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Anyone using this?


http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/

I just downloaded the trial. Playing with it on my Carpenters cover. Apparently you can save $50 if you buy before 1 Dec.

Seems complicated. But not too complicated. Maybe.


Any opinions on it? I'd like to learn more about mastering. Seems like a good and relatively inexpensive way of learning.
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Get a hold of dre. I believe he's been using Ozone and used it to master his last album. I've played with it (ozone, you perv!) and it does really smooth out mixes and brings eq and volume levels of a group of songs together. It has pre sets for the practicing Albini's, like you and I, John. ;)

Actually, I'll message dre and link him here.
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I downloaded a free version of Ozone 4 from here early in the year.
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/IZotope-Ozo ... c66d4d3d92

and used youtube tutorial vids to learn how to use it.
I read that professionals hate this software, but it does wonders for armatures like us.
also don't over use it, which is easy to do, else you end up sounding like Nickelback
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drë wrote:don't over use it, which is easy to do, else you end up sounding like Nickelback
God forbid. :?
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drë wrote: I read that professionals hate this software, but it does wonders for armatures like us.
also don't over use it, which is easy to do, else you end up sounding like Nickelback
Yes, professionals don't like anything short of racks of hardware. And I don't blame them, but hey...let's be reasonable!

I used Ozone for a few years, but have fallen out of version. I plan on using it again, because I really did like it. First...I need to record some music.
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I use Ozone 4. Andy Balham uses Ozone 3, I think.

I really like it, but I would say it is very easy *not* to learn anything about mastering from it - mainly because it covers most of the bases in its extensive presets range. I certainly very rarely find the need to stumble away from the ones I always use (a couple of eq and compression based instrument presets and the ever reliable pop basic master). The closest I get to individualising stuff is a tweak of the global reverb setting.

This may explain a lot about my music, of course.
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I did 4 masters of my Carpenters cover - none of which really sounded much different to what I could get just with Garageband anyway - but it was a bit of a crappy mix of lots of noise - so not a good one to start with.

I have re-recorded an old SF entry - "Waiting Takes Time" - the first track of my long standing plan to record an alt-gospel album. Will try that out with it before Dec 1 and decide if I will fork out the cash
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I use Ozone (4, I think) for all my mastering. I generally use one of the presets then tweak, especially the EQ curves. And the global reverb. Do you like how my masters sound?
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Caravan Ray wrote:I did 4 masters of my Carpenters cover - none of which really sounded much different to what I could get just with Garageband anyway - but it was a bit of a crappy mix of lots of noise - so not a good one to start with.

I have re-recorded an old SF entry - "Waiting Takes Time" - the first track of my long standing plan to record an alt-gospel album. Will try that out with it before Dec 1 and decide if I will fork out the cash
One thing I remember is that using Ozone on a master and listening to the mix on your DAW, sounds way different after it is mixed down and then listened to on a player or my car system. For what it's worth.
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Billy's Little Trip wrote:
Caravan Ray wrote:I did 4 masters of my Carpenters cover - none of which really sounded much different to what I could get just with Garageband anyway - but it was a bit of a crappy mix of lots of noise - so not a good one to start with.

I have re-recorded an old SF entry - "Waiting Takes Time" - the first track of my long standing plan to record an alt-gospel album. Will try that out with it before Dec 1 and decide if I will fork out the cash
One thing I remember is that using Ozone on a master and listening to the mix on your DAW, sounds way different after it is mixed down and then listened to on a player or my car system. For what it's worth.
I thought they did sound different on the DAW - but when I put the mixes on my iPod and listened on my car stereo, they all sounded pretty similar. But I think the iPod does stuff to songs too doesn't it - auto loudness or something. Maybe I'll turn that off - or burn to CDs next time.
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