iZotope Ozone 7 Advanced Launched

iZotope have revealed the latest version of their renowned Ozone software, version 7 includes a range of new improvements to the already very solid mastering suite, inlcuding tools that aid mixing and almost every other stage of the music making process. Read on for the in-depth info…

It’s never been faster or easier to produce a full, polished sound with the critically-acclaimed suite of mastering tools found in iZotope´s Ozone Advanced music production software.

Glue a mix together, control dynamic range, and add deep, rich “character” to your music using iZotope’s new vintage modules: Vintage EQ, Vintage Compressor, and Vintage Tape.

Plus, preview the sound of your masters before you render with the new Codec Preview. With Ozone Advanced, all 10 of Ozone’s modules are also included as separate plug-ins, so you can get that Ozone power on your mix busses, too!

A streamlined Standard version also includes the Maximizer, the Dynamic EQ (formerly only available in Ozone Advanced), the new Vintage Limiter, Export Formats, and more.

Use Ozone as a plug-in or a standalone application for all the final mastering touch you need before exporting to a variety of popular formats.

See the comparison table image on the right to easily identify the differences between Ozone 7 and Ozone 7 Advanced.

Key Highlights

•Get essential mastering and mixing tools: Maximizer, Dynamic EQ (now in both Standard and Advanced), the new Vintage Limiter, Vintage Tape [Advanced Only], Vintage Compressor [Advanced Only], and Vintage EQ [Advanced Only].

•Build a high-tech new mastering chain when you mix-and-match components, going from fully modern to fully vintage to anywhere in between.

•Quickly achieve authentic sounds for any genre and style with a comprehensive bank of presets.

•Master within your audio editing software with Ozone as a plug-in or in its own environment with the standalone options.

Powerful Processing for Mastering & Mixing Transparent & Dynamic Masters

The highly-regarded Ozone Maximizer helps you achieve transparent mixes with less pumping and distortion. Updated for Ozone 7, the Maximizer features a brand new frequency-specific IRC IV algorithm to deliver transparent mixes with even less pumping and distortion. Smooth out an unwieldy mix or tame the kick drum peaks without affecting the vocals.

The Dynamic EQ, now in both the standard and advanced versions of Ozone, lives and breathes with your audio for finer control over your sound. Take advantage of the precision of an equalizer and the musical ballistics of a compressor in one integrated processor. Learn more about using Dynamic EQ in mastering.

New Sounds and New Processing Capabilities
A new set of vintage-inspired processing in Ozone puts nostalgic tone at your fingertips to bring the creative color and character of analog hardware to digital recordings.

Glue a mix together and control dynamic range with the Vintage Limiter. Add the distinctive sonic characteristics of analog tape with Vintage Tape. Get subtle warming and sweetening effects with the single-band, program-dependent Vintage Compressor.Extend the range of colors available for your masters with the wider, more artful equalization palette of Vintage EQ.

Ozone isn´t just for mastering anymore
Ozone was designed for mastering but there are lots of possibilities for how Ozone can help out in music production. With Ozone Advanced, you get all ten Ozone modules — including the new vintage processors — as separate component plug-ins.

So go ahead and load those individual components on your mix busses and take advantage of the flexibility of Ozone’s power during mixing.

What´s New?

Vintage Tape (Advanced version only)
The Vintage Tape module brings the distinctive richness and warmth of tape saturation to your modern digital recordings with all the frequency coloration, distortion, and phase effects of tape.

Take advantage of analog tone for masters that sound more musical with added dimension, fatness, and depth.

Vintage EQ (Advanced version only)
With the richness, warmth, and color of Pultec equalizers, Vintage EQ lets you brighten your master, smooth out heavy lows, and add body to your digital recordings. Discrete frequency value selections let you boost and cut separately — but at the same time! — without ending up with a “boomy” master.

Vintage Compressor (Advanced version only)
Vintage Compressor is a single-band compression module for subtle warming and sweetening effects. The program-dependent release tailors release shapes depending on your material to adapt naturally to your music. Thicken the midrange, tighten and round out the lows, let the top sparkle, and get authentic vintage character.

Codec Preview (Advanced version only)
Get a real-time listen to how your master will sound in various industry-standard codecs with Codec Preview. Preview the sound of a compressed master within your DAW or the Ozone standalone application.

Instantly make adjustments to perfect the audio for streaming or online music stores with this easy-to-use tool that improves your workflow.

Vintage Limiter
Glue a mix together and add character with the Vintage Limiter’s warmer, analog-sounding final-stage limiting while retaining the ease and precision of digital maximizing. Bring a natural feel to harsh and digital-sounding masters. Get a silky warmth and body and the nostalgic vibe of the classic records you grew up with.

Export Formats
Specify the file format for export from a variety of compressed or uncompressed popular choices like MP3, WAV, and AAC. You no longer need to output to .wav and then use a separate MP3 converter. Now you can export your digital formats directly from your source files and add metadata before export, including track name, band name, album name, and more.

Upgraded Maximizer with IRC-IV
Ozone’s legendary mastering limiter features a new algorithm (IRC-IV) that automatically detects which frequency bands would contribute most to clipping, and then reduces their level before hitting the limiter, so that the limiter doesn´t have to work as hard. This allows for even more transparent mixes with less pumping at higher volumes. For example, if there´s audio with vocals and a kick drum, Ozone deals with the kick drum peaks without causing the vocals to pump.

Ozone 7 Features

Maximizer
Ozone’s highly regarded mastering limiter features a new IRC IV algorithm that uses spectral shaping technology, an innovative new way of processing audio. With IRC IV, you can achieve professional loudness and fullness without the limiter needing to work as hard.

Get more transparent mixes than ever before with less pumping at higher volumes — ideal for times when you need to tame the kick drum peaks without causing vocals to pump, keep the subtle snap of a snare rimshot in a country single, or give a club track incredible impact. Prevent your master from clipping while dramatically lifting the perceived overall audio level, for more loudness without sacrificing crisp detail.

Experience transparent limiting with multiple modes of the IRC™ (Intelligent Release Control) Limiter technology, including the new IRC IV.
Preserve rhythmic detail while maximizing loudness with Transient Emphasis, which adds smart emphasis to transients. Unlink stereo channels to process left and right separately with the Stereo Unlink Control.

Get visual feedback that informs your limiting with the Gain Reduction Trace meter’s scrolling waveform display.

Dynamic EQ
Now in both the standard version of Ozone and Ozone Advanced, the Dynamic EQ module lives and breathes with your music. Get finer control over your sound with the precision of an equalizer and the musical ballistics of a compressor integrated into one processor. With an intuitive workflow and clearer visual feedback, Dynamic EQ is a valuable mastering tool that excels where traditional EQs and compressors fail.

Choose among five filter shapes including Baxandall Treble, Baxandall Bass, Proportional Q, Band Shelf, and Peak Bell. Toggle between analog and digital modes for minimum or linear-phase processing across six independent bands.

Access targeted dynamic equalization with Mid/Side and Left/Right processing modes. Intelligently adjust Attack/Release times automatically across the frequency spectrum with Auto-Scale mode.

Dynamic nodes show the direction of your adjustments, to make it clear whether you’re expanding or cutting.

Vintage Limiter
Glue a mix together and add character with the Vintage Limiter’s analog-sounding final-stage limiting. Retain the ease and precision of digital maximizing while bringing a natural feel to harsh and digital-sounding masters. Get the silkiness, body, and nostalgic vibe of classic recordings.

Inspired by the Fairchild 670 hardware limiter, famous for its silky smooth compression. Fine-tune the Vintage Limiter’s response to perfectly fit your source material with the Character control. Get visual feedback to inform your limiting with the Gain Reduction Trace meter’s scrolling waveform display.

Vintage Tape (Advanced Only)
The Vintage Tape module brings the distinctive richness and feel of tape saturation to your modern digital recordings with all the frequency coloration, distortion, and phase effects of tape. Take advantage of analog tone for masters that sound more musical with added dimension, fatness, and depth.

Get the deep, natural sound and punchy low-end response of analog tape with the convenience of a digital interface.
Inspired by the innovative Studer A810 tape machine, known for excellent frequency response even at the critical high and low frequency range limits. Continuous Bias control allows for precise tuning of frequency and distortion response. Mix in even harmonics for warmer saturation, or leave them out for more accurate tape emulation.

Vintage Compressor (Advanced Only)
Vintage Compressor is a single-band compression module for subtle warming and sweetening effects. Featuring program-dependent release times, the compressor tailors release shapes to adapt naturally to your music. Thicken the midrange, tighten and round out the lows, let the top sparkle, and get authentic vintage character.

Program dependent release times mean longer release times for a transparent sound on vocals with no pumping and fast release times to keep drums sounding tight and natural.

Editable highpass, mid peak, and high-shelf sidechain filters let you mimic the nonlinear frequency response of vintage hardware compressors or create unique compression effects.

Automatic gain compensation provides automatic makeup gain, allowing you to easily compare your mix with and without dynamics processing applied.

Vintage EQ (Advanced Only)
With the richness, musicality, and color of Pultec equalizers, Vintage EQ lets you brighten your master, smooth out heavy low end, and add body to your digital recordings. With discrete frequency value selections, you can bring a musical focus to your EQ approach.

Use the boost and cut controls separately – but at the same time! – for a low-shelf that boosts first, then cuts, and then levels out to smoothly avoid making your mix sound “boomy.”

Add the richness, warmth, and color of analog equalization to your audio. Models the qualities and experience of Pultec hardware equalizers for a unique, musical way to manage equalization. Mid/Side and Left/Right processing modes give you unprecedented control over the stereo soundstage.

Presets
Ozone´s Preset Manager gives you professionally designed starting points for mastering your projects. Power users will appreciate the ability to create presets that utilize all of Ozone´s modules and routing capabilities for instant recall of useful configurations and a customized blend of analog and modern processing.

Ozone 7 Advanced comes with additional presets that incorporate Advanced-only modules in the signal chain. Plus, the Greg Calbi Mastering Presets for Ozone now come as part of your product installation.

Easily load and save settings for individual modules without affecting the settings of other modules. Streamline your decision-making process with outcome-oriented preset descriptions.

Dynamics
Easily fine-tune the dynamics of your mixes with independent control for up to four frequency bands, each with separate limiting, compressing, and expanding.

The interactive Threshold control allows you to set threshold points for the Limiter and Compressor stages without taking your eyes off of the gain reduction meter, which provides extra feedback while making your detailed dynamics tweaks.

Automatically set crossover frequencies based on incoming audio with Learn mode.

Adjust the dynamics of the center of your mix independently of the sides of your mix with Mid/Side Processing mode. Find the perfect compressor settings with the Gain Reduction Trace view, which plots the gain reduction of all dynamics bands on top of a scrolling waveform, and get further visualization with the Dynamic Transfer Curve and spectrum analyzer.

Add a variable slope high-pass or API Thrust-like Tilt filter for reducing pumping with the Detection Circuit Filter.

Codec Preview (Advanced Only)
Get a real-time listen to how your master will sound in industry standard codecs with Codec Preview. Preview the sound of your encoded master within your audio editing software or the Ozone standalone application.

Instantly make any needed adjustments to perfect the audio for streaming or online music stores with this easy-to-use tool that improves your workflow.

Preview what your audio will sound like in MP3 or AAC format. Solo only the audio data that lossy compression is removing from the mix to be sure that everything important isn’t getting lost in translation. Compensate for the sonic changes due to lossy codec compression without leaving your audio editing software.

Export Formats
Specify the file format for export from a variety of compressed and uncompressed popular formats like MP3, WAV, AIF, and AAC. Eliminate the need for a separate converter and export your digital formats directly from Ozone.

Export your masters to a variety of formats, sample rates, and bit rates for wherever your music will be heard. Export rich metadata — including track name, band name, album, name, and more—when exporting to MP3 and AAC.

Standalone Application
As a standalone application, Ozone also allows you to master multiple tracks in one session without leaving Ozone.

Customize your sound even more by bringing other favorite plug-ins into your Ozone mastering chain with AU/VST plug-in hosting. Get smooth song transitions by adjusting the tops and tails of your audio with Trim and Fade controls.

Instantly highlight changes and similar sections of your audio with the Waveform Segmentation overlay, for quick listening comparisons or for analyzing song structure.

Get the highest quality conversion possible with iZotope’s SRC™ (sample rate conversion) on file import, and iZotope’s MBIT+™ Dither for single- and multiple-file export.Equalizer and Post Equalizer

Ozone includes two equalizers that combine eight bands of adjustable filters with a variety of filter shapes to choose from. Use the first Equalizer for initial shaping of your master, then take advantage of Ozone´s Post Equalizer for even more shaping later on in your signal chain. The Analog-Matched EQ curves preserve analog behavior at high frequencies, giving Ozone authentic analog frequency response

Choose from a wealth of digital and analog filter shapes including Baxandall bass and treble, API-inspired Proportional Q, Band Shelf, and resonant High and Low Shelf.

Get insightful feedback via multiple views: Full Spectrum view, Main view, and All Bands view. Capture the spectral characteristics of your favorite mix and apply them to your master with the refined Matching EQ controls.

Adjust the equalization of the center of your mix independently of the sides of your mix with Mid/Side Processing mode. Get precise control for deep cuts with digital filters in Surgical Mode. Easily see how your EQ choices affect the signal with unique visualizations of phase delay, phase response, and group delay.

Imager
Precisely adjust stereo width for your master using the Imager module. The Imager works with up to four frequency bands—providing independent control over stereo width by frequency. An integrated Vectorscope and Correlation Meter give you valuable visual feedback for the mastering process, including Polar vectorscope modes and a Stereo Balance meter.

Add depth and natural-sounding stereo width to mono or very narrow mixes—without sacrificing mono compatibility—with Stereoize Mode.
Add width to any frequency band without causing mono compatibility problems with Antiphase Prevention.

See the width of your mix by frequency, set crossovers, and see the effect of stereo imaging adjustments on different parts of the spectrum with Stereo Width Spectrum view. Easily audition your stereo signal for mono compatibility or left/right signal reversal.

Exciter
Ozone’s Exciter lets you dial in the right amount of bite or warmth to excite dull recordings and bring sparkle and shine to a mix. Easily enhance dull recordings by adding tube grit, accentuating harmonics, and adding punch or sparkle with a variety of excitation modes. Multiband and Mid/Side modes give you a large range of sonic possibilities across both the frequency spectrum and the stereo field.

Choose from the circuit-modeled Triode and Dual Triode modes or the updated Retro, Tape, Warm, or Tube modes. Apply targeted processing with simultaneous multiband and Mid/Side processing options.

View excitation by frequency with the Saturation Spectrum display and sculpt the Exciter´s frequency output with a post filter. Add harmonics without drastic gain changes with natural-sounding Peak Saturation.

Dither
Ozone provides the finest bit reduction algorithms available, allowing you to effectively convert and dither to 24, 20, 16, 12, or 8 bits. Master your track from a 24-bit source for lower-bit output, such as 16-bit for CD (16-bit). Ozone includes our proprietary MBIT+ dither algorithm that reduces quantization distortion with minimal perceived noise — smooth and quiet conversions for the best-sounding dither possible.

Experience smoother and more consistent mixdowns with dither curves for 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz. Get dynamic and transparent conversions with integrated DC offset filtering, auto-blanking, and dither harmonic suppression. Enjoy a complete view of the conversion process with a unique set of bit scopes and DC level meters.

Intelligent Visual Metering (Advanced Only)
Insight, iZotope´s metering suite, is included as a separate component plug-in with Ozone 7 Advanced. Insight provides an extensive set of audio analysis and metering tools, perfect for visualizing changes made during mixing and mastering and troubleshooting problematic mixes. Visually monitor all relevant information from your mono, stereo or surround mix in a convenient floating window.

Immediately detect potential mix problems through real-time visual monitoring and color-coded alerts. Examine your audio with a unique 3D spectrogram and create a detailed topographical map of audio using high-resolution capabilities.

Get an extensive suite of metering tools in a single plug-in, including True Peak Meters, Loudness Meters, Loudness History Graph, Stereo Vectorscope, Surround Scope, 2D/3D Spectrogram, and Spectrum Analyzer. Ensure your audio is fully compliant with current loudness standards.

Workflow Highlights
Throughout Ozone are forward-thinking tools which help to guide you through your mastering workflow.

All ten Ozone modules are included as separate component plug-ins with Ozone Advanced. Load them on your instrument busses to add the power of Ozone before you get to mastering. [Advanced Only]

Easily create your own signal path through a customizable signal chain, to combine analog and modern processing.

Be certain your master is better and not just louder by auditioning with Seamless Bypass to gain-match bypassed audio to your Ozone processing.
View gain-staging across your mastering chain with Module Gain Meters.

Save time with a comprehensive Undo History, and quickly compare different settings with A/B tools.
Get vital visual information at every step of the mastering process. Each module of Ozone offers relevant metering that informs mastering decisions.

Introductory offer:

OZONE 7 ADVANCED PRICE DROP!

The release of Ozone 7 also brings a significant, permanent price drop to the Advanced version making it possible for an even wider range of users to take advantage of the impressive new features – what´s more the intro pricing means it´s currently even less – only £309 until 11th November!

OZONE 7 UPGRADES

Users of existing versions of Ozone should check out the Upgrade Paths including a great value price for those wanting to upgrade from Standard Ozone to Advanced – only £102.95!

Special introductory pricing is available until 11th November 2015

To view Ozone 7 and all upgrade paths visit: http://www.timespace.com/ozone