Tonal Balance Control is a Priceless Mixing Tool

GeekDog
GeekDog Member Posts: 4 Member
in Other Software & Hardware

Mixing tracks is way easier after I found Tonal Balance Control.

I used to spend 20+ hours on the final mix, comparing my master mix to reference songs step by step, all by ear. The process was made even more difficult because I lack access to high-end audio equipment, so getting a perfect sub-bass level was often the result of switching between 3 different types of headphones, and several different speakers and audio systems. Then going back into my mix, rendering a new copy, and testing again. Uhh…. Miserable.

Anyways, adding Tonal Balance Control easily cut 15 hours off of my time spent mixing. I can now add 3-4 reference songs in my DAW and put Tonal Balance Control right at the end of the master mix. Then pop it open and watch the levels while I play back the reference tracks, taking note of where the reference tracks hit in each range. Then I play my own track back and immediately notice what area of my track is too strong, too soft, or just right… and can make real-time adjustments based on the comparisons.

If you're not using this amazing tool on every track you should be.

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  • Fade2Green
    Fade2Green Member Posts: 4 Member

    Yes it is an amazing helpful tool. I missed it for the past several weeks. Worked for me for years, but now it has no output volume and no graphs. Tried it with the installer from Native Access and the izotope downloader. Even tried it on another DAW. Same problem. I sent a ticket to the Izotope customer service, so hopefully It gets fixed.

  • FilippoB
    FilippoB Member Posts: 2 Newcomer

    Hi, @Fade2Green, I'm dealing with the same issue on my system as well. Have you had any updates on this? Also, I haven't figured out how to open a support ticket with Izotope or NI customer service. Could you let me know where to find that?

    Thanks!

  • FilippoB
    FilippoB Member Posts: 2 Newcomer

    I discovered that if you go to https://support.native-instruments.com while logged in, you can start a "conversation" with their AI chatbot (look for the icon at the bottom-right). If the chatbot can't provide a solution, it will create a support ticket for you. Hopefully, this helps—let's see if it works!

  • Lionzinio
    Lionzinio Member Posts: 119 Advisor
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/35754/tonal-balance-control-is-a-priceless-mixing-tool

    Glad you're finding it useful.

    It's real ultimate benefit lies in training your ears to recognise the differences in your mixes so that, eventually, you're making those changes without it.

    Meanwhile, in terms of support tickets, there should simply be a button/link to let me raise one. I'm not an idiot and I don't need to be chatbotted for 10 minutes when I've done my research and know I need to communicate with a human. I wouldn't be bothering to contact NI if I didn't need to. That just feels like NI is scumming me. So it does their reputation no good and doesn't help me in the slightest.

    My c****bot conversations now go
    Support ticket
    …. some useless guff from c***bot
    Support ticket
    ….. more useless guff from c*** bot
    Support ticket
    ….. I can see that you might like a support ticket, let me generate one. Someone will be in touch
    …. ends conversation

    Some time later I may receive an autogenerated email from support with some more guff and the opportunity to actually raise the issue I wanted to raise 5 or 6 hours beforehand.

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