Alternatives to iZotope Insight 2
Professional metering suite for loudness, true peak and spectral analysis. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
iZotope Insight 2
Professional metering suite for loudness, true peak and spectral analysis.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as iZotope Insight 2.
Voxengo SPAN
Inspect an audio signal with a real-time spectrum analyzer plug-in.
Voxengo SPAN is a free spectrum analyzer plug-in with correlation and loudness metering, covering less of the broadcast loudness and true peak scope that Insight 2 targets.
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst
View an audio signal's frequency spectrum in a production host.
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst is a free plug-in for Windows and macOS that provides real-time spectrum analysis only, without Insight 2's loudness and true peak metering.
Steinberg WaveLab
Mastering suite with phase scope, multimeter and loudness analysis tools.
Steinberg WaveLab is a paid mastering suite with phase scope, multimeter and loudness analysis built in, replacing a metering plugin with a full standalone mastering application.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Sonic Visualiser
Inspect the contents of audio files through waveform and analysis displays.
Friture
Visualize live audio with scopes, spectra and spectrograms.
Spek
Drops an audio file on the window and draws its spectrogram, so you can see where the quality really stops.
HOFA IQ-Series EQ V3
Dynamic equalizer plugin with per-band compression and spectrum analysis.
FabFilter Pro-Q
Equalize audio in a production host with FabFilter's Pro-Q plug-in.
