v10 iZotope Ozone Advanced

What’s in Ozone?

Improved Master Assistant

Match top masters.

Effortlessly achieve the sound of chart-topping hits or your favorite reference file using groundbreaking matching technology for tone, dynamics, and width. An updated Assistant View makes it faster than ever to customize your starting point, while the Tonal Balance curve allows for easy metering. With the new Master Assistant, you have a second set of (AI) ears that never get fatigued.

NEW! Stabilizer Module

Sculpt a balanced sound with the new Stabilizer Module, an intelligent and adaptive mastering EQ.

• Adaptive tonal balancing in Shape Mode
• Automatic resonance suppression in Cut Mode
• “Delta” mode allowing you to hear just the frequencies that are being cut or boosted
• The Stabilizer Module is available in Ozone 10 Advanced only

NEW! Impact Module

Enhance the rhythm and feel of your tracks by intuitively controlling microdynamics with the new Impact Module.

• Multiband microdynamics control
• Musical envelope times
• “Delta” mode allowing you to hear just the frequencies that are being cut or boosted
• The Impact Module is available in Ozone 10 Advanced only

New feature! Magnify Soft Clip in Maximizer Module

Make mixes LOUD while preserving dynamics with Ozone’s intelligent limiter and new Magnify Soft Clip.

• NEW! Magnify Soft Clip — boost loudness while maintaining high fidelity
• Intelligent Release Control (IRC) modes react to your sound to reduce distortion and pumping
• Threshold Learn mode intelligently sets loudness to a target LUFS level
• True Peak detection ensures your audio doesn’t clip after export
• Maximizer is available in all editions of Ozone

New feature! Recover Sides in Imager Module

Add natural stereo width to narrow mixes in Stereoize mode or enhance mono with the new Recover Sides feature.

• NEW! Recover Sides —reduce width without losing stereo information,
• Two modes for Stereoize give you new flavors for widening your track.
• Sculpt your image in stereo with per-band widening and narrowing.
• Monitor stereo width and phase using fluid metering.
• Imager is available in all editions of Ozone.

Master Rebalance

Adjust volume on drums, bass, or vocals in ANY audio track, even a bounced mix.

• Master Rebalance works in real time…no need to render or bounce your tracks.
• Use DAW automation to add excitement in song sections with small gain changes.
• Twin spectrum meters let you see rebalanced source against the rest of your track.
• Master Rebalance is available in Ozone 10 Advanced only.

Low End Focus

Get clear and punchy low frequencies and avoid artifacts from EQ and compression. “Punchy” and “Smooth” modes let you find the right setting for percussive or sustained low end issues.

• Set a Boundary region to add or remove contrast anywhere in your low end.
• Use the Listen button to hear what’s being removed and avoid over-processing.
• Low End Focus is available in Ozone 10 Advanced only.

Equalizer

Control the finest details of your sound with fluid metering and new HUD controls.

• Emulate classic analog EQs or modern digital models depending on your style.
• Use Mid/Side mode to correct frequencies in the sides of your audio.
• Enjoy smooth, fluid metering and a resizable window that lets you see more of your sound.
• Equalizer is available in all editions of Ozone 10.

Spectral Shaper

Add instant polish and remove harshness with spectral shaping technology.

• Light, Medium, and Heavy settings offer different smoothing flavors.
• Shape lows, mids, and highs with adjustable boundary controls.
• Listen mode lets you hear what parts of the sound you’re removing, helping you find the perfect settings.
• Spectral Shaper is available in Ozone 10 Advanced only.

Dynamic EQ

Make EQ boosts and cuts that respond to the dynamics of your audio.

• Make subtle boosts and cuts that occur only when frequencies are too loud or soft.
• Control threshold, attack, and release along with frequency and gain.
• More precise than a compressor and more subtle than a normal EQ.

Exciter

Mix and match between seven different types of distortion to add warmth and character.

• Use different flavors of distortion such as Tape, Retro, or Tube.
• Add different distortion modes on multiple bands to create your own unique tonal balance.

Dynamics

The mastering engineer’s most versatile tool. Tame dynamic mixes and give your tracks energy.

• Compress in up to four bands, or with the Detection Filter mode.
• Use Auto-release mode for a smooth, natural response.

Vintage Modules

Available in Ozone 10 Standard and Advanced

Vintage Tape

Introduce rich saturation with all the frequency coloration, distortion, and phase effects of tape.

Vintage Limiter

Glue a mix together and get loud, pumping tracks using Vintage Limiter

Vintage EQ

Brighten your master, smooth out heavy low end, and add body to your digital recordings.

Vintage Compressor

Add colorful dynamics with compression modeled after famous mastering hardware

Ozone Utilities

CODEC Preview

Hear how your mix sounds as an MP3 or AAC at different resolutions. Listen for any loss of audio quality and anticipate delivery issues down the line. (Available in Ozone 10 Advanced)

Dither

For when you’re ready to export, Ozone’s extensive suite of dithering options help you ensure no audible loss of audio quality. (Available in Ozone 10 Standard and Advanced)

iZotope Ozone Comparison Chart

Operating Systems:

• Mac: macOS Catalina (10.15.7) – macOS Monterey (12.5.x)*
• Windows: Windows 10 – Windows 11

* Supported on Intel Macs & Apple silicon Macs (Apple M1 chips) in Rosetta 2 and native.

Plugin Formats:

• AAX, VST 3, AU

All plug-in formats are 64-bit only.
VST2 is no longer supported.

Supported Hosts:

Logic Pro, Ableton Live 10.1 — 11, Pro Tools 2021 — 2022, Cubase 11 — 12, FL Studio 20, Studio One 5, REAPER 6, Bitwig Studio 4, Adobe Audition CC, Premiere Pro CC, Nuendo 12, *Digital Performer 11

*Compatible in AU/macOS only

What’s new in version 9.1?

New features and enhancements

• Added ability to scrub (click and drag) to adjust text-based values in the EQ HUDs.
• Added “Extra Curves” displays to the EQ.
• Extended the range of the Gain control in Master Rebalance.

More fixes

• Fixed LP/HP filter Slope value resetting to 6 dB/oct if value was changed using the inline edit field in the EQ HUD.
• Fixed incorrect Q value display for bands that are disabled by default in the All Bands view of the EQ.
• Fixed issue where double-clicking on an .ozn project file would open an empty Ozone app project instead of the selected project.
• Fixed missing ‘Sum to Mono’ button in the I/O panel of the Ozone 9 Imager component plug-in.
• Fixed incorrect module panel being shown when switching between tracks with different signal chain contents in the Ozone app.
• Fixed missing playhead indicator in the Reference panel.
• Fixed missing Initial State entry in the Ozone mothership plug-in undo history list.
• Fixed module panel remaining visible after the module was removed from the chain by stepping back through events in the history list.
• Fixed inconsistent behavior when selecting bypass events in the Ozone app history list.
• Fixed missing undo history events for module bypass and solo for any module that is not included in the factory default signal chain.
• Fixed missing undo history events for adding or removing bands in the Dynamics, Exciter, and Imager modules.
• Fixed incorrect latency reporting when Codec Preview is enabled.
• Fixed intermittent crash when writing Dynamic EQ plug-in automation.
• Fixed crash when global mothership presets were loaded in an Ozone component plug-in.
• Fixed intermittent crash in the Ozone application when bulk importing files of varying sample rates.
• Fixed intermittent crash that could occur after running Master Assistant several times in certain DAWs.
• Fixed crash opening non-44.1k Ozone app projects that contain plug-ins in the signal chain of any track.
• Fixed intermittent crash when loading Ozone app projects, sessions, or host presets with reference tracks of varying sample rates or file formats.
• Fixed crash/hang on playback when using Reference tracks within dual mono instances of Ozone in Logic.
• Fixed inaccurate output meter clipping indication in the Ozone app.
• Fixed custom install location for Tonal Balance Control 2 on Windows.
• Fixed inconsistent behavior when loading module presets in the mothership or app preset manager.
• Fixed inconsistent bandwidth value settings when loading some EQ module presets.
• Fixed track waveform display issues when resizing the Ozone application.
• Fixed delayed update to the composite curve after adjusting Frequency resolution in the EQ options.
• Fixed latency between the scrolling waveform and gain reduction trace.
• Fixed display of track waveform data when zoomed in to the sample level.
• Fixed incorrect default I/O meter type.
• Fixed labeling of Mid/Side mode in Low End Focus.
• Fixed layout and styling of the plug-in selection list in the Ozone application.
• Fixed alignment of the correlation trace center line in the Ozone 9 Imager.
• Fixed alignment of text elements in the Master Assistant panel.
• Fixed overlapping scale labels in the EQ and Match EQ.

Version 9.0.3 released December 17, 2019

Changes to Operating System Support & Bug Fixes:

• Installer support for macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
• Bug fixes: Japanese file path crash

Version 9.02 released October 8, 2019

Bug Fixes

• Fixes NKS preset loading issue
• Fixes session serialization issue that could occur when upgrading from Ozone 9.0.0 to Ozone 9.0.1

Version 9.01 released October 3, 2019

Bug Fixes

• Fixes crash on instantiation of the Ozone 9 mothership plug-in and Ozone 9 application on Windows 10 Version 1903

What’s new in version 8.1?

New Features/Enhancements:

• Improved Master Assistant EQ results to be less subtle.
• Improved gain trace drawing in Vintage Limiter module.
• Improved gain trace drawing in Vintage Compressor module. | Advanced Only.
• Improved threshold meters in Maximizer to show more accurate, independent L/R channel gain reductions.
• Added Japanese translations to the Ozone 8 help documentation.
• Added Japanese translations to the Tonal Balance Control help documentation. | Advanced Only.
• Added ability to automate band Mode parameters in the Exciter module & component plug-in. | Advanced only.
• Input level meter will display a different color for reference levels when the “Replace input with reference” option is selected.
• Added support for Nuendo 8 and Reason 10.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed slow session loading when opening sessions that contained several instances of Ozone 8.
• Fixed issue where Matching EQ processing was not being applied properly during export from the Ozone 8 application.
• Fixed persistent tooltip box that would appear in some host applications.
• Fixed Search function in the help documentation.
• Fixed gain reduction drawing in the threshold meters when working with mono files.
• Fixed possible crash when closing and re-opening the Ozone interface when certain I/O meter types selected.
• Fixed overlapping text labels in the Options menu.
• Fixed latency compensation issue in Tonal Balance Control. | Advanced Only.
• Fixed installer and help documentation path issues.
• Fixed issue with signal chain updating in the Ozone application when using the same third-party plug-in in multiple track tabs.

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