Match EQ

What it is

Match EQ fits a 12-band parametric correction curve from a loaded reference track and lets you preview it before any band lands in the live chain. It analyzes the loop region if you have one set, otherwise the loudest 10-15 second window of your master, renders it through the current chain offline, measures the 1/3-octave spectrum, and fits the top peaks of the difference inside a sane mastering range (clamped at ±6 dB per band).

How to use it

• Drop a reference track on the reference strip below the main waveform
• Click Match EQ on the reference strip
• The popover renders the current EQ chain in gold and the proposed match curve as a sage-green dashed overlay
• Apply Match commits the bands — they appear in the EQ visualizer with a sage-green accent so you can spot them at a glance
• Reset Match removes only the match-tagged bands; bands you authored manually are untouched

What it affects

Tonal balance only — Match EQ never touches dynamics, stereo, or anything else. The matched bands are real bands in the parametric EQ; they show in the chain like any band you'd add manually, but they're tagged so the reset works precisely. Match-tagged bands also persist when you save the session as a .mfproj.