iZotope Ozone 5 - Complete Mastering System Plug-In

What's New

EQ

• Analog-matched frequency response for all filter types
• Vintage Low and High Shelf filters with variable "Cut" control
• Extra-steep "brickwall" analog Low- and High-Pass filters
• Flat Low- and High-Pass filters with variable slope
• New Snapshots panel with easier EQ snapshot workflow
• Improved, simplified Matching EQ feature
• Mini Info Panel for easy access to active EQ band's settings
• Ability to zoom by time and frequency for precise equalization
• Separate EQ settings for left/right channels
• Second Post EQ in signal chain for post-dynamics/exciter shaping
• Zoomable spectrum in EQ
• New Spectrum options including Left/Right and Mid/Side modes
• Phase Response, Phase Delay and Group Delay plots

Maximizer

• IRC III Limiting mode - new psychoacoustic algorithm with transient preservation
• Gain Reduction Trace view - shows gain reduction over time
• Spectrum view
• Stereo Link - allows variance between fully independent left/right limiting and linked limiting

Dither

• Additional Dither noise-shaping curves
• Dither Shape view

Exciter

• Improved sound quality in all Exciter modes
• Natural-sounding Peak Saturation - adds harmonics without drastic gain changes
• Post-Saturation High Shelf filter - for additional harmonic shaping
• Saturation Spectrum display - shows excitation by frequency
• Refined Tube, Tape, Retro, and Warm algorithms
• Oversampling mode prevents aliasing

Stereo Imaging

• New Vectorscope modes - Polar Level, Polar Sample
• Anti-phase prevention
• Stereo Width Spectrum view
• Correlation Trace view shows mono-compatibility over time
• Stereo Balance meter
• Phase Rotation allows phase fine-tuning to optimize asymmetrical waveforms' loudness

Dynamics

• Greatly-improved workflow includes always-visible Attack and Release controls
• All Bands mode shows most crucial controls for every band in one view
• Gain Reduction Trace shows dynamics characteristics superimposed on waveform
• Interactive Threshold provides intuitive control over all dynamics stages
• Improved Gain Reduction meter with input/output and overlaid histogram options
• Hard/Soft Knee selection
• New upward compression boosts levels as they fall below the threshold
• Limiter Boost pushes up threshold-crossing levels when Limiter ratio is set to the left

Reverb

• New Modeled Reverb algorithm provides realistic early reflections with smooth decay
• Improved Plate and Room modes and new Hall mode

Presets and Routing

• All Global Presets updated to take advantage of new DSP and features
• Many new genre-specific presets added to Global Presets
• Improved Amount controls make adjusting presets simple
• Module Presets - each mastering module has dedicated preset saving and loading
• Over 80 new Module Presets included
• Select independent or shared crossovers for multiband modules

Other Features

Sound, Workflow, Visual Feedback

• Analog-modeled processing combined with linear phase precision
• Flexible sonic capabilities for adding realistic warmth, bite, punch, and space to a mix
• New IRC III Limiter for louder, fuller masters that preserve crisp transient detail
• Fully-revamped hybrid Reverb module
• Comprehensive preset manager with over 250 professionally-designed presets
• Per-module presets and intelligent module Amount Controls
• User-definable signal routing and extensive automation support
• Each processing module is complemented with useful spectrums, phase meters, vectorscopes and level histograms
• Optimized for today's low-latency DAW environments