Tonal Adjustment: Shaping Your Master After Processing

The Tonal Adjustment panel in Compare lets you shape tone and bass in real time. Here's how to use it effectively.

The Tonal Adjustment panel in Compare lets you shape tone and bass in real time. Here's how to use it effectively.

Unlike the Mastering Style on the home page (which feeds into the processing engine), the Tonal Adjustment panel in Compare applies changes over the finished master in real time - no reprocessing needed. Choose tonal presets (Warm, Bright, Punchy, Cinematic) and fine-tune with Tone and Bass sliders. A frequency response curve shows the combined effect of your selections.

Control | Left | Center | Right Tone | Warm | Neutral | Bright Bass | Subtle | Neutral | Deep

Tip: Tonal adjustments are included in exports automatically. If you prefer engine-level processing, use Re-Master - it sends your style choice through the full mastering pipeline.

Key takeaway: Listen first, then adjust. The frequency response curve shows exactly what your changes do - trust your ears and the visual feedback.