iZotope Tonal Balance Control 3

All-in-one referencing for professional mixes

Ready to raise your tracks to pro standards? Tonal Balance Control 3 is your guide. First, pick absolutely any audio to compare your mix against. Choose from 30+ genre targets, or capture your own from anywhere – even blend them to create your perfect reference. Next, see the story of your sound with 4 easy-to-use meters. The main Tonal Balance meter shows you how frequencies in your mix are weighted – with the new Vocal Balance, Dynamics, and Stereo Width meters highlighting voice, impact, and immersion. And finally, start bridging the gap to your gold-standard with a built-in EQ for quick tonal tweaks. Plus, dive deeper with seamless Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar integration. Welcome to Tonal Balance Control 3, your compass to confidence in every mix.

Tonal Balance Control 3 is available as both a standalone app and plugin. Use the standalone app to turn any audio into a target, then shape your sound with the plugin in your digital audio workstation (DAW).

A sense check for your sound

See how your tracks stack up against the pros with the classic tonal balance meter, and easily see how your audio strays from the target with the brand-new Leveled View. Then, complete the picture with TBC’s three new meters: visualize vocals with Vocal Balance to confidently sit them in the sweet spot, analyze energy and impact with Dynamics, and assess immersion with Stereo Width.

Capture inspiration anywhere

Got a go-to reference track or a gold standard you wish you’d mixed? Turn any audio into your guide with the new standalone desktop app, letting you capture targets from any source like Spotify or YouTube. And inside your DAW, instantly capture live audio to create new targets – letting you save the profile of full tracks or mix elements for later, or easily compare songs across an album.

Pick your target, or make your own

Dive into the redesigned Target Library to match your style with 30+ genre and subgenre curves – from classic hip hop to punk rock to K-pop. Can’t find the exact target you want, or want something tailored from targets you’ve captured? The new Target Blender has your back, letting you create custom references by combining any two targets in your library. Box-ready or blended, the choice is yours.

See it, shape it, ship it

Make instant tonal tweaks with TBC 3’s new built in Hybrid EQ, featuring static and dynamic nodes – a perfect combo with the new Leveled View to quickly close the gap to your targets. No need to jump between multiple plugins, now you can make the adjustments you need directly from the Tonal Balance Control GUI.

Integration with Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar

See something in Tonal Balance Control that makes you want to revisit your mixing and mastering decisions? For deeper editing, connect to Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar EQs directly within Tonal Balance Control, or load your custom targets into the trio’s Assistants to balance your track with iZotope’s full mixing, mastering, and vocal toolkits.