iZotope Ozone 9 Explained
Groove3 is proud to be an official iZotope educational partner, presenting you with an in-depth collection of iZotope Ozone 9 video tutorials! Follow along with Eli Krantzberg and learn all about the industry standard tools found in Ozone 9 for processing and mastering audio, including its advanced features and functions. This series is perfect for new and intermediate Ozone 9 users.
Workflow
• Welcome to Ozone 9 (07:57) - Learn about the Ozone 9 interface and some general principles to be aware of when starting out with it.
• General Settings & Metering (06:48) - Learn how to get the most out of Ozone's unique interface features, and see learn about the various ballistics available in the metering section.
• Master Assistant (05:14) - See how Master Assistant listens to your music and creates a set of starting parameters based on its analysis combined with your specified settings.
• Working with Reference Tracks (05:57) - Discover how the Reference window is used to load and audition up to ten reference tracks using customizable loop markers, how Master Assistant works using multiple reference tracks, and how to save custom presets.
• Tonal Balance 2 (08:19) - This utility is used to display spectrum metering information for the track it is monitoring, relative to an ideal target curve. Explore how this utility is used to resolve issues when your mix or master is lacking the low end power or high end shine found in commercial mixes.
The Modules
• EQ (05:49) - Explore the basic EQ functions, including switching filter slopes and types, and working with mid and side modes separately.
• Dynamics (09:52) - See how the dynamics section is used for up to four bands of analog modeled compression and limiting. Learn mode is put to work to intelligently set the crossover points based on an analysis of the music being mastered.
• Vintage EQ (04:49) - Hear how this lovely sounding Pultec EQ emulation is used to add focus and punch to the lows, mids, and highs.
• Dynamic EQ (05:33) - Discover how this module is used to combine the precision of an Equalizer with the gain dependent ballistics of a compressor, and treat different areas of the frequency spectrum based on the level of the incoming audio.
• Match EQ (03:57) - See how the Match EQ is used to capture the target EQ from one track, and the source EQ curve from the track you are working one. The differences between the two are then interpolated to create a new EQ curve, designed to match your source song with that of the target.
• Vintage Compressor (07:03) - Hear how the three different modes in this compressor alter the signal dependent internal ballistics and change the overall sonic character of the compression. Mid side mode is used with unique detection curves and transient shaping on the mid and the sides channels.
• Maximizer (09:32) - Explore the various characteristics of the intelligent release control settings (IRC) and see how the various parameters are used to preserve and shape transients and sustain in the signal.
• Vintage Limiter (04:56) - Loosely modeled on the Fairchild 670, this tube style limiter with program dependent variable attack and release times, this module has loads analog style non linearity that brings a lot of character to your mastering chain.
• Vintage Tape (05:31) - Explore the ways this emulates the frequency response and saturation characteristics of tape machines, without the negative crosstalk, his, or wow and flutter associated with physical tape.
• Exciter (08:42) - Explore this module, which offers up to four bands of configurable distortion. Each band can have one of seven possible saturation types, with variable harmonic, distortion, and response characteristics.
• Imager (06:56) - Discover how this module allows you to adjust the stereo width of your mix using multiband stereo imaging controls.
• Spectral Shaper & Master Rebalance (08:10) - Hear how the Spectral Shaper module is used to deliver high resolution attenuation of problematic frequencies across the full spectrum, and how the Master Rebalance module is used to make broad stroke changes to the overall mix.
• Low End Focus (03:31) - Explore how this module is used to influence the low end of the mix in unique ways subtly different from the Vintage EQ and the other multi-band modules.
Last But Not Least
• A Short Discussion About Dithering (04:53) - Learn about the unique dithering functions offered with iZotope's proprietary MBIT+ word length reduction technology.
• Ozone 9 Standalone Application (09:44) - See how the standalone version of Ozone 9 is used to master and export multiple songs all from within a single workspace.
Update
• Ozone 9.1 Update (03:26) - In addition to Catalina support, Ozone 9 offers three small but very useful improvements. See how the Extra Curves preference is used to monitor how EQ changes affects the phase of your audio. The Tonal Rebalance now has an extended range of ± 9 DB, and text scrubbing is once again available within Ozone’s HUD displays.