I paid 3 people on FIVERR to MASTER my track VS iZotope Ozone 10

[@canartsan4266]

The winner is definitely the end of the video; Ozone tone-matching to the 100 dollar master!

[@matnetik]

I am so happy some people stuck around till the very end because that tone-match is game changing haha

[@bobwilkinsonguitar6142]

That was actually insane

[@philipalmen5116]

Tone match but Ozone soundet best in every aspect. Should I switch to this instead of Logic AI Mastering Assistant (first mastering assistant I've tried)?

[@Auzkar]

Randomly found this video, I’m the $50 guy 😂. Thanks everyone for commenting and specially those who preferred mine!

[@matnetik]

My guy, you crushed it, I linked you in the description and mentioned that you offered mixing AND mastering for the $50. great job again and appreciate you taking the time!

[@godmercy3926]

@@matnetik what his fever name ?

[@prodbydramatic]

oscar i need you

[@Auzkar]

@@prodbydramatic I’m here 🎚️

[@musicmultimediazone9861]

Good job dude! What did you use to Master this track?

[@zdogg8]

Ozone has more of a scratchiness, noise. The $100 is the best, it brings out detail, especially the sustain/tail of the bass. The others are also not bad.

[@musicproductionsimplified]

Ozone 10 definitively had the most energy and brought the track to life! Maybe a bit too much energy for some people, but I think I the ozone master was the best. 👍

[@DJMAJAN]

Many thanks for this comparison. It would be great to compare all of them with a matching gain or the same lufs. Ozone is much louder than the other ones. But however, the 100 $ Master is sounding much cleaner in my ears.

[@matnetik]

Oh that's a GREAT idea! The $100 master was indeed great! If you stuck around till the VERY end after the black, I tone matched the $100 master in Ozone and the results are...well...INSANE

[@altansukh6636]

Fantastic video. Thank you Michael, You have inspired to get into soft editing and videos soft design too.

[@Kathayne636]

The Ozone one seems a little more middy than all the others. I would take that down a notch, but definitely worth the money for infinite free masters.

[@dannyliptrott7665]

WoW the ozone master blows the others away

[@Statementdogorginal]

u need to lower the ozone volume!! to match the oters!!

[@Allious131]

Most people in this comment section is more worried about how much it was instead of truly listening to the music which is sad.

[@ryde2012]

Ozone 10 is a definite improvement as on ozone 9 i always had to keep widening the high end

[@AlexProgOfficial]

Ozone 10 in verse 2 was a mess for me... The guy that mastered for $100 seems to know very well how to do the job, it seems that he used multiband processing (everything seems to be in its place) and the good use of compressors also because when it comes soft or hard transients in the track, the song doesn't get ruined. Mastering is about listening to the song and analize it so you can think what you can add to it (or clean) to make it sound better (and remember that one reference track is important). Mastering is not simply make it sound louder.

[@matnetik]

Thanks for the detailed breakdown! Did you watch the end where I tone matched the $100 master on Ozone? Pretty impressive! This is definitely more of a plug-in breakdown than a detailed how to master video but I do believe ozone is extremely powerful and can make an equivalent master, cheers!

[@AlexProgOfficial]

@@matnetik Yeah! That was really impressive! the strong point of iZotope is their AI technology, (that's the reason I mentioned the reference track!). Still... I think you should do some manual adjustments for less distortion. I think will go for Komplete 14 Standard, so Ozone Standard is included... and after that I will upgrade maybe to Advance version. I think Ozone advance is still worth the money! You can imagine how expensive can be to pay $100 for each of your songs!!!

[@matnetik]

Oh yeah couldn't agree more! Good point on the reference track as well, honestly that's one of the most useful tools in the plugin! Thanks for watching and commenting, pretty dope that K14 includes it now as well

[@Allious131]

Just because it's 100$ sir doesn't mean its good more money doesn't mean better quality.

[@AshLyrael]

IMO $100 is the best by far > $50 comes close > $15 was okayish, not the best but pretty decent > ozone - the worst one, doesn't sound pleasant at all. The AI on this thing is pretty bad actually, it can barely even guess the right genre, I'm not even saying about the rest

[@elboad]

siiick..mind blown

[@saardean4481]

you say it yourself "after I tone-matched it ha" . So in the end , you need an engineer to show the way by creating something worth “tone matching” so you know what to tone match to in the first place. I am sure that automated mastering is around the corner and its inevitable. But while this will be sufficient for 95% of people , i am thankful that the 5% exists. Mastering is not only polishing a mix. In this case you seem to be skilled in mixing. This makes mastering afterwards a lot easier. There are cases though where you get really bad mixes or at best "ok-good" . This is where an engineer shines. He-She will tell you (random example) "I find the snare is 5db too loud in the mix" and you will have the chance to address it in the mix. If you cant then a good engineer will address this snare before moving forward. Other example "is the pumping intended ? if not , you overdid it with the sidechain" . In my experience automated mastering is great when you have a solid mix and is not quiet there when you feed it a bad mix. I believe a good engineer can still get more out of a medium quality mix than automated mastering can do. Also an engineer will offer you feedback that helps you get better. Having said all that , mastering is also an aesthetic approach. Like art. Music is art. One example would be that you need to take in account human performance when working on a mix of live musicians. See what every passage and each instrument wants to say. Not overdo it. Things like this. Not only "tighter" "louder" "transients" if that makes sense. Ozone and the likes have come a long way. It was never easier and more affordable for people to have good quality tools that are also affordable.

[@lainarkou]

OMG what is the song name? I want this

[@lainarkou]

Would have been nice if you responded though...

[@Momegz]

the 100 dollar guy is using Ozone 10 too

[@icysasakimusic]

Ozone is good. But a proper mastering engineer goes a long way more than this. If u want I can run a mastering for you

[@jorvten360]

Ozone is just loud, no definition in the mid channel. Kick and bass ruined completely, complete. If your kick and bass is ruined this kind of music doesn’t work at all. The 100 dollar hands down fixed this at best. Ozone is a good tool, for checking flaws in your mix down, but it will never replace an experienced mastering enegineer, period!

[@memeswillneverdie]

it's concerning to me when someone defines a better master as the louder master and uses really fluffy language to describe the tools they use, when you were speaking about impact and soft clip, or even the stabliser you were quite off the mark. also the mastering assistant is meant to be used as an ASSISTANT as in you give it material, It recommends asjustments and the engineer takes them into consideration. you didn't loudness match anything, to our ears anything that's louder sounds better but when it's released on streaming platforms it's normalised to the level of other songs it'll just sound overcompressed, preserving dynamic range is essential to mastering, now what that means depends on alot of things but you should be seeking to preserve the dynamics of the material. even just listening to you talk about these things it's clear that you don't really understand what mastering is or the tools that are used and how to use them. you don't have to be an expert in all aspects of sound but when your trying to educate a bunch of people who don't know better all your doing is mis-informing them and creating bad habits they will have to unlearn in future.

[@matnetik]

Hey there, last thing I want to do is misinform people! My goal is always to educate and share my process. I mentioned in the beginning that I am by no means a mastering engineer. The goal was to see what the Ozone Assistant can do - I also mentioned this is a great starting point and having the ability to adjust the settings the what makes Ozone great! As far as what the modules can do, I got the information from the website, I did say the stabilizer detail backwards and it’s been mentioned in the comments so I do apologize for that! I also did do a follow up to compare loudness here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHnTdmmInZ2gkLs The point of this video was to compare some Fiverr masters to an Ozone assistant master which is why I didn’t show “how to master”. I do appreciate the feedback and will make sure to be more clear in future videos with explaining the point of the video and how the tools properly function! And good note on how steaming services compress the sound! Cheers!

[@memeswillneverdie]

@@matnetik streaming services don’t compress the sound, they normalise, it means taking the integrated LUFS of the file and comparing it against their target then simply attenuating the signal, for instance if your file comes in at -12 LUFS it will be reduced by 2db, the over compressed sound I mentioned was from yourself overcompressing to get it loud and when it’s compared against other more dynamic material it’ll sound weak when played back at the same level. As far as the modules, I can link you a couple of the research papers that detail how the maximiser and impact modules work. If your using the mastering assistant because you don’t know what your doing then you shouldn’t be mastering (not you specifically but you in the sense of anyone) Mastering requires a deep understanding of your tools and an even more refined ear. If you don’t understand something then you should be hesitant when using it. Your information about the soft clipper especially was just flat out wrong, soft clipping really just rounds off the ends of the wave after the threshold unlike hard clipping which simply sheers off the wave creating something similar to a square wave, soft clipping by its very nature introduces distortion but unlike hard clipping it can be perceived as more pleased (a mixture of 2nd and 3rd order harmonics are produced but primarily 3rd order) The impact module and maximisers are actually extremely fascinating, look for the patent for the IRC and as for impact it is a dynamics process that isn’t dependent on a threshold by using an average LDR taken using the crest factor of the signal in order to process the micro dynamics of the signal, also it has compression and expansion (up is expansion, down is compression) I understand your not trying to convince people your a mastering engineer which is great I and everyone else appreciates transparency but with the way these things are being described it just makes me despair simply because social media is full of so much bad mixing and mastering advice and such fluffy nonsense, especially with mastering, having a deep and scientific understanding of the tools you use is essential to achieving your intended results. So I don’t doubt that you are able to do good in the audio industry as far as education but please be extra mindful of the information you put out there, if your wanting to give advice on mastering you should really do extensive research on the topic or get a working mastering engineer to comment on the subject, I myself am not a musician (I love drums but not at a more than competent level) so it would be the equivalent of me talking about what guitar is better, unless I can demonstrate that my information is correct it could be harmful to those coming into guitar trying to get a grasp of it.

[@matnetik]

Please hit me with some links! Would love to deep dive on the modules and explain in more detail and provide the correct info for everyone on upcoming videos! Again, all I want to do is educate and share

[@LMarquee]

Off of my personal preference, the Ozone 10 version sounds so much better than all of the Fiverr masters. They weren't bad, but straight out the gate, the Ozone version sounds loud, bright, and fitting for this track. Great review!

[@axelmaldini4218]

yeah!!!!

[@KevKlopper]

already made a fiverr account, ozone will pay for itself lol jk

[@vidark.6301]

Honestly I think the 100$ master was the best for sure - ozone sounded a bit harsh/overcompressed to me even with the tone matching at the end! But as you say you could turn down the highs a little and maybe that does it..! interesting features on Ozone though, for sure. I have version 7 and consider the upgrade..!

[@BigbabyyMLB]

The $100 Mix takes the winning price for me, its clean and well balanced as for Ozone 10 mix was to centered short of little stereo spread.

[@onesynth8940]

Yeah man, I agree. Ozone just did spread, volume and heat on mids.. This isn't mastering at all. The Mids got extremely annoying to be honest. The guy who did the 100 dollar master is top tier

[@axelmaldini4218]

@@onesynth8940 Mids are the best... no Mids songs sounding boring, but you're right, too much, no good

[@이한일-o3n]

You knew the $100 master sounded the best, Stop the cap.

[@thejacevekexperience]

First of all. OZONE 10- Its NOT an auto-master. And it never was. Ozone listens to 5 seconds of an audio file, and vomits up some modules. Its not nor was it ever intended to be an "auto master". Its an assistant to get mastering started. Thats it.

[@stu9000]

To me it goes in order of cost with $100 being the best and Ozone being the worst. Ozone is loud but cluttered and over-hyped sounding.

[@onesynth8940]

Guys, Ozone is a great option for saving money, it deliverers a good quality but, if you're talking professional level, ozone master is pretty trash. The 100 dollar master sounds amazing, high tier work. Mastering isn't just volume, keep that in minda

[@hithere4289]

Maybe not now but in the near future... I fear for mastering engineers! I think they will be the first ones to get replaced by ai

[@ousmaaan1677]

Unless they own it themselves and makes their job easier

[@hithere4289]

@@ousmaaan1677 true lol

[@zeb8543]

If you listen to the Kick, in the raw mix it's really nice like a basketball, has life in it. EVERY Master here sounds so different to the original. That's not what Mastering should be. Yes, if you just make it louder, you kill the nice Basketball Transient From the kick. So you have to make it louder like a PRO or just leave the raw mix. But the 100$ at least is more balanced in frequency, not that muddy and has more depth...

[@dayzrustream]

I'm so used to a fact that as soon as Ozone releases a new mastering plugin, all KZbinrs make excited videos about it =) Actually, I can tell what will be said even before watching the video =)

[@matnetik]

This is actually the first video I have made about Ozone but I have been using it for over 10 years!

[@DjXCENTRiC]

Ozone is great!! I use it and add my own sauce with some waves mastering plugins. The highs seem to lack on ozone but then again im using ozone 9 , haven't gotten 10 yet. Sooo....

[@ChristianIce]

Ozone master, to me, takes the 3rd place. It got really mid range focused, lost a lot of transient and impact, squished everything where the low end lost all the punch. 100 and 50 bucks are dynamic, with a pleasant curve for the ears even at loud level. I'm listening to it on NS-10s.

[@Gabbanadj]

I was so impressed with Ozone 10 when i tried it , never liked izotope mastering plugins expect for Tonal Balance Control , but Ozone 10 is a winner

[@manishwagh5798]

Mastering engineers are way more better than ozone 10 . Yeah ozone 10 can be used as a reference point.

[@blokkbuzzer]

00:14:32 You did not cut the highs. You decreased the impact of the stabilizer. So, you've got more highs.

[@chrislee8343]

His description of the soft clip function is also... not great "Basically it makes your track louder and it maintains the high-fidelity"

[@olivierclasse]

Hello, a point about comparison methodology; humans are biased, one of our bias is the loudness bias. That mean louder always seems to sound better. Take 2 identical track. Low a track by 1dB; when compared the louder will sound better every time. So, to compare sounds, they have to be level match. Without matching comparaison is biased., it’s the principle of the loudness war. Loudness is mesures with Lufs. To be objective the levels in lufs should have been match at0;1dB. Then comparution would have make sense.

[@matnetik]

I agree with this 100%, and while it’s not a true loudness comparison, overall Ozone is louder given that all the tracks are reading 0db on the master channel. Next time I compare I’ll DEFINITELY toss up a luf meter just to show, great idea!

[@EvanVincent.]

I'm going to rank them: $100, $50, Ozone, $15. If you tamed the highs on Ozone, I would then re-rank them, $100, Ozone, $50, $15. I think the 100 dollar master has dynamics, it has the right amount of bass, clarity in the top end, but not too bright like the ozone. Overall I think its the most balanced and you could listen to it for the longest period, without ear fatigue.

[@matnetik]

Well said!

[@onesynth8940]

Well observed. I don't think AI will ever replace human ears and it's capability to adapt. Even if Ozone created such a perfect mastering, it won't ever make separate mid/side manual adjustments or automations. Mastering is so much more that just EQ or compressions. Also, ozone is a good choice for plugin matter, but no plugins in the world can be better than a full analog Mastering, which is the most common in hight tier music industry

[@ivanvasiljevicgrozni6829]

@@onesynth8940 Wait, are you saying Ozone doesn't have separate mid/side manual adjustments? Cos it does, at least the earlier version I used.

[@JRosevelt]

ozone for the win, but the $100 master is good too!

[@Eighty5iveProd]

In other words a robot destroyed there whole 30 year mastering career.....

Ozone mastering plugin is really top-notch piece of software, I've been using it previously, but eventually went for Waves's Abbey Road TG Master Chain, which I think gives more solid results. Yeah, it uses relatively old piece of hardware emulation to do mastering, but since I am orientated to producing acoustic, rock music, I find it gives more saturated, warm, punchy mixes, like those in 70's, which I really like.

[@RafaelSequera]

Your Ozone master is sounding louder because you picked the Dj mode... But it doesnt sounds better... In any case the Ozone is an AMAZING and mindblowing tool, still im a bit afraid that all master will sound the same if people starts using it over and over...

[@mawot_music]

great video, it s the first time that I have great results with mastering with Ozone 10 Advanced...it makes everything easy to go back to mix to make some adjustments and voilá...buy the fuckung Izotope

[@matnetik]

Appreciate you!

[@jorykevinberger7047]

The tone match of the $100 was cool but it cost $100 to get that, plus the cost of Ozone. And when level matched it was suddenly very clear that for whatever reason the tone matched version took out all of the sweet top end that I didn’t even realize was so well executed in the $100 master. For me the true test of a good master is if the loudest one that seems to sound the best, when level matched back down to mix level, is actually the best. Then compare them all at the same lufs at the chorus. That’s when I can really discern the differences in tone.

[@matnetik]

Great note here and totally agree, the cool thing is you can tone match to any song and use it as a starting point, I think if I really took the time to dial in the master I could make it just right!

[@amusik7]

Yeah it's interesting. I think for my ears, purely sonically, the 100 dollar and 50 dollar version sounded the most pleasing and they didn't change the sound of your mix, but knowing that most people will listen to the song with phone speakers, small bluetooth speakers and earbuds, the Ozone version with a more pronounced upper mid-range and hyped spatial width will probably pop out more and definitely is not worse. Although I did find the Ozone version somewhat more irritating sounding. Interestingly, Ozone was the only out of this bunch that increased the width and spatial feel of the mix substancially - so that was definitely a plus for Ozone. With Ozone the risk with version 9 - perhaps less with 10 - is that the auto mastering used to always apply very bright EQ curves that are fatiguing. I think with the new version it seems to have gotten a bit less crazy about adding excessive top end and focuses more on pushing mid-range, and the new stabilizer module really balances the sound well. So I think Ozone 10 is a great tool for anyone, but a real engineer has the upper hand. Interesting - the gap is getting smaller and smaller though.

[@matnetik]

Couldn’t agree more with the comment. Very well said

[@thegroove2000]

Interesting how this is so subjective as some prefer the master using OZONE 10 than done via FIVERR.

[@matnetik]

That’s mastering for ya! Haha

[@diysounds2532]

To me the 50bucks gets it right and will probably sound more consistent on all platforms and audio devices but as you say it’s all a matter of perception

[@Auzkar]

Thanks man! ($50 guy here 🤘😂)

[@TjKdlc]

@@Auzkar well done you !! Best clarity and dynamic and nice low end !!

[@axelmaldini4218]

Excellent comparative video. If you reduced -1.5db from the OZONE, it would be perfect, open and clear sound, the one that is best heard on my cell phone, remember that we no longer listen to speakers (excepting in our cars)...EXCELENT VIDEO man thanks for sharing!

[@marcusdwaynegonzalez5557]

Ozone , 50, 100, 15, but I think the 50 dollar master was the closest to the computer. He might have had to increase volume and the with of the middle & side. The fifty's dollar guy was closet to the ozone..volume aside.

[@Auzkar]

Thank you! ($50 guy here ☝️)

[@Xelmo187X]

Ozone sounds good, but i felt like it sounded a little distorted at times? I'm sure once dialed in, is a game changer! Also, using a reference was $$$. I must say way the low end moves on the $100 master is nice. Keep up the good vids Mat!

[@matnetik]

Yo appreciate the comment! Listening though my Neumann's it sounded clean, I think once you have it dialed (as you mentioned) you can really get a distribution ready master!

[@BorisBarroso]

Really good comparison. I think the 100$ is the Best, second the 50$, third the ozone and last the 15$.

[@Callingzion]

I also Paid 3 people to Master on Fiverr before I saw this and also found Ozone was muuuuch better....and i learned how to mix and master in the process.

[@skeller61]

Of course, who’s to say these guys you were paying weren’t simply using Ozone themselves? If so, it would simply be which one do you think has better taste?

[@nickloss2377]

bingo! or if not Ozone, there's a heck of a lot of other virtual mastering software solutions that they might have used ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@matnetik]

Totally agree and they absolutely could have been haha, the $100 master used outboard gear, even sent me a video of the process!

[@JohnMorProds]

Ozone has weirdly pushed mids compared to the 100$ master. Comparing the qualities of these masters should include a comparison with compensated levels between them too.

[@Barncore]

If the Ozone one was gain matched to be the same volume as the others it wouldn't sound as good in comparison, there's still some annoying resonances in the mid-range, but the loudness tricks the brain into thinking it's better

[@---pp7tq]

Literary no one here pointed out these resonances!

[@summerfazed]

$50 dollar guy has mojo. Listen to the snare and groove on Verse 2

[@matnetik]

Ayyyy I even mention the $50 master was pretty dialed!

[@Auzkar]

Thanks man! ($50 guy here ☝️😜)

[@shirakawanaoya]

Ozone sounds amazing. Maybe removing that soft limiter to recover the dynamics would be nice and add a bit or low end? Idk I'm listening on my cheap headphones. 😂😂😂

[@thegroove2000]

They are all acceptable.

[@avav7223]

Plot twist, the £100 mastering engineer used Ozone 9 😅

[@matnetik]

😂😂

[@ianthompson8248]

Ha ha ha...you sir just won the internet!

[@musicmultimediazone9861]

Its crazy how the Ozone plugin isn't as compressed and lacks the width in the waveform, yet sounds just as punchy and dynamic (if not more dynamic at times) then the other 3 mixes. #2 gives # 3 a strong run for its money in my opinion. In the end though I'd have to go with Ozone over all. It would be nice to hear all the mixes in a car, and on cheaper systems. Good stuff👍🏿 SUBBED!

[@projectepsilon9851]

I personally find it stupid to test your tracks on other systems. Just make sure it is of or higher than the quality of your favorite songs on your favorite sound system. Everything else should fit in place. Also, some sound systems make it shitty by default. Cars suck.

[@---pp7tq]

@@projectepsilon9851 And that's why it's the biggest challenge to make your songs sound good in a car, while others can, but yours not. Some freaks even mix or finish the mix it in a car for that reason. If all your tracks sound bad in a car, it's a bad sign. Also not all cars s***.

[@Disisions]

Mastering just got easier

[@nertilavretodanielmustafa]

Ozone 10 the best for mastering 🎉🎉

[@BLACKSYNTH]

Worst to best 15 - Ozone - 50 -100 Ozone whilst loud is far too crushed. ruined all the punch. However I don't think the 100 is woth 100 it's not quite loud enough. 100 is steep for Mastering

[@tomscully7489]

Nice vid. It would nice to somehow to do this comparison blind to minimize unconscious bias. Like not knowing which master is which till after you choose your favorite.

[@matnetik]

Great idea!! Maybe for the next update?! 💪

[@nilsgutenberg313]

In the end its taste and musicality that counts. And thats very individually. It depends on your soundsystem too. One master might have strenghts on a 20 bucks bluetooth, another on your high class 2000 bucks stereo, onother on the headphones, in-ear, 5.1 with dub, without sub.... With mastering you can get lost in the details. Very lost... So letting others get mad on the mix can be worth money. If you have no spare money, ozone gives you mastering in a good quality. You do not have even that money for ozone, start with the hornet master tool.

[@---pp7tq]

master_me is not bad completely free automatic and adjustable mastering chain, while Hornet is 20 bucks - but still noticeably cheaper than RX10 Advanced.

[@vivianytemusic]

Your master with ozone is going louder around 3 dB, so it fool the comparaison with the other masters.

[@tolucalk7520]

Ozone masters is totally crushed in dynamics and has audible ringing/frequency build-up in the upper mid range (800hz-3k area). 15 $ master has great punch and good balance for bass capable systems, 100 $ is less compressed and has overall good balance for most devices, 50$ is just meh not bad and not particularly good. Every Fiverr master in tenfold better then the Ozone one.

[@rockerscience]

I greatly appreciate this scientific approach to a good cross comparison of mastering. I just recently purchased Ozone 10, and I have also paid producers on Fiverr to master my music. This is a completely enlightening video, and please make more of them!

[@3082frank]

Ozone i think just wins it for me. 😊..but the 100$ guy was good. Great job all

[@newmachine00]

I now think as i thought in the past about ozone 8 that eq matching and other AI processes made with ozone sound like a little bit unnatural, like in this track for example the $50 and $100 guys made the song sound natural with not too accentuated mids or highs, unlike ozone that sound like it's doing a +4db bell from 3khz to 8khz range, like you've said, its a little too bright. I don't know why but ozone's assistant likes a bright sound overall.

[@bonkerzmusic6506]

all of them are bad... even ozone "adjustments" you did, if you don't hear that.... dunno what to say.

[@Ffhh391]

All the plug-ins and engineers of the world can't make music out of that chaos of midi notes. It is not a music

[@TheBluuHouse]

So, i'm liking the $50 and $100 master for the "glue" effect of the bus compressor that Ozone didn't have.

[@augustindinckensson]

That 100 dollar guy is the best and second is 50 dollar guy. Ozone 10 is good but not so good. 😌

[@PeachesChrenko]

Awesome comparison! Makes me feel real good that I just got Ozone 10! Thanks alot :)

[@이한일-o3n]

$100 master is the best, no question.

[@waldemar_vogel]

$100 for sure

[@ELLIOT8209]

I like the Ozone. I'm not sure if I'm fooled by the loudness or the brightness. Ear training is a thing

[@SacRoScz]

Oscar´s version is most ballanced to my ear. But what do I know, from yt compression :D

[@Bronwyn031]

50 & 100 sound commercial as in everything is FLAT compressed to the middle and no dynamics. Not awful by any means but to my ears, BORING. Think safe and conservative. Ozone 10 is dynamic, clear and loud but I also feel it went a bit harsh on the upper mids; at least to my ears. I would tame a bit of the upper mids a smidge. And you honestly have that option when you mix with Ozone versus sending it back to the master engineer. It is crazy that you got there with Ozone in less than 10secconds versus the mix engineers probably spending far more time dialing in and tweaking their masters.

[@matnetik]

Well said 👏

[@mikeillgaming4224]

Ozone 👍🏾

[@RockG.o.d]

that 15 dollar one, could that have just been an AI master job?

[@dannydaniel8975]

Just don't let Sage audio master your music... they're terrible 😔

[@quickandserious]

I think the $100 one is much cleaner than Ozone

[@matnetik]

Did you watch the VERY end where I tone-matched the $100 to ozone and it came out with the sample if not better results? Just shows what Ozone can do but the $100 master is definitely fire!

[@mrfleamino9350]

wowww ozone 10 the best Master over all loudness and dynamics

[@TheBluuHouse]

Hey Matnetik, Love the content. I wanted to share a free plugin similar to the stabilizer in Ozone. It's the TRD Nova by Tokyo Dawn Labs. Had it for years and love the Eq compression on this plug in. Now it's just a part, but a cool multi band EQ compressor.

[@matnetik]

Appreciate you! Thanks for the comment and for watching, I gotta peep it, there are SO MANY insanely great free plugins that are underutilized-

[@zofo264]

Doing this comparison was a good idea 👍

[@matnetik]

🙏 Appreciate you!

[@BeauTylerMakesMusic]

I don’t know how I missed this one. Great video, brother! Probably my fav of yours yet.

[@chillimont]

Ozone a bit 'mid-top-heavy'? JMHO

[@UMCmetal]

amazing video, sold me to ozone

[@HumanTouchArt]

i think the third one was the clenaset and it sounded the best to my eears ... ozone is ok but its not as good as the 100 dolar .... i think 3rd one than 2one and then1st one ozone is last for me ..

[@thiloswift8035]

Ozone mixes the snare a little less than the 100$ mix, atleast on my speakerphone

[@billpodolak7754]

Great shootout! Ozone really sounded better, cool!

[@OBDPVCR]

The style/format of this video is really dope man, keep it up!!

[@matnetik]

Truly appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!

[@ESP77769]

They're all too bright, and there's lost mid-range definition, but the Ozone mix is my favorite. I use Ozone 10 with my mastering preset stored on every mix. Mixing will drive you insane if you're a perfectionist, and have OCD, lol. It comes down to the song, and how the recorded performance is, first and foremost!

[@pianoatthirty]

i love this comment so much

[@GooZe...]

I think the Ozone stuff is really decent but I prefer the 100,- master. It's way more tight, a little cleaner, that little voice line doesn't jump at you as much as with the ozone one.

[@matnetik]

$100 master was solid, did you see the very very end where I tone-matched the $100 master with Ozone? Just really shows what it can do!

[@Allious131]

@@matnetik He ignored that and went straight to hearing it be 100$ he thinks since it cost more it was automatically better.

[@maxheadroom7931]

I think I can hear aliasing in the bells in Ozone master, but maybe it's just the overall brightness on the Zone master. Is there an oversampling option in Ozone? By the way, I like the most expensive one the most.

[@---pp7tq]

You can use oversampling on all plugins in the chain in Reaper (various multipliers) and in Cakewalk (x2 for whole project)

[@maxheadroom7931]

@@---pp7tq I know but i don`t use Reaper, but you can also oversample every plugin in every DAW using DDMF Metaplugin. But i doesn`t matter, every plugin that provides distortion, yes even compression does, should have an oversampling option these days.

[@baselinesweb]

It sounds like you are shading everyone towards the Ozone master by making it louder than the others. This is not fair if true. I love iZotope products, but I think this is somewhat misleading.

[@matnetik]

Appreciate the comment! I just played back what came out of Ozone, didn't purposely make it louder or anything but I did do a follow-up video to compare loudness so it's known! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHnTdmmInZ2gkLs

[@timothybondaudio]

Ozone 10 is always a little bright for me but very clean, so it's a good reference / starting point.

[@bestdisco1979]

I’m pleased someone is putting it out there , different perceptions aside. Louder isn’t necessarily better.

[@matnetik]

100P on this, loudness isn’t everything, and we can all turn it up if needed haha, appreciate you watching!

[@dandahlstrom2650]

you should have matched the perceived loudness of all 4 masters to help gauge quality a bit more

[@bobwilkinsonguitar6142]

The 15 was as good as the 100 and ozone smashed em