There is a foundation of analog modeling which simulates some filter and phase characteristics of analog equipment. I understand the question (we've been asked before :) "Thanks for the interest in Ozone and hope I can help. It not only gives you a head start with Ozone, but is also general enough to be a mastering primer.Įverything is clear now, :p this is the answer from izotope support:
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Oh, and they also have a mastering guide you can download for free.
If there's enough interest, I can put samples out for download (before and after). The demo would put in a few seconds of silence every 20 seconds so it got annoying (not that I blame them). Can you say overcompression? :p I think I found my combination for now, though: sweetening the mix with Ozone and then getting the desired levels and dithering with T-RackS Of course, this is overkill 'cause when I brought up the "master" in Sound Forge, the wave file dipped below -0.1 dB only once in a while. So I ended up using T-RackS output, compression and limiter. I didn't like the volume maximizer - or at least not as much as T-RackS. With the multiband exciter, I was able to get a smooth low end without muddiness. I liked the multiband compression on Ozone than others (like Sound Forge) becuase it also gave you a graphic display of what's going on each band so my choices of settings weren't just hit or miss. My mix sure did sound smoother without sounding flat. Being able to map a professionally mastered song and use that as a guideline is also very helpful and educational. Ozone graphs out a target line to shoot for with their multiband EQ overlaying the current frequency curve as its playing. Since my ears aren't trained, I can't really use them to master well, especially getting an even frequency response using EQ. What I like about it, being a beginner, is it allows you to master by sight, not by sound. I won't go into details 'cause you can just check out the web site. I liked it so much, I ordered and downloaded the DX plugin today ($199 US).
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I tried out the iZotope Ozone demo after reading Craig Anderton's "Audio Mastering" and it is very cool! The mastering I did sounded very smooth to me - much closer to professional level than my previous attempts. I am not even a professional - I'm a home recordist/hobbyist. DISCLAIMERS: I am not affiliated in any way with iZotope (I'm really not affiliated with anything or anyone :) ).