The Equalizer module-arguably the most basic of the modules on offer-is an uber-powerful 8-band EQ. Likewise, you can also audition and compare different levels and types of dither and noise shaping. There is an incredibly useful (and almost necessary , these days) Codec Preview, so you can listen to what happens to your audio after being converted to mp3 or AAC in real time. You are given so many choices and options within each module that it’s easy to modify your approach on the fly when confronted with a specific issue that needs addressing.Īside from the 12 processing modules mentioned earlier, there are a few standard features that exponentially increase the capabilities of Ozone 8. The common theme that runs through Ozone 8 is its versatility. However, I will share some highlights here that showcase how powerful Ozone 8 can be for almost any audio professional or enthusiast. If you really want to dig into all of the features of Ozone 8, I recommend that you read it, or at least scan through the overview to get a sense of its power. In terms of features, Ozone is deep, which is plainly clear by the size of the manual. It often removes the offending noise, pop, or click with no other audible change. Talk about showing what you’re made of! Then, as now, I find this processor to be akin to voodoo. Well clearly, I’m no Nostradamus, because the clicks were gone and the audio seemed otherwise unchanged. I sent the ailing audio file to a friend (who prescribed iZotope’s RX), fully expecting to notice the changes and be irritated by the artifacts.

(I admit that this may seem lazy, but the scale of the project-4 discs!-and a rapidly approaching deadline made this feel like the correct solution at the time.) Since the mix was a continuous 70-minute audio file, it ended up being easier and faster to remove the clicks from the final mix than it was to re-open the mix, locate the bad edits, and then bounce the whole mix again. My first encounter with an iZotope product occurred when I needed a few stay “click” noises removed from a final mix of a live recording.

Other trusted colleagues of mine swore by the almost-magical ability that iZotope products have to work transparently with minimal negative effect, but I guess I never had much occasion to climb aboard.

Ozone 8 advanced