2016/03/15 17:03:20
JohnEgan
Hi everyone or anyone,
 
Anyone out there using Izotope Ozone 7 for mastering, and any comments/reviews?  While its somewhat expensive, its somewhat less expensive than some other stuff out there (like from Waves). Anyway, wondering if its a worthwhile investment, or if there are better alternatives in this price range? So far I've been managing using included Sonar Platinum mastering templates/plugins, and some other third party plugin's, to try and master my recordings, but would like to take it to another level.
 
Any guidance would be appreciated.
 
Cheers
Johne
 
2016/03/15 17:49:58
John
i have it and use it. I have Ozone 7 Advanced and like it very much. I still use Ozone 4 though. 
 
The presets are in my view far better that in the past. However even with better presets one still needs to be very careful with Ozone and tweak it for your song. 
 
One tip is to export a stereo wav file of your song and open it in Sonar for mastering with Ozone as well as other plugins. You can use Ozone as a stand alone mastering app and also load other plugins with it. The real problem with Ozone 7 now is one has double the possibilities with the new analog modules. So much to choose from. However, if you are doing the mastering right you will after listening to the song with close attention to every aspect of it you should have an idea what could or should be improved before you invoke Ozone. Listen for mud in the low end. Look for crisp and clear highs. Find what is causing the sound to be indistinct. Watch you stereo image and that things are in the right place. Check for mono compatibility too.
 
There is a mastering guide on the Izotope web site. I highly recommend it.   
 
I hope the above helps.
2016/03/15 18:27:02
cclarry
I have O7 Advanced...and love it...and use it...

I have ALL the T-Racks modules...and almost never
touch them anymore except for on t-racks....
(see what I did there )
2016/03/15 18:43:44
bapu
JohnEgan
Hi everyone or anyone,
 
Anyone out there using Izotope Ozone 7 for mastering, and any comments/reviews?  While its somewhat expensive, its somewhat less expensive than some other stuff out there (like from Waves). Anyway, wondering if its a worthwhile investment, or if there are better alternatives in this price range? So far I've been managing using included Sonar Platinum mastering templates/plugins, and some other third party plugin's, to try and master my recordings, but would like to take it to another level.
 
Any guidance would be appreciated.
 
Cheers
Johne
 


If you are new to mastering your own stuff may I suggest the Lurrssen Mastering Plugin From IK MUltimedia. $200 is the intro price.
 
I started out using Slate's FG-X (similar concept to Lurssen) for about 4 years before I got into Ozone. It was a great stepping stone and if I were starting out right now the Lurssen would be the way I would go.
 
Also, for Quick & Dirty, I still use FG-X if I feel my mix is 99% there.
 
2016/03/15 19:05:31
Vastman
you can demo both Ozone 7 advanced and Lurssen.  
pretty much what Larry said... I also have all Fab stuff...
I resisted Ozone for a long time as had invested in IK and FF...   I love Ozone... and you can bring in any favorite vsts as modules into Ozone...best of all worlds.
 
Lurssen is very limited...couldn't get into it at all
2016/03/15 20:26:58
dlesaux
I have Ozone 4, 5 and now 7. 7 is by far the best version in my opinion. Very transparent and easy to use.  I don't plan on ever buying the advanced version. Way too much in my opinion.
2016/03/15 22:00:01
noynekker
Grabbed Ozone 7 Advanced (recently on sale) and it's turning out to be one of my best software purchases I have made in the last few years. I can highly recommend it if you're serious about mastering your own material. For a few years I used Ozone 5 on my Master Bus, then exported from Sonar to my final product. Now I'm finding I prefer to use Sonar Platinum only for the mixing . . . then export to 32 bit floating WAV, and then use the Ozone 7 standalone module for final mastering.
 
I hesitated about getting the "Advanced" version, but really like having the separate high quality plugins for use inside Sonar. For example: I put the Vintage Tape plugin on a poorly recorded / cheap mic vocal track and was pleasantly surprised how it quickly sweetened the track.
 
You owe it to yourself to download the demo and try it out, it's very easy and intuitive to get going right away because of all the great presets. The presets in Ozone 7 are now very clearly defined depending on how your project needs to be tweaked. They have greatly simplified the presets, and named them to describe actual sonic tweaks, rather than trendy and funky preset names.
 
One of my favourite new features is how they've now made the "bypass" button very easy to compare the "before" and "after" edits by keeping the volume the same ! So . . . you can make very subtle changes to a good mix, and really easily hear that you've helped it, and not wrecked it.
2016/03/15 22:08:26
Fleer
cclarry
I have O7 Advanced...and love it...and use it...

I have ALL the T-Racks modules...and almost never
touch them anymore except for on t-racks....
(see what I did there )

I saw! I saw!
Looooooooooooove O7A.
But also very fond of those T-RackS.
2016/03/16 00:12:18
SuperG
dlesaux
I have Ozone 4, 5 and now 7. 7 is by far the best version in my opinion. Very transparent and easy to use.  I don't plan on ever buying the advanced version. Way too much in my opinion.



I have Ozone 5 and am happy with it, so please don't mention how great version 7 is, I have a bad case of GAS
2016/03/16 00:31:53
Fleer
Okay, SuperGas, but it's gooooooooooood.
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