[Free for a limited time] iZotope's "Tonal Balance Control 2" (usually $199) is a mixing plug-in that condenses decades of mastering technology with machine learning to perfect your music. Now available for free for a limited time.

[Free for a limited time] iZotope's "Tonal Balance Control 2" (usually $199) is a mixing plug-in that condenses decades of mastering technology with machine learning to perfect your music. It is available for a limited time for free. A plug-in that allows you to compare the input signal with genre-specific EQ presets or the EQ curve of imported reference audio as a target. This highly expandable plug-in comes with Relay, so you can control the volume of each track within this plug-in, or if you have Neutron, you can link them.

Tonal Balance Control 2 is a plug-in that allows you to take decades of mastering expertise and use it in your next session. With this plug-in, you can overcome the listening environment and achieve a balanced mix that will reach your audience. Compare the frequency balance of your track to 12 different genre targets based on thousands of professional masters, or upload your own audio file to compare it with your own balance curve. Solo out-of-range frequencies or make mix-wide adjustments from within Tonal Balance Control 2, with controls that communicate with Neutron 3, Ozone 9, and other compatible iZotope plug-ins. Whether you need a quick check on the authenticity of your mix or perfect your final master, Tonal Balance Control 2 is essential for any project.

Features

Create with confidence: Tonal Balance Control 2 is a second ear for your session. It comes with 12 target curves representing popular music genres to help you stay on target no matter your listening environment. Load your own audio files to create custom curves when you're looking for a specific vibe.

Fix issues in your session: Tonal Balance Control 2 can open EQs from any iZotope Neutron 3 or Ozone 9 plug-in in your session, so you can fix balance issues from a single plug-in window. Tonal Balance Control 2 can also communicate with plug-ins like iZotope Nectar 3 and VocalSynth 2 so you can see how your vocals fit into the overall balance.

Get the big picture: Improved fluid metering and resize capabilities make it even easier to see the finer details of your tonal balance. Work in Broad View mode for a bird's-eye view of your entire mix, or switch to Fine View to zoom in on problem areas. Solo frequencies to hear exactly what's affecting your tonal balance, and use improved scaling to quickly fix issues in your tracks, making it easier to work with EQs in Ozone 9 or Neutron 3*.

*Ozone, Neutron, Nectar, and other compatible iZotope plug-ins are not included with the purchase of Tonal Balance Control 2.

Target Curves *Updated in version 2.

Derived from decades of analysis of recorded audio in different styles and genres, Tonal Balance Control 2 offers 12 different target curves to help you correct sound balance issues even in poor listening environments. Whether your style calls for powerful bass or vibrant treble, you'll always have a benchmark genre curve, from "Rock" to "Reggae" and more.

Load your own reference tracks to generate your own curves. See the balance of your favorite songs and fine-tune your master to match that sound. Use the target curves to get your music on track and in front of your audience.

NEW! Tonal Balance Control 2 includes 9 new genre-specific targets for a total of 12 curves. Now you can measure tonal balance in styles such as Jazz, R&B/Hip Hop, and Pop. See how your music is received by Top 50 radio shows and classical music fans.

Use the wide or detailed display modes to see your tonal balance in a different light. The Wide view measures the overall balance between low, low-mid, high, and high frequency regions for at-a-glance visibility. The Detail view lets you zoom in to catch smaller balance issues in a narrower area.

Load your own audio files to generate your own custom curves. This is perfect for mastering to a reference track or comparing two versions of a mix.

Find and fix problems in your mix

Tonal Balance Control 2 is more than just a meter. By interacting with the included Relay plug-in, you can adjust track levels while seeing the tonal balance in real time.

If you have Neutron 3 or Ozone 9 in your session, you can open their EQs from Tonal Balance Control 2 for finer tonal adjustments for individual tracks or mastering. Speed up your mixing and mastering workflow when you combine the power of iZotope tools to bring your session together.

New! Use Relay to view the spectrum of your track against a tonal balance target. You can now modify Relay’s gain controls from Tonal Balance Control 2 for quick adjustments to your targets.

Working with the EQs of Ozone 9 or Neutron 3 plug-ins in your session allows for finer balance adjustments without changing gain.

Using the Alt/Option key to “solo” frequency areas can help you identify which elements of your mix make up the overall tonal balance.

iZotope Relay

Relay is included in Tonal Balance Control 2 and, when inserted on individual tracks, acts as a mini channel strip with gain, pan, high pass, and stereo width controls. Relay also communicates with other iZotope plug-ins, enabling machine learning features to help you remove masking, balance and focus your mix, monitor dialogue clarity, and more. Whether as a quick and easy trim or sweetening tool, or as an advanced workflow saver, Relay is a great addition to any session template.

Control pan, gain, width, and add high pass filters to your tracks without messing with DAW faders or using up a lot of CPU.

View individual track frequencies compared to a target curve in Tonal Balance Control 2 and adjust in real time against your balance target.

Mix all your tracks in a visual space with Neutron 3’s Visual Mixer. With Relay on a track or bus, you can open the Visual Mixer and adjust pan, gain, and width directly within the Visual Mixer plug-in included in Neutron 3 Advanced.

Measure intelligibility with Insight 2’s Clarity Meter: Use this new meter in Insight 2 to measure the relative intelligibility of your vocals and visualize how clearly they sound in different types of listening environments.

Remove masking from vocals with Nectar 3: Relay communicates with Nectar 3’s Unmask mode to provide automated processing to remove masking frequencies from vocal tracks. Learn more here.

Visualize the spectrum of different tracks against your entire mix with Insight 2’s Spectrogram. Insight 2 communicates with individual instances of Relay and displays them in the spectrogram with customizable colors.

With Relay on all your tracks, you can use Mix Assistant (available in Neutron 3 Advanced) to automatically set the initial level balance for your session.

*Relay is included free with Tonal Balance Control 2, Neutron 3 Advanced, Insight 2, and Nectar 3.