This is a brilliant plugin. No more searching on the hard drive for one or more reference track. Just pop in the tracks you need for the session and they are all ready at your fingertip. This plugin have saved me a lot of time during prep work.
Plugin Alliance response
So, what is missing for a 5th star please?
Indispensable. My new Go-to.
★★★★★
by David E
What a fantastic plug-in. Beware the trial, if you don't have cash in hand, because once you start using this you'll pretty much be sucked in. I downloaded the trial and within about 5 minutes decided it was my next plugin purchase. I'm a really visual person so being able to easily see the sonic characteristics for both a reference track layered on top of my produced track is excellent. There are many ways to view the a produce track vs a reference track: I use filters to hone in on a single region (sub, low mid, highs etc.), the volume match feature helps to get both tracks' output levels matched. I love that I can quickly jump between checking levels of various frequencies, correlation ratios, stereo field & dynamics. I was doing this before with extra tracks and various metering plugins, but this is so well done, I honestly can't imagine going back. My one critique / feedback to this plugin would be that the playback section could use some extra polish. Sync works great, but only if the two tracks' arrangements are basically identical. There are cue points and other things to help, but is very manual to setup and keep it synced with my track in the background. It would be helpful to have a bar counter across the top of the playback section in the plugin so I can more accurately set my cue points. It would also be helpful to see my track's waveform layered over the reference (if possible?) and be able to slice the reference track to keep loud sections matched with loud sections. Overall, this plugin is a very easy choice. Highly recommended.
Reference at its Best!
★★★★★
by Joel
This is everything I’ve ever wanted in a reference plugin. It has everything you need for both metering and referencing other tracks. The interface is clean and clear. Very intuitive and easy to use. And the price is an absolute steal for how powerful this plugin is. Like everything at PA it is absolutely top notch!
Bestes Audio-Analyse und A/B - Plugin bisher!
★★★★★
by DanielHefti
Ich verwende seit einigen Wochen das neue MetricAB-Plugin. Dieses hat auf einen schlag diverse Analyse-Plugins, sowie meine A/B - Lösung ersetzt und so meinen Workflow erheblich vereinfach und verbessert.
Plugin Alliance response
Thanks for this German review. Danke.
Metric AB
★★★★★
by Bd lieutenant
I think its very expensive, I have many of the individual components & the gui should be scaleable. 5 stars just for comparing lufs levels of released tracks, fantastic insight. I spent hours just saying 'thats what you did !', & 'I knew it !' & 'wow'. The combination of components, clearly focuses your attention on, lets say, 'essential technical work', ie comparing mid & side information, or stereo spread, very informative. Most importantly & beneficially is Metric A/B now gives your tracks or creations, real world targets, genres, perspectives, on your mixbus or master..... invaluable in the box, room, home, studio, headphones etc
More than just A | B...
★★★★★
by MCCdusk
This plugin is absolutely outstanding. Very low on CPU and very high on giving you precisely all the information you´ll ever need in any mixing or mastering situation. One of the best buys in the store ever.
MetricAB
★★★★★
by Billy
This plugin for me has been a game changer. After dabbling for years for 'that sound' in my home studio, I have finally cracked it with MetricAB where I can get to 95% of a commercially mastered track in terms of what is important. MetricAB helps you focus on what matters, different frequencies, dynamics, stereo width and more. MetricAB will save the average producer many, many hours of guessing. Pop good headphones on and take poor room setup out of the equation, MetricAB is my new best friend.
Plugin Alliance response
Thanks and enjoy!
MetricAb
★★★★★
by Bill Harrison
This is a plugin you will use all of the time. I own another good comparison plugin, but this is far superior. It's easier to use and more informative. ASPTR have put a lot of thought into this and it shows.
Excellent
★★★★★
by Jose Miguel Velasquez
My new Swiss army for A/b my mixes....
MetricAB
★★★★★
by Spinncontrol
This works...... needs 6 Stars - easy to understand and very intuitive in use & SET up....Great Design - download and try it, that's better than me telling you how great it works...Cheers Spinncontrol Productions Texas