How to use Ozone 11 | AI-powered mastering software

[@darbyorr]

These tutorials are the absolute best. Exceedingly clear and concise with the bonus of real-world adjustment scenarios on good song material. And seriously, Ozone 11 is sonically astounding. Thank you.

[@ZuvielDrama]

Upgraded from 10 advanced. Just tried the assistance and was blown away. I love the results.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Glad to hear it!

[@michaelboese239]

You make the best tutorials and have a tremendous talent to explain everything Geoff. Thank you very much for your work.

[@wolfhard2420]

Sooooooo true.

[@ManchesterMusic]

Thanks guys. Appreciate it.

[@TheConsideredMan]

I totally agree...he's like the extra super patient and eloquent teacher you wished you'd had at school! He's made mixing and mastering in the box so much less complicated for me and easier to get good results, even if they're not at a professional level one would expect in a commercial studio. I'm not aiming to be a mixing or mastering engineer because I'm more focussed on the quality of the songs I write, but getting better finished tracks overall, as an enthusiastic singer songwriter, has been made massively easier thanks to Izotope and Geoff...so thanks, Geoff...much appreciated!!

[@grupodeholaashraf2330]

i am a musician from Egypt a salsa singer and i like yr way to explain , God bless u

[@lorenz3152]

This was my very first look at ANY iZotope product. This guy spoke to me on my level that I could completely understand. This was a game/life changer. Thank you for this!

[@vadimmartynyuk]

The music productions in the examples are top notch wow

[@prodbyskogs4435]

Don't know who would listen to that stuff tho

[@antonionsfw]

@@prodbyskogs4435 yeah its so bland

[@DadoKeller]

Everything I need for mastering is covered by this amazing plugin! Excellent demonstration video!

[@vaclav397]

The best explanation on all of KZbin. If I hadn't watched this video, I would have never bought this product. Thank you so much. 👍👍👍

[@mariostresow9755]

Thank you so much for giving us this video, which is an information about ozone, but also a workshop in mastering. Your voice sounds very calming, and your pronunciation is very good. May be important for everyone but definitely for me, because I’m not a native English speaker. You’re speaking velocity was not too fast, but also not too slow (so that everyone will fall asleep). Well done with good sound examples. Merci, Mario.

[@ThePedalboardOrchestra]

This video and tutorial is explaining the highlights of the new version very comprehensible and detailed. I am very excited about the upgrade from Advanced 10 to 11. I especially like the Clarity module and the new Maximizer.

[@MixingInActionStudios]

Just picked it up last night.... I was curious as to where things were going with Brainworx, PA, Native and Izotope joining forces..... dude WHAT?! This thing is amazing. Im having way too much fun

[@TeleporterM11]

I like the areas that they updated, it makes it worth updating. I do a lot of mastering and the easier it is the better.

[@stevenc9151]

Purchased Ozone 11 Advanced yesterday, absolutely incredible software! Really takes my masters to the next level!

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

Finally took the plunge yesterday! I bought Ozone 11 Elements. I'm pretty sure I'll upgrade to standard when I have more cash. So far it's AI power is staggering. Making some really good masters with it.

[@Nakidim75]

I made the cross grade without trying it first and I was not disappointed!!! Thank your for so much effort. I would glad to see one day an IOS app. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@hertzouttahell]

I'm a big fan of this technology, and also glad that it ultimately requires a human to confirm the decision. keep it up izotope.

[@GhezzMusic]

Ozone 11 made it to the next level, a must have tool. Thanks guys, I´ve been using Izotope tools since Ozone 6 and upgrades have been massive

[@Realliedoe]

I don’t think everyone is grasping the evolution of where audio manipulation is going…when applied on a master level, this can produce the unfathomable bro!!! 💯

[@Smokinjzcafe]

Yea humans are really becoming irrelevant useless animals for just about everything, AI will soon be listening to its own creations & productions blocking us out & leaving us to go extinct 😀

[@schlowmoe]

Huge improvement from Ozone 9. Actually, the whole of iZotope production tools is improved more than I expected. I just finished my first mix relying entirely on either Neutron or Nectar. LOVE IT and at a fraction of the time. I was not able to do that with previous versions.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Great to hear!

[@TheOnlyKingGenius]

I even hear the change in your voice before you activate before & after,the clarity plug in got me going crazy as well as the maximizer🎉 Overall iZotope Ozone did an amazing job here👏

[@mikebooth9619]

Just watched this for the second time because I'm about to master a few songs. Excellent! You're the best, Geoff!

[@parisfox5826]

Just bought Ozone 11, love it. Thank you Izotope.

[@melodymel6]

I watched this clear and concise tutorial before deciding to upgrade from Ozone 9 advanced and so happy I did. I will refer back to this video as I become more familiar with the finer controls, but just using it's AI settings on a simple mix blew me away with the clarity, depth and definition of the instruments and vocals. Worth every cent to me! Thanks Geoff and team!

[@djcontour]

Was the upgrade worth it in your eyes? I’m debating upgrading the entire suite since I can get it for 150 right now

[@melodymel6]

@@djcontour Yes, in my opinion the upgrade was well worth it, especially if you can get it while it's on sale.

[@djcontour]

@@melodymel6 thanks for the reply! After some research, across the whole suite, there were a number of new things that I think are well worth the 150 upgrade fee. So I just grabbed it! Thanks for your input!

[@melodymel6]

@@djcontour Have fun.

[@theBassBurnout]

I swear to the last track it fixed the s*** out of it! Thank you for making this!

[@tvman7916]

Ozone 12? Rumors? Anything? We're coming up on that magical week and there's no talk. The greatest mastering software in the history of the world and there is no talk about 12.

[@marcusbuddyvincet]

Thanks for everything. From the start of our association, you’ve been fair. While , even though I’m not a subscription person, nothing changed for the worse, you maintained consistent with quality and pricing. Hoping 2024 will bring more normal understanding capabilities to more people! Progress Peace and Happiness while in this World, for All.

[@djboriginal]

Maaaaaaannnnnnnn...The stem focus feature is fuego! Sheesh, I just downloaded the upgrade and can't wait to start using it!

[@fedjaschwember2005]

The Stem Focus is a little Bluff. First., it isn't the work of a Master engineer to effect the Stems. The engineer always works with the main stereo Signal of the mix. And no AI in the world could go back in the Stems of the mix. It would be like isolating the eggs in your Cake batter. You will always work with some frequencys you could push up or down. In this case, he had a mix where the frequencys of the voice where highly pushed up (for whatever reason). Barley no other instrument filled it. And surprise : the effect on the voice was truly high.😂 So finally: If you have good Cake batter the master engineer will bake it well and get some decor on it. Not more....

[@kai6424]

Wow how far technology has come. I couldn't imagine having to automate a lot of this stuff. Not even being that long ago as well.

[@dnero6911]

I'm beyond *butt-hurt* that I didn't win Ozone 11 Advanced ... I literally felt my *heart drop* , and then I started dancing because it sounded *so dope* .

[@MrMorenoMusik]

Hello there, I finally was able to DOWNLOAD the free trial, nd it’s OUT OF THE PLANET how OZONE bring up the SOUNDS to a very profesional LEVEL. I’m READY TO BUY IT !!! I hope you can keep making more videos like this ….

[@eman6kingglime]

Great tools I bought it after my first 30 day trial

[@TrashPandaMusicYT]

Love the update! Was hoping to see HiDPI or system scaling support so I'm not squinting at the tiny text on my 4k monitor all the time.

[@Joe-hm3sl]

it´s a great tool, I never want to miss . I´m working with ozone since Vers. 4, but this is a milestone in mastering. Very good instruction

[@oddopalmusic]

I love your videos; they're always so well demonstrated and articulated. I'm liking the new improvements, but was disappointed that the EQ curve on the Mastering Assistant main page still doesn't show the frequencies by number. It would tell me so much more than trying to guess. Labeling the sections as Low, Low-Mid, High-Mid, and High are great and all, but surely it wouldn't be difficult to give a bit more info?

[@FrancoMaldonado96]

I really love iZotope Products, Ozone 11 is just a mind-breaker plugin. But I think that we need a single EQ module with the dynamic mode.

[@YungstarProd]

It’s available as a separate plugin with advanced.

[@gigi6552]

Came here one more time just to reassure myself that "stem focus" is only affecting one of the stems leaving the rest of them untouched. (unbelievable)

[@jamielaboz5375]

Love your tutorials as always! I did notice at 29 mins where it should be saying "BEFORE", it actually says "AFTER" just not highlighted. Thought you might wanna fix that, or not...

[@adeledazeem3187]

the loyalty upgrade price is too high. I already have Gulfoss and I prefer mixing in the mix session. I'll skip this round.

[@feliz.felice]

You know it’s gonna be $100 tops on Black Friday 😂

[@FalkKotulla]

It's always a great pleasure to listen to you. Excellent explanations are exactly your thing. I bought the upgrade straight away and yes, all the new features are worth every cent. Thanks for these helpful plugins and special thanks to you Geoff, you're doing a great job. Cheers Falk

[@theriffdjenerator2213]

Mine was 90 pounds, seems reasonable (advanced)

[@connelljacintorealestate4361]

It’s being offered at $96 for the advanced version.

[@JustinBellcomposer]

Ozone is for mastering, not mixing, and does a lot different from Gullfoss. What are you talking about? Do you use an older version of Ozone that you’re happy with? This comment is so confusing.

[@nethercords]

intuitive black magick capabilities. mind = blown. tie this with neutron 4 and youre talking about unsurpassed levels of creativity in sound engineering.

[@JorgeEgrejasFrancisco]

I did like the presentation, very clear, concise and informative (Geoff is the best presenter I have ever seen for audio production software). Two questions remain for me about the Clarity module: 1) is the Clarity module doing the same as Gullfoss? 2) Why it is limited to the range beginning at 300 Hz? (Lows not being processed by the module). Cheers.

[@VentureNW]

Thanks Geoff! Looking forward to seeing the walkthrough of the changes in Nectar.

[@RobGrace-qu8vl]

Great review and explanation of the new and improved feature/functionality - really appreciate your time and efforts!

[@jjones7837]

Thanks again Geoff. The ambassador.

[@vektacular]

Sounds like an actual good song!! Very 1983 sounding which is a major compliment actually coming from me.

[@PRIDEATH]

9:00 Master Rebalancing could be arguably the greatest plugin if they added snare, synth, hi hat, piano elements of separating increase/decrease

[@billpodolak7754]

True, but at least you can get much closer now with the flexibility of stem focused processing

[@sanctipaprichio]

spectralayers can separate drums into kick, snare and cymbals

[@hallongview]

Then you're getting too involved in the MIX elements of the song. If you are mixing, just adjust those values. If you're just mastering, talk with the mix engineer and the artist about the changes

[@hellcat5music]

DAMN YOU! lol now I have to buy an ozone update. :) thanks guys!

[@djtrian]

Great work! Ozone is a life saver for mastering novices like me!

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

Thank you, Geoff. As always, very well explained and demonstrated.

[@chrismueller4431]

Amazing. You are my favorite at showcasing the izotope products. These new features are amazing!!! Guess I can scrap Split EQ lol. Now question is how is phase affected by all this tonal and transient for each module back to back? Will there we a side recovery module added? Stageone 2 seems to be the best plugin to use just to fox side information to reenforce mono compatibility

[@joeyf808]

Great Overview. We need stem focus on the individual modules badly.

[@ChrisMatthews_Music]

This is an amazing video. Will definitely use these techniques moving forward

[@gregkrazanski]

great walkthrough, also one of the best sounding voiceovers I've ever heard hahaha

[@95TurboSol]

I can't wait to try the new ai assistant out, I have ozone 8 and the automated mastering is good but doesn't quite match places like masteringbox which I've been using each time I finish a song but if I can pay one price for ozone 11 and do unlimited tracks then that's the way I should go.

[@molem348]

Nice one Geoff..... still miss the vodkasts :-)

[@GadgetyMV]

Excellent presentation of this very comprehensive application.

[@DepressedCapitalist]

I'm waiting for an explanation as clear and thorough as this for Nectar. Thank you for your great products and tutorials.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Sit tight :)

[@iZotopeOfficial]

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[@ST-fl5fy]

@@iZotopeOfficial When using stem focus say for vocals it goes on the master buss right not vocal track?

[@gregoryivesdolbyatmosmusic]

Great! another tool in my toolbelt for dialogue editing, audio post and also just everything in general. Appreciate the detailed video on Stem Focus, Transient Sustain Processing, to name just a few. I also was hoping you would add in upward compression and you did in this version. Always happy for these upgrades!

[@peterplantec7911]

Thanks I just down loaded it. I plan to use it to improve dialog and mellow out some of the music I'm using in Davinvi Resolve.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Let us know how it goes 👀

[@joshrainbow-IceTenor]

I absolutely love the upgrade :-) You explain everything so well, thanks. A question though - I am an opera singer and do a lot of classical vocals and add orchestra to it, or just piano and a classical voice. In most, if not all products out there there isn't anything targeted to classical music with vocals. In the modules in Izotope we can choose between pop, rap, rock and more but no option for classical that has opera voices. I know when listening to classical recordings the sound is so different when comparing it with other genres of music as well in color as in volume/limited. Is the cinematic choice the best choice to go to? Maybe also something for the future for Izotope to think of to add a feature for the classical music. What advice can you give on using the genres for classical artist recording... Again, I love the upgrade 🙂

[@therealkeinemoniker]

seems like cinematic would be the choice for classical.

[@ledhed927]

Definitely cinematic, or create your own custom curve. Takes a bit of experimentation, but is always worth the effort if you need to be more hands-on with your approach.

[@nick.fredman]

Will you make a video like this for the new Nectar please? Seeing so many changes there too. Thanks!

[@Nathankaye]

You demo Izotope products so clearly. Q: When is the new RX advanced coming out? Aaaaaand will it be able to do the unmix stem separation with the same (or better) level of phase coherent separation as the latest Spectralayers 10?

[@TheMoonmoonmoon]

I was thinking this is a great video, then realised it was the Advanced version of Ozone and I have standard. Please mention which version you're using in the title so we can find what we need!

[@Sharke123W]

In your Master Assist summary, your text for the "BEFORE & AFTER" is incorrect. It shows "AFTER & AFTER". No biggie! 😍

[@mikemccormick1624]

Geoff. I have watched tons of your videos and yes, they are clear, concise, and very well explained. You are simply one of the very best. I do have one question: In the dozens of Ozone 11 videos I have seen, including this one, I have never seen anybody move the left slider in the Clarity Module to expose what clarity does below around 300Hz. I'm thinking. "Does it even move?" Is there a reason you don't show what it does to the low freqs? Thanks again for another great video!

[@angelojannotti7988]

Awesome video!!!! You guys rock way to hard!!!

[@HotgemClairCrawford]

Great video! Any tips on how to master when there's different vocal layers at very different frequencies? Having my first pop at mastering and probably starting out on not the easiest of tracks 😆

[@TrinitySoundLabsTV]

Great video! Thanks for explaining everything!!

[@Scarlessarms]

Pretty lovely tut. thanks. the only thing I'd be interested in would be for the case "what when my specific genre doesn't appear in the list". Well, since I'm using Ozone (from 5 to now 11) I never found any Ambient related genre in the list. I fear the cinematic thing is more related to the more "epic" trailer thing, no?. but what if there's not much high end because I find it disturbing in Ambient music and I'd like to use the assistant, wouldn't it just try to bring up any high end anyways just to try to fix and balance the track?... sorry I'm still kind of newbie in mastering but more than willing to learn. thanks so much for any tips / replies on this. could it be that it could be done with kind of track matching thing?...

[@gh0stransist0r]

the best plugin ever is getting even better.

[@romanx3267]

Love the new features

[@DatAnydex]

As always, Geoff is tops.

[@peterlaiosa9778]

Great job, great product and user friendly. This gives me more time to actually write music :)

[@jscottschafer]

Great stuff - can't wait to dive in!

[@GrantTaylor]

Geoff, you are a fantastic teacher. Are you available for some one on one training?

[@Marco-qs5lr]

Thanks Geoff , new features are amazing !

[@PharaohLawLess1]

I hesitated to buy Ozone 11 bcuz I purchased Ozone 9 like 2 years ago so I thought it would have been redundant. Bwoy…. Was I wrong! Ozone 11 is twice as powerful. I was impressed as I was when I bought Ozone 3 in 2008 that was on a cd rom in Sam Ash

[@Smokinjzcafe]

K, so got through this V11 101 video, some amazing stuff & as usual you do great job explaining the uses & rational behind modules individually & as a whole. You're obviously a person (assumedly, LOL ;) that could do a great job mastering a mix using old school tools & methods without AI assistance with your depth of technical & musical knowledge, perception & visions, but do you ever worry you're working your way out of a job? 😀

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

Thanks for this! It was super helpful.

[@camerondefaria9991]

dude you're a legend

[@BaloneyPony101]

Thank You iZotope!

[@jaime5649]

Hi, I'm loving Ozone 11 so far, but is there any place I can see a comprehensive guide on what order the modules should be in as a general rule for when I'm mastering? as well as what modules to use and dial in first?

[@letthewindcome]

that's basically the master assistant, run it and that'll be izotope's guide on what order the modules should be.

[@reicealtomare4005]

Great job! Thank you!!

[@GILLISH]

this guy makes good videos

[@donnas8408]

This is what you focus on? This guy makes really good videos? Ten years from now you’ll still be broke. 😂

[@zargos24]

Great Video, extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@madwurmz]

cool! that transient sustain is the big plus above other eqs. a free eq like Mequalizer does have more flexibility with each band being separate appointed to mid side or stereo. when installed this, at least in Reason, it will not join my other izotope VSTs ,so now I have separate "iZotope" next to "iZotope, Inc." for imager and vinyl vst

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hey, yes our recently released products will nest under an "iZotope" folder while older ones are under "iZotope, Inc." folder.

[@relevantinformation6655]

Excellent presentation 👍

[@adrianclarke7935]

Excellent walk through as ever, always very educational. For me the transient/tone processing on everything is the key advance, it can make such a difference to the listenability of the final output. Great stuff

[@ffxsam]

This track is 🔥

[@danielcairney5904]

As usual, efficient, accurate, informative awesome. Thanks for the excellent video!!!!

[@YungstarProd]

It’s incredible. Just wish I would purchased it and not bought the previous version less than a week ago.

[@lawinter1949]

I Just upgrade music pro suite 5.1 in July and I am super annoyed they are charging same upgrade price again!

[@TiferetSolarisGevurah]

They should give better Discount for all that purchased the Last 6 month. I Upgraded also August or July , i've i knew that this would come Out i would have waited

[@nox4298]

@@TiferetSolarisGevurahif you bought the music production suite in august (in my case I got the everything bundle) you can get all the new upgrades for $49, I got an email about it

[@SteveAdamsChannel]

Me three! I got 10 not long ago and had to have 11adv. I wound up doing the package that included Nector 4 adv also. Great tools and in a way I like seeing that they are constantly improving their products for us but man $$. However, I must also fairly admit, the upgrade prices aren't killer bank breakers either if you're making income from your work. I also like the fact that I own them and not renting them! This should be my last upgrade for a while I think!

[@Alan6505smith]

bought the previous version less than a week ago as well. last time I purchase from Izotope

[@MusokeMSK]

It keeps getting better and better ❤

[@earledaniels4539]

Hi Geoff, is there any way of setting the target LUFs before starting the Master Assist process?

[@Lordsallakh]

thank god for iZotope

[@Juan_lauda]

Excellent tutorial

[@imlahrecordings2201]

Excellent tutorial!

[@jakobhermann6475]

Very nice machine. Great video. But :) I am not a Sound Engineer, so I use the easy way of OZONE and I do AI mastering of my tracks (Techno, Hypnotic Techno) and I always get the same problem: Kick sound very flat, plastic click - instead of a nice warm boom. So I would like to know, what I can change and what exactly, which option in AI (Mastering Assistant) makes my kicks like that. I would be happy to read some ''help'' comments. Thank you :)

[@Keroser1983]

Izotope really really set the bar high with this one. Amazing! As an Ozone 9 owner I will have steep learning curve when I upgrade to this. Now the question=> With all these new stuff, do we need Gullfoss or Soothe 2 anymore? Seems like Ozone 11 covers them all. Anyone with an opinion?

[@michail_777]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@mixman2610]

Thank you! I'm gonna make the update, just a question, what level of loudness do you advice to publish on Spotify? People say -14LUFS is a good thing but I found that my track had too much artefacts

[@roguebiscuitmusic442]

anyone ever told you the bottom half of your face looks young and upper half looks old. great vid man are useful keep it up.