iZotope launches Ozone 7

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iZotope launches Ozone 7 --

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:07

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iZotope Inc., makers of software for audio production, has released the latest version of their flagship mastering software, Ozone.

Ozone 7 is a set of mastering tools that enable both professionals and aspiring music producers to easily add a final level of polish to their mixes and audio recordings. Ozone 7 brings the best sonic characteristics of analogue hardware to modern digital recordings.

The Ozone family of products includes both Ozone 7 and Ozone 7 Advanced, which includes additional features for gluing together a mix. Ozone 7 Advanced users can take advantage of four brand-new vintage-inspired modules, designed to add deep, rich analogue character to digital recordings. Additionally, the new Codec Preview feature lets Advanced users audition the effect of industry-standard codecs on their master, making it easier to make necessary adjustments before exporting for digital distribution.

By starting with Ozones expansive collection of presets, pros and newcomers alike can achieve authentic sounds in any genre. Through helpful visualisations and intuitive controls, the software aims to takes the guesswork and manual labour out of the mastering process, helping users experiment without fear of making the wrong sonic choices.

Ozone 7 builds on iZotopes reputation for superior sound quality and mastering tools, says iZotope product manager Izzy Maxwell. Weve added new processing capabilities that honour all the aspects of vintage hardware that people love warmth, saturation, character, richness and reimagines them for the modern digital music production realm.

Ozone 7 key features:

Vintage Limiter: Glue a mix together, control dynamic range, and add character

Vintage Tape [Advanced only]: Add the distinctive sonic characteristics of analogue tape to modern digital recordings

Vintage Compressor [Advanced only]: Add subtle warming and sweetening effects with a single-band, program-dependent vintage compressor

Vintage EQ [Advanced only]: Add the richness, warmth, and colour of analogue equalisation to digital audio

Maximiser with new IRC IV mode: Increase perceived loudness without pumping or distortion with the modes innovative new spectral shaping technology

Dynamic EQ: Now included in both versions of Ozone with improved features and optimised performance

A comprehensive bank of presets: Achieve authentic sounds for any genre and style and explore Signature Mastering Presets from Greg Calbi, the notable mastering engineer whose career spans from John Lennon to Bruce Springsteen to Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett

New export options: Encode mastered audio to MP3 and AAC formats

Ozone 7 runs as a standalone application, or as a plug-in in your audio editing software. Ozone 7 Advanced includes ten additional component plug-ins for direct access to individual Ozone modules in your host.

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