Ozone 5 and Sonar X1

Yes it is great Ozone 5!

So far, I like it a lot.

I took the plunge. I really like the increased flexibility of having different numbers of bands in the modules and the mid-side processing. The interface is a lot easier to navigate too, once you get used to it.

What's different in the more expensive version? I've got all the iZotope software, but in this case wonder what's so radically different to justify a $399 upgrade price. Anyone??

any more feedback? I am tempted but need convincing :)

I downloaded the Ozone 5 Advanced demo last night.

For the first time I was able to get 'that' sound I was looking for in a mix very quickly, and I did the majority of it by using the presets and the new phase and delay options. Normally when you use presets they never really sound right. I don't know if it was the particular mix I was working on or what, but the song I tried them on nailed the mastering dead on, and upon the 100th listen this morning, I'm still very happy with the master and I'm calling it done.

Some things I noticed compared to Ozone 4:

1. The new meters are amazing. If you have dual monitors you can put them on #2 and make each individual one full screen. There are 4 total.

2. There are more phase and delay options. Honestly, those made the most difference in my master and gave it that final touch I've been looking for. I always knew I was missing a step, but being a weekend warrior I never knew what it was.

3. The EQ is much more transparent and subtle.

4. They made it larger so you can see it better.

5. There are a lot more reverb options than in O4.

6. Being able to put some of the individual effects on tracks is awesome and they use very little resources.

I'm sure there's a lot more I'm missing, but those are the things that struck me initially compared to the Ozone 4 demo and those alone are worth the $599 (for new users) price tag.

Now it's going to suck bigtime until I can afford to spring for this. :( I'll have to rush and try to remaster a bunch of my old projects before the 10 day trial is up. $599 is very steep ... but it is worth every penny in my opinion.

daryl1968


Great info Bub and Beagle - I now know what I want for Christmas..........now to work on getting off the naughty list

it's a little late in the year to start, isn't it? 

Tried it, bought it, glad I did! Watch the IRCIII mode if you have a slower machine: it's quite demanding. CC

Thanks J - $99 upgrade from Ozone 4 though right?

I just signed onto my iZotope account and was checking the prices on O5 and see an offer to purchase O5 Advanced for $100 off the $399 price. The $100 offer is at the bottom of the O5 purchase page in the "How to Purchase" box. $299 sounds pretty good to me :-) I purchased O4 back in May 2011.

gs

well to me , it is like "alloy" just having the parts as individual elements, NOT all in one. There is a comparision chart of whats in each.

so the CPU load if far less/ use on sep. tracks as well as the master

if it was priced at $199 intro offer , i'd have gone for it , but $99 is do-able 

I did not see where anyone mentioned that if you bought Ozone 4 within a certain time frame, as I did a few weeks ago, you get the upgrade to Ozone 5 for free. I got an e-mail from them them yesterday and quickly checked my account and there was the serial number for Ozone 5. It is very impressive I must say. The presets make it so easy to get a sound quickly. Good-bye O4!

daryl1968


can anyone lend me $99 ?

Sure.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50% interest compounded monthly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
got any collateral?

So I never tried Ozone before, tried 5 and agree with others on this thread, this plug in really is a great master bus tool. The ease of use and the smoothness of EQ or dynamic control is neat.