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2. 4000 Hz O00 dB Bell 300 Hz 00 dB O30 Bell S000 Hz O00 dB Bell 700 Hz 00 dB 0 30 High Shelf 16000 Hz 00 dB Bypass Options History Graph 28 Mastering Modules Frequency and Gain The green circles mark each of the eight EQ nodes You can adjust an EQ band by clicking on a node and dragging the crosshairs to change the frequency and gain of the band You can also use the arrow keys to adjust a selected band or the Shift key in combination with the arrow keys to adjust in larger increments Q Bandwidth If you move the mouse over the handles on the side of the band you can adjust the Q or bandwidth of the EQ by dragging with the mouse and widening the band If you have a wheel mouse you can use the mouse wheel to widen narrow a selected band Handles Visuals As you adjust a band you will see two EQ curves The bright red curve is the composite of all EQ bands while the darker red curve shows the EQ curve of the selected band Spectrum Overlay A spectrum by default is overlaid on the EQ module for visual feedback of the mix You can turn off the spectrum to conserve CPU or if you just don t want to see it using the Options screen You can also set options such as average or real time spectrum show peak spectrum Mid Sid difference spectrum etc These are available in the Spectrum Options screen In the background you ll see the gain scale for the EQ on the right in green This will change as you zoom the EQ
3. 60 Maximizer Mastering Modules The Maximizer allows you to create an overall louder or fuller master by limiting the dynamic range and boosting the perceived overall level of the mix Ozone s acclaimed IRC Intelligent Release Control Loudness Maximizer lets you boost the level of your mixes without sacrificing dynamics and clarity The Maximizer applies to the entire bandwidth of the mix and is not a multiband effect Key Features e Intelligent limiting modes provide amazing results greatly reducing pumping on transients and letting you get louder fuller mixes without unwanted artifacts e Character control helps you fine tune the Maximizer s response perfectly to your source material e Gain Reduction Trace provides valuable visual feedback of gain reduction e Interactive Threshold Margin control allows you to adjust the amount of limiting in visual relation to the level of the incoming signal e Stereo Link feature allows you to limit the left and right channels independently Ozone Advanced Exclusives e Transient Recovery feature allows you to preserve transients through limiting Tez ri View Mode Threshold Margin 3 IRC II IRC III Hard Soft Intersample Detection OFF Limiting Modes Smooth Character lt i 2 ee een eens eee Transient recovery L L Bithering K None P Moise Shaping Sterea link Bit Depth Hum Bits Auto blanking Lirik peaks 100 0 Harmonic SLIPPre
4. To take a snapshot of the spectrum Select the Snapshots Tab in the menu under the EQ window Click on Start Capture This will take a snapshot of the spectrum add it to the list on the right and display it You can toggle showing or hiding a snapshot by clicking on the corresponding checkbox labeled Show Snapshots are remembered when you unload Ozone so you can access snapshots in later sessions To assign a short name to a snapshot Click the default snapshot name in the list of snapshots You can now type a label for the Snapshot To adjust the color of a snapshot Click the default color of a snapshot to open a color picker menu and select a new color To adjust the transparency Click and drag or double click and manually enter the default transparency of a snapshot to adjust it To delete snapshots You may delete snapshots by clicking the Delete button on the right of each individual Snapshot Additional Snapshots Additional curves that may be displayed are the 6 dB Guide and Pink Guide These Snapshots represent the high frequency decay found in many commercial recordings You can use this as a guide to compare to your own spectrum In general many recordings follow the 6 dB slope while some newer recordings are tending towards a brighter Pink Guide or 3 db slope To toggle the display of one of these guides select 6dB or Pink from below the Capture settings Note You can not adjust the overall level or position of
5. If set to Max Peak the display will reflect the meter s highest peak value encountered during processing If set to Current the display will reflect the meter s current value of the level If there are two levels displayed Peak RMS we read the RMS value Gain when See the Gain When Bypassed Function page for info about the gain when bypassed bypassed feature Automatically When the Automatically match effective gain feature is engaged Ozone match effective automatically sets the amount of gain added when Ozone is in bypass gain mode 126 Options EQ Options The EQ tab lets you control Ozone s equalizer module options Buffer size Spectrum EJ Enable EQ spectrum 4 Show H2z dB readout Show musical units Soft saturation Link EQ and info panel selection Focus Alt solo Filter Q Ed Analog matching Show legend __ Show extra curves Ed Show scale grid 75 32 Carbon Intel RTAS O7oneSs v5 00 569 05X3 Equalizer Options Buffer size Soft Saturation Link EQ curve and info panel selections Alt Solo Filter Q Analog Matching This controls the resolution of the EQ when used in the Digital or Matching modes Higher filter sizes will result in more precise frequency resolution at the expense of more CPU Sets the buffer size for the Digital and Matching EQ See Buffer Sizes for more info Turns on an algorithm which will gradually rolloff the level through EQ bands if they sta
6. P Moise Shaping 4 High P Bit Depth i 24 p Dither Amount ld Normal gt F oO pasaz OVerall right k U il channel activity of Fe overall left channel activity This is not a level meter Instead it shows which bits are being used If a bit is used goes from 1 to O or vice versa the position for that bit is lit The main use of the bit meter is to look for problems or discontinuities in the digital signal Some examples of problems are shown below fig 2 B fig3 1 Headroom In the first meter above fig 1 upper bits aren t being used You may have a 24 bit audio file but aren t using all of the bits 2 In amore extreme case you are only using 16 bits as shown by the second meter above fig 2 Now if you re dithering to 16 bits this is what you want to see But if you re not dithering this would suggest there is a problem somewhere Either an A D converter that is only putting out 16 bits a plug in that s truncating your signal down to 16 bits etc 3 Stuck Bit In the final case fig 3 one bit in the middle of the signal isn t being exercised Again it could be a faulty A D or bug with a software plug in In general you want to see activity on each of the bits except the top one see below for explanation Meaning that over a period of a few seconds each of the bits in the outside 99 Ozone 5 Help Documentation columns should be lit You should also click on the meter periodically to res
7. values may be entered manually in the Show Info table Different phase responses will often produce quite subtle sonic differences unless you are doing very steep filtering ADV Surgical Mode Ozone now allows you to turn off surgical mode and recreate analog shapes with digital phase response Surgical mode must be off to use new filters like Vintage High Low Shelf in digital mode When surgical mode is off however you will not be able to make as precise and targeted cuts and boosts 32 Mastering Modules Mid Side and Left Right Support Stereo Left Right Mid side This button allows you to switch between stereo processing the new Left Right processing and Mid Side processing When Stereo is selected the Ozone module will perform basic stereo signal processing When Mid Side is selected the center and spatial information may be processed independently When L R is selected the left and right channels may be processed independently TETE DE j Side Colors To make it easier to distinguish between Mid and Side modes the EQ curve for Mid will show up in the mid color and the EQ curve for Side will show up in the side color Mid is presented as orange and Side is presented as dark blue Ifthe Mid channel is selected we ll show the Side EQ curve faintly in the background and vice versa To distinguish between Left and Right modes the EQ curve for Left channel will show up in the left color and the E
8. you can increase the frame rate for smoother animation On the other hand if you are running Ozone on slower hardware or notice graphics performance problems in your host application you can set the FPS value lower to limit the amount of CPU Ozone uses for 120 Options TT arewng OSOSOSSSOSC Sst S Allows you to control the opacity or transparency of the Ozone UI This is helpful when working with automation for example to be able to have the Ozone UI in front but be able to see through it to the automation curves Opacity on the track view of the host app Setting partial transparency does require additional CPU but there is no CPU penalty when opacity is at 100 i e the feature is not being used If you find this feature useful be sure to note the keyboard shortcuts for it The slider will be disabled in host applications that do not support this feature l Allows you to control the overall brightness of the Ozone user interface Brightness This allows you adjust the look of the UI to be more viewable on various monitors and in various venues When this option is enabled each module s controls will be dimmed when Dim controls the module is bypassed Modules can be bypassed in several ways global when bypassed bypass module bypass crossover band bypass and mid side channel bypass This feature helps to remind you when a module is bypassed so that you don t make adjustments to a bypassed module unintentionally S
9. CPU is required when working with fewer bands To add or remove bands right click under OS X you can also ctrl click on the mini spectrum and select Insert Band or Remove Band as shown below 20 Mastering Modules Insert Band fs Remove Band Copy and Paste Settings Across Bands Using the same right click menu you can copy settings from one band and apply them paste them to another band This is helpful for example for duplicating settings across bands in the multiband dynamics module Crossover Options As multiband modules no longer have to share crossover settings each module may have independent crossover options Each multiband module s crossover options can be accessed from the Crossover section of the Exciter Imager and Dynamics tabs in the Options menu You can right click under OS X you can also ctrl click the mini spectrum and select Options to view these options as well Crossover Crossover Type Options include Analog Digital and Hybrid Analog Crossover The analog crossover option provides a natural character reminiscent of filter slopes in analog equipment Digital Crossover Ozone 3 first introduced the option of digital linear phase crossovers These provide a more accurate and transparent sound Hybrid Crossover This perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover is designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise cros
10. Colors To make it easier to distinguish between Mid and Side modes the interface highlights and Reverb Character view have designated colors Mid mode is presented as orange and Side mode is presented as light blue Example using Mid Side Processing with Mastering Reverb Mid Side processing allows you to separate a specific frequency range into its Mid and Side components and apply processing separately to the Mid center channel or the Sides of your mix When using the Mastering Reverb this allows you to tailor the reverb to more accurately depict your desired soundstage For example you can add both space and ambience to your mix by applying the reverb only to the sides of your soundstage To do this begin by enabling the Side channel light blue Select the frequency bands for the instrument s that you want to apply the reverb to Finally adjust your wet dry mix to taste Using Bypass in the Reverb module try switching back and forth to hear the difference in your mix In other cases you may actually use this feature to reduce the amount of reverb in the Mid channel to make the lead components sound more clear To learn more about the new Mid Side Processing controls click here ADV Component Reverb Plug in If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 5 s 43 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Reverb module as an individual component plug in Ozone 5 Advanced includes component
11. Range The overall dynamic loudness range of an entire period measured in Loudness Units LU 1 LU is equal to 1 dB You can monitor the overall Loudness Range as it is calculated over time by watching the brackets alongside the Integrated Loudness Meter Level Controls UTES get BS 1770 Range Options Full Range Full scale dBFS range for measuring loudness BS1771 Loudness scale recommended by the ITU that spans from 21 LU to 9 LU 78 Mastering Modules 45 LUFS to 14 0 LUFS EBU 9 Loudness scale recommended as a default by the EBU that spans from 18 0 LU to 9 0 LU 41 0 LUFS to 14 0 LUFS EBU 18 Loudness scale recommended for material with a wide Loudness Range by the EBU that spans from 36 0 LU to 18 0 LU 59 0 LUFS to 5 0 LUFS Absolute vs Relative Scales This determines whether loudness is calculated on an absolute scale and measured in Loudness Units Full Scale LUFS or on a relative scale determined by the Loudness Target level setting and measured in Loudness Units LU Loudness Target This setting allows you to adjust the relative scale used when measuring loudness Set your Loudness Target to your desired output loudness and all measurements will be calculated relative to that value When measuring loudness on a relative scale a Loudness Unit LU value of 1 is equal to 1 dB from the Loudness Target Your Loudness Target value will be represented by a white indicator line across the loudne
12. Since Ozone is meant to be used for mastering you would typically only have one instance of Ozone running on the main bus of a session or in a 2 track editor which should allow you to utilize Ozone even on lower powered CPUs Powerful Audio and Visual Feedback We wanted to provide visual feedback wherever possible Your ears and your eyes can be a powerful combination when you re mastering and each processing module is complemented with useful spectrums phase meters and level histograms Each module also has switchable views that highlight different aspects of how your mix is affected throughout mastering We also wanted to make it easy to get audio feedback by providing extensive solo bypass controls and histories with functions for A B comparisons The Alt click function on the EQ is an example of this as well Wherever possible we wanted to give you new ways to really hear what you are doing Intuitive Design and Easy to Use We tried to make Ozone as easy and intuitive as possible from including a complete set of mastering modules in a single plug in system to context sensitive help to the little things like mouse wheel support There is a lot of power in Ozone but we think that in no time at all you ll be making the most of it and getting great results with ease Whether you re a seasoned professional or you re simply ready to take your productions to the next level Ozone is the complete solution you need Your mix isn t finish
13. So for example in the screen above the second band is the selected band and the Limiter Threshold control is selected You can adjust the Limiter Threshold value for the other bands by simply dragging the horizontal white line in the band you want to adjust 24 Mastering Modules Mid Side Processing Mid Side processing adds a powerful dimension to Ozone s EQ Dynamics Harmonic Exciter and Reverb by letting you process the center and edges of the stereo soundstage Separately What is Mid Side Processing At the mastering stage Mid Side processing separates an ordinary stereo recording into its center and side elements mid side This allows you to apply Ozone s processing to separate areas of your soundstage independently Now that your mix is divided into it s Mid and Side components you can easily hear the separate elements that make up your soundstage You can think of the Mid channel as the phantom image between your two speakers or center channel of your audio This is often composed of low frequency material and lead instruments drums bass lead vocal horns etc The Side channel will contain the remaining elements of your mix that exist at the edges of your soundstage reverberation and or instruments that are panned to one extreme side OD Standard Mid Side Controls Stereo Mid Side This button allows you to switch between stereo processing or the new mid side processing When stereo is selected th
14. You can easily compare several different presets just by picking a different name on the list Working with Presets in Ozone Once you have selected a preset from the list you may choose to change the original settings within a specific module When you change any of the original settings within a preset you will see an asterisk added to the beginning of the preset s name This means that the preset has been altered If you want to keep these settings you need to Add a new preset or Update the existing preset Working Settings If you modify a preset s settings then these modified settings become your Working Settings Your Working Settings will always be at the top of the preset list within the preset manager This allows you to freely preview and compare different preset options When you are done you can return to your Working Settings by selecting the item at the top of the Preset Manager labeled lt Working Settings gt To select a preset and have it replace your Working Settings just select the name of the new preset and click the OK button 103 Ozone 5 Help Documentation AON Ozone 5 Preset Manager Sort by Name Last Used or Last Modified As a convenience you can sort presets by name by the time date last used or the time date last modified Last Used A preset is considered used when you select it and you close the preset system dialog The last used time date stamp is not updated when you are selecting and auditi
15. bit audio file you can use Ozone to dither down to 16 bits The remaining 8 bits are padded as zeros Your file is still a 24 bit audio file there s just not anything but zeros in the lowest 8 bits So when you then convert to a 16 bit file in the host app the 8 bits that didn t have any audio in them are discarded 1 Do not perform any processing to the audio after it has been dithered with Ozone You may perform level adjustment with the output gain sliders in Ozone those come before the dither but do not change any levels in the host app or with other plug ins Almost all host apps have their master faders after the effects slot so any level adjustment in the host app will destroy the dither 2 Do not put any plug ins after Ozone if you are dithering with Ozone The dither must be the last thing that touches the audio 3 Turn off dithering in the host app Basically you just want to truncate throw away the bits because they re just zero anyhow 67 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Num Bits or Dither Amount This sets the number of bits or amount of dither that will be used for the dither source For Type 1 and Type 2 dither in most cases 1 bit will be sufficient but in some situations the over dithering obtained by setting Num Bits to 2 can be useful Type 1 and Type 2 choose flat or high pass spectrum of dithering noise while Num bits chooses the amplitude of dithering noise When Num bits 1 the dithering noise
16. can specify a different filter shape for each node If you had selected a node in the main screen before opening the expanded screen that node is shown as selected in the table i e Node 5 has brackets around it indicating that this was the EQ node that is currently selected Note that you can also use the dialog boxes to enter values for the EQ bands directly You can also disable bands with this table by clicking on the square number box to the left of a band in the table 0 0 dB 1756 Hz mk J Low Shelf d e EQ Bands Analog Digital Matching Highpass LE SOEN 30 0 Hz Bl opel i800 Hz OO dB 030 Bell 100 Hz C ia Bell 4000 Hz OO dB 030 a Bell 300 Hz G Bell T 5000 Hz 0 0 dB 0 30 2 Bell r00 Hz dE G High Shelf 16000 Hz 0 0 dB 1 00 Selecting Analog or Digital Curve Shapes Ozone offers a choice of analog curve shapes modeled after classic equalizers using IIR filters or more precise surgical shapes reminiscent of digital equalizers using FIR filters The choice is a matter of subjective taste although as a guideline the analog shapes provide a classic sound for general mastering while the digital filters provide more precise control Matching EQ A third EQ mode is the matching mode This allows you to automatically equalize a mix 31 Ozone 5 Help Documentation based on the spectrum or frequency response of another recording The matching EQ is a digital linear phase EQ with th
17. default number of bands available in the Exciter Number of bands module up to 4 Selects between a digital linear phase crossover an analog crossover and Ozone s Hybrid crossover The digital crossover provides a more transparent sound while the analog crossover option provides a natural analog character The Hybrid crossover is a perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers Crossover type Crossover buffer size Sets the buffer size for the digital crossover See Buffer Sizes for more info Adjust the bandwidth or Q of the digital crossover filters A higher Q results in tighter crossovers while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next Crossover Q 130 Options Imager Options The Imager tab lets you control Ozone s imager module options 5 Imager Crossover 4 Enable ticker corr meter Number of bands Tickertape correlation smoothing Phase Meter ae Ed Prevent antiphase Show corr history 4 Enable vectorscope Ed Show vectorscope hist Ed Normalize vectorscope Enable corr meter Ed Enable balance meter Vectorscope detection method OQzoneS v5 00 569 05xX32 Carbon Intel RTAS Imager Options Enable ticker Turns on or off the ticker corr
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19. in Ozone can be configured as multiband and therefore allow you to apply processing independently to up to four frequency ranges The ranges or cutoffs of these four bands are shown at the top of the multiband modules with up to three vertical green lines You can adjust the cutoffs by dragging the cutoff lines to the left or right with the mouse Note The same four bands apply to all multiband modules within the Shared Crossover section in the filter graph When sharing a crossover the cutoff frequencies can be adjusted from any of the multiband module screens and the new cutoffs will apply to the other multiband modules This results in much better sound quality as the multiband filters are always aligned and in phase Spectrum f an Bypass a Band You can bypass the processing for a specific band or bands by clicking on the box labeled b in the lower left corner of the band This allows you to hear the audio within that band but without any processing for that band Solo a Band You can Solo a band by clicking on the box labeled s in the upper left corner of the band This allows you to adjust multiband processing by hearing only the audio within the selected band Change the Number of Bands You can choose to split the audio into 1 2 3 or 4 bands For subtle compression or when working with solo instruments less bands can sound smoother as there is less processing required for the audio The other benefit is that less
20. in the noise shaped dither Suppress Harmonics If for some reason any dithering noise is undesirable simple truncation remains the only option Truncation results in harmonic quantization distortion that adds overtones to the Signal and distorts the timbre In this case you can enable Suppress Harmonics option to Slightly alter the truncation rules moving the harmonic quantization distortion away from overtones of audible frequencies This option doesn t create any random dithering noise floor Instead it works more like truncation but with better tonal quality in the resulting signal This option is applicable only in the modes without dithering noise and without aggressive noise shaping Meters Ozone Dithering module offers a DC Offset meter and a Bit Meter DC Offset It is a good idea to filter out the DC offset from your input before dithering Again please refer to our online guide for the background behind this If you are dithering turn the DC Offset filter to On If the button says On the DC offset filter is on Dithering Guide If you are interested in getting some practical tips for using dithering as well as some of the theory behind it please check out the Ozone Dithering Guide 68 Mastering Modules Meter Bridge Ozone Advanced Ozone 5 s powerful new Meter Bridge provides a full suite of audio analysis tools perfect for visualizing changes made during the mastering process troubleshooting problematic mixes a
21. meter the level histogram provides a view of the history of the level over time The height of the histogram represents the high and low levels of the audio while the width of the bar indicates the most frequent levels For additional visual feedback an additional histogram is displayed for regions that are being limited by the Loudness Maximizer or the Multiband Dynamics 88 Mastering Meters Incoming Signal Outgoing Signal Dynamic Curve Meter This meter shows the input signal x axis plotted against the output processed signal y axis More horizontal compression curves means the signal is being flattened compressed more By default the range of the meter is from O dB to 64 dB You can adjust the range by pressing the or buttons in the graph to see a zoomed in or zoomed out view of the curve Knee d Hard p Note If you zoom out completely so the range is O dB to 128 dB you ll be able to set compressor limiter expander thresholds down to 130 dB When you zoom in again the thresholds will keep their values even though the sliders will adjust to allow finer control of thresholds between 0 dB and 80 dB You can also set individual options for this meter by right clicking under OS X you can also ctrl click on it to bring up the dynamics meter options screen Nodes The meter features individual nodes for the limiter compressor and expander as well as nodes surrounding these that represent inp
22. ms a Knee 4 Attack Release 32 Auto Gain Solo Options Graph Reset How to use Ozone Multiband Dynamics 49 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Each band has its own controls for controlling the dynamics There can be up to four bands as shown by the sections in the multiband section at the top To select a band click on its corresponding section in the multiband spectrum or its corresponding band number in the top right of the window The controls and dynamics meters will be updated to display the currently selected band Each band of dynamics is capable of three types of dynamics processing Limiting compressing and expanding This allows you for example to aggressively limit high level Signals apply more gentle compression to medium level signals and or boost expand the level of soft signals The combination is such that you can tighten the dynamic range by compressing from the top by expanding from the bottom or a combination of both Band Global This toggles the Gain and Mix settings between global mode and band mode Global mode affects the entire frequency range of your mix while band mode will only affect the frequency range of the currently selected band Mix This is a wet dry mix for compressor output This is available for individual bands and or globally for the entire frequency spectrum Gain Adjusts the output gain of either the band or the entire module This is useful for example after compressin
23. name and a valid e mail address Make note of the e mail address you use to authorize your license Your license and iZotope account will be linked directly to this e mail address 4 Select Use iLok Authorization and enter your iLok ID Introduction E mail jdoe janedoe com Country United States Ha l Use iLok authorization iLok ID janedoe_ilok Advanced Not connected to the Internet You can use offline authorization Have a question about iZoteope authorization Please visit SONA himi 5 When you have confirmed that all your information is accurate click once more on Authorize 6 Lastly click on Submit in order to send your authorization message to the iZotope servers 7 You will now be instructed to log in to your iLok account and transfer your Ozone 5 license to your iLok x iZotope AUTHORIZATION iLok Authorization Step 1 Log in to your iLok account and transfer the Ozone asset to y our iLok Step 2 Insert your iLok into an open USB port on this computer and click Next Next Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit hp saa i itl Ozone 5 Help Documentation 8 When you have completed this step and have your iLok connected to the computer on which you want to use Ozone click Next 9 You should now receive a message that your authorization has been successful and may im click Finish to begin using Ozone 5 12000 PE ALOT PO
24. see how it enhances the Harmonic Exciter s effect And if you are using Ozone 5 Advanced try one of the new Triode modes for more pronounced tube excitation Dynamics All Dynamics settings from Ozone 4 will carry over to Ozone 5 However be sure to try out some of the new Dynamics features on you preset Experiment with Soft Knee mode for more transparent compression Try using Upward Modes in different stages of the dynamics process If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced see how the different Detection Filter settings can better address the needs of your mix Stereo Imaging All Stereo Imaging settings from Ozone 4 will carry over to Ozone 5 Check out the new Vectorscope views though for more informative representations of the stereo image of your mix If you re using Ozone 5 Advanced try using the Stereoizer feature for monocompatible stereo enhancement 110 Preset System Maximizer All Maximizer settings from Ozone 4 will carry over to Ozone 5 If you are doing very aggressive limiting try out the new Intelligent III mode for aggressive limiting without detectable distortion If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced try applying Transient Recovery or reducing the Stereo Linking for limiting that is specifically tailored to your mix 111 General Functions Setting the Order of the Mastering Modules By default the order of processing is the order listed below the signal passes through the Equalizer then the Reverb etc The phase an
25. signal y axis More horizontal compression curves means the signal is being flattened compressed more You can zoom in and out on the meter by clicking buttons in the bottom right 52 Mastering Modules Knee d Hard P Nodes The meter features individual nodes for the limiter compressor and expander as well as nodes surrounding these that represent input and output These nodes are linked to the Threshold and Ratio controls and can be used to adjust the curve in a visual way rather than setting them with the standard controls ADV Advanced Nodes You may variably adjust the knee of each stage of the dynamics process from hard to soft with horizontal handles that appear when a node is selected Additional Metering and Controls At the top of the dynamics module is the meter that as a default displays the Mini Spectrum and the crossovers used for multiband processing You can also click the buttons to the left of the window to view Gain Reduction Trace meter and Detection Filter Ozone Advanced Gain Reduction Trace a scrolling meter that displays the incoming signal s waveform with a superimposed curve that illustrates the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time When using multiband processing the current selected band s gain reduction is drawn imposed on a waveform of only that band s signal The Gain Reduction Trace can help you to set attack and release controls appropriately and monitor the envelo
26. that contains the presets you want to use aon Ozone 5 Preset Manager Sat by name O last modified last used EQ 60 Fz Pum Add FO De Emphasis Curve Remove Flat High Pass S Update EH Pre Emphass Curve Hyped Highs And Lows Campa solate Mone Signal Mew Folder karanka 5g show Kick Drum Tighten in Mix ath Delay startup Loudness Curve Med Side Fakten Middle Add Edge to Sides Mid Side Reverb Enhancer Mid Side Sered Enhancer Reduce Plosives And Sbilants Sibila e Removal EQ EO Amgunt Simple High Pass Ei 1 Ame 119 0 Simple A heverb imple Roam Rev Murceninar damoune Sparkle BE 100 0 jpreace Exakte Amount Gy Tape Comperaate LUG T Ban r aH Dynamis Amount ape ote 100 0 Treble Boost Backing up Presets Backing up presets is as simple as copying files Just browse to the location of your preset files The XML files in this folder are your presets with one XML file for each preset You can reference the preset files by their file names because the name you give the preset in Ozone becomes the name of the XML file Windows Users C Documents and Settings lt your username gt My Documents iZotope Ozone 5 Global Presets Mac Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 5 Global Presets 107 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Module Preset System Ozone 5 includes a new module preset management system You can now load and save preset settings for individual mo
27. that you re dragging So if you just want to change the gain without affecting the frequency or vice versa just hold the Shift Key while you drag 3 If you hold down the Ctrl key under Windows or the Command key under OS X you can click and select multiple bands Once selected you can adjust them as a group by clicking and dragging on the first band you selected in the group 4 If you d rather use numbers as opposed to visual EQ bands clicking on the button gives you a table view of the EQ band settings You can enter values for the EQ bands directly in this table You can also disable bands with this table by clicking on the square box to the left of a band 5 If you ve chosen to display an averaging spectrum or a peak hold spectrum using the Spectrum Options screen you can reset the peak hold or the averaging by clicking on the spectrum 6 Right click on the spectrum to bring up an options dialog to control the spectrum display 35 Ozone 5 Help Documentation ADV Component Equalizer Plug in If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 5 s Equalizer module as an individual component plug in Ozone 5 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone Any module presets saved within Ozone will open within the component plug ins module preset system ra EJ 36 Mastering Modules
28. the control is moving in steps but rest assured that the audio is being processed smoothly e When automating in a track view with envelopes but working mainly with the Ozone interface we found it helpful to be able to see through Ozone so you can monitor Ozone meters and controls but see the track view and automation curves behind Ozone So we provide an Opacity slider in the main options dialog This allows you to see through Ozone to monitor both what Ozone is doing and what is happening with the automation curves Note that this is not available in all host applications and it does require more CPU than a Standard opaque plug in if you set the Opacity to less than 100 140 Tips and Shortcuts Shortcut Keys and Mouse Support Turn Keyboard Support On or Off You can turn Keyboard Shortcuts On or Off from the General Options menu Keyboard Support must be set to Full for all Keyboard shortcuts to be available Available options include Full full keyboard support Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER or None Keyboard shortcuts turned off Alt click If you Alt click on the active light of a module on the faceplate that module is made active on and all other modules are bypassed If you Alt click on the Bypass b button of a multiband that band is solo ed If you Alt click on a module in the preset system that module is made active and the rest inactive Alt clicking on most other controls will reset them to the
29. these guides but instead use it as a 81 Ozone 5 Help Documentation representative slope for your spectrum It is the slope of the spectrum as opposed to the absolute level of the mix that defines the tonal balance Saving and Loading Snapshot Sets In Ozone you can save and load snapshots as files allowing you to easily access different sets of snapshots To save a set click on the Save button enter a file name and click the Save button A set may contain between one and eight snapshots To load snapshot files click on the Load button and select the snapshot set you wish to load The selected Snapshots will then be loaded into the Snapshot list in Ozone Ozone will not overwrite currently loaded snapshots when loading a new snapshot set If you currently have snapshots loaded into Ozone and are attempting to load a new set you may need to delete some snapshots currently in Ozone before loading your snapshot set However if you have one snapshot currently in Ozone and load a set containing two Snapshots all three will then be loaded into Ozone 82 Mastering Meters Correlation Meter The correlation meter indicates the degree of similarity or correlation between the left and right channels Visual Display When the audio in the left and right channels is similar the meter draws towards the top The extreme case is when the left and right channels are exactly the same in which case the correlation is 1 and the met
30. through a D A converter Note Different True Peak meters have different oversampling algorithms and may produce Slightly different level readings Ozone 5 strictly limits true peaks using its own TP measurement For compliance with other possible True Peak meters it is recommended to leave 0 1 dB of headroom Release When the Maximizer is set to Soft or Hard mode this is the release time for the limiting In general more extreme limiting will benefit from longer release times Character The IRC modes provide intelligent release control the release time is automatically varied depending on the audio material When using the Intelligent modes the release slider is replaced by a Character slider This control allows you to modify the behavior or character of the limiter by controlling how fast and aggressive it is Note The Character values will not necessarily behave the same between various IRC 62 Mastering Modules modes Each mode may require additional tweaking of the Character slider to achieve optimum results Character Style IRC3 only When the Maximizer is set to IRC3 mode you may choose between a number of Character styles which will help you manage the limiter s final sound by constraining its release behavior To achieve the best results start by adjusting the Character slider with the style set to Balanced then cycle through the various styles to see which best suits your mix The following styles may be set
31. to distinguish between Mid and Side modes the Dynamics Interface has designated colors Mid mode is presented as orange and Side mode is presented as dark blue 54 Mastering Modules 6 00kHz 70 0kHz Band 1 2q 5 PONET 4 Band P 5 0 ms at 50 ms LAttack Release 10 1 0 j 5 0 ms j 50 ms Enee Attack 1 Release Ratio ae ae Deak j i i 10 ms I p ane EET ck GCE r A AF Auto G ain TE BO de Sol Bypass Options Example using Mid Side Processing in Ozone s Multiband Dynamics When dealing with multiband compression on a stereo mix it is sometimes difficult to apply processing to a specific instrument or vocal if they are too close in frequency In these cases Mid Side processing reveals more refined control by allowing you to separate a specific frequency range into its Mid and Side components and apply compression separately to the Mid center channel or the Sides of your mix There are many uses for Mid Side processing using compression 100 0 0 0 For example this can help prevent other instruments from being affected by compression on the lead vocal since the vocal is usually in the center of your mix and other instruments are typically found at the sides of your mix To learn more about Ozone Mid Side Processing controls click here Additional Settings Level Detection Below the Threshold Meter is a selection box which determines what levels the dynamics m
32. two meters A DC offset meter lets you view the amount of DC reduction that is being performed on the program material while a bit meter provides you a view of the bit activity of the digital signal 4 MBIT gt laise Sh aping d High P Bit Depth d 24 Dither Arnount 4 Normal P DC Offset Meter When the DC Offset Filter is On the DC Offset meter shows the level of the DC in dB that is being removed You can right click on the meter to set options including turning it on or off and enabling the peak hold or not Like other meters in Ozone left clicking on the DC offset meter will reset the peak hold and clear its history Bit Meter This can be an invaluable resource for monitoring the digital activity of your program material including viewing whether the full range of bits dynamic range is being used the output word length faulty A D converters sub par plugin processing detecting a plugin that s only processing at 16 bit using fixed integer math etc etc This meter monitors the state of bits in a digital signal The inner two columns show the real time activity of the bits of audio for the left and right channels The outer two columns remember the real time activity in a sort of peak hold way If the inner columns toggle a bit i e light up the outer columns will show that bit as being used 98 Mastering Meters real time left real time right channel channel Bithering pect Ty pe 4 MBIT
33. vectorscope This provides a menu that allows you to sum the output of Ozone to mono swap left and right channels or invert the polarity of left or right channels Channel Phase Phase You can enable phase rotation on the audio signal by clicking on the Phase button below the vectorscope This feature can help reduce asymmetric waveforms that are found in dialog and voice by rotating the phase up to 90 degrees Making the waveform more symmetrical allows the voice to ride perceivably higher in the mix This is useful in broadcast radio and dialog mixing When wishing to correct an asymmetric waveform simply adjust the Phase Rotation Amount until you get the lowest consistent peak levels The Phase Rotation Amount is set too high if the peak levels begin to increase again 85 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Offset Delay You may affect the offset or delay of individual bands by clicking on the Offset button below the vectorscope This allows you to offset one channel left or right by a specific amount of milliseconds This is not designed to be used as a delay effect but instead as a tool that can balance the stereo image by providing a corrective delay to one channel This is useful for example in a situation where a mix was recorded with stereo microphones that were Slightly off axis By default the band delays are grouped to provide the same delay offset across all bands but you can ungroup them and adjust the imaging for individual b
34. way you use Ozone for example if you move from 44 1 kHz to 96 kHz or you move from a single track setup to a mulitrack setup then you may want to repeat these steps to make sure your buffer settings are still optimal We ve gone to great lengths to optimize Ozone s internal DSP without compromising sound quality We hope these steps help make Ozone useful in a wide variety of setups These steps should help you address those variables which are beyond our control and quite often very different for different users 138 Tips and Shortcuts Automation Automation allows you to specify changes to parameters over the duration of a mix such as stereo widening during a chorus or boosting an EQ during a solo You can automate more than 370 parameters in Ozone using host applications which support effects automation Using Automation in Ozone The implementation and specifics of automation are dependent on the host application so we refer you to the documentation of the host app for setting up an automated mix In general though you patch Ozone as an ordinary effect on a track then in the track view of the host app assign automation envelopes to it These envelopes control how Ozone parameters are changed over the course of the mix In this case most of your tweaking is done in the track view of the host app dragging curves and envelopes as opposed to changing controls in Ozone For example in the screenshot below we re adjusting the gain
35. 5 and launching the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process offline 1 When first prompted to authorize Ozone 5 click on Authorize Introduction i iZotope Ozone 5 v5 00 554 Thank you for continuing your evaluation of iZotepe Ozone 5 If you have already purchased Ozone click Authorize to authorize the product To continue using this demonstration version click the Demo button For details on purchasing Ozone please visit the iZotope website Dermo Have a question about iZotope authorization Please vizit pA izotope com 2 Next click on the option for Offline Authorization at the bottom of the authorization window 3 You will be given a unique Challenge Code that is specific to your computer only Write down or make a copy of the exact Challenge Code It will look like this IZ OZONE5 XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Offline Authorization Step 1 Write down the following challenge code Z 0OZONES XXXXXXXX XAXX XXXX Copy Step 2 Go to a computer that is connected to the internet and log in to your iZotepe account www izotope com In your account under Activate Software select challenge response for Ozone and type in the above challenge code Step 3 Download the authorization file from the website move it to this computer then choose the file Choose File 4 Next using a system with internet access login to your customer account a
36. If you re not using modules for processing you should be sure to bypass them to conserve CPU power If you re using Ozone s Digital EQ Digital Crossover or Reverb you should adjust your buffer sizes for optimal performance See Buffer Sizes for details Try changing the buffer size and or latency setting in your host application When buffers are too high latencies are too large meters will update very slowly and performance may suffer As buffers become very small latencies are very low the Digital EQ Digital Crossover and Reverb will consume more CPU You can disable meters in their option screens Right click on any meter to bring up the options screen for that meter Using fewer crossover bands can save significant CPU Try using 1 or 2 band dynamics for example instead of all 4 bands See Using Multiband Modules for instructions on how to change the number of crossover bands e If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced and are using less than four modules try using the modules as individual component plug ins to reduce CPU 136 Tips and Shortcuts Buffer Sizes Ozone 5 contains advanced controls to help you get the optimal performance for your setup Since Ozone contains several modules within its internal DSP chain there are several places where you can control its internal buffer sizes In general the default values should give good performance on most systems but there are some aspects of host applications that are no
37. Imager OPUONS sissies EEEE ences cers ETEEN E E E NE EEEN 131 DIV ails OPUON Sesarpa ane 133 Maximizer ODUONS sesser eise EAA C O DAAA ESNIA e 135 TIPS aNCcSMOLLCULS uine a a A A 136 CPU OD Ein IZcOMnnstanceaniaaetemscecsanaatcatanncanccnm anaes ntee ace manta saaeaeneanmenumeaacenmuncamn 136 BUM SIZES iniaa aa a a E E A E 137 AUOMA UON costs anes EAE A ENA EE E E N EN EAEE 139 SHOFECUE KEYS and MOUSE SUPDOTE siscosaseswerreee acinna saan ieiunii iiei 141 IZOLODE CUISLOMEn SUDDO tera staretor piace peste e aae O Eea 145 Introduction Welcome to Ozone 5 2001 2011 iZotope Inc All rights reserved 1Zotope 1Zotope com the 1Zotope logo and Ozone are either registered trademarks or trademarks of 1Zotope Inc in the United States and or other countries V 5 0 3 733 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Authorization Each purchased copy of Ozone 5 contains a unique serial number printed on the installer DVD sleeve If Ozone 5 has been downloaded directly from iZotope or another re seller the serial number will be e mailed along with the link to download the product The serial number should resemble SN OZONE5 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Launching the Authorization Wizard The first time you open Ozone 5 the Authorization Wizard will appear You can choose to either authorize Ozone or use it in Trial mode for evaluation purposes Please use your supplied Ozone 5 serial number to fully authorize your product Trial vs Demo Mode For the fi
38. Matching EQ The matching EQ allows you to automatically equalize a mix based on the spectrum or frequency response of another recording The matching EQ is a digital linear phase EQ with the ability to use over 8 000 bands of frequencies for very precise matching The following steps explain how to use the Matching EQ Capturing your Reference and Apply To spectrums and applying matching EQ The Matching EQ works hand in hand with spectrum snapshots to borrow the spectrum of an audio clip and apply it to another Therefore the first step is to take snapshots of two spectrums the mix you want to EQ and the recording that has the spectrum you want to match Analog Digital 1 Select the Snaphots tab in the lower left of the spectrum window and select Matching under EQ Mode 2 Load the recording that you want to use for your EQ curve in your host audio application 3 Now while the recording is playing back hit the Start Capture button to begin capturing the spectrum and Stop Capture when you have captured the portion of the recording you wish to apply to another mix This snapshot will now be added to the list on the right where it may be renamed and have its color and opacity in the spectrum display adjusted Snapshot Time Snapshot Time This new setting allows you to determine how the spectrum is averaged Instead of displaying only the infinite average of the spectrum it will also calculate and display an overall avera
39. Offline Authorization Step 1 Write down the following challenge code Step 2 Go to a computer that is connected to the internet and log in to your iZotope account www izotope com In your account under Activate Software select challenge response for Ozone and type in the above challenge code Step 3 Download the authorization file from the website move it to this computer then choose the file Ozone 5 Help Documentation 10 Navigate and select the authorization file and click Next to authorize your machine 11 You should now receive a message that your authorization has been successful and may click Finish to begin using Ozone 5 Ozone has been successfully authorized If you have any questions about iZotope Authorization please click the link at the bottom of this window Authorization Successful authorization Please visit a Te iLok Support Ozone 5 does support iLok Our plug ins will be able to detect iLok keys and assets if you already use iLok and PACE software on your system If you don t already have PACE or iLok we will not install any PACE or iLok software to your system and iLok authorizations will be unavailable Authorizing Ozone with iLok 1 When first prompted to authorize Ozone 5 click on Authorize 2 Next enter the serial number in all capital letters as it it shown on your DVD sleeve or e mailed to you SN OZONE5 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXKX 3 You must also enter your
40. Ops Spectrum Dynamics Filter Graph Shar ed L_rossover SE Imaging Exciter Reverb Loud Max PhaseMeter E as ie ieo EQ 1 2 Chan Ops Spectrum Dynamics Mid Side Modes When a module is processing in Mid Side mode this will be reflected in the filter graph by showing the signal split into orange Mid and dark blue Side paths Below the first equalizer and the dynamics module are processing in Mid Side mode 113 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Chan Ops Dynamics Close To apply the new signal order click on the Close button Reset If you want to reset to the default order click the Reset button 114 General Functions Input and Output Gain The panel on the right side of the Ozone interface is the main input output section for Ozone This is used for setting and monitoring gain levels going into and coming out of Ozone Setting Input and Output Gain You can adjust the input or output gain by sliding the faders with the mouse either by clicking and dragging or clicking and using the wheel of a wheel mouse You can also use keyboard shortcuts to adjust the level in small increments Adjusting Left and Right Channels Independently By default the left and right gains are linked so moving one moves the other You can adjust left and right gain independently by clicking on the lock icon You can offset the two channels and then relock them so that later adjustments move both channe
41. Pumping This is the least aggressive style setting for IRC3 and does not constrain the limiter s release behavior It can tend toward a slower release behavior and may result in pumping This is the legacy setting and is the behavior of Ozone 5 01 and earlier Balanced This setting constrains the release behavior of limiter in a generally transparent way and should be suitable for most material At a Character setting above 5 it will be identical to Pumping and at a setting less than 0 5 it will be identical to Clipping Crisp This setting aggressively constrains the limiter s release behavior and will favor distortion over any pumping At a character setting less than 1 it will be identical to Clipping This setting may add more body to a mix at the risk of occasionally perceivable distortion Clipping This is the most aggressive style setting of IRC3 and may be used if you wish to slightly colorize your mix with distortion or achieve the highest degree of loudness with the greatest risk of clipping Visuals The Threshold Control is a meter that allows you to adjust the Threshold and Margin of the maximizer in visual relation to the levels of the incoming and outgoing signal The Threshold Control can display gain reduction as it is taking place with level meters To enable the gain reduction meters right or control click on the threshold control s meter window and select Maximizer Options From th
42. Q curve for Right channel will show up in the right color Left is presented as and Right is presented as If the Left channel is selected we ll show the Right channel EQ curve faintly in the background and vice versa These colors are also featured in the table of EQ nodes and their settings Note In all cases of Mid Side and Left Right processing you have the same filter controls available as the rest of the EQ module To learn about the new Mid Side Processing controls see here 6 0 dB 1002 Hz Example using Mid Processing in Ozone EQ Select Mid Side mode in the EQ module and Click Mid to reveal an orange EQ curve Then click the small s to solo the Mid channel When you play an audio file in this mode you will only hear the content assigned to the center of your soundstage which is typically your lead 33 Ozone 5 Help Documentation vocal other lead instruments etc Now select an EQ node around 1kHz and boost the orange EQ curve about 6dB This frequency specific boost at 1kHz will only be applied to the center of your soundstage and can bring up the lead vocal in the mix without affecting the other instruments or the stereo separation of the entire frequency range Example using Side Processing in Ozone EQ Select Mid Side mode in the EQ module and Click Side to reveal a blue EQ curve Click the small s to solo the Side channel When you play an audio file in this mode you will only hear the content at t
43. Upward Compression and Expansion Ozone s dynamics module now allows for ratios of less than 1 1 in all of the dynamics stages At the gate and compressor stage a ratio of less than 1 1 performs upward compression This raises the levels of anything that falls below the threshold Upward compression can gently raise levels instead of pushing down peaks 56 Mastering Modules At the limiting stage a ratio of less than 1 1 performs upward expansion which can be seen below This process actually raises the level of anything that reaches the threshold Upward expansion can be used to add punch to dull mixes or emphasize the beat in rhythm heavy music Threshold dB Limiter Band Showa A cioba ca Mix Gain TET t io 0 i H F a gt E Attack Release ei T Knee Compressor Ratio aa 1 0 oF t ow t 255 L _ _ Knee Attack Release Gate Ratio 3 at ae A 100 0 0 0 T o i j t 1 0 i t 1000 z Hi E 2 TE ai Auto Gain Knee Attack Release Component Dynamics Plug in If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 5 s Dynamics module as an individual component plug in Ozone 5 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone Any module presets saved within Ozone will open within the component plug ins module preset system 5 7 Ozone 5 Help Docum
44. a preset you can subtly adjust the Amount Controls to help you get your mix closer to the way you want it to sound The Amount sliders are located at the bottom of Ozone s interface You can adjust them to control how much each of Ozone s mastering modules affects your mix as well as how the module behaves For example turning down the Equalizer Amount slider can flatten out the EQ curve making the EQ s effect less dramatic Increasing the Maximizer Amount control will boost the overall level of your mix There is also a Global Amount slider below the input and output level controls that allows you to quickly adjust how much Ozone s modules process your mix overall 15 Ozone 5 Help Documentation EQUALIZER i DYNAMICS J MAXIMIZER k REVERE STEREO IMAGING HARMONIC EXCITER POST EQUALIZER 16 Mastering Modules Standard Module Controls At the bottom of each of the modules is a navigation bar that includes a set of buttons and controls The function of these controls is the same regardless of which module you are using Reset Button Resets the control to its default value For most mastering modules this means setting the values of controls in the displayed module to zero or some neutral state History Clicking on the History button brings up a window which shows a history of the operations that have been performed You can undo a single operation or sequence of operations and assign setups to keyboard shortcuts fo
45. al symphonic music audiophile pop music mixed in 5 1 surround and so on Pop engineers are encouraged to use K 20 when the music has useful dynamic range 2 The K 14 meter is for the vast majority of moderately compressed high fidelity productions intended for home listening If making typical pop or rock music or audio for video then probably choose K 14 3 The K 12 meter is for productions to be dedicated for broadcast Broadcast recording engineers may certainly choose K 14 if they feel it fits their program material BS 1770 Loudness Metering Ozone 5 now features LUFS loudness metering derived from recommendations by the International Telecommunication Union ITU R BS 1770 2 and the European Broadcasting Union EBU R128 that uses an algorithm for determining subjective program loudness and true peak signal level These standards are currently being implemented for broadcast audio but are also very useful for intelligently measuring subjective loudness for all types of audio 93 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Output Loudness Input True Peak P LUFS There are three selectable modes of BS 1770 Loudness metering in the Input and Output meters LUFS m TP Loudness measurement which calculates loudness over the course of a momentary interval of 400ms LUFS s TP Loudness measurement which calculates loudness over the course of a short interval of 3 seconds LUFS i TP Loudness measurement which calculat
46. am last modified last used lt WWorking Settings gt 3 Ade cDefauk gt E T Genera Purpose Mastering T emira 3 Band Master Gertie Tube 3 Band Master Instrumental wath Slow Dynamics 3 Band Master Reduce Lows and Highs Sight Gating Subtle Dynamics Band Maste J Band Master FQ 1 Amount En Master Tighten Low Enc Manner AL irit 4 Band Haster Warm Mids 4 Band Master Excitation And Widening eciber Amount 4 Band Plaster Heavy Bass and Ambiente 4 Band Master Midrange Detail 4 Band Plaster Midrange Dynamics Dynamics Amount 4 Band Flaster Punch Leynanrecs 4 Band Master Strong Medrange Tape Saturation 4 Band Plaster Upward Compressa 4 Band Plaster Upward Expansion 4 Band Master Warm Mods CD Master Exciter And Widara CO Plaster Heavy bags compression and tightened low end with band delay Change folder ite Folders Ozone 5 presets have been sorted and organized into separate categories or preset folders 119 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 Liedate Compare New Folder g Wi at Startup 101 Ozone 5 Help Documentation This makes finding a good starting point for your mastering session quicker and easier The default preset folders that are included with Ozone 5 are listed below General Purpose Mastering Presets designed as a starting point for a wide range of mastering applications Genre Specific Mastering Presets designed to be usefu
47. ands Other Options You can click on the phase meter to reset the peak hold display You can turn the peak hold display off in the Meter Options Screen Clipping The Vectorscope will draw any clipped samples in red An additional meter for analyzing stereo spread is the Correlation Meter 86 Mastering Meters Dynamics Meters Ozone provides three types of meters for viewing the dynamics of a mix You can set options for these meters by right clicking on any of the dynamics meters or selecting the Dynamics Options or the Maximizer Options in the Options panel Threshold Control Meters Both the Dynamics and Maximizer modules feature Threshold Control Meters that allow you to adjust the thresholds of the gate compressor and limiter in the Dynamics module and the threshold and the margin of the Maximizer while monitoring how the signal is being affected in real time The Threshold Control can display gain reduction as it is taking place with level meters To enable the Gain Reduction level meters right or control click on the threshold control s meter window and select Dynamics or Maximizer Options From the Dynamics or Maximizer options page select Gain Reduction under the Threshold Meter drop down menu Two meters display the levels of the incoming signal and as gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars The Threshold meter also displays the amount of gain redu
48. aphic EQs combine linear phase precision with the warmth and character of analog equalizers and even let you intelligently match your mix to reference tracks Innovative multiband Dynamics Harmonic Exciter and Stereo Imaging tools add depth and polish to your projects and because these modules are integrated ina single powerful interface Ozone maintains the highest quality processing throughout the entire signal chain while also making the mastering process more efficient and intuitive than ever before What s New Ozone 5 adds many quality and workflow improvements to every Ozone module including new DSP algorithms and a wealth of visual tools to help you track and monitor changes made throughout the mastering process Ozone Advanced includes additional processing tools in each module a configurable Meter Bridge that can display relevant meter information in a separate full screen window and individual plug ins for each of Ozone s modules When you see a ADV in the following documentation this denotes a feature that is exclusive to Ozone 5 Advanced Key Features in Ozone e Complete mastering system available in a single plug in e Includes eight essential mastering tools Maximizer two Paragraphic EQs Dynamics Stereo Imaging Harmonic Exciter Dithering and Reverb e Analog modeled processing combined with linear phase precision e Elegant highly efficient user interface e Extensive metering and visual analysis tools help
49. apply processing to Stereo Mid and Side channels independently If you would like to copy your settings from one mode to another simply right click anywhere on the background to open a unique context menu with options for 25 Ozone 5 Help Documentation copying your settings across modes The available options are listed below When Stereo mode is active Copy to Mid Channel or Copy to Side Channel When Mid mode is active Copy to Stereo Channel or Copy to Side Channel When Side mode is active Copy to Mid Channel or Copy to Stereo Channel Mid Side metering By default the I O meters will display the stereo mix of your audio However when working with Mid Side processing it is often very helpful to have a clear meter indication of the overall Mid and Side levels individually To change your meters to display the Mid Side information of your master click on the Source button inside of the I O Options menu When the I O meters are in Mid Side mode they will no longer display your signal in terms of stereo left and right Instead on the left side of the meter will be the level of the entire Mid channel and on the right will be the overall level of the Side channel The left and right gain sliders will still control the left and right gain of your signal however The Mid Side meters will still adhere to the same Type and Scale settings defined in the I O options menu Using Mid Side Processing in Ozone The following is a list of the Ozo
50. arm sound of a vintage preamplifier on up to four frequency bands producing subtle dynamic and distortion effects Upward Dynamics processing and Soft Knee Compression We have updated the Dynamics module to allow for ratios less than 1 1 at the gate compressor and limiter stage This allows you to perform upward compression and upward expansion on your mix giving you enhanced control of dynamic range Additionally we ve added Soft Knee Compression to Ozone and Variable Knee Compression to Ozone 5 Advanced Both allow you to perform more subtle and transparent compression on your mix Enhanced Hybrid Reverb module New reverb processor utilizes both convolution technology to provide accurate early reflections of real acoustic spaces as well as algorithmic technology to give you greater control of your reverb s late tails Together the two technologies give you enhanced control to fine tune the reverb to your mix Add subtle room tone without an obvious reverb effect or thicken a mix with longer reverb decay times 14 Introduction Getting Started Using Mastering Presets in Ozone 5 Ozone s presets are designed to give you a quick starting point for mastering your own projects Every mix is different so no preset can perfectly master your project However we have attempted to provide a wide range of presets that will help you find a good starting point for mastering your own material By starting with a preset and using the Amo
51. ased on characteristics of transistors with a slowly decaying row of odd harmonics Tape Tape modeling can be recognized as a brighter sound due to the odd harmonics found in tape saturation models Tube Tube modeling is characterized by its clear tonal excitation with an emphasis on dynamic or transient attacks Warm The Warm exciter mode is similar to Tube but is unique because it generates only even harmonics that decay quickly ADV Triode Triode mode is accurately modeled after a tube circuit for realistic analog warmth Triode mode uses one half of a tube circuit for a subtler overdrive than Dual Triode mode ADV Dual Triode Like Triode mode the Dual Triode mode models a full circuit using a vacuum tube introducing more pronounced overdrive with a slightly warmer tone Exciter Controls Amount Controls the amount of the harmonic excitation for the selected band Mix Allows you to control the mix of the excited signal with the original mix Delay Setting the delay for a band offsets this band relative to the other frequencies To learn how and why this works as an exciter refer to our online mastering guide In general try offsetting the delay for a low band lt 150 Hz or so by about 1 msec The low band will get tighter but probably lower in perceived volume Because it is tighter in time though you can usually compress or increase the gain of that band in the multiband dynamics module to get punch with
52. at are considered similar in frequency You can click on the Peak Hold time to select between specific hold times in milliseconds or Infinite where the peak is held indefinitely You can reset the peaks by clicking on the spectrum Averages the spectrum according to this setting Higher average times can be useful for viewing the overall tonal balance of a mix while shorter average times provide a more real time display 123 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Controls the trade off between frequency and time resolution in the Window size spectrum Higher values will let you see smaller peaks in the spectrum but the spectrum will update more slowly Overlap Controls how often the spectrum updates More overlap will cause the spectrum to update more frequently at the expense of increased CPU usage Selects a window type for the spectrum In most cases the default window Window type will work well but you can choose from a variety of window types Each window type has different amplitude and frequency resolution characteristics Fill Spectrum Allows you to display the real time spectrum as a solid graph as opposed to a line graph This option can be used to differentiate the real time spectrum from the peak hold spectrum Show Peak Hold Toggles whether Ozone displays and holds the peaks of the spectrum Lets you select the following spectrum displays Follow EQ displays information consistent with what mode of EQ p
53. become available Colors To make it easier to distinguish between Mid and Side modes the interface highlights have designated colors Mid mode is presented as and Side mode is presented as dark blue 159Hz 6S50Hz 1 50kHz 20 0kHz Mode Amt Mix Aam Mic mM mt Mic Zz pal er WW arm Tape Tube Triode 0 0 Dual Triode Oversampling Midjside gt DO Example using Mid Side Processing in Ozone s Harmonic Exciter Mid Side processing allows you to separate a specific frequency range into its Mid and Side components and apply processing separately to the Mid center channel or the Sides of your mix For example using the Side channel in the Harmonic Exciter module blue try selecting the upper frequency bands for your mix By increasing the amount sliders for the upper frequencies you will be applying the exciter to the extreme edges of your mix only and leaving the Mid center channel as is 47 Ozone 5 Help Documentation To learn more about Ozone Mid Side Processing controls click here ADV Component Harmonic Exciter Plug in If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 5 s Harmonic Exciter module as an individual component plug in Ozone 5 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone Any module presets saved within Ozone will open within the component plug ins modu
54. ble in the multiband modules up to 4 Selects between a digital linear phase crossover an analog crossover and Ozone s Hybrid crossover The digital crossover provides a more transparent sound while the analog crossover option provides a natural analog character The Hybrid crossover is a perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers Crossover type Crossover buffer Sets the buffer size for the digital crossover See Buffer Sizes for more size info Adjust the bandwidth or Q of the digital crossover filters A higher Q Crossover Q results in tighter crossovers while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next 132 Options Dynamics Options The Dynamics tab lets you control Ozone s Dynamics module options WaxiIMzer i Dynamics Crossover Number Threshold meter of bands l Gain Reduction Curve level meter Gain reduction draw mode r Look ahead ms 1 0 OzoneS v5 00 569 05 32 Carbon Intel RTAS Dynamics Options Threshold Meter selects whether the Threshold Control displays a level histogram meter or a gain reduction meter Curve level meter Allows you to turn on or off the dynamics curve level meter Gain Reduction Selects whether the gain reduction meters in the Threshol
55. can be used to independently monitor input and output levels as well as view different calculations of loudness Meter Options Peak RMS juxtaposition of Peak and RMS meters with the option to detect True Peaks You can read more about these meters here K System a method of measuring loudness proposed by mastering engineer Bob Katz incorporating psychoacoustic knowledge Features Peak and RMS level meters on K System scales with the option to detect True Peaks Read more about K System Meters here 7 Ozone 5 Help Documentation BS 1770 Loudness Ozone 5 now features BS 1770 loudness metering compliant with recommendations by the International Telecommunication Union ITU R BS 1770 2 and the European Broadcasting Union EBU R128 that uses an algorithm for determining subjective program loudness and also measures true peak signal level These standards are currently being implemented for broadcast audio but are also very useful for intelligently measuring subjective loudness for all types of audio BS 1770 Loudness metering generates the following values which can be measured in absolute LUFS or relative LU values Momentary This measurement is a calculation of loudness over the course of 400ms Short term This measurement is a calculation of loudness over the course of 3 seconds Integrated This measurement is a calculation of loudness over the course of an indefinite period of time Loudness
56. can bypass Ozone and set this gain so that when you A B Ozone on and off the apparent volume is the same This is the only processing that is applied when Ozone is bypassed and it is of course only applied when Ozone is bypassed Automatically match effective gain When the Automatically match effective gain feature is engaged Ozone determines how much gain is being added by all of the active Ozone modules and then automatically adds this amount of gain when Ozone is put into bypass mode Note This may not work if you use the host application to bypass Ozone If the host application reports that it is bypassed it will work and we will automatically depress the Bypass button in Ozone accordingly If the host does not report that it is bypassed Ozone doesn t know and therefor cannot apply the gain when bypassed 118 General Functions Buffer Size Viewer The Buffer Size Viewer dialog lets you inspect the buffer sizes which your host application is using If you are using Ozone at low latencies you may experience unusually high CPU usage Ozone allows you to tweak several buffer sizes in order to optimize CPU usage for your host application settings Some host applications make it very easy to see what your buffer sizes are but it can be more difficult to determine in others For that reason Ozone provides this dialog to let you find out exactly what buffer sizes are being sent to the plug in To use this dialog simply launch it b
57. compressor and limiter with sliders on the left and right side Additionally the Threshold control allows you to monitor how the incoming signal is being affected in real time The Threshold Control can display gain reduction as it is taking place with level meters To enable the gain reduction meters right or control click on the threshold control s meter window and select Dynamics options From the Dynamics options page select Gain Reduction from the Threshold Meter drop down menu Two meters display the levels of the incoming signal and as gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars The Threshold meter also displays the amount of gain reduction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom The Threshold Control can also display a Histogram a history of level over time To enable the histogram right or control click on the threshold control s meter window and slect Dynamics options From the Dynamics options page select Histogram from the Threshold Meter drop down menu This allows you visualize the overall level content of the audio by providing a running display of the history of levels in the audio Learn more about gain reduction meters and histograms here The button at the bottom of the Threshold Control allows you to adjust level detection mode which is explained later Dynamic Curve Meter shows the input signal x axis plotted against the output processed
58. ction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom The Threshold Control can also display a Histogram a history of level over time To enable the histogram right or control click on the threshold control s meter window and select Dynamics or Maximizer Options From the Dynamics or Maximizer options page select Histogram under the Threshold Meter drop down menu This allows you visualize the overall level content of the audio by providing a running display of the history of levels in the audio Reduction Meters When working in the multiband dynamics and loudness maximizer modules the reduction meter provides you with a readout of how much the dynamics processing is changing the level of the signal You can set this to display the amount of compression and limiting and or the amount of gating by right clicking under OS X you can also ctrl click on the meter 87 Ozone 5 Help Documentation In the screen above on the left the compressor at that point in time is compressing or reducing the level of the input signal by 1 9 dB and on the right the Maximizer at that point in time is limiting or reducing the level of the input signal by 1 5 dB Level Histograms Level histograms can be turned on in the Dynamics and Maximizer modules to provide a view of the audio level as a function of time in the Threshold Controls As Ozone processes audio it calculates the level and displays it on the level histogram Unlike a standard level
59. d Control are Draw Mode detached or attached to the level meters Adjusts the amount of look ahead the dynamics module is using to allow Look ahead for smoother gain changes Allows you to set the default number of bands available in the multiband Number of bands modules up to 4 Selects between a digital linear phase crossover an analog crossover and Ozone s Hybrid crossover The digital crossover provides a more transparent sound while the analog crossover option provides a natural Crossover type analog character The Hybrid crossover is a perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers Crossover buffer Sets the buffer size for the digital crossover See Buffer Sizes for more info 133 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Adjust the bandwidth or Q of the digital crossover filters A higher Q results Crossover Q in tighter crossovers while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next 134 Options Maximizer Options The Maximizer tab lets you control Ozone s Maximizer module and Dither options General topectrum AHO EQ Reverb Exciter Imager Maximizer Maximizer Threshold meter Gain Reduction Gain reduction draw mode Detached Dithering Ed Enable DC offset meter Enable bit meter Show peak h
60. d in bit depth to the number of bits selected in the Bit Depth control The following options are available when reducing the bit depth of the audio Type None No dither or bit reduction is applied MBIT This is a proprietary iZotope word length reduction technology that reduces quantization distortion with minimal perceived noise While this might sound like a paradox MBIT is a very smooth quiet and almost analog sounding technology Type 1 Dither is applied using a rectangular distribution function While this provides a dither noise source with a low amplitude the dither noise can become modulated by the audio signal and vary in level which is undesirable in many situations Also the non linear quantization distortion is not completely suppressed in some situations with this low dither amplitude Type 2 Dither is applied using a triangular distribution function This dither is larger in amplitude and completely suppresses the non linear quantization distortion Shape 66 Mastering Modules By shaping the dither noise it is possible to provide more effective and transparent dithering by shaping the dithered noise spectrum There are several different methods for Shaping noise so that it is less audible yet still effective Please refer to our online mastering guide for more information as to the technology behind these methods and how to apply them effectively Type 1 or Type 2 Shapes None No noise shaping is ap
61. d it vertically or horizontally Additionally you may maximize the view of an individual meter by clicking the BB ution When you want to return to the global meter view simply click the amp puson Global View Menu In the bottom left corner of the Meter Bridge is a selection box where you may select which meters you wish to view at any time Using this menu allows you to customize the Meter Bridge so that it is partitioned into between 1 and 4 meter quadrants 70 Mastering Modules Options Within each maximized window is an Options button Click the Options button to display the various options for that particular meter Note These options may be set independently from the options of the corresponding meters within Ozone s modules So for example you may have one Spectrum Display mode set within your Equalizer module and another within the Meter Bridge Spectrogram New to Ozone 5 the Spectrogram draws a two or three dimensional representation of the incoming signal s spectral information The traditional 2D spectrogram creates a visualization where one axis represents frequency x axis and the other time y axis Ozone s 3D Spectrogram adds the z axis to illustrate amplitude The Spectrogram provides an intuitive way to pinpoint individual elements within your mix The spectrogram can also display various audio streams simultaneously for analysis in both 2D and 3D modes with iZotope s new Meter Tap plug in installed w
62. d spectrum meters are based on the final output signal after all processing e Equalizer e Reverb e Dynamics e Harmonic Exciter e Stereo Imaging e Equalizer e Maximizer You can change the ordering of the processing by clicking on the Graph button Options History Graph Reset Filter Graph This provides a signal path flowchart of the current settings You can modify the order by selecting a module and dragging it with the mouse to a new position You can also place the spectrum and phase meters at any place within the processing if for example you d prefer to see a spectrum of the audio going into the EQ as opposed to seeing the spectrum after equalization Filter Graph sared WPossovel Chan Ops Spectrum Crossover Settings Ozone 5 allows for each multiband module to have independent crossover settings or share crossover settings with other modules The three multiband modules Dynamics Exciter and Imager default to all sharing one crossover This is represented in the Filter Graph by the Shared Crossover block However if they are dragged outside of this block their 112 General Functions crossover settings may be set independently Below you see that the Stereo Imaging module has been removed from the Shared Crossover and is using four band processing while the shared crossover is using three bands Filter Graph Shared Crossover St Imaging Exciter Loud Max PhaseMeter a E Chan
63. dules allowing you to mix and match settings for various modules The module preset system works in a similar way to the global preset system but with a simplified interface more conducive to working with individual modules Key Features e Easily backup and transfer preset files for individual modules e Load settings for a module without affecting the settings of other modules e Save settings from global presets for an individual module e Save settings from Ozone 5 Advanced for use in component plug ins Opening the Module Preset System While working in any module within Ozone click the button to the right of the module s active button to open the Module Preset System menu E L 7 EQUALIZER k ADV When working in Ozone Advanced the module preset system may be launched by pressing the Presets button in the bottom right BYPASS Loading Module Presets You may apply the settings of any of the module presets by clicking on them in the Module Preset menu lid Side Less Hi hat Mid Side_Original Multiband Lift Finalizer Saving Module Presets After applying your own settings to a module in Ozone or after altering an included preset 108 Preset System you may save the settings as a custom preset by opening the Module Preset menu and clicking the Add button You will then be prompted to name the new preset Additionally you may save the settings of an individual module from a global preset into a new module pre
64. e Maximizer options page select Gain Reduction under the Threshold meter drop down menu Two meters display the levels of the incoming signal and as gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars The Threshold Control meter also displays the amount of gain reduction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom 63 Ozone 5 Help Documentation The Threshold Control can also display a histogram a history of level over time To enable the histogram right or control click on the threshold control s meter window and select Maximizer Options From the Maximizer options page select Histogram under the Threshold Meter drop down menu This allows you visualize the overall level content of the audio by providing a running display of the history of levels in the audio Learn more about gain reduction meters and histograms here Mini Spectrum Window The window at the top of the module features a display of the signal spectrum however with selections on the left it may also display the Gain Reduction Trace meter as well as the Dither Shape Display Gain Reduction Trace also found in the Dynamics module the Gain Reduction Trace is a scrolling meter that displays the incoming signal s waveform with a superimposed tracing that illustrates the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time The Gain Reduction Trace can help you to set attack and release controls appropriately and moni
65. e Ozone module will perform basic stereo signal processing When mid side is selected all mid side features become available Note When the audio file is mono the stereo button will be labeled mono and mid side controls will be disabled Mid When selected processing is applied to the center of your soundstage The more you boost the Mid channel the more centered mono the audio will be Side When selected processing is applied to the edges of your soundstage The more you boost the Side channel the more spacious and full the audio will be Mid Side Link When selected this allows you to make changes to both the Mid and Side channels at the same time This tool helps improve workflow By making changes to both channels simultaneously you don t need to switch back and forth between modes Note Both Mid and Side channels can be bypassed and or solo d by selecting the little b or little s to the left and right of the mid side icons Separate colors for Mid and Side channels To make it easier to distinguish between Mid and Side modes parts of the UI interface highlights sliders EQ curves will change color when each mode is selected For example in the Equalizer module the EQ curve for Mid will show up in the Mid color and the EQ curve for Side will show up in the Side color Mid is presented as orange and Side is presented as dark blue Copy Settings to Mid and Side channels Ozone s Mid Side mode allows you to
66. e ability to use over 8 000 bands of frequencies for very precise matching For step by step instructions on using the Matching EQ see here As would be expected the Matching EQ works hand in hand with spectrum snapshots to borrow the spectrum of one audio clip and apply it to another Post Equalizer Ozone now includes a second Equalizer for placement anywhere in your signal chain Balance frequencies after multiband processing or perform Stereo and Mid Side or Left Right EQ processing simultaneously all from within Ozone ADV Selecting Phase Ozone now offers filter phase control when in digital mode with three selectable phase modes Minimum phase filters that have a transient response similar to analog EQs in that most of the ringing is concentrated after the transient Linear phase filters that maintain symmetric response meaning equal pre and post ringing as is often characteristic of digital EQs Mixed phase mode allows each individual band to have a phase response varying between minimum phase 1 linear phase 0 and maximum phase 1 Maximum phase filters concentrate all ringing before the transient where it is most audible Analog Digital Y Matching In mixed phase mode the phase response of a given node can be adjusted with vertical handles that appear on a selected node when Mixed phase mode is selected These behave much like the horizontal handles which affect Q bandwidth Alternatively phase response
67. e lines represents audio that is out of phase History is represented on the Polar Level Vectorscope with the shrinking of the plotted rays slowly over time The rays shrink towards the center of the vectorscope leaving the outer 84 Mastering Meters portion of the display for real time analysis Lissajous Vectorscope Like the Polar Sample vectorscope the Lissajous Vectorscope plots per sample dots on a traditional oscilloscope display Typically stereo recordings produce a random pattern on a Lissajous Vectorscope that is taller than it is wide Vertical patterns mean left and right channels are similar approaching mono which is a vertical line Horizontal patterns mean the two channels are very different which could result in mono compatibility problems The history of the Lissajous Vectorscope fades out slowly instead of remaining forever The infinite history is shown as the faintest shade of green while the last few seconds are displayed as slowly fading data points You can reset the display by clicking on the meter Balance Meter Below the vectorscope is a meter that illustrates the overall balance between the left and right channels of your mix A lighter bar illustrates the balance in real time while a slower dimmer bar follows the real time calculation to be more easily readable Meter Tabs Channel Operations You can perform a quick check of mono and phase compatibility by clicking on the Channel button below the
68. ectorscope 83 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Vectorscope The Vectorscope provides a view of the stereo image of the signal You can check mixes for stereo separation and use Ozone controls stereo widening and room width to provide more or less separation Ozone 5 adds Polar Sample and Polar Level modes for more in depth analysis Display Types You may toggle through the following different display options for the vectorscopeby clicking on the button in the top right Polar Sample Vectorscope The Polar Sample Vectorscope plots dots per sample but uses a polar coordinate display that is more useful in highlighting the stereo image of the incoming signal Patterns that appear within the 45 degree safe lines represent in phase signals while patterns outside these lines represent out of phase audio The history of the Polar Sample Vectorscope also fades out slowly The infinite history is shown as the faintest shade of green while the last few seconds are displayed as slowly fading data points You can reset the display by clicking on the meter Polar Level Vectorscope The stereo energy of a recording is clearly represented by the Polar Level Vectorscope which plots rays on a polar coordinate display that represent sample averages The length of the rays represents amplitude while the angle of the rays represents their position in the stereo image Rays within the 45 degree safe lines represent in phase audio while anything beyond thes
69. ed limit for the output level It provides a natural soft limiting effect at the expense of allowing the level to exceed the margin Limiting Controls Threshold Determines the point that the maximizer will begin limiting Turning down the threshold limits more of the signal which in turn will create an overall louder mix In other words by turning down the Threshold you limit the dynamic range of the mix and the maximizer automatically adds gain proportionally to maximize the output level Margin Determines how much to boost the output signal after limiting If the Margin is set to O dB the signal will be boosted all the way up to O dB If the Margin is set to 0 3 dB makeup gain will be applied until the output signal is at 0 3 dB Note that in the Soft mode the level may be allowed to cross the Margin setting while in Intelligent or Hard modes the Margin serves as an absolute stop point Intersample Detection Intersample Detection enables True Peak limiting by examining not just the levels of each digital sample but the levels of the analog signal that will eventually be produced by D A conversion This is sometimes necessary since an analog Signal s peak level can exceed its corresponding digital signal s peak level by more than 3 dB This option will increase CPU usage slightly but if your mixes are running very hot you may want to enable it to ensure that absolutely no distortion is introduced when your audio is finally run
70. ed until you put it through Ozone This help file is a quick reference for basic Ozone functions and controls We have written a separate Ozone Mastering Guide that provides tips and techniques for mastering with Ozone 12 Introduction New Features in Ozone 5 If you re moving up from Ozone 4 to Ozone 5 we thank you for your continued support Here are some changes and new features that you ll find in Ozone 5 New Intelligent Workflow Updated Interface Ozone has been redesigned with a larger interface to make even more controls accessible on the front of the plug in Multibands are now color coded with interface highlight colors that reflect the band you are currently viewing and or adjusting a control for The dynamics module now features a Show All Bands mode from which you can view and adjust all relevant settings for every dynamics stage of every band in one simple window These updates allow for a more seamless workflow when performing multiband processing and streamline tasks that can be arduous in other plug ins Module Presets Ozone 5 has been updated with the added functionality to load and save presets for individual modules You may apply settings to one module then mix and match presets from different modules to better address the needs of your mix New Intelligent Module Amount Controls Ozone 5 now allows you to dynamically alter the settings of a module with configurable amount controls This allows you to intelligen
71. elation meter correlation meter Leia eae Adjusts the aggressiveness with which the tickertape correlation meter draws curves smoothing Phase Meter Prevent antiphase Prevents mono compatibility problems when widening the stereo image Show correlation Turns on or off the history which the correlation meter paints as it meter history updates Enable vectorscope Tums on or off the vectorscope meter Sow Turns on or off the history which the vectorscope paints as it updates vectorscope history When enabled the vectorscope automatically applies gain to its input in order to make it fill the entire display When disabled quieter signals will appear smaller on the vectorscope display Normalize vectorscope Enable correlation Turns on or off the correlation meter in the Stereo Imager module The meter correlation meter shows the similarity between the left and right channels 131 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Enable balance Turns on or off the balance meter in the Stereo Imager module The meter balance meter shows the overall balance between the left and right channels When in Polar Level mode this determines how the sample averages are detected Selects between Peak RMS and Envelope Envelope mode can be most useful when analyzing amplitude as it detects even levels across all frequencies Vectorscope Detection Method Crossover Number of bands Allows you to set the default number of bands availa
72. en the processed reverb signal Wet and original unprocessed signal Dry Width Controls the stereo spread of the reverb signal Solo Reverb Signal This check box lets you solo just the reverb signal Low and High Frequency Cutoff filters You can control the bandwidth of the reverberated signal using the low and high frequency cutoffs On the spectrum at the top of the module there are two nodes that create a curve that corresponds to these cutoffs You can drag the nodes to the left or right to control the bandwidth of the reverb Mini Spectrum Window The window at the top of the module defaults to a display of the signal spectrum which also features the Low and High frequency Cutoff filters However with a selection on the left it may also display the Reverb Character view Reverb Character view displays a graph that illustrates the character of the reverb signal over time given the settings you have selected This display can help you visualize how different settings affect the overall character of the reverb signal 42 Mastering Modules ADV Crossmix Adjusts the amount of stereo spread between the left and right channels reverb signals Mid Side Support Stereo Mid side This button allows you to switch between stereo processing or mid side processing When stereo is selected the Ozone module will perform basic stereo Signal processing When mid side is selected all mid side features become available
73. ended as a default by the EBU that spans from 41 0 LUFS to 14 0 LUFS EBU 18 Loudness scale recommended for material with a wide Loudness Range by the EBU that spans from 59 0 LUFS to 5 0 LUFS Note LUFS is Loudness Units Full Scale and 1 LUFS 1 cB Peaks By default the meters will hold peaks You can configure this in the I O tab of the Options Dialog which you can also access by right clicking under OS X you can also ctrl click on the level meters To reset a peak that is holding click anywhere on the meter Clipping Above the meter is a red LED that serves as a clipping indicator If the level exceeds O dB at any point this LED will light up and remain lit until you double click anywhere on the LED itself The clipping indicator will also show the number of samples over O dB you have clipped Once you have clipped over 99 samples the indicator will show three periods By default the Input Output meters will only indicate clipping which occurs within the digital domain To accurately measure the signal that will result from digital to analog conversion select Detect True Peaks in the I O Options tab Options You can set the I O meter options by opening the Options Dialog and selecting the I O Options tab You can also right click under OS X you can also ctrl click the I O meters to bring up these options directly 97 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Dithering Meters Included in the dithering section are
74. entation Stereo Imaging Ozone allows you to set widening and imaging for the mix using a multiband stereo imaging module As with the other multiband modules in Ozone Dynamics and Harmonic Exciter the module is split up into four bands determined by the multiband crossover points displayed on the spectrum Key Features e Provides up to four bands of widening for adding space to your mix e Apply multichannel delay controls to adjust the perceived location of the stereo field e Visualize the stereo image with Vectorscope and Correlation meters as well as new Width Spectrum View and Correlation Trace View to help you troubleshoot potential phase problems Ozone Advanced Exclusives e Stereoize feature adds stereo width to mono or narrow recordings When in Stereoize mode the Width controls for bands 1 4 introduce a natural sounding widening effect 20 0kHz Width Vectorscope 4 PolarL P i ma 0 4 ms 04 ms 0 4 m Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Link Bands Options History Graph Band Widening These controls set the amount of stereo widening for each band Higher amounts provide more widening 1 0 mono to 1 0 full widening Meters The Stereo Imaging module provides a view of the stereo imaging field through the Correlation meter and Vectorscope 58 Mastering Modules Vectorscope Polar 5 44 Mini Spectrum Window The window at the top of the module defaults to a display of the signal spectrum However w
75. er sample peaks checkbox If you are tracking the peaks for possible clipping the Peak meter is appropriate RMS Peak This is a combined RMS and Peak meter This meter displays a lower bright bar representing the average level RMS and a higher dimmer bar representing peak level There is also a moving line above the bar representing the most recent peak level or peak hold 91 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Spectrum WO EQ Reverb General hExciter Imager Input Output Meters a Inteq LUFS M TP LUFS S TP T7 LUFS I LRA TP K System metering Inpu t Output Gain Dynamics Maximizer Ozone 5 supports Bob Katz s K System metering with simultaneous peak and RMS displays There are three different K System meter scales with O dB at either 20 14 or 12 dB below full scale for typical headroom requirements The three K System meter scales are named K 20 K 14 and K 12 These meters represent three switchable scales K 20 with 20 dB headroom above O dB K 14 with 14 dB headroom and K 12 with 12 dB headroom The dual characteristic meters have a bar representing the average level and a moving line or dot above the bar representing the most recent highest instantaneous 1 sample peak level 92 Mastering Meters 6 3 6 1 15 19 fig 2 fig 3 1 The K 20 meter is intended for wide dynamic range material e g large theatre mixes daring home theatre mixes audiophile music classic
76. er would be positioned all the way at the top When the left and right channels are different the meter draws towards the bottom The extreme case here would be for the left and right to be exactly out of phase in which case the correlation is 1 and the meter would be positioned all the way at the bottom History As the correlation meter updates it paints a history to show the correlation of the left and right channels over time Brighter regions indicate that the correlation meter has spent more time in that area This provides you with a quick way to visualize the extremes of the phase correlation as well as the most common regions In general most recordings have phase correlations in the O to 1 region A brief readout towards the bottom half of the meter is not necessarily a problem but could represent a possible mono compatibility issue Note As you apply greater multiband stereo widening or reverb width to your audio the phase correlation will tend to draw more towards the bottom half of the meter as the left and right channels will become wider or less similar Channel Operations You can perform a quick check of mono and phase compatibility by clicking on the Channel button below the Vectorscope This provides a menu that allows you to sum the output of Ozone to mono invert the polarity of left or right channels and swap left and right channels Channel Phase An additional meter for analyzing stereo spread is the V
77. es loudness over the course of an entire period and generates an overall Loudness Range represented by brackets imposed on the LUFS meters Note All BS 1770 metering settings feature Left and Right True Peak meters represented by dimmer meters while a single solid meter in the forefront represents LUFS 94 Mastering Meters Input Integrated Loudness Output Integrated Loudness Output True Peak Input True Peak Meters Meters Input Output Loudness Range Loudness Range Loudness Range The overall dynamic loudness range of an entire period measured You can monitor the overall Loudness Range as it is calculated over time by watching the brackets imposed on the Integrated Loudness Meter LUFS i TP mode only Setting the Source of the Meters Mid Side metering option By default the I O meters will display the Stereo mix of your audio However when working with Mid Side processing it is often very helpful to have a clear meter indication of the overall Mid and Side levels individually The small orange and blue button below the meter allows you to choose the source of the input output meters When engaged the meters will display the Mid Side levels and when off default the meters will display Stereo left right levels You can also change the source of the meters from the Source button inside of the I O Options menu 95 Ozone 5 Help Documentation When the I O meters are in Mid Side mode they will no longer di
78. et a gain offset for when Ozone is bypassed to compare the sound when Ozone is on and off with a relative increase in volume to help you objectively preview Ozone s processing with matched gain when Ozone is bypassed 116 General Functions Undo and History Comparisons The History window is a unique and powerful feature for comparing settings in Ozone To access the History list click on the History button As you tweak controls each movement is captured and displayed in the History list To go back and hear a previous setting simply click on the list at the point you want to audition The changes that you ve undone will show up in a lighter color In the screenshot below all changes after the Equalizer module amount was increased to 117 2 etc are undone Initial State gt EQ Band 3 180 0 9 0 30 0 00 B EQ Band 6 3915 J 0 6 0 30 0 00 B EQ 1 Module Amount 117 2 k p s AT Clear button You can also press the Clear button to clear the history list at any time Close button If you close the History window processing resumes from the point you had last selected so you can continue building on the History list from a earlier point A B C D buttons You can assign up to four points in the History list to A B C and D buttons To do this select the point in the list you want to capture and click on the Set button below the A B C or D button Clicking on the appropriate button will then recall the s
79. et the peak hold of the outside columns as something like DC offset would toggle a lower bit once lighting the outside column but would never toggle it after that since the bit is being held Of course if you re dithering down you only want to see 16 12 or 8 bits lit corresponding to the output bit depth of the dither Why the top bit will never light up When samples are stored as a binary number negative samples are specially encoded Since the binary representation of negative numbers is not intuitive Ozone takes the absolute value of each sample before plotting it on the bit meter Since the most significant bit is only set when a sample is negative this bit will never light up We simply included the top bit as placeholder for completeness 100 Preset System Preset Manager Ozone 5 includes presets that are designed to help with specific problems areas or common situations like Drum treatments Vocal treatments or General Purpose Mastering for CD production To access the Preset Manager click the Preset button on the Ozone faceplate or press Ctrl P Key Features e Easily backup and transfer preset files e Store preset files in folders for easy access and management e Share Ozone presets across multiple host applications and operating systems e Sort presets based on name date modified or date last used e Update presets with one click e Add comments to presets for easy reference OFrone 5 Preset Manager sat by Gr
80. etting assigned to that button History Depth The history list has a depth setting which controls how many edits it remembers You can change this setting in the General Options tab When you exit Ozone the History list and any settings assigned to the A B C or D buttons will be saved to the file iZOzone3 hst in the directory where you installed Ozone The next time you start Ozone the list will be remembered so you can pick up right where you left off While using Ozone you can press Ctrl Z repeatedly to undo edits you ve made and Ctrl Y to redo edits See Shortcut Keys and Mouse Support for more keyboard shortcuts 117 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Gain when Bypassed Function If you right click on the input output level meters the dialog box below is displayed There is a useful feature in this dialog called Gain when bypassed It allows you to set a gain that is only applied when Ozone is bypassed Note Ozone s input output meters typically don t run when Ozone is bypassed but if Ozone is applying gain when bypassed the I O meters will keep working as a reminder that Ozone is still processing the audio g Input Output Gain Gain when bypassed When Ozone is on there are many modules such as the multiband dynamics and loudness maximizer that can affect the overall or perceived level of the mix This makes it very hard to compare Ozone on to Ozone bypassed Gain when bypassed solves this problem You
81. eys A Matching amount of 100 and a Smoothing amount of 0 might be technically the closest match to your Apply to mix but in reality it s probably not the most effective combination of settings Those settings will try to capture every peak valley and level which can result in extreme unnatural EQs We suggest working with the Matching amount around 50 If your Matching EQ curve 38 has narrow peaks and valleys increase the Smoothing parameter to smooth them out Your goal is to capture the overall tonal shape of the Reference as opposed to an exact match Adjust manually as necessary Close the Snapshots window and you ll notice that you can still use the manual EQ nodes to further adjust the equalization It may not be necessary but feel free to further season to taste manually Mastering Modules Matching settings are universal for both of Ozone 5 s Equalizers so you may only perform matching with one EQ in the signal chain However each instance of Ozone 5 or Ozone 5 Advanced s Component EQ may load and save its own snapshot sets 39 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Mastering Reverb Ozone includes a high quality hybrid reverb module that can add a consistent sense of depth and space to a mix Utilizing both convolution and algorithmic technologies the improved reverb module features the warm early reflections of a real acoustic space as well as dense and flexible reverb ta
82. f the amount slider is displayed by a yellow curve in the main edit window The Alt Solo Feature If you hold down the Alt key and click on the spectrum you have an audio magnifying glass that lets you hear only the frequencies that are under the mouse cursor without affecting your actual EQ settings This is useful for pinpointing the location of a frequency in the mix without changing your actual EQ bands Releasing the mouse button returns the sound to the actual EQ You can set the default bandwidth of this filter in the Options screen under Alt Solo Filter Q or simply use your mouse s scroll wheel Once you ve pinpointed a particular frequency using the Alt Solo feature double click that area to activate a new node in that exact location 34 Mastering Modules 0 0 dB 471 Hz Additional Mastering Tips using Ozone s Paragraphic EQ 1 The Paragraphic EQs scales are now freely zoomable and scrollable allowing you to focus on a specific frequency and dynamic range While hovering over the dB meter on the right of the spectrum you may use your mouse wheel to zoom in on a more focused dynamic range then click and drag to scroll the dB scales Additionally while hovering over the frequency scales at the bottom of the spectrum you may use your mouse wheel to zoom in on a particular frequency then click and drag to scroll the scales 2 If you hold down the Shift key and drag an EQ band the EQ band will be locked in the direction
83. g or limiting a band to makeup the decrease in volume Auto gain compensation When selected AGC calculates RMS levels of both the input and output signals of the compressor for each crossover band and applies the appropriate gain to the output signal to compensate for the difference This automatically brings audio levels to a level comparable to the unprocessed audio and acts as a smart make up gain control that adapts to the mix over time This is also a useful tool for A B ing various settings in the multiband dynamics module without having gain changes affect your perception Threshold Set the point where the dynamics processing takes place Ratio Sets the ratio for the limiting Higher ratios will result in more extreme compression or expansion The expander can have a ratio greater or less than 1 0 When the ratio is greater than 1 it is operating as a gate and any signals below the threshold will be decreased in volume With a high positive ratio it can act as an effective multiband noise gate as shown below 50 Mastering Modules Threshold dB Limiter ACAMEE CONCRE 4 Global P thas Ratio ae 10 0 alll all th at 100 Knee Attack Release Mix Gain Compressor Ratio ae I ok EJ hi Knee i f Attack gate Ratio a __ Knee Attack Release r J Auto Gain 100 0 0 0 Attack and Release Adjusts how quickly the dynamics processor reacts to the threshold Attack determines ho
84. ge spectrum for your mix using either real time or a 1 3 5 or 10 second average While this isn t technically necessary for using the Matching EQ you most likely want to match the overall spectrum of a mix as opposed to an instantaneous spectrum 4 Now repeat the previous steps with the new mix that you would like to match 37 Ozone 5 Help Documentation ba Ude Snapshot 0 sf ipshot Reference o U Pink Guide O with the recording you captured previously You will now have two snapshots listed in the snapshots menu 5 Now click on the Matching tab and select Reference next to the first snapshot of the recording with the desired spectrum or frequency response and select Apply To next to the snapshot of the second mix that you want to be affected by the matching EQ process 6 Click Match and a new red filter curve will appear which will conform the spectrum of the second mix to the spectrum of the first mix 7 Use the Amount and Smoothing tools to adjust how aggressively your mix will be matched to the originally captured recording as well as the sharpness of the EQ curves peaks and valleys Matching EQ Mode Digital Matching Match Amount nie snapshot 1 Q Sm sth Matching Tips As you increase the Matching amount you ll notice a red EQ curve appearing Most likely the more you increase the Matching amount the more jagged this Matching EQ curve will become with increasing peaks and vall
85. gher CPU usage Low Latency RTAS Processing This launches the View Buffers dialog which lets you inspect the buffer View Buffers sizes which your host application is using See Buffer Sizes documentation for more info 121 Ozone 5 Help Documentation This launches the Host Sync Viewer window which displays information about your current session host application including Tempo Transport State Time signature etc Host Sync Other History depth Lets you set how many levels or steps are remembered in the History dialog to control the size of the history log file Keyboard support must be set to full for all Keyboard shortcuts to be Keyboard Support available Available options include Full full keyboard support Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER or None Keyboard shortcuts turned off When mid side processing is active and the side channel is solo d this option determines whether you hear the side channel as it is L R channel are inverted with respect to each other or in mono Solo side channel in mono Auth amp Updates Allows you to select between using Ozone 5 and Ozone 5 Advanced when in Choose Demo demo or trial mode Check for Selects the frequency with which Ozone 5 looks for version updates Updates Choose between daily weekly monthly and never Check Now Instantly checks if your version of Ozone is currently up to date Solo side channel This features enables a gentle crossfade f
86. ging of the spectrum by clicking on the spectrum You can reset a meter s peak indication by clicking on it You can also reset a level meter s clipping indicator by clicking on the clipping indicator the red over light at the top Here is a list of Available Shortcut Keys Front Panel Display each of the six mastering module screens with the Ctrl Seiler EOE key in combination with the 1 6 keys 141 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Displays options dialogs General Options Spectrum Options I O Options EQ Options Reverb Options Ctrl Shift 1 through 5 Exciter Options Imager Options Dynamics Options O DA N WD WNBRWNE Maximizer Options Note If you are using a component plug in Ctrl Shift 4 will always take you to the options tab of the module you are using Ctrl P Toggles Preset Manager Ctrl B Toggles bypass for all Ozone processing Mastering Modules Select the next or previous control You can also select a control by clicking on it with the mouse To select a slider without moving the slider click on the slider label Tab and Shift Tab Set the value of the selected control to its lowest or Home and End highest value respectively Turn the selected control up or down Use with Shift key for larger Arrow keys increments You can select a control by clicking on it To select a slider without moving the slider click on the slider label T
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88. has a rectangular probability distribution RPDF between 0 5 and 0 5 LSB least significant bit This amount of dithering eliminates nonlinear quantization distortion but exhibits modulation of dithering noise amplitude by the signal When Num bits 2 the dithering noise has a triangular probability distribution TPDF between 1 and 1 LSB This provides sufficient dither for elimination of nonlinear quantization distortion and amplitude modulation of dithering noise In MBIT mode the dithering amount can be varied from None noise shaping only to High No dithering or Low dither amount can leave some non linear quantization distortion or dither noise modulation while higher settings completely eliminate the non linear distortion at the expense of a slightly increased noise floor In general the Normal dither amount is a good choice Auto blanking Selecting this option instructs Ozone to completely mute dither output i e dither noise when the input signal is completely silent 0 bits of audio for at least 0 7 seconds Limit Peaks Dither noise is random in nature and has a very low amplitude However after noise shaping especially in aggressive dithering modes the high frequency dither noise is significantly amplified and the overall dither signal can show spurious peaks up to 60 dB FS for a 16 bit quantization If such high peaks are undesirable you can enable the Limit Peaks option to effectively suppress the spurious peaks
89. he edges of your soundstage which is typically reverb tails or instruments that are panned to an extreme side Now select an EQ node around 6kHz and boost the blue EQ curve about 6dB This frequency specific boost at 6kHz will only be applied to the edges of your soundstage The effect when applied will result in greater stereo widening and a richer fuller sound Example using Left Right Processing in Ozone EQ Select Left Right mode in the EQ module and Click Right to reveal a turquoise EQ curve Click the small s to solo the Right channel When you play an audio file in this mode you will only hear the content on the right side of your soundstage Now select an EQ node around 8kHz and cut the turquoise EQ curve about 1dB with a Q value of around 6 This frequency specific cut at 8kHz will only be applied to the right side of your soundstage For example this can be useful if the sound of a high hat is too bright only in the right channel of the stereo signal Independent equalization in the left and right channels should be very subtle though in order not to offset the stereo image wa EQUALIZER F Amount Control The amount control for the EQ module is a quick and easy way to increase or decrease the amount of equalization added or effect the bandwidth of a filter This is not a simple wet dry control as the amount control intelligently changes the EQ s internal parameters when the level is increased or decreased The resulting effect o
90. iZotope AUTHORIZATION Authorization Successful Ozone has been successfully authorized If you have any questions about iZotope Authorization please click the link at the bottom of this window Help We have created an online article to help with common questions about our authorization system Removing Your Current Authorization Use the authorization menu in Ozone s General Options panel to remove your current Ozone authorization for example if you have upgraded to Ozone 5 Advanced and have already authorized Ozone 5 Basic After removing your authorization Ozone s authorization screen will pop up when you restart the program Now you can re authorize the application using a new serial number You may also remove your Basic authorization at any time in order to run Ozone 5 Advanced in Trial or Demo mode Note If you have downloaded Ozone 5 Basic and then purchased an upgrade to Ozone 5 Advanced you will need to download Ozone 5 Advanced here and reinstall first 10 Introduction What is Ozone A Complete Mastering System Ozone is all you need to completely master your audio Ozone 5 combines eight essential mastering processors into one complete system letting you give your mixes a finished full and professional sound Ozone s critically acclaimed IRC Intelligent Release Control Loudness Maximizer gives you commercial volume and fullness without distorting or coloring your mix Two independent eight band Paragr
91. iZotope Ozone 5 Help Documentation Table of Contents IREPOOUICTION E A E EE E P PE E E E A E E E E TT 1 Welcome tO OZONE S cavciseatecrmeturedicenesiennnsennseeDnnerenenmunieIseotennnnurtnamnnebennteesan 1 PULNOMZACIOM eroien a a a a a A a A a aleantar ele 2 WoC S OZONE araa a a E E Saidaamaanedenna siedemeaaie nace sen 11 New Features iN OZONE Seriene icara E ner aEnerapnaneenes 13 GetNng otarnte d ccs anuinteienasia ee aun eanetia A 15 Ma trO MOAL sirrien a ada a a e et ee odauniauetee 17 Standard Module Controls mesrine a a a a EAS 17 Using Mukipand Modules arrin ieena E E A ATN N EANN 20 Mid SIGS ProcCeSSINO rieira aE E a A A N eae 25 EGUSNZE ana cee Re ern ene rn ere ee ere E rae 28 AGEN WG EO verroer ere sh wanes euwieaoun tunnaenun esse penton EEEE seas oan 37 Mast rino Reverb A aaxuaiac an suantacne pciste EAEAN AENEA ENEE A aetna 40 Ha rmMONIC EXCITET secscsssaadueenieennsunehatatewitanurneter sneha ta E ao 45 DYNAMICS irse rane eE ee ee en en ee ee ER E ET EEEE ROA E E 49 SEEFF IMAJIN yaaan a A a O A a a soe ten 58 Via Ze EE E A E E A E A E E T E E E 61 DENEN O rreren a E A E ETE EE E E 66 Meter Bridge Ozone Advanced sesesssssssssssnnennnsnnennnnnnnnennunnnnnnnennunnnnnrunnnunnnnnnnennn 69 MaSLCTIMAG MECO nea e a a r a A e E 80 Spectrum ANAIVZE wats e EAE EE OANA 80 Correlation Meter rnia Aa A A A A en 83 NWECLORSCOD G arrea E a A a ad a a a 84 Dynamics Meters arrinin e a a N NEA 87 Iinputand Output Meters rorrreie
92. iiie iridna ce nh ancien ak awe aaa EAER 91 DRDERNO MEEF S rierira etin raer N Erer E rE E ii 98 Proset SYSTEM narisee nonn AA aAA ANERO Ai 101 Preset Mandage cassini aa a a a a AT 101 SEISCUING PRESSES iain a A A A A N A aeaaae Gum ats 103 Adding and Remoyving PreSelS rra tian ence een ee eau 105 Changing Where Presets Are Stored nicccrsianntccwenimaceacinnmanansenanernnnntsarmouuineraenaan oenmnacGn 107 MOGUIG PFESCE SY SUCIiycasigansiuwiarescatuenadbasyiaustousere siaven natant nie oee ee 108 Table of Contents MIGratinG Presets Mom OZone Fie es wucciesasieheravanone sera careers mlanete nate eS 110 General FUNCT OMS ashi cat atinaiesinaintesiccctientomae wanewacadan versteyanewakwunaaneree neue cammesuaiasimennede sumone 112 Setting the Order of the Mastering Modules sssssssssssnnssnssnsnssrsssssnnesrnnssrnnssrrnennne 112 mMputand OUtMUCGAI niroreseiine neern ANEA EROARE ENO TAi 115 undo and AISTORY COMPS SONS ciiir iirin eti Tta atr aN NAE TETAN AERIENE TE 117 cain When Bypassed FUNCHON arnei aa a aA 118 BUIer SIZe VIWE ssri E pae a eanae 119 ODCIONS eonna wanatocweaanexersiuccamis E Ea a 120 General OPHION S renun a a a nana 120 SPECMOD ON Sarran a ae a aaa eaaa 123 TOS UNOS aia A T a E A A TA 125 PO ODUONS srair cosine ere i a a a a a a a a a aaa 127 BoA Ac ol ie 2k a0 9 cian teenies irae ore earner om ey rae er se eer ae ere cere er ce er oe mee 129 EXCITGI ODUIOING esas ate ita stereos rea EEE xe beee slew 130
93. ils It is designed to put a final gloss or sheen on the entire mix while still preserving the sense of space that may have been created by using reverbs on individual tracks Key Features e Hybrid reverb processing utilizing both convolution and algorithmic technology e Choose between various room modes e Plate mode derived from the classic EMT 140 e Mid side controls allow you to apply ambience to different parts of the soundstage Ozone Advanced Exclusives e Crossmix control allows you to adjust the amount of stereo spread between the left and right channel s reverb signals e Early reflection control to better fine tune reverb Pre Delay Decay Time Low Decay High Decay 100 0 7 8 Solo Reverb Width ue Bypass Options Graph 40 Mastering Modules Early Reflections Ozone 5 features a number of room modes that control the reverb s early reflections Convolution technology is used to reproduce the acoustics of real spaces Early Reflection Modes Room smaller acoustic space with strong and distinct early reflections Plate classic reverb effect which captures the vibration of a sheet metal plate when audio is played onto it creating a clean distinctive reverb tone Ozone 5 s plate reverb mode was derived from the characteristics of the definitive plate reverb unit the EMT 140 Hall large acoustic space with darker warm reflections Theater medium sized acoustic space with dampened early reflecti
94. in or out You ll see the scale for the spectrum along the left in green 29 Ozone 5 Help Documentation 0 0 dB S90 Hz zg 300 500 1000 10000 Note The scales for the EQ and spectrum are different by design If they were made to match you wouldn t see enough of the spectrum for it to be useful The frequency scale in grey applies to both the EQ and the spectrum Selecting Filter Shapes Ozone provides the ability to set the type or shape of any of the eight EQ nodes Any node can be a lowshelf lowpass bell highshelf or highpass filter When in analog mode or in Ozone 5 Advanced in non surgical digital mode a number of new filters are available Flat Lowpass Highpass These are Butterworth filters optimized for maximum flatness without ripple or resonance in the passband or stopband Brickwall Lowpass Highpass These are elliptic filters optimized for steepness with minimal ripple in the passband and stopband Vintage Lowshelf Highshelf These high and low shelf filters exhibit a complimentary frequency dip modeled after the renowned Pultec analog equalizer creating a complex slope with one node po Pp E E i EO OO a O a O OU E 0 0 dE To change the shape select a node and click on the drop down menu in the bottom right or 30 Mastering Modules simply right click the node To worked in the expanded info view click on the button 4 Stereo b ia EQUALIZER From this table you
95. io through the main modules Here is the default order of signal processing through the main mastering modules Equalizer Reverb Dynamics Harmonic Exciter 17 Ozone 5 Help Documentation e Stereo Imaging e Maximizer Clicking on the Graph button also allows you to change the order of processing and insert the meters at any point in the signal path You could for example view the spectrum before the EQ or the phase meter after the reverb but before the stereo widening By default the spectrum and phase meter are based on the final output signal the readout is the signal after all processing The processing order of the final output stage is fixed by design You can learn more about this in the Ozone Mastering Guide The final output stage is as follows 1 Output level gain control 2 DC offset filter 3 Dithering 4 Output level gain meter Options Opens the Options screen which lets you customize the behavior of meters and set other properties Opens the Help file to the specific page or topic that relates to the mastering module shown Slider Compare Feature You can Shift Click on any slider in Ozone to quickly A B the changes that have been made to that slider This works for all sliders on the touchscreen as well as the Module Global Amount Sliders Global Amount Control You can use the Global amount control in Ozone 5 to make quick changes across all Ozone modules with a single slider Beyond just A B i
96. ir default value Wheel Mouse Notes If you have a wheel mouse you can adjust most controls I O gain sliders etc by simply positioning the mouse cursor over the control and rolling the wheel Hold CTRL to move in smaller increments and SHIFT to move in larger increments If the wheel has no effect try clicking on the plugin to make sure Ozone has the keyboard focus In the Paragraphic Equalizer you can adjust the Q of a selected band or bands with the wheel In the Paragraphic Equalizer table accessed with the Show Info button you can adjust a value by holding the mouse over the value and rolling the wheel In the History screen you can use the wheel to scroll through the History list Copy Paste Support Right click under OS X you can also ctrl click on any slider to bring up a context menu allowing you to copy and paste its value You can copy paste between sliders even if the Sliders are in different instances of the plugin You can also copy paste between a slider and a text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit in order to see the slider s value to a much higher precision than the plugin displays Mouse and Meters You can zoom in and out on level meters and level histograms by holding down the Ctrl key under Windows or the Command key under OS X and clicking with the left mouse button to zoom in or the right mouse button to zoom out Under OS X you can also Command ctrl click to zoom out You can reset the peaks or avera
97. is allows you to highlight a particular Meter Tap stream by drawing all other Meter Taps in greyscale Color This opens a color picker menu that allows you to specify a certain color for each Meter Tap stream T O F rj E al LL E O gagad Uses for Meter Taps with the Meter Bridge s Spectrogram 1 Trouble shoot two voices competing in a mix by placing a Meter Tap on each track in question 2 Evaluate the signal going into Ozone with Ozone s output by placing a Meter Tap before your Ozone plug in 3 Balance a drum mix by placing a Meter Tap on each track that compromises your Drums stem 4 Pre mix stems by placing a Meter Tap on each individual stem of your mix Spectrum Analyzer The Meter Bridge features a separate spectrum analyzer that compliments the spectrum analyzer in the Equalizer module You may now simultaneously view multiple displays of the incoming signal spectrum while using the Equalizer as well as monitor spectrum information throughout the entire mastering process 75 Ozone 5 Help Documentation You can read more about the Spectrum Analyzer here and its various options here Vectorscope The Meter Bridge features a separate Vectorscope that provides a view of the stereo image of the signal throughout the mastering process You can read more about Ozone s Vectorscope here Level Meters 76 Mastering Modules The Meter Bridge features an expanded set of level meters that
98. ith Ozone 5 Advanced p r ee OOS ts WII j OOO i A k i g ka i a oS EE i i JE fen H Qs we to E k B En gg gg oof Spectrogram Options When the Spectrogram is maximized a number of controls are revealed that adjust how the spectrogram is displayed 71 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Spectrogram Controls Global Options 2D 3D You may choose to view a traditional 2D spectrogram by selecting 2D This will display frequency information vertically y axis and time horizontally x axis Selecting 3D adds the third dimension of amplitude to the z axis View 2D only This drop down menu allows you to select how various streams 2D spectrograms are displayed Choose between overlay which superimposes all Spectrogram streams onto one 2D spectrogram Tile which organizes each spectrogram within two separate horizontal columns and Stack which displays all spectrograms vertically synced as they scroll horizontally View 3D only You may select between various useful angles of viewing the 3D Spectrogram Choose between Front High Front Low Diagonal Side High and Side Low Freeze At any time you may click the Freeze button to further examine the current state of the spectrogram Perspective Options Zoom 3D only This slider allows you to zoom in and out on the center of the 3D spectrogram Height 3D only This slider scales the amplitude z axis of the 3D spect
99. ith selections on the left it may also display the Stereo Width Spectrum as well as the Correlation Trace Stereo Width Spectrum a mirrored spectrum display of the incoming signal s stereo width by frequency superimposed on the multiband crossover display Correlation Trace a scrolling tracing of the incoming signal s stereo correlation drawn in real time Positive in phase values are drawn in grey while negative out of phase values are drawn in red Stereoizer This Ozone 5 Advanced exclusive feature uses stereo synthesis to add natural sounding stereo width to mono or narrow recordings The Stereoizer s stereo synthesis effect allows mono capability to be retained throughout the process By adjusting the delay control in conjunction with the Width sliders you may control the character of the stereo effect In addition the Stereoize effect is totally mono compatible even if you add width to audio it can still be played back in mono without producing unpleasant artifacts Component Stereo Imaging Plug in If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 5 s 59 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Stereo Imaging module as an individual component plug in Ozone 5 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone Any module presets saved within Ozone will open within the component plug ins module preset system
100. k the None button to select MBIT Type 1 or Type 2 as the dither type ADV Component Maximizer Plug in If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 5 s Maximizer module as an individual component plug in Ozone 5 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone Any module presets saved within Ozone will open within the component plug ins module preset system 65 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Dithering Prepare studio quality audio for CD and other formats with Ozone s essential dithering tools Ozone allows you to effectively convert and dither to 24 20 16 12 or 8 bits Key Features e Includes iZotope MBIT Dither for exceptionally transparent conversion to different bit depths e Unique set of bit scopes and DC level meters provides a complete view of the digital bitstream and conversion process Note Dither is independent of the Maximizer To turn dithering on and off change the Dither type By default the dither is off Type None meaning that your program material is left in the original format To reduce the bit depth of the material change the Type from None to MBIT Type 1 or Type 2 Dithering Type 4 MBIT P Moise Shaping d High P Dither Amount d Normal P Limit peal ars When the Type is MBIT Type 1 or Type 2 dithering is applied and your audio will be reduce
101. l starting points for specific genres of music Instruments and Busses Presets useful for processing individual instruments or groups of instruments Post and Broadcast Presets designed to help with various post production and broadcast related applications Special Effects Presets using Ozone s modules to create audio effects Utility Equalizer widening enhancement soundstage and dynamics presets for various applications Using Amount Controls Unlike the macro faders used by Ozone 4 s preset manager Ozone 5 displays the Amount Controls for each module used by a particular preset allowing you to adjust them conveniently from the Preset Manager window Remember that the Amount Controls are configurable and may affect different parameters of the modules in different presets Dock and Undock Clicking the Undock button at the bottom of the Preset Manager opens a floating window This lets you work with the Preset Manager while still being able to view the edit windows for the individual Ozone modules To have the Preset Manager return to the Ozone interface click the Dock button 102 Preset System Selecting Presets To access the Preset Manager click the Preset button on the Ozone faceplate or press Ctrl P Loading Presets in Ozone You can select and audition any preset by simply clicking on the name in the list This will activate selected Ozone modules and you will hear the effect of the preset when you playback your audio
102. le preset button The range of these sliders are from 0 to 200 where 100 is center current settings no additional processing applied 0 is all the way to the left bypass no Ozone processing applied and 200 is all the way to the right maximum processing applied E 7 EQUALIZER T DYNAMICS MAXIMIZER iF P J REVERE STEREO IMAGING Y HARMONIC EXCITER POST EQUALIZER In each mastering module the effect of the amount control slider is represented by a green line in the edit window For example in the EQ module it appears as a unique yellow EQ curve that flattens or boosts the overall EQ settings In the Harmonic Exciter and Dynamics modules it can control the mix amount across all bands In the Reverb module it can act as a Wet Dry control Amount Controls can be configured in Ozone 5 to behave in various ways For example in the Dynamics module the amount control could affect the Global Mix of the entire module or the threshold of the compressor Custom configurations allow the module amount controls to best address the needs of your mix To change the behavior of a module amount control slider simply right click it and select the configuration option that best suits your mastering needs Note If you Shift Click an amount slider it will jump to its last position for a quick A B comparison of your settings 19 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Using Multiband Modules The Dynamics Harmonic Exciter and Stereo Imaging modules
103. le preset system 48 Mastering Modules Dynamics One of most powerful modules in Ozone is the dynamics section You can use this module to Shape the dynamics of your mix with up to four bands of analog modeled compression limiting gating and expansion Key Features e Apply dynamics processors selectively to different frequency ranges and even to the center and edges of the sound stage with mid side processing e Automatic Gain Compensation provides automatic makeup gain and also allows you to easily compare your mix with and without dynamics processing applied e New metering features including interactive Threshold Control with input output gain reduction and histogram options and the Gain Reduction Trace Meter e Hard or soft knee operation Ozone Advanced Exclusives e Detection Filter with high pass and tilt modes for fine control over how the dynamics module responds to incoming audio especially useful for single band operation e Advanced detection circuit modes with Peak RMS and True Envelope detection as well as variable Look ahead time e Variable knee for detailed control over hardness or smoothness of gain reduction 10 0kHz 20 0kHz Limiter Band BIBI 4 l Show All d Band P Ratio ae A Mix t 5 0 mse 7 100 ms Knee Pa track pn Release Gain Compressor Ratio ae y 3 y ms 7 229 ms Knee ETE N rejease Gate ati Ratio ae l 100 0 3 1 y ms
104. ls by the Same amount Faders will remember their offset even if they are temporarily turned up or down all the way so that when you bring the faders back to the middle the offset will be preserved Double click to Reset Faders If the left and right faders are locked double clicking on either fader will reset both of them to O dB If the left and right faders are unlocked and set at different levels double clicking a specific fader will reset it to O dB If the left and right faders are locked but had been previously been set to different levels double clicking on a fader will reset it to match the level of the other fader Another double click will reset both faders to O dB 115 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Setting the Scale of the Meters You can further customize your metering by adjusting the scale of the input and output meters Clicking the sign below the meters will increase the zoom or resolution of the metering scale and clicking the sign will decrease or zoom out the resolution of the metering scale Setting the Source of the Meters The small orange and blue button below the meter allows you to choose the source of the input output meters When engaged the meters will display the Mid Side levels and when off default the meters will display Stereo left right levels More Information Right clicking under OS X you can also ctrl click on the level meters provides an options screen for the level meters You can s
105. nd comparing your mixes to reference tracks Fully customizable and scalable the Meter Bridge allows you to visually monitor all relevant information from your mix in a convenient floating window Featuring a spectrogram spectrum analyzer vectorscope and level meters the Meter Bridge allows you to keep an eye as well as an ear on your mix at all times What s more by using OpenGL the Meter Bridge doesn t consume CPU allowing your computer s processing power to focus on audio while harnessing the power of your graphics card for real time metering Key Features e Spectrogram with 2D and 3D options that accurately visualizes frequency information with regard to time and amplitude e New Spectrum Analyzer modes for better visualizing Mid Side and Stereo frequency information e LUFS Loudness metering option compliant with both the ITU R BS 1770 2 and EBU R128 standards e Fully customizable with a resizable floating window with scalable meter quadrants as well as independent meter options e Included Meter Tap plug in that allows you to route audio streams from anywhere in your session to the Meter Bridge s spectrogram 69 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Using the Meter Bridge To open the Meter Bridge window click on the Meter Bridge button below the Input Output Meters in Ozone 5 Advanced METER BRIDGE Scaling Maximizing Each meter s quadrant may be scaled by clicking and dragging the handles on the borders that surroun
106. ne modules that support Mid Side processing The links will take you to some examples of how to get started using Mid Side processing in each module e Equalizer 26 Mastering Modules e Reverb e Harmonic Exciter e Dynamics 27 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Equalizer Ozone s versatile EQ allows you to add warmth and character with analog matched filters or precisely boost and cut frequencies with digital linear phase filters In version 5 Ozone now offers two versatile EQs for placement within the signal chain We ve also added new filter Shapes including Flat Butterworth low and high pass Brickwall low and high pass and vintage shelf filters Key Features e Eight bands of bell high pass low pass high shelf or low shelf filters e Fully configurable spectrum analyzer with new views that highlight mid side and stereo spectrums in useful ways e Matching mode lets you use spectrum snapshots of recordings to create automatic EQ curves with an improved intuitive interface e Powerful Mid Side and Left Right processing modes give you unprecedented control over the soundstage Ozone Advanced Exclusives e Mixed Phase mode allows you to use both linear and analog style phase filters in one equalizer e Independent Curve Shapes for both analog style and surgical curves in one equalizer Et Bands EQ Mode Analog Digital Matching Low Shelf 30 0 Hz 00 dB 1 00 Bell 1600 Hz 0 0 dB Bell 100 Hz O00 dB 020 Bell
107. ng your mix this control lets you intelligently dial in more or less Ozone processing across your recording You can easily hear the overall effect of a more aggressive or more subtle approach to your entire mastering session he uw PRESETS BYPASS Use the Global Amount slider to hear the effect of adding or removing the amount of Ozone processing that is currently being applied to your session This feature is most effectively used at the end of your mastering session or after a specific preset has been selected When the Global Amount slider is set to 100 you are hearing the default settings for the currently loaded preset As you lower raise the Global Amount slider you will see all of the active modules lower raise as well The range of the amount control is from 0 to 200 as Shown You can also double click on the slider to enter a numeric value 0 no effect applied 50 subtle small amount of effect is applied 18 Mastering Modules 100 standard full value of current settings are applied 200 aggressive maximum value of current settings are applied Module Amount Control Each of the six Ozone modules have their own independent amount control sliders also This lets you make the same quick changes to individual mastering modules without having to dig back into your session and refine individual parameters This feature is controlled by the Slider to the right of each module s selection active LED and modu
108. nted in the Filter Graph by the Shared Crossover block However if a module is dragged outside of this block their crossover settings may be set independently Below you see that the Stereo Imaging module has been removed from the Shared Crossover and is using four band processing while the shared crossover is using three bands Filter Graph Shared Crossover St Imaging Exciter Reverb Loud Max PhaseMeter a h a EF E EQ 1 A Chan Ops Spectrum Dynamics 22 Mastering Modules Crossover Features The following table outlines the different features of each crossover type A crossover is a perfect reconstruction when the band signals sum up exactly to the original signal not including band processing Linear phase crossovers introduce no phase distortion when sub band signals are individually processed and summed Global Crossover Options Show Mini spectrum Handles Provides the option of turning on or off the horizontal handles white lines that appear on the multibands when adjusting controls These handles allow you to make adjustments of certain parameters across multiple bands in the mini spectrum window This option appears under Crossover in the General Options tab E 11 ikHz When you select a control horizontal lines appear on the multibands These lines allow you 23 Ozone 5 Help Documentation to adjust the control that you ve selected for other bands without having to switch to that band
109. odule s detection circuit looks at Peak When this option is enabled Ozone acts as a peak compressor limiter expander This means the detection circuit looks at peak levels of the incoming signal In general this is useful when you re trying to even out sudden peaks in your music RMS When this option is enabled Ozone looks at the average level of the incoming signal RMS detection is useful when you re trying to increase the overall volume level without changing the character of the sound 55 Ozone 5 Help Documentation ADV True Envelope New to Ozone 5 True Envelope mode behaves much like RMS mode but with some key advantages Unlike RMS True Envelope mode produces even levels across all frequencies Additionally True Envelope mode will not produce the aliasing or artifacts that RMS detection can cause Knee If you are not using Ozone 5 Advanced you may select either hard or soft knee dynamics processing from a selection box in the top left of the Dynamic Curve Meter In Ozone Advanced a variable knee control is available for each dynamics stage in each band ADV Look Ahead Time Control The Look ahead function allows for smoother gain changes with quicker attack rates The longer the amount of look ahead the smoother the dynamics processing will be however Ozone will introduce more latency into the signal path in your host program You may adjust the amount of look ahead time in the Dynamics Options Tab
110. of an EQ band in Ozone from a host application s track view gt Ozone 5 EOL Main Gain 2 224 Notes specific to Ozone automation e Keeping track of all the parameters We ve done our best to provide the controls with intelligent names but it can be overwhelming when you initially see the list of automatable parameters in Ozone Don t panic Scroll through the list remember that each multiband module has up to 4 bands per parameter e g you have high high mid mid mid low and low bands and in the dynamics module each band can have three sections limiter compressor expander So for example Dynamics Comp Thresh Low Mid means in the Dynamics module the compressor threshold as opposed to the expander or limiter threshold Low Mid band e When automating parameters in the Equalizer module it is important to note that Left Right and Mid Side processing modes must be automated using the parameters labeled Aux The parameters labeled Main are used to automate the Equalizer when it is processing in Stereo mode only e When you automate a control from the track view you can see the control on the Ozone 139 Ozone 5 Help Documentation interface move under the control of the host application We purposely don t update the position of the control as often as we could It takes CPU to redraw controls and it takes CPU to process audio So we update the drawing of the control less frequently Therefore it may look like
111. old Peak hold i p seats aC time ms OzoneS v5 00 569 05 32 Carbon Intel RTAS Maximizer Options Selects whether the Threshold Control meter displays a level histogram Threshold Meter i meter or a gain reduction meter Gain Reduction Selects whether the gain reduction meters in the Threshold Control are Draw Mode detached or attached to the level meters Enable DC offset meter Enable bit meter Turns on or off the bit meter Turns on or off the peak hold for the bit meter meaning the outer column of bits that remain lit when that bit is toggled Turns on or off the DC offset meter Show peak hold Allows you to set a time for the bits to be held before they are reset and recalculated from the real time bit meter columns Peak hold time 135 Tips and Shortcuts CPU Optimization Unlike many single task plug ins Ozone 5 harnesses the power of six plug ins in one Ozone performs a significant number of calculations when running The combination of multiple DSP modules performing analog modeling and a half dozen real time meters dictates that it requires more CPU processing than a typical plug in While continuing to push the limits of high quality audio signal processing Ozone 5 offers significant improvements concerning CPU optimization allowing your sessions to run more efficiently If you do start to reach the limits of your particular machine here are some tips for optimizing your CPU ADV
112. olo bypass Allows you to set the behavior of the Solo bypass indicators Options are indicators Blinking red Solid red or None Crossover Show mini Provides the option of turning on or off the horizontal handles white lines spectrum handles that appear in the mini spectrum while adjusting multiband controls Host Using some of Ozone s more CPU intensive settings and algorithms may result in a delay of the signal That is Ozone needs some time to work on the audio before it can send it back to the host application That time represents a delay when listening or mixing down Fortunately many applications provide delay compensation which is a means for Ozone to tell the application it has delayed the signal and the host application should Delay automatically delay every other track in your session to align If your host compensation application supports delay compensation enable this option If your application doesn t support Ozone s delay compensation feature or Skips stutters with this option turned on you can manually correct the delay offset in the host application i e manually edit out the short delay of silence To help you perform manual correction the delay Ozone introduces is shown below Total System Delay in both samples and milliseconds This option only appears in the RTAS version of Ozone and by default will be disabled When selected this option will help reduce latency in Pro Tools but will cause hi
113. oning presets from the list Last Modified A preset is considered modified when you either create one or you make changes to one and update it with the Update button 104 Preset System Adding and Removing Presets Add Clicking this button adds the current Ozone settings as a new preset You can type a name and optionally add comments for the preset Note that a few keys such as or cannot be used as preset names If you try to type these characters in the name they will be ignored Note This is because presets are stored as xml files for easy backup and transferring Their file names are the same as the name you give the preset for easy reference and therefore characters that are not allowed in Windows file names are not allowed in preset names Remove To permanently delete a preset select the preset from the list and click the Remove button Update When you click the Update button your current settings are assigned to the selected preset highlighted This is useful of course for selecting a preset tweaking it then coming back to the preset system and clicking Update to save your changes to the existing preset Compare The Compare button is a great way to quickly hear the difference between the default settings of the most recent preset that you ve selected and the result of any changes that you have made to this preset Working Settings This lets you start your mastering session based on one of Ozone s default p
114. ons Ozone 5 Advanced Cathedral larger acoustic space with pronounced bright reflections Ozone 5 Advanced Arena massive deep acoustic space with expansive density Ozone 5 Advanced Early Reflection Options Once an early reflection mode is selected you may adjust the following options that affect it Pre delay Sets the pre delay time or the amount of delay in milliseconds between the original signal and the beginning of the reverb in order to simulate depth ADV Early Reflection Control Lowers the level of early reflections in the reverb signal and can be used with pre delay to create the perception of depth Ozone 5 Advanced Late Tails After the initial early reflection Ozone 5 uses algorithmic technology to simulate late reverb tails This allows you to couple the early reflections of one type of space with late reflections associated with another to create unique but realistic sounding reverb Once you have chosen an appropriate early reflection you may adjust the following characteristics of the late tails Decay Time sets the amount of time it takes for the reverb to fully decay Low Decay adjusts how quickly the low frequencies decay High Decay adjusts how quickly the high frequencies decay 41 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Global Reverb Settings After the early and late reflections have been defined the following settings affect the entire reverb signal Wet and Dry These control the mix betwe
115. or smoother transitions when in mono toggling Ozone s Global Bypass control Remove Removes the current authorization of Ozone and can be used to re Authorization authorize Ozone from Basic to Advanced versions More Information Directs to the supporting documentation for authorization 122 Options Spectrum Options The Spectrum tab lets you control Ozone s spectrum meters These controls are listed in the table below PE i General Spectrum Average time Enable mini spectrum Spectrum __ a4 es time ms Window size Overlap Fill Spectrum ie Show peak hold Spectrum Display Average DIFF Mid Side OzoneS v5 00 569 05 32 Carbon Intel RTAS Spectrum Options Enable mini spectrum Spectrum type Peak hold time Average time Turns on or off the spectrum meter that appears on top of multiband modules Lets you select between four types of spectrums Linear a continuous line connecting the calculated points of the spectrum 1 3 octave splits the spectrum into bars with a width of 1 3 of an octave Although the spectrum is split into discrete bands this option can provide excellent resolution at lower frequencies Full Octave splits the spectrum into bars with a width of one full octave Critical bands splits the spectrum into bands that correspond to how we hear or more specifically how we differentiate between sounds of different frequencies Each band represents sounds th
116. oup Delay A calculation of the delay of amplitude envelopes in time ms This curve is most useful when working with transients show Scale Grid Underlays a grid representing frequency and level in the spectrum window Spectrum Options MAURER Turns on or off the spectrum meter in the Equalizer module Spectrum Show Hz dB Allows you to display a continuous readout of the mouse position in Hertz readout and decibels when in the Equalizer module Show musical Allows you to display frequency labels as notes for example A 4 in units addition to HZ 128 Options Reverb Options The Reverb tab lets you control Ozone s reverb module options General Spectrum I O EO f Reverb Exciter Imager Dynamics Maximizer zones v5 00 569 05 32 Carbon Intel RTAS Reverb Options Room reverb Sets the buffer size for the reverb See Buffer Sizes for more info buffers ee ee 129 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Exciter Options The Exciter tab lets you control Ozone s exciter module options Imager Crossover Enable ticker corr meter Number of bands Tickertape correlation smoothing a E 20 0 a pepe Hybrid Phase Meter Prevent antiphase 1024 Show corr history Enable vectorscope Show vectorscope hist Normalize vectorscope Enable corr meter Enable balance meter Vectorscope detection method Peak OzoneS v5 00 569 05X32 Carbon Intel RTAS Exciter Options Allows you to set the
117. out a ringing or flabby sound Like controls on other screens you can use arrow keys to adjust a selected slider or the wheel of a wheel mouse or double click on the numeric label and directly enter a value with the keyboard You can reset a slider by double clicking on it Oversampling Utilizes more processing power to increase quality CPU intensive Mini Spectrum Window The meter at the top of the module defaults to a display of the signal spectrum However with a selection on the left it may also display the Saturation Meter Saturation meter displays the spectrum of the incoming signal but additionally highlights particular frequencies being affected by the exciter and features the post filter curve The frequencies being affected by the exciter are shaded in solid green across the spectrum The post filter is an adjustable high shelf filter on the saturation meter that allows you to adjust the frequency output of the exciter module 46 Mastering Modules h AT N A ree ai u 7 8 dB p 1 hh I a l k 4 i k 1 hy n 4 i 4 J on fut ra Fia F hian kd li l wy lal T ii na lait Neate Nal pa in ML ra Papari Megha N H i ita Soe LP F h Pa He 4 Mid Side Support Stereo Mid side This button allows you to switch between stereo processing or mid side processing When stereo is selected the Ozone module will perform basic stereo Signal processing When mid side is selected all mid side features
118. ow what size buffers your host application is sending try the following e Place Ozone s equalizer in Digital mode and bypass all modules except for the equalizer Set the Digital EQ filter size to the size you most commonly use e Set the Ozone s Digital EQ buffer size to the number that s closest to your host application buffer size e Open a CPU meter Many host applications have a CPU meter built in but if you re running Windows XP you can also press Ctrl Shift ESC and select the Performance tab Note that CPU meters are usually somewhat inaccurate but we re just looking for relative changes in CPU usage e Open an audio file with typical settings sampling rate bit depth number of channels for your use and play it through Ozone If you usually use Ozone in a multitrack environment then be sure to do the same here As the audio plays try adjusting the Digital EQ buffer size and see what effect it has on CPU consumption Buffer sizes near the host application buffer size are a good starting point but the best choice depends on many aspects of your system and host application which are beyond Ozone s control e Once you have the best setting for the Ozone Digital EQ try steps 1 5 for Ozone s Digital Crossover and Reverb Be sure to test each DSP module in isolation to avoid complicating things more than necessary 137 Ozone 5 Help Documentation e Now Ozone s CPU consumption for this setup should be optimized If you change the
119. pe of gain reduction 53 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Note You can adjust the scale on the left by hovering over it and using your mouse wheel ADV Detection Filter This feature new to Ozone allows you to specify the frequency response of the detection circuit used by the dynamics processor so it is less sensitive to lower frequencies You can choose between high pass mode as well as Tilt mode and adjust each accordingly with settings to the right Filter MO Tit H Amount Detection Filter modes None detection circuit is equally sensitive across all frequencies High Pass applies a high pass filter to the detection circuit so low frequencies do not trigger dynamics processing You may adjust the cutoff frequency of the filter as well as the slope with controls on the right Tilt similar to the THRUST circuit found on API compressors Tilt mode preserves low frequencies using a high frequency weighted filter curve You may adjust the amount of slope in the filter curve by adjusting the Amount value Solo By selecting Solo you may hear the signal that the detection circuit is using to trigger the dynamics module Mid Side Support Stereo Mid side This button allows you to switch between stereo processing or mid side processing When Stereo is selected the Ozone module will perform basic stereo signal processing When Mid Side is selected all mid side features become available Colors To make it easier
120. peak hold display for the level meters This examines the levels of the analog signal that will eventually be produced by D A conversion as well as the levels of each digital sample inter sample peaks An analog signal s peak level can exceed its corresponding digital signal s peak level by more than 3 dB Detect True Allows you to set the type of metering used for Ozone s I O meters Available options include RMS Peak RMS Peak and K System See the Input and Output Meters page for info about metering options The available options for scale are dependent on the type of meter selected For RMS Peak and RMS Peak you can choose between dB linear and dB non linear For K System metering options include K 12 K 14 and K 20 source The Source of the meter can be either Stereo of Mid Side If peak hold is on clicking this button allows you to cycle through different peak hold times The choices are 5 ms 250 ms 500 ms 1000 ms 5000 ms and infinite If set to infinite the peak value will be held until you double click on the meter Peak hold time Integration time This setting only applies if the level meter displays RMS It lets you specify 125 Ozone 5 Help Documentation the integration time for the RMS calculation In most RMS meters the integration time is set to around 300ms Allows you to control what is displayed by the numeric display on top of the meters peak or actual real time
121. plied Simple High pass filtering is applied to the dithered noise Clear The noise is shifted towards the Nyquist frequency near the upper limit of our hearing Psych 5 A fifth order psychoacoustic shaping is applied to provide dither across the spectrum The shaping is designed to move the noise away from frequencies that are heard as louder at low levels Psych 9 A more complex ninth order psychoacoustic shaping is applied In general the Clear option is a safe bet for complex program material although auditioning the dither against the Psych 5 and Psych 9 shapes may be more desirable in some cases Note Psych 5 and Psych 9 shapes are specifically designed to be used on audio with a 44 1 kHz sample rate For other samples rates use None Simple or Clear shaping or MBIT mode which is designed for effective word length reduction at any sampling rate MBIT Shaping The MBIT dither technology also provides options for noise shaping You can control the aggressiveness of this shaping ranging from None no shaping through Ultra roughly 14 dB of audible noise suppression Bit Depth This is the target bit depth for the audio When mastering for a CD for example you would want this set to 16 Note Ozone does not perform the actual conversion of the audio After processing a mix with Ozone it is necessary to then actually convert the audio to the desired bit depth in the host application For example if you have a 24
122. plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone Any module presets saved within Ozone will open within the component plug ins module preset system 44 Mastering Modules Harmonic Exciter Harmonic exciters can give a sparkle or shine to the upper frequencies of a mix They can also be used in mid and even low frequencies to add a boost or presence Add warmth Sparkle and shine with four separate bands of excitation Like other multiband modules in Ozone the multiband harmonic excitation is based by default on the four bands set in the multiband section Key Features e Choose from tube or tape modeled saturation with adjustable mix controls for each band e Unique multiband time offset controls for tightening and adding attack to bass and kick e Mid side processing lets you add color to different parts of the soundstage Separately e New Saturation meter highlights affected frequencies and a post filter to sculpt the frequency output of the exciter Ozone Advanced Exclusives e New Triode modes simulate the analog warmth of vintage preamplifiers 20 0kHz Mix Tube Triode 100 0 Dual Triode Oversampling Show Delay Solo Options History Graph Note Each band has its own sliders to control the amount of harmonic excitation and the mix of the excited signal with the original signal 45 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Exciter Modes Retro Retro mode is b
123. ps a new plug in installed with Ozone 5 Meter Tap plug ins can be inserted anywhere in your session and will appear in the drop down menus in the Meter Tap Stream Selection box in the Spectrogram that determine which Meter Tap streams you are visualizing at any given time The Meter Tap itself performs no processing on your audio and introduces no latency 73 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Adding Meter Taps to your session 1 Insert a Meter Tap Plug in on a track or bus in your session 2 Open the Meter Tap plug in and click on the default name to rename the Meter Tap something appropriate like Vocals or Drums 3 Open the Meter Bridge window by clicking on the Meter Bridge button within Ozone below the Input and Output meters O ie amp METER BRIDGE k Pie AJ 4 Maximize the Spectrogram in the Meter Bridge and click on Meter Taps to reveal the Meter Tap Stream Selection Box 5 Click on one of the drop down menus from the various streams in the selection box and select the appropriate Meter Tap 6 Adjust the visual options to distinguish the stream from the others in your mix Meter Tap Options Once you have placed Meter Taps in your session and selected them in the Meter Tap Stream Selection box a number of options for each Meter Tap are available Show This selection toggles whether or not a the information sent from a Meter Tap is displayed by the spectrogram 74 Mastering Modules Focus Th
124. r A B C listening comparisons Module Preset Load and save presets for individual modules to mix and match different module s settings to better address the specific needs of your mix Launch each module s individual preset manager by clicking on the button to the right of the module s active LED wW 7 J EQUALIZER Solo Clicking the Solo button turns off bypasses all the mastering modules except the one currently displayed This allows you to audition the effect of one module without hearing the effect of the others If you change screens by selecting a different mastering module the solo will be automatically turned off so that you can work immediately on the new screen and hear the effect without worrying about whether a screen that isn t displayed is being solo d Bypass Clicking the Bypass button on the touchscreen turns off the processing within the currently displayed module This allows you to compare the sound with or without the currently displayed module Unlike the Solo button if you change screens by selecting a different mastering module the bypass will still apply This allows you to bypass more than one module Note You can also bypass modules by clicking the Active light on the Ozone faceplate as shown below You can solo a module by holding down the Alt key and clicking the Active light for the module you wish to solo a q EQUALIZER b Graph The Graph button reveals the order in which Ozone processes aud
125. resets and then continue to tweak the settings always comparing to where you started New Folder The New Folder option allows you to easily add custom named folders to the Ozone preset manager Show at Startup This allows you to set whether or not the preset manager will open automatically when starting Ozone Cancel The Cancel button simply closes the preset system dialog and reverts the settings back to the previous Working Settings which would be either the settings when you entered the preset system or the settings of the last preset you created or updated while the preset system was open Note You cannot Cancel an update of a preset That is adding removing and updating presets are done in place and are not reverted when you Cancel the preset system dialog Close Closes the preset system but unlike the Cancel button clicking the OK button loads the last preset you selected from the preset list Renaming Presets You can double click on the name of a preset to enter the edit mode and then type a new name for that preset 105 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Ozone 5 Preset Manager 106 Preset System Changing Where Presets Are Stored Change Folder You don t need to store all of your presets in the default folder s You can create custom folders of presets for different projects archive presets etc To change the folder that Ozone looks to for presets click the Change Folder button and browse to the folder
126. rimenting with Mixed Phase mode using linear phase filters for precise cuts and minimum phase filters for gentle sculpting Reverb We have completely reworked the reverb module in Ozone 5 We have mapped settings from Ozone 4 intelligently to Ozone 5 so your presets should open with a similar sounding reverb however be sure to take the time to tweak settings to take full advantage of the improved module Adjusting the Wet and Dry controls may be all you need to get a similar sound to Ozone 4 or you may find that one of the new modes better suits your mix If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced try adjusting the Early Reflections and Crossmix controls to see how they might enhance your previous settings Harmonic Exciter We have updated all the algorithms used by the Harmonic Exciter While each mode has been significantly improved from Ozone 4 you may find that the Amount controls need a slight adjustment to recreate your previous sound In the Retro and Tape modes higher frequencies are often excited a bit more subtly in Ozone 5 than in Ozone 4 so you may need to turn the Amount up slightly in these cases When using Tube mode in Ozone 5 you may find that lower frequencies are excited more than in Ozone 4 s Tube mode We feel the updated mode more accurately represents circuits using a vacuum tube however you may need to turn the Amount down a bit on these frequencies While in the Harmonic Exciter be sure to try the new Oversampling mode to
127. rocessing you are working in Stereo Average spectrum when working in Stereo mode Left Right spectrum when working in Left Right mode and Average Difference when working in Mid Side mode Stereo Average Mid displays the centered mono or mid information Stereo Difference Side displays the spatial or side information Spectrum Display Average Diff Mid Side juxtaposes the center signal information with the spatial signal information Left Right juxtaposes the left and right channel information Stereo Maximum displays the right and left channels superimposed as one spectrum and can be used when processing in Mid Side side and wanting to solo Side information Hybrid Stereo Width displays the mid channel information Superimposed on a display of the difference between the mid and side information expressed in decibels 124 Options I O Options The I O tab lets you control Ozone s input output meters and gain when bypassed RED Reverb Exciter Imager 4 Dynamics Maximizer Input Output Meters Input Output Gain E4 Enable meter Caim Ahen 4 Show peak hald bypassed Detect True Peaks RMS Peak a dB non linear a Source ime ms Integration time ms 0 0 Automatically match Readout Wax Peak 7 effective gain Ozone5 v5 00 569 05X32 Carbon Intel RTAS Input Output Meter Options Enable meter Tums on or off the level meters Show peak hold Turns on or off the
128. rogram allowing differences in amplitude to be greater represented Mouse 3D only This selects whether the 3D spectrogram is panned when clicked and dragged with the left mouse button and rotated when clicked and dragged with the right mouse button or vice versa I2 Mastering Modules S T ggg 000E SE O00 OSF 0 0009 ooze o006 i00 T InNos OO0ST AAAS j PJ a in a l a Graphic Options Color Preset This selection offers various color setting presets that can display your output spectrogram in useful ways FFT Size This selection allows you to adjust the frequency and time resolution with which the spectrogram is drawn FFT Overlap This selection allows you to adjust how often the spectrum is computed Higher values compute the spectrum more often 3D History Length 3D only This slider scales the time y axis of the 3D Spectrogram so that more or less time may be represented at once on the 3D spectrogram 3D Level of Detail 3D only This drop down menu adjusts the level of detail with which the 3D spectrogram displays You may reduce detail to improve performance 2D Scrolling Speed 2D only This drop down menu offers various time scales that dictate how fast the 2D spectrogram is drawn The Maximum Info Density option will draw all actual pixels Meter Taps You may now send information from various tracks or busses in your mix to the Meter Bridge s spectrogram with Meter Ta
129. rst 10 days after installation Ozone will run in Trial mode which offers full functionality with the exception of saving and batch processing After 10 days Ozone will revert to Demo mode In Demo mode Ozone will intermittently mute audio output You may alternate your Trial Demo of Ozone 5 between Basic and Advanced versions with the Choose Demo drop down menu under Auth amp Updates in the General Options tab Authorizing Your Copy of Ozone 5 Online After opening Ozone 5 and launching the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process online 1 First click on Authorize iZotope Ozone 5 v5 00 554 Thank you for continuing your evaluation of iZotepe Ozone 5 If you have already purchased Ozone click Authorize to authorize the product To continue using this demonstration version click the Demo button For details on purchasing Ozone please visit the iZotope website Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit itp iia izoto pe comiauthiag miru 2 Next enter the serial number in all capital letters as it it shown on your DVD sleeve or e mailed to you Introduction SN OZONE5 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 3 You must also enter your name and a valid e mail address Note Clicking the Advanced button reveals a set of options that allow you to store your Ozone authorization on a portable hard drive or flash drive Click here for more information on these options
130. rt to saturate Ozone can accurately process signals with extended dynamic ranges and you can leave this off in most cases The exception would be if you had reordered the modules so that the Paragraphic Equalizer was the absolute last process in the chain in which case this option can soften any clipping that occurs in the EQ before being sent to the output When enabled the EQ curve s selected band will automatically update when changes are made in the info panel This makes it easy to find which band you re changing in the info panel Also when you change the active band by clicking on the EQ curve the focus will move to the new active band Allows you to set the default Q or width of the filter that is activated when Alt clicking on the Paragraphic Equalizer When enabled the EQ filter shapes are more closely matched to their analog prototypes than conventional digital designs that exhibit warping at 127 Ozone 5 Help Documentation CT high frequencies Show Legend Shows the EQ legend for frequency response curve colors When enabled new curve options may be viewed This allows you to view Phase Delay Phase Response and Group Delay Phase Delay A calculation of phase response represented in time ms This curve is useful in all equalization modes Show Extra Curves Phase Response A calculation of phase response represented in degrees This curve is most useful when using analog or minimum phase equalization Gr
131. s pees Q of a selected band or bands Use with Shift key for arger Increments Input Output Gain Ctrl Increase the left and right input gain Use with Shift key for larger Ctrl increments Decrease the left and right input gain Use with Shift key for larger increments Increase the left and right output gain Use with Shift key for larger increments Decrease the left and right output gain Use with Shift key for larger increments Toggle locking the left and right input or output gains Undo the last change made to a control Ctrl Y Redo the last change made to a control Sets the opacity transparency of the Ozone UI 0 is fully opaque fr H 5 sieht i i not transparent at all After that 1 through 9 set increasing levels of opacity Esc Cancels dialog boxes 143 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Launch help for active module Toggle options dialog visibility Toggle filter graph visibility 144 Tips and Shortcuts iZotope Customer Support How to purchase the full version of Ozone 5 If you are using the demo version of Ozone and would like the full version you can purchase Ozone direct from the iZotope online store http www izotope com products audio ozone Once your purchase is complete you will be sent an e mail confirmation and a full version serial number that can be used to fully authorize your current installation of Ozone iZotope Customer Support Policy iZotope is
132. set Deleting Module Presets You may delete any module preset by opening the Module Preset menu highlighting the preset and clicking the Delete button Changing the Module Presets Folder Like the Global Preset System the Module Preset system allows you to specify where module presets are stored on your hard disk Simply open the Module Preset menu and click the Change Folder button A file window will open in which you may specify the location of module preset files By default each module s presets are stored in a folder located at the following locations Windows Users C Documents and Settings lt your username gt My Documents iZotope Ozone 5 Mac Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 5 109 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Migrating Presets from Ozone 4 We have done our best to ensure all presets from Ozone 4 open in Ozone 5 sounding as good or better than they did previously However some modules have been completely overhauled with new algorithms and processing and may sound different when loading your Ozone 4 Presets Equalizer All Equalizer settings from Ozone 4 will carry over to Ozone 5 If you have any snapshots saved from Ozone 4 however you will need to recapture them in Ozone 5 as we have updated how this process works And while in the EQ be sure to try out the new filter curves You may find that you are now able to create complex curves with fewer nodes If you are using Ozone 5 Advanced try expe
133. sover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers Crossover Buffer Size Sets the buffer size for the digital crossover See Buffer Sizes for more info Crossover Q You can adjust the bandwidth or Q of the crossover filters with this control A higher Q results in tighter crossovers while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next This is only available for the digital crossover Automatic Crossover 21 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Ozone 5 includes an innovative Learn function which intelligently searches for a natural place to set your crossover cutoffs To use this right click under OS X you can also ctrl click in the crossover select Learn then stream audio through the plug in Ozone will search for natural crossover cutoff points using a few criteria including minima in the spectrum Once Ozone has found a stable place for the cutoffs the learn function will disable automatically You can also tell it to stop learning by right clicking and choosing Learn again and you can double click to enter a value for the cutoffs numerically 20 0kHz Threshold dB Limiter 4 Band P 0 0 Ratio A S i Mix Gain Independent Crossover Settings Ozone 5 allows for each multiband module to have independent crossover settings or share crossover settings with other modules The three multiband modules Dynamics Exciter and Imager default to all sharing one crossover This is represe
134. splay your signal in terms of Stereo Left and Right Instead on the left side of the meter will be the level of the entire Mid signal and on the right will be the overall level of the side signal The Left and Right Gain sliders will still control the Left and right Gain of your signal however The Mid Side meters will still adhere to the same Type and Scale settings defined in the I O options menu Setting the Scale of the Meters By default the range of the meters is from O dB to 96 dB You can further customize your metering by adjusting the scale of the input and output meters Clicking the sign below the meters will increase the zoom or resolution of the metering scale and clicking the sign will decrease or zoom out the resolution of the metering scale You can also adjust the scale by pressing down the Ctrl key under Windows or the Command key under OS X and clicking with the left mouse button to expand the range or the right button to decrease the range Scale Options You can set the following meter scales in the I O tab of the Options Dialog which you can also access by right clicking under OS X you can also ctrl click on the level meters dB Linear decibel scale presented linearly from 60 dB to O by default dB Non linear full decibel scale dBfs presented non linearly BS 1771 Loudness scale recommended by the ITU that spans from 45 LUFS to 14 0 LUFS 96 Mastering Meters EBU 9 Loudness scale recomm
135. ss Dc filter Options History Graph IRC I This mode provides intelligent digital loudness maximization of the signal Unlike the analog modeled limiters Soft or Brickwall the Digital processor is designed for neutral or 61 Ozone 5 Help Documentation transparent limiting It does this by analyzing the source material and applying limiting in a psychoacoustically pleasing manner reacting quickly to transients to prevent pumping and reacting more slowly to steady bass tones to prevent distortion IRC II Similar to Intelligent mode above but this mode is optimized to preserve transients even more so they sound sharper and clearer in the output signal even when aggressive limiting is taking place IRC III This is a new processing mode for Ozone 5 Intelligent III mode allows for the most aggressive limiting by using an advanced psychoacoustic model to intelligently determine the amount of limiting that can be done to the incoming signal before producing distortion that is detectable to the human ear It is however very CPU intensive and with high latency especially at higher sampling rates You may find that at sampling rates greater than 48kHz you are unable to use Intelligent III mode in real time Hard The hard limiter uses the Margin point as an absolute guide and the final output level will not exceed this point Soft The soft limiting algorithm uses the Margin or final output level as a guide but not as a fix
136. ss meters The default value 23LUFS is recommended by the International Telecommunication Union Loudness Range Loudness Target Start Pause You may toggle this to start and pause the calculation of loudness at any time without losing the values that have already been measured Reset You may click this to reset all measurements of loudness at anytime 79 Mastering Meters Spectrum Analyzer The spectrum provides a real time display of the frequencies of the mix This display helps with EQ ing and adjusting the band cutoffs for multiband dynamics Ozone 5 shows two spectra so users can see both peak and average spectra simultaneously in the display O00 300 500 1000 000 5000 10000 Options You can set options for the spectrum by accessing the Spectrum Options tab or right clicking under OS X you can also ctrl click the spectrum and selecting Spectrum Options from the context menu Snapshots A powerful feature in Ozone is the ability to take up to eight snapshots of the spectrum You can access this feature by clicking on the Snapshots button This reveals a strip of controls related to taking and displaying snapshots To close the snapshot window click the Snapshots button again 80 Mastering Meters Snapshots EQ Mode An alog D Matching Show Snapshot Color Transparency E Snapshot 0 255 0 Delete A Snapshot 1 755 0 Delete Snapshot Time Infinite Guides _ 6dB Pink
137. t detectable by plug ins Read this section for instructions on how to optimize Ozone for your particular setup Setting buffer sizes for independent modules Some of Ozone s DSP modules required fixed buffers when set to certain modes These include Ozone s Digital Equalizer Digital Crossover and Reverb You can set the buffer size for each of these modules independently using the EQ Reverb Crossover options tab These buffer sizes default to reasonable values and most users should be able to use Ozone right away without tweaking them How to decrease CPU usage If you experience unusually high CPU usage you can try changing the Digital EQ to Analog mode and the Digital Crossover to Analog mode You can also try increasing your host application s buffer size to decrease CPU usage We understand that these solutions might not be adequate for many users SO we ve also designed Ozone to be optimized for any host application setup If you are using Ozone at low latencies and rely heavily on these DSP modules you will want to adjust the buffer sizes to get Ozone s CPU consumption as low as possible At first it may seem unintuitive but if you follow the tips here then you should be able to tweak your buffers very quickly and easily Optimizing Ozone To get the best buffer settings for your setup first you should have an idea of what kinds of buffers your host application is sending You can use Ozone s Buffer Size Viewer to do this Once you kn
138. t the iZotope Ozone 5 Help Documentation website http www izotope com store account asp 5 Click the Activate Software with a Serial Number button enter your full serial number and click Submit Serial Number To register a new product enter your Serial Number and click Submit To Authorize a product that has already been registered select Activate Software from the left aah alee SN OZONE5S XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX e g SN ZONE 1234 4567 89AB CDEF 1234 ABCD EFGH 1234 PMP1 1 ABCD ABCD ABCD Submit Serial Number 6 Select the Challenge Response option and click on Submit Choose Authorization Method iLok 3 Challenge Response Submit 7 Now enter your full Challenge Code copied in step 3 Introduction I n nee iZope fuathorizabion Step 2 Go to a computer that i connected to the internet and log in to iliac scene pentane te account under Actia Scie epee ec ceeel for Trash and type in the abowe elk Next to Corra iTe Paste 3 Please type your challenge Mm i 7 OZONES XXXXXXXXK XXXX XXXX 8 After submitting your Challenge Code you will receive a unique authorization file named Ozone_5 izotopelicense xml that you then need to move to your offline computer 9 Once the authorization file is copied over to your offline computer using a network hard drive or USB stick click the Choose File button in your authorization wizard
139. tly tweak the global settings of each individual module at any time from Ozone s main interface ADV Meter Bridge and Meter Taps Ozone 5 Advanced s powerful new Meter Bridge provides a full suite of audio analysis tools perfect for visualizing changes made during the mastering process troubleshooting problematic mixes and comparing your mixes to reference tracks Included Meter Tap plug ins allow you to route audio streams from anywhere in your mix and compare them with the output of Ozone ADV Component Plug ins Ozone 5 Advanced includes individual component plug ins of each module in Ozone Now you can selectively load individual modules into your session each with their own dedicated module preset system New Processing Innovations 13 Ozone 5 Help Documentation IRC Loudness Maximizer Intelligent III Mode Ozone 5 includes a new processing mode in the Loudness Maximizer called Intelligent III This mode is optimized to preserve transients so they sound sharper and clearer in the output signal even when aggressive limiting is taking place The new Intelligent III Loudness Maximizer mode listens to incoming audio to determine how much limiting can take place before any detectable distortion occurs Try this on your mixes and hear the difference ADV Harmonic Exciter Triode Modes We have updated the Harmonic Exciter to include new Triode modes The Triode modes are modeled after tube circuits add the w
140. tor the envelope of gain reduction Note You can adjust the scale on the left by hovering over it and using your mouse wheel Dither Shape Display when selected and dither is turned on this window illustrates the noise shape and amount of the dither being applied Note You can adjust the scale on the left by hovering and using your mouse wheel Stereo Link The Ozone limiter defaults to 100 stereo linking which imposes one limiter across the stereo image When selected Stereo Link allows the left and right channels to be limited independently 0 At values between 0 100 a gain envelope generated by a ratio of the individual channel and the entire stereo image triggers two independent channel limiters Values less than 50 favor the independent channels gain and values higher than 50 favor the stereo image s gain ADV Transient Recovery This feature allows you to fine tune the shaping of transients before limiting takes place helping to preserve sharper sounds like drums while still optimizing loudness The higher the amount of transient recovery set the more pronounced the transients will be after the limiting process 64 Mastering Modules Dithering The active or bypassed state of the maximizer applies only to the Maximizer processor Dither is independent of the Maximizer When the Dither type is set to None there is no dither or word length reduction applied To turn dither and word length reduction on clic
141. trum LTC Graphics Crossover Auth amp Updates Eg Enable meters C Show mini spectrum Choose demo C catia Oe handles z Show tooltips Ozone 5 Advanced eee Host E4 Enable animation KOAR co Enable animated focus Delay Compensation enrera maleat ever Check Mow Show screen glare Frame rate limiter FF Current authorization aa 30 View Buffers Hast Sync Ozone 5 Advanced Opacity g Other y te History BrighEREee depth Remove Authorization a i Keyboard Dim controls when gt fie b mine Solo side channel in mono ypasse _ indicators Solid OzoneS v5 01 632 05X64 Intel SA Baeble mercer Although each meter has its own options this option allows you to quickly turn on off all meters Show tooltips When enabled this allows informational notes to appear when the cursor pointer is hovering on top of the features controls Enable animation Allows you turn on off the animated appearance of dialog boxes Enable animated Allows you to turn on off the animated white brackets which indicate the control where keyboard commands are sent ee SEEN Toggles the visibility of the glare layer on top of Ozone s interface Allows you to set the speed frames per second that Ozone should use to display and update meters In most cases the default will provide smooth Frame rate limiter displays while still allowing adequate processing time for audio If your PC hardware allows it
142. unt controls in Ozone s interface you ll be able to tweak these presets to make them more closely fit the session you re working on We recommend you download the Ozone Mastering Guide to learn the basic principles of mastering with Ozone Presets can take you a long way but learning how each of Ozone s mastering modules works is key to getting the best results You won t regret it your masters will sound better than ever before Setting Your Input Level Setting the input level in Ozone can make a huge difference in how the dynamics modules in Ozone behave Setting your input level is important when selecting presets as the presets will sound drastically different if your input level is too loud or quiet As a starting point try setting Ozone s input level so that the input meter is peaking in the yellow area of the meter It is OK if the input meter occasionally goes into the red when Ozone s Loudness Maximizer is enabled it will keep the audio from clipping Choosing a Starting Point Start by listening through several of Ozone s presets You can start with a Genre Based Mastering Preset or simply use the General Purpose Mastering presets Because every mix is different we ve aimed to give you a lot of starting points so that you can choose the best one for your project When you ve found one that sounds like it has what your mix needs you can start tweaking that preset to your liking Module Amount Controls By starting with
143. urn the selected control up or down in larger steps Use with Page Up and Page Down i l Shift key for larger increments Enter Toggles the value of a checkbox or button control if selected or enters numeric entry mode if a fader is selected Space Bar Toggles the value of a checkbox if selected Note that you can enter a numeric value directly for a selected control by pressing Enter or clicking on the numeric value label entering a new number and pressing the Enter key Direct Entry EQ Apply a bandpass filter at the mouse cursor to solo the Alt click frequencies under the cursor Ctrl click Windows Command click OS X Selects multiple EQ bands to adjust them as one group 142 Tips and Shortcuts Constrain mouse movements dragging an EQ band in either the Shift click i i vertical or horizontal direction l Double click on a band to reset it to its default position Double Double click click anywhere in the spectrum without an active node to activate a node in that area Left Right arrow keys Adjust the frequency of a selected band or bands Use with Shift key for larger increments Adjust the gain of a selected band or bands Use with Shift key Up Down arrow keys l for larger increments Alt up down arrow keys Changes the fiilter type bell lowpass highpass etc for the selected band Alt left right arrow keys Select the next or previous EQ band Ctrl left right arrow key
144. ut and output These nodes are linked to the Threshold and Ratio controls and can be used to adjust the curve in a visual way rather than setting them with the standard controls 89 Ozone 5 Help Documentation ADV Advanced Nodes You may variably adjust the knee of each stage of the dynamics process from hard to soft with horizontal handles that appear when a node is selected Ozone 5 Advanced 90 Mastering Meters Input and Output Meters Ozone level meters display the input and output level for the left and right channels New for Ozone 5 we added support for BS 1770 2 and EBU128 loudness metering This very powerful approach to loudness metering and monitoring allows you to analyze the apparent loudness of your mix Note You can set these options by opening the Options Dialog and selecting the I O Options tab The available options for calibrating Ozone s I O meters are listed below RMS RMS Root Mean Square is a software based implementation of an analog style level meter Using different integration times you can model popular VU or PPM meters The RMS meter displays the average level calculated over a short window of time The RMS meter readout will typically be lower than an equivalent PPM meter Digital Analog since it is averaging peaks into the overall loudness Peak The Peak meter is a fast meter that measures instantaneous maximum sample value OR peak analog waveform values depending on the detect int
145. w quickly the dynamic processor reacts when the threshold is reached Release determines the amount of time before the dynamics processor returns the level to normal once the signal no longer reaches threshold Note Each section limiter compressor and expander of each band can have its own attack and release settings Show All Bands mode Ozone 5 now allows you to view and adjust the dynamics settings for all bands in one easy to use window Clicking Show All next to the band selection buttons in the top right reveals a window that displays the threshold ratio attack and release for the limiter compressor and expander for each individual band in one screen B 20Hz 2 00kH 10 0kHz 20 0kHz EU E E Limiter Limiter Limiter Band4 Limiter 1 io 5 0 1 0 5 0 1 10 5 0 Ratio Attack Ratio Attack Ratio Attack Ratio Attack t o0 100 I o 100 I o Knee release Knee Release Compressor Compressor Compressor Zt Compressor Br 43 r I 24 24 I LILI EE 24 Ratio Attack i Ratio Attack EEE Attack i Ratio Attack 287 I 12 329 329 Knee Release Ratio Attack i Ratio Attack i Ratio Attack i Ratio Attack 0 ale T 100 100 Knee Enee Release fain 51 Ozone 5 Help Documentation Linked Bands Mode Selecting Linked Bands Mode allows you make changes across all bands by adjusting the settings of one band show All Visuals The Threshold Control is a meter that allows you to adjust the thresholds of the expander
146. y clicking the View Buffers button on the General tab of the Options screen Then use the following controls Buffer Size Viewer Captured buffer sizes This list box shows the buffers you have captured thus far The number on the left is the input buffer size and the number on the right is the output buffer size Note that the input and output buffer sizes will be equal in Pro Tools VST AU and MAS versions of Ozone but in the DirectX version if delay compensation is enabled then the sizes may differ When tweaking buffer sizes you re interested in the number on the left which is the host application s buffer size Start Stop Push Start to begin capturing buffer sizes Now each time a buffer is sent to the plugin it will be added to the list of captured buffer sizes for you to see Push Stop to stop capturing buffer sizes Note that buffers are sent in very rapid succession to the plug in and after 100 buffer sizes are captured the capturing will automatically be stopped Clear Clears the list of captured buffer sizes Copy Copies the list of gathered buffer sizes to the Windows clipboard useful for pasting into a support e mail if necessary See Buffer Sizes for more info 119 Options General Options The General tab lets you configure general Ozone properties to improve Performance Automation Graphics and Buffering as well as authorize Ozone These properties are displayed in the table below General gt Spec
147. you get better results e Comprehensive preset system with over 100 professionally designed presets e Module presets for mixing and matching settings between modules e Integrated undo history with comparison tools e User definable signal routing e Extensive automation support e CPU efficient and optimized for today s low latency DAW environments 11 Ozone 5 Help Documentation e Supports sampling rates up to 192kHz Highest Audio Quality Ozone uses highly optimized audio signal processing to achieve the highest resolution and sound quality possible All of the mastering modules in Ozone are specifically designed to work together By carefully matching crossovers and other internal processing Ozone eliminates phase and artifact problems encountered when chaining together separate plug ins In addition the sound quality and characteristics of each of the mastering modules is tuned to complement the others providing consistent and high quality results Ozone uses analog modeling to give each of the mastering modules a smooth natural sound For example the equalizer recreates the soft limiting exhibited by a vintage valve equalizer while the harmonic exciter mimics the musically pleasing harmonic saturation of a vacuum tube component Whenever there was a choice of CPU vs sound quality we chose sound quality There are easier less CPU intensive ways of doing some of the processing that Ozone does but the sound quality can suffer

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