Reference Tonal Balance
Drop your mix and a reference track, and see the tonal-balance gaps band by band — where you're muddy, harsh or dull versus the pro record. Measured in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Compare my mix to a reference track — the honest way
A reference track is a finished, professionally mastered song in the same style you're going for. The fastest way to improve a mix is to line its tonal balance up against that reference: is your low end bigger, are your highs duller, is there a muddy build-up in the low-mids? This tool measures both tracks across eight bands — sub (~40 Hz), bass (~100 Hz), low-mids (~250 Hz), boxiness (~575 Hz), mids (~1.4 kHz), presence (~3.5 kHz), air (~7.5 kHz) and top (~13 kHz) — then overlays the two curves and tells you, in decibels and plain English, exactly where you differ.
Because tonal balance is measured as the share of energy in each band, the comparison is loudness-independent: a quiet reference and a hot mix line up on tone shape alone, so you're reading the EQ difference, not the volume difference. Use it to guide a corrective EQ move — pull the muddy low-mids down, add the air you're missing — and you'll close the gap to a commercial sound far faster than tweaking by ear against fading memory.
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FAQ
Does this upload my audio?
No. Both your mix and your reference are decoded and analysed entirely inside your browser with the Web Audio API. Nothing ever leaves your device.
How is the comparison made fair between loud and quiet files?
Each track's tonal balance is measured as the percentage of energy in each band, so it's level-independent. A quiet reference and a loud mix are compared purely on tone shape — the dB numbers show the tonal difference, never the loudness difference.
Can I just analyse one track?
Yes. Drop a single file and you'll see its own eight-band tonal balance. Add a second file and the tool switches to overlay mode and calls out the biggest gaps between the two.