Mastering with Ozone 11 Explained
Long considered a standard in the world of mastering, iZotope's Ozone plug-in suite speaks for itself. If you've recently upgraded to Ozone 11 (or are getting ready to), you're in the right place! In this Ozone 11 video course, mastering guru Larry Holcombe takes you on an informative voyage through Ozone 11's mastering features, demonstrating each with various musical examples, including four full tracks in various genres! These videos are designed for users with little or no Ozone 11 experience.
Videos
• Creating & Tweaking a Master Chain Using Master Assistant Pt. 1 (16:08) - This video introduces a simple way we can tweak the Master Assistant-generated chain using the Assistant view. We also introduce the series and the new features of Ozone 11.
• Creating & Tweaking a Master Chain Using Master Assistant Pt. 2 (14:27) - We discuss a more specific approach to customizing a master assistant preset, which involves diving into the detailed view and tweaking individual module parameters to achieve the desired result.
• Stem Focus (11:15) - Next up, we concentrate on the brand new stem focus feature, with which we can apply processing to bass, vocals, or drums independently as well as the full mix. This is demonstrated by fixing problematic vocal and drum sounds on an electronic pop track.
• Transient/Sustain Mode (15:04) - Discover various ways in which we can use Transient/Sustain mode to fix mix problems like drums that lack punch, a mix with a bloated muddy sustain, and clashing kick and bass.
• Vocal Balancing (05:17) - This video covers the Vocal Balance feature, which allows tracks to have the vocal balanced against Izotope?s analyzed reference tracks.
• Upward Compression & Clarity (06:34) - This video is concerned with the new Clarity module and upward compressor feature. This affords a more powerful mix to be created by musically taming resonances and unmasking buried areas of the frequency spectrum. We demonstrate this using a dreamy pop track.
• Mastering "Akaysha K - Chasing Ghosts" Pt. 1 (13:14) - In this video, we demonstrate a real world mastering example of a folky singer-songwriter track. This involves working on the vocals using stem focus before building a master chain.
• Mastering "Akaysha K - Chasing Ghosts" Pt. 2 (10:39) - We continue to look at the folk singer songwriter track in this video, adding maximization and imaging.
• Mastering the Hip-Hop Track (17:37) - Next up, we create a loud master for "Scopes - Seasons" using multiple stem clippers to tame transients before hitting the master bus.
• Mastering the Electronic Pop Track "Dirty Feet" (14:50) - In this video, we cover creating a mastering chain for a more dance-orientated pop track using Ozone 11.
• Mastering the Rock Track "James from Taree - Oh Alright" (19:34) - This video focuses on the guitar track and creates a master chain using mid/side EQ in Ozone 11.