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BIG LISTEN — mix and master with context. Keep the records you know inside out one click away from your own, and stop guessing whether your low end, your top, your width and your weight are really where they should be.
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BIG LISTEN
Two ways to work
Big Listen in Poser mode: the full layout with analyzer, goniometer, loudness suite and output filters.
Poser. Everything on the table for a full mix check. Dual analyzer, goniometer and correlation, LUFS, true peak, LRA, crest, PLR and PSR side by side, and monitor path filters to interrogate one band at a time. When you want to know exactly what is different, this is the mode that tells you.
FEATURES

Six Reference Slots

Drag and drop up to six tracks. Each slot keeps its own loop markers, trim, match state and nickname, and all of it saves with the project. WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, M4A and OGG.

One Button A/B

MIX passes your mix through untouched. REF replaces the output with the selected reference. Both sets of meters read from the same taps at the same time, so the numbers never jump when you flip.

MATCH

Press it while your mix plays. Three seconds of measured short term LUFS and the reference is trimmed to sit at your loudness. It trims the reference, never your mix, and it refines an existing trim rather than wiping it.

Loop Markers, CUE and LATCH

Park on a chorus and cycle it. Drag the S and E tabs to set a region, needle drop anywhere in the waveform. CUE restarts the reference on every flip to REF; LATCH keeps it running so rapid A/Bs stay in step.

Full Loudness Suite

LUFS momentary, short term and integrated. True peak at 4x oversampling with hold. LRA, crest factor, PLR and PSR. Mix and reference side by side, always live, whichever one you are listening to.

Analyzer and Stereo Field

Real time spectrum with a dual overlay, so the reference curve keeps tracking while you audition your mix. Adjustable range, speed and detail, plus mouse zoom and pan. Goniometer and correlation meter underneath.

Monitor Tools and Filters

MONO, SIDE, DIFF and SWAP, all host automatable. A high pass and a low pass on the monitor path, applied to both programs, with the analyzer shading the region you are not hearing.

Poser and Pro Modes

Pro is not just a visual crop. With the analyzer and goniometer hidden, Big Listen stops doing that analysis altogether, so Pro costs meaningfully less CPU. All the metering stays fully live.

Five Themes

Classic, Hi-Vis, Mint, Airtime and Ghost. Each sets the mix and reference identity colors used everywhere in the window. Status colors stay fixed, so red always means trouble. Remembered globally.

VST3 · AU · AAX · CLAP

Runs in every major DAW on Windows, macOS and Linux. Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reaper, Bitwig, Studio One.

Zero Latency

No delay compensation required, 64-bit internal processing, 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz. It is a monitoring insert, so bypass or remove it before you bounce.

How it works

Three steps to an honest comparison

1

Load a reference

Insert Big Listen at the end of your master chain, after everything you want to hear, then drag an audio file onto one of the six slots.

2

Hit MATCH

Play a representative section and click MATCH. It listens for three seconds and trims the reference to your mix's loudness, so louder never wins.

3

Flip and listen

Click MIX / REF to switch. Set loop markers to cycle a chorus, watch the dual analyzer, and check mono, side and phase without leaving the plugin.

TECHNICAL
Formats
VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP
Platforms
Windows 10+, macOS 10.13+ (Intel and Apple Silicon), Linux
Latency
Zero. No delay compensation required
Reference slots
Six, streamed from disk, up to 30 minutes each
Reference formats
WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, M4A, OGG
Loudness match
3 second short term LUFS, up to ±24 dB of trim
Metering
BS.1770 LUFS (M / S / I), 4x true peak, LRA, crest, PLR and PSR, goniometer and correlation
Processing
64-bit internal, stereo in and out, 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz

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