?
It supports 64-bit VST3, AU, and AAX formats on macOS, as well as VST3 and AAX formats on Windows.