Summary

Tonal Balance Control 3 by iZotope is a professional audio metering and tonal analysis software available as a standalone app and plugin. It helps producers and engineers match their mixes' frequency spectrum to genre-based references, ensuring mixes translate well across various listening environments.

Key Features

• Compare mixes against over 30 built-in genre-specific target curves or custom targets created from any audio source, including streaming services.
• Four meters for detailed audio analysis: Tonal Balance, Vocal Balance, Dynamics, and Stereo Width.
• Built-in Hybrid EQ with static and dynamic nodes to make tonal adjustments directly within the interface.
• Target Library and Target Blender tools allow users to manage reference targets and blend multiple targets to create custom reference profiles.
• Integration with iZotope’s Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar plugin suites for deeper mixing, mastering, and vocal processing.
• Standalone desktop application for capturing reference targets from any audio on the system, as well as plugin functionality within DAWs for real-time analysis and target capture.
• Low-End Crest Factor meter dedicated to analyzing dynamics in bass frequencies.

Intended Users

Tonal Balance Control 3 is designed for both beginner and professional music producers and audio engineers. It assists newcomers by providing easy-to-use genre targets and helps experts with advanced features like custom target capture and target blending.

Compatibility

• Operating Systems: macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon, including Rosetta 2), Windows 10 and 11
• Plugin Formats: AAX, AU, VST3 (64-bit only)
• Supported Digital Audio Workstations include Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Studio One, Cubase, REAPER, and others.