Mastering in 10 Minutes with Ozone 8

[@bezalelthecreative8503]

After watching this video, I went to buy Ozone 8 and apply what you taught but my screen's brightness made me realise I was raised in the dark supported by my elders. Man, I swear never to tell this...

[@thatswhy4444]

lmfao

[@user-zb3pm8lh1p]

Bro i cant stop playing the witcher 3 and i should be studying and mixing ...now i saw your comment and can you feel this pain and confusion? When your parents start to lose it.

[@AH-xi3pu]

that is still funny 9 months later...for I too had the same problem... thank you elders

[@EsncMusic]

😂😂😂

[@HotBoii91]

Inside can you hear this?

[@retsmej]

very minimal changes but this will make a big difference when played in clubs with loudspeakers. very nice tutorial here.

[@gabecarmonamusic]

Appreciate the time spent! Just bounced another track via Ozone. I subscribed as well.

[@ploytuell1332]

Respect to all mastering guys - 'cause my ears cant hear difference :(

[@OmerKatz1234]

Use monitors or very good headphones.

[@sorenbakshi6782]

Start off learning from scratch. That way you can hear major differences, then the more in depth you get the more your ear and mind notice shit.

[@Jasonweckard]

ROFL i can relate.

[@qydyralikulov4599]

@@sorenbakshi6782 yah but, I don't think general casual listeners have the ears to tell the difference either, unless you write music for musicians

[@everymixify]

We ( Audiophile) mastering Guys called You 'all who can't hear difference as Audiofooled !!! , Sorry :-(

[@MVDNXGHT]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have been thinking about getting Ozone 8 for a while but I was just intimidated by how complex it looks, but you have helped me understand it! You’ve earned yourself a sub!

[@MultI-Arkansas]

Props to you Sean for your patience!

[@petter9078]

You can use the Ozone 8 for monitoring RMS/LUFS for your referance tracks as well. You can choose which track to audition at the I/O tab above "Peak" above the volume faders to the right of the UI :) This way you don't need to use the bx_meter.

[@SeanDivine]

oh cool, did not see that! thanks :)

[@denvongray4889]

Y

[@KoyoffeOficial]

oh my god that's insane! thanks to help a lot of my projects :)

[@eddierey5202]

Great tutorial! I'm finding the Imager sounds more like an EQ than a stereo widening tool. Moving the faders up accentuates those frequencies making them louder, not just wider.

[@darianolivares408]

TAKE NOTE: when adjusting dB, they go in increments of 3. So for example; if something was -4dB and you wanted to make it twice as loud, -1dB would be double, then 2dB would be double that, so on and so forth.

[@eavesDropSound]

I always knew there was a distinct difference between my tracks and commercially published tracks... this whole time I've been killing myself trying to get the perfect mix while this entire time I wasn't mastering!

[@マシュードーラン]

VicaMOOR Mastering is the last 10% and is important for getting that commercial loudness. Just make sure your mix is as clean as possible to make the whole package that much more amazing

[@mpatifamadi3663]

That’s an awesome version there.... hands down it is proper and efficient

[@ManishSingh-qb8xb]

Post a tutorial on mixing vocal harmonies and vocal processing.

[@EsncMusic]

Yesss!

[@DreErdna]

Catalyzed Crew lol rite

[@billbradleymusic]

A good starting point is the beginning. Thinking about what you want to happen.

[@BusinessMusicFinance]

THE SONG SLAPS SEAN

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@DJPhanaticWorld]

Great video! I’ll have to upgrade to Ozone 8, I’ve been using 7. Love that reference feature.

[@AdamSupremeWisdom]

Back on my last album, I still used the TC Electronics Finalizer 96K. I am seriously considering the Ozone 8 for the tools to help with referencing. Mastering an entire album can be draining and serious ear fatigue. Embrace the technology, don't hate!

[@rickyrack8852]

God bless you brother, its nice to see u, doing what u love, may god keep on blessing you to teach us all. cause im looking to learn how to mix and master my own songs, aswell. so thank you for this, we keep in touch , your brpther from The netherlands

[@SeanDivine]

🙌🙏

[@2MRSTARZ]

I'm not really a commenter but I got to say I like that flow fits your voice (wise guy flow) keep moving forward

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@prxybeats]

Great job dude, I think reference tracks are more dry and there is more presence in the mid high, but i prefer your sound much more!

[@Sputz3]

The guy is trying to tell you he about to hurt himself in the song and you sitting here trying to give us mix video....CALL THAT RAPPER AND GIVE HIM A HUG BEFORE HE LOSE HIS DAMN MIND!

[@SeanDivine]

Sputz3 lol the guy in the song is me and I wasn’t about to hurt myself :) just speaking on some heavier subjects on growing up.

[@Sputz3]

Sean Divine Well, look in the mirror and say I love you and give yourself a hug 😞

[@qixiaowhs]

you are so sweet, man!

[@ThelegalSWAG]

Sputz3 um sir.

[@marcusbutler1794]

What is the name of the track and the Album?!

[@zevolabz]

This helped a lot, thank you. Those beats are crazy btw.

[@barimiccah4563]

Thank you for this very quick ozone 8 mastering guideline!

[@sadvibez1954]

It's weird slowly watching a engineers job being taken, but then again it's nice to be able to everything on your own.

[@capferrat277]

There will always be need for schooled engineers. They have a far deeper understanding of what's what in mixing and mastering.

[@nufuture]

I remember when the engineers sat and watched the string section be replaced, then the drummer, then bass, the horns. Now its their turn.😳

[@ayospvceman]

The more I watch your vids the better my sound gets! Quick question: what type of CPU do you use? I’m looking to start streaming live videos myself and I’m also starting to edit on premier. I def need an upgrade but don’t know what specs I should shoot for on a new CPU. Trying to stick with Apple but idk if 16g of Ram is enough for a full time producer...thoughts? A studio tour vid would be clutch! Cheers !

[@SeanDivine]

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[@OlexandrIgnatov]

Really well made track!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@gphiproductions]

Nice Ozone 8 video walkthrough!

[@Jamminn555]

Fantastic video, Sean. Great first look at mastering in Ozone Advanced. Great info and presentation style. 'Preciate it man.

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Benjamin!

[@KipCount]

Nice methodical and well-paced walkthrough. Thanks!

[@rarecordings5934]

tip for anyone new to mastering - it's only subtle changes you should make! if the mix is whack don't go to the mastering stage! and avoid trying to 'fix' bad takes when recording! #mixnotfix

[@abhishekkothari383]

That song sounds amazing

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@carlandrew-catv5253]

ABHISHEK KOTHAR

[@SOUNDLYNXFILM]

Excelente aportación hermano. Muchísimas gracias. Un abrazo.

[@SeanDivine]

de nada! bendiciones

[@StevenDiLeo]

Thanks, i'm always looking for mastering tips for my music :)

[@SeanDivine]

sure thing :)

[@Lamigatti]

great video keep up the good work.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

great tutorial. just wish there was a liiiiiiitle more detail towards the end in what we were looking at around the 7:40 mark to the end--with the logic meter and the double Ozone meters. Thanks.

[@Dinga_Detta_Chhangte]

What I don't understand about mastering with ozone is while starting with Master assistant. When selecting reference track, do we have to upload the reference track in the DAW that we are going to work on the mastering. Because, during master assistant, we have to some parts of the audio so that the software will analyze it to start. In this video, the reference track used and the track to be mastered sounds same to me. The reference track is what is being mastered here. I may be wrong.

[@mrbrubbs10]

Convinced brutha! I was going back and forth between this and Wavelab Pro 9, but I have the early version of Izotope and feel like I can get around much better there. I knew by first name alone you were gonna be probably at genius level or close...and you are!lol Off to Sweetwater to order!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Sean 😊

[@arenbie30]

Sean Divine smh never cease to amaze me 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Good stuff my friend!

[@456isuperduper456]

Oh, also Sean. What is the most optimal effect chain order when mastering? I know some say to go off preferences, but what are some effects that have to always be in the same place in the effect chain? I’ve heard a limiter should always go last. What else should I know about izotope’s chain order? Thank you!

[@SeanDivine]

there are no definite rules but I typically do dynamics processing prior to EQ (other than the limiter / maximizer which always is last)

[@456isuperduper456]

Sean Divine thank you so much Sean for your help. Subscribed!

[@kitamayoru3486]

thanks you so much man

[@SeanDivine]

sure thing!

[@dongarcez]

Thanks brother!

[@BigVinny-t4j]

Quick question, Is it ok to master on the session you made the beat and recorded the vocals on?

[@AshishGershom]

Thanks for Sharing bro 👍

[@Innisfailman]

Fantastic. Thank you!

[@askabove]

I dont know if I do something wrong :O I use the master assistent, but every time the master assistant creates the same preset (raise bass, lower the highs). On every single song i tested it out. For test reasons i disabled all synths which play the higher frequenzies (so only a piano and the bass was left) and still the assistent lowerd the high (which wasnt even existent) and boosted my bass.

[@Tabzunderground]

Sean Devine, thank you Master

[@craftycurate]

Very useful thanks ... lots of useful learning tips.

[@dijaykarl]

great tutorial cants wait to get the 8

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@tiporari]

Highs are a bit harsh/fatiguing to my hears on this track. The increased stereo separation and tape harmonics helped the sound quite a bit. The outro clip didn't seem to have the same high end harshness that it did during the tutorial. Nice explanations.

[@SeanDivine]

Fair enough! the outro is the actual master... it took a bit longer than 10 minutes and wasn't done on headphones. exact same approach though :)

[@MrRGCLine]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Good tutorial video!

[@SeanDivine]

my pleasure!

[@rileyjenkins657]

Great tutorial man! Thank you! Track sounds dope too!

[@ChrisMaverick34]

✌🏼love this plugin, just updated it from elements to advanced

[@dicedeeproduction3506]

thanks for a tip man

[@teckno_senpai]

amazing. i got my hands on Ozone 8 now. quick question for you sean... is there a real world scenario when mastering where you combined using Ozone 8 and Waves plugins? If you were to do so, in which order would you apply these plugins in your mastering chain for the most optimum result? thx always bossman !

[@SeanDivine]

Often! The main point would be to have the Ozone Maximizer last in the chain. Also, the imager would be before that… just be mindful of signal flow and combine as you wish 🙌

[@LowellBrillante]

Heyyy Sean. We went to college together. Nice tutorial!

[@SeanDivine]

Yo, no way! Thanks Lowell 🙌

[@lukechiocca9962]

Hi Sean, quick question: I noticed you kept the the ceiling at 0.0dB on the maximizer (with true peak enabled), but your song RMS was around -6.0. I've read that you should AT LEAST keep the ceiling at -1.0dB true peak when putting your song on services like Spotify or iTunes, especially if your song is that loud. I also read (from Spotify's website) that your true peak should be -2.0 if your song is louder than -14.0 LUFS. I guess my question is this: why did you keep the ceiling at 0.0dB in the video? Is that where the ceiling should be normally? Great video by the way! Thanks!

[@SeanDivine]

hey Luke, I would generally suggest a ceiling below 0db TP for submitting to streaming services to be on the safe side... it's not a requirement but rather a strong suggestion by the platforms to avoid unwanted results upon release

[@lukechiocca9962]

Hi Sean, thank you for the quick reply! Your answer is what I've typically heard by most, just making sure. All the best!

[@umerhamid5458]

Thankyou for the Knowledge Sean. You are the MAN!!!! :)

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@maxwellflores6673]

Try playing the video at 1.25x...song sounds really good at that speed! Thanks for the helpful video. :)

[@javierlaporte9734]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !

[@lazarerollin5608]

Cool . Thanks for the help

[@SeanDivine]

sure thing, thanks

[@mustafagomen7084]

hello did you compare the T-Racks 5 and OZONE 8 and tell us your opinion please thanks in advance

[@djones1104]

Thank you for the Vid bro, it helped out a lot!!!

[@wildforest9115]

Awesome vid, Sean! Thank you and keep on going!

[@D3cyTH3r]

Nice work dude

[@distortionplayer1]

Dude. Your videos are always top notch Man. I’m always referencing to them for knowledge. I have a question. I'm extremely new to this. I noticed the Imager for izotope has dots that that are showing red on that little graph (I guess we can call it that.) that shows the width of the frequencies. I'm not sure what that means.

[@SeanDivine]

it represents anti-phase and is helpful for mono compatibility. Check it in mono and if you don't hear anything funny, it's not something to worry much about.

[@distortionplayer1]

@@SeanDivine dude thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it, cheers!

[@jeremycostello7788]

It would be cool to get a tutorial like this using Ozone STANDARD instead of advanced. Lot of us can't afford to go with the advanced version & frankly those extras seem cool but not super necessary.. nice for those who have them, but as I keep looking for a mastering tutorial on Ozone 8 Standard, guess what... they are hard af to find!

[@Enice43]

Good stuff man...

[@ChrisBessy]

its awesome with a reference track ..... but why just equalizer and dynamic equalizer ... why not the stereo for example ? but its awesome really, i found my perfect reference track :)

[@Daviddosi]

How come you dident use ozones limiter in the end ?

[@SeanDivine]

I did 🤔

[@salaciousdee404]

Great video, thank You kindly :) How does one go about adding reference tracks please?

[@SeanDivine]

click the reference tab and the "plus"

[@chrisdair]

I'd really appreciate your help. I use an early version of Pro Tools so can't use Ozone 8 or 9 as a plugin? Can I download as a standalone application to my laptop (Dell Latitude 64bit Win 7)? Can I then import bounced stereo wav to that? If I buy the bundle and use Neutron 3 for mixing (I normally mix in PT) can I copy the audio files from PT and then import them to Neutron in the standalone app?

[@SkippitBeats]

hey dude. there are plenty of free DAW's out there that you can download and use the izotope ozone 8 vst for mastering purposes if that helps. garageband, ableton lite, pro tools first, cubase le, cakewalk etc to name a few. make sure to do your research first to see if those daw's have vst/plug-in support because i know a few of them don't unless you upgrade to the full version.

[@SandovalSingerOfficial]

So, I just got started learning about mastering. I want to know a couple things. I understand that -6dB in headroom is ideal. I also learned that a bit lower than that, around -8 or -10 is also acceptable to be able to master comfortably. I did also want to ask some questions from people that are more mastering friendly than I am. I wanted to know the reason behind distortion? I seem to get a hiss of distortion here and there. My track is never screaming and clipping, it’s just certain spots. I go back to the mix and I fix things, and come back to the mastering to find that the levels that were clipping are now too low and inaudible. I know this probably sounds stupid, but I really want to learn the key to mastering. I know the first thing is a good mix, which I try my best to do. I pan, use EQ to clear out dirty or clashing frequencies, compress only when needed, don’t overcompress, and I always make sure that effects such as reverb and delay are using according to each track, I don’t use the same reverb preset for two different types of track. I hear people doing loud, wide and huge masters with only software, such as Ozone, UAD and T Racks, and Logic and Pro Tools etc. . But other people tell me that in order to get that real sound there has to be some hardware involved. Can someone, anyone help? I’m open to all criticism. Note: I’ve always been a composer and songwriter and have arranged music for the past 5 years, but I just now want to learn to do better mixing and mastering for myself. Like I said, open to all comments and all critique, I need all the advice I can get.

[@SeanDivine]

there's a lot of reasons for distortion - in your case, it may be frequency buildup in a specific band that's not as extreme until you're bringing up levels with the limiter / pushing the stereo bus. The key here is to create the properly balanced mix and also be aware of what mastering essentially will do to your sound. This comes with experimentation and experience. Stay patient and the results will come! As far as the hardware vs. software talk, I'll keep it short and say in 2019 that debate isn't truly relevant if you know how to get the results you're after. Ozone 9 is every bit as capable as the hardware in most mastering studios :)

[@SandovalSingerOfficial]

Sean Divine Thank you! I have definitely heard that the debate between software and hardware is a thing of the past now, since most emulators like UAD and the software plugins are achieving close to, if not the same, results as traditional hardware mastering. I do have the patience, although I still want to ask a mastering experienced engineer and it looks like you have quite a bit of experience from the way you’re speaking on it. If anyone else that’s reading this comment can explain, I would be more than happy to listen and take your advice. I hear masters from other engineers that are friends of mine, but they’ll never give me the secrets or hints to getting the results they do. I use T-Racks 5 and I seem to get nice loud masters, yet they feel overcompressed. I have one song, that I allowed a friend to master and mix for me, and he got such a loud nice sound, without the overcompression, yet at the same time, was still so wide, and fat and loud. I do get the basics of things, but he only once said that if he didn’t use his hardware and software in a combination, he wouldn’t have gotten the results that he got. (Again, he didn’t say what hardware he used) but I know he’s a UAD plugin suite maniac. Lol.

[@HEADsQUEEZEPLATA]

Do I bounce the track with Gain match on?

[@SeanDivine]

no

[@bearhawk7497]

Thanks for the help!

[@ReexProdigy]

Might sound like a dumb question... but I'm new to mixing and mastering and Im just wondering if you add the imager or any other ozone plugins while mixing or after your mixing and during the mastering process?

[@SeanDivine]

I don't use the ozone imager until the mastering process

[@mitchiemasha]

Could of used the threshold learn at the end there with a target to show off that new feature.

[@SeanDivine]

indeed :)

[@ceogriffsta1]

Hey Sean. Had the track been through a limiter before you started to master it in ozone?

[@SeanDivine]

nope! no master processing :)

[@brayamcampostax]

Do you use any other plugins along side with ozune or is everything done through ozone for vocals?

[@456isuperduper456]

Hey Sean, thank you for the tutorial but I also have one question. When the master assistant is listening is it best to skip to the most dynamic part of the track such as the chorus to get the most accurate results or will it not make any difference as to where I make Ozone listen to the track? Thank you for your time!

[@SeanDivine]

yes, it will make a difference, especially if you're using the target level setting. That said, I suggest using the assistant only as a starting point. You'll still want to make adjustments accordingly

[@456isuperduper456]

Sean Divine Okay this clears things up. Thank you!

[@universalpiano3180]

This is amazing!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Andres

[@ViniAndradeMusic]

Have you tried the steorize in the imager?

[@SeanDivine]

I have... it tends to be a bit much for my taste :/

[@marcopolo65789]

U the man bruh

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@violantewidmer]

Sean, I love some Ozone Templates like Trap, or some Signatures. But nothing matches the loudness of the Master Assistant. How can I mix the two things?

[@247gspot]

cool......thanks for video.....informative !!

[@marginalisimus]

Hi Sean! Ozone boosted low end, but what about cuting lows below 35-40hz? You did cut it on mixdown or...? thx!

[@SeanDivine]

I did cut some extreme low end in the mix but I wouldn't cut above 30Hz. Even down there, some of that can be felt more than heard. I do like to do extreme cuts below 25Hz or so.

[@ollibanjotv7385]

Great ! Thank you

[@alexandreleguen8306]

The reference tracks are just bringing so much loudness war.

[@DJMontini94music]

Yo! Sean...👉 A true mon$ta

[@femiagunbiade582]

Thanks for this Sean. I've know you've stated in other videos that you are aggressive with your mixes. So am I. I use soft clipping to ensure I'm at 0 db in the mix. My question is: do you give yourself headroom before mastering with ozone?

[@SeanDivine]

hey Femi, it depends. If I'm mixing and mastering in the same session, I prefer to mix into a brickwall limiter at just below 0dB. Otherwise, yes I export with at least 3 or 4 dB of headroom for mastering in another session.

[@femiagunbiade582]

@@SeanDivine Thank you!

[@jdarne01]

That was a really good video

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@Itayhoward]

Hey Sean, can you explain how to add songs for the Reference tracks?

[@Roland_Kendrick]

I'm new to mastering so my question is pretty basic...are you mastering the bounced audio track? Also, since I'm using logic too, are you putting Ozone a bussed track or the stereo track?

[@SeanDivine]

yes, it's the bounced final mix and processing is on the stereo output (master bus)

[@MonkeyShineMusic]

Hello Sean. Nice videos. Do you mix to a stereo wave file first and then master that stereo track separately or do you add Ozone 8 to the stereo out bus once you are happy with a mix and then master and mix down in one go.

[@SeanDivine]

I will master in the same session if possible - some sessions there's simply too much going on in terms of the plugins for the production / mixing, so I'll master separately!

[@MatiMBSOfficial]

Thank you bro !!!!!!!!

[@petrkobylka5736]

Hi Sean, thank you for the tutorial. What is your oppinion about RMS level or LUFS for live backing track.

[@SeanDivine]

You're welcome! It depends and there's not a definitive level for anything :) commercial levels these days tend to land between -10 to -7 RMS

[@masterthodyu]

How would you approach using ozone 8 for mastering an album? Also how would you approach this if you only have Ozone 8 Elements?

[@SeanDivine]

there is an option in the standalone mode to import more than one song (EPs, albums) and master in one project. Haven't tried OZ elements!

[@masterthodyu]

Ok I think that makes sense and for those who want OZ elements for free, here's a link www.reddit.com/r/trapproduction/comments/9dbm3o/mastering_plugin_ozone_elements_for_free/?st=JLPVUTS4&sh=f0813f47

[@SgtSpacey]

So when you use is on your track, did you already eq and adjust the levels on the track, or is this plugin doing all of that?

[@SeanDivine]

the track was already mixed, we're just using OZ8 for the mastering / final tweaks

[@matrixate]

Good mix and mastering man. I notice that it seems to always make similar cuts on the dynamic EQ...always drastic cuts around the same frequencies. It seems like there must be something under the hood that most of us are missing or the module is broken. I have to admit, sometimes Ozone has a brain fart on its suggested settings and does some weird stuff like completely cut everything below 20kHz with a low-cut filter where I don't hear anything...I think it's a bug or something. Anyway, one question: How come you don't use a linear phase EQ on the master bus? I don't think Ozone 8 advertises that it using a linear phase EQ as the final EQ in the mastering chain. If it is just a minimum phase EQ then Ozone (EDIT) WOULD be good for mastering a song that was recorded with multi-microphone positioned instruments because of the pre-ringing from the linear phase Eq. Edit 2: reading this again...It really doesn't even matter because most of us that actually master our own songs, already own LinPh EQs.and other mastering tools.

[@megaboo97]

youve got it backwards. pre-ringing is an artifact result of using linear phase eq. linear phase eq will cause the least phase shift, at the risk of introducing pre-ringing.

[@matrixate]

Ghostea You're right and I knew that when I wrote the comment. Hmmm, reading it now I think maybe my phone typed "wouldn't" instead of "would" on the last sentence because that's where I see the fault is at. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@CervenkaMusic]

TheChosenOne Also when he automatically cuts below a certain frequenty, this is not a bug. I’ve learned from some mastering engineers that they use this as a failsafe for low frequentie rumble that might occur. Doesn’t matter if we can’t hear it on a small system, it could be heard on a big club system. It’s just used as a safety (I myself do it to) 😊

[@matrixate]

Robertho Massof I see. I was actually referring to an extreme cutoff, like everything above 20Hz being cutoff, but to your point, I could also see that as part of the programming. Regardless of shortfalls it may have now, this software is a great tool and I look forward to seeing it evolve.

[@CervenkaMusic]

TheChosenOne O. My mistake. I read otherwise 🙈 Yes the detection tools are a great way to a headstart, but I don’t think we could expect a complete (decent) master by an intelligent computer very soon. Nor would I want that, to be frank 🤔

[@rinoaquamusic]

thaaaaaaank you!

[@roygertel4647]

Do you thing you can make a decent professional mastering only with Ozone 8 or you need some of the Plugin Alliance / Slate stuff to make things really comparable to comercial releases ? I have the Ozone 8 but considering maybe to add some of other companies plug-ins. is it worth ?

[@SeanDivine]

OZ8 is perfectly capable of quality masters on it's own imo. That said, I do like to reach for other plugins, depending on what the project calls for.

[@roygertel4647]

OK man, thanks !