BALANZE

BALANZE MASTER

Mastering chain audio plugin for macOS — VST3 / AU.

When the mix is done and has to land on a loudness target without guessing.

It measures first — LUFS, true peak, spectrum — then matches, shapes and limits to the number you set.

The mastering chain that hits your target.

$69

Get BALANZE MASTER — $69

macOS 10.13.4+ · VST3 / AU · universal binary

Buy once, own it forever — no subscription

  • VST3 / AU · macOS
  • Analysis → Match EQ → Master EQ → Imager → Exciter → Maximizer
  • LUFS and true-peak metering (ITU-R BS.1770)
  • MANUAL / TARGET workflow
  • 84 parameters

Part of BALANZE — get the bundle and save $29 →

BALANZE MASTER main panel
Why it works

Most mastering tools make you guess. MASTER listens first.

The idea

Before you touch a knob, the ANALYSIS tab measures your mix — loudness (LUFS), true peak, dynamic range, stereo correlation, full spectrum. Every module downstream works from real numbers, not vibes. That’s the whole philosophy: measure → decide → act. And it all happens on your machine — MASTER runs fully offline. Your audio never leaves your session, no cloud, no account, no internet required.

How the chain works — signal flows through the tabs, left to right

  1. ANALYSIS — your mix, measured at the input: LUFS-I/S/M, true peak, loudness range, crest, correlation, live spectrum. The starting picture.
  2. MATCH EQ — drop a reference track you trust. LEARN captures its tonal balance; APPLY moves your mix toward it with a linear-phase filter. AMOUNT, SMOOTH and RANGE control how far you go. Your low end learns from records that already work.
  3. MASTER EQ — 8 bands, linear-phase, for broad shaping or surgical moves.
  4. EXCITER — adds harmonics per band; the meters show exactly how much is being added, so color never turns into mud.
  5. IMAGER — width where you want it, mono where you need it. Bass stays centered and club-safe.
  6. MAXIMIZER — true-peak limiter with transient control, two workflows: MANUAL — classic: you set threshold and ceiling. TARGET — pick a platform (Spotify, YouTube, CD…) and MASTER manages the gain staging to land on that LUFS target with true-peak safety. The REAL (LUFS-I OUT) readout shows what actually leaves the plugin.
  7. COMM — talks to BALANZE Canal on your tracks, so channel strips and master act as one system (BALANZE bundle).

What you receive

  • VST3 + AU for macOS — universal binary (Intel + Apple Silicon), signed and notarized by Apple: no security warnings, double-click install
  • Works 100% offline — no internet connection, no account, no cloud processing. Unlike online mastering services, your audio stays on your machine
  • Perpetual license — pay once, yours forever · 3 machine activations
  • Free 1.x updates included
  • Install guide at padworks.io/install + one inbox answered by the person who builds the plugins
  • 84 parameters under the hood

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