Introducing iZotope Aurora, an adaptive unmasking reverb | iZotope

[@Themorningskoop]

We love Aurora. We do radio imaging for hundreds of radio stations. Izotope is a huge part of our success! Nice job, Izotope.

[@jeffry-wynneprince8270]

Got this yesterday. Replaces so many plug-ins in a chain (saving resources) and sounds clean and super modern

[@RicardoDioguardi]

This is amazing, the fact that it looks for a space to generate a clear and deep reverb, it is a new path towards reverb types. Excellent work!

[@martinhanson4281]

I have a million reverbs, but this is so easy to dial in, sounds amazingly clean and unmasks so well. No faffing about just a great sound 👍

[@iZotopeOfficial]

That's exactly what we’re aiming for with Aurora!

[@pshkrverse]

this one's gonna be in my go to plugins list! love the simplicity of this plugin and the design is too good.

[@marciojunior9266]

Wow!!! Just buying it! Never seen nothing like it!

[@ptbempire]

You guys make amazing plugins that changed my productivity tenfold!

[@andivax]

very good video presentation! the idea is an old and simple "ducking reverb" but iZotope makes it easy and fun to setup.

[@Illiyinmusic]

​@frank_beeyeah you should be able to use ducking in your existing reverb, and turn up the pre delay. Two adjustments in your window. Or get the "new" plugin

[@digitalmarketinghumans]

Izotope releases plugin: 😀 Izotope reading comments giving away how to do this already: 😮

[@nvn25]

Purchased Aurora yesterday. Love it! Super easy to use! I do have the Neoverb, very nice but to be honest, too many controls was kinda dizzying. I like the ease of use of the Aurora. So Neoverb is nice if I want to tinker and fine tune, Aurora, for simple, quick and easy. Both sound great

[@jamesjames77777]

Or if you have Soothe - send a channel to a buss reverb, place soothe after the reverb and side chain Soothe to the track you want to be used for unmasking : ) But to be fair - this plugin does it a lot quicker and across multiple sources

[@lariatolariato]

It's also £120 cheaper than Soothe 2.

[@jamesjames77777]

@@lariatolariato was more just saving option for people that already own soothe. Both plugins seem like great products 👍

[@tkelong3569]

I’d rather have a $39 plug-in do all of that for me so that I can move on to other aspects of the record. This is not a eureka moment. There are a few ways to emulate almost any plugin available. Plugins like this untie your hands from much of the technical aspect of music making (which is also a lot of fun when time avails) so that we artists and producers can really stay in a creative flow which is several X more fun. I’ll give it a shot. Hopefully I’ll love it but if the converse holds true $39 is not a terrible hit to the pocket for the sake of improving your craft by increasing your level of efficiency and creativity as well.

[@jamesjames77777]

@@tkelong3569 I think I made the same point 👍

[@darth_bastard]

Yeah. It does it faster

[@th3soundmachinz]

Wow this is a good plugin to get. I usually don't get any new plugins because I want to keep myself from having a lot of plugins and not using all of them. I could probably use something like this. I'll check it out and see if I like it. If I do, then I will buy it. 👍🏻

[@Sureboysiki]

The Vocal plate without unmasked is Mind blowing 🔥🔥🔥 I'm buying This 😂

[@DavidRavenMoon]

Yeah but you’re listening to it soloed

[@8VV88]

Wow , another great product from iZotope ❤❤❤

[@BuenoLaidley]

This reverb sounds so clean. Can't wait to start using it

[@brianmartin7710]

IMO this is nothing else than puting something like trackspacer after a reverb. so you can do this with ever "normal" reverb or delay

[@SourbotrithyComposer]

That's what I'm thinking😂.

[@mainsailsound983]

Second

[@soundsliketree]

Sounds like it to me too.

[@ivanestades5903]

no bulshit mah men

[@lucianodeben9732]

Indeed, but you first have to buy trackspacer I guess.

[@DesoloZantas]

Now this is very useful but a question. Is there any way you can make a delay that does exactly the same exact thing?

[@th3soundmachinz]

That's would be very VERY useful

[@huberttorzewski]

Use Neutron 4's Unmask after delay and it will be 100% the same thing

[@th3soundmachinz]

@huberttorzewski really? I'll check it out. Thanks man!

[@mainsailsound983]

Put a compressor, soothe or track spacer on your reverb track and side chain it to the vocal track

[@therearenoruleshere]

Gave them this suggestion a few months ago… thank me later.

[@KYTHERAOfficial]

Sounds really good! Plasma was already a hit for me personally. Probably this would be as well

[@Rudigervocals]

Oh wow this is so good thank you. Buying now

[@KSS184]

save your money: a) put a reverb in a bus b)put a dynamic eq after the reverb, external sidechain routed to that from the orginal source track c) dip some of the characteristic frequencies. If you don't have dynamic eq, use either multiband compressor or compressor contolled with similar external sidechain, almost similar result.

[@HRPL-ej9zo]

Why?

[@TheBlackJewelz]

I think the whole point of this video is: Choice A: The paragraph of instructions above. Choice B: Turn the knob.

[@pluginhoarder]

Pretty cool! Just did a demonstration of this plugin on my channel. Thanks for making simple and effective plugins, def picking this up 🙏

[@pmishraofficial]

Wow! This looks promising!

[@mydramera]

Excellent device. Thanks for the review : )

[@digitalmarketinghumans]

If you have the latest Neutron, there is an unmasking feature in there that can give you this same effect. Then of course, route it, and add reverb. I do admit, it is convenient to have the unmasking feature already set there in Aurora Plugin and just have reverb. So this isn’t too bad.

[@Samogrey]

This reverb sounds good, I think I can achieve similar function using soothe 2 with dry signal being the side-chain input. One question, would this plugin be in the next Music Production Suite?

[@Rasenschneider]

I liked the vocal with plate without unmask a lot more.

[@BigMTBrain]

Yes, definitely depends on the final result you're going for. Reverb on anything gives it a nice air, but sometimes, especially for a really good vocalist, you or they might prefer the full character of their voice to cut through, letting the reverb only trail, not cloud. This plugin is perfect for both, as are the alternative methods others have posted.

[@NickWaves]

Would you put this on a master bus (in a moderate way of course) to "glue" a whole track together? That adaptive function looks cool. It seems to know or detect when to add or take more reverb.

[@lascosascomosean]

The demonstrations are REALLY IMPRESSIVE

[@karayuschij]

Demonstrations always are……… :D

[@palebluedotstudios]

Very cool. I might have to review this! ❤😅

[@withcreamandsprinkles]

The only reasons I can see for buying this, is the convenience and maybe the reverb algorithm. Other than those 2 things, all of this can be done with even stock plugins. 'Reverb+EQ+Sidechain' or 'Reverb+Trackspacer or Soothe'.

[@arrivalsband9201]

The new saturation plugin is cool, but this guy right here can be emulated very easily. Any EQ + Any Reverb + Soooth2

[@DanCaine]

…but Soothe2 is $200.

[@zillahgoodmaen6783]

Interesting. Delay Plugin will do as well.💣🤞

[@dakota-sessions]

Impressive. However I usually just increase the low-cut on the reverb with all the channels up until it sits right. In the real world that's gonna get you to a similar place most of the time (maybe better due to the room sound having a static space).

[@paulrosebush9137]

I'm a Singer/Songwriter/Musician. I'm not an Audio/Mastering/Mixing Engineer, but Izotope makes me sound like I am. Thanks, Izotope.

[@josrud8939]

Nice one. I think it a great idea to add the learn function so that the plugin can learn the source material.

[@braunhausmedia]

So a combination of regular reverb and Wavefactory's trackspacer. Nice.

[@Niro_sounds]

You can do this with pro q and a reverb too right? Just sidechain it to the dry

[@frozenkingdomBM14]

Whats better about this than using Neoverb and Neutron 4s Unmasking module?

[@cyb]

Neoverb only suggests the cuts looks like this is more dynamic.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

You can control the unmasking in real-time with Aurora. For more details on how Aurora works differently from Neoverb, check out this article here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@itsCronch]

This is a great plugin! Is this any similar to your other unmasking feature in NeoVerb? Or is this a more refined version?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hi! Both use different methodologies, so the choice of which one to use really depends on your use cases. Feel free to check out this article for a comparison of the two: bit.ly/3zNWnbt

[@CemeterySoulsMusic]

"You don't want to widen your low end..." 😂

[@chrishaertwig]

Aewesome stuff! 💚

[@michaelbabcock4172]

Great demo. Now fix all the bugs in Stratus and Symphony.

[@Guino7]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidcache]

what bugs have you encountered?

[@henrievery-3eye]

If I get to the point I know all the DAW tools, plugins like this can help speed things up a bit I would think. The photography industry is same and plugins are not much different photoshop as example has all the tools built in already to create every effect and automations so the 3rd party plugins are basically interfaces for PS, vst plugins run in a daws wrapper and use it's functionality along with their algorithms. Photography is a bit different though and you can make a Cowpie into art, the Cowpie equivalent in music would just sound a little better after processing but would still be plop of s to listen to. Great plugins are certainly offered by Izotope and this I am sure is no different but buying plugins thinking they will do magic to your tracks is a mistake that should be avoided right from the start.

[@jamesantoine4318]

Amazing

[@dylansmith9156]

I've never added reverb to a bass track. It's always dry as not to interfere with the higher EQ tonalities. Interesting that this plug in can work with low end frequencies with masking.

[@alanblakeguitarist]

I think I will need to hear this in person because imo it just sounds like a reverb?

[@juliusway]

Sounding good! Can the same effect be achieved by using the unmask module in Neutron on a different reverb?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Not quite! We’ve put together a comparison of how Aurora differs from Neutron right here: bit.ly/4dwpf5N

[@huberttorzewski]

@@juliusway yes, it's basically the same thing just without routing. Sounds the same to my ear when comparing

[@juliusway]

@@huberttorzewski thanks!

[@TommyGBassChannel]

Cool!

[@Phat-Monkey]

Are you selling us iZotope Neoverb repackaged? hahaha

[@frozenkingdomBM14]

Dude I just asked about that lol. It seems like a module that combines the unmasking of neutron 4 and the same thing as Neoverb except they've removed any AI Assistance.

[@huberttorzewski]

@@Phat-Monkey It seems like they run out of ideas. They should focus on making existing tools and features better in Neutron and Ozone. There are many things to improve (master assistant should be way less heavy-handed, oversampling options in neutron should be available as well as ozone's tape, not limited internal sidechain eq should be present in neutron's compressor and ozone's dynamics module, the return of older analyzer from ozone which was a lot more useful, separate clipper module in ozone and neutron etc.)

[@smhhms2000]

Exactly. It’s dynamic so it’s better but why don’t I get to upgrade? Same product with new features.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

You can control the unmasking in real-time with Aurora. For more details on how Aurora works differently from Neoverb, check out this article here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@smhhms2000]

@@iZotopeOfficial So this is what you're claiming: "If you find the reverb of a guitar is interfering with your ability to hear vocals, Neoverb-or any other reverb followed by Neutron-is a suitable choice. But for the more common issue of reverbs muddying up their own input signals, Aurora uses a different methodology-one that’s easy to grasp and simple to implement."

[@savagenotezbeats]

if we could take the subtractive reverb from the rex processes and use those numbers from subtractive reverb levels in drum buses vocals etc and the opposite of those numbers together to create a additive reverb for instruments tonal balance curve because we’d know the curve of subtraction is subtracting reverb so if that curb can have a reverb tonal balance it can be implemented into some kind of reverb tonal balance control that is made for this program on the next version

[@TommyGBassChannel]

Aurora does not work on RX11 and also Cubase (only the outline of the GUI is visible). Any ideas?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Sorry to hear you're having issues with Aurora. We haven’t had any reports of this issue before. Could you please reach out to our product support team for troubleshooting? bit.ly/izo_prod

[@Blumenwurst]

Is there a delay like this ?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Aurora and Plasma are just the first two products from our new Catalyst series. We think you’ll love what’s coming next.

[@nvn25]

@@iZotopeOfficialI bought and love the Mastersuite 6.5 and Aurora. Am considering the Plasma next.

[@Alxasaurus]

What's prompting you to make purpose-built dedicated plugins?

[@la2z029l]

Will products like Plasma, Aurora, etc. be included in any bundles in the near future?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Keep an eye on our deals page during holiday season 👀 www.izotope.com/en/deals

[@MALzimno]

smart reverb + smart comp or smart EQ?

[@ryde2012]

Looks pretty good 👍🏾 will try this out. Could you tell me difference between this and neoverb?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Aurora uses a completely differently methodology and lets you control the unmasking in real time. Feel free to read more about that here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@ryde2012]

@@iZotopeOfficial thanks

[@cory3357]

Will this be in the monthly subscription?

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

So to get this straight... Are you adding this reverb to make a muddy mix sound cleaner? Or is it just a reverb that won't drown out frequencies? I'm confused... But also a bit of a newbie to mixing

[@paolovic1]

Very nice, at the moment I try the trial version but I can't find the 60 preset

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Could you give the troubleshooting steps in this article a try? bit.ly/3XQ5gZX If they don't resolve the issue, feel free to get in touch with our support team directly via a contact form on our website.

[@dafingaz]

Let's go!

[@usmankhan-vm2wj]

There is a confusion, should we apply this on track or can also on FX tracks, sends

[@fwuser01]

I like the unmasking (ducking?) feature. But does this take the place of Neoverb? Neoverb has "built-in Masking Meter, along with automatic Unmasking of the input signal,help keep your reverb under control in the mix"

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Not exactly! Neoverb and Aurora are designed for different use cases. We've detailed the differences in this article here: bit.ly/3zNWnbt

[@mikemccormick1624]

When the plugin starts off in bypass mode and is then activated, you can hear a real difference. However, when it then goes back to bypass it's still wet and there is no difference in the sound between bypass and wet. It's like the bypass mode doesn't work when coming out of the wet mode. Especially noticeable in the acoustic piano section of the video,

[@zenchiefengineer]

Where is it located? I have the full subscription and can't find it

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hi! Aurora is currently not part of any bundle or subscription. You can get it separately here: bit.ly/3ZOTrWK

[@zenchiefengineer]

@@iZotopeOfficial Lol I'm already paying $50 a month for the subscription. I'll pass.

[@timbeneton8068]

I would take it for 19usd. If I am lazy some day so could I use this one

[@TheBlackJewelz]

Genuine question: Can someone explain to me how this is different from Neoverb?? Which I paid for like 4 yrs ago lol

[@iZotopeOfficial]

You can read more about the differences in this article here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@shmk1]

Silencer does this but with any vst reverb

[@thared-reeper]

Another thing to add to the arsenal 🔥🔥🔥🔥🫡🫡🫡

[@usedusermoser]

Wow, this is amazing. My recorded vocals were terrible, and this plugin completely changed them into radio-ready vocals. Not only did the timbre change from male to female but how!!! I love it. Oh, wait a minute 😅

[@Snarkapotamus]

Out of curiosity, is this capability buried inside the other higher dollar products? I was thinking about getting the suite but between this, Plasma and RX 11 Standard I'm not 100% sure what else I'd really need.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Aurora takes a different approach compared to our other reverb products. For more information, check out this article here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@huberttorzewski]

Seems like a simple reverb combined with Neutron 4 Unmask feature. Nothing special but the verb sounds very good

[@MaxHertz-MHz]

basically, it's like using soothe2's sidechain with reverb on a bus?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

It's definitely more than that! You can try it out yourself with a free trial and hear the difference firsthand: bit.ly/3ZOTrWK

[@Corruptinator]

Can it also handle orchestral sounds?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Definitely. You can get a free trial of Aurora to try it out here: bit.ly/3ZYFeXk

[@iandeegrees1509]

I would love to see a "NO Reverb" button to implement a custom reverb 🤘

[@damelos4039]

How does this compare to izotope Neoverb??? It's another reverb from the same company?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

We’ve outlined some differences between Aurora and Neoverb in this article here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@mightbefire]

Is this included with the monthly subscription?

[@BigMTBrain]

Sadly, no.

[@mightbefire]

@@BigMTBrain what's the point of the subscription if they're going to start leaving things off? half the products will be there and half won't? pretty greedy move.

[@BigMTBrain]

@@mightbefire Agreed, but naturally, they have a right to arrange, market, and sell their products as they deem best, and we have a right to determine our engagement with them. But I do hear you. Unlike Slate Digital, Plugin Alliance, and several others, who include their entire catalogs, iZotope have chosen an alternate route of NOT continually adding value to the subscription. Instead, it seems they've determined it's more lucrative to introduce a new non-subscription product about once every two to three months. On the positive side, you have perpetual access to those you actually buy, regardless of the state of your subscription.

[@suarezlifestyle]

put trackspacer after your favourite reverb plugin, same utility but many reverbs to choose from

[@brennyC]

Create an FX track Add any Reverb you choose Add Soothe 2/Fast Reveal/track spacer/ Fuser/Curves Equator And, Side chain to Vocal/ Instrument. you can achieve the same.

[@angelocherymusic]

Yeah do that...if you don't value time and efficiency.

[@Illiyinmusic]

​​@@angelocherymusicyou can save a chain lol and have more control that way. Or just use the exact same presets as everyone else. If you're brand new then yes izotope you learn more. I checked it back out because plasma was something a little different from them but yeah. Could also just use ducking in your reverb plugin. Most have it

[@angelocherymusic]

@@Illiyinmusic Glad that works for you.

[@withcreamandsprinkles]

Honestly, after watching this video I am disappointed because all this is, is a reverb with EQ and sidechain. It's crazy how this company is going to make money of something you can set up in 5 minutes with stock plugins.

[@brennyC]

@@angelocherymusic No dear, you can make it as a track preset template. i have S1. it's too easy.. moreover, you have the flexibility to use any Reverb for your taste.

[@Tejay21]

how is this compare to neoverb?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

You can find more details on how Aurora works differently from Neoverb in this article here: bit.ly/3BHXABu

[@TheChrispablo]

i mean i can just sidechain my reverb haha

[@suwaverizz]

Perfeito

[@berkeleybernie]

Basically sidechained reverb ducking built into a single plugin. Plus: simplicity. Con: restricted to the reverb in the plugin. How to set up sidechained reverb ducking here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYbcfoh-iNmDrtU

[@Mandy-Lane]

i have stopped using izotope products. why you may ask? because it is too easy

[@soundshigh]

Why does everything sound like it's been through an mp3 encoder, or maybe AI generated?

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

Probably the KZbin CODEC if I had to guess. KZbin converts the audio in the video to a low rez mp3. Music could be AI generated too tho. Who knows anymore today!

[@AutPen38]

There's more high-end sizzle in modern digital music than there was in the past when tape would automatically roll off the sometimes irritating high frequencies. Youngsters seem to like the high end sparkle, but it reminds me of MP3 aliasing in a bad way.

[@FriendToSpringbokASMR]

If you want to avoid the reverb masking your sound, don’t you just add pre-delay to a normal reverb?

[@AutPen38]

The pre-delay trick (popularised in the 1980s) is good for ducking out of the way of initial transients, but this is more frequency specific. It's basically a quick way of doing (internal) sidechaining instead of faffing about with dynamic EQ or Soothe2. It should be fine if the reverb algorithms are good, but if you prefer the sound of other reverb VSTs, you should learn how to do sidechain EQ ducking with them.

[@Superdelphinus]

What is a world class reverb algorithm please someone? Is there like a lower league reverb algorithm too?

[@withcreamandsprinkles]

It could mean many things, it often refers to how 'Smooth' or 'Natural' the reverb sounds. Some reverbs have annoying resonances or a metallic sound to them (not that those things are bad).

[@dictman]

Why don't you add this unmasking algorithm to a NORMAL reverb with classic parameters?

[@Guitarist888]

Is there an app for izotope!

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Could you share a bit more about what you're looking for?

[@anthonycasalena3828]

Convenient but also kills the space if used too much in IMO.

[@AceWagner-s4b]

So basically Zynaptiq Adaptiverb with less granular control...

[@peterhughes8699]

1) If you record guitars DON"T use any reverb plugins. Guitar tube amp reverb and pedals are much better than any plug in. 2) Correctly set up desired reverb and record that. If not right adjust reverb and record again. Don't try to retro it after. 3) If you want to use reverb plugins for drums, vocals, keyboard use any one of the 100s of FREE plugins people can DL from net at anytime. Most of them are equally as good as Aurora imo

[@maus3454]

I don't get it (the story)

[@saxombie8614]

And WHY is not just another ducking reverb?

[@bananeneter999]

Can somebody explain unmasking to me?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

We got you covered: bit.ly/4dwpf5N

[@bananeneter999]

@@iZotopeOfficial Thanks guys!

[@tombuur]

It sounds unnatural to me. Maybe they added too much reverb and too much side chain dampening?

[@michaelsimrock5803]

Yeah, same here. Bit disappointed.

[@Xavier_Sc]

'aight. Where's my wallet.

[@nishtman1]

all the izotope plugin needs very powerful cpu ! its bad news for your costumers

[@Illiyinmusic]

Ducking, and predelay thas already in your reverb plugin.

[@dadaafi-np4nq]

Бог держи рутрекер в безопасности

[@MonroeAlimento-d9g]

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