TextureMatch
Version 1.1.0 — Out now.
Reference-Based Character Matching Plug-in
TextureMatch compares a Reference recording with the Target playing in your DAW. Instead of reducing the match to one static EQ curve, it applies separate stages for spectral character, level-dependent tone, transients and residuals, dynamics, envelope, Dialogue-mode sibilance, and experimental harmonic texture.
TextureMatch 1.1.0 adds preset management for saving and recalling Reference-based setups. The macOS installer includes AAX, AU, and VST3; Windows VST3 is provided as a separate ZIP package.
What it does
- Load a Reference recording—the character you want to approach—from a mono or stereo WAV, AIFF, or FLAC file.
- Measure the Target from the audio entering the plug-in while your DAW plays. Target Learn measures the starting sound before correction; it does not memorize a finished result.
- Build a match from several kinds of difference rather than treating every difference as one fixed EQ curve.
- Adjust the amount of each processing stage and judge the result with both the chart and the sound.
- Save complete Presets containing the current plug-in parameters together with the Reference audio, then recall them without depending on the original Reference file location.
Character differences
Spectrum / Dynamic EQ
Spectrum matches static tonal character. Dynamic EQ handles the way that tone changes between quieter and louder parts.
Transient / Residual
Separates attack components from sustained components, then applies component-dependent tone matching instead of one shared correction.
Comp / Exp
Matches level-range behavior with compression or expansion-style processing.
Envelope
Shapes attack and early-decay behavior without reducing the change to EQ alone.
Sibilance Tone
In Dialogue mode, Sibilance Tone and De-ess / Excite match detected sibilant regions. Both stages are bypassed in Music mode.
Harmonic (Exp)
The experimental harmonic-texture stage responds when the Reference has greater harmonic density than the Target.
How to use it
- Choose a Reference file that represents the character you want to approach.
- Play the Target in your DAW. With Learn on Play enabled, measurement follows playback; silence does not add useful learning coverage.
- Start with Match, then balance EQ, Dynamic EQ, Transient / Residual, Comp / Exp, and Envelope as needed.
- Use passages that represent the material, including quieter and louder moments. Recorded duration alone is not a quality score.
- Use the Preset menu to recall saved setups or manage them with Save As…, Rename…, Update, and Delete.
Release history
1.1.0 • 2026-09-25 • Preset support
Adds a preset system that saves the current plug-in parameters together with the Reference audio. Saved setups can be recalled from the Preset menu and managed with Save As…, Rename…, Update, and Delete. Reference audio is stored with the preset so the setup does not depend on the original file remaining in the same location.
1.0.0 • 2026-09-24 • First release
Introduces Reference-based character matching with separate controls for static and level-dependent spectrum, transients and residuals, dynamics, envelope, Dialogue-mode sibilance, and experimental harmonic texture.
Requirements
- A macOS plug-in host that supports AAX (Pro Tools), AU, or VST3; or a Windows host that supports VST3.
- macOS installer:
TextureMatch_1.1.0.pkg. - Windows package:
TextureMatch-windows-vst3.zip.
The macOS installer includes AAX / AU / VST3. AAX requires an AAX-compatible host.
Install
- Download TextureMatch_1.1.0.pkg, or TextureMatch-windows-vst3.zip.
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Run the macOS installer, or unzip the Windows package and place
TextureMatch.vst3in a VST3 folder scanned by your DAW. - Launch your DAW and rescan plug-ins if TextureMatch does not appear.
Support
Email: kjdevapphelp@gmail.com
Please include: OS version, host DAW, plug-in format, TextureMatch version, and a short description of what you expected to hear or see.