Neutron & Ozone Mix Tips!
Join veteran Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe for a fun and informative hour-and-a-half video course in which he shares many mixing tips for iZotope's Neutron and Ozone plug-in suites. You'll learn how to improve the quality of sounds, choose and set up the right bus chain for the task, diagnose and fix troublesome issues, and much more. These videos are for new Neutron and Ozone users.
Videos
• Vintage Processing with Ozone (06:38) - First up, we introduce the series and also add Ozone on the master to enable us to reference against the rough mix of the track. We also add in a Vintage Tape instance and bounce this in to recreate a more old-school approach.
• Setting Mix Levels with Neutron (13:08) - In this video, we use the Visual Mixer to set basic mix levels as a start point. This allows us to set a foundation around which to build the mix and then tweak volume, pan, and stereo width within.
• Improving Sounds with the Assistant (10:46) - We use the Assistant feature from Neutron next to make our bass and kick sound better by pushing the sound closer to idealized examples analyzed by Izotope. We complement this by using the Transient Shaper module on the kick to bring it out further. Finally, we set the Assistant to work on the vocal performance in the track.
• Set a Stereo Bus Chain with Ozone (13:26) - In this video, we create a suitable stereo bus processing chain using Ozone, allowing us to bring out a thicker, fuller midrange while preserving the groove of the lows and keeping the tops smooth and airy. We do this by using mid-side processing alongside full-band EQ.
• Fixing Problems & Sidechaining with Neutron (14:56) - This video utilizes the side-chaining functionality of Neutron to make space for the kick against the bass and the lead vox against the backing.
• Creating & Managing Stereo Image (10:52) - This next video is concerned with generating stereo width using a combination of Ozone?s Exciter and Imager plugins. In this example, we create a stereo version of a guitar from a mono sound source.
• Mid-Side Mixing Techniques (15:09) - We generate stereo information from a mono source next by using the Relay plugin to widen the clap with the Haas effect. We also balance and fill out the stereo field of the keys and guitars by using surgical mid-side dynamic EQ and excitation.
• Creating a Master Chain with Ozone (08:01) - Finally, we generate a master chain with Ozone using the Assistant, including EQ, imaging, dynamic EQ, and maximization. We also use a clipper pre-limiter to catch peaks before hitting the final processing.