iZotope Ozone: Why is Everyone In Love With This Thing?

In this video, we dig into the behemoth, beloved mastering suite: iZotope Ozone.
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Twitter: @geoffmanch
The table of contents is here:
00:00 - Intro/Preamble
2:00 - Interface, Set-Up
4:20 - How To Use The Assistant (Modern)
10:10 - How To Use The Assistant (Vintage)
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11:15 - THE EQUALIZERS
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11:40 - Modern EQs 1 & 2
15:39 - Dynamic EQ
19:39 - Vintage EQ
21:34 - Match EQ
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27:17 - THE COMPRESSORS
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27:30 - Dynamics
33:00 - Vintage Compressor
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34:48 - THE SATURATORS
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35:20 - Exciter
41:57 - Vintage Tape
46:32 - Low End Focus
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50:45 - THE HARD TO CATEGORIZE
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50:51 - The Imager
56:46 - Music Rebalance
1:00:00 - Spectral Shaper
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1:02:40 - THE LIMITERS
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1:02:53 - Vintage Limiter
1:05:07 - Maximizer
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1:16:25 - GLOBAL CONTROLS
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1:16:30 - I/O Options
1:17:44 - Referencing
1:22:20 - Ozone History, Misc
1:24:34 - Codec Preview
1:27:00 - Outro
#Ozone #iZotopeOzone #Masteringplugins

[@anualphonse]

WATCH THIS if you’re new or not to Ozone. I wish I had this video YEARS ago to be much more efficient in delivering the best products to my clients. This is the ultimate Ozone tutorial. Watch it, practice it, come back and watch this again. Save it to refer back. Happy mastering everyone!

[@dksdmusic]

This video wins the internet. Thank you for all the knowledge you provide man. Really appreciate it.

[@melodymel6]

I've been using Neutron 3 Advanced and Ozone 9 Advanced for about a year now and fellow artists have noticed the improvement in the final results of our shared original music. There is so much information in this video that highlights the fact that I have a ways to go before I maximize my use of the full potential of these awesome plugins. Thanks for this tutorial and I know I'll be back to focus in on some of these tips for even better results.

[@chrisdawson2787]

Well done, these in depth reviews are fantastic.

[@JamesBermingham]

Great overview video. Just picked up the mastering bundle from Izotope on sale. Blown away with these tools. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@RonneyClementMusic]

Thank you for the refresher on why I bought this plugin a year ago. I've been mastering one song for a bit now and I forgot everything I should be doing. (I only record a few songs a year.) This video brings me back to start, and with all the notes a took from it, I should be able to get something much cleaner. 😊

[@maddsoul]

Dude! This is soooooo much appreciated! Thank you for spending your time educating others. God bless!

[@chrismusicprod8891]

Absolutely GREAT walkthrough refreshing things I´ve forgotten and some I didn´t really knew about - THANKS!

[@ManchesterMusic]

Glad I could help! My pleasure!

[@smglz]

Great video! I've been using Ozone for a few years now but now I feel even more knowledgeable.

[@myaluv]

Super helpful and comprehensive tutorial, thank you so much! 😇

[@contemplativecomposer5983]

Thank you very much Geoff! Gosh that was a super long video, but you battled to the end (so did I just about) even though it is 2AM Very grateful for all the detail you went into, much appreciated! 🙃

[@ManchesterMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it Contemplative Composer! I know it's a slog but hopefully the annotated chapters helped.

[@officialWWM]

I’ve been using it for years and I love it!

[@flexistudio7810]

Ozone is really a must to have! Thanks a lot.

[@davidasher22]

That was pretty epic. I just got the pro bundle last week and man does this video feel helpful.

[@MickBenjamins]

1,5 hours of Geoff? Yes please!

[@daminwolfblade4858]

Awesome video. Learnt a lot from that. Thanks

[@333halfcut]

Excellent walk through thank you very much for posting.

[@thomasschaeffer668]

That's by far the best video for Ozone I've seen yet. Thank you!

[@ManchesterMusic]

Thanks very much Thomas.

[@mikeyoharedj]

Great video thanks Geoff! Just what i needed to get started using this in anger! :)

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

Killer in depth presentation. BIG thanks Geoff !

[@iaspati610]

An absolutely brilliant walkthrough! I thought I knew Ozone inside out, but what do you know? I picked up a lot from this, much appreciated! 👍

[@TrueFallacy]

Freakin LOVE this, feel like I know Ozone a lot better now, thank mate!

[@Writtenmirror]

I've been using Ozone for a few years. Got some great results out of it and it's actually helped my mixes when I started using some of the standalone modules in my DAW. Dope tool!

[@paultozz928]

THANK YOU I been using ozone for just over a year. I learned quite a bit from your vedio . Outstanding TOZZ

[@jjones7837]

This was everything I wanted bro. Cheers.

[@johnmurphy9378]

This has been the most informative and useful video i have watched in years. I use Ozone 9 everyday and you just tripled its value to me! thanks you so much@!

[@ManchesterMusic]

Aw, thanks John!

[@david_bergeaud]

Brilliant walk through. Thanks!

[@jennifercampbell3006]

Thank you! Made my decision to upgrade to Advanced a very easy one. Great guidance and detailed explanation.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@georgegeranios2918]

Thank you. A very complete view of what Ozone 9 can do!

[@davidasher22]

You just described inter-sample peaks as cream in your coffee! I love it!

[@lusz-music]

absolute amazing explanation, thx so much :)

[@Superdelphinus]

Great video - I’ve been using ozone for years and there were a few things I didn’t know in here.

[@Table-Top]

I have 08 Advanced. I use the exciter and maximizer a lot. I missed the O9 offers, because I often tune out when I see an Izotope "loyalty offer" or "sale." There's about one iZotope sale a year that makes sense, and sometimes I just miss that by accident. But thats not your fault; you're not in the marketing dept. Ozone is a great product, and thanks so much for doing this video, I know it takes a *lot* - a huge amount - of work to do a video like that ! : )

[@daddyshmurk8355]

i use ozone 9 just about every day but i absolutley love the 08. you hit some nostalgic nerve haha

[@Massivecarcrash]

Been using Ozone 5 for like almost since it came out in 2011. Saved me out of numerous headaches. The backside is that you can easily get used to using the same 2-3 presets you've saved on everything, which makes it sound fine, but you neglect the fine tuning and tweaking the miz really needs to sound great.

[@peteytwofinger]

yeah thats me ,v5 with my preset ... but i do tweak

[@davidgomezcomino]

Amazing. Thank you very much!

[@TheSonicDeviant]

Thanks dude! Greetings from Aberdeen Scotland!

[@Professor_Pat]

Thank you for doing this.

[@philarcman]

GREAT TUTORIAL!

[@arthurw8054]

Superb presentation. Thanks.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Thanks Arthur!

[@georgepelekoudis]

Good breakdown of the software. Thanks!

[@ManchesterMusic]

Thanks George. Glad it was helpful!

[@Clayfacer]

wait, so were you the person doing the voice overs on izotopes video tutorials in the past? your voice sounds familiar

[@ManchesterMusic]

Yes, and present. I'm video content production manager at iZotope.

[@saintsup3740]

2ndly Dope content !!! Subscribed and hit the bell..

[@MateuszCencyk]

Thank you! This is the best video about overall understanding Ozone! Thank you! Could you do the same video covering Neutron? BTW.: You have amazing voice! All the best!

[@HG_well]

It kind of sounds if you are not careful, the Maximizer can introduce some digital harshness. It would also be good to see an example of mastering a song that is not as well mixed as the few examples used in this tutorial. Thanks for the video, it does explain a lot about the Ozone suite, which I love and use.

[@DanielMamaev03]

This is very very good Ozone explanation video. Thank You a lot from Russia!

[@eri2993]

really helpful thank you

[@Syklonus]

It's a good collection that fits in one plugin slot. Sometimes I'll mix and match though, or maybe just use one or two of the detachable plugins. I think Ozone got a bad reputation around the late 2000s because people were just running their mixes through presets and destroying them, but it's a great tool if done from scratch.

[@eaccin]

Great tutorial man!

[@ManchesterMusic]

Appreciate it!

[@cwilliammusic]

I love some of the modules of Ozone. Now I'd love to watch a 90 minutes videos of RX and I know you are the right person to do it.

[@del-marmare1646]

Hear hear!

[@contemplativecomposer5983]

Let the man have his one nap for 2021 first. But I agree!

[@copheart]

I'm still rocking with Ozone 7 and will be for at least another year or so cuz daddy's broke like joke, but I don't mind not having some of the newer features. I've had it since 2016 and am still learning how to really take advantage of these tools. A little goes a long way. Damn straight.

[@Hiprich]

I’ve bought it! Love it!

[@YARDMANMX]

After watching this video i will definitely get to practice my mastering to use in my mixng thanks for the video

[@ManchesterMusic]

Happy to hear it Sylvester!

[@GregoryStephenSchumacher]

Have it. Use it. Love it. Great video and much appreciated. 👍

[@ManchesterMusic]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@scottrap]

What a fabulous video! Thank you Geoff. I have a question: I’m a novice and at this point I don’t trust my engineering skills but I need to release my music soon. Would I be able to achieve a high quality mix/master using Ozone presets exclusively? This question could apply to Neutron as well.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Presets + some tweaking. Honestly, I'd say Assistant Pass + tweaking. The assistant is like a custom preset based on your audio. The presets in the menu have no idea what you're working with and are a bit of a shot in the dark compared to the assistant which listens to the audio and pushes you in a direction based on what it heard and the 'tone' or 'vibe' you're after.

[@mario__4366]

great video

[@ToxiKraft]

I like it because of the individual plugins except for the limiter. I use a different limiter at the end of my effects chain.

[@marvin1574]

Fab filters?

[@del-marmare1646]

Thanks!

[@simonw7570]

what beautiful song is that

[@anantwashere]

Thank you so much..

[@jk-qr4pr]

Thank you!

[@umanoid1523]

I own most of the Izotope plugins and have been using the, for years. I have instances of Neutron pro on my submixes and ozone on my mastering chain. I dont always use them but mix and match / alternate with some of the plugin alliance plugins depending on the sound im looking for. I use the AI on all of them and adjust/ turn off modules depending on what im looking for and what they do. Great tools that get better every year.

[@gonebymidnight2881]

Same workflow here

[@yungnilli]

Yessir

[@Jvssvl]

This was absolutely amazing. Much needed video. Neutron video next please.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Thank you!

[@busyworksbeats]

🦅🦅

[@Prof.Albusdumbledore]

I’m using other plugins for mixing but I want to use izotope for Unmasking, Do I use unmask at the end of vocal chain or beginning?

[@bikesandbeats4693]

Been using Ozone for years as my main mastering limiter. I just wish it was more CPU efficient/stable.

[@Superdelphinus]

I just recently bought one of the new m1 pro MacBooks and for the first time ever I can now use ozone as much as I want without having logic wetting the bed at all. Ive really being going to town with it too, and I can’t even get the fans to kick in - it’s a revelation!

[@jellewierda3828]

Another question. Are you give all the features also to the advanced users?

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Oh WOW!!! This is the first time which I personally have seen you outside of Protools, Geoff. Have you recently departed their tools?

[@ManchesterMusic]

Nah, switch between them often. Both are great.

[@cjson]

Sadly it seems ozone 9 advanced doesn't have the vibe-setting feature, seems really helpful - thanks for the video :)

[@marvin1574]

Vibe-setting feature?

[@Hinge45]

bruv wdym?

[@jules___]

?

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

You are the vibe ( or not )

[@ManchesterMusic]

Yeah. The setting is only available for Ozone Pro as part of the Music Production Suite Pro membership.

[@Crossfire2003]

@Manchester Music: Great video! Question: Will iZotope ever care about HiDPI resolutions?

[@kantum4281]

I want to listen to the full song now!

[@DreamsongsProductions]

This was a great detailed video and perfect timing as I'm considering trying out some masters. A couple of questions - the master Rebalance tool only allows you to correct one of the 3 correct? Vocals, bass and drums only but not 2 things? And lastly, I've stayed away from mixing and also mastering because my mixing room is decent but not perfect so the ME can then fix and polish certain aspects of the material I may not be able to hear with accuracy, especially the low end. So the question is how do you overcome that dilemma of mastering in the same imperfect room with Ozone 9?

[@ManchesterMusic]

Correct. You can only rebalance one with Ozone. That being said you could have 3 instances of Ozone loaded on the channel to alter bass, drums and vocals if you like. Or you could use iZotope RX and use Music Rebalance there for even more control. To master audio in a suboptimal room you could work to improve the room or lean into metering tools like Tonal Balance Control and other metering suites to help make up for what you have trouble hearing.

[@DreamsongsProductions]

@@ManchesterMusic Thanks for that and the video, you did a great job explaining every aspect of it. I'm going to download the demo right now and tackle one of my songs. Let's see what happens....I hope my ME doesn't see this. He won't be happy!

[@bengsynthmusic]

Does the limiter inside of my Ozone compare to the Fabfilter Pro L?

[@djtreston]

Oof I learned so much :D Tho I already have the tool thnx!

[@philfyphil]

Looking forward to Geoff’s Ozone 10 presentation.

[@ManchesterMusic]

You don’t have to wait ;)

[@GoutamSingh]

thanks

[@babyloniastudio5352]

Is the ‘tone’ part that happens right after analysis s new feature? I never get this ‘set a vibe for your track’ prompt when i use Ozone.

[@skeletonmodel]

These are functions added to the Pro version and not Advanced it seems. In other words: Only if you get the subscription module it seems :/

[@majewskimusic]

Thank you, ;-)

[@eschuurm]

Just bought Ozone 9. On my first capture, flashing and what appeared to be some type of system overload occurred. I suspect it's my Logic buffer preferences that are set for optimal low latency that are causing this. Do you have any suggestions to manage this?

[@DJayFreeDoo]

i have seen this on my old computer which is running an igpu. i think its a graphics driver problem or graphics hardware lacking some feature.

[@matthewpaynemusic]

Question, I have 9 advanced. How can I purchase Ozone Pro? Is it only available as a subscription?

[@ManchesterMusic]

It is only available as a subscription offering.

[@pouleroffort6249]

thanks!

[@ManchesterMusic]

No problem!

[@MrMemyselfandi415]

Please make a note that you have to click on "true peak" so it lights up for that "ceiling" slider to actually engage. I had NO idea and wish someone had made that clear to me. Also..the Fabfilter L2 pro has true peak limiting.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Indeed.

[@RudalPL]

Is it me or the Vibe option is not in the Advanced version?

[@ManchesterMusic]

You are correct.

[@vicfirth1]

I hit your bell.

[@thadocbmusic]

Lol that was like a guided meditation.

[@masteringandmixingservices6760]

The microphone you used for this video is the Lewitt LCT 240 Pro?...

[@ManchesterMusic]

LCT 540S, actually.

[@masteringandmixingservices6760]

@@ManchesterMusic ...great sound! thanks

[@ManchesterMusic]

I did a video on it here:kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5LVpausiKlgpZI

[@mtptae4093]

What’s the name of the song?

[@SiriusLeeMusic]

Is there a difference between advanced and pro version??

[@marvin1574]

I think the Tonal Balance is

[@louiegroenewald]

As someone new to this...what is the difference between Ozone and Newtron. They seem be and do the same thing. Should I only get Ozone or both?

[@ManchesterMusic]

Ozone is optimized for mastering, Neutron is optimized for mixing. Download trials of each to see if they’re right for you.

[@NimbusAbi]

i subscribed because you told me to :o

[@musicman8942]

Interesting - the Mastering Assistant screen (after you make your initial selections) looks nothing like screen when I demo'd Ozone 9 Advanced about a month ago. From what I understand Pro and Advanced are not necessarily the same program. Pro gets goodies before (if at all) Advanced gets them. Keep in mind that Pro is the subscription version and Advanced is the you but it you own it version (no sub). Also no mention is made of the genre selections.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Right. As of the time of this comment, the Tone cards that follow an Assistant pass are exclusive to Ozone Pro. Can you say more about 'genre selections'?

[@musicman8942]

@@ManchesterMusic What's a tone card? The only iZotope program I know of that has them is Nectar. My bad - the genre selections are NOT in Master Assistant but in Tonal Balance Control. Apologies for that bit of confusion.

[@ManchesterMusic]

The tone cards appear after the Assistant Pass. No worries on genre. The genres in TBC are actually built into Ozone Pro's Assistant in interesting ways. When the Assistant performs a pass in Ozone Pro, it's actually using some intelligence to determine which genre you're working with (the same 12 genres from TBC) and sets parameters accordingly, also taking into account other information.

[@lozzauk372]

@@ManchesterMusic Hi, great tutorial. I've been using Ozone 9 advanced for a while now and am still learning new cool stuff:o) Could you list the additional features that Pro has over 9 and shed any light on whether 9 will include the features in future updates? Many thanks

[@pjlira]

The "Set a vibe for your track" never appears on my Ozone Advanced 9 version. How come?

[@ManchesterMusic]

It’s likely because you’re using the perpetual version of Ozone 9. The one featured in this video is the “Pro” version which is exclusive to subscribers of Music Production Suite Pro membership.

[@pjlira]

@@ManchesterMusic Thank you for the excellent lesson and for your reply.

[@0oTHEJACKo0]

1:09:40 that's one of the things I don't like about izotopes stuff. The gain match isn't always levelling the two files for proper comparison. You can hear the processed one is wayyy louder.

[@Larrythebassman]

Free/T ✨👌ok I’ll check it out

[@G43X]

I don’t have a problem with you showcasing a product from a company you work for. I would if you kept your affiliation secret. Which you didn’t. So thanks for the amazing vid.

[@nisargagza]

How do I EQ my dialogue so that it's sounds like yours?😊

[@ManchesterMusic]

Hey there. I’ve done a few videos on this in the past. You might enjoy these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4POo6Gedrqqes0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p323iGyXndRpZ68

[@compoundaudio]

Great tutorial, proberly one of the best, but!!!! Would have been nice if you used '"Gain Match'" when AB'ing ... also, one thing i wish ozone would bring in is auto gain. When using references... no matter how close you get them visualy or by ear, you will always favour the track your mastering over the ref in terms of loudness.. Don't get me wrong bud. Like your videos. It's just a comment...

[@ManchesterMusic]

It’s funny because the commenters fall into two camps A) I can’t hear the difference B) Gain match! UR CHEATING Ultimately I’d rather have people hear the processing, especially for an hour long tutorial, as opposed to struggling to hear it.

[@compoundaudio]

@@ManchesterMusic Ozone has a gain match tool so that when ur processing the audio it keeps the input/output level the same. It's a more precise way to hear what ur doing over "louder sounds better" How is that cheating? If anything. As for auto gain. Instead of using a different track for reference. Use the pre-master your working on so you can AB a before and after of the same track at equal loudness... Again this will let you hear the difference in real-time rather than having to manually alter the levels to match...

[@ManchesterMusic]

* shrug * you can make some of the people happy some of the time…

[@compoundaudio]

@@ManchesterMusic please read my 1st comment again I said... This is a great tutorial. Probably one of the best??? That's mean saying thank you... I liked the video... I follow your channel (and have done for along time) because I like your videos... I think you taken my comment the wrong way bud.

[@BrandonPGeneral]

I know you say Mr. Butler for who gave you the song, but who’s the actual artist? I can’t stop humming this damn melody!

[@saintsup3740]

Please teach me how to mix ...

[@thegroove2000]

The automatic detection seems to be off most times, but its only a suggestion I suppose. I do still think its a fantastic piece of coding.

[@daddyshmurk8355]

the way you told me to sub made me feel dirty af. that said i hit the bell wearing only socks and i regret nothing.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Lol. Wonderful.