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1. OZONE 6 PRESET SYSTEM PRESET SYSTEM 2 NE7 Preset System Custom Default You can set your current settings as the default state by right clicking on lt Default gt and selecting Set current state as lt Default gt If you have an existing preset that you would like to use as the default state you can right click on that preset s name and select Set Preset Name as lt Default gt To revert the default state to factory settings right click on any preset and select Reset lt Default gt to factory default The application and plug ins all have unique custom default settings and need to be set individually 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 characters 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 Delete To permanently delete a preset select the preset from the list and click the Delete button New Click this button to create a new folder The New Folder option allows you to easily add custom named folders to the
2. What is Mid Side Processing At the mastering stage Mid Side processing separates an ordinary stereo recording into its center mid and side elements 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 With Mid Side processing Ozone can process separate areas of your soundstage independently When your mix is divided into it s Mid and Side components you can easily hear the separate elements that make up your soundstage Mid Side Processing Examples Example using Mid Processing in Ozone EQ Select Mid Side mode in the EQ module and click Mid to reveal the Mid 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 vocal other lead instruments etc Now select an EQ node around 1 kHz and boost the orange EQ curve about 6 dB This frequency specific boost at 1 kHz 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 enti
3. 56 Exciter 0 cee n anan a aan 57 Multiband Controls 58 Post Filter View 58 Exciter Controls 58 Mid Side Controls 58 Maximizer 0000 eee aaa 59 Key Features 59 Limiting Modes 59 Threshold Controls 61 Other Controls 61 Visuals 0 ce ee ee 62 Component Maximizer Plug in 62 Master Section 0000 neues 63 Input Output Meters 63 Dithering 2 a4 en BAe G ee eee Sa eee 64 Dithering Tips When Using the Plug In Version of Ozone 6 67 ODHO NS 652455225705 enddeearenee 68 General Options 68 General 0 eee ees 69 Authorizations and Updates 69 Spectrum Options 0 05 70 Equalizer Options 72 Dynamics Options 74 Imager Options 5 Dynamic EQ Options TI Exciter Options 78 O Options 2 0 eee eee 79 App OPlONS s 6205085 o08henee ede 82 Tips and Shortcuts 84 CPU Optimization waaa maa aaa Ge 84 Automation Plug In Version Only 86 Shortcut Keys and Mouse Support 87 iZotope Customer Support 89 International Distribution 89 CAONs 65 Introduction Welcome to Ozone 6 2001 2014 iZotope Inc All rights reserved iZotope iZotope com the
4. button After clicking Add you will be prompted to name the preset once you are happy with the name hit Enter or Return to save the name You can modify a preset comment by clicking on the text in the comment area typing in the comment and hitting Return or Enter to save the new comment The Module Preset system does not include the update functionality that the global preset manager has In order to save changes to a module preset you will need to add a new preset rather than simply updating an existing one Deleting Module Presets To delete existing module preset files select them in the module preset window and click on the Delete button You will be prompted after attempting to delete a preset select Yes to delete and No to cancel Note that using the Delete button in the preset manager will remove that preset from your preset folder on disk and move it to the Trash Recycle Bin for permanent deletion S OZONE 6 PRESET SYSTEM PRESET SYSTEM 30 2 NE 7 Preset System 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 Module Preset file
5. Note Each section Compressor and Limiter of each band can have its own attack and release settings Knee Adjust this control to set the desired character of the compression e Higher settings result in a soft knee setting with a subtler natural sounding compression e Lower settings result in a hard knee setting with a more aggressive sounding compression often used as an intended effect on individual tracks such as kick and snare drum OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMICS 51 CZONES Mastering Modules Mid Side Controls The Dynamics module can operate in either stereo or Mid Side operation See the Mid Side Processing section for more details Visuals The display at the top of the Dynamics module offers three separate displays Crossover View Detection Filter Gain Reduction Trace To view a given display type click on its icon on the left side of the display Crossover View This view displays the multiband information and crossover points for the module For more information see the Using Multiband Modules section Detection Filter View This view allows you to specify the frequency response of the detection circuit used by the dynamics processor so that it is less sensitive to lower frequencies This is particularly useful when using the Dynamics module in single band mode You can choose between the following modes None No filter is applied to the module The detection circuit is equally sensitive a
6. OZONE amp Help Documentation 2 Zotopa Table of Contents Authorization 000000e ee ene 1 Launching the Authorization Wizard 1 Trial vs Demo Mode 1 Authorizing Your Copy of Ozone 6 Online o0 24 e005 AA 2 Authorizing Your Copy of Ozone 6 Offline 0X ace we ewe Wwe AA we 3 ILok Support 0000 aaa aan 4 Authorizing Ozone with iLok 4 Online Help 000 eee eee 4 Removing Your Current Authorization 4 What is Ozone 6 000 eee 5 Key Features in Ozone 6b 6 Highest Audio Quality 6 Powerful Audio and Visual Feedback 7 Intuitive Easy to Use Design New Features in Ozone 6 8 Ozone 6 Standard vs Ozone 6 Advanced ssssssssnnnnsnsnnnn 9 Standalone vs Plug In Version 10 Using Mastering Presets in Ozone 6 10 Setting Your Input Level 10 Choosing a Starting Point 10 Getting to Know the Ozone Interface 11 File Menu ice aad bee eee eee 12 Loading Files 12 Playing Back Audio Files The Transport Dol PAPA PAA 13 Multiple File Workflow 15 Ozone Projects 16 Exporting Audio 75 16 SAVINO ka Hee tone tie wow bw apo ed 18 Other File Menu Commands 19 Edit MENllca na ma ABA AA NAA as 20 Ozone Processing Modules 21 Module Browser 20000005 21 Input Output Gain 22
7. 300 ms vu 1 475 ms 2 650 ms 3 825 ms 5 000 ms Readout Selects whether the peak hold section of the meters displays the current peak status current or instead displays the highest peak that has occurred in the audio file max peak TV __ OZONE 6 OPTIONS 1 0 OPTIONS 6D NI OON ms 6 Options App Options Plug in Tab General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Enabled Plug in Formats VST Plug in Folders Library Audio Plug Ins VS T Ozone Advanced 6 1b9050zone6App 6 1 b9050SX 10 10 Enabled Plug in Formats Allows you to individually select which plug in formats VST and AudioUnit will be automatically loaded into Ozone s Plug ins section Scan Plug ins Click this button to re scan the selected plug in locations and load in any newly installed plug ins VST Plug In Folders Displays the currently monitored folder path of where your VST plug ins reside that are loaded into the Plug ins section of Ozone Use in conjunction with the Add VST Folder to add a new location or the Delete VST Folder to delete a currently displayed folder path Note that for AudioUnit plugins OS X only no folder selection is needed AudioUnit plug ins are always automatically installed to a standard folder location on OS X and Ozone always monitors that specific folder path for any installed AudioUnit plug ins cS MN OZONE 6 OPTIONS APP OPTIONS 2 OON 6 Opti
8. Skip Forward Click this button to skip to the next audio file that has been loaded into the software If no other files have been loaded the button will have no function Playhead Follows Playback Clicking this button toggles the stop behavior for the space bar and Play button When unselected and playback is stopped using the space bar or Play button the play head will return to the last selected position When selected and playback is stopped using the space bar or Play button the playhead will retain the current position SS OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 49 Z4 N217 standalone Version Operation Loop To loop playback of a specific section of audio click and drag on the mouse and highlight a portion of the audio file the section will highlight in blue and the loop icon in the transport bar will also highlight When you next press Play the transport will loop playback repeatedly for the highlighted section only To stop looping audio click on the Loop button again The button will de illuminate and looping will no longer be active even though the area of the waveform will remain highlighted The Loop button can be manually clicked again if you wish to again loop the audio Ozone s transport bar also contains three helpful displays as follows Track Number This number displays the track number of the currently selected track Time Counter This counter will display the current time posit
9. frequencies when the snare was not present acting much like a gate Attack Click on this number and drag the mouse to adjust the attack time for the Compressor s attack time Release Click on this number and drag the mouse to adjust the release time for the Compressor s attack time Auto Scale When auto scale is enabled Ozone automatically scales attack and release times based on frequency When auto scale is disabled the attack and release of each band will not scale with frequency as with a conventional compressor oS OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMIC EQ 47 OON Dynamics One of the 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 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 only available when all bands are selected provides automatic makeup gain and also allows you to easily compare your mix with and without dynamics processing applied e Metering features including interactive threshold control with input output gain reduction and histogram options as well as the Gain Reduction Trace Meter e Detection Filter with high pass and tilt modes for fine control over how the Dynamics module responds to incoming audio esp
10. Audio Audition Section 23 Undo History Window 25 Buffer Size 2 2 ee ees 26 Preset System 00 000 eee 27 Preset Manager 27 Selecting Presets Zt Loading Presets in Ozone 27 Adding and Removing Presets 28 Preset Storage Location 29 Migrating Presets from Ozone 5 29 Module Preset System 30 Standard Module Controls 32 Using Multiband Modules 33 Other Band Controls 34 Mid Side Processing 36 Mid Side Processing Examples 36 Mid Side Processing with Ozone Modules 37 Equalizer 4 cna aha be bea eee ewen 39 EQ Display Options 40 Spectrum View 40 Main VieW 0 a 40 Matching EQ AAP AA AA 42 All Bands View 44 Mid Side Controls 44 Spectrum Overlay 44 Post Equalizer wb NGA AG sade 45 TheAlt Solo Feature 45 Component Equalizer Plug In 45 Dynamic EQ 002 eee eee 46 DYNAMICS aa aa ee ea oe ww are 48 Global Dynamics Controls 49 Compressor Limiter Controls 51 Mid Side Controls 52 Visuals nananana aaan 92 Component Dynamics Plug in 53 MAJE srera MAN AWA NAMAN AA 54 Correlation Meter 55 Stereo Width Controls 55 VISUAIS and aa a ua e a 56 Component Stereo Imaging Plug in
11. Continue working from there as a starting point Ozone Projects An Ozone project is the overlying master project file that encompasses Save Project Untitled Project e The data of all of the one or more audio files that have been imported into the project e The specific audio processor settings that have been separately applied to each imported file in the project By saving the above as a project you can always re open a project at a later time and perform functions such as re ordering the audio files within a project or adjusting the audio processing of any audio file within the project Exporting Audio Once you have applied the specific audio processing to your imported audio file s it is time to export the files A new copy of the audio file will be saved with all of the processing from the Ozone modules permanently applied to the exported file Click on the File menu and then select Export Audio Files A dialog box will appear offering various options for the files you are about to export These choices include Current Track vs All Tracks e Click on Current Track to only export the audio file in the currently highlighted tab e Click on All Tracks to export separate audio files for each audio file loaded into the current project S OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 46 Z4 N217 standalone Version Operation Filename Available on Current Track Only Type the desi
12. Loop Selection Playback L Export Audio Files E ctrl E Toggle Playhead Follows Playback N Close Project 38W ctrl W Quit Ozone Q ctrl Q PROJECT SETTINGS AUDITIONING OSX WIN OSX WIN Toggle Options Window O O Toggle Dither Enable D D Open Project Settings Dialog ctrl Toggle Dither Panel View D ctrl D Open Audio Devices Dialog amp ctrl Toggle Global Bypass B B Toggle History List H H Toggle Auto Match Effective Gain G G Toggle Sum to Mono M M Toggle Swap Left Right F F PRESETS MISC OSX WIN OSX WIN Select Previous Preset Undo 2 ctrl Z Select Next Preset Redo Z ctrl shift Z Toggle Preset Manager P Help F1 F1 OZONE 6 TIPS AND SHORTCUTS SHORTCUT KEYS AND MOUSE SUPPORT 88 V4 IN 6f Tios and Shortcuts IZotope Customer Support How to Purchase the Full Version of Ozone 6 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 located at https www izotope com en products mixing mastering 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 happy to provide professional technical support to all registered users absolutely free of charge https www izotope com support contact index php We also offer valuable pre sales technical sup
13. Maximizer module must be in signal chain to enable DC offset filtering DC Offset Meter When the DC Offset Filter is on the DC Offset meter shows the amount of the DC that is being removed 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 Note that with the purchase of Ozone 6 Advanced you also get the comprehensive Insight metering plug in included For more information about Insight click here Dithering Tips When Using the Plug In Version of Ozone 6 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 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 Turn off dithering in the host app Basically you just want to truncate throw away the bits because they re just zero anyhow ZONES MASTER SECTION DITHERING OON 6 Options Options Ozone contains a comprehensive user settings section that allows you to configure various settings for the program The options page which can be reached b
14. OK if the input meter peaks close to the top when Ozone s Maximizer module is enabled since it will keep the audio from clipping Choosing a Starting Point Start by listening through several of Ozone s presets The presets contain helpful descriptions based on the outcome they will produce on your audio Alternatively 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 OZONE 6 GETTING STARTED STANDALONE VS PLUG IN VERSION 40 O40 NS 5 Getting Started Getting to Know the Ozone Interface 00 00 000 64 21 000 _ ee asi py y i Vas 5 pana pa Pa 1 J A a O Equalizer Dynamics Exciter Imager Maximizer fo N A N Click an arrow to load a preset 6 A dj 1 Transport Bar This set of controls allows you to navigate playback of the audio files that are loaded into the Ozone program 2 Audio File Tabs Click on any tab to switch to its corresponding audio file where you can play it back and adjust the controls of Ozone s processor modules to affect the sound of the audio file 3 Waveform The waveform display shows a graphical representation of the currently selected audio file Click on any spot in
15. Ozone preset manager Change Click this button to change the location of where the presets are stored on your computer See next section for details Save When you click the Save button your current settings are assigned to the selected highlighted preset This is useful for selecting a preset tweaking it then coming back to the preset system and clicking Save to save your changes to the existing preset The save function will only appear after a preset is adjusted and the asterisk flag appears in the preset title The save button will overwrite this preset with the new settings Show at Startup This allows you to set whether or not the preset manager will open automatically when starting Ozone Close The Close button simply closes the Preset Manager window 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 close the preset system dialog _ _ _ OZONE 6 PRESET SYSTEM PRESET SYSTEM Z NE7 Preset System Preset Storage Location By default the data files for the presets are stored in a folder located at the following locations Windows Users C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 61 Mac OS X Users Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Change Folder It is not necessary to store all of your presets in the default folder s You can cre
16. This feature helps to remind you when a module is bypassed so that you don t make adjustments to a bypassed module unintentionally Module Preset Manager Changes with Module selection When this option is enabled the Module Preset manager will display the presets for the currently selected module If disabled the currently displayed Module Preset manager will not change when different modules are clicked on General Enable Analytics Click this box to allow Ozone to upload data on your usage patterns of the application to iZotope s servers This info is completely anonymous and allows us to better understand how users use the application in order to provide the best updates possible in the future History Depth Lets you set how many levels or steps are remembered in the Undo History module in order to control the size of the history log file Keyboard Support Available options include Full full keyboard support Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER None Keyboard shortcuts turned off The keyboard support option must be set to full for all keyboard shortcuts to be available Authorizations and Updates Check for Updates Selects the frequency with which Ozone 6 looks for version updates You may choose between Daily Weekly Monthly Never Check Now Instantly checks if your version of Ozone is currently up to date Authorize Click this button to run the authorization wizard allowing you to authorize
17. apply compression separately to the Mid center channel or the Sides of your mix There are many uses for Mid Side processing using compression 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 Mid Side Processing with Ozone Modules On the three Ozone modules that offer Mid Side processing you can choose between normal stereo operation or Mid Side processing by clicking on the Stereo or M S labels on the left hand side of the module s interface The chosen option will illuminate in blue e When Stereo is selected the Ozone module will perform basic stereo signal processing Note When the audio file is mono the Stereo button will be labeled mono and Mid Side controls will be disabled e When Mid Side is selected all Mid Side features become available and an additional vertical set of Mid Side controls appear in the left hand side of the interface allowing you to customize certain aspects of the Mid Side operation 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MID SIDE PROCESSING 87 CZONES Mastering Modules The Mid Side controls work as follows Mid When the Mid button is selected processing of the module is applied only to the center of your soundstage The more you boost the volume level of the Mid channel the more centered mono
18. as the matching function This view contains the following controls Analog Digital Click on the Analog or Digital labels to select which type of EQ algorithm you wish to use for the currently selected band The Analog choice emulates classic analog EQ sounds with added coloring while the Digital choice used more precise clinical sounding EQ models 8 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EQUALIZER 40 CZONES Mastering Modules When selecting Digital mode two additional parameters become available Phase When using the Equalizer in Digital mode you have access to a phase slider for each of the EQ bands When the Phase slider is set to 0 the currently selected band will have a Linear phase response When the Phase slider is set to 10096 the currently selected band will have a Minimum phase response Surgical Mode Enabling Surgical Mode changes the filter curves to less musical but far more precise shapes Selecting Filter Shapes In both Analog and Digital modes Ozone provides the ability to set the type or shape of any of the eight EQ nodes Any node can be set to any of the following types of EQ filter types Highpass Filters Low Shelf Filters Bell Filters High Shelf Lowpass Filters Flat Analog Peak Filters Flat Resonant Vintage Proportional Q Analog Resonant Brickwall Baxandall Band Shelf Vintage Brickwall Resonant Baxandall Resonant The Low Pass and High Pass filters are Butterworth filters optimized for maximum flatness witho
19. at the expense of a slightly increased noise floor In general the medium dither amount is a good choice ZONES MASTER SECTION DITHERING V4 N ma o Master Section Harmonic Suppression 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 click the Harmonic Suppression button 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 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 click the Limit Peaks button to effectively suppress the Spurious peaks in the noise shaped dither Auto blanking Selecting this option will completely mute dither output i e dither noise when the input signal is completely silent O bits of audio for at least 0 7 seconds Noise Shaping Click here to choose the amount of noise shaping that is applied
20. during the dithering process Noise shaping pushes the noise necessary for dithering into less audible frequency ranges allowing for greater dithering with less perceived noise You can control the aggressiveness of this shaping ranging from Off no shaping through Max roughly 14 dB of audible noise suppression Different amounts of noise shaping will have subtle effects on the sound quality of the dither process so experiment with the different settings with your particular program material 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 plug in processing detecting a plug in that s only processing at 16 bit using fixed integer math etc ZONES MASTER SECTION DITHERING V4 N ma SI Master Section The bit 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 e The outer two columns remember the real time activity in a sort of peak hold way e If the inner columns toggle a bit i e light up the outer columns will show that bit as being used 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
21. helps to preserve sharper sounds like drums while still optimizing loudness The higher the amount of transient recovery you dial in using the fader the more pronounced the transients will be after the limiting process Visuals Threshold Meter The Threshold meter displays gain reduction as it is taking place with level meters The outer two meters display the levels of the incoming signal as gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars Mini Spectrum Window V The horizontal window at the top of the module can display two different types of metering 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 monitor the envelope of gain reduction Spectrum Analyzer Graph This displays the incoming signal s waveform as a detailed spectrum analyzer Note For both types of metering you can adjust the vertical scale on the left side of the meter by hovering over it and using your mouse wheel Component Maximizer Plug in If you are using Ozone 6 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 6 s Maximizer module as an individual component plug in Ozone 6 Advanced includes component p
22. iZotope logo Authorization and Ozone are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Each purchased copy of Ozone 6 contains a unique serial number printed an o iZotope Inc in the United States on a card that is included within the box and or other countries If Ozone 6 has been downloaded directly from iZotope or another reseller the serial number will be e mailed to you along with the link to download the product The serial number should resemble SN OZONE6 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Launching the Authorization Wizard The first time you open Ozone 6 the Authorization Wizard Hizotope AUTHORIZATION will appear You can choose to either authorize Ozone or instead use it in trial mode for evaluation purposes Please use your supplied Ozone 6 serial number to fully Thank you for continuing your evaluation of iZotope Ozone 6 If you have already purchased Ozone click Authorize to authorize authorize your prod uct the product To continue using this demonstration version click the Demo button Trial vs Demo Mode For 10 days after Ozone is first opened or instantiated Ozone will run in Trial mode Trial mode offers full functionality of the Ozone plug ins and application For details on purchasing Ozone please visit the iZotope website httov www izotope com store After 10 days Ozone will revert to Demo mode In the Authorize Demo plug ins and application Demo mode will intermittently Have a
23. may authorize Ozone using either iLok authorization or iZotope challenge response Please choose the type of authorization you would like to use and click Next Authorize with iLok _ Authorize with iZotope challenge response Back AD Cancei Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit http www izotope com authfag Select the Challenge Response option and click on Submit Enter your full Challenge Code copied in step 3 After submitting your Challenge Code you will receive a unique authorization file named Ozone 6 izotopelicense xml Copy this file to your offline computer Once the authorization file is copied to your offline computer using a network hard drive or USB thumb drive click the Choose File button in your authorization wizard Navigate and select the authorization file and click Next to authorize your machine You should now receive a message that your authorization has been successful you may click Finish to begin using Ozone 6 I OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION AUTHORIZATION 3 CZONES introduction iLok Support Ozone 6 supports the iLok copy protection system 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 i
24. onboard sound circuitry of your Windows or OS X computer e Any CoreAudio compatible audio hardware OS X e Any ASIO compatible audio hardware Windows If working in sample rates or bit depths higher than CD quality make sure you have selected audio hardware that supports it Sessions The saved ozn files are referred to as an Ozone session and its hierarchy is similar to that of other audio DAW programs It contains A project folder that contains all files that are relevant to that project e The session file references audio in the Imported Audio Files folder Initially each project has only one session but you could have many sessions in one project SS OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 0 YAO Nim GI General Functions Ozone Processing Modules Ozone offers its six processing modules in a horizontal signal chain at the bottom of the screen Equalizer Dynamics Maximizer By default the order of processing in Ozone is as follows Equalizer Dynamics Maximizer The visual phase and spectrum meters that display information about the audio level and spectrum are based on the final output signal after all processing from the modules has occurred Module Browser The module browser displays the available Ozone modules To open the module browser screen click the Click to insert module button at the end of the signal chain Then click on any one of the available Ozone modul
25. paths C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Dynamic EQ Presets C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Dynamics Presets C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 EQ Presets C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Exciter Presets C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 lmager Presets C Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Maximizer Presets OS X Module Preset file paths Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Dynamic EQ Presets Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Dynamics Presets Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 EQ Presets Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Exciter Presets Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Imager Presets Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Ozone 6 Maximizer Presets SS S OZONE 6 PRESET SYSTEM PRESET SYSTEM 31 CZONES Mastering Modules Standard Module Controls Each processing module contains various buttons and controls that allow you to modify the behavior of the module The function of these controls is the same regardless of which module you are using These controls include the following Module Preset Opens module preset system see Module Preset System Solo Clicking the Solo S button turns off bypasses all the mastering modules i Tr Fm except the one currently displayed E q ualizer This allows you to audition the effect of one module without hea
26. project file the file containing the mastering settings is created No new version of the actual audio files is created Other File Menu Commands Close Project Click this menu item to close the currently loaded project Ozone will present a dialog box asking you what you wish to do with the currently loaded project options include e Cancel Cancels out of the close operation the current project will stay loaded Don t Save The current project will be closed and no changes will be saved since the last save operation e Save All of the latest changes will be saved before closing the project Create New Project Click this menu item to create a new Ozone project If a different project is currently loaded Ozone will close out the current project offering the options described above Open Project Click this menu item to open up a previously saved Ozone project A dialog box will appear allowing you to navigate to the saved project you wish to open SS OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 49 4 N217 standalone Version Operation Edit Menu Ozone s edit menu contains different menus that allow you to configure the audio aspects of the Ozone 6 standalone application These menus include Audio Devices 512 Click this menu to select which audio hardware device you wish to monitor Ozone s audio playback from as well as the buffer size of the device Built in Output Options will include e The
27. target audio you want to apply the matched EQ to Reference Audio Reference audio refers to the audio signal that contains a sonic reference fingerprint that you wish to capture and emulate To work with your reference audio signal follow the steps below e Click on the graphical record button to record the audio passing through Ozone e Click the graphical stop button when you have captured it Note that at any time you can click on clear to clear out the recorded signal from the target audio buffer Instead of capturing your own reference you can select Pink Noise or 6 dB 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 Noise spectrum Note You cannot adjust the overall level or position of these guides but instead use it as a 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 2 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EQUALIZER 42 CZONES Mastering Modules Target Audio Target audio refers to the audio signal that you wish to apply the reference audio fingerprint onto To do so e Click on the graphical record button to record the audio passing through Ozone e Click the graphical
28. 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 e Unique set of bit meters and DC offset direct current offset meters provides a complete view of the digital bitstream and conversion process To enable disable the feathering algorithm and compare its effect on the audio signal click on the Dither button underneath the master I O meters The dither power button will illuminate when dithering is active and affecting the audio To access the settings for the dithering section click on the Dither button in the lower right hand corner of the interface The dithering section contains the following controls Noise Shaping Curve This graph shows the noise shaping profile curve as displayed across the frequency spectrum The graph displays the general frequency curve of the specific dither noise profile that is used depending on the algorithm Bit Depth This control allows you to set the target bit depth for the audio When mastering for a CD for example you would want this set to 16 bit Dither Amount This sets the number of bits or amount of dither that will be used The dithering amount can be varied among Off Medium and Strong The Off and Low settings can leave some non linear quantization distortion or dither noise modulation while the strong setting completely eliminates the non linear distortion
29. the History window processing resumes from the point you had last selected so you can continue building on the History list from an earlier point A B C and D Buttons You can assign up to four points in the History list to A B C and D buttons To do so e Select the point in the list you want to capture _ Click on the Set button below the A B C or D EXC Band 4 Mix 54 7 button DYN Band 1 Lim Knee 5 4dB ae DYN Band 1 Comp Knee 5 3dB e Clicking on the appropriate button will then MAX Character 5 2 recall the setting assigned to that button MAX Stereo Unlink 44 MAX Mode IRC Il MAX Ceiling 1 0dB History Depth MAX Threshold 13 9dB i a DYN Band 2 Lim Ratio 1 3 1 The history list has a depth setting which controls DYN Band 2 Comp Attack 477ms how many edits it remembers You can change this DYN Band 2 Comp Ratio 12 2 1 setting in the General Options tab For the plug ins UYN Gand 2 Comp Release BI4ms JYN Band 2 Lim Threshold 4 8c the history is saved at the system level while for the ipa oe a Cia sak z standalone the history is saved in the Project file C Band Mix 76 5 XC Mode Tape XC Mode Warm While using Ozone you can press Ctrl Z repeatedly sialon Glas a to undo edits you ve made and Ctrl Shift Z to redo ia a oa aa Ale ag he edits CMD Z and CMD Shift Z on Mac OSX See EQ Band 1 BXB 116 0 3 6 46 Shortcut Keys and Mouse Support for more keyboard shortcuts OZONE 6 GENERAL F
30. with a width of one full octave Window Size Controls the size of the spectrum analyzer allowing you to optimize it for different sized monitors Window Selects a window type for the spectrum In most cases the default 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 OZONE 6 OPTIONS SPECTRUM OPTIONS 0 OON ms 6 Options Peak Hold Time You can click on 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 Average Time 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 Overlap Controls how often the spectrum updates More overlap will cause the spectrum to update more frequently at the expense of increased CPU usage OZONE 6 OPTIONS SPECTRUM OPTIONS OON 6 Options Equalizer Options General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter NO Plug in App Spectrum Performance Vv Ozone Advanced 6 1b3930z0ne6App 6 1 b3930SX 10 8 2 Show Spectrum Check this box to display a real time spectrum analyzer signal underneath the Equalizer curve This can be very useful in showing the frequency balance of your mix and how
31. E 6 OPTIONS IMAGER OPTIONS OON ms 6 Options Dynamic EQ Options General Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter I O General Ozone Advanced 6 1b8930zone6App 6 1 b8930SX 10 8 2 Show Musical Units When checked the Dynamic EQ will show its frequency points as musical notes for example A4 instead of measured in Hz Show Spectrum When checked a spectrum view of the program material will be available to view within the module allowing you to see in real time how your settings affect the spectral balance of your audio Alt Solo Filter Q Controls the bandwidth Q of the filter used in the Dynamic EQ The setting ranges from 2 to 12 KU 0 OZONE 6 OPTIONS DYNAMIC EQ OPTIONS OON ms 6 Options Exciter Options General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Crossover Ozone Advanced 6 1b8930zone6App 6 1 b8930SX 10 8 Crossover Type Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter I O Plug in App 27To Selects between a digital linear phase crossover an analog crossover and Ozone s Hybrid crossover e The analog crossover option provides a natural analog character e The digital crossover provides a more transparent sound The Hybrid crossover is a perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce ohase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers Crossover Buffer Si
32. Lok 1 When first prompted to authorize Ozone 6 click on Authorize 2 Next enter the serial number in all capital letters as it is shown on the included card or purchase confirmation e mail SN OZONE6 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 3 You must also enter your 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 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 6 license to your iLok 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 click Finish to begin using Ozone 6 Online 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 6 Advanced and have already authorized Ozone 6 Standard After removing your author
33. PU consumption for this setup should now be optimized If you change the 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 multitrack 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 OZONE 6 TIPS AND SHORTCUTS CPU OPTIMIZATION 85 OON SB Tios and Shortcuts Automation Plug In Version Only 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 hundreds of parameters in Ozone using any host application that supports effects automation Using Automation in Ozone The implementation and specifics of automation are dependent on the host application please refer to the documentation of your host app for setting up an automated mix In general you insert Ozone as an ordinary effect on a track and 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
34. U 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 inter 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 K System Ozone 6 supports Bob Katz s K System metering with simultaneous peak and RMS displays 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 Scale This sets the range and scale of the I O Meters dB Linear Decibel scale presented linearly from 60 dB to 0 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 EBU 9 Loudness scale recommended as a d
35. ULES EQUALIZER 44 CZONES Mastering Modules 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 Spectrum Analyzer Options You can set options for the spectrum by accessing the Spectrum Options tab or right clicking the spectrum and selecting Spectrum Options from the context menu Post Equalizer Ozone includes a second Equalizer available for placement anywhere in your signal chain You can use this post Equalizer to balance frequencies after multiband processing or perform Stereo and Mid Side or Left Right EQ processing simultaneously all from within Ozone 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 EQ Options screen under Alt Solo Filter Q Once you ve pinpointed a particular frequency using the Alt Solo feature you can double click that area to activate a new node in that exact location Component Equalizer Plug In If you are using Ozone 6 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantia
36. UNCTIONS AUDIO AUDITION 5 SONAE General Functions Buffer Size The Buffer Size Viewer dialog lets you inspect the buffer sizes that your host uses 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 by clicking the View Buffers button on the General tab of the Options screen Then use the following controls 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 plug in it will be added to the list of captured buffer sizes for you to see Push Stop to stop cap
37. and dragging Threshold Meter The Threshold meter displays gain reduction as it is taking place with level meters 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 Dynamic Curve Meter This meter shows the input signal x axis plotted against the output processed signal y axis More horizontal compression curves mean the signal is being flattened compressed more You can zoom in and out on the meter by clicking the and buttons in the bottom right The meter features individual nodes for the Limiter L and Compressor C 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 Component Dynamics Plug in If you are using Ozone 6 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 6 s Dynamics module as an individual component plug in Ozone 6 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMICS 53 OZONE Mastering Modules Imager Ozone s Imager module allows you to adjust the stereo width of your mix using a multiband stereo imaging module As with the other multiband modules in Ozone Dynamics and Exciter the module is split up into four bands de
38. application e Load existing audio files into the application e Apply Ozone s processing tools to the loaded files as desired while monitoring their effects in real time Export the separate processed audio files saved with all of the processing applied Using Mastering Presets in Ozone 6 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 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 also 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 upper half to upper quarter of the meter It is
39. at is loaded If a file is loaded after with a different or higher sample rate it is converted to the original sampling rate set for the project by the first file or manually set before the second file is loaded The conversion process will not convert previously converted processed files which are copied as working files upon load Ozone will simply go back to the original files create new copies and then convert all files to the new sample rate for their new working copies Bit Depth Select the bit depth you want to export your file to If you select a bit depth other than 32 bit you may want to apply dither to your export Ozone processes files at 32 bit so dither is desirable for files being exported to values lower than 32 bit Dither settings will default to ideal settings for 16 bit exports CD quality bit depth Checking the Dither on export box will apply these default settings or any custom settings you choose in the Dither module Enable Dither When exporting to a bit depth lower than 32 bit checking this box will apply high quality dithering to the exported file SS OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 4 Z4 N217 standalone Version Operation This allows you to preserve the sound quality and dynamic range of a higher bit depth when exporting the audio file to a lower bit depth For example a common workflow is to record audio at 24 bit resolution then import and process the audio in an applicatio
40. ate custom folders of presets for different projects archive presets etc To change the folder that Ozone looks to for presets click the Change button in the Preset Manager then browse to the folder that contains the presets you want to use Migrating Presets from Ozone 5 Ozone 5 Preset Loading Presets that were created in Ozone 5 can be loaded into Ozone 6 You can access your Ozone 5 presets by changing the preset manager folder path to your Ozone 5 preset folder or by manually copying your Ozone 5 presets into the Ozone 6 preset folder Changing Preset Manager file path Open Ozone 6 and navigate to the Preset Manager In the Preset Manager select the Change button and navigate to your Ozone 5 preset folder in the OS window that appears select Open to set the new path Copying Ozone 5 presets into your Ozone 6 preset folder Navigate to your Ozone 5 preset folder file paths listed below Copy the presets you wish to use within Ozone 6 navigate to the Ozone 6 preset folder and paste the presets into a folder of your choosing Notes on Legacy Preset loading Updating an Ozone 5 preset from within the Ozone 6 preset manager will update the file to work with Ozone 6 and will not be backwards compatible Presets saved in the Ozone 5 Advanced component plug ins will not load in the Ozone 6 module preset system Presets that were saved in the Ozone 5 module preset system will load properly To workaround component plug in
41. audio it can still be played back in mono without producing unpleasant artifacts Visuals The display at the top of the Imager module offers three separate displays e Crossover View e Stereo Width Spectrum e Correlation Trace ai To view a given display type click on its icon on the left side of the display Crossover View This view displays the multiband information and crossover points for the module For more information see the Using Multiband Modules section Stereo Width Spectrum This view shows a mirrored spectrum display of the signal s stereo width using the same frequency range as the multiband crossover display Correlation View Trace This view displays a scrolling history of the incoming signal s stereo correlation drawn in real time Positive in phase values are drawn in light blue while negative out of phase values are drawn In red Clipping The Vectorscope will draw any clipped samples in red Component Stereo Imaging Plug in If you are using Ozone 6 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 6 s Imager module as an individual component plug in Ozone 6 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone I OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES IMAGER 56 OZONE Mastering Modules Exciter The Exciter module can give a sparkle or shine to the upper frequencies of a mix It can also be used in mid and even low f
42. bits in the outside columns should be lit You should also click on the meter periodically to reset 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 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 Note that the bit meter 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 Headroom You may have a 24 bit audio file but aren t using all of the bits e 16 Bits In a more extreme case you are only using 16 bits If you re dithering to 16 bits this is what you want to see However 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 the signal down to 16 bits etc e Stuck Bit One bit in the middle of the signal isn t being exercised possibly due to a faulty A D converter or bug with a software plug in 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 intu
43. cross all frequencies High pass A high pass filter is applied to the module You can make the following adjustments to the filter Click the slope label to cycle through filter slopes 6 12 24 and 48 dB Click and drag the frequency node on the high pass filter display to select the frequency of the high pass filter 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 For all three of the detection filter modes click on the small S icon to solo the filtered frequency allowing you to monitor only the signal that the detection circuit is using to trigger the Dynamics module Gain Reduction Trace View This view offers 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 envelope of gain reduction OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMICS 52 CZONES Mastering Modules Note You can adjust the scale on the left by hovering over it and using your mouse wheel You can also slide the scale by clicking
44. d 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 You can bypass Ozone and the gain is automatically adjusted so that when you A B Ozone on and off the apparent volume is the same This gain processing is the only processing that is applied when Ozone is bypassed and it is of course only applied when Ozone is actually bypassed Note In the plug in version of Ozone 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 the Bypass button in Ozone will automatically depress accordingly If the host does not report that it is bypassed Ozone doesn t know and therefore cannot apply the gain when bypassed OZONE 6 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AUDIO AUDITION 4 SONAE General Functions Undo History Window The Undo History window is a unique and powerful feature for comparing settings in Ozone To access the History list click on the History button in the lower right hand corner of the interface 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 Clear button Press the Clear button to clear the history list at any time Close button Press the Close button to close
45. djusted to a value within a range of 20 ms to 200 ms depending on the type of signal that is being processed Gain The gain slider adjusts the output gain of the entire Dynamics module This is useful for example after compressing or limiting to makeup the decrease in volume Auto Gain Compensation When you click the auto button automatic gain control calculates the RMS levels of both the input and output signals of the Compressor for each crossover band and then 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 Parallel Adjust this slider to control the dry wet mix of direct unprocessed signal to the processed signal for the module This slider is very useful for applying the technique called parallel compression where you can mix in a desired amount of unprocessed signal OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMICS 50 Z N E7 Mastering Modules Compressor Limiter Controls The Compressor and Limiter sections of the module each contain their own discrete set of controls per band that work as follows Detection Mode Three buttons at the bottom of the Threshold Control allow you to adjus
46. e in which case the correlation is 1 and the meter 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 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 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 and less similar Stereo Width Controls o OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES IMAGER 55 OZONE Mastering Modules Band Width These sliders set the amount of stereo widening for each band there is one slider for each of the four bands Higher amounts provide more widening 100 mono to 100 full widening Enable Stereoizer Toggle this option on to use stereo synthesis to add natural sounding stereo width to mono or narrow sounding recordings Stereoizer Amount By adjusting the amount control in conjunction with the width sliders you can control the character of the stereo effect The Stereoize effect is completely mono compatible even if you add width to
47. e 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 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 Clicking the sign will decrease or zoom out the resolution of the metering scale 1 OZONE 6 GENERAL FUNCTIONS INPUT OUTPUT GAIN 2 2 N27 General Functions Audio Audition Section Ozone s audition section is located underneath the master stereo meters on the right hand side of the screen It provides a useful set of tools for monitoring the master stereo signal and works as follows Stereo When none of the controls in the audition section are activated the program material operates in normal stereo mode Swap Button Click this button to swap the left and right sides of the stereo signal allowing you to monitor the signal in reverse Mono Click on the Mono button to have Ozone collapse the stereo signal to mono allowing you to check your song for mono compatib
48. ecially 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 e Adaptive Release automatically and intelligently adjusts compressor release times based on the peak factor of the incoming signal How to Use Ozone Multiband Dynamics 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 display at the top of the module 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 When you click on a specific band the settings for the controls as well as the dynamics meters will be updated to display the currently selected band As a reminder of which band they are currently controlling the color of the controls will switch to match the color of the selected band OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMICS 48 OZONE Mastering Modules Each band of dynamics is capable of three types of dynamics processing e Limiting e Compression e Expansion This type of versatility allows you for example to aggressively limit high level signals apply more gentle compression to medium level signals or boost expand the level of soft signals The combination is such that you can tighten the dynamic range by co
49. efault 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 dB SN OZONE 6 OPTIONS 1 0 OPTIONS 60 NY OON ms 6 Options Source Selects the audio source feeding the meters Choices include Stereo Mid Side 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 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 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 Peak Hold Time Selects how many consecutive samples of audio must exceed digital full scale before registering as a peak Choices include 5 250 500 1 000 5 000 Infinite Integration Time This setting lets you specify the integration time for the RMS calculation In most RMS meters the integration time is set to around 300 ms 10 mms 50 ms
50. ehind Ozone Thus we have provided an Opacity slider in the main options dialog plug in version only available at Settings gt General gt Graphics gt Opacity 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 power than a standard opaque plug in if you set the Opacity to less than 100 OZONE 6 TIPS AND SHORTCUTS AUTOMATION 86 OON m8 SE Tios 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 Using the Scroll Function of your Mouse or Trackpad You can use the scroll function of your mouse or trackpad to adjust most controls I O gain sliders etc by simply positioning the cursor over the control and scrolling Hold Ctrl Windows or Command OS X to move in smaller increments Hold Shift to move in larger increments If the scrolling action has no effect try clicking on the plug in to make sure Ozone has keyboard focus In the numerical readout of the EQ bands you can adjust a value by holding the pointer over the value and then scro
51. erts a new band same as if you click on the button If all four bands are already added this control will be automatically hidden Remove Band Removes an existing band same as if you click on the button Copy Clicking on Copy will copy all of the settings used for that band of the processor into the copy buffer where they can be pasted into a different band Paste Clicking on the Paste command will take the band settings that have been copied into the copy buffer and will apply them to the band that is currently being right clicked Copying and pasting can be helpful for example for duplicating settings across bands in the multiband Dynamics module Spectrum Options Navigates to the options tab for Ozone s spectrum analyzer Crossover Options Navigates to the crossover options tab for the module you are right clicking on Each multiband module can have its own independent crossover options including Analog Digital and Hybrid Analog Crossover The analog crossover option provides a natural character reminiscent of filter slopes in analog equipment e 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 ohase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points a
52. es to add it to the chain To change the order of the processing simply click and drag any of the modules moving them left or right to a different order y Post Equalizer To add a third party plug in to the signal chain click on the Plug ins tab in the module browser From there you can select any third party plug in you have installed Ozone 6 supports VST and AudioUnit AU plug in formats OZONE 6 GENERAL FUNCTIONS OZONE PROCESSING MODULES 21 SONAE General Functions Input 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 in and coming out Setting Input and Output Gain You can adjust the input or output gain by sliding the faders with the mouse as well as clicking and using the mouse wheel Adjusting the Left and Right Channels Independently By default the left and right gain levels are linked moving one moves the other You can adjust left and right gain independently by clicking on the lock icon You can also offset the two channels and then relock them so that later adjustments move both channels by the same amount The 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 doubl
53. file menu contains the different commands you use to perform functions such as Loading audio files into an Ozone project for processing Saving the project Exporting the processed audio files The file menu s different commands are detailed below in the context of describing the workflow of loading processing and saving audio files Loading Files Upon launching the standalone Ozone application a new project will automatically be created The first step is to import an audio file into the new project To do so you can Click on the File menu at the top of the screen then Import Audio Files Click on the plus icon at the top left area of the interface Use keyboard shortcut Cmd I or Ctrl A standard dialog box will appear where you can navigate to the desired file then click Open to import it into the project Supported file formats that can be loaded include V v V v wav aiff mp3 flac Supported bit depths include v 16 bit v 20 bit v 24 bit Supported sample rates include V E NEA PA PA 11 250 22 050 44 100 48 000 88 200 96 000 176 400 192 000 S OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 42 ZENE 5 standalone Version Operation You can also import an audio file by dragging and dropping the audio file from your computer desktop folder onto the Ozone window The imported audio file displays as a tab in the upper portion of the screen with the
54. hannel The left and right gain sliders will still control the left and right gain of your signal The Mid Side meters will still adhere to the same Type and Scale settings defined in the I O options menu lt 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MID SIDE PROCESSING 88 OZONE Mastering Modules Equalizer Ozone s versatile Equalizer allows you to add warmth and character with analog matched filters or precisely boost and cut frequencies with digital linear phase filters Ozone offers different types of versatile EQs for placement within the signal chain and includes a wide variety of filter shapes including Flat Butterworth low and high pass Brickwall low and high pass and vintage shelf filters New in version 6 of Ozone is a larger parameter readout and larger controls making it easier than ever to adjust settings to your liking Key Features Eight bands of bell high pass low pass high shelf low shelf or Baxandall filters e Fully configurable spectrum analyzer with the ability to highlight Mid Side and stereo spectrums e Matching Mode lets you use spectrum snapshots of recordings to create automatic EQ curves with an intuitive interface e Powerful Mid Side and Left Right processing modes give you unprecedented control over the stereo soundstage 2 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EQUALIZER 89 CZONES Mastering Modules EQ Display Options Ozone s EQ module contains three different user interface modes for worki
55. he filter node to adjust the frequency and gain of the high shelf filter This filter will be applied to the entire Exciter module allowing you to further adjust any high frequencies that have been generated by the Exciter module Not only does the post filter view display the spectrum of the incoming signal but it additionally highlights particular frequencies being affected by the Exciter Exciter Controls These controls are available for each band of the Exciter Amount This slider controls the amount of the harmonic excitation for the corresponding frequency band Mix This slider controls the mix of the excited signal with the original mix Mid Side Controls The Exciter module can operate in either stereo or Mid Side operation See the Mid Side Processing section for more details o OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EXCITER 58 OZONE Mastering Modules Maximizer 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 lets you boost the overall level of your mixes without sacrificing dynamics and clarity The Maximizer applies to the entire bandwidth of the mix it 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 Charac
56. he incoming signal before producing distortion that is detectable to the human ear The IRC Ill mode is very CPU intensive and produces a high latency especially at higher sampling rates You may find that at sampling rates greater than 48 kHz you are unable to use Intelligent III mode in real time The IRC modes provide intelligent release control the release time is automatically varied depending on the audio material However when the Maximizer is set to IRCIII mode you may choose between four different character styles which will help you manage the Limiter s final sound by constraining its release behavior To achieve the best results start with the style set to balanced then try the various styles to see which best suits your mix The style choices include Tube Clipping This is the most aggressive style setting of IRCIII 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 Crisp This setting aggressively constrains the Limiter s release behavior and will favor distortion over any pumping Balanced his setting constrains the release behavior of the Limiter in a generally transparent way and should be suitable for most material Pumping This is the least aggressive style setting for IRCIII and does not constrain the Limiter s release behavior It can tend toward a slower release behavior and may result in pumpi
57. ich type of amplitude detection method is used by the Vectorscope Choices include e Peak When this option is enabled Ozone s 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 e 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 Envelope Envelope mode behaves much like RMS mode but with some key advantages Unlike RMS True Envelope mode produces even levels across all frequencies 2 OZONE 6 OPTIONS IMAGER OPTIONS OON ms 6 Options Crossover Type Selects between a digital linear phase crossover an analog crossover and Ozone s Hybrid crossover The analog crossover option provides a natural analog character e The digital crossover provides a more transparent sound 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 Size Determines how large of a digital audio buffer is used in the Imager module s crossover section Crossover Q Determines the bandwidth of the crossover points in the Imager crossover section TV 2 OZON
58. ility It is always important to check any stereo material for mono compatibility and make sure that any processing you have done does not cause any elements of your mix to cancel out and disappear when listening in mono Bypass Click this button to bypass all processing from all modules on the audio signal The graphical interface for the modules will turn a light grey as a reminder that these modules are not in the signal path The bypass control provides a handy one click comparison tool where you can quickly compare how your song sounds with and without the processing that you have added using Ozone You can always make sure with a single click that the processing you have added is improving your audio as desired Dither Click this button to bring up the dither window and its various settings See the Dither section for more details Auto Match Gain Clicking on the ear icon underneath the master I O meters activates the Automatically Match Effective Gain When Bypassed feature iii OZONE 6 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AUDIO AUDITION 3 SONAE General Functions When Ozone is on there are many modules such as the multiband dynamics and loudness maximizer that can affect the overall or perceived loudness of the mix This makes it very hard to compare Ozone on to Ozone bypassed The Automatically Match Effective Gain When Bypassed feature solves this problem Ozone determines how much perceive
59. in as well as a standalone application Seven essential mastering tools e Maximizer e Equalizer e Dynamic Equalizer Ozone 6 Advanced only e Dynamics Imager e Exciter e Dithering Analog modeled processing combined with linear phase precision Elegant highly efficient user interface Extensive metering and visual analysis tools help you get better results Comprehensive preset system with large number of professionally designed presets Module presets Mix and match settings between modules Integrated undo history with comparison tools Visually intuitive user definable signal routing Extensive automation support CPU efficient optimized for low latency DAW environments Supports sampling rates up to 192 kHz 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 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 can recreate the soft limiting exhibited by a vintage valve Equalizer while the Exciter mimics the musically pleasing harmonic saturation of a vacuum tube component Whenever there was a choice between CPU power and sound quality we chose so
60. ing your local distributor please contact iZotope support http www izotope com support Thanks for using Ozone 1Zotope The iZotope Team Portions of this software are copyright 2015 The Free Type Project www freetype org All rights reserved OZONE 6 TIPS AND SHORTCUTS CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND DISTRIBUTION 89
61. ins 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 however there are some aspects of host applications that are not detectable by plug ins Read this section for instructions on how to optimize Ozone for your particular setup Setting Buffer Sizes for Independent Modules Ozone s Equalizer requires fixed buffers when set to certain modes You can set its buffer size independently using its options tab These buffer sizes default to reasonable values and most users should be able to use Ozone right away without tweaking them OZONE 6 TIPS AND SHORTCUTS CPU OPTIMIZATION 84 OON ms SB Tios and Shortcuts How to Decrease CPU Usage If you experience unusually high CPU usage you can try changing the EQ module 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 bes
62. ion within the audio file displaying in minutes seconds milliseconds Total Time This smaller display shows you the total length of all songs in the session To play back the imported audio file press the space bar or click on the Play button The audio file will be played back with a moving playhead indicating the current position in the file Press the space bar again or click on the Stop button to stop playback This function is very useful when dialing in the desired processing for a particular section of your audio file SS OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 44 4 N217 Standalone Version Operation Multiple File Workflow You can load multiple files into the same project To do so simply repeat the Import File process each newly imported file will display in its own separate tab on the top of the screen To play back audio from any given file simply click on its corresponding tab The waveform file will change to display that tab s audio and the playback controls will control playback for that audio file Note that any audio processing that is applied for an imported file affects the audio for that file only it does not affect the audio of the other files represented by the other tabs This allows you to apply separate audio processing settings to each separate audio file in a session This is crucial in a mastering session since you will apply different processing to each song within a larger collectio
63. it is changed as you apply equalization Show Musical Units When this setting is checked it allows you to display frequency labels as notes for example A4 in addition to the conventional EQ measurement of Hz Show Extra Curves Click on this setting to display Phase Delay Phase Response and Group Delay Soft Saturation Checking this button allows the audio material when booted to the point of overloading to saturate in a more forgiving analog type mater as opposed to harsh digital style overloads Buffer Size Adjusts how large of a memory buffer measured in samples Ozone uses when applying equalization to the signal S OZONE 6 OPTIONS EQUALIZER OPTIONS 72 NZ OON 6 Options Frequency Resolution Selects the minimum resolution in Hz the Equalizer can be adjusted in Choices include 48 Hz 24 Hz 12 Hz 6 Hz 3 Hz Filter Size Adjusts the steepness of the filter setting used in the EQ module Alt Solo Filter Q Sets the bandwidth Q of the Alt Solo Feature S OZONE 6 OPTIONS EQUALIZER OPTIONS 73 NI OON ms 6 Options Dynamics Options General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter I O Plug in App General 7 aia L Ozone Advanced 6 1b3930z0ne6App 6 1 b3930SX 10 8 2 Crossover Type Selects between a digital linear phase crossover an analog crossover and Ozone s Hybrid crossover The analog crossover option provides a natural analog characte
64. itive 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 Bit Meter Reset Click here to reset the bit meter and start its display over with the program material s current playback point ZONES MASTER SECTION DITHERING V4 N ma SI Master Section Filter DC Offset DC offset direct current offset is a defect in the recording when the waveform s average voltage is above or below zero Audio signals are normally represented by an alternating current whose average value is zero Some malfunctions in the recording equipment can result in a direct current leaking into the signal Thus the recorded waveform appears to be above or below the zero line In FFT Fast Fourier Transform analyzers the DC offset is represented with energy at zero frequency O Hz A DC offset can be removed with a high pass filter Ozone s DC Offset button activates a high pass filter with a 1 Hz cutoff frequency It is important to distinguish DC offset from waveform asymmetry Asymmetry skews the waveform shape towards positive or negative levels but the average current stays at zero Unlike DC offset asymmetry has no particular energy near O Hz and can be reduced using phase rotation filters Note The Filter DC Offset runs in real time before the Maximizer The
65. ive with a warmer tone Oversampling Click this control to turn on the oversampling option It utilizes more processing power to increase the quality level of the Exciter module by increasing the sampling rate of the applied distortion to reduce aliasing 2 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EXCITER 57 OZONE Mastering Modules Multiband Controls Like other multiband modules in Ozone the controls for the Exciter can individually process each of four frequency bands separately To access these controls click the Crossover View icon on the upper left hand side of the module interface The upper portion of the module interface will display the crossover points and frequency bands and the following controls will be accessible Selecting Crossover Points Click and drag any of the three vertical white lines in the crossover display to select the frequency range for each of the four bands Soloing a Band Click on the S button on any of the frequency bands to hear that specific band only Bypassing a Band Click on the graphical power button on any frequency bands to bypass the Exciter processing on that specific band only Processing for the other bands will remain enabled Post Filter View Click the Post Filter View icon on the upper left hand side of the module interface to switch to the post filter view The upper portion of the module interface will switch to a display showing a single high shelf filter Drag t
66. ization 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 Standard authorization at any time in order to run Ozone 6 Advanced in Trial or Demo mode Note If you have downloaded Ozone 6 Standard and then purchased an upgrade to Ozone 6 Advanced you will need to download Ozone 6 Advanced from our website here and reinstall first 2 OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION AUTHORIZATION 4 SANES introduction What is Ozone 6 Get ready for an entirely new mastering experience Ozone 6 the latest version of iZotope s complete mastering system has a workflow centered around creativity a redesigned modern interface guides and inspires users of all experience levels at every step so you can freely experiment with ease Reinvent timeless sounds by harnessing the sonic texture of classic analog gear then tweak with the surgical precision of digital software An intuitive display and robust visual feedback let you dial in your signature sound in just a few clicks Whether you re a professional engineer or a home studio producer Ozone 6 gives you everything you need to effortlessly produce professional sounding masters in one elegant package 2 OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION WHAT IS OZONE 6 5 CZONES introduction Key Features in Ozone 6 V V o a Ty Ty Ty NN N O N Complete audio mastering system available in a single plug
67. lling In the Undo History screen you can use the wheel to scroll through the History list Copy Paste Support Right 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 at a much higher precision than the plug in displays Mouse and Meters You can zoom in and out on level meters and level histograms by holding down the Ctrl key Windows or the Command key 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 averaging 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 OZONE 6 TIPS AND SHORTCUTS SHORTCUT KEYS AND MOUSE SUPPORT 87 V4 IN ms 6f Tios and Shortcuts KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FILE OPERATIONS TRANSPORT OSX WIN OSX WIN Create New Project N ctrl N Start Stop Playback Spacebar Open Project O ctrl O Return Playhead to Zero Return Save Project S ctrl S Go To Previous Track Save Project As 14s ctrl shift S Go To Next Track Import Audio Files l ctrl l Toggle
68. lug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MAXIMIZER 62 V4 N ma SI Master Section Master Section Input Output Meters Ozone s input output level meters display the input and output level for the left and right channels Several metering options are available you can select which metering method you wish to use by clicking the Settings button then selecting the I O settings tab Alternatively you can right click on the meters themselves to go straight to the I O settings tab as well See the I O Settings section for details on the different available metering scales 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 Cirl click the I O meters to bring up these options directly OZONE 6 MASTER SECTION INPUT OUTPUT METERS V4GIN ma GF Master Section Dithering Ozone contains a comprehensive set of dithering tools that allows you to prepare studio quality audio for CD and other formats by effectively converting and dithering audio to 24 20 16 12 or 8 bits Note that the dither tool is independent of the Maximizer module O Medium Key Features e Includes iZotope MBIT Dither for exceptionally transparent conversion to different bit depths This is a proprietary iZotope word length reduction technology
69. mpressing from the top by expanding from the bottom or a combination of both Global Dynamics Controls Click on the Band or All labels to choose between Band Display 100ms 10 0 Displays controls for one band at a time and uses the rest of the module s display for comprehensive metering In this mode you can switch which band to adjust by Tapping on the desired band region in the display at the top of the module e Using the left right arrows on either side of the band label to toggle which band s controls are displayed OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMICS 49 OZONE Mastering Modules All Display Displays controls and meters in a condensed mode for all four bands at the same time Adaptive Release e Link Click the Link label to link the controls for all four bands When doing so adjustments made to any band will affect all four frequency bands Adaptive Release When Adaptive Release is On in the Dynamics module it will automatically adjust the Release time of the Compressor based on the Peak factor of a signal If a transient signal is detected the Release time is scaled to be shorter for less pumping If a sustained note is detected the Release time is scaled to be longer for lower distortion The Release time is scaled in relation to the Release value set by the user For example if you are using the Compressor with the Release time set to 100 ms the Release time will be automatically a
70. n of work unique to the needs of that specific song This also allows for the different songs to all fit together nicely as a cohesive album To re order the layout of the audio files tab within a session simply click and hold on any tab in a project then drag it to the left or right To delete an imported audio file in a session you can either e Right click on the audio file s tab and select Remove Track e Click on a tab to highlight it then click on the X button When deleting a file a dialog box will appear offering you three different options Remove Audio Keep the project s copy of Track 2 aif on disk e Click the Cancel button to cancel out of the delete operation e Click the Delete button to delete the original file that was loaded into the session You would normally not want to do this since you would be deleting your original audio file e Click the Keep button to delete the track from the session but keep the file in the Imported Audio Files folder S OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 45 ZENE 5 standalone Version Operation Using Ozone s preset system you can also copy and paste processing settings from one imported song to another using the following steps Effect the first track with your desired settings e Save these settings as a preset e Click the tab of the next track you wish to apply the preset to e Load the previous preset you have just saved e
71. n such as Ozone which will process at a higher resolution of 32 bits However if you are releasing the audio material on a commercial CD the audio content must at some point be converted to 16 bit audio since that is the required bit depth of the Red Book CD audio format By applying iZotope s dithering to a 24 bit file you can preserve the sound quality of the 24 bit file when exporting it to a 16 bit file that can be burned to an audio CD Help Click this button to launch the help documentation for Ozone 6 Cancel Click this button to cancel out of the export process and return to the main interface Export Click this button to begin the export process A dialog box will appear that shows the progress of the export operation which occurs in faster than real time Saving The standalone version of Ozone 6 offers three separate save commands located within the file menu They work as follows Save Project Click on File Save Project to save the Ozone project to your computer A dialog box will appear allowing you to specify the save path of the project as well as the project name Once the project has been initially saved you can click on the Save Project command again at any time and it will automatically update your changes saving over the previous version A saved Ozone project contains the following three components all placed in an automatically created folder named after the project e An Imported A
72. nd the warm characteristics of analog crossovers TIN OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES USING MULTIBAND MODULES 34 CZONES Mastering Modules 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 Note The above two controls are available when a digital crossover is selected Automatic Crossover Ozone 6 includes an innovative Learn function which intelligently searches for a natural place to set your crossover cutoffs To use this click the Learn button in the bottom right corner of the crossover display 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 clicking the Learn button again ZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES USING MULTIBAND MODULES 85 CZONES Mastering Modules Mid Side Processing Most of the modules in Ozone EQ Dynamics Exciter and Dynamic EQ include an optional mid side processing option letting you process the center and edges of the stereo soundstage separately
73. ng This is the legacy setting and is the behavior used in Ozone version 5 01 and earlier The Tube algorithm provides a warmer more analog sounding final stage limiting while retaining the ease and precision of digital maximizing This is loosely modeled after the Fairchild 670 a feedback based compressor limiter with a soft knee The attack and release envelopes are slightly different due its feedback topology An IRC limiter follows the tube processing to transparently prevent clipping The character slider controls attack and release time of Tube mode similar to its behavior in the IRC modes 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MAXIMIZER 60 SANTE Mastering Modules Threshold Controls Threshold This slider 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 Ceiling Formerly called Margin the ceiling sets the maximum level output by the Maximizer It is generally recommended to use a setting of 0 3 when dithering or a more dramatic setting 0 6 to 0 8 when mastering audio to be converted to mp3 later in order to prevent clipping in the future Other Controls True Peak Limiting Enables True Peak limiting by examining not j
74. ng Presets Loading Presets in Ozone You can select and audition any preset by simply clicking on the name in the list This will activate the relevant selected Ozone modules and you will hear the effect of the preset when you play back your audio 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 Save the existing preset in the Preset Manager 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 Renaming Presets In the Preset Manager you can double click on a preset to edit its name __ _ __
75. ng with the EQ each mode offers a different way of interacting with the module and what parameters you can control The three modes work as follows sA Spectrum View Main View All Bands View To view a given display type click on its icon on the left side of the display Spectrum View This view offers a simple overview of all eight bands of EQ allowing you to work with key parameters of all eight bands at the same time including frequency gain bandwidth Q and individual band bypass The node circles on the EQ display mark each of the eight EQ bands You can adjust an EQ band by clicking on a node and dragging the crosshairs Horizontally to change the frequency of the band Vertically to change the gain of the band Move the mouse over the handles on each side of the band to adjust the bandwidth Q of the EQ band by dragging with the mouse and widening the band You can also use your mouse or trackpad s scroll action to widen narrow a selected band As you adjust the nodes you will see multiple EQ curves The white curve is the composite of all EQ bands while the selected band shows as a thin line in the band s specific color Main View In this view you select an individual band to adjust by selecting that band s tab in the interface window the rest of the interface then displays a deeper set of parameters to adjust for that band including the parameters above but also the specific filter type as well
76. ntinuing to push the limits of high quality audio signal processing Ozone 6 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 e If you re not using modules for processing be sure to bypass them in order to conserve CPU power If using Ozone s Digital EQ or crossover adjust your buffer sizes for optimal performance See Buffer Sizes for details e Try changing the buffer size and or latency setting in your host application plug in version 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 EQ and crossover will consume more CPU power e You can disable meters in their option screens Right click on any meter to bring up the options screen for that meter e Using fewer crossover bands can save significant CPU power Try using one or two band dynamics for example instead of all four bands See Using Multiband Modules for instructions on how to change the number of crossover bands e If you are using Ozone 6 Advanced and are using less than four modules try using the modules as individual component plug ins to reduce CPU power Buffer Sizes Ozone 6 contains advanced controls to help you get the optimal performance for your setup Since Ozone conta
77. of the host app dragging curves and envelopes as opposed to changing controls in Ozone Notes Specific to Ozone Automation We have done our best to provide the controls with intelligent names but it can be overwhelming when you initially see the very large list of automatable parameters in Ozone When scrolling through the list remember that each multiband module has up to 4 bands per parameter So for example Dynamics Comp Thresh Band 1 corresponds to the Compressor Threshold setting in Band 1 of the Dynamics module When automating parameters in the EQ module it is important to note that Stereo Mid Left parameters are labeled with the St M L prefix and Side Right parameters are labeled with the S R prefix When automating a control from the track view you can see the control on the Ozone interface move under the control of the host application We purposely do not update the position of the control as often as we could as it takes CPU power to redraw controls power that is ideally reserved for processing audio So we update the drawing of the control less frequently It may look like the control is moving in steps but rest assured that the audio is being processed smoothly 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 b
78. off lines to the left or right with the mouse Bypassing a Band You can bypass the processing for a specific band or bands by clicking on the bypass button that appears above the center of that band The bypass button is similar in appearance to the bypass button used by the mastering modules When you bypass a band of the crossover you will hear the audio within that band but without any processing for that band Soloing a Band You can Solo a band by clicking on the box labeled S above the center of the band This allows you to adjust multiband processing more easily by hearing only the audio within the selected band Change the Number of Bands To add or remove bands click in the plus and minus signs in the lower left hand corner of the crossover display Clicking will add a band Clicking will subtract a band You can choose to split the audio into one two three or four 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 CPU is required when working with fewer bands ZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES USING MULTIBAND MODULES 83 CZONES Mastering Modules Other Band Controls Right clicking on a band brings up a contextual menu with the following additional commands Insert Band Remove Band Copy Paste Spectrum Options Crossover Options Insert Band Ins
79. ons App Tab General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter 0 Plug in App Other Vv Ozone Advanced 6 1b8930zone6App 6 1 b8930SX 10 8 2 Enable Waveform Segments Overlay Click to enable the Waveform Segmentation overlay which is the multicolored bar located just below the waveform In Ozone 6 every imported audio file is scanned for matching segments which are displayed as colored bars This display acts as a helpful color coding of the sections of a song A mastering engineer can use this display to quickly check every transition or alternatively A B the chorus of one song with the chorus of another The corresponding audio can be selected by clicking on the colored segment this allows you to easily select a loop region or quickly jump to different sections of a file Playhead Follows Playback When this control is checked the playhead will always stop at the location that the stop button is pressed as opposed to returning to the start position TIN OZONE 6 OPTIONS APP OPTIONS 3 V4 IN SB Tios and Shortcuts Tips and Shortcuts CPU Optimization Unlike many single task plug ins Ozone 6 harnesses the power of six plug ins in one and 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 co
80. port to customers who may be interested in purchasing an iZotope product Before contacting iZotope support you can search our Product Knowledgebase to see if the solution to your problem has already been published How to Contact iZotope for Technical Support For additional help with Ozone e Check out the support pages on our web site at http www izotope com support e Contact our customer support department at support izotope com iZotope s highly trained support team is committed to responding to all requests within one 1 business day and frequently respond faster Please try to explain your problem with as much detail and clarity as possible This will ensure our ability to solve your problem accurately the first time around Please include all system specs and the build version of Ozone that you are using Once your support request is submitted you should automatically receive a confirmation email from iZotope support If you do not receive this email within a few minutes please check your spam folder and make sure our responses are not getting blocked To prevent this from happening please add Support izotope com to your list of allowed email addresses International Distribution Support is also available from our international distributors worldwide for any customers who purchased their iZotope products through a certified iZotope distributor Check with your local distributor for their availability If you would like help locat
81. presets not loading in the Ozone 6 module preset system load the preset in the Ozone 5 module preset system and add a new preset Loading the new preset you created will work properly in the Ozone 6 module preset system KOO OZONE 6 PRESET SYSTEM PRESET SYSTEM 9 2 NE7 Preset System Module Preset System Ozone 6 1 brings back the module preset system from Ozone 5 You can now load and save presets for individual modules 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 that is more tailored to to working with individual modules Module presets allow you to easily save and load settings in individual modules without affecting other modules in the signal chain Ozone 6 module and component plug in presets are interchangeable so Ozone 6 Advanced users can make use of their module presets within the component plug ins and vice versa Opening the Module Preset System The Module Preset system is easily accessible from the Ozone signal chain Clicking on the button directly above a module s Solo button will open the Module Preset window Loading Module Presets A Selecting a preset in the list will load their settings and related Dynamics comments will be displayed in the bottom of the module preset window Saving Module Presets To add a new module preset that includes a module s current settings click the Add
82. quency Gain You can adjust an EQ band by clicking on a node and dragging it horizontally to change the frequency and vertically to change the gain of the band Adjustment for Q Bandwidth You can adjust the Q or bandwidth of any band by dragging the handles on the side of the node If you have a wheel mouse you can use the mouse wheel to widen narrow a selected band while hovering over the node Threshold Drag the threshold to adjust the amount of compression applied to the specific EQ band you have selected oS OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES DYNAMIC EQ 46 CZONES Mastering Modules Inverse Mode Click this control to activate the Dynamic EQ s Inverse Mode Normally Dynamic EQ acts like a multiband compressor in that as audio exceeds the threshold boosts are reduced and cuts are increased thus compressing the dynamic range of the affected frequencies However you can also invert this behavior so that the filters respond more like an expander In expansion mode boosts and cuts occur as signals exceed the threshold increasing them further For example if you wanted to bring out the snare in a mix you could adjust a filter to boost at the appropriate frequency and set the dynamic settings to respond to the level of the snare hits This boosting filter will only activate when the snare is present thus expanding the dynamic range of these frequencies Conversely a cutting filter in the same scenario would only attenuate these
83. question about iZotope authorization Please visit mute audio output Additionally exporting and saving is i disabled in the Ozone application I OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION AUTHORIZATION 1 SANES introduction Authorizing Your Copy of Ozone 6 Online After opening Ozone 6 and launching the Authorization Wizard perform the following steps to complete the authorization process online 1 Click on Authorize 2 Enter the serial number using all capital letters as it is shown on the included card or purchase confirmation e mail SN OZONE6 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 or go to the Knowledgebase on iZotope com for more information on these options Please make note of the e mail address you use to authorize your license as your license and iZotope account will be linked directly to this e mail address _ iZotope Authorization MG zotope AUTHORIZATION Please enter the following information Name E mail Country United States gt _ Subscribe to the iZotope newsletter Use iLok authorization iLok ID Authorize Cancel gt Advanced Not connected to the Internet You can use offline authorization Offline Authorization Have a question about iZotope a
84. r The digital crossover option provides a more transparent sound 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 Size Determines how large of a digital audio buffer is used in the Dynamics module s crossover section Look Ahead Time Determines how far ahead the dynamics processor looks ahead within the loaded digital audio file in order to provide as transparent and effective dynamics controls as possible The look ahead time ranges from O to 10 ms Crossover Q Determines the bandwidth of the crossover points in the Dynamics module s crossover section 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 PEN 3 OZONE 6 OPTIONS DYNAMICS OPTIONS OON 6 Options Imager Options General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter I O Plug in App General Peak w Hybrid Vv Vv Ozone Advanced 6 1b8930zone6App 6 1 b3930SX 10 8 3 2 Prevent Antiphase When checked the Imager will automatically prevent any settings from being applied that would result in phase cancellation of the stereo signal when summed to mono Vectorscope Detection Method Chooses wh
85. re frequency range Example Using Side Processing in Ozone EQ Select Mid Side mode in the EQ module and click Side to reveal the Side 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 the edges of your soundstage which is typically reverb tails or instruments that are panned to an extreme side Now select an EQ node around 6 kHz and boost the blue EQ curve about 6 dB This frequency specific boost at 6 kHz 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 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MID SIDE PROCESSING 86 OZONE Mastering Modules Example Using Mid Side Processing in Exciter Module Using the Side channel in the Harmonic Exciter module 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 Example Using Mid Side Processing in Ozone s Dynamics Module 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
86. red name into this field the exported file will be labeled with the name you have typed Append Text Available on All Tracks Only Type in the desired text into the field it will be automatically added to each of the exported tracks You can also select whether to add the text before or after the file name This function is useful for tagging the titles of a group of audio files with a common label for example you could append a group of files with a label such as January 18th 2014 session Automatic Track Numbering on Export Available on All Tracks Only You can add track numbers to your exports in the All Tracks section of the Export dialog Select the Add Track Numbers checkbox and your exported files will be numbered in the order they appear in your Ozone project Save Path Click on the Set Path button to select through the resulting dialog box where your exported audio file s will be saved If the project is unsaved the default save path is your Documents folder If the project has already been saved the default save path is an Exported Audio Files folder in the same location as the project Sample Rate Select the sample rate with which you wish to export your audio file If you select a sample rate that differs from the original sample rate of the imported file Ozone will apply high quality sample rate conversion to the file The project sample rate defaults to the sample rate of the first file th
87. requencies to add a boost or presence as well as add warmth sparkle and shine using four separate bands of excitation 6 0 0 1000 0 00 100 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 100 0 Key Features Choose from six different saturation types Warm Retro Tape Tube Triode and Dual Triode Adjustable amount and mix controls for each band Mid Side processing lets you add color to different parts of the soundstage separately Saturation meter highlights affected frequencies and a post filter sculpts the frequency output of the Exciter Exciter Modes The Exciter module has six separate modes available to it To select the desired mode click on the corresponding mode label underneath the module s crossover display Each mode has a unique sonic character Warm Warm mode generates only even harmonics that decay quickly Retro Retro mode is based on characteristics of transistors with a slowly decaying row of odd harmonics Tape Tape mode can be recognized as a brighter sound due to the odd harmonics found when saturating analog tape Tube Tube modeling is characterized by its clear tonal excitation with an emphasis on dynamic or transient attacks Triode Triode mode is accurately modeled after a tube circuit for realistic analog warmth It uses one half of a tube circuit for a subtler overdrive than the Dual Triode mode Dual Triode The Dual Triode mode models a full circuit using a vacuum tube introducing more pronounced overdr
88. rgy 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 these lines represents audio that is out of phase Gil Polar Level 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 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 Correlation Meter The correlation meter indicates the degree of similarity or correlation between the left and right channels displayed a 1 0 1 vertical meter 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 sam
89. ring the effect of the others Bypass Clicking the Bypass button which visually looks like a power button turns off the processing within the currently displayed module This allows you to compare the sound with or without the currently displayed module You can also bypass more than one module at a time by clicking on the bypass control for each module you wish to bypass the processing for Delete Click on the X icon to delete a module from the processing chain You can also delete a module by right clicking and selecting Remove Module Add If a module slot is empty click on the area that says Click to Insert Module This will bring up Ozone s module browser where you can add an Ozone module or a third party plug in 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 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES STANDARD MODULE CONTROLS 62 CZONES Mastering Modules Using Multiband Modules The Dynamics Exciter and Imager modules in Ozone default to a multiband configuration this means they allow you to apply processing independently to up to four separate frequency ranges of the program material passing through them The ranges or cutoffs of these four bands are shown at the top of the multiband modules with up to three vertical light blue lines You can adjust the frequency cutoffs of the crossover points by dragging the cut
90. rmal EQ Completely Redesigned User Interface We ve redone the entire workflow and user interface of the program to make it easier to use and understand Improvements include e New visual placement of key features and commonly used features e Removal of less commonly used features e Arrangement of processing modules in signal chain at bottom of interface e Visual icons next to parameter sliders offering an intuitive sense of how adjusting a control will affect your audio e Larger text size for many parameter readouts e Color improvements I OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION NEW FEATURES IN OZONE 6 8 OZONE Ozone 6 Standard vs Ozone 6 Advanced Ozone 6 Standard vs Ozone 6 Advanced Ozone 6 comes in two separate versions A standard version with the most commonly used tools An advanced version that includes an extra set of tools used in the most high end professional settings These include The separate Insight plug in The Dynamic EQ processing module Individual component plug ins for each Ozone 6 module 2 OZONE 6 OZONE 6 STANDARD VS OZONE 6 ADVANCED 9 NE Getting Stated Standalone vs Plug In Version If you wish to process your audio material within your DAW or two track editor software of choice use Ozone 6 in its plug in form If you wish to take an existing audio file and process it without using a DAW or two track editor use Ozone in its standalone form In this mode you can e Launch Ozone as its own executable
91. se Whether you re a seasoned professional or simply ready to take your productions to the next level Ozone is the complete solution you need Your mix isn t finished until you put it through Ozone This user s manual 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 5 OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION KEY FEATURES IN OZONE 6 7 SANES introduction New Features in Ozone 6 If you re moving up from Ozone 5 to Ozone 6 we thank you for your continued support Here are details of some of the changes and new features that you ll find in Ozone 6 Standalone Application In versions 5 and earlier Ozone was only available as a cross platform DAW plug in While this is still the case with version 6 you can now also use Ozone 6 as a Standalone application with the following features In and Out Fading and Trimming File Exporting with automatic Dither and Sample Rate Conversion e Third party plug in support Dynamic EQ Ozone Advanced Only Ozone 6 has a new Dynamic EQ module This versatile new processor works similarly to a regular EQ but allows you to set a compression threshold when a specified frequency range passes over that threshold it is reduced or boosted This processor can be very useful in toning down any specific frequencies in your mix that are too loud with a degree of precision not possible with a no
92. stop button when you have captured it To apply the resulting EQ curve to your audio click the graphical power button on the Matching tab Matched Curve Amount Settings As you increase the Matched Curve amount you ll notice a light blue 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 valleys A Matched Curve amount of 100 and a Smoothing amount of 0 might be technically the closest match to your Reference 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 Matched Curve amount under 50 If your Matching EQ curve 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 Click on the Analog or Digital buttons to go back to the Main View You ll notice that you can still use the EQ nodes to further adjust the equalization It may not be necessary but feel free to further season to taste manually Matching settings are universal for both of Ozone 6 s Equalizers so you may only perform matching with one EQ in the signal chain However each instance of Ozone 6 or Ozone 6 Advanced s Component EQ may load and save its own snapsho
93. t 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 in the plug in version of Ozone but not the standalone version To do so in the plug in version navigate to Settings gt General gt Host gt View Buffers Once you know what size buffers your host application is sending try the following Place Ozone s Equalizer in digital mode and bypass all modules except for the Equalizer Set the EQ filter size to the size you most commonly use Set the EQ buffer size to the number that s closest to your host application buffer size Open a CPU meter Many host applications have a CPU meter built in but if you re running Windows 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 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 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 Ozone s C
94. t sets D2 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EQUALIZER 43 00m6 Mastering Modules All Bands View A Band Bare Band 5 Band 9227 2824 kz 9500 1 7 ai Oas 2 548 O Du 3 00 3 00 3 00 This view allows you to view the numerical parameters frequency gain Q for all eight bands at the same time and adjust them by clicking and dragging on the numerical entries or highlighting the field and typing in the desired numerical value In this view you can also bypass any band of the EQ by clicking on the graphical power button at the top of each parameter column Mid Side Controls The Equalizer module can operate in either stereo or Mid Side operation See the Mid Side Processing section for more details Spectrum Overlay By default a spectrum is overlaid on the EQ module for visual feedback of the mix You can turn off the spectrum to conserve CPU or if you simply just don t want to see it using the Options screen No ath UNYA NY YANN NW maba Mana NN Ui In the background you ll see the gain scale for the EQ displayed on the right This will change as you zoom the EQ in or out You ll see the scale for the spectrum along the left in gray Note The scales for the EQ and spectrum are different by design If they were made to match you wouldhn t see enough of the spectrum for it to be useful The frequency scale in grey applies to both the EQ and the spectrum OZONE 6 MASTERING MOD
95. t which level detection mode the Compressor uses as follows Peak When this option is enabled Ozone s detection circuit looks at peak levels of the incoming signal In general this setting is useful when you are 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 are trying to increase the overall volume level without changing the character of the sound Envelope Envelope mode behaves much like RMS mode but with some key advantages Unlike RMS Envelope mode produces even levels across all frequencies Additionally Envelope mode will not produce the aliasing or artifacts that RMS detection can cause Threshold Adjust the threshold of the limiter and compressor to set the point where the dynamics processing takes place Ratio Both the Limiter and Compressor have their own ratio control Higher ratios will result in more extreme compression When the Compressor or Limter s ratio is set to a negative number they act as expanders Attack and Release Adjust the attack and release controls to set how quickly the dynamics processor reacts to audio that crosses the threshold e Attack determines how quickly the dynamic processor reacts when the threshold is reached e Release determines the amount of time before the dynamics processor returns the level to normal once the signal is no longer above the threshold
96. te Ozone 6 s Equalizer module as an individual component plug in Ozone 6 Advanced includes component plug ins for all six of Ozone s modules complete with all the same features as the module within Ozone D2 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EQUALIZER 45 OZONE Mastering Modules Dynamic EQ Ozone s Dynamic EQ module works similarly to a regular EQ but allows you to set a compression threshold when a specified frequency range passes over that threshold it is reduced or boosted 20 0 dB 100 Hz This processor can be very useful in toning down any specific frequencies in your mix that are too loud with a degree of precision not possible with a normal EQ The circles on the display mark each of the four nodes for the dynamic Equalizer You can set the frequency gain and bandwidth Q for each of four nodes and then apply an individual level of compression to each of the four selected frequencies Analog Digital Click on the Analog or Digital labels to select which type of processing you wish to use for the Dynamic EQ module The analog algorithm imparts a classic analog flavor to the processing The digital algorithm offers a more clinical transparent processing to the signal Filter Type Click the label to select the type of filter you wish to use for the currently selected band The filter choices are the same as the bell shapes in the regular EQ module with the addition of a Baxandall shelf shapes Adjustment for Fre
97. ter control helps you fine tune the Maximizer s response perfectly to your source material e Gain Reduction display provides valuable visual feedback of gain reduction e Interactive Threshold Ceiling control allows you to adjust the amount of limiting in visual relation to the level of the incoming signal e Stereo Unlink feature allows you to limit the left and right channels independently e Transient Emphasis feature allows you to preserve transients through the limiting process Limiting Modes Four separate limiting modes are available they work as follows IRC 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 and 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 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MAXIMIZER 59 CZONES Mastering Modules IRC Il 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 Ill Allows for the most aggressive limiting by using an advanced psychoacoustic model to intelligently determine the amount of limiting that can be done to t
98. termined by the multiband crossover points displayed on the spectrum Key Features e Provides up to four bands of widening perfect for adding space to your mix e Visualize the stereo image with Vectorscope and Correlation meters Width Spectrum View and Correlation Trace View helping you troubleshoot potential phase problems The Imager module contains the following controls and displays Vectorscope The Vectorscope provides a view of the stereo image of the signal Note that it monitors Ozone s final output regardless of the Imager s place in the signal chain You can check mixes for stereo separation while using the module s controls to provide more or less separation The vectorscope provides three different views each of which you can select by clicking on the display type label below the scope 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 last few seconds are displayed as slowly fading data points You can reset the display by clicking on the meter I OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES IMAGER 54 OZONE Mastering Modules Polar Level Vectorscope The stereo ene
99. the audio will be Side When the Side button is selected processing is applied to the edges sides of your soundstage The more you boost the volume level of the Side channel the more spacious and full the audio will be Mid Side Link Click on the chain link icon to link the Mid and Sides together This allows you to make changes to both the Mid and Side channels at the same time This tool helps improve workflow because you can make changes to both channels simultaneously you don t need to switch back and forth between modes Solo Click on the small s to the left of the Mid or Side icons to solo either the Mid or Side of the audio Bypass Click on the power icon to the left of the Mid or Side icons to bypass the audio for the Mid or Sidebands 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 you can either Click on the Mid Side icon at the top of the meters In 1 O Options set Source to Mid Side 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 the middle of the meter will be the level of the entire Mid channel and on the right left meters will be the overall level of the Side c
100. the waveform with its accompanying timeline counter to play back the file from that location 4 Processor Module Display This main part of the Ozone 6 interface contains all the controls and displays for the currently selected processor module 5 Processor Module Browser Click on any of the modules in this section to view and adjust the controls for that module in the processor module display 6 Presets Click here to load a signal chain preset giving you a head start in processing your audio for a wide variety of situations 7 Master Input Output Section This section contains detailed input output meters as well as handy master controls such as master bypass mono check L R stereo swap and a full featured dither processor OZONE 6 GETTING STARTED GETTING TO KNOW OZONE 6 41 Z4 N217 standalone Version Operation Ozone 6 s standalone version allows you to use its mastering tools as a standalone application no external DAW or two track editor is required This approach can be advantageous when your un mastered audio already exists as a standalone audio file and you wish to process it in as straightforward a manner as possible without the complexity or CPU overhead of running a separate DAW or two track editor The following is an explanation of the commands and workflows that are unique to the standalone version of Ozone 6 that are not present when using it as a plug in with your DAW software File Menu Ozone s
101. title of the imported file Each audio file tab when clicked on will display its audio file as a waveform with an accompanying timeline displayed in minutes seconds milliseconds Playing Back Audio Files The Transport Bar Ozone provides a handy transport bar located at the top of the screen that allows you to easily navigate the playback functions of an imported audio file 00 38 546 01 55 280 The transport bar includes the following functions Play Click the Play button to play back the currently imported audio file Playback can also be initiated by pressing the space bar Playback will begin and you will see a playhead cursor move from left to right across the waveform To play back the file from a spot in the middle of the song simply click on any desired spot of the waveform then press the Play button Stop Click the Stop button to stop playback The cursor will always return to the last insertion point Return to Zero Skip Back Clicking on this button has two different functions depending on the current position of the playhead within the audio file If the playhead is located more than two seconds into the audio file clicking the button invokes a return to Zero function moving the playhead back to the beginning of the current file If the playhead is near the very beginning of the file clicking the button acts as a skip back button skipping back to the previous audio file if there is one loaded
102. turing 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 OS X clipboard useful for pasting into a Support e mail if necessary See Buffer Sizes for more info oS OZONE 6 GENERAL FUNCTIONS BUFFER SIZE 6 Z NE7 Preset System Preset System Ozone features a preset manager that allows you to quickly and easily work with presets Note that User Presets are the same as Global Presets as users can save to the factory presets folders Preset Manager By default the preset manager will open automatically at startup If you do not wish for this to occur uncheck the show at startup box at the bottom of the presets window To open or close the Preset Manager click the Browse button in the lower left hand corner of the screen or press the keyboard shortcut P Ozone 6 presets are organized into three folders based on their level of processing Balanced These are the standard set of Ozone 6 mastering presets e Light These are based in the balanced set but are more transparent applying less processing to the audio Best suited for louder mixes Heavy These are based on the balanced set but are more aggressive applying more processing to the audio Best suited for quieter mixes Selecti
103. udio Files folder that contains a copy of the imported audio files in their original state e An Exported Audio Files folder that contains a copy of the exported audio files in their processed state e A session file with the file extension ozn that contains all parameter values that have been applied to the imported audio files S OZONE 6 STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION FILE MENU 48 ZENE 5 standalone Version Operation This file uses the project name specified by the user This is the file you would click on to launch and reload the session if you wished to make further adjustments to the audio files and then perform a new export Save Project As Clicking the Save Project As command will always bring up the save dialog box where you can give a new name and save the project as a new separate file from the previously saved version This is very useful if you wish to save different mastering versions of the same project and do not wish to overwrite the old version with new changes you have made For example you could create a mastering session with a very loud bright mix intended for radio and then save that project using the save command You could then create an alternate mastering that is quieter and with more dynamic range intended for a vinyl release By using the Save As command both versions of your mastering have been saved and preserved Note that when using the Save As command only a new version of the
104. und quality There are less CPU intensive ways of doing some of the processing that Ozone does but the sound quality can suffer Since Ozone is intended for mastering you would typically only have one instance of Ozone running on the main bus of a DAW session or used in a two track editor application which should allow you to utilize Ozone even on computers using lower powered CPUs 5 OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION KEY FEATURES IN OZONE 6 6 SANES introduction Powerful Audio and Visual Feedback We wanted to provide useful 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 employs switchable views that highlight different aspects of how your mix is affected throughout the mastering process We also wanted to make it easy to get comparative audio feedback by providing extensive solo and bypass controls as well as histories with functions for A B comparisons Wherever possible we wanted to give you new ways to really hear what you are doing Intuitive Easy to Use Design We made Ozone as intuitive as possible from including a complete set of mastering modules in a single plug in system to the little things like mouse wheel support While there is a lot of power in Ozone we think that in no time at all you ll be making the most of it and getting great results with ea
105. ust 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 through a D A converter Character Adjust the character slider to customize the overall response time and thus the sound of the maximizer process The slider allows a continuous range through the following four characters e Slow Transparent Smooth e Fast Stereo Unlink The Ozone Limiter defaults to 0 stereo unlinking which imposes one limiter across the stereo image With the Stereo Unlink fader you can control the amount that the left and right channels are limited independently At values from 1 to 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 stereo image s channels gain and values higher than 50 favor the individual channel s gain 5 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES MAXIMIZER 61 CZONES Mastering Modules Transient Emphasis Click the Transient Emphasis button to fine tune the shaping of transients before limiting takes place this
106. ut ripple or resonance in the passband or stopband The Brickwall Low Pass High Pass filters are elliptic filters optimized for steepness with minimal ripple in the passband and stopband The Vintage type filters exhibit a complimentary frequency dip modeled after the renowned Pultec analog Equalizer creating a complex slope with one node Frequency Gain Bandwidth Individual parameter adjust mode also lets you adjust the frequency gain and bandwidth for the currently selected band You can adjust them graphically as with the Spectrum View but in this view you can also adjust them by clicking and dragging on the numerical parameters frequency gain and the numerical parameter bandwidth aka Q 2 OZONE 6 MASTERING MODULES EQUALIZER 41 OZONE Mastering Modules Matching EQ While in the main view click on the Matching button to switch the interface panel to Matching EQ mode Ozone s Matching EQ feature 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 Operating Matching EQ Mode 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 reference audio that has the spectrum you want to match and the
107. uthorization Please visit http www izotope convauthfag 4 When you have confirmed that your serial number and e mail information is accurate click once more on Authorize 5 Click on Submit to send your authorization information to iZotope 6 Once the authorization is accepted click on the Finish button to complete the authorization I OZONE 6 INTRODUCTION AUTHORIZATION 2 CZONES introduction Authorizing Your Copy of Ozone 6 Offline Some customers choose to keep their audio workstations offline for these instances a simple offline authorization option has been included After opening Ozone 6 and launching the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process offline 10 11 When first prompted to authorize Ozone 6 click on Authorize Click on the option for Offline Authorization at the bottom of the authorization window 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 OZONE6 XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Next using a system with Internet access login to your customer account at the iZotope website https www izotope com en account log in Click on Activate Software with a Serial Number enter your full serial number then click Submit iZotope Authorization MG zotope AUTHORIZATION iLok Authorization You
108. y clicking the Options button in the lower right hand corner contains separate tabs for the following nine areas of the program e General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter I O Input Output e Plug in standalone only App standalone only General Options General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Dynamic EQ Exciter Graphics Authorization amp Updates Other Ozone 6 Advanced Ozone Advanced 6 1b9050z0ne6App 6 1 b9050S5X 10 10 Graphics Enable Meters Although each module s 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 Frame Rate Limiter 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 displays while still allowing adequate processing time for audio If your PC hardware allows it 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 5S OZONE 6 OPTIONS GENERAL OPTIONS 6 OON ms 6 Options Dim Controls When Bypassed When this option is enabled each module s controls will be dimmed when the module is bypassed
109. your copy of Ozone if you have not already done so More Information Click this button to learn more information about the Ozone version and its legal information PEN OZONE 6 OPTIONS GENERAL OPTIONS 69 NI OON 6 Options Spectrum Options The Spectrum options tab lets you control various properties for Ozone s spectrum analyzer meters General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EG Exciter iO Plug in App General Linear 4096 Hann 500 Real Time ry cut cra SL a Ozone Advanced 6 1b907OzonebApp 6 1 b30705Xx 10 8 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 Spectrum Type Lets you select between four types of spectrums Linear A continuous line connecting the calculated points of the spectrum e 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 e Critical 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 that are considered similar in frequency Full Octave Splits the spectrum into bars
110. ze Determines how large of a digital audio buffer is used in the Exciter module s crossover section Crossover Q When in Digital mode you can manually set the bandwidth of the crossover points in the dynamics exciter crossover section TV OZONE 6 OPTIONS EXCITER OPTIONS 8 OON 6 Options I O Options General Spectrum Equalizer Dynamics Imager Dynamic EQ Exciter INO Plug in General Vv RMS Peak w dB non linear V Source Stereo Peak Hold Time ms 1000 Integration Time ms 300 VYU Readout MaxPeak _ Ozone Advanced 6 1b8930z0ne6App 6 1 b8930SX 10 8 2 Enable Meters Check this setting to enable the meters in Ozone s master I O section When unchecked the meters will not appear Show Peak Hold Check this setting to allow the master I O meters to visually display a peak hold whenever peaks occur in the loaded audio file Detect True Peaks 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 K8 OZONE 6 OPTIONS 10 OPTIONS OON ms 6 Options Meter Type Ozone 6 allows the I O meters to display peaks according to several different audio monitoring types including RMS RMS Root Mean Square is a software based implementation of an analog style level meter Using different integration times you can model popular V

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